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

On Tuesday, November 27, 2001, at 07:28  PM, beatphyle@... wrote:

> im using a laptop with windows 98 and a midiman 4x4 midi/usb
> interface to upload and download patterns into my mp-7. i cannot get
> the midi conf. to say anything except "none" on the input and some
> kind of roland synth thing that came on the laptop already. is it
> possible for this to work, or is the midiman just not gonna cut it?

Does the MIDISport show up in other applications, like a sequencer 
program? The devices shown in the E-Loader device lists are whatever the 
OS publishes as available MIDI devices and are not controlled by 
E-Loader per. se. If the MIDISport drivers were written correctly, it 
should show up in the E-Loader device lists. I have a MIDISport that I 
use with my Mac and OMS and it works fine with E-Loader. I haven't yet 
tried it with my PC since I use the MIDI connection of my sound card, 
but I can try it. Then again, I use Win2K and not Win98. I have access 
to a Win98 machine, so I can try it (if no one else can respond to this)


> also, if and when i get it to work, is it possible and/or worth it to
> replace the user presets with the xl-7 presets, so i can have both,
> or are they basically the same?

The presets, or the sequences? The presets from an XL-7 will 
<obviously?> not work in an MP-7 without the MP-7 sound card installed - 
they are entirely different than the MP-7 presets. The sequences from 
XL-7 will technically 'work' with and MP-7, but of course all the 
program changes will need to be re-mapped to MP-7 presets. I.e. the 
sequences will play, but you will hear no sounds without pointing the 
tracks to available presets.


> by the way, when the usb connection on the command station works, it
> will be a new os right?

It will require at least 1.17 software, which is now available at the 
E-mu website. But you will need drivers for your PC, which have not been 
released yet. Those will be coming 'real soon now'.

Scott