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I wonder if we discussing the same os? Mine is the 2.0 on the xl-7. If I go into the "Midi> Receive Program Change" area and set any of the choices from track 1a through 16b to off, when I play back nothing on those tracks will sound. I've used this as a way to mute tracks when recording individual tracks to protools for a final mix, well over 100 times, so it does in fact work for this. The problem is that now that I've switched the tracks back to "on" this time they still don't sound. Only track 1a will play back on any song or pattern right now. Midi say's all of the other tracks 2a-16b are "on" but they are actually not. Again I've done this many times before but this problem has only happened once about 5 years ago when I first got the xl-7.
Also when I'm in my Diagnostics section (start up holding the two cursor buttons) I have only 18 choices "#17 init data except seq" is the one I am trying to reconfirm (see original post) it's actual effect on my recorded patterns and songs. The last choice is #18 reboot. I don't have a #63 in my diagnostics section. Any chance we're talking about two different OS? Or perhaps there's some misunderstanding, my post may have been too vauge. Sorry if that was the case. I appreciate you trying to help.
If any one has any experience with this please respond.
Thanks
Gabriel

--- On Tue, 5/18/10, Aaron Eppolito wrote:

From: Aaron Eppolito
Subject: Re: [xl7] Frozen midi settings
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 8:11 PM

Setting "Midi> Receive Program Change section to off" simply disables program changes (i.e. picking a preset). It does not mute a track.

You should restore the factory multisetup (#63) and then avoid touching receive program change... ; )

-Aaron

From: Gabriel Scott
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tue, May 18, 2010 4:14:28 PM
Subject: [xl7] Frozen midi settings

Hey Everyone,
My midi settings have frozen. I was recording individual tracks (kick drum) of a song several days ago and set all midi tracks in the Midi> Receive Program Change section to off (except for track 1 which was what I was recording) to mute all unwanted tracks. I've done this many times. However today when I powered up I find that the midi settings won't change. As I scroll through the songs, they change just fine but only play patt #1. The display says they are now "on" but they still do not sound. I've always found the midi on the xl-7 to be pretty unstable anyway.
This similar problem has happened to me once before a couple of years ago. I'm writiing to make sure what I'm about to do is not suicide. And you guys have always been a wealth of useful info.
If I recall, that time I powered up into the diagnostics section then chose setting
#17 init data except seq
Am I correct in remembering that this will not harm or erase any of my patterns or songs info, just the basic settings of the unit. (which is the xl-7 version 2.0) and specifically the midi.
It seems pretty obvious but better safe than sorry. I haven't backed up recently and would loose a good bit of very detailed work.
Also if there's any other suggestions (what else I might do, ways's to stabilize the midi functions ect) I'd love to hear them
Thanks
Gabriel Scott
The Bleeder Project

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

Re: [xl7] Frozen midi settings

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