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

Hi Heinrich,

Go into the note list and look also, if the length of the notes is too low.
I had a problem with notes that were only on tick long in logic. Importing
this lines into my mp-7 made the notes not play. The problem was, that the
note on and off came on the same tick and the note didn´t play. Actually
this was a mistake from logic´s midifile but your problem sounds similar to
me. Try to make the events longer if they are only one tick long. If the
problem persists, call the emu support hotline in the usa, these guys do a
really good job and helped me solving some problems i had.


Alex

>Von: erik_magrini@...
>Antworten an: xl7@yahoogroups.com
>Datum: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 08:49:58 -0600
>An: xl7@yahoogroups.com
>Betreff: Re: [xl7] my final round with the mp-7



>Go into Note List edit and look at the velocities and note lengths of the notes
that aren't playing back.  Are the velocities too low, or the note lengths
too long?  Also, the HH's typically use a feature called Assign Group to
allow open HH's to turn off closed HH's (although it has many more uses than
just this).  Check on page 178 of the manual to see what I'm talking about.
Go into the Preset Edit mode for the Drum Preset that's >giving you the
trouble,a nd check to see if that HH is assigned to a mono >group.  That
would explain why the note is silent, even though you can >still >see it.
Check to see if you've got other drum sounds at the same >locations >as the
quiet notes, my guess is that this is what your problem >is.

>rEalm 



>>I recorded a mididrumfile from cakewalk sonar on track 1 of the mp-7.
>>It contained - besides the kick, snare and some percussion - a
>>hihat and cymbal pattern with 16th. The file is definitely not
>>overloading the track, thers not much happening. Quantize during
>>recording was set to "off". Playing back the unrecorded file was no
>>problem at all. But after I recorded it, there are notes of the hihat
>>pattern without sound. On some part of the pattern only one. On other
>>parts more. No matter how often I tried this - allways the same notes
>>do not sound. When I play back the recorded file very slowly I
>>realize, the midi note seems to be there (or was it just a controller
>>event?), because I can see the green light on, but the sound of this
>>note is missing. I altered the quantize setting when I was playing
>>back the file from 16 to 32. But still the same. I changed the preset
>>kits - still the same problem. Is it a bug? I don´t think so, because
>>its so "regular". Did I miss something?
>>
>>Any help is appreciated. I spent a lot of time last night in trying
>>to solve 
>>this. 

>>Heinrich

Damn, I love this board. You guys are really helpful. I will check 
back on that and let you know if your suggestions will solve my 
problems. Calling up the EMU support in the US would cost me a 
fortune, as I live in Germany. Pity, its too far for having a cup of 
coffee together, guys. 
One thing I forgot to mention: I noticed the mp-7 receiving a 
constant midiflow when I wanted to record a pattern - even if 
cakewalk stopped, the red light of the mp-7 midi-in was flickering 
all the way. When I changed to cubase 5, the midi signal was received 
properly - say: light on when a signal came in. Strange, isn´t it?

Cheers

HEinrich


--- In xl7@y..., Alex Jacobi <lx-posse@g...> wrote:
>  
> Hi Heinrich,
> 
> Go into the note list and look also, if the length of the notes is 
too low.
> I had a problem with notes that were only on tick long in logic. 
Importing
> this lines into my mp-7 made the notes not play. The problem was, 
that the
> note on and off came on the same tick and the note didn´t play. 
Actually
> this was a mistake from logic´s midifile but your problem sounds 
similar to
> me. Try to make the events longer if they are only one tick long. 
If the
> problem persists, call the emu support hotline in the usa, these 
guys do a
> really good job and helped me solving some problems i had.
> 
> 
> Alex
> 
> >Von: erik_magrini@B...
> >Antworten an: xl7@y...
> >Datum: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 08:49:58 -0600
> >An: xl7@y...
> >Betreff: Re: [xl7] my final round with the mp-7
> 
> 
> 
> >Go into Note List edit and look at the velocities and note lengths 
of the notes
> that aren't playing back.  Are the velocities too low, or the note 
lengths
> too long?  Also, the HH's typically use a feature called Assign 
Group to
> allow open HH's to turn off closed HH's (although it has many more 
uses than
> just this).  Check on page 178 of the manual to see what I'm 
talking about.
> Go into the Preset Edit mode for the Drum Preset that's >giving you 
the
> trouble,a nd check to see if that HH is assigned to a mono >group.  
That
> would explain why the note is silent, even though you can >still 
>see it.
> Check to see if you've got other drum sounds at the same >locations 
>as the
> quiet notes, my guess is that this is what your problem >is.
> 
> >rEalm 
> 
> 
> 
> >>I recorded a mididrumfile from cakewalk sonar on track 1 of the 
mp-7.
> >>It contained - besides the kick, snare and some percussion - a
> >>hihat and cymbal pattern with 16th. The file is definitely not
> >>overloading the track, thers not much happening. Quantize during
> >>recording was set to "off". Playing back the unrecorded file was 
no
> >>problem at all. But after I recorded it, there are notes of the 
hihat
> >>pattern without sound. On some part of the pattern only one. On 
other
> >>parts more. No matter how often I tried this - allways the same 
notes
> >>do not sound. When I play back the recorded file very slowly I
> >>realize, the midi note seems to be there (or was it just a 
controller
> >>event?), because I can see the green light on, but the sound of 
this
> >>note is missing. I altered the quantize setting when I was playing
> >>back the file from 16 to 32. But still the same. I changed the 
preset
> >>kits - still the same problem. Is it a bug? I don´t think so, 
because
> >>its so "regular". Did I miss something?
> >>
> >>Any help is appreciated. I spent a lot of time last night in 
trying

> >>to solve 
> >>this. 
> 
> >>Heinrich