I really appreciate the extra effort in providing this solution!
Thanks, Thomas
--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, drK <drk@d...> wrote:
> On 1/15/03 1:18 AM, "tommy_trance <tommy_trance@y...>"
> <tommy_trance@y...> wrote:
>
> > Sure thing...
> > 1. Without Midi IN connected, I call up an empty pattern and
named
> > it "Another Day" with all channels assigned Internal. I choose
> > presets for each channel: say Preset 5, bank 1, User assigned to
> > Channel 1A), and preset 70-2 user assigned to Channel 2A). Then
I
> > save these presets to pattern "Another Day" (1-1, pettern1 bank1)
> >
> > 2. For my second pattern I call it "I feel Loved" and all
channels
> > assigned internal. I choose presets (preset 28, bank 1, user,
> > assinged to Channel 1A) and (preset 57 bank 1 user assinged to
2A).
> > I save these presets to Pattern "I feel Loved" located in 2-1
> > (pattern2, bank1).
> >
> > 3. When I scrolling back to pattern 1-1 "Another Day" channels
1A
> > and 2A have presets belonging to "I feel loved".
> >
> > Seems like XL7 isn't remembering presets to patterns...Please
Advise.
> >
>
> Track setup information such as assignments and presets are only
saved with
> a pattern if that track has recorded data. So setting up a
beginning
> sequence as you described will not save your initial work.
>
> This is also a problem when creating template patterns that you
want to use
> as a starting point for future patterns.
>
> here's one work around:
>
> (this has already be written by me once here but I will repeat for
> convenience)
>
>
> drk
>
> www.delora.com/music
> www.mp3.com/zdrk
> drk.iuma.com
>
>
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> Start with a blank pattern and setup all of the track channel
assigns that
> you wish to default to something other than the XX7's defaults.
so, for
> example, if tracks 1-4 are always controlling channels 1-4 on
external MIDI
> A set those track's output assignments.
>
> This next part is a trick to force the XX7 to actually save these
> assignments. To do this you need to make the XX7 think there is
data
> recorded on each of the tracks you are setting up.
>
> The XX7 has a special convention where any non-note even recorded
on time
> tick 001.01.001 is only used when the pattern is run for the first
time and
> not on every loop. See page 53 in the manual for a detailed
explanation of
> this. We will use this trick to place a innocuous MIDI event that
will
> satisfy the XX7's need to have data on a track before it will save
the
> output assigns.
>
> I chose a MIDI controller command, CC 64 for this role. This is by
> convention the sustain pedal and by setting this value to zero
(pedal up)
> you are basically starting the pattern the way it would any way -
with the
> sustain pedal released!
>
> Drop into pattern edit mode and use the TRACK/CHANNEL buttons to
go to the
> first track that needs to have an output assignment. Scroll
through the
> edit commands using the DATA ENTRY CONTROL wheel until you get to
EVENT.
> Make sure the time display shows 001.01.001. The ENTER button may
be
> flashing and if so push this so that you enter the event entry
mode.
>
> Now hit REPEAT once which will insert one MIDI event at time
001.01.001. It
> will insert a controller message and the display will read
something like:
>
> C01 controller #7 v:127.
> (please note that the C01 in the above will change depending on
the channel
> assignment currently active for that track when the event entry is
done).
>
>
> Cursor over to the #field (#7 in the example) and dial up a new
value of 64
> using the DATA ENTRY CONTROL wheel. Next cursor over to the value
field
> (v:127 in the example) and change its value to 0 using the DATA
ENTRY
> CONTROL. You should now see the following in the LCD:
>
> C01 controller #64 v:0
>
> At this point you now have one track that can retain it's track
channel
> assignment when the pattern is saved. But what if you need
fifteen more?
> Seems like a lot of work.
>
> Well there is an easy shortcut. Use the COPY edit command to
place the MIDI
> data of the track you just completed on the clip board. Then
paste that to
> each of the other tracks you wish to save channel assignments.
When
> finished with all of this and setting those new default channel
assignments
> name the pattern with something you'll remember and save the
pattern to an
> easy to get to memory location. The first bank of USER locations
is a prime
> place to save library patterns and templates.
>
> To use this you can simply select the template pattern you saved
which will
> of course load it into the pattern edit buffer. You can from that
point
> treat it as you would a fresh pattern, except that the track
assignments
> start out the way you wish.
>
> This may not be the best approach to starting a new pattern though
because
> it is easy to forget to save the pattern to a new location and you
just may
> overwrite your hard-won template pattern. So an alternative is to
use the
> pattern copy command under the SAVE/COPY menu.
>
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>
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