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

> I'd like to have the "busy/variation" type control over the
> patterns as well

This might be nice, but unless you rewrite the OS, I don't think it will happen.


>... it could be possible (with some external MIDI
> processing) if I was able to control on/off status of the pattern
> parts using the SysEx. 

You can use E-Mu Sysex Remote Control to simulate the on/off status of the track/enable/trigger buttons. If you had an external device sending sysex I think you should be able to do what you describe.

I played around with an arduino last summer with the idea of creating a customizable midi controller. I could see writing a script that would take knobs or sliders and creating BtsBusy and BtsVari type functions to turn E-Mu sequencer tracks [user patterns] on and off based on a custom algorithm. Is this the kind of thing you have in mind?


> I just skimmed the SysEx specs, but nothing
> obvious came up. Weren't there a similar question posted not so long
> ago in the context of some Kenton controller?

Somewhat similar approach, but different workaround being sought, I think. It wasn't too long ago--December!! http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/xl7/message/22251


> 
> Gettting back to household chores,

Me too. Thanks for asking. I had fun playing with the beats.

Steve