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

I am completely new to software sequencing(except for reason), so 
bear with me. What I am trying to do is: use my midiman keyboard to 
trigger the MP-7 and trigger Cubase/VST instruments. I only want to 
use the MP-7 as a sound module/controller(knobs,etc.) if this setup 
is possible.  

Ok. I have an extremely bottom-end setup. No awesome midi interface, 
just a serial to midi(in/out) cable. An MP-7 connected to this(in 
and out). My cables work because I tested it with e-loader. A crappy 
gaming soundcard(Hercules Game Fortissimo). I do have a Soundblaster 
I am going to install though. After spending an entire day with SX 
1.03, I cannot get my MP-7 to work through midi. 

I followed the docs. I set my soundcard's in/out in cubase Device 
Setup. Midi Thru is on in cubase and local control is off on the MP-
7. In the midi track I use the pulldown tab to set my soundcard 
in/out and midi channel 1 is selected. But the problem is, the out 
on my soundcard acts weird. When i play i dont hear it echoed back. 
If I use the microsoft wavetable out, i hear my track played with 
the wavetable piano. 

Also if I choose my soundcard out and play the pads, it constantly 
sends midi info into the MP, but I still dont hear anything. The red 
midi light on the MP stays lit as well as the red light on the 1/A 
knob and in cubase the track input stays on even after I let go of 
the pads. It stays this way until I change the out. Maybe its my 
soundcard? I am lost. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in 
advance.

Make sure you click on the the little "Speaker Icon" that's located below 
the name of the MIDI track in SX, though you can also see it in the 
inspector too.  It's right next to the record engage button, and should 
light up orange when actiavated.  That has to be activated for MIDI to 
work on the Track,

rEalm




I followed the docs. I set my soundcard's in/out in cubase Device 
Setup. Midi Thru is on in cubase and local control is off on the MP-
7. In the midi track I use the pulldown tab to set my soundcard 
in/out and midi channel 1 is selected. But the problem is, the out 
on my soundcard acts weird. When i play i dont hear it echoed back. 
If I use the microsoft wavetable out, i hear my track played with 
the wavetable piano. 

Also if I choose my soundcard out and play the pads, it constantly 
sends midi info into the MP, but I still dont hear anything. The red 
midi light on the MP stays lit as well as the red light on the 1/A 
knob and in cubase the track input stays on even after I let go of 
the pads. It stays this way until I change the out. Maybe its my 
soundcard? I am lost. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in 
advance. 
 


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Yeah, you beat me to it. After I posted I thought to myself, I bet 
someone will mention the monitoring button. Unfortunately I do have 
this engaged and nothing. The MP-7 is sending midi cause the track 
levels are bouncing but I can't hear anything. I am going to try 
some more troubleshooting and if I have no luck I guess I will 
install that soundblaster at some point and see if that works. Thx 
for the reply realm. 

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> Make sure you click on the the little "Speaker Icon" that's 
located below 
> the name of the MIDI track in SX, though you can also see it in 
the 
> inspector too.  It's right next to the record engage button, and 
should 
> light up orange when actiavated.  That has to be activated for 
MIDI to 

> work on the Track,
> 
> rEalm

Make sure you disable the MS wavetable device in the Device Setup too, 
otherwise it always wants to grab the first audio outs of your sound card.

rEalm





"djskurge <djskurge@...>" <djskurge
01/21/2003 01:09 PM
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        Subject:        [xl7] Re: MP-7, Midi, and Cubase SX


Yeah, you beat me to it. After I posted I thought to myself, I bet 
someone will mention the monitoring button. Unfortunately I do have 
this engaged and nothing. The MP-7 is sending midi cause the track 
levels are bouncing but I can't hear anything. I am going to try 
some more troubleshooting and if I have no luck I guess I will 
install that soundblaster at some point and see if that works. Thx 
for the reply realm. 

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> Make sure you click on the the little "Speaker Icon" that's 
located below 
> the name of the MIDI track in SX, though you can also see it in 
the 
> inspector too.  It's right next to the record engage button, and 
should 
> light up orange when actiavated.  That has to be activated for 
MIDI to 
> work on the Track,
> 
> rEalm



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If you go to Pattern setup on the MP-7 all the way next to the last screen to 
Channel assign...........set each one of the destinations to both instead of 
internal.

Majik


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Yeah I tried this as well but no luck. I am beyond frustrated. I 
hope its not the MP-7. I even tried the ignoreportfilter file move, 
so I could try the ports that SX(1.03) automatically hides, but I 
still couldnt hear a midi echo from the mp-7. I am going to install 
pro audio 9 and see if it works there. Thx for all the help guys. 


djskurge 



--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, SmoovJazz29@a... wrote:
> If you go to Pattern setup on the MP-7 all the way next to the 
last screen to 
> Channel assign...........set each one of the destinations to both 
instead of 

> internal.
> 
> Majik
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Make sure SX isn't set to filter any of the MIDI data, it's under 
Preferences.  It could be your midi port too, you said you had a really, 
really cheap one right?

rEalm






"djskurge <djskurge@...>" <djskurge
01/22/2003 09:27 AM
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        Subject:        [xl7] Re: MP-7, Midi, and Cubase SX


Yeah I tried this as well but no luck. I am beyond frustrated. I 
hope its not the MP-7. I even tried the ignoreportfilter file move, 
so I could try the ports that SX(1.03) automatically hides, but I 
still couldnt hear a midi echo from the mp-7. I am going to install 
pro audio 9 and see if it works there. Thx for all the help guys. 


djskurge 



--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, SmoovJazz29@a... wrote:
> If you go to Pattern setup on the MP-7 all the way next to the 
last screen to 
> Channel assign...........set each one of the destinations to both 
instead of 
> internal.
> 
> Majik
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]


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