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

steve i have takena look at this and have been trying to figure out a 
way to do it over the past week or so. even openbed a bok with a 
small section on sysex but i couldnt figure it out. and i diidnt 
understand what the emu sysex manual was trying to tell me. is there  
a website orsomething that can explain it to a complete idiot? :)

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "malik" <malik_martin@h...> wrote:
> cool !! sorry for the late reply but im at a public library my
> internet is still down. i'm going to print this out and do it when i
> get home. thanks a bunch steve youre a life saver.
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@p...> 
wrote:
> > I just did a simple test. You can set up your controllers (MidiA, 
> > MidiB, MidiC, etc.) in a single sysex chain and embed them in a 
pattern
> > 
> > See the sysex manual for the details of Parameter Edit/Request if 
you 
> > don't already know how to do that.
> > 
> > Here's the test string I used:
> > 
> > F0 18 0F 00 55 01 02 07 03 19 00 08 03 19 00 09 03 19 
> > 00 0A 03 19 00 0B 03 19 00 F7 
> > 
> > Parameter 07 03 is MIDI_A_CONTROL.
> > I set that to 19 00 [controller 25 in decimal).
> > I also did the same for MIDI_B_CONTROL (08 03) --> MIDI_E_CONTROL 
(0B 
> > 03).
> > 
> > Using SOnar I placed the sysex bank at measure 1 beat 1 and 
another 
> > sysex bank to change MidiA --> MidiE to Coontroller 16 (decimal) 
at 
> > measure 1 beat 3. I then saved the "song" as a *.mid file (format 
0, I 
> > think), and loaded it into the P2500 with e-loader.
> > 
> > Since the CC 25 sysex was at tick 0, when I loaded the "song" and 
when 
> > I reset it by pressing stop twice, MidiA --> MidiE changed to CC 
25. 
> > At beat 3, they changed to CC 16 and stayed there.
> > 
> > I didn't test it with note data, but my guess is that the sysex 
> > strings are so short, they will not cause a glitch during 
playback 
> > with note data.
> > 
> > I will upload the test sequence.  If you try it, save your multi 
first-
> > -or at leaste write down your controller settings so you can 
change it 
> > back.
> > 
> > --Steve
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "malik" <malik_martin@h...> wrote:
> > > yeah i'll have to try that alternative!! havent looked in the 
manual 
> > > yet  . . . .