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

Thanks a lot Steve.

That was very helpful, I'm still fairly new to using the MP-7 and 
this really helped a lot!

- Jay

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@...> wrote:
>
> From the sound of you previous post, you seem to still be 
struggling 
> with what you are calling "triggers." To me it sounds like you are 
> talking here about track mutes, not triggers. Each button on your 
MP-7 
> can do different things, depending on what mode you are in.
> 
> I.  The set of 16 buttons (2 rows of 8 buttons)can function as 
> triggers. 
> II. They can also funtion as track mutes. 
> III. (There are other functions as well, but let's not get into 
those 
> right now.) To toggle between these two modes, press the button 
just 
> above button 1.
> 
> I. I believe another poster explained for you the 3 trigger modes 
> (TRIGGER BUTTONS FUNCTION menu):
> 1. Play Note Events 
> [I have used these to trigger arps--latch on/latch off.]
> 2. Play Beats Parts
> [Select a bts. preset and give it a whirl.]
> 3. Select Patterns
> [I don't use this, but I imagine others might.]
> 
> II. Using the buttons to mute/unmute tracks.
> 
> [Sorry; I don't have the time to explain this part of it, but I do 
> believe this is what you are wanting to know how to do. Perhaps 
others 
> can explain it from this point. Basically, track mutes and unmutes 
are 
> recordable and editable.]
> 
> Hope this gets you going in the right direction.
> 
> --Steve
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "mrigit123" <mrigit123@> wrote:
> >
> > Hi, 
> > 
> > Still fairly new to using my MP-7. I had read and re-read my MP-7 
> > manual but I can't figure out exactly how to activate triggers to 
> > select which tracks I want to play and which tracks I'd rather 
start 
> > later in the song or pattern. Can someone explain how to control 
> > which tracks play in simple terms, I'd much appreciate it!
> >
>