Knob Functions; Quick Edit Mode - E-Mu XL-7 Command Station Owner's Manual

Knob Functions

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Quick Edit knob
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the sequencer using realtime
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Quick Edit mode

The Real-time controller knobs provide direct control of the XL-7's synthe-
sizer parameters when the Controller Function Select is set to Quick Edit.
There is an LED next to each of the control knobs which illuminates to
indicate that the knob setting has been changed from the value
programmed in the preset ("Knobs Preset Quick Edit" mode must be
enabled in the Controllers menu). If the knob position is returned to the
original setting, the LED is extinguished.
Initial controller values can be stored in every preset. When you move a
knob with Quick-Edit enabled, the Initial Controller Value is updated with
the knob's new value. The knob's LED lights indicating that the preset value
has been changed. The MIDI A-P values are stored in the corresponding
Initial Controller Amount parameter in the Preset Edit menu (see "Initial
Controller Amount" on page 240). The Save/Copy button LED flashes to
remind you that the preset has been edited. "Quick-Edits" made to a preset
are lost if you select another preset before saving them.
The four rows of knobs always control the preset on the basic MIDI channel
(the channel showing on the preset select screen), when the control switch
is set to Quick Edit.
The labels (Filter Cutoff, Filter Q, Filter Attack, Filter Decay, etc.) printed on
these rows show how the factory ROM presets are programmed to respond.
(The controls may not exactly conform to the front panel labels depending on the
preset.) You can change the way a preset responds to MIDI A-P messages
from the Preset Edit menu (PatchCords). The knobs only generate a
message when you move a knob to a new value. The current value jumps to
the new value.
To Quick-Edit a Preset
Select Quick Edit mode using the Controller Function Select button.
1.
Use the Control Knobs to change the sound of the current preset as
2.
desired. An asterisk (*) appears in the preset view display indicating that
the preset has been modified.
Press the Save/Copy button. You may have to turn the data entry
3.
control so that the display reads, "Save PRESET to."
Press the right cursor button to select the bottom row.
4.
Optional: Select a new preset location if you don't want to overwrite
5.
the current preset, or if the current preset is a ROM preset.
Press the Enter button to save the preset.
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Basic Operations
Real-time Controller Knobs