Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

You guessed right, the mutes only interrupt the output from the 
internal sequencer (to the synth or MIDI out). 

Triggers can send note-ons but not CCs, so I don't know if there's a 
workaround unless you have something like Max (www.cycling74.com), 
which will allow you to remap MIDI messages at will (along with lots 
of other cool things - it's a great tool).

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "ignant666" <ignant666@y...> wrote:
> okay, I'm being unclear. I'm  running my mp7 sequenced by my mac. 
when I hit play, 
> sound comes out of every channel w/data regardless of whether the 
track mute light 
> is lit or dark, although the volume controller knobs work normally. 
I'm guessing this 
> is because they are sequencer track mutes and I'm not using the 
sequencer, only the 
> synth part. 
> I want to have the track mute buttons work like they do when using 
the internal mp7 
> sequencer, ie if button is lit, track is heard, unlit, track is 
muted.
> It occurred to me that the workaround might involve configuring the 
trigger buttons 
> to send mute messages to the computer app- is there a more 
straightforward way to 
> do this?
> Thanx for prompt reply to muddled question and any further 
illumination
> ignant666
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@p...> 
wrote:
> > It really depends what you are trying to do. The mute/trigger 
buttons 
> > can do several things based on your set up. However, if you are 
> > trying to turn E-Mu tracks on and off remotely from your software 
> > sequencer, I don't think you can do that on a one-to-one basic.
> > 
> > If you have single channel data on separate tracks (track one 
only 
> > has midi data on channel 10 and no other track has data on 
channel 
> > 10, for example), you could mute that track by setting channel 10 
> > volume to 0.
> > 
> > I am not sure this is what you are trying to do, though. 
> > 
> > --Steve
> > 
> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "ignant666" <ignant666@y...> wrote:
> > > I think I have figured out that the mute buttons are useless 
when
> > > controlling the xx7 from computer sequencer because they mute
> > > sequencer tracks, not midi channels-is this right? 
> > 
> > [snip]