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

I still think that that part of the FAQ is misleading and should be 
changed to avoid confusion on an already complex issue. 64 MIDI 
channels are available to program. Yes, you can program the hell out 
of them, but your document implies something else...


Beat Rebel



--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> I never meant to imply that you could run 512 channels at once, but 
you 
> can program that many.  If you have 32 internal midi channels, each 
of 
> which CAN be programmed with 16 seperate tracks, you get my drift.  
True, 
> polyphony would definitely be an issue long before you reached that 
limit.
> 
> rEalm
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> "beat_rebel" <beat_rebel@y...>
> 01/24/02 06:28 PM
> Please respond to xl7
> 
>  
>         To:     xl7@y...
>         cc: 
>         Subject:        [xl7] Re: Command Station FAQ Draft Finished
> 
> 
> There is a problem with the FAQ:
> The Command Stations can control up to 64 MIDI channels, not 512! 
> There are 32 internal MIDI channels(times 4 layers per preset equals 
> 128 voice polyphony) which are named 01A through 16A and 01B through 
> 16B. There are 2 MIDI outs(MIDI Out A and MIDI Out B) with 16 MIDI 
> channels each for a total of 32 external MIDI channels. 32 plus 32 
> equals 64. Got it? There are 16 sequencer tracks and each can 
control 
> up to 16 channels, but this is of course limited to the channels 
that 
> are available to the Command Station.
> 
> Beat Rebel
> 
> P.S. I'm surprised that someone as knowledgable as you rEalm would 
> miss that one ;)
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