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

Hi all...  I've been trying to use the volume and pan knobs on the XL 
to control those paramaters on my other gear.  I was having a bit of 
trouble, so I checked things out with Midiox.

Volume and pan information only seems to transmit to the A output.  
Is there a way to change this, or is it by design?  

If I have to switch everything over to the A out, I guess it's no big 
deal... I had been considering a switch anyway.  I currently use A 
channels for the internal synth and B channels for outboard, but I 
rarely use more than 16 tracks in a song... if I do, I just end up 
combining tracks anyway.  It seems like I'm just doing a lot of 
unnecessary setup, and it would actually be to my advantage to have 
everything together on the A channels.

Thoughts?


Thanks

D

I did not know that the pan and volume did not transmit on the b 
output, seems odd.

The only thought I had was timing.  Keeping things devided can keep 
things a little tighter.

Peace

Mike G.



--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "soundcrafter" <aurastar@c...> wrote:
> Hi all...  I've been trying to use the volume and pan knobs on the 
XL 
> to control those paramaters on my other gear.  I was having a bit 
of 
> trouble, so I checked things out with Midiox.
> 
> Volume and pan information only seems to transmit to the A 
output.  
> Is there a way to change this, or is it by design?  
> 
> If I have to switch everything over to the A out, I guess it's no 
big 
> deal... I had been considering a switch anyway.  I currently use A 
> channels for the internal synth and B channels for outboard, but I 
> rarely use more than 16 tracks in a song... if I do, I just end up 
> combining tracks anyway.  It seems like I'm just doing a lot of 
> unnecessary setup, and it would actually be to my advantage to 
have 

> everything together on the A channels.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> D

One of the very few things that disappoint me with my XL is that for 
most purposes that I can think of, the B channels are useless since 
there is only a midi out. I would love to control my external boxes 
from the B channel, but it just wasn't all that practical (or I just 
didn't get how to do it).
As a result, I am now limiting myself to 16 channels, which is OK 
but how much nicer if Emu just could have squeezed out another port!
Oh well..........
Dana

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "mike" <curiousproductions@r...> wrote:
> I did not know that the pan and volume did not transmit on the b 
> output, seems odd.
> The only thought I had was timing.  Keeping things devided can 
keep things a little tighter.
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "soundcrafter" <aurastar@c...> wrote:
> > Hi all...  I've been trying to use the volume and pan knobs on 
the XL to control those paramaters on my other gear.  I was having a 
bit of trouble, so I checked things out with Midiox.
Volume and pan information only seems to transmit to the A output.  
> > Is there a way to change this, or is it by design?   
> > If I have to switch everything over to the A out, I guess it's 
no big  deal... I had been considering a switch anyway.  I currently 
use A channels for the internal synth and B channels for outboard, 
but I rarely use more than 16 tracks in a song... if I do, I just 
end up combining tracks anyway.  It seems like I'm just doing a lot 
of unnecessary setup, and it would actually be to my advantage to 
> have everything together on the A channels.

Did anyone else ever verify this?  I'd like to know if I'm doing 
something wrong, or getting wierdness from my unit...

Thanks

D

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "soundcrafter" <aurastar@c...> wrote:
> Hi all...  I've been trying to use the volume and pan knobs on the 
XL 
> to control those paramaters on my other gear.  I was having a bit 
of 
> trouble, so I checked things out with Midiox.
> 
> Volume and pan information only seems to transmit to the A output.  
> Is there a way to change this, or is it by design?  
> 
> If I have to switch everything over to the A out, I guess it's no 
big 

> deal... I had been considering a switch anyway.  I currently use A 
> channels for the internal synth and B channels for outboard, but I 
> rarely use more than 16 tracks in a song... if I do, I just end up 
> combining tracks anyway.  It seems like I'm just doing a lot of 
> unnecessary setup, and it would actually be to my advantage to have 
> everything together on the A channels.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> D