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

Thanks, I need to get back into the manual and learn all about sysex.
  Tom

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "phest2k" <tuttle@l...> wrote:
> Thanks for the tip!
> I´ll check those apps out, even though I haven´t  really 
experienced 
> any trouble with sysex and cubase myself.
> 
> "i dunno, maybe that's really easy, but i'm
> soft of lazy when it comes to sys-ex stuff"
> 
> I agree,with sysex its better not thinking about whats going on 
> between the machines too much (technophiles groan).
> 
> Anyway, I´d still recommend using a simple soft sequencer whilst 
> learning the capabilities of eloader/midifiles.
> 
> There is no cure for the midi-life crisis but the xx7 eases the 
pain.
> ;P
> 
> 
>  
> 
> 
>  In xl7@yahoogroups.com, Bruddah Max <bruddahmax@c...> wrote:
> > phest2k wrote:
> > 
> > > Be carefull here. I may have misunderstood your origional 
> question:
> > > "I have an XL rom in my MP-7. The XL-7 patterns do not recognize
> > > the presets. Do I just download the XL presets in the files 
bank 
> to
> > > correct this?"
> > 
> > the patters work with the XL-7 ROM, but that is not the same 
thing 
> as the
> > XL-1 ROM (same samples, different presets). not entirely sure if 
one 
> can get
> > the XL-7 patterns to work with XL-7 presets loaded into the user 
> area - i
> > think the patterns look for the ROM presets that just aren't 
there.
> > 
> > as to recording Sys-Ex dumps in a MIDI sequencer - why bother? if 
> you are
> > Macintosh enabled, get a Sys-Ex dump utility:
> > 
> > SysEx 4.5.2 for Mac OS 9.x and earlier:
> > http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macos/16125
> > 
> > SysEx Librarian 1.0.4 for Mac OS X:
> > http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/13726
> > 
> > VersionTracker doesn't find anything for Windows, but there are 
> some:
> > 
> > MIDI-OX is fairly capable:  http://www.midiox.com/
> > 
> > and Send-SX which JUST does this stuff:  http://www.bome.
> com/midi/sendsx/
> > 
> > i haven't used either of these but the sites look promising.
> > 
> > the chief advantage of dedicated System Exclusive tools, in my 
mind, 
> is that
> > most sequencer apps complicate the simple "send this file to the 
> synth"
> > operation. these little apps JUST send system exclusive to the 
synth 
> and
> > receive messages from the synth - no complicated tweaking tempo 
and 
> starting
> > at the beginning of the dump etc. i dunno, maybe that's really 
easy, 
> but i'm
> > soft of lazy when it comes to sys-ex stuff. :D
> > 
> > -- 
> > Bruddah Max
> > Lord of the Dance