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E-Mu XL-7 Operation Manual Addendum

E-Mu XL-7 Operation