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2001-10-30 by erik_magrini@Baxter.com

Why is it if you're scrolling through the Presets (in Preset View), and 
the cursor is under the NAME of the preset, it automatically jumps you to 
the User banks, if you're cursor is under the Preset NUMBER though, it 
stays in the XL-7 banks?

Also, if you select a track (track up/down buttons next to LCD) with the 
Preset View button pressed, then go to say Grid Mode to record (hold 
PLAY+REC), the current track is different from the one you selected in 
Preset View?  Anyone else seeing this one?  I don't know if it happens in 
other record modes too, I just keep running into this one over and over...

I'll double check it's exactly those circumstances again tonight, writing 
this from work without the XL in front of me, sorry.

rEalm

Questions

2003-05-11 by soseriousboutmine

Wassup yall I bought my XL-7 its being shipped and Im new 2 
synthesizers and shyt..I read tha manual in erthang but I was 
wonderin:

-I ordered an XL-1 but it comes with tha MoPhatt sound rom since I 
guess the manufacturer swapped it cuz it will sell tha rest of the 
units will it come with the 2.0 OS or I still have to upgrade it?

- What is an Arppregiator?
-What exactly does it do..?
-how is it most commonly used in musik?



the more I know of whut its used for gives me a better idea of how to 
use it.

thanx

Re: Questions

2003-05-11 by nifflas

Arpeggiators is very common, I suppose every virtual analogue synth 
nowdays has it, and it's definetly a really useful feature. I can't 
say I like the pattern arpeggiators of the XX-7's, but since it also 
has more than all features of a standard arpeggiator, it is *really* 
useful.

I found a quite nice explanation here 
(http://www.myatari.net/issues/aug2001/arp_art.htm):

"What is an arpeggiator? Basically it takes notes from a chord and 
strings them together as individual notes to form patterns. These 
patterns are usually played ascending (up), descending (down), both 
ascending and descending, or in some instances, in a random order. 
You can also adjust the speed in which the patterns are played. This 
allows the musician to perform arpeggiation effects simply by holding 
down a chord, or playing in some notes. This is very different to the 
auto-accompaniment consumer keyboards available in today's retail 
outlets."

//Nifflas

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "soseriousboutmine" <thabayplaya@y...> 
wrote:
> Wassup yall I bought my XL-7 its being shipped and Im new 2 
> synthesizers and shyt..I read tha manual in erthang but I was 
> wonderin:
> 
> -I ordered an XL-1 but it comes with tha MoPhatt sound rom since I 
> guess the manufacturer swapped it cuz it will sell tha rest of the 
> units will it come with the 2.0 OS or I still have to upgrade it?
> 
> - What is an Arppregiator?
> -What exactly does it do..?
> -how is it most commonly used in musik?
> 
> 
> 
> the more I know of whut its used for gives me a better idea of how 
to 
> use it.
> 
> thanx

Re: [xl7] Questions

2003-05-11 by Jonathan El-Bizri

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Probably. Not that this is any cause for distress. How are your 
soldering skills? Can you follow a circuit diagram? (just kidding :> 
- all you need is a pc with a midi port)

bIz