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

I just joined, SO HI ALL.

I was wondering if anybody else got the problem that his/her
xx-7 freezes up.
I've got mine for about 2 week and it has
crashed at least 7 times. I've got the new OS (2.00) and i wasn't 
doing anything like a sysexdump.

It might has to do with the midi out. The output LED flashes 
sometimes even when there's no midi messages send (when it doesn't 
even play).

Any suggestions? 

thanx in advance!

BART

Mine locked up two days ago for the first time in a long while.  BUT (big 
one), it sounded shit hot when it froze so I powered on the PC real quick 
and recorded it for about 7 minutes.  Viola!  Instant ambient tune for my 
new CD :)

Umm, back to your question now.

rEalm




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"Bart Bral" wrote:
"It might has to do with the midi out"

Are you using an external sequencer? If so is midi thru turned off.
If not turn it off. 
Also try midi panic = press midi button and home/enter button at the 
same time.
There´s for sure a good reason for this.
good luck and welcome.

:paul




--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Bart Bral" <typhique@h...> wrote:

> I just joined, SO HI ALL.
> 
> I was wondering if anybody else got the problem that his/her
> xx-7 freezes up.
> I've got mine for about 2 week and it has
> crashed at least 7 times. I've got the new OS (2.00) and i wasn't 
> doing anything like a sysexdump.
> 
> It might has to do with the midi out. The output LED flashes 
> sometimes even when there's no midi messages send (when it doesn't 
> even play).
> 
> Any suggestions? 
> 
> thanx in advance!
> 
> BART

My machine is fairly stable but it's quite possible to lock it up 
with too many arpeggios,high-order filters and controller data going 
at once (at least that's what seems to be the culprit); I find if I 
reduce the complexity of what I'm doing the problem stops.  It's a 
powerful unit but it can get confused!---

 In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Bart Bral" <typhique@h...> wrote:

> I just joined, SO HI ALL.
> 
> I was wondering if anybody else got the problem that his/her
> xx-7 freezes up.
> I've got mine for about 2 week and it has
> crashed at least 7 times. I've got the new OS (2.00) and i wasn't 
> doing anything like a sysexdump.
> 
> It might has to do with the midi out. The output LED flashes 
> sometimes even when there's no midi messages send (when it doesn't 
> even play).
> 
> Any suggestions? 
> 
> thanx in advance!
> 
> BART

I found the "thin events" can help this alot. THat is if you add to 
all of that by recording tweaks.


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "smwither2002" <smwither2002@y...> wrote:
> My machine is fairly stable but it's quite possible to lock it up 
> with too many arpeggios,high-order filters and controller data 
going 
> at once (at least that's what seems to be the culprit); I find if 
I 
> reduce the complexity of what I'm doing the problem stops.  It's a 
> powerful unit but it can get confused!---
> 
>  In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Bart Bral" <typhique@h...> wrote:
> > I just joined, SO HI ALL.
> > 
> > I was wondering if anybody else got the problem that his/her
> > xx-7 freezes up.
> > I've got mine for about 2 week and it has
> > crashed at least 7 times. I've got the new OS (2.00) and i 
wasn't 
> > doing anything like a sysexdump.
> > 
> > It might has to do with the midi out. The output LED flashes 
> > sometimes even when there's no midi messages send (when it 
doesn't 

> > even play).
> > 
> > Any suggestions? 
> > 
> > thanx in advance!
> > 
> > BART

Thank you all for your replies,

rEalm wrote:
//it sounded shit hot when it froze so I powered on the PC real
//quick and recorded it for about 7 minutes. Viola! Instant ambient 
//tune for my new CD :)

Well mine sounded just shit, the only thing hot where my ears,
because even the main-volume pot & I/O knob(front) froze. So all 16 
sequences played at once. That nearly gave me a hart-attack ;)

:paul wrote:
//Are you using an external sequencer? 
I wasn't the first time it froze.
//If so is midi thru turned off.
//If not turn it off.
Yesterday, it locked up because of that, but I knew about midi 
feedback so i turned midi thru off in Cubase.

//Also try midi panic = press midi button and home/enter button 
//at the same time.
Tried that but with no result.

smwither2002 wrote:
//it's quite possible to lock it up
//with too many arpeggios,high-order filters and controller 
//data goingb at once (at least that's what seems to be the 
//culprit); I find if I reduce the complexity of what I'm doing the 
//problem stops. It's a powerful unit but it can get confused!---
The thing is: I haven't been recording any CC information, I just 
used 2 arp's, 2&4 pole filters. (say light weight presets)

DJ61 wrote: 
//I found the "thin events" can help this alot. 
//THat is if you add to all of that by recording tweaks.
since i havn't recorded any CC messages it wouldn't be necessary
to thin them (am i right???)

Thanx all, i post any findings and will start praying it will never 
freeze in summer (i mean: during a liveset)

BART BRAL