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

Hi Sergio,

I think I have some more information that may help you with your arpeggiator
playing external MIDI issue.

First, go into the EDIT-MIDI menu and make sure that the setting:
   KEYBOARD OUTPUTS MIDI is set to "don't transmit"

Now find in the EDIT-MIDI menu the screen:
   RECHANNELIZE INPUT and set it to "off"

This should solve your problem.

What I believe was happening was that with the RECHANNELIZE INPUT = ON the
keyboard pads were always being sent to the active sequencer track.  if this
track was an external MIDI track with an ARP assigned and on the arp was
sending it's information and the rechannelization scheme in the XX-7 was
also sending whatever notes were being held on the pads.  I believe the same
would have happened from an external keyboard.

There is a diagram on page 318 of the latest manual that shows MIDI signal
flow for the pads which should give you an idea what is happening.  Note
that I believe there is an error in this chart as the pads are always sent
through the keyboard assign channel regardless of where the MIDI info is
sent.

Rechannelization is normally something you need when you want to use an
external controller and have it automatically control the current active
track. It makes an external controller behave like the XX-7's panel in that
whatever current channel you have active will be the destination for the
external controller.  Without this you have to change MIDI channels on the
external controller in order to control the internal XX-7 synth.  The
rechannelizer is also needed to re-rout an external controller to other
external MIDI devices hooked up to the XX-7.  See page 319 for a diagram
that should help make this clearer.

I replicated your symptoms and was able to get things working the way you
are hoping for by doing the above steps.  let me know if this helps or not.


drk

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On 12/4/02 12:37 PM, "Sergio Teixeira Jr." <steixeirajr@...> wrote:

> 
> 
> Just to make sure... The keyboard controller "feeding" the arps is
> not also
>> the sound module you are trying to control?  if it is then the
> problem
>> requires you to turn "local off" on your keyboard/synthesizer.
> 
> 
> No. I'm playing the MP-7's pads and the arps are sent to a Korg
> MS2000.
> 
> 
>> What is confusing to me about your description is it is the
> opposite of how
>> the arps are supposed to work (and I have verified myself a while
> back). pre-delay will play the held notes/chord to the synth the arp
> is controlling
>> during the duration of the predelay.  After which normal
> arpeggiation will
>> begin.
> 
> 
> Let me try again. English is not my first language, but I sure i can
> get this across. :)
> 
> 
> 1. With pre delay set to off.
> I play and hold a pad. The arpeggio runs perfectly, BUT the note I am
> pressing keeps sounding "unarpeggiated" as well. The arpeggio *and*
> the held note sound at the same time.
> And this "unarpeggiated" sound is not coming from the MP-7, as the
> corresponding channel is muted.
> 
> 2. With pre delayed turned on.
> This unarpeggiated sound disappears (that's good) and the arpegiator
> works fine. But then I am stuck with stuttering arpeggios, as there's
> always this pre-delay. I don't want this. I want the arpeggios sent
> to the MS2000 to sound the same as they do when I use the MP7's own
> sounds.
> 
> 
>> Also if you are using postdelay and recycle=on you will get the
> notes
>> playing again during the postdelay period.  At least that is the
> way it
>> usually works.
> 
> I'v gone through Post-delay and recycle in the manual, and they are
> not related to my problem. I've tried all the possibilities and it
> simply does not work.
> 
> Hope this clarifies the situation. I am looking forward to some help.
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> Sergio
>