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

First thing thank you, second i can now sell my knobby worth $200
www.encoreelectronics.com.
plus, i created the Multisetup upload folder.

NiR
--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> The first thing you need to do is get the documentation for 
whatever 
> softsynth you want to control, especially the part that tells you 
what CC 
> number is mapped to each knob in the softsynth.  If you can't find 
this, a 
> great resource is www.kvr-vst.com, which has a whole section 
dedicated to 
> just that info for virtually (no pun intended) every softsynth out 
there. 
> We'll use the Pro-52 as an example, here's the link that shows you 
all the 
> CC info:
> 
> http://www.kvr-vst.com/midi-pro-52.htm
> 
> Next you want to go to the Controllers Menu in the XX-7 and set up 
each 
> knob to transmit that corresponding CC number based on what you 
want your 
> knobs to do.  It's probably easiest to think of the controller 
knobs as 
> being assigned the same functions as in Quick Edit.  So knob A 
would 
> transmit Filter Cutoff, Knob B would be assigned to Filter 
Resonance, Knob 
> C would be Filter Envelope Attack, etc.  That's not to say you 
can't make 
> them control anything you want, it's just easier to remember what 
each 
> knob does if you keep some sort of standard among your Programmable 
knob 
> set-ups.
> 
> Anyway, as you can see from the above link, the Filter Cutoff knob 
on the 
> Pro-52 is mapped by default to CC#70, which is different from the 
industry 
> standard of #74.  So, press the Controllers Button and scroll until 
it 
> says Programmable Knobs.  At this point you can see which knob is 
shown by 
> the number in the upper left corner of the screen, just like the 
Pattern 
> tracks.  Cursor to the lower line and change the Ctrl: field to 70, 
the 
> Ch: field to 01A (or whatever port and channel you wish), and the 
last 
> field to EXT.  Bingo, you're A Knob in should now control the 
filter 
> cutoff in the Pro-52 VSTi.  You can now go back and set up each of 
the 
> rest of your knobs as you wish.  When you're done, be sure to save 
the 
> Multisetup, call it Pro-52 to make it easier to find.
> 
> If for some reason you still can't get the knobs to control a VSTi, 
make 
> sure that the instrument is set to receive on the same channel as 
your 
> knobs are set to transmit on.  Hope this helps!  Have fun tweaking!
> 
> rEalm
> (maybe we should set up a folder in our Files section where users 
can 
> upload Multisetups where they've already done the work?)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> How to setup XL to control Pro52 ???? or any other VSTi