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

just to be sure 100% - did you mean a cable only directly from midi 
out A and into midi IN ? because it is connected to the sound card 
via midi and everything has always worked - i was just curious 
because i didn't know what that meant - THANKS for the answer btw ...

 --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "gonzinigonz" <gonzini@f...> wrote:
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "lifeistheformofenergy" 
> <lifeistheformofenergy@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > in the diagnostic menu (entered by holding the arrow cursors 
> > down ...) i do a complete test - and it says midi loopback test 
> > failed - why ? has anyone had this problem ?
> 
> You have to conect the A midi out to the midi in. This creates a 
loop 
> that the software can test for operation of the midi ports ;o)
> Be carefull with this, only do it in the diagnostic mode.
> Ive heard horror stories with the command station when this has 
been 
> done by mistake!
> Cheers
> Gonz