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

I agree on the power issue. I've encountered that before in many 
instances. It usually results from too many things pluged into the 
same circuit. Usually the synth has enough power to boot part way and 
that's about it. Usually when I play out I bring extension cords and 
power strips. That way I can find my own recepticles if needed.





--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "psychogroove1" <Reek@S...> wrote:
> I would check internal connections. Particularly any chip that sits 
in a socket. 
> WARNING, if your not comf0ortable opening the box or really don't 
know what 
> your doing, ask someone who is.
> Oen the unit. Touch the powersupply to release any static electricy 
you may 
> be charged with. Press firmly any chip that sits into a socket. 
You'll most likely 
> hear minute sounds ad the chips snug up with the sockets.
> If you move equippment around frequently, the connections can 
become a 
> little loose. Vibrations from banging on the buttons and expansion 
from heat 
> as the unit warms up can compound these problems and reveal 
intermittent 
> problems.
> I used to work with lots of touring bands and this was a problem 
from the gear 
> ridding in trucks around the country and around the world. I even 
had 
> problems with some of my gear from the move from LA to Seattle. 
More than 
> 50% of the problems I've seen with all gear can be fixed this way.
> 
> Reek
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, quazar <quazarproductions@p...> wrote:
> > or all EMU's are starting to fall apart after a while....
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > op 29-04-2003 15:03 schreef erik_magrini@B... op
> > erik_magrini@B...:
> > 
> > Does this only happen while you're playing out?  I had very some 
weird
> > issues last week during my live set too:
> > 
> > - 16 measure patterns looped for 32 measures, even though 17-32 
were
> > blank.
> > - Patterns wouldn't switch even though they were queued 
correctly, the
> > current pattern would play indefinitely.
> > - Pressing Edit+Track Mute to select a new track would cause the 
XL-7 to
> > play random sounds not from the Preset assigned to that channel.
> > - Lots of other stuff that killed the set.
> > 
> > Never seen any of these before, and haven't seen them since no 
matter 
> what
> > I try.  After some talks with Emu, we are both inclined to agree 
it was
> > most likely issues with the mains power at the venue, it was 
probably too
> > low.  I know I'm buying one of those cheap USB power supplies 
($40) from
> > Office Depot to remedy the situation in the future, might want to 
look
> > into that as well.
> > 
> > rEalm
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi all... my XL is beginning to develop a habit that makes me 
worry a
> > bit...
> > 
> > I'll be playing out, editing a pattern or a song, and as I push
> > various buttons, my display begins to fritz out... It begins to
> > slowly display random characters... they don't look like random 
parts
> > of the LCD lighting up, but maybe some sort of foreign alphabet?!
> > 
> > 
> > And to top it off... I think it's getting more frequent, and 
crashing
> > faster with each occurrence! That could just be me getting gear-
> > paranoid though...
> > 
> > 
> > 
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