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

As an experiment, I edited arp patterns on the fly with Prodatum software. The results were so great that I encouraged Jan Eidmann (who developed Prodatum) to do a standalone 32 channel live arp editor.  However, I seem to recall that in the discussion the issue of using up flash rom cycles arose. 

I do recall having a lot of fun doing on the fly editing with the Prodatum arp editor--changing end points, doing skips, etc. with a quick click of the mouse. But with the risk of premature flash rom burnt out (or would it be burn in?), I stopped.

So, it can be done with software, but I don't recommend it.

I am sure it would be possible to build an external device with a microprocessor to store arp patterns and edit them on the fly. Two summers ago, I hard coded a randomizing arp generator that sent midi data to my E-Mu. (I basically had an array with notes to be selected from.  On the back burner is an arp controller with several sliders to do live performance mods. I would encourage others to experiment with expanding their E-Mus with customized (and customizable) microprocessor controllers.

Steve