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

so wait was it a physical cable or one of the patch software things???
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--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "d.szep" <d.szep@...> wrote:
>
> thank you all for your help, I did a reset also and still the same 
> affect. the best way to describe it is like random accents on the 
> sound. it happens regardless of track/drum present etc.  at this 
> point i cant see how it could be any sort of intentional modulation 
> making the accents. although i plugged and plugged again, through 
> different mixers, etc, i think it was some sort of bleed in my cables 
> or mixer, which was not present before, but after several switches it 
> seems to be gone :D
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Bob S." <tttsystems@> wrote:
> >
> > Also, make sure the preset you are using is not program for these 
> fluctuations....it is actually easy to program using the modulation 
> matrix and is sometimes a desired effect to "humanize" a drum 
> preset....it can also be created with a slow/S&H phase summing effect 
> such as phase shifter that sums a phase/time shifted version of the 
> signal with the original....this will give the sonic appearance of a 
> fluctuations in amplitude at each beat....
> > 
> > Bob
> > El Segundo
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Aaron Eppolito 
> >   To: xl7@yahoogroups.com 
> >   Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 4:37 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [xl7] Re: Random velocity/volume fluctuations
> > 
> > 
> >   There's plenty of things that affect volume. Try a factory 
> preset, or a different factory preset (i.e. not one of the user 
> presets). Try erasing all events on the track (if you have 2.0, the 
> shortcut is to hold the erase button and press the track button for 
> the track you'd like to delete). You could twiddle the main volume 
> knob in the event that it's got a dirty contact (unlikely). Check 
> your master effects. Try putting the drums on a different track to 
> see if that makes a difference.
> > 
> >   -Aaron
> > 
> >   ----- Original Message ----
> >   From: d.szep <d.szep@>
> >   To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> >   Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2008 2:18:05 PM
> >   Subject: [xl7] Re: Random velocity/volume fluctuations
> > 
> >   Thanks for your reply, Yes, these are emtpy sequences, so they 
> don't 
> >   have any knob data but I did delete all controller data anyway to 
> >   check. This happens even with inputting notes by grid recording. 
> >   even with the velocity at max the volume still fluctuates. There 
> is 
> >   no visual change of velocity on the screen either. I cant even 
> call 
> >   the changes random as it seems to be 2.5 bars input volume then a 
> >   couple bars with a spike in volume. I haven't checked every 
> present 
> >   but it appears this is only happening with drums.
> > 
> >   --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "dwn4tupac" <dwn4tupac@> wrote:
> >   >
> >   > have you tried deleting all the events on all the tracks?
> >   > If a previous owner had midi on there and then recorded knob 
> events
> >   > over it even if the midi was later deleted, the knob events 
> might
> >   > still remain...
> >   > when you push the pattern button and then hit play does the lcd 
> show
> >   > the velocity changing realtime?
> >   > 
> >   > N
> >   > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "d.szep" <d.szep@> wrote:
> >   > >
> >   > > Hi guys, new here, just picked up an xl7 about a month ago, 
> been 
> >   > > learning a lot and enjoying it until recently and I hope 
> someone 
> >   can 
> >   > > help me out.
> >   > > 
> >   > > The volume fluctuates without reason. I can take an empty 
> >   sequence, 
> >   > > set it to 1 bar, play a straight kick drum all at same 
> velocity 
> >   and 
> >   > > when i play it back the volume is all over the place, like an 
> lfo 
> >   is 
> >   > > modulating it. no midi devices are connecting. its just 
> running 
> >   > > straight into the mixer and out the speakers, i've checked 
> the 
> >   cables, 
> >   > > mixer, interface, everything.
> >   > > 
> >   > > it hasn't always done this, i feel like i've checked every 
> >   possible 
> >   > > reason other than a hardware malfunction. please tell me 
> thats 
> >   not it.
> >   > > 
> >   > > thanks for reading.
> >   > >
> >   >
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