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

I've been unsuccessful syncing xl7 to cubase. It starts and stops 
just fine the
first time around.  But if I hit play on Cubase again a few of xl7's 
MIDI tracks
get muffled while other tracks are normal.  So then I go into those 
tracks and 
switch to another preset then switch it back to the original preset 
(as if I had 'shake it'and tell it to wake up) and it would play 
okay.  I would have
to do this everytime as a workaround but it gets to be a hassle.  I 
am slaving my
XL7 to Cubase. Has anyone else seen this before?  I am very new to 
Cubase so I'm 
pretty sure it's a user issue.  Here is my setup:

MidiSport 2x2
XL7- do not transmit Midi clock

Cubase
Sync Source-
Timecode Base: Intern
Tempo Base:  Intern

Sync Out-
MIDI Timecode: On (Out-A USB MidiSport 2x2)
MIDI Clock:  On (Out-A USB MidiSport 2x2)


Thanx
Peace in da Middle East!

I bypassed the whole 'muffled' issue by setting the XL7 as master 
and Cubase as slave (which I would rather avoid altogether since I 
heard Cubase is more stable acting as a master) but hey..whatever 
works!  I am still curious as to why I can't slave XL7.


--- In xl7@y..., "tommy_trance" <tommy_trance@y...> wrote:
> I've been unsuccessful syncing xl7 to cubase. It starts and stops 
> just fine the
> first time around.  But if I hit play on Cubase again a few of 
xl7's 
> MIDI tracks
> get muffled while other tracks are normal.  So then I go into 
those 
> tracks and 
> switch to another preset then switch it back to the original 
preset 
> (as if I had 'shake it'and tell it to wake up) and it would play 
> okay.  I would have
> to do this everytime as a workaround but it gets to be a hassle.  
I 
> am slaving my
> XL7 to Cubase. Has anyone else seen this before?  I am very new to 
> Cubase so I'm 
> pretty sure it's a user issue.  Here is my setup:
> 
> MidiSport 2x2
> XL7- do not transmit Midi clock
> 
> Cubase
> Sync Source-
> Timecode Base: Intern
> Tempo Base:  Intern
> 
> Sync Out-
> MIDI Timecode: On (Out-A USB MidiSport 2x2)
> MIDI Clock:  On (Out-A USB MidiSport 2x2)
> 
> 
> Thanx
> Peace in da Middle East!

I experienced the same problem and didnt find a good workaround for 
that. Its a pain in the neck and is another omission (?can you say 
so?) to your workflow.

Heinrich 



--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> I use Cubase and the XL-7 all the time together (with MIDIsport 2x2 
> occasionally as well).  Here's some more thing to check out/try:
> 
> - Make sure you don't have the Thru feature activated in the MIDI 
System 
> menu of Cubase.
> - In the Controllers menu of the XL-7, set the Base Tempo to 'EXT" 
(why is 
> this in the controllers menu?)
> - If you've used E-loader to load a pattern into your computer, and 
then 
> into Cubase, I find it best to erase everything EXCEPT the note 
data in 
> Cubase.  That way you're not retriggering set up info everytime you 
> restart the song (probably your problem).  Then if you make 
additional 
> settings to the volume and pan info on the XL-7, save it as a new 
> Multisetup.
> - Additionally, once I get a Cubase song happening, I'll copy my XL-
7 
> pattern to a new User Bank location (usually the very last one to 
avoid 
> confusion) and then delete all the note data from the Pattern.  
That way 
> the XL-7 isn't playing back any notes from it'[s internal 
sequencer, sicne 
> it's all controlled from Cubase now.
> - Try hitting stop three time on the XL-7 to restore the inital 
pattern 
> settings befoer you hit play on Cubase.
> 
> Hope these help some, let me know if you still get errors!
> 
> rEalm
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I've been unsuccessful syncing xl7 to cubase. It starts and stops 
just 
> fine the first time around.  But if I hit play on Cubase again a 
few of 
> xl7's MIDI tracks get muffled while other tracks are normal.  So 
then I go 
> into those 
> tracks and switch to another preset then switch it back to the 
original 
> preset (as if I had 'shake it'and tell it to wake up) and it would 
play 
> okay.  I would have to do this everytime as a workaround but it 
gets to be 
> a hassle.  I 
> am slaving my XL7 to Cubase. Has anyone else seen this before?  I 
am very 
> new to Cubase so I'm pretty sure it's a user issue.  Here is my 
setup:
> 
> MidiSport 2x2
> XL7- do not transmit Midi clock
> 
> Cubase
> Sync Source-
> Timecode Base: Intern
> Tempo Base:  Intern
> 
> Sync Out-
> MIDI Timecode: On (Out-A USB MidiSport 2x2)
> MIDI Clock:  On (Out-A USB MidiSport 2x2)