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

alex, eric thanx for clarifying things...

eric... i 've got a midisport 2x4 (parallel port interface)... never 
had any problems with it, but after today i don't know if it's broken 
or something.

i have to say, i haven't had much experience using the mp7 in a synth 
module way (just using the sounds via cubase, not the sequencer). up 
till now i just messed with the midi parameters to get it to work. 
this being my "intuitive" way of working. (note; this is just a way 
of saying i'm not entirely understanding what i'm doing).
but today i got a midi feedback loop which totally freezed the mp7 
(cubase wasn't happy either). it took me several on/offs to 
understand it was a feedback loop and when i removed the midi-out 
from the mp7 everything worked okay.
i can't imagine what i've been doing wrong and i think this shouldn't 
be possible. in my process of trying different parameters in the midi 
section (midimerge on/off, rechannelizing etc..) i'm sure i tried 
them all before and never has this kind of midi feedback occured 
before.
anyone else had this problem? which midi parameter settings should i 
avoid and which should i use? or is it a cubase/midisport problem?

thanx,

peter.

You should most definately have Rechannelize turned *off*.  You should 
also have MIDI merge *off* for any port returning to the computer.  You 
might want local control *off* and keyboard & knobs output midi *on* if 
you've got thru on in your sequencer and still want to play stuff on the 
XL-7.

Check out page 22 of the manual addendum 
<http://www.emu.com/products/pdf/pdf_manuals/xl7/CommandStation131.pdf> 
for an example of all the settings applicable.  We put this in just for 
you (well, maybe not just /you/, but anyone who wanted a one-stop-shop 
example of how to set up the box for local and non-local use).  =)

-Aaron

coscon23 wrote:

>understand it was a feedback loop and when i removed the midi-out 
>from the mp7 everything worked okay.
>anyone else had this problem? which midi parameter settings should i 
>avoid and which should i use? or is it a cubase/midisport problem?
>  
>

thanx a mighty aaron... you saved me again (from rtfm!) ;-)


--- In xl7@y..., Aaron Eppolito <aarone+list@e...> wrote:
> You should most definately have Rechannelize turned *off*.  You 
should 
> also have MIDI merge *off* for any port returning to the computer.  
You 
> might want local control *off* and keyboard & knobs output midi 
*on* if 
> you've got thru on in your sequencer and still want to play stuff 
on the 
> XL-7.
> 
> Check out page 22 of the manual addendum 
> 
<http://www.emu.com/products/pdf/pdf_manuals/xl7/CommandStation131.pdf
> 
> for an example of all the settings applicable.  We put this in just 
for 
> you (well, maybe not just /you/, but anyone who wanted a one-stop-
shop 
> example of how to set up the box for local and non-local use).  =)
> 
> -Aaron
> 
> coscon23 wrote:
> 
> >understand it was a feedback loop and when i removed the midi-out 
> >from the mp7 everything worked okay.
> >anyone else had this problem? which midi parameter settings should 
i 

> >avoid and which should i use? or is it a cubase/midisport problem?
> >  
> >