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

> ...What seems to happen is that, when a pattern is made active, it 
> initialises the presets for the channels addressed by its 16 tracks, 
> leaving the remainder of the 32 preset slots alone. Does this sound 
> right? (I'm not going to think about what happens if multiple tracks 
> address the same channel.)
>
> >>>when a new pattern begins to play, the first thing (well, almost) 
> it does is to send a program change message on all 32 channels loading 
> up the correct presets you saved with the Pattern.


You're both almost right.  The sequencer only saves preset information 
for channels that it references and for which it has data.  For example, 
if you have a pattern with only one track recorded, it only saves the 
program change for the channel which that track references.  For "Multi" 
tracks, it only saves program changes for the used channels on that 
multitrack.  Therefore, the sequence saves anywhere from 1 channel to 64 
channels (32 internal, 32 external) worth of program changes, depending 
on how many MIDI channels you actually used.

> - Where is the initial setting of the GLIDE button (on/off) stored?   
> I've been assuming that it's part of the track initialisation, but 
> it's remembered (temporarily at least) for non-track channels.
>
> >>>It's based on the Preset settings, not Pattern settings. <<<

Realm's right.  If you search back just a bit through the archives, I 
posted just a couple weeks ago detailing the algorithm and easiest ways 
to use this...  Maybe Realm wants to put that in the FAQ?  =)

Cheers,
  -Aaron