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

I am picking up on your "now I've got to actually manipulate presets" comments.

As you may recall, over the years I have been very slowly working on a utility I call Syxer. The first functionality was to display data in bulk data dumps of E-Mu presets (*.syx files). There is mode where I can change the ROM IDs for all 128 presets in the file.

Syxer does not try to figure out arp, riff, or patchcord subsitutions. Those would be necessary to automate more useful conversions. However, in order to do this, substitution tables and algorithms need to be developed.

I am guessing that perhaps your manipulation of presets might lead to such a substitution table. If so, and if you are interested, let me know.

I mention this because I imagine that rather than hand changing banks of presets, once you figure out the changes that are needed, the whole process can be automated.

Right now the output file of a ROM ID Change is the exact same size as the original. I suppose I could develop something that would display the name of each preset in a bank, ask if the user wants to include that in an output file, and then build a bank with just those presets selected.

I have to warn you, though, this started out as a command line/chose a letter for each step you want to do, non-GUI based program. I compiled it to work in windows, but it is by no means a slick program. It does what I ask it to and I know how to build functionality into it.

Anyhow, let me know if you think it might be worthwhile to automate some of what you are doing by hand.

Steve




--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Michael Brien Lane <mibrilane@...> wrote:
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> The samples are the same, but the presets are slightly different. The MP-7 seems to have more KIT presets and less BTS presets compared to the Phatt ROM.
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> I've been working (slowly) on isolating the presets on the Phatt ROM that aren't on the MP-7 ROM to customize the translated bank (the Phatt presets re-worked for the MP-7 ROM). I did this many years ago for the Xtreme Lead 1 presets banks for the XL-7. I've got the printed preset list cross-referenced and duplicates crossed out, now I've got to actually manipulate presets. Another thing on the "to do" list...
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> On May 11, 2012, at 10:24 AM, D F Tweedie wrote:
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> > I read that the Mo' Phatt, MP-7 and MK-6 all have the same 'pure phatt' module. Is this correct including presets and all?
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> > I noticed that a chart I have states that the MP-7 and Mo' Phatt ROMS have different display, i.e., 'MP-7' and 'Phatt,' so it made me wonder if the content is all the same.
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> > DF
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