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

There are multiple ways to do that. 

Normally I use the MASTER TRASPONSE on the global menu, to hear how a melody 
would sound with a different pitch.

If I liked it, I go and make the transponse function. 

Other: 

PATCH CORDS.  Use, for example, the knobs M, N, O, and P to program  a pitch 
change.  You can transform a straight pitch patch into a chord patch, creating 
different pitch changes for each one of the instruments inside a patch, and 
assigning those pitch changes to a single knob. 


Or  on a 4 instruments patch, make pitch changes on a single instrument for 
knob.  



Also, change the settings for pitch change of the ribbon controller. 


Arpeggios with a dinamic interaction with the knobs:

1.  Create  a VELO ZONE PATCH. 

-Use the 4 layers with the same instrument. 
-Instrument 1:  velo 01-32
-Instrument 2:  velo 33-64
-Instrument 3: velo 65-96
-Instrument 4: velo 97-127

- ERASE the patchcord that links volume with velocity, or the notes of the 
instrument 1 will be hard to hear. 


2.  Create a VELOCITY ARPPEGIO
 
Now, invent yourself an arppegio, with scales of notes that go on all the 
velocity range.  BE SURE that some notes will be on the range of  0-32, 33-64, 
65-96, 97-127 


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Assign that  arppegio to the 4 layers patch you just created. 

3. Create separated pitch changes patchcords for each one of the intruments. 

For example 

Layer 1:
MIDIknob A  to PITCH:  +17

Layer 2
MIDIknob B to PITCH: -4....

etch etc.

Now you are able to change SPECIFIC notes of an arppegio on the fly just moving 
knobs. 


Try different combinations.  Remember, you can increase levels of complexity, 
working night and day on patchcords, they are the key to create a new sound on 
the command station.  So, so many possibilties of being creative on 
patchcords.... 


PITCH changes on the command station are some innacurate, since there is not an 
exact correspondence between the pitch notes scale and the knob movement.  
Sometimes you will need to add a little bit of detune.  


Good luck

Balma


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From: Gabriel <GABRIELSCOTT@...>
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, July 30, 2010 3:04:19 PM
Subject: [xl7] Transposing patterns on the go?

  
Hey Guys,
I'm wondering if it's possible to write a pattern that would be the basic 
foundation of a song and then be able to transpose that on the fly to create 
chord movement? I've done this once by copying the pattern to 5 other spaces and 
transposing each x many semitones to the actual chord I want for the chord 
sequence. I used to have an old keyboard where I could write the pattern then 
enable a particular "chord function" type thing and when I press the "a" key it 
would either play it in A or some such thing then B when I wanted and so on. 

It seems with all the XL7 can do there might just be an easier way to create 
chord movement with one pattern as the foundation.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Gabriel Scott
The Bleeder Project