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

your right at this point, vsti programmers should implement soft takeover, 
like NI does, or hardware controllers should use endless knobs like the 
doepfer pocket dial...

>From: erik_magrini@...
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>The main problem with using the XX-7 as a controller (and I do it all the
>time), is that as soon as you change VSTi's or even patches on the VSTi's,
>the knobs no longer reflect what the current settings are on the new VSTi
>(patch).  So before you can tweak anything, you need to reset all of the
>physical knobs so that they match the knob positions on screen each time
>you change presets.  It's not Emu's fault, this is something that all
>controllers currently have to deal with.  Thus why I said you almost need
>a seperate control suface for each VSTi.
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>rEalm
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>The XX7 is really cool hardware controller i have a lot of fun with
>console
>+ vstis, console let you map directly any cc to any controllable soft
>synth
>parameter, so if you want to set up the controls at your softsynth like
>the
>knobs at the XX7 you didnt even have to look at the softsynth manual,
>console does mapping the way you want to... once you linked your set of
>instruments and fx like you want to have it there is the possibility to
>store over-all presets, containing all the vst, vsti and mixer settings,
>so
>you didnt have to close your set and open a new one to keep playing a
>different preset-set.
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