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Re: Saving Pattern/Sequences/Patch Data

2001-08-17 by sserendipity@newsfeeds.com

I very much doubt it - zip drives don't have midi interfaces.

Furthermore, a USB zip drive has a "peripheral" USB I/O, and so does 
the XL-7. Neither is host.

--- In xl7@y..., radside1@h... wrote:
> Again, I thank you for your answer.  One more question though.  
There 
> are now USB powered Zip drives on the market.  Will the Xl-7/MP-7 
be 
> able to save to one of these zip drives.  This would be nice to 
have 
> in case the MP-7 crashes and the PC is at home while you are in 
> another state. 
> 
> 
> Rick
> --- In xl7@y..., Sean Wilhelmsen <seanw@e...> wrote:
> > The best and easiest way is to use the included MAC or PC Program 
> called
> > "E-Loader" that comes standard with a XL or MP-7. This program 
> works via
> > MIDI. It enables you to do bulk saves or loads of pattern and song
> > banks. Also, it allows you to load and save individual patterns 
or 
> songs
> > into folders on your computer. They are saved as Standard MIDI 
> files.
> > This enables you to open patterns created on your Xl-7 in a 
computer
> > based Sequencer or better yet it also allows you down load SMF's 
> made
> > with any sequencer into the Xl-7 as Songs or Patterns (up to 32 
> bars).
> > We hope to have all of this functionality implemented into the Xl-
7 
> via
> > USB shortly.
> > 
> > sean ay e-mu / ensoniq
> > 
> > radside1@h... wrote:
> > > 
> > > What is the best/easiest way to save data since there isn't a 
disc
> > > drive option and I was told that the to host/USB port was not 
yet
> > > functional?  Thanks for your time.
> > > 
> > > Rick
> > > 
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