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

oops i mean why i cant get the grid record gate mode to work.
sorry if typing errors have swung this thread OT too much...

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "malik" <malik_martin@...> wrote:
>
> does the gate mode work in your CS? in grid mode?
> if mines did, that'd open up tons of possabilities for basslines. 
> man i need to make a video explaining why i cant get grid record o 
> run.
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "robotchas" <robotchas@> wrote:
> >
> > Here's a creative question regarding the Command Station: how do 
> you
> > like to program basslines on it?
> > 
> > The CS is an excellent rhythm sequencer - I can throw beats 
> together
> > on it effortlessly. For chords and lead riffs I just play them 
in 
> live
> > - couldn't be easier. But I find it tricky to sequence a good 
> bassline:
> > 
> > 1. Grid record - great for rhythmic stuff, but I always end up 
> wanting
> > to move sections up or down in pitch, and this is really tedious 
> to do
> > on the CS.
> > 
> > 2. Realtime record - fine for chords and leads, but I don't find
> > playing the keypads or my keyboard well suited to the kinds of 
> rapid,
> > tightly programmed basslines I'm seeking. Maybe I'm just a lousy 
> player.
> > 
> > 3. Arpeggios - perhaps the easiest, but creating custom arps is 
not
> > really an interactive process, and I don't want to keep re-using 
> the
> > arp patterns I've already made (or relying on presets).
> > 
> > 4. Play a real bass, then recreate the line on the CS - only 
works 
> for
> > some stuff, and it's slow.
> > 
> > I'd love to have a kind of analog step sequencer mode (different 
> from
> > step record); I've considered making a bass patch that routed 
> velocity
> > to pitch and using the knobs in grid edit mode to tweak - but the
> > result would only work for that specific patch.
> > 
> > Maybe the CS wants to make basslines in a way I haven't 
considered,
> > and I should learn how it wants to be programmed instead of 
> bringing
> > my own preconceptions to it. Any thoughts, suggestions, tips? 
> What's
> > worked best for you?
> >
>