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

Hi everyone.  I am new to this forum but I can see that the people 
with the answers are here.  This might be a newbie question but that 
is because I am a newbie to the XL-7.  :-)  

When I realtime record into the XL-7 from a soft sequencer to create 
patterns the first step of the first bar (1.1) is not recorded.  My 
software is midi syncing with the XL-7 perfectly in every other way 
but I have this problem and I have not been able to figure out why.  
I have been through the manual with a fine tooth comb filter and I 
cannot figure out what the problem is.  Also, this is a problem for 
me with Cubase sx and MAgix Music Studio.  Is there something simple 
I am missing?  Let me know if more detail about my hardware and 
software set-up is needed for a reply.

Thanks 
Jeff