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

Another great topic.

Anybody have experience with a Korg MS2000R or Radias? (Or any synth with a 16 step sequencer?)

Normally you can use the 16 knobs to control pitch for each step. Is there a way to do this on the XL7? It would be amazing because the 4x4 knob structure is perfect for this. Anyone?

On the MS2000R you get 3 "lanes" for assignable parameters. First lane defaults to Pitch, second one I usually assign to Filter Cutoff, and third for whatever else.

I guess Filter Cutoff can be real-time step sequenced on the XL7 by using Vel->Filter Cutoff.

But I'm not sure how I can use the knobs to directly sequence Pitch in real-time, without stopping the sequencer, like on the MS2000R. 

Possible?


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@...> wrote:
>
> Good to hear from you on this, Aaron. I never did much of anything with step mode before, but a few weeks ago when the question was raised I explored it a little. Could you take a look at what I wrote up, let me know if I have it right, if there's anything to add, etc.?  Obviously, I missed the part about pressing play to advance to the next step. Thanks.
> 
> --Steve
> 
> http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xl7/message/21070
> 
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Aaron Eppolito <synthesis77@> wrote:
> >
> > Yep, absolutely.  While in Step Mode, you can tweak as many controllers as you 
> > want each step.  To advance to the next step (without entering a note) simply 
> > hit the Play button.  The workflow goes like this:
> > 
> > 1 - while stopped, hit Rec 3 times to go into Step Mode
> > 2 - verify your step duration to be what you want
> > 3 - set each parameter that you want recorded, (i.e. if at 1.1.000, you wanted 
> > Fc at 64 and Q at 20, put both those knobs in those positions)
> > 4 - hit Play to go to the next step (note that you can hit play multiple times 
> > to skip steps and/or use the encoder to go to an explicit bar/beat)
> > 5 - repeat steps 3&4 as desired.
> > 
> > This does not erase any other controller or note data, so you can use it either 
> > before or after other recording modes.
> > 
> > -Aaron
> > 
> > PS.  if you meant stepping the controllers in *Grid* mode, we wanted to do that. 
> >  We were going to make it such that if you turned the note field all the way 
> > counterclockwise (i.e. below A-2) you'd get into cc# and each knob would 
> > correspond to that controller's value at that step.  Actually, maybe I even 
> > remember coding that up.  I don't have my XL-7 handy - someone want to make sure 
> > it doesn't actually have that feature?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ________________________________
> > From: James Ulibarri <jamesulibarri@>
> > To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Mon, December 20, 2010 1:37:41 PM
> > Subject: [xl7] CC's step sequencer
> > 
> >   
> > 
> > Is there a way to use the Step Sequencer and assign a CC to a parameter to a 
> > midi device on the midi 
> > 
> > chain and step in CC modulation changes?  I know how to do this in Real Time 
> > mode, but not step time mode. 
> > 
> > And that's normally with note on and note off by triggering pads.  
> > 
> > Does anyone know what I am saying?   Step Time modulation to something that 
> > accepts values of 0-127.
> > Obviously I will be assigning one of the knobs to the parameter that I want. 
> > 
> > Sorry, my replacement PX-7 won't be here till next week.
> >
>