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

Firs off I just got access to this group again after a week of my 
local yahoo server being down.   

I want to give my thanks for the new os.  I have had some time to 
work with it now and it helps the work flow.  I like the temp loop 
feature alot as I often work in 32 bar patterns.  Also the 64 and 
128 in quantize is a massive bonus for us old skoolers.  

And well XMIX!! now that is a feature and a half!  I LOVE XMIX :)  
The was this has been set up is perfict as far as I am concerned.

Again thanks.

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> New OS ideas:
> 
> - Pressing Play+Stop will automatically cause the Pattern to begin 
playing back at the start of any defined Loops.  If no loop points 
are defined, then the Pattern begins playing back at the beginning 
as normal, or switches to the next queued pattern.

I personaly dont think I would use this one much but that is just me.

 
> - Track Mute buttons should function as shortcut keys for Pattern 
Edit menus, same as they do within Preset Edit.  True, there's no 
labels screened on the box for this, but the most common used ones 
will be easy enough to remember after you've done it a few times..

This idea I like alot.  This is sompthing I would use all the time.

> - Cut, Copy, and Paste commands and Note and Event List Edit 
screens should default to the current active (Basic) Track.  Ditto 
for the Send screen in the Global menu.

I could see this one causing me problems.  Just for example when I 
am setting up controller information for E5000 the track that the 
preset is on is not always the track that I am setting up controller 
iformation on.  I come across this when I am using presets to call 
up fx.  This is the mode I am usaly operating in as all the music i 
write is in preperation for live use.  Think that made sence.
> 
> - TAP+ (Pattern Edit button) becomes shortcut for Revert to Saved. 

Another good one.

> - TAP + (Preset Edit Button) loads the initialized Preset to the 
current Track (basically this is a way to initialize the current 
preset).

Ya i dig it.

 - TAP + Arp button acts as short cut for Arp hold On/Off.

sure why not.


> - Snap and/or Relative mode for the 16 knobs.

This is sompthing I have gone on about before but I have an update 
that makes me want it even more.  Ok where to begin here.  I did 
some looking around for a controller that would solve this problem 
and there is one out there.  It is the Doepfer Pocket Dial.  It is a 
bank of 16 encoders.  The dials just keep turning and turning.  The 
catch is that the hardware/software you use it with has to be able 
to comunicate with it so it know what the current position of dial 
is so it can update with no sudden jumps.  Or the hardware/software 
has to be able to recive only + or - information to add or subtract 
from the current position of the peramiter you are controlling.  I 
have posted here a couple of times and have gone directly to the EMU 
tech support and got no answer.  I would try this out for myself to 
see if it works but I cant do this due to the fact that I have to 
order one from another city.  I am not willing to take a gamble on 
this one as they cost about 350.00 can.  

since EMU is totaly unwilling to answer my questions about this issue

"Sorry but we do  not provide sysex support. 
You can download a sysex pdf for the command stations from the XL-
7/MP-7
product pages at emu.com." 

(this the last email I got from EMU. Ok thats great but I am not a 
programer)

I am BEGGING for this feature.  I am totaly suprised at the lack of 
help I got with this due to the fact that EMU is generaly very good 
with its support. 

> - A Copy and Paste field command.  IE, pressing some button 
combination will cause the value currently selected by the blinking 
cursor location to be copied.  Another button combination causes 
this value to be pasted into the next selected location of the same 
value type.  This would make it easy to set things (Note #, CC#, 
etc) to the same values while in the List 
> Editors, or in any screen for that matter.

sounds confusing but good.
> 
> 
> rEalm
> 
There is sompthing i would like to add here.  When switching tracks 
set to external Samples get cut off.  This is just like the arp 
thing but with my E5000.  Very anoying.  A fix for this would be 
great.

Peace

Mike G.