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

I think it is a limitation on the memory allocated to each song slot. Any SMF (*.mid) that is at least a couple minutes long with several busy tracks (drums, arp, gtr cuts, chords), is too big to load into MP7. If using eLoader, it says it is loading to the chosen destination, but nothing shows up and there is no error msg. If using the "rec on MP7 and play from DAW into the MP7" method, the song gets there OK and even plays from the internal work buffer before being saved (so the buffer must be big enough). But when you try to actually save it to a song slot, it says "Saving Song�", but then after a bit it says "Save Failed!". This leads me to believe that each song slot must have pretty limited memory.

Like I said, I can break it up into 32 measure patterns and then reassemble in song mode, but it would be a lot nicer to just load the complete SMF song into the MP7.

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@...> wrote:
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> Have you tried song mode?
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> Personally, I don't use song mode, but it might be the solution you are looking for.
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> Out of curiosity, how long are "normal" SMFs?
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> Also, if you have a lot of CC and sysex data in the files, you might want to thin that out.
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> Hope this helps.
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> Steve
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> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "intrepidpete" <peteflagg@> wrote:
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> > Anyone have a good technique for loading SMF (*.mid) songs into Command Station? The memory limit on song slots or the buffer must be very small because 80% of my SMF files will not load into the Command Stations via eLoader. The only files that will load are real small ones with just a few tracks and very few notes/midi events. I could break the files up into 32 measure patterns and then re-assemble in song mode, but that would not be much fun. Any tips/techniques for getting larger (I would say normal size) SMF files into the Command Station as songs?
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