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

Yeah, actually I meant insert an event in the file in the XL7 and 
then dump it into Sonar and then mess with it - but your other 
suggestion is even easier. Cool!
thx
--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Aaron Eppolito <synthesis77@y...> wrote:
> The XL-7 won't respond to the port event that Cakewalk inserts.  I
> thought about using that event, but Cakewalk was the only sequencer
> that used it, and also, since it would "whack" XL-7 settings without
> user intervention.  (Note the use of "whack" here.)  If you want, 
check
> out the text events in an uploaded XL-7 sequence.  Also, you could
> simply merge all your SMFs from the different sequencers on your PC,
> upload to the XL-7, then set the appropriate tracks to external.  
Once
> you've done that, you should be able to do whatever you want to that
> file and have the port settings retained.
> 
> -Aaron
> 
> --- dwoodaman <dwoodaman@y...> wrote:
> > Yes indeed that certainly could. If that is true, then I could 
put 
> > say one event on each of the channels that I want to use 
externally, 
> > then, I assume, I could copy info from another file in there - 
yeah, 
> > that would be perfect. 
> > Will have to give it a go when I get home tonight.
> > Thanks much for testing this out.
> > Dana
> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@p...> 
> > wrote:
> > > I just did a quick test that relates to the "port" meta-event 
using
> > 
> > > Cakewalk Professional 3.01 (1994).  I would hope its the same 
on 
> > > Sonar. 
> > > 
> > > I saved a multi port sequence as a smf.  Then I loaded the file 
> > back. 
> > > The port assignments were intact.
> > > 
> > > E-Loader's file viewer confirms a port event for each track.  I 
> > > haven't yet tried sending the file to the E-Mu and then getting 
it 
> > > back.
> > > 
> > > Track 0 event has the port events for the sysex banks.
> > > 
> > > Hope this helps.
> > > 
> > > Dr. Steve
> > 
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