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

To stream multichannel midi to the CS, and have each channel play it's own preset (i.e multitimbral), then use multimode with Rechannalise off. I use this mode with the DAW. The only thing to watch is that midi will always be recorded to the track currently selected on the CS. You can record multichannel data to this and explode it later - as detailed previously.

To record quickly into a track from a master keyboard for example, just select that channel on the CS, and switch rechannelize on. This is essentially the same as Omni mode (afaik).
Alternatively, keep rechannelize off and switch the MIDI send channel on your master keyboard.

Omni or poly modes are monotimbral only.

From the manual page 153: 

Omni
Responds to note information on all MIDI channels and plays the preset
currently displayed in the main screen.

Poly
Responds only to note information received on the currently selected MIDI
channel (on the preset selection screen) and plays that channel's associated
preset.

Multi
Responds to data on any combination of MIDI channels and plays the
specific preset associated with each of the MIDI channels. You must select
multi mode for multitimbral operation.



--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@...> wrote:
>
> This suggests some questions for discussion:
> 
> (1) What mode(s) do you use?
> (2) What do you use this (these) mode(s) for?
> 
> When I did multitrack recording, I used multi mode since it allowed me to have different presets on different midi channels.
> 
> Currently, for live streaming performances, I use multi mode since it allows me to have different presets on different midi channels. I use a usb/midi keyboard --> P2500 to layer sounds (including arps) on each channel. Lately I have been using the 4x4 knobs in volume mode to mix the layers.
> 
> I almost never use the other modes, except for testing things that people ask about; however, I would be interested in knowing how others use these modes.
> 
> Steve
>  
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Matt <somatt@> wrote:
> >
> > So that's what multi is for
>