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

Just curious to get any feedback on these ideas: 

1) A function that changes the Play Pads to a numeric keypad - i.e. 
from C-C: (0 - 9) + (ENTER) + (PLUS) and (MINUS). This for entering 
values as an alternative to the wheel. 

2) A function that allows assigning PATTERNS to Play Pads

Thank you Posters

GV

Cool idea, but you'd need some type of modifier key too I'd think.  The 
keypads currently function as a way to enter letters too, which saves me 
hours of time renaming patterns and presets.

rEalm





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10/02/02 02:02 PM
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Just curious to get any feedback on these ideas: 

1) A function that changes the Play Pads to a numeric keypad - i.e. 
from C-C: (0 - 9) + (ENTER) + (PLUS) and (MINUS). This for entering 
values as an alternative to the wheel. 

2) A function that allows assigning PATTERNS to Play Pads

Thank you Posters

GV 





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> Cool idea, but you'd need some type of modifier key too I'd think.  
> 
> rEalm

ahh - thank you rEalm - I was beginning to think that I was the only 
one. Years ago I programmed a great device (now extinct) called the 
MAPPER to (with the click of a footswitch) change a MIDI keyboard to a 
program send device using a layout that was similar to what I described 
here. Or, in the case of the XL7, it could be a dual command key press, 
or something. At any rate - the MAPPER program was fantastic and 
allowed me to do things live that otherwise would not have been 
possible - i.e.lightening fast/non-linear prg.changes. We used this 
concept for all of the other MIDI players oin the band and from that 
point of view it defined the tour.

Back to XL7 - being able to assign Patterns to the keys, and then 
switch patterns rhythmically is a great way to create unusual 
syncopations and breaks, and from my point of view much easier than the 
wheel.

any other takers?

thanks

gv


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>         To:     xl7@y...
>         cc: 
>         Subject:        [xl7] OS/Pads function
> 
> 
> Just curious to get any feedback on these ideas: 
> 
> 1) A function that changes the Play Pads to a numeric keypad - i.e. 
> from C-C: (0 - 9) + (ENTER) + (PLUS) and (MINUS). This for entering 
> values as an alternative to the wheel. 
> 
> 2) A function that allows assigning PATTERNS to Play Pads
> 
> Thank you Posters
> 
> GV 
> 
> 
>

It's typically called Pattern Call and if you look at our list of OS 
suggestions (I posted it again a couple days ago) you'll see it's on 
there.  I bet we see this in the next OS for sure, all other sequencer 
boxes have this.

rEalm




Back to XL7 - being able to assign Patterns to the keys, and then 
switch patterns rhythmically is a great way to create unusual 
syncopations and breaks, and from my point of view much easier than the 
wheel.

I hope so too.

Being able to set the pattern-switch-quantize (from 16th note to next-bar to end-of-loop) per button would be a nice extra touch. And of course I want to be able to switch patterns via MIDI...

--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> It's typically called Pattern Call and if you look at our list of OS
> suggestions (I posted it again a couple days ago) you'll see it's on
> there.  I bet we see this in the next OS for sure, all other sequencer
> boxes have this.
>
> rEalm
>
>> Back to XL7 - being able to assign Patterns to the keys, and then
>> switch patterns rhythmically is a great way to create unusual
>> syncopations and breaks, and from my point of view much easier than the
>> wheel.