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

Unfortunately, erase track leaves the light on (it's not quite smart
enough yet to decide whether you erased the whole track or not).  If
you're trying to get rid of an entire track (as opposed to just a bar
range), try the "ERASE EVENTS/all track events" option.  This allows you
to not only get rid of the light, but lets you delete more than one
track at a time...


Hmm... I just reread your post, and think I see the problem.  Most
sequencers; actually, ALL that I've seen ('cept the XL-7 =) are not
capable of saving blank tracks in standard MIDI file format.  What this
means is that any track you leave blank in Cubase gets deleted, and all
the other tracks slid up to cover the hole.  Some sequencers (I think
Vision does this) allow you to name a blank track and they'll keep it
from being toasted.  If Cubase isn't one of them, try inserting a text
event or a marker or something in the track that you want to be blank.
Then, when you save it, Cubase won't get rid of the track, and since the
XL-7 sequencer doesn't import text events (other than it's own), the
track should show up with the LED off.  If none of this works, just
leave some data on the track and delete it on the XL-7 using the first
paragraph's tip...

-Aaron

PS. glad you like beats mode!

"www.mp3.com/koering" wrote:

> is it possible to erase a track and the led when I load the pattern in
> cubase, erase the tracks in cubase... save the pattern as midi file
> and sent it back to da xl-7????if yes... please tell me how.. I tried
> nearly every thing.... Big respect to the new beat mode.... great for
> cool breaks when I am liveactin.... peace thru beats

Aaron,

If you draw in a "blank" part on the track you don't want, then save as 
Type 0 MIDI file, Cubase won't "slide the tracks to cover the hole".  Just 
messing with this yesterday in fact...

rEalm



Hmm... I just reread your post, and think I see the problem.  Most 
sequencers; actually, ALL that I've seen ('cept the XL-7 =) are not 
capable of saving blank tracks in standard MIDI file format.  What this 
means is that any track you leave blank in Cubase gets deleted, and all 
the other tracks slid up to cover the hole.

I should have been more specific.  I was referring to Type 1 SMF files.
In Type 0 files, there is only one track (with up to 16 channels), and
the "hole" you're seeing is an unused channel, not track.  If you have
any multi tracks, or have tracks not lined up with channels (i.e.
trk1->ch3, trk2->ch1, etc), saving as a type 0 file will destroy this
ordering.  If you're using just the standard internal 1 to 1 mapping and
aren't using external gear, you should be fine with type 0.

-Aaron

erik_magrini@... wrote:

> If you draw in a "blank" part on the track you don't want, then save
> as Type 0 MIDI file, Cubase won't "slide the tracks to cover the
> hole".  Just messing with this yesterday in fact...
>
>
> Hmm... I just reread your post, and think I see the problem.  Most
> sequencers; actually, ALL that I've seen ('cept the XL-7 =) are not
> capable of saving blank tracks in standard MIDI file format.  What
> this means is that any track you leave blank in Cubase gets deleted,
> and all the other tracks slid up to cover the hole.

Hehe, ok that makes more sense!  My bad, I'll shut up next time. :)

rEalm





I should have been more specific.  I was referring to Type 1 SMF files. In 
Type 0 files, there is only one track (with up to 16 channels), and the "hole" you're seeing is an unused channel, not track.  If you have any multi tracks, or have tracks not lined up 
with channels (i.e. trk1->ch3, trk2->ch1, etc), saving as a type 0 file 
will destroy this ordering.  If you're using just the standard internal 1 
to 1 mapping and aren't using external gear, you should be fine with type 
0. 
-Aaron 
erik_magrini@... wrote: 
If you draw in a "blank" part on the track you don't want, then save as 
Type 0 MIDI file, Cubase won't "slide the tracks to cover the hole".  Just 
messing with this yesterday in fact... 
 
Hmm... I just reread your post, and think I see the problem.  Most 
sequencers; actually, ALL that I've seen ('cept the XL-7 =) are not 
capable of saving blank tracks in standard MIDI file format.  What this 
means is that any track you leave blank in Cubase gets deleted, and all 
the other tracks slid up to cover the hole.

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