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

Some diagnostic Qs to try to help you figure this out:
(1) Are you stopping the sequencer after playing each pattern then 
switching the pattern and restarting the sequencer?
(2) If so, do the presets change?
(2) Are you switching the patterns on the fly?
(3) If you are switching patterns on the fly, are you pressing 
home/enter after you dial up the next pattern?

To replicate your results, here's what I did:
(1) I created a 1 measure loop using one kit. I saved it.
(2) I switched to a different kit and saved that to the next pattern.
(3) I switched to a third kit and saved that to the third 
consecutive pattern.
(4) I switched to a fourth kit and saved that to the next pattern.

To test it I did the following:
(1) I dialed up pattern 1a [in my case 100^7] and pressed play.
(2) With the cursor in the NextPat field, I dialed 101^7.
(3) I then pressed Home/Enter. At the end of the measure, pattern 1b 
played.
(4)I then repeated steps 2 and 3. Each time the pattern with the 
different preset played.

For me learning new gear can be challenging and sometimes 
frustrating. ("It should be so simple to do this." "Why doesn't it 
work like expect it to?" etc.) 

I am not sure the diagnostic Qs and the steps I listed will help 
immediately, but don't give up. Hopefully you wil come to appreciate 
your E-Mu.

--Steve

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "dwn4tupac" <dwn4tupac@...> wrote:
>
> This is driving me nuts!
> 
> I have an xl 7 and have thrown midi drum loops into each of the 
first
> 4 empty pattern banks.
> 
> I go to the first pattern and change the presets for each of the
> channels then save.
> 
> I go to the second pattern and change the presets for each of the
> channels then save that pattern.
> 
> When I go back to the first pattern the channel presets are still
> assigned to the presets that I saved for pattern 2. 
> 
> Is this machine incapable of saving presets assigned to channels 
for
> each pattern or what?  
> Why are the presets set to the same thing regardless of pattern?
> 
> What good are 1024 patterns if the sounds for all of them are the 
same
> 32 presets????
>