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

At 04:31 AM 4/3/2002, you wrote:
>hi mic
>
>i haven´t played live so far, but i must add something to the pattern switch
>thing.
>right now there is a little bug, that happens only when you try to change a
>pattern that has been edited. sometimes the xl7 struggles when changing from
>another pattern to the edited one.
>only a very people did experience that bug and emu has promised to fix it in
>the next os.
>
>the new os is sheduled for the end of this week. perhaps you should ask
>again in a few weeks.
>as far as i know there will be a lot of other new features like a superbeats
>mode (like the xl1 has).
>
>the midi routing is nearly perfect !!! (any channel any port)
>you have 16 tracks that can be routed to one of the 32 internal channels and
>/ or to one 32 external midi channels (midi out a / b )
>there is some kind of rechannelizing function so that you don´t need to
>change the channel of you masterkeyboard when you record different xl7
>channels. sadly this only works on the internal sounds, but i hope this will
>be fixed in the new os.
>for me the two midi outs have been the main reason why i bought it and i´m
>glad i did it. i´ve worked with roland grooveboxes, and i must say the xl7
>is miles ahead
>of those boxes. you even have the possibility to send a track to two
>different midi channels.
>
>i haven´t used the step sequencer very often, but it seems usefull. you
>have: length (in %), resolution , autostep (y/n) and a locator. velocity
>will always be played velocity.
>it has one kind of a problem. right know it is not possible to tie notes
>together to create one long one. again i hope that this will be fixed in the
>new os.
>one thing i like very much about this box is the possibilty to access
>realtime and grid record while the pattern is playing. you can even change
>channels while you are in record mode.
>btw: try this on a yamaha motif = no way ;-)
>you can save during play without any problems.
>
>the patterns can easily be muted using the 16 command buttons on the left
>side.
>
>since i´ve seen you on the waldorf list as well, i have to add one thing.
>the xl7 delivers sounds that fit well with a q or a xt. it has good drum
>sounds and synth sounds that can easily be intergrated into a playback,
>because they don´t take so much space like the waldorf sounds.
>
>i personnaly like my xl7 very much. it helps me to develop ideas easily. it
>has very cool drum pads and most functions can be accessed without stopping
>the sequencer. a big plus is the possibilty to use the e-loader to save your
>patterns as smf files on your computer.
>
>alexander
>
>I have experienced the same problem on my mp7(quirky response after 
>editing sequence)..found a reliable work around. Copy edited sequence to a 
>blank sequence...timing problem goes away. If it's important to have in 
>the "old" location just copy from new sequence back to the old spot 
>again...painful but works for me...Gary
>
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