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

OK so one of the things that bugged me about grid recording on the XL-
7 was that I couldn't change gate time to greater than 100%, then 
today I'm messing with a preset pattern and I notice the Gate time 
is "Tie"!!!!  Wish I had of known of this before.  But ... I change 
the Gate time to another value (100%) and now I can't get back 
to "Tie".  Nothing in the manual either.  Anyone?
-grimley


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "malik" <malik_martin@h...> wrote:
> 
> no graphicaly i can edit the gate fine always hae been able to. but 
it
> doesnt do anything to change the sound is what im saying i have 
posted
> an example lemme see if i can find it
> 
> here it is http://www.simbiotrecords.com/P.1.000-Undead.mid
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@p...> 
wrote:
> > 
> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "malik" <malik_martin@h...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > hi there steve i understand everything you have just told me.
> > > thanks for the effort kinda makes me feel bad that you wrote 
that
> > > much. 
> > 
> > Don't feel bad because all the effort teaches me stuff.  I don't 
use 
> > grid mode, but I have wanted to learn.  By trying to figure 
things 
> > out based on questions people ask, I am advancing my own 
knowledge.
> > 
> > > i had explained that ive done all of this but the gate still 
isnt
> > > working. i cant seem to figure it out....
> > 
> > When you turn the knobs, the Gat(e) percent doesn't change in the 
> > display? Hmmmm.
> > 
> > > i havent touched scale shit nor do i fully understand it but i 
just
> > > turned it up to 18 and hit play and no w nothing sounds tso
> > > scale/shift has nothing to do with it :)
> > 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > SCALE SHIFT DURATION could be used to change the duration of a 
whole 
> > bunch of notes in one or more tracks.
> > 
> > > quantise resolution does give the results i want either. the 
only
> > > other thing i can think of is that my mp7 is broken
> > 
> > Sorry the explanation didn't help. But don't give up.  Create 
> > another short pattern in grid mode, using the little knobs to 
change 
> > the gate.  Upload it to files and I will take a look.
> > 
> > --Steve
> > 
> > > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-
mail@p...> 
> > wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > Malik, let me see if I understand your problem.  You can edit 
> > note 
> > > > durations (note lengths) in edit mode AFTER you record a 
> > pattern, 
> > > > but you cannot figure out how to set the note length 
> > (duration/gate) 
> > > > when you are in grid mode record.  Is that the problem?
> > > > 
> > > > If so try the following steps in pattern mode/view:
> > > > 
> > > > (1) find an empty pattern
> > > > (2) press record twice
> > > > 
> > > > Do you see something that looks like the following (A or B)?
> > > > 
> > > > A:
> > > > ===============================
> > > > T01 GRID K:C1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> > > > B:01.1 Gat:0% _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> > > > ===============================
> > > > 
> > > > B:
> > > > ===============================
> > > > T01 GRID K:C1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> > > > B:01.1 Vel:00 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
> > > > ===============================
> > > > 
> > > > (3A) If you see A, turn any of the 16 knobs.
> > > > 
> > > > Gat(e) should go from 0% to 100% when you turn a knob. Knob 1 
> > should 
> > > > change the gate (% duration of resolution) of the first beat 
in 
> > the 
> > > > grid; knob 16 should change the gate of the last beat in the 
> > grid.
> > > > 
> > > > (3B) If you see B, press the button which changes the knob 
> > functions.
> > > > (4B) Does it now look like A? If so, turn the knobs.  Does Gat
> > (e) go 
> > > > from 0% to 100%?
> > > > 
> > > > If not, what happens?
> > > > 
> > > > ===================================================
> > > > 
> > > > NOTE: You can also change gate by moving the cursor under a 
grid 
> > > > step and twisting the big knob.
> > > > 
> > > > ===================================================
> > > > 
> > > > QUESTION: Are you simply pressing the 16 buttons to toggle 
> > between 
> > > > on and off and not getting the gate to change from 76%?  
> > > > 
> > > > If so, all you need to do is use either of the two methods 
above-
> > -
> > > > (1) change the big knob to set the gate that the 16 buttons 
> > toggle 
> > > > on and off or (2) change any of the 16 little knobs to change 
> > the 
> > > > gate at the desired beat.
> > > > 
> > > > Once you change the gate in the display, that becomes the new 
> > level 
> > > > that the buttons toggle between. 
> > > > 
> > > > ===================================================
> > > > 
> > > > Hope this helps.
> > > > 
> > > > --Steve
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "malik" <malik_martin@h...> wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > well i can edit the nmote lenths in the note menu after i 
> > create a
> > > > > pattern in grid mode but i still cant use the gate in grid 
> > mode. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > please anybody help???
> > > > >