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

check the os ..possibly you might need to update it (even if it is 
new) . I have had several problems with the xl but mostly they have 
been self induced. It is very possible that you got a melon though. 
what would be really cool is if there was some sort of test program 
that one could run to see if the unit was working.I know from reading 
a couple of diy's that this is possible but what company is goign to 
give up that kind of material.


-- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Blue" <djrobblue@y...> wrote:
> Whats up yall? I finally got my XL-7 from musician friend, and I 
was 
> checking it out last night going along with the manual, 3 times I 
had 
> had it freeze up on me (while auditioning the sounds it would do 
this 
> nonstop sustain and no buttons would respond, aarrggh!!)Im really 
> trying to be patient (and I love the sounds I did get to hear) but 
Im 
> thinking if this keeps up, its time to try something else...Yamaha 
> Motif perhaps??

Hold down the Left and Right Cursors while powering On to boot into 
Diagnostics Mode.  Just don't go doing anything in there unless you know 
what you're doing!!!!!  It's very easy to wipe out all of your User or 
Factory Songs/Patterns/Presets if you're not careful!  :)

rEalm






honkeyhindu <honkeyhindu@...>
06/03/2003 11:32 AM
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check the os ..possibly you might need to update it (even if it is 
new) . I have had several problems with the xl but mostly they have 
been self induced. It is very possible that you got a melon though. 
what would be really cool is if there was some sort of test program 
that one could run to see if the unit was working.I know from reading 
a couple of diy's that this is possible but what company is goign to 
give up that kind of material.


-- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Blue" <djrobblue@y...> wrote:
> Whats up yall? I finally got my XL-7 from musician friend, and I 
was 
> checking it out last night going along with the manual, 3 times I 
had 
> had it freeze up on me (while auditioning the sounds it would do 
this 
> nonstop sustain and no buttons would respond, aarrggh!!)Im really 
> trying to be patient (and I love the sounds I did get to hear) but 
Im 
> thinking if this keeps up, its time to try something else...Yamaha 
> Motif perhaps??



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Have you upgraded to OS 2.0? If not, that should be your first step. 
My XL from MF came with 1.31 loaded. I've locked it up once so far 
(changing the timestamp of a note in the Note Edit screen while the 
sequencer was playing) but I'm withholding judgment until I can get 
the latest update loaded and I'm sure any bugs I find are still in 
there.

The Motif and the XL are completely different instruments.

In a message dated 6/3/03 4:47:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
robotchas@... writes:

> Have you upgraded to OS 2.0? If not, that should be your first step. 
> 

i would if someone could help me w/mac's OS X.1 and eloader...

sigh ;-((

plasticefx

do i have to get a pc???


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What problems are you having?  Just saying it doesn't work doesn't help us 
trouble shoot it for you.  List your computer specs too.

rEalm





plasticefx@...
06/03/2003 03:57 PM
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        Subject:        Re: [xl7] Re: Just got my XL-7 Today! But bugs already?!.....


In a message dated 6/3/03 4:47:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
robotchas@... writes:

> Have you upgraded to OS 2.0? If not, that should be your first step. 
> 

i would if someone could help me w/mac's OS X.1 and eloader...

sigh ;-((

plasticefx

do i have to get a pc???


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>> i would if someone could help me w/mac's OS X.1 and eloader...

E-Loader is not supported under Mac OS X.

-- 

  nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http://www.cassiel.com

In a message dated 6/4/03 9:30:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
erik_magrini@... writes:

> What problems are you having?  Just saying it doesn't work doesn't help us 
> trouble shoot it for you.  List your computer specs too.
> 
> rEalm
> 

oh yeah, i'm running Mac OS X.1 on an ibook w/a 56k dialup modem.  and i 
tried to download the newer version of eloader because the disc that came w/the 
xl-7 tried to install eloader into OS 9.2.  very frustrating.   

plasticefx


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In a message dated 6/4/03 10:03:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time, nick@... 
writes:

> >>i would if someone could help me w/mac's OS X.1 and eloader...
> 
> E-Loader is not supported under Mac OS X.
> 

Now this explains a lot.  so does this mean i have to run everything on os 
9.2, obviously via midi?  and will the new 3.0 for the xl-7 download to mac os 
9.2?  will the new version of eloader download to os9.2?  

thanks..

plastic

i guess emu is not enamored of the apple operating systems, eh?  all pc 
shit....


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> Now this explains a lot.  so does this mean i have to run everything on os 
> 9.2, obviously via midi?

That's what I'm doing at the moment. In fact, the rest of my studio
rig (two Nord MicroModulars, two OasysPCI cards) also requires MacOS
9. At the risk of stating the obvious, music equipment manufacturers are
not, and never have been, software companies.

> i guess emu is not enamored of the apple operating systems, eh?  all pc 
> shit....

