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

MANY MANY THANKS!!! Fof your replies. they realy very helpful.
Now I see where was my mistake. 

I tried to do the settings directly in the controller itself, without
template editor, and I have not used bytes value (DV). 
Now it changes on the fly, but still cant be recorded.


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@...> wrote:
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> Did a simple test with Midi-Ox to change MASTER_ARP_NOTE:
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> F0 18 0F 00 55 01 02 04 05 dv 00 F7 [hex values]
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> where dv = data value.
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> The range is really 1 to 19, but both 0 and 1 set the arp note value to to 1/32 and anything over 19 will also switch the value to 2/1.
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> I believe the novation template editor uses dv to stand for data value; double check that. 04 05 is the <xx, xx> for master_arp_note; 04 08 is for preset_arp_note.
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> IMPORTANT: You need to use PRESET_SELECT (id = 897 (01h, 07h) to tell your e-mu which preset you want the subsequent sysex data to affect. (Or LAYER_SELECT - id = 898 if changing later level parameters). If you are using the edit buffer, set the preset_select to -1 <7F 7F>.
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> Note: you can include multiple address value pairs <xx, xx, yy, yy> in a single sysex message.
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> Its been a while since I have done parameter manipulation via sysex (other than little tests like this), but I believe when you edit a preset other than in the edit buffer, you are editing it in memory.
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> If that's the case, I am not sure if changing the value while an arp is playing with change it on the fly.
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> So, I'd suggest setting up the knob/slide with the master_arp_note. Once that is working, try it with an arp in the edit buffer. 
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> Right now I don't have any hardware to simulate what you want to do (on-the-fly changes), so I willl probably just try it with a sequencer.
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> Hope this helps.
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> Steve
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> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@> wrote:
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> > OK--I see: ARP_NOTE is the note value, so I am guessing you want to use a knob or slider to sweet that from 1/32 note to let's say 1/4 note, as a sort of rhythmic accelerando, for example.
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> > Interesting that there are 19 possible values available on the front panel, but the sysex manual reports 20 values (min = 0 to max = 19). Could be a typo; 0 could be off, or something smaller than 1/32; 19 could be something greater than 2/1.
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> > Will explore more later. 
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> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@> wrote:
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> > > How do you envision the ARP_NOTE being used to create those effects?
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