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

Actually, that sounds pretty annoying. But there is some heavy duty 
fun that can be had with the modulation of sample start point 
parameter.

If you have a waveform that is a set of sources stacked (like say 8 
of them) doing a PPG / Walforf style sweep.  The sample is about 2 
seconds and loops, but it more or less goes through this spectral 
mutation along the way.   

Then you make a preset to run with an arp, so it is short and sort of 
percussive, make a bit of decay with some delay as well.

Then have a tempo locked LFO move the sample start point around, what 
happens is that the timbre of the sound changes over time (say the 
LFO is set to 4 measures).  Pretty wild effect as the character of 
the sound is changing dramatically.  All of this without using the 
filter at all.

Bruce

--- In xl7@y..., mikexl7@y... wrote:
> Thanks for getting back to me bigben.
> I know what you are talking about there but it continues to happen 
> when the sequencer is stoped! And the pitch controller has no 
affect.
> I don't get it.
> 
> Another thing i dont understand is this.  I have my FX sends set up 
> as i want them on the E5000 then i hit stop twice and the FX change 
> to other sends! This would be supper cool if i could control them 
> some how but I i have no idea what my XL is sending that might me 
> dooing it.  I have the program change dissabled on the E5000 so it 
> can't be that.  
> 
> I dont get it, and it be anoying!
> 
> I would love to hear form one of the E-MU boys on this stuff ;)
> 
> Hope some one out there knows what this stuff is all about.
> 
> Peace 
> 
> mike
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@y..., bigben@m... wrote:
> > Well I'm not sure but it sounds like what happens with my e6400 
> > Ultra... When editing samples the start and end times can be 
> > adjusted with the pitch bend wheel via MIDI.  So if you're trying 
> to 
> > edit the loop points of a sample on your e5000 while playing a 
> > sequence from the xx-7, and have pitch bends in the sequence, 
> > that would cause the problem you described.  As far as I know 
> > there is no way to disable this "feature,"  you just need to stop 
> > play on the xx-7 or take out the pitch wheel messages when 
> > editing the samples.  That's my guess...
> > 
> > Big Ben
> > 
> > --- In xl7@y..., mikexl7@y... wrote:
> > > I am using the XL to control my E5000 but evry time i go into 
> > the 
> > > edit the loop points in the E5000 i cant control the loop 
points 
> > due 
> > > this constant sliding of the loop.  It is supper odd becous i 
> dont 
> > > see any midi info going in or out of the XL, the only reason i 
am 
> > > posting here is it did not do this befor i hooked the XL up to 
it.
> > > 
> > > If this turns out to be sompting withen the E5000 sorry to bug 
> > ya all 
> > > with it.
> > > 
> > > Peace
> > > 
> > > Mike