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patchcords

2003-01-28 by Jean Kergutuil

hi all

I would like to assign via patchcords LFO to filter res... and i would like
to understand how to set up the amount on midi A (for example) of
"programmable knobs"....

any idea ???

(hope you understand me !! thx)

Re: patchcords

2003-01-28 by nifflas <nifflas@musician.org>

First, you use a patchchord, let's say #1 to route the LFO to filter 
cutoff (resonance can not be controlled in realtime). Amount should 
be zero. Then use patchchord #2 to route Midi A to patchchord #1 amt.

//Nifflas

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Jean Kergutuil" <jean.kergutuil@a...> 
wrote:
> hi all
> 
> I would like to assign via patchcords LFO to filter res... and i 
would like
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> to understand how to set up the amount on midi A (for example) of
> "programmable knobs"....
> 
> any idea ???
> 
> (hope you understand me !! thx)

patchcords

2005-09-20 by malik

hi i am trying to send cc data via keys from my mp7. can i do this via 
patchcrds?

looking in the patchcords menu it is at key+ -> c24Amt. i almost pisse 
my pants when i srolled through and found these!!!

what does it mean?

Re: [xl7] patchcords

2005-09-20 by Aaron Eppolito

You can't send MIDI from patchcords.  No way, no how.  Ever.

c24Amt is CORD 24.  It is how you control the amount of one patchcord
with another patchcord.  An example of this is LFO amount, where an LFO
controls pitch on one cord, then a knob controls the amount of the
modulation on a different cord.

-Aaron

--- malik <malik_martin@...> wrote:

> hi i am trying to send cc data via keys from my mp7. can i do this
> via patchcrds?
> 
> looking in the patchcords menu it is at key+ -> c24Amt. i almost
> pisse my pants when i srolled through and found these!!!
> 
> what does it mean?


		
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Re: patchcords

2005-09-20 by malik

bummer..

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Aaron Eppolito <synthesis77@y...> wrote:
> You can't send MIDI from patchcords.  No way, no how.  Ever.
> 
> c24Amt is CORD 24.  It is how you control the amount of one 
patchcord
> with another patchcord.  An example of this is LFO amount, where 
an LFO
> controls pitch on one cord, then a knob controls the amount of the
> modulation on a different cord.
> 
> -Aaron
> 
> --- malik <malik_martin@h...> wrote:
> 
> > hi i am trying to send cc data via keys from my mp7. can i do 
this
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> > via patchcrds?
> > 
> > looking in the patchcords menu it is at key+ -> c24Amt. i almost
> > pisse my pants when i srolled through and found these!!!
> > 
> > what does it mean?
> 
> 
> 		
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patchcords

2009-11-03 by nedxl7

as much help as possible please on patchcords pleeeaase

Re: [xl7] patchcords

2009-11-03 by Mauricio Balma

Man man man, you must be more specific. PATCHCORDS is huge......
Is the most complex programmation section so saying patchcords help please,..... won't be helpful.
There is a source, a parameter, and a destination, another parameter.
If you want LFO modulating the pitch
LFO1 -----to------ PITCH : +100
LFO1 is the source, PITCH the destination
There are 24 possible patchcords for each instrument inside a patch.
Let's suposse the previous one was on location 1.
You want to control that patchcord with a knob
So
LFO1----to------PITCH : 0
KNOB1-----to-----LOCATION 1 : +100
So please define what's your question, since things there, are not so easy, like the lags...

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as much help as possible please on patchcords pleeeaase


Re: [xl7] patchcords

2009-11-03 by Jack Pratt

EMU has provided a lot of help in the form of a manual. Why not start there - its pretty informative.

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Re: patchcords

2009-11-03 by steve_the_composer

I agree with what others have said so far: (1) be more specific on what you want to do with patchcords (and possibly let us know what you do and don't understand about patchcords) and (2) check out the manual--its pretty good in covering the basics and some intermediate aspects of patch cords.

Also, let me add a few other suggestions and a very basic tutorial (which you might be beyond already):

(1) Think about analog/modular synths--to connect modules, you would use patchcords. With the E-mu synth engine, the basic connections are built-in, but with "virtual patchcords" you can connect a variety of "virtual modules" (source --> destination and amount). 

(2) Take a factory patch, look at the patchcords, tweak them, learn what the various sources and destinations do.

(3) Search the archives for "patchcords." You will find many discussions--from basic to intermediate to advanced.

(4) In the files section, check out the FAQs/Tips and Tricks. A few of them relate to patchcords.

In case you haven'ty figured this out yet, there are two types of cords: (a) ones that affect the synth engine on a layer-by-layer basis (L1, L2, L3, L4) and (b)ones that affect the patch (or preset) on the whole, that is, as a group of up to 4 layers. The first (a) are called PATCHCORDS, the second (b) are called PRESET PATCHCORDS.

You can have up to 24 patchcords per layer. You can have up to 12 preset patchcords per preset. The basic design is as follows:

source --> destination +/amount

For example, if you have only one ROM Instrument in a particular preset--let's say its on L1, and your preset has the following:

L1 PATCHCORDS #01
MidiA -> FiltFreq +100

when you turn knob A, the cutoff frequency of the filter should increase as you turn the knob clockwise.  (There are other factors that go into making a preset, but this should give you the basic idea of how patchcord function.)

Now, change the destination for MidiA to Pitch. Then just explore the different sources and destinations. 

Obviously, this is just a basic intro to get you started, if you haven't started yet. If you are beyond these basics already, check out the manual, the archives, the FAQs/Tips & Tricks, and ask away for specifics.

Feel free to share whatever patchcord programming ideas you come up with.

--Steve


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