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

Thanks for all the input. I got things up and running. Still need to 
do some tweaking to the Karma, but those questions are for another 
group. Thanks again.
-Greg


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "nifflas <nifflas@m...>" <nifflas@m...> 
wrote:
> I have the Emagic AMT-8 MIDI interface, but use it as midi router, 
> splitter and merger (at the same time). Sloves all the problems 
about 
> how to chain the gear together...
> 
> //Nifflas
> 
> --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, drK <drk@d...> wrote:
> > On 12/17/02 3:33 PM, "Greg <golerage@y...>" <golerage@y...> wrote:
> > 
> > > Would it be better to seperate the two pieces of hardware and
> > > dedicate each to its own channel on the 2x2? Can the XL7 have
> > > multiple sources giving it commands?
> > > 
> > 
> > The XL-7 has only a single MIDI input so it can respond to at 
most 
> sixteen
> > external MIDI channels. These can originate from any combination 
of 
> the PC
> > or the KARMA when you are using the PC running your sequencer.
> > 
> > The 2x2 setup per my recommendation in the previous posy will 
work 
> quite
> > well to do what you are looking to do, and you will not be 
required 
> to
> > change cables.
> > 
> > the only advantage you could gain from adding any additional 
> hardware, or
> > changing the configuration would be to take advantage of the XL-
7's 
> 32
> > channel sequencing capabilities.  The current setup will at most 
> allow the
> > XL-7 to control only 16 channels of external MIDI, either on the 
PC 
> or in
> > the KARMA in any combination.  If you add an additional single 
> input MIDI
> > interface to your PC you could then send 32 channels to the PC 
> which could
> > be split between the KARMA (full 16) and software instruments.
> > 
> > An alternative would be the following configuration using the 
> single 2x2:
> > 
> > XL-7 MIDI OUT A -> MIDI SPORT IN A
> > XL-7 MIDI OUT B -> KARMA MIDI IN
> > KARMA MIDI OUT -> MIDI SPORT IN B
> > MIDI SPORT OUT B -> XL-7 MIDI IN
> > MIDI SPORT OUT A -> (not used)
> > 
> > This lets you have the XL-7 control both 16 KARMA channels and 16 
PC
> > software instrument channels at the same time.  It also lets the 
> KARMA
> > control either the PC or the XL-7.  The THRU button trick 
mentioned
> > previously still works so the XL-7 and the KARMA can play 
together 
> without
> > recabling and the computer out of the picture.
> > 
> > What do you loose?  The KARMA can not be directly controlled by 
the 
> PC.  All
> > KARMA control will have to originate or pass through the XL-7.
> > 
> > Given how inexpensive USB MIDI interfaces are these days I would 
> recommend
> > adding an additional MIDI port to the PC and bringing in the XL-7 
B 
> output
> > that way.  That would give you the most flexibility and power.
> > 
> > drk
> > 
> > www.delora.com/music
> > www.mp3.com/zdrk
> > drk.iuma.com