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

thank you John :>
 yea i knew a little about midi, thanks for the heads up about it,
fruity loops is an easy noob program to create patterns and stuff,
what software do you recomend for the XL7? wether it be for
midi,control ect. im kinda in the dark and would like to know what the
pros are using! thanks, 
greatly Appriciate the help 
-Akira-

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "keiodi" <ms06j@...> wrote:
>
> Once you inport the MIDI file to Fruity Loops are you using Fruity
> Loops to control the XL7 or is the MIDI patteren playing just in
> Fruity Loops? (is that possible with Fruity Loops? I'm not familiar
> with the program) sound like you are doing the second but I'm not sure.
> 
> If it is the second option then I think your problem isn't a problem
> at all but is a confusion on your part on how MIDI works.
> 
> MIDI is not sound it is sorta like sending sheet music.  you can play
> that sheet music using a violin or a piano but it will sound
> different.  yet it is the same sheet music.  When you send a midi
> patteren it doesn't send the sound information along with it only what
> notes to play and when.  Fruity loops cannout play the sounds of the
> XL7 it is a different instrument.  Of course you can (probablly) send
> the patteren as midi data back to the XL7.  
> 
> I Hope this helped.  of course I could have totally guessed wrongly on
> how you are using the XL7 and FL.
> 
> John
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "atip_akira" <tyronreid@> wrote:
> >
> > hey b4 i start i am a real noob so pls excuse me with for my stupid
> > questions lol, when i upload and import a Midi pattern into fruity
> > loops  all the instruments change, i think this is because my computer
> > doesnt have those Rom thing installed, is there anyway i can get the
> > midi files to play correctly?
> > 
> > also,again, when i download a midi to the xl7 from the internet all
> > the instruments change, resulting in an hour of me trying to find the
> > best sound for each track. why does this happen?
> > 
> > again im sorry for the noobness of these question.
> > Please be kind, ~Akira~
> >
>