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

The first thing you need to do is get the documentation for whatever 
softsynth you want to control, especially the part that tells you what CC 
number is mapped to each knob in the softsynth.  If you can't find this, a 
great resource is www.kvr-vst.com, which has a whole section dedicated to 
just that info for virtually (no pun intended) every softsynth out there. 
We'll use the Pro-52 as an example, here's the link that shows you all the 
CC info:

http://www.kvr-vst.com/midi-pro-52.htm

Next you want to go to the Controllers Menu in the XX-7 and set up each 
knob to transmit that corresponding CC number based on what you want your 
knobs to do.  It's probably easiest to think of the controller knobs as 
being assigned the same functions as in Quick Edit.  So knob A would 
transmit Filter Cutoff, Knob B would be assigned to Filter Resonance, Knob 
C would be Filter Envelope Attack, etc.  That's not to say you can't make 
them control anything you want, it's just easier to remember what each 
knob does if you keep some sort of standard among your Programmable knob 
set-ups.

Anyway, as you can see from the above link, the Filter Cutoff knob on the 
Pro-52 is mapped by default to CC#70, which is different from the industry 
standard of #74.  So, press the Controllers Button and scroll until it 
says Programmable Knobs.  At this point you can see which knob is shown by 
the number in the upper left corner of the screen, just like the Pattern 
tracks.  Cursor to the lower line and change the Ctrl: field to 70, the 
Ch: field to 01A (or whatever port and channel you wish), and the last 
field to EXT.  Bingo, you're A Knob in should now control the filter 
cutoff in the Pro-52 VSTi.  You can now go back and set up each of the 
rest of your knobs as you wish.  When you're done, be sure to save the 
Multisetup, call it Pro-52 to make it easier to find.

If for some reason you still can't get the knobs to control a VSTi, make 
sure that the instrument is set to receive on the same channel as your 
knobs are set to transmit on.  Hope this helps!  Have fun tweaking!

rEalm
(maybe we should set up a folder in our Files section where users can 
upload Multisetups where they've already done the work?)




How to setup XL to control Pro52 ???? or any other VSTi

First thing thank you, second i can now sell my knobby worth $200
www.encoreelectronics.com.
plus, i created the Multisetup upload folder.

NiR
--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> The first thing you need to do is get the documentation for 
whatever 
> softsynth you want to control, especially the part that tells you 
what CC 
> number is mapped to each knob in the softsynth.  If you can't find 
this, a 
> great resource is www.kvr-vst.com, which has a whole section 
dedicated to 
> just that info for virtually (no pun intended) every softsynth out 
there. 
> We'll use the Pro-52 as an example, here's the link that shows you 
all the 
> CC info:
> 
> http://www.kvr-vst.com/midi-pro-52.htm
> 
> Next you want to go to the Controllers Menu in the XX-7 and set up 
each 
> knob to transmit that corresponding CC number based on what you 
want your 
> knobs to do.  It's probably easiest to think of the controller 
knobs as 
> being assigned the same functions as in Quick Edit.  So knob A 
would 
> transmit Filter Cutoff, Knob B would be assigned to Filter 
Resonance, Knob 
> C would be Filter Envelope Attack, etc.  That's not to say you 
can't make 
> them control anything you want, it's just easier to remember what 
each 
> knob does if you keep some sort of standard among your Programmable 
knob 
> set-ups.
> 
> Anyway, as you can see from the above link, the Filter Cutoff knob 
on the 
> Pro-52 is mapped by default to CC#70, which is different from the 
industry 
> standard of #74.  So, press the Controllers Button and scroll until 
it 
> says Programmable Knobs.  At this point you can see which knob is 
shown by 
> the number in the upper left corner of the screen, just like the 
Pattern 
> tracks.  Cursor to the lower line and change the Ctrl: field to 70, 
the 
> Ch: field to 01A (or whatever port and channel you wish), and the 
last 
> field to EXT.  Bingo, you're A Knob in should now control the 
filter 
> cutoff in the Pro-52 VSTi.  You can now go back and set up each of 
the 
> rest of your knobs as you wish.  When you're done, be sure to save 
the 
> Multisetup, call it Pro-52 to make it easier to find.
> 
> If for some reason you still can't get the knobs to control a VSTi, 
make 
> sure that the instrument is set to receive on the same channel as 
your 
> knobs are set to transmit on.  Hope this helps!  Have fun tweaking!
> 
> rEalm
> (maybe we should set up a folder in our Files section where users 
can 

> upload Multisetups where they've already done the work?)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> How to setup XL to control Pro52 ???? or any other VSTi