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

Here's what's happening.  Basically, when you save a Pattern via E-Loader, 
it not only saves all the midi notes and controllers from your pattern, 
but also the set up parameters for the Pattern as well.  These include 
things like all your program change messages, EFX settings, and some sysex 
stuff too I'm sure.  All of this is saved at the very beginning of the 
pattern, thus when it loops around in Cubase, Cubase has to send ALL of 
that stuff again and again, which is quite a bit of info.  The XL-7 is 
optimized for this huge transfer of MIDI data, Cubase is not.  BTW writing 
in Cubase from the start doesn't cause this, as none of that set up data 
is "prerecorded" yet.

I experienced the exact same thing you described when running Cubase too 
while using my MIDI port on the Layla24, so I understand your frustration. 
 I borrow my girlfriend's MIDISport 2x2 now when I need to edit 
prerecorded Patterns now, and that seemed to fix the problem completely. 
You never mentioned what MIDI port you're using, so I'm not sure if that's 
an issue with you too.  If you can't try another MIDI port, try deleting 
all your PC messages, sysex (in the List Editor), and Aftertouch data. 
That should lean things up nicely, and I'm betting you won't get that 
glitching again.  Just make sure your EFX and Presets are correct when you 
put it back in the XX-7, as they might not be after deleting all of that 
info...

rEalm




sheeeet... i normally write my post in wordpad... then copy it into 
this posting thing, but i seem to have copied only the last part of 
my problem... 
here's what's happening... i have made a pattern on the mp7, have put 
it into cubase by midifile... if i play it from the top there's an 
extreme lag in timing, very bad... it catches up after a bar or so, 
then it's tight again. when cycling this timing lag happens every 
cyle on bar1, if i cycle from bar 5 (so 5 to 9, instead of 1 to 9) 
it's no problem. 

you read the rest of my message...

i've now also tried to more or less program the pattern again in 
cubase and got it running without problems, so it really seems only 
to be a problem when i'm importing midifiles.