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

That is a good idea my friend.  

You should check out IBGEEK it is a group that is dedicated to 
making programs in emu gear it is dead from time to time but it is a 
good place to pass ideas on this kinda thing.

Peace 

Mike G.


--- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote:
> Oh I just noticed an additional thing. You could always set up a 
knob 
> to controll the cutoff frequency of all 3 filters. Then the layout 
> will be like something like this:
> 
> Knob A - Bass
> Knob B - Mid
> Knob C - Sweepable mid frequency
> Knob D - Treble
> 
> //Nifflas
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., "nifflas" <nifflas@m...> wrote:
> > Yay! Just experimented with the E-MU XL-7 for a while and 
> discovered 
> > how to set up a 3 band equalizer.
> > 
> > Try this. Go into preset editor, Make an one-layer preset you 
like. 
> > It should not use any filters at all. Important: Key velocity 
> should 
> > not be routed to the filter at this moment, we'll come back to 
this 
> > later.
> > 
> > Now unassign all knobs that has anything to do with the filter. 
Go 
> > into the filter menu, and set cutoff to 127 (and resonance to 
zero) 
> > Copy the first layer you've done now to layer 2 and layer 3.
> > 
> > Go back to preset edit, for the first layer, select a 6db (2 
order) 
> > LP filter. For the second layer, select a 6db BP filter and for 
the 
> > third layer select a 6db HP filter. Now set up the knobs that 
> usually 
> > controlls the filters to instead controll the amp of each of the 
3 
> > layers.
> > 
> > Now you have a 3 band equalizer. Nice isn't it!
> > 
> > "But what if I want the key velocity to controll the cutoff 
point 
> of 
> > the filters?"
> > 
> > No, this should not be done. Instead, it's better to route the 
key 
> > velocity to the amp of layer 3 (HP) to bring in the high 
> frequencies 
> > only when you hit the keys with high velocity...
> > 
> > Now you just need to tweak your sound to get it sound just 
right....
> > 
> > //Nifflas