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

--- David DeciBel <spec@...> wrote:
> I'm trying to insert a patter in the middle of my song.  What I'm
> doing is this:
> 
> Putting my cursor under the step (this case it's step 6) - and then
> holding down REPEAT and pressing enter at the same time.  It takes me
> to the NEXT step, but doesn't insert...
> 
> Any ideas?

Performing the steps you mentioned will do nothing (but you already
knew that...)  I thought the manual was correct on this, wait, nope,
just checked and it's wrong (at least my version is, maybe later revs
are right).  Think of the repeat button as a "split" button.  It will
only divide an existing step into two steps at the bar you are
currently at.  This was originally because I thought most people would
have linear song tracks that they wouldn't want sliding around.  I've
since changed my mind (well, let's say my mind was changed...) so this
might be one of those things that work better in 2.0 (hint, hint).

For now, to split a song step, go to a bar somewhere in the middle of a
step and hit repeat, optionally change the pattern, then hit enter. 
For example, if pattern step 1 is 16 bars long, go to bar 9 and press
repeat.  Pattern step 1 will now be 8 bars long, and you'll have a new
8-bar step 2 at bar 9.  The old pattern step 2 will remain at bar 17,
but will be renumbered to step 3.

If you want to do the normal idea of repeat (yeah, I know, smack me) go
to the step after which you want to insert, change its length to
include the length of the pattern you want to insert (this slides the
song data down!) then go to the bar that you want the new step at and
press repeat.

This "split" behavior will still exist in 2.0, but additionally, if you
"repeat" while at a step beginning, it will do the normal thing (i.e.
slide down the song data and insert a new step of length equal to the
length of the current step).

-Aaron

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