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

> --- In xl7@y..., "grimleyj2000" <grimley@i...> wrote:
> > OK, 
> > So I have read all your replies and I am even more confused :-)
> > What exactly is BTS for??  

Fun! 


Is it for demo purposes?
> > There doesn't really seem to be any correlation between patterns 
> and 
> > BTS.  BTS will continue playing even after the pattern is stopped.


Yes and no.  (NO first)If your trigger buttons are unlatched, the BTS 
sequencer will stop running as soon as you lift the note on key(s).  
If the triggers are latched then 1 press turns the part on (note ON)
and the next press turns the part off(note OFF).  There are 16 parts 
that can be triggered individually.




  
> > Triggers do not bring BTS parts in on the beat (e.g not in sync 
> with 
> > the pattern), unless you hit Audition to bring the BTS in.



You have to have the parameter "use current tempo" enabled or else it 
will use the BTS riff tempo which will not sync with your stuff 
unless it happens to be the same bpm.




  Also 
> you 
> > cannot record the BTS parts in pattern or song mode.




You can if you apply the proper note ON/OFF messages for parts needed 
throughout your song and the "use current tempo" is set correctly.



  
> > Are all these assumptions correct?  Also how do you make your own 
> BTS 
> > presets (as some of you seem to be doing.)  
> > The BTS riffs do sound very cool (I spent over an hour jamming 
with 
> > Rocket ... I think that's what it is called), but either I am not 
> > using them correctly or they are not very well integrated into 
the 
> XL 
> > interface.
> > Does the XL1 Xtreme Lead behave the same?  Maybe the XL-1 manual 
> will 
> > shed some light ... I'm off to find it now.
> > Thanks,
> > Justin.