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

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "anidforravi" <ravi@t...> wrote:
> 
> Just got an XL 7 and really need some basic help that I can't find
> in the manual:

. . .

> 2) If I put together a sequence and I use a stock bass sound an
> then decide that, say, the filter parameter needs to be changed
> for the track that the bass sound is in, do I have to edit the
> original sound

It depends what you want to change.  If you want to change the 
filter TYPE for any or all of the layers, you do have to edit the 
preset.  If you want to change the conrollable filter parameters 
{cutoff, resonance), you don't have to edit the preset. You can 
simply insert a control change in the sequence using the event 
editor.

> or can it be done and saved as part of the sequence - ie I dont
> want to edit the original sound, I just want to change its filter
> setting in this sequence. Can I do this??

The E-Mu sequencer has note and event editing capability, but not 
sysex editing capability.  If you were using an external sequencer, 
you could change filter type using a short sysex command.

I cannot test this, but if you have an external sequencer that can 
handle sysex, including inserting sysex commands into a standard 
midi file, you might be able to edit the pattern and reload it with 
the embedded sysex command using e-loader.

If it were me, I'd just edit the preset changing the filer type.  
Its a whole lot easier than trying to figure if the sysex thing 
would do the trick.

Also, I would rename the preset with a capital B {eg Bas) for the 
suffix so the preset navigator finds it before stock presets.

Hope this helps. 

> 3) If I want to use a Audition riff, can I attach a MIDI lead from
> MIDI out to MIDI in and then record it into a track and then edit 
it?

Yes. There is a midi setting that will determine if arps and/or 
riffs are transmitted.  Also, make sure you don't have a midi 
feedback loop, though. [Midi merge to the port you are piping back 
in should be off.]

Hope this helps.

--Steve

PS: Did you check out the FAQ/Tips and Tricks sheets in the Files 
section?  If not, I recommend it.  rEalm has done a tremendous job 
of editing a whole bunch of stuff from contributors to this forum.