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

I don't know if you use it, but the next version of Proteum (in a 
month or two, I hope) will have a number of new features. Many have 
been imposed on me because the data wheel on my P2K is starting to go 
and I need a way to do everything from my PC remotely, but we'll put 
that aside. 

Anyway, one of the most important is the user-editable tooltips, 
someone suggested here a couple of months back. Essentially, I have 
created a tooltip entry for every control in the system describing 
what it does (much of the text coming from the user manual). Users 
can amend the text to leave notes for themselves.

I have also added a mechanism through which users can set a tooltip 
for any Preset, Instrument, Riff, Demo, Arp or Setup. The idea is to 
use the tool to document the content. However, that is not complete 
yet because I am still thinking about how to package the texts into 
the files created by the software and how to make the texts easily 
viewable, so people can quickly "point-and-click load" something they 
are working on.
Keith
I have also added a setup/multi editor, a tuning editor, a bank map 
editor and a whole chunk of other stuff too, but more of that nearer 
the time.

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Fred Smith <rs6000jade@...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the replies, it's really helpful. Considering the 
permutations with the standard rom, I think I'm going to go the 
programming road.... 1000 odd samples, 4 layers, filters etc, 
cords....mmmm
> 
> two questions now arise....
> 1. how do people best manage their created pre-sets, I'm thinking I 
have to write stuff down on paper, like a catalogue...i think this is 
just an interface issue..I'm tyring to learn Emulator X2 as well now, 
so i can see how software is so much better in an interface way, but 
lacking in a live performnace way that the command station does so 
well....you can do some really cool stuff live on the XL7
> 2. the xl7 is really good for minimal techno...nice
> 3. has anyone made their own roms from one of those ultra 
samplers?? i see it's possible to burn your own if you have one of 
those ultra series machines, maybe it's better to get one of those an 
make your own rom?
> 
> Comments welcome.
> PEACE
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Keith Young <emigr8@...>
> To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, 21 August, 2008 9:06:35 PM
> Subject: [xl7] Re: extra ROMS for XL7
> 
> 
> I have both Beat and TSCY in an Orbit 3 along with XL-2 and 
Vintage. 
> My P2K has Composer, Protozoa, Adv Orch and World.
> 
> Generally, people seem to either love or hate the Beat Garden ROM. 
I 
> love playing with it. I like the combinations of almost acoustic 
> sounding instruments with the electronica. However, most of my 
tracks 
> only use it and the TSCY for basses and drums and percussive fills 
> which probably tells you something. My best purchases were the 
> Protozoa and World ROMs. I wouldn't buy Adv Orch again, probably.
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups. com, "rs6000jade" <rs6000jade@ ...> wrote:
> >
> > I asked this question already but no one replied, so keen to ask
> > again. I was thinking about getting Beat Garden and Techno Yard 
roms
> > for the command station. Do people find these worthwhile? Also 
what
> > other roms have been tried that users find useful.
> > cheers
> > 
> > PS also no one replied about quick editing the parameters like an 
XL
> > synth...any ideas??
> >
> 
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