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

On Wed, 30 Jan 2002 07:06:36 -0600, erik_magrini@... wrote,

> > Q:  Can the 32 bars per pattern restriction be removed 
> >     (or set to a high number)?
> 
> No, you'd need to use song mode.

That was more a feature request for Aaron.  The other evening I wanted to use
the sequencer like a linear sequencer.

BTY - I managed to set a time sig of 60/4 to work around the restriction and
saw some erratic behavior in the machine.  Does your xx7 act strangely when
the time sig is set past 12/4 ?

> > Q:  In pattern mode, can the box be slaved to an external sequencer 
> >    (external clock, start, stop, and rec if in rec pause mode)?  If
> >    it's in the docs I missed it and I couldn't find it in the menus.
> 
> Yes to everything except REC I think, may be wrong.

It took me quite a while to figure out that the controller clock "ext" setup
also applied to the sequencer.  (!)

And you are correct, the xx7 does not respond to a START command when in
REC/PAUSE mode.  I hope this one get's into the February update.

> > Q:  What is the feasibility for song mode to have 1 pattern track
> >     and 16 midi tracks?
> 
> You can program tempo changes in the song track, as well as any 
> controller moves that extend longer that the length of a pattern. 
> OR you could use it as a psuedo automation channel.

It would be useful have controller data and embellishments on the same
tracks/channels as the pattern data.  Much easier to erase an unwanted track
than to extract the data for a specific channel from the one track.

> > Q:  Can the sequencer resolution be changed to 480 ticks per beat
> >     (for consistancy/compatibility with other sequencers)?
> 
> No, although if you're using another sequencer, it won't matter as
> it's that sequencer's resolution that gets used anyway.

There will be rounding errors when bouncing tracks between sequencers.  And
then there is the brain strain that occurs when scrolling though the same
data in two different boxes.  ;^)

Jeff