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

i screwed up and deleted all the factory presets and songs how do i put 
them back from the e-loader disk ?  it looks like all the files are on 
the disk.  what do i do to transfer them from my computer to the xl7 
please anybody? i just got this and i cant believe i did this.

I am nowhere as capable/experienced as others in this group but 
basically you need to get a  'midi-sport' box or (similar) and connect 
this box to the USB port on your computer....then get a midi lead and 
put one end in the 'out 1' on your midisport and connect the other to 
the 'in A' midi socket on the back of your CS.....Install the e-loader 
software and follow the instructions for 'uploading patches'....if you 
have any glitches getting the xl7/midi-sport/computer to communicate, 
these can often be overcome by restarting everything (can't remember if 
the order of start ups is important....but you can experiment....) 
A cheaper option for one way midi communication is a simple cheap USB 
to midi lead...
(cheap as chips!!) 
One other thing is if you have problems getting your computer to 
recognise the new midi lead, simply right click on 'my computer' go to 
properties and let go....then click the 'hardware' tab and click 
on 'device manager'.....highlight 'USB controllers' by clicking on it 
once.....then go to the top and hover over the symbols....one will 
say 'scan for hardware changes' click on this......do this whenever you 
have problems with your midi set-up...
Also....if you get a midi box that has two in/two out, you can download 
your song/patch files on to your computer for safe keeping.....you can 
also then import the patches into cubase for very eassy arranging of 
songs....As a guitarist that is a bit of slow when it comes to 
computers etc. I have learned the bare basics of cubase to allow me to 
programme my XL7....Its the best thing since they invented a machine 
that slices bread!!
Good Luck
Toe..
PS...if you go to emus website you can download preset patches for all 
the Command stations(MP7 PX7 etc......if you download them to your own 
XL7 they wont play straight away.....if you press the preset button it 
will give a message "no preset loaded".....simply move the cursor ,& 
spin the jog wheel to select one of your own user sounds or an XL7 
preset sound....you can have some interesting fun using the downloaded 
patterns as sequence templates for your own sounds......  --- In 
xl7@yahoogroups.com, "martyj125" <martyj125@...> wrote:
>
> i screwed up and deleted all the factory presets and songs how do i 
put 
> them back from the e-loader disk ?  it looks like all the files are 
on 

> the disk.  what do i do to transfer them from my computer to the xl7 
> please anybody? i just got this and i cant believe i did this.
>

thanks alot for the reply i actually figured it out i didnt realize 
there was a pdf manual.. duh.also i have a few more questions....emus 
site only deals with the souncards and software now where can i find 
these patches you speak of also can anyone help me find the 2.0 os for 
the xl-7? the emu site doesnt seem to deal with these anymore those 
bastards!  also one more question ...ill actually probably have alot 
more as the manual reads like a friggin science textbook...but anyway 
how do i change drum sounds while playing the presets for instance 
right now as i change presets the synth sounds change but the drums are 
staying bongos how do i switch the drum sounds.any help would be great 
thanks again....martin

i found the 2.0 os on this site but do i need to upgrade incrementally 
from other os first? i currently have an xl-7 with 1.31 os is the 2.0 
zip file the right one? and where do i zip it to to get e-loader to 
recognize it? also still dont know how to change drum sounds while 
playing the presets.could anyone help?

If you had an older revision you might need to download flashprep
first, but 1.31 already included it.  Other than that, you can go from
any revision to any other revision (at least forward).

Just download the 2.00 OS and you'll be fine.  Do note that you need
MIDI, not USB, for OS downloads.

-Aaron

--- martin <martyj125@...> wrote:

> i found the 2.0 os on this site but do i need to upgrade
> incrementally from other os first? i currently have an xl-7
> with 1.31 os is the 2.0
> 
> zip file the right one? and where do i zip it to to get e-loader to 
> recognize it? also still dont know how to change drum sounds while 
> playing the presets.could anyone help?

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Look "legacy hardware" when choosing tabs on the emu site....

Other than that.....Stay calm....there is a real learning curve with 
this thing......be patient, and you will be rewarded..(didn';t 
churchill once say that?

To cancel the sound editing you have just done....simply press the 
preset edit button and scroll to the page 'restore preset' I've ad a 
drink but I think it says something like that....then press 
enter.....to save changes you need to sroll through the save options 
and ask yourself which ones might work? the wording of the save options 
is a bit ambiguous.....(tricky)it is maybe a good idea to experiment 
saving, turning the xl7 on/off and see if its worked(this is the hard 
way, but it might help you understand the various save options....)once 
you fully understand all the different save options....Can you tell 
me ....cos I'm foooooked if I understand this machines capabilities
Good luk...

Toe...

choose e--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, "martyj125" <martyj125@...> wrote:
>
> thanks alot for the reply i actually figured it out i didnt realize 
> there was a pdf manual.. duh.also i have a few more questions....emus 
> site only deals with the souncards and software now where can i find 
> these patches you speak of also can anyone help me find the 2.0 os 
for 
> the xl-7? the emu site doesnt seem to deal with these anymore those 
> bastards!  also one more question ...ill actually probably have alot 
> more as the manual reads like a friggin science textbook...but anyway 
> how do i change drum sounds while playing the presets for instance 
> right now as i change presets the synth sounds change but the drums 
are 
> staying bongos how do i switch the drum sounds.any help would be 
great 
> thanks again....martin
>