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

I understand how you can have so many
channels/patterns laying on one track and how many you
can layer both ext or int.....I don't want to layer
tons of sounds in one track only because I want to
gravitate towards playing/sequencing live and be able
to turn off/on each sound on the fly...I might layer
some drum sounds but don't really want to mix it in
with say some synth bass/lead sounds.....ideally I
would like to use the Xl7 to add extra tracks to my RS
7000 since the RS has a sampler and then be able to
creatively use the pads(I'm used to) from the Xl7 to
control my rack synths and make patterns

hope this clears a little air 


--- Aaron Eppolito <synthesis77@...> wrote:


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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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