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

Hey gang,

I want to hook up the XL-7 to my Boss SP-505 (sampler). I want the XL-7's 
sequencer to control the pads (samples) on the SP-505. For instance, when a 
note is programmed into a pattern on track #1 of the XL-7, I want it to trigger 
pad #1 on the SP-505. According to the 505's manual, I need to send a "MIDI 
Program Change Message" from the XL-7 to the 505. I need to use PC #17 
and upwards to access the card (user) banks in the 505. How do I send these 
messages from the XL-7? I found in the manual how to receive Program 
Change Messages in the XL-7, but not how to send them. 

Also, I don't want the patterns on the SP-505 to start playing - I just want to 
trigger the pads themselves. Right now, all I can do is start the patterns of the 
SP-505 using the XL-7. In order to trigger pad #1 on the 505, would I have to 
program a certain note into the sequencer of the XL-7 (ie: C#2)? 

Thank you very much to anyone who's able to help,
Fab

The sequencer has several menus that affect these.  I am not in the 
same location as my gear, so this is from memory.

(1) To send a patch change command via one of the E-Mu's midi port, 
the track destination must be ext [external].

(2) To add a patch change command to a track, use the sequencer's 
event editor [prog].

I am not familiar with the SP-505, but I assume in order to prevent 
its patterns from playing, you have to make sure the e-mu's midi 
transport commands (eg, start) don't reach the SP-505. My instints 
tell me you probably need to this on the SP-505 side.

Hope this helps.

--Steve

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "Fab Claxton" <fabclaxton@y...> wrote:
> 
> Hey gang,
> 
> I want to hook up the XL-7 to my Boss SP-505 (sampler). I want the 
XL-7's 
> sequencer to control the pads (samples) on the SP-505. For 
instance, when a 
> note is programmed into a pattern on track #1 of the XL-7, I want 
it to trigger 
> pad #1 on the SP-505. According to the 505's manual, I need to 
send a "MIDI 
> Program Change Message" from the XL-7 to the 505. I need to use PC 
#17 
> and upwards to access the card (user) banks in the 505. How do I 
send these 
> messages from the XL-7? I found in the manual how to receive 
Program 
> Change Messages in the XL-7, but not how to send them. 
> 
> Also, I don't want the patterns on the SP-505 to start playing - I 
just want to 
> trigger the pads themselves. Right now, all I can do is start the 
patterns of the 
> SP-505 using the XL-7. In order to trigger pad #1 on the 505, 
would I have to 

> program a certain note into the sequencer of the XL-7 (ie: C#2)? 
> 
> Thank you very much to anyone who's able to help,
> Fab

Or use the XL-7's MIDI Menu command to disable "Transmit MIDI Clock". Just 
another option if the SP-505 doesn't have the option to ignore external 
start/stop commands.

rEalm




I am not familiar with the SP-505, but I assume in order to prevent 
its patterns from playing, you have to make sure the e-mu's midi 
transport commands (eg, start) don't reach the SP-505. My instints 
tell me you probably need to this on the SP-505 side.

Hope this helps.


 








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Not having worked with my gear for a few months, I neglected to 
mention this option. --Steve 

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:

> Or use the XL-7's MIDI Menu command to disable "Transmit MIDI
> Clock". Just another option if the SP-505 doesn't have the option
> to ignore external start/stop commands.
> 
> rEalm