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

I've said this a few times before, but the new guys haven't heard it
yet, apparently, so:

Get your head around TRACKS versus CHANNELS.

They ARE NOT the same thing.

The sequencer has 16 TRACKS.  The synthesiser has 32 CHANNELS.  The
MIDI outputs can address 32 CHANNELS.

You record into a TRACK.  TRACKS play CHANNEL(s).

TRACKS can go to a single CHANNEL or a bank of 16 CHANNELS, either
internally, externally, or both.

You can think of tracks like a track on a tape deck or ADAT or 2" or
whatever.  You could record a single instrument on that tape track, OR,
you could mic your whole band into that one track.  The XL-7 sequencer
is the same.  You can record one CHANNEL per TRACK, or, record a whole
bank (16) or CHANNELS in any given TRACK.  To do the first, set the
TRACK to CHANNEL ASSIGN: channel:01A (or whatever single channel).  To
do the later, set it to Channel:MultiA (or B).  If it's internal sounds
you want playing for that track, pick internal.  If you want external
tracks, select external.

-Aaron

PS.  if you really are "turning off" the internal synth (presumably
with the MIDI ENABLE feature), you're REALLY going about it the wrong
way.  The pattern channel assign page is your friend...

--- Brock Hiroshima <brockhiroshima@...> wrote:
> I figured out how to turn off the INT sounds with the
> track I was working with and its great now being able
> to use my external gear.....but the track layout is a
> bit tricky though... how you overdub on 1-16b tracks
> is kind of misleading since you don't get to see them
> layed out and lit up in the command functions buttons
> for punching in/out for live playing/sequencing....it
> shows this is more for production than for live
> playing....it might be easier just to route 3 tracks
> say 14a,15a,and 16a to external gear so you have the
> ability to punch them in/out without having to jump in
> the menu.....
> 
> I have a Yamaha RS 7000 as well and down the road
> would like to experiment and maybe eventually use it
> live as the master midi clock and use the Emu Xl7 to
> control my other synth engines so I could use command
> functions buttons to punch in/out ....I don't want the
> Emu to respond to knob movements from the RS 7000
> though.....ideally this would be cool so I would have
> 32 tracks total to work with in front of me and have a
> sampler to work with.....would this be an easy task?
> or should I just dedicate one or the other? any
> suggestions or past experiences are welcome.....
> 
> thanks
> Brock
> 
> 
> --- steve_the_composer <smw-mail@...> wrote:
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------
> 
> Glad the explanation was helpful.  I am not sure what
> you mean 
> by "turning off 1-16a in multi/pattern mode." Could
> you clarify?
> 
> --Steve
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Brock Hiroshima wrote:
> > Ay Steve thanks for a great explanation there I
> > appreciate it! one question though how do I get
> > 1-16b(external synths) to play along with 1-16a(my
> > patterns/drums) without turning off 1-16a in
> > multi/pattern mode? 
> > 
> > thanks
> > Brock
> 
> 
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