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

I just have the P2500, so I don't have pads--and never played a CS.  Just wondering if there are parameters in OS 2.0 that related to the pads--sensitivity, curve, etc. or if they show up as a source in cords.

Hmmm:

"The velocity and pressure-sensitive keypads can play on any MIDI channel as programmed in the Controllers menu. They are normally set to play on the “Basic” channel, which means that they play the preset currently showing in the preset view screen. The keypads output channel (mono) pressure internally (routed in the PatchCords) and both channel and polyphonic pressure over MIDI."

Maybe that helps explain what's going on.  Possible workaround: route pads out and back in.  Can some DC be added to the destination for something so whatever is being affected doesn't drop so much. 

Without a CS, this is all "in theory," but maybe it will help.  It would seem to explain why you get the difference internally and externally (channel pressure v. note-by-note polyphonic pressure).

Steve

PS: I picked up a CS 4 x 4 knob PCB and was hoping I could turn it into a stand-alone midi controller--so I too, would benefit from that section of the service manual, too.

All of the contents (manuals, factory songs, and patterns, e-loader, ads for ROMS, etc.) should be available in several places on the internet.  I might have my original P2500 CD somewhere, and it might actually not have any scratches or defects (including from aging); I am not even sure where it is.

Is there something specific your acquaintance wants from the CD? 

Steve

What I know is he needs a copy of  the CD-ROM called Command Station,  
which was sold with MP7, XL7 or P2500. Probably he lost data in his  
MP7 and there's no standard factory reset, he needs to load data from  
CD-ROM.

Daniel Forro


On Mar 28, 2017, at 11:55 PM, smw-mail@... [xl7] wrote:

>
> All of the contents (manuals, factory songs, and patterns, e-loader,  
> ads for ROMS, etc.) should be available in several places on the  
> internet.  I might have my original P2500 CD somewhere, and it might  
> actually not have any scratches or defects (including from aging); I  
> am not even sure where it is.
>
> Is there something specific your acquaintance wants from the CD?
>
> Steve
>

>> . . . there's no standard factory reset . . .

PS: In the diagnostics mode there are two functions (1) to do a reset of the all data [basically User presets sequences] and (2) to do a reset of all the data except the sequences [basically just the presets, but not the songs and patterns].

E-loader is needed to update or reload the OS.

Just like the 1 RU P2K variants, powering up while holding down the two cursor keys will get the CS/P2500 into diagnostics mode. I believe the data reset functions are at the end--not sure what the numbers are.

Doing the full data reset [initialization] replaces all the sequences [patterns and songs] with empty sequences. That's why the factory sequences are available in zip files.  E-Loader 1.1 has the ability to transfer sequences between a PC and a CS/P2500. Using usb transfer is much faster than midi transfer, but with the right cables and the proper setup/PC/OS. Both should work. 

If your acquaintance has problems with the transfer, someone here should be able to help diagnose the issue.