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

The manual says(maybe we're looking in the wrong section?) go to the 
Base Tempo menu, scroll the tempo all the way counterclockwise until 
you get EXT. We couldn't find a command that said USE MIDI. The thing 
is that when we set it to EXT. It didn't sync, AT ALL. We've been 
using MIDI for a long time, we have a pretty good idea about how to 
get around most machines, this thing has LOTs of menues, and is, so 
far, a little confusing. Again, maybe we didn't find the right menu?
Where is the menu your talking about? Are there any other crucial 
tips we should know about global settings, WE'll beasically be 
slaving this thing from an RS7000, there will be alot of incoming 
notes, can you turn off all incoming note data, or do you have to 
turnoffeach channel individually? Thanks alot, despite these basic 
little headaches,this thing sounds like it will be a Psick!!! 
addition to our setup. Peace-Thanks; Buddha Spaceship

G,

You're looking in the right spot.  Page 98 in the manual is where I 
had you go and it should be syncing to the RS7000 with no problems.  
The only other thing I can suggest is to verify that the RS7000 is 
sending info.  The quickest way to check is to look at the midi led 
in the top right corner of the XL-7 to the left of the large knob.  
If the midi cables are hooked up correctly, then the led will flash 
when the RS7000 is in playback mode.

Good Luck.

M2




--- In xl7@y..., garrisonheslin@y... wrote:
> The manual says(maybe we're looking in the wrong section?) go to 
the 
> Base Tempo menu, scroll the tempo all the way counterclockwise 
until 
> you get EXT. We couldn't find a command that said USE MIDI. The 
thing 
> is that when we set it to EXT. It didn't sync, AT ALL. We've been 
> using MIDI for a long time, we have a pretty good idea about how to 
> get around most machines, this thing has LOTs of menues, and is, so 
> far, a little confusing. Again, maybe we didn't find the right menu?
> Where is the menu your talking about? Are there any other crucial 
> tips we should know about global settings, WE'll beasically be 
> slaving this thing from an RS7000, there will be alot of incoming 
> notes, can you turn off all incoming note data, or do you have to 
> turnoffeach channel individually? Thanks alot, despite these basic 
> little headaches,this thing sounds like it will be a Psick!!! 
> addition to our setup. Peace-Thanks; Buddha Spaceship

It sounds like you've have the Xl-7 set correctly (Controllers, last
menu, move tempo to external). M2's advice was solid to check your MIDI
input activity light to see if the Master is generating clocks. Lastly,
make sure you have OS 1.01 is your Xl-7. OS 1.01 added Song Position
Pointer. This feature is very important when slaving your Xl-7.

sean at e-mu / ensoniq

garrisonheslin@... wrote:
> 
> The manual says(maybe we're looking in the wrong section?) go to the
> Base Tempo menu, scroll the tempo all the way counterclockwise until
> you get EXT. We couldn't find a command that said USE MIDI. The thing
> is that when we set it to EXT. It didn't sync, AT ALL. We've been
> using MIDI for a long time, we have a pretty good idea about how to
> get around most machines, this thing has LOTs of menues, and is, so
> far, a little confusing. Again, maybe we didn't find the right menu?
> Where is the menu your talking about? Are there any other crucial
> tips we should know about global settings, WE'll beasically be
> slaving this thing from an RS7000, there will be alot of incoming
> notes, can you turn off all incoming note data, or do you have to
> turnoffeach channel individually? Thanks alot, despite these basic
> little headaches,this thing sounds like it will be a Psick!!!
> addition to our setup. Peace-Thanks; Buddha Spaceship
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