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

Glad to hear you found a work around for your gig.

Here's another diagnotic suggestion. But first some background.

I. Remote Control 
Through sysex, you can turn on and off remote control mode. When its 
on you can simulate button presses and knob twists via remote 
control. Also, the E-Mu transmits button presses and knob twists. 
This might be useful in diagnosing your problem.

II. My volume knob
When I started using remote control, I discovered a minor problem 
with my P2500 volume control knob: In certain positions(mainly from 
50% to 100% volume), the knob fluctuates when not being moved. That 
is, it constantly sends out volume change messages randomly 
(generally within a 3-4 point range).

III. Here's how it might help you to diagnose what's going on. 
The theory here is that maybe there are problems with the pads or 
buttons themselves that are causing the note triggers (kinda like my 
volume knob). Looking at the sysex messages generated when the unit 
is in remote control mode should tell you which (if any) virtual 
pads/buttons/knobs are firing.

If this sounds like something you want to try, search the messages 
here for "remote control". That will turn up several posts on the 
subject--including some that give you the sysex command to send.

Using software that will display the sysex midi flow, monitor the 
midi flow coming from the E-Mu. If you cut and paste the sysex-turned-
to-text into a text file, someone can look at it and tell you which 
(if any) virtual pads/buttons/knobs are firing.

--Steve