E-Mu XL-7 Command Station Owner's Manual page 123

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Too much controller
information can clog the
sequencer causing sluggish
performance and sloppy timing.
Use the "Thin Events" function
(page 116) to reduce the
amount of controller data in the
song.
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Use the "Erase cc#
Events" function (page 117) to
erase controller data from the
song.
To Overdub Realtime Controller Data over Patterns
This may be the most common way to use Realtime Song mode. After
arranging your song using step record mode, you can mix and embellish
your song by recording continuous controllers over the top. You might also
want to add additional musical lines over your patterns.
Start by recording and saving a song by following the instructions on
1.
page 106.
Volume Mixing
Press Song Edit and scroll to the Event Source page.
2.
Move the cursor to the lower line and select "volume: song events
3.
only".
Press Song Edit again to exit the menu.
4.
Select Volume knob mode by repeatedly pressing the Controller
5.
Function Select button (page 39).
Select Mix View mode if you wish to view the volume settings.
6.
Press the Stop button twice to make sure the song starts at the
7.
beginning.
Press the Record button in Song mode to get ready to record. The Play
8.
button LED will be flashing.
Press the Play button to begin recording. The controller knobs now
9.
adjust the volumes of all 16 tracks.
Press Stop when you're finished recording.
10.
Realtime Panning
Select Pan Knob mode by pressing the Controller Function Select
11.
button.
Select Mix View mode by pressing the Mix button (if it's not already
12.
selected).
Turn the data entry control clockwise to select Ch Pan view.
13.
Press the Stop button twice to make sure the song starts at the
14.
beginning.
Press the Record button in Song mode to get ready to record. The Play
15.
button LED will be flashing.
Press the Play button to begin recording. The controller knobs now
16.
adjust the pan positions of all 16 tracks.
Press Stop when you're finished recording.
17.
Recording Quick Edits
The Quick Edit knobs always record on the Basic Channel (the channel
currently displayed in the Preset View screen).
Select Quick Edit mode by pressing the Controller Function Select
18.
button.
Select the channel with the preset you wish to Quick Edit.
19.
Sequencer
Song Mode
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