Pattern Recording & Editing; The Asterisk; Standard Midi Files - E-Mu PX-7 Owner's Manual

Press Once
Press Twice
Press 3 Times
Asterisk No
Appears Asterisk
Pressing Rec Changing:
tempo,
List Edit
meter,
(press enter)
length,
Executing name, chan.
an Edit assign, etc.
function
O O O O
Use the "Revert to
Saved Pattern" feature to
remove the asterisk and discard
your pattern edits. See
page 102 for more
information.
50 E-MU Systems
Pattern Recording & Editing
Patterns can be edited in three ways:
• Realtime Record - Events are stored in the designated track as they are
played on the keypad or from the MIDI input port. Events are over-
dubbed into the track as the track plays and loops. The original channel
of each event is maintained when recorded.
Individual events can be erased by pressing the realtime erase button
and re-playing the event during the time that the event occurs in the
pattern.
• Grid Editing - In this mode, the sixteen trigger buttons become a time
grid. A note event is first selected and is then placed at any time location
by pressing the appropriate grid button.
The grid resolution can be changed to allow a whole measure or a frac-
tion of a measure to be displayed on the button grid.
• Step Edit - In this mode, you can single-step through the time locations
(bars, beats, & ticks) and place events anywhere you want.
The play button jumps from the current location to the next note value
as determined by the resolution setting.

The Asterisk

When a pattern (or song) has been edited and needs to be saved an asterisk
(*) appears in the display. The Save/Copy LED will also be flashing as a
reminder to save your work. The asterisk and your edits remain in the
single edit buffer even if you change patterns. Edits are only erased by
saving the pattern, editing another pattern, invoking the "Revert To Saved"
feature, or turning the unit off. Saving saves the current pattern and NOT
the edit buffer.
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01 STOP
0
000

Standard MIDI Files

Patterns can also be imported from a Standard MIDI File (SMF) dump. SMF
type 0 files are imported with MIDI channels 1-16 going to the same
numbered PX-7 track. SMF type 1 files are imported with tracks 1-16 going
to the same numbered PX-7 track. Tracks 17 and above will not be imported
into PX-7.
Ln: 08
Start of IT
Indicates that the Pattern
needs to be saved.
Bar: 01 . 1
*
Sequencer
Definitions