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

"robotchas" <robotchas@y...> wrote:
>> "u_ri_p_ui" <u_ri_p_ui@y...> wrote:
>> The effects settings are not very flexible. Is bpm-synced
>> cross-delay possible there? 
> 
> Yes. Turn the delay time below zero (counter-clockwise) to get note 
> durations. Only the B Effect has BPM sync, IIRC.

Many thanks. Haven't thought that there were any values below zero.
I'll look for that when I get home.


>> The two effect processors are too few, so I've had to use the 
>> chorus setting in the preset menu.
> 
> Here's a tip: route an LFO (or looping envelope) to Chorus Depth

Great tip. Is that in the files section here already?


>> How are complex melodies that are longer than 32 bars possible? 
>> How do _you_ do it?
> 
> Song mode. Make your sections as individual patterns, arrange them 
> in order using song mode, and overdub controllers as needed.

The delay between pattern changing has been fixed? Hmm, so that's a
way to arrange complete productions on the XX-7.

You know, the problem is that you have got to have a plan how you make
your track using the on-board sequencer. Using Fruityloops for in-
stance is more flexible as I can drag notes around for experimenting
with things. Do that on the XX-7 in a quick way before you've forgot-
ten what you really wanted to make. ;-))

I hope you get my point here: I am a newbie producer, so many things
I do are just spontaneous things needing much experimenting. There
is no way to quickly experiment on the XX-7 as the one octave keyboard
is too few to experiment. And I don't have an external midi keyboard
as I don't have the room for placing it somewhere close to the XX-7...


Cheers,
Uri