Well, E-Loader is written in Java ("Write Once, Run Anywhere", it says
here), and porting the MIDI/USB portions to OS X shouldn't be that
difficult.

-- 

  nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http://www.cassiel.com

In a message dated 6/4/03 10:32:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
plasticefx@... writes:

> and will the new 3.0 for the xl-7 download to mac os 
> 9.2?  will the new version of eloader download to os9.2?  
> 

i meant 2.0 operating system for the xl-7!!

plastic


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In a message dated 6/4/03 10:41:09 AM Eastern Daylight Time, nick@... 
writes:

> Well, E-Loader is written in Java ("Write Once, Run Anywhere", it says
> here), and porting the MIDI/USB portions to OS X shouldn't be that
> difficult.
> 

what's this mean bro?  i'm confused..how do i port E-Loader to OS X?

thanks for your patience....

plasticefx


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You can't, he was saying it should be hard for someone with Java skills to 
do it.  Maybe take your XL-7 to a local music store and see if they'll let 
you use a PC in the store to do the OS update?  Most stores are pretty 
cool about this...

rEalm



what's this mean bro?  i'm confused..how do i port E-Loader to OS X?

thanks for your patience....




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In a message dated 6/4/03 11:16:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
erik_magrini@... writes:

> You can't, he was saying it should be hard for someone with Java skills to 
> do it.  Maybe take your XL-7 to a local music store and see if they'll let 
> you use a PC in the store to do the OS update?  Most stores are pretty 
> cool about this...
> 
> rEalm
> 

right on bro...via midi, correct in order to get the new 2.0 into the xl7?  
will i have to bring the e-loader disc as well.  this sucks. i wish they had 
support for mac OS X.

alright..thanks..

plastic


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Yeah, you need to use MIDI and you'll need to bring the E-loader disc as 
well as the new OS file.  I wouldn't worry about the whole Mac issue, at 
least you don't have to spend Christmas day downloading drivers huh? 
*snicker* 

:)

rEalm






right on bro...via midi, correct in order to get the new 2.0 into the xl7? 
 
will i have to bring the e-loader disc as well.  this sucks. i wish they 
had 
support for mac OS X.

alright..thanks..

plastic


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and the new OS file would come from me downloading 2.0 for the xl-7 to my 
ibook with Mac OS 9.2,  from the emu site, correct. 

>>>yes<<<

Hw long should it take to download 2.0 from the emu site, via a 56k modem 
hookup?

>>>No idea, I'm on a T2 here.... <<<<

rEalm





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rEalm as far as general usage on the xl is there any reason to be in 
this menu. Are there any general steps that one can take once in a 
while to make shure that everything is juzt alright ?

- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> Hold down the Left and Right Cursors while powering On to boot into 
> Diagnostics Mode.  Just don't go doing anything in there unless you 
know 
> what you're doing!!!!!  It's very easy to wipe out all of your User 
or 
> Factory Songs/Patterns/Presets if you're not careful!  :)
> 
> rEalm
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> honkeyhindu <honkeyhindu@c...>
> 06/03/2003 11:32 AM
> Please respond to xl7
> 
>  
>         To:     xl7@yahoogroups.com
>         cc: 
>         Subject:        [xl7] Re: Just got my XL-7 Today! But bugs 
already?!.....
> 
> 
> check the os ..possibly you might need to update it (even if it is 
> new) . I have had several problems with the xl but mostly they have 
> been self induced. It is very possible that you got a melon though. 
> what would be really cool is if there was some sort of test program 
> that one could run to see if the unit was working.I know from 
reading 
> a couple of diy's that this is possible but what company is goign 
to 
> give up that kind of material.
> 
> 
> -- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Rob Blue" <djrobblue@y...> wrote:
> > Whats up yall? I finally got my XL-7 from musician friend, and I 
> was 
> > checking it out last night going along with the manual, 3 times I 
> had 
> > had it freeze up on me (while auditioning the sounds it would do 
> this 
> > nonstop sustain and no buttons would respond, aarrggh!!)Im really 
> > trying to be patient (and I love the sounds I did get to hear) 
but 
> Im 
> > thinking if this keeps up, its time to try something 
else...Yamaha 
> > Motif perhaps??
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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rEalm as far as general usage on the xl is there any reason to be in this 
menu? 

>>>Not at all, this is just diagnostic stuff, and one of the reasons it's 
not mentioned in the manual. >>>

Are there any general steps that one can take once in a while to make 
shure that everything is juzt alright ?

>>>Well, not wihout entering Diagnostic mode! :)  You can go in there and 
select the frist option (forgot the actaul name), which will test every 
aspect of the machine one by one.  Other than that, save often, and come 
up with a Preset/Pattern/Song naming convention that is meaningful to you. 
 Don't use cryptic names in otherwords. <<<

rEalm



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