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

I think you should definately wait for the Mac Mini.  Sequencing on 
a computer is almost always easier than on a peice of dedicated 
hardware.  Funny, hunh?  It might be a little more expensive, 
though.  Chances are your gonna have to buy a professional soundcard 
to go with it, and since you're getting the Mac Mini you'll have to 
get a soundcard that connects via USB2.0.  Since you're using 
several MIDI instruments at once, you'll need either a soundcard 
that comes with more than 16 channels of in\out, or get something 
like a MIDISPORT2x2 or MIDISPORT8x8.  Setting up a computer based 
system is a little more expensive, but it will definately be worth 
it in the long run.  You'll end up with a more complete production 
studio that does a lot more than just filtering MIDI.  

Later,
Brandon   

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Apekop Gapekop" <apekup@h...> wrote:
>
> Thanks for all the response!
> I've tried everything but I'm afraid Brandon is right. There is no 
solution. 
> The xl7 is not usable as a slave. Making it the master is not an 
option for 
> me cause I realy want my brother to set the tempo. I'am playing 
the bass too 
> so let him do that job.
> I can do several things. Wat do you guys think is the best:
> 1 buy a midi filter.
> 2 buy a "masterclock tempo controler thing" and let the electribe 
be slave 
> of that too.
> 3 buy another sequencer.
> 4 My brother wants to buy a mac mini and use ableton live for his 
> drumsounds. I wait for that and see if I can fix things then.
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: "zerolatencyproductions" <zerolatencyproductions@y...>
> >Reply-To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> >To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
> >Subject: [xl7] Re: XL7 as a slave
> >Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:26:36 -0000
> >
> >Hello,
> >
> >
> >The Problem:
> >
> >This problem has nothing to do with SysEx Data.  Here is what is
> >happening.  You are sending information over MIDI chanel 16 from 
the
> >Electribe to the XL-7.  The XL-7 recieves the information; but 
since
> >MIDI Enable is off on channel 16 of the XL-7, the XL-7 doesn't 
play
> >it.  So, what you get is information received and recorded, but 
not
> >heard.  Also, if you have all 16 channels being received by the
> >Command Station, it will record all 16 channels on one track.  It
> >doesn't matter if you have the MIDI in set to B, are recording on
> >Channel 1A, and have everything else set to off in MIDI Enable; 
the
> >XL-7 is still going to record the information of all 16 channels
> >onto that one track. There's no way around this on the XL-7.
> >
> >
> >The Solution:
> >
> >Though you might not want to at first, the solution is to use the
> >Command Station as the Master and the Electribe as the slave.  I 
say
> >this becuase I know you can setup the MIDI Channels the way you
> >would need to on the XL-7.  To do this Go into Pattern or Song 
menu
> >and go to the Channel Assign menu.  Select the channels you want 
to
> >transmit, turn the Dest: to External or Both.  Select the channels
> >you don't want to send, turn the Dest: to Internal or None.  If 
you
> >don't want to send keyboard information go to Keyboard Outputs 
MIDI
> >in the MIDI menu and set it to Don't Transmit.  Same with the
> >knobs.  This will allow the XL-7 to be effected by the Keyboard 
and
> >knobs, but not send the information to others. With this setup you
> >can record on the XL-7 in realtime and not get all the extra info.
> >
> >You say your brother is the drummer and he sets the start and stop
> >and tempos of the XL-7 from the ER-1.  Well, I don't see any 
reason
> >why you shouldn't set that up on the Command Station and send it 
to
> >the ER-1.  Really, in this case I can see more of a reason to use
> >the XL-7 as the master and the ER-1 as the slave.
> >
> >GoodLuck,
> >Brandon
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "xl7mo" <apekup@h...> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a problem and if I can't fix it my xl7 will be 
worthless to
> >me so please help.
> > > My brother and I are in the same band he is on a 'Electribe ER-
1'
> >and I'm on the 'xl7'. My
> > > brother is the drummer and the 'Electribe ER-1' is the master 
so
> >he controls the tempo(BPM).
> > > My xl7 is the slave. so far so good. He controls start/stop and
> >sets the tempo.
> > > My problem is that when I want to record something in realtime,
> >the midi data from the
> > > 'Electribe ER-1' is recorded too. The er-1 is on channel 16. 
I'm
> >not using channel 16.
> > > Rechannelize input is set to off. Enable midi for channel 16 is
> >set to off. But still it is
> > > recording the mididata from the 'Electribe ER-1'.
> > > After a day work and 3 times reading the manual we could not 
fix
> >this. Please help!
> > >
> > > EMU xl7 version 2.0
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>