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

noision1 wrote:

>1. External USB flash card reader implementation; either an E-mu 
>unit, or implementation for an existing 3rd party unit for non-
>computer backup and restore.
>
The USB connector is a slave connector.  That means that it only 
connects to a master (like a PC).  You cannot plug in a drive or 
anything to the XL-7, just as you could not plug a USB mouse into a USB 
hard drive.

>2. POWER BUTTON: Ack! After having this for only a day, I have a 
>couple of times narrowly missed having a power down inadvertently by 
>brushing the ON/OFF button while Filter Tweaking. I caught it just 
>in time only because my eyes were generally fixated on the screen.
>
>I can imagine the horror of horrors in live use that all the other 
>distractions will cause when this happens and you DON'T catch it in 
>time!!
>
>My solution (actually Waldorf does this well): You have to press and 
>hold the power button down for 5 or more seconds to power down; a 
>press of any less duration does nothing. Viola, no more accidents! 
>This seems easy enough to implement and makes sense, right?
>
That was the original idea, but the hardware precludes it.  You could do 
what I've done:  Remove the little plastic button.  You can still power 
on and off the unit by sticking your finger in the hole or by using the 
switch on the back.  Try it, you might like it!

-Aaron