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

Okey. I thought it was easier to code ;)

But well, I guess I will assign cutoff to another knob (the cutoff 
knob is the one used most when playing live, also closest to the 
on/off button) to another knob, this would slove the problems for me 
at least...

//Nifflas

--- In xl7@y..., Aaron Eppolito <aarone+xl7@e...> wrote:
> Well, this was the initial idea, but the hardware wasn't designed to
> support it, and unfortunately, it is not an easy software thing 
(though
> it does seem tham way, doesn't it?).  My suggestion?  Remove the 
little
> button.  You can still turn it on and off, but you'll have a hard 
time
> hitting it accidentally...  =)
> 
> -Aaron
> 
> Jonathan El-Bizri wrote:
> 
> > Yes, this would make live sets a lot less... exciting :> Jonathan
> >
> >      ----- Original Message -----
> >      From: nifflas
> >      To: xl7@y...
> >      Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 8:49 AM
> >      Subject: [xl7] Feature suggestion, very simple, easy to
> >      code, very useful.
> >       Some people seems to have problems with the on/off button
> >      since they
> >      accidently press it when play live. I know what it feels
> >      like, I've
> >      done it a couple of times.
> >
> >      Here is the solution: The Waldorf Synthesizers also has the
> >      same sort
> >      of countdown - a very fast 10 seconds (probably 2 emu
> >      seconds that
> >      is), but you need to hold down the button instead of just
> >      pressing
> >      it. If you release the button before the countdown has
> >      reached zero,
> >      the synth won't turn off.
> >
> >      This is good for two reasons:
> >
> >      1: Time do not have to be 5 seconds, only 2 is enough. (You
> >      can turn
> >      off it faster)
> >      2: You never accidently turn the xx-7 off if you need to
> >      hold down
> >      the button to turn it off.
> >
> >      Nice, isn't it?
> >
> >      //Nifflas
> >