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Sorry if it is a dumb question, but I'm beginner with XL-7.

Is it possible to send out MIDI information for Arpeggiator patterns, to control external synths' sounds with the XL-7 arpeggiator through the MIDI Out? When I play the pads, or play notes on the external keyboard, the Arp works, but when I Record this in XL-7 sequencer it doesn't - it just plays the one note recorder to MIDI Out. Any idea what I'm doing could wrong?

Thanks

Thanks, my manual was missing this section (REvision F), but I downloaded now the Rev. G which has this info.

As I see the procedure is to use an internal arp preset as a dummy, and send the output to External. I sat it up like this, and while playing through the pads, the arp is sent out to MIDI, but as I record it to XLÉ-7 Sequencer, it stops sending out Arp through MIDI.

I think I did everything as instructed: Arp/Riff MIDI Out to Transmit Both, I have the arp track that goes to MIDI Out on ext., made an arp: sound with no sample playing from it. I have “Rechannelize Input” Off.

Any idea, what can be wrong? Or is it just a way how XL-7 works - sending Arpeggiator through MIDI Out, only if it is played via the pads, and not from the sequencer?

I think - with all due respect - that Steve's advice was a bit too early. What I would do, if I were to "debug" this issue, would be to use a normal preset, and set the output to "Both". Moreover, I would modify the "normal" preset to be one/two octaves up/down, to make it more distinctive from the external one.

I've never done it, though I always thought of it (XL-7 arpeggiating external gear). Might be worth gathering our finidings, once we have a 100% reproducible way of doing it.

2015-09-13 18:02 GMT+02:00 mindkil@... [xl7] <xl7@yahoogroups.com>:

Thanks, my manual was missing this section (REvision F), but I downloaded now the Rev. G which has this info.

As I see the procedure is to use an internal arp preset as a dummy, and send the output to External. I sat it up like this, and while playing through the pads, the arp is sent out to MIDI, but as I record it to XLÉ-7 Sequencer, it stops sending out Arp through MIDI.

I think I did everything as instructed: Arp/Riff MIDI Out to Transmit Both, I have the arp track that goes to MIDI Out on ext., made an arp: sound with no sample playing from it. I have “Rechannelize Input” Off.

Any idea, what can be wrong? Or is it just a way how XL-7 works - sending Arpeggiator through MIDI Out, only if it is played via the pads, and not from the sequencer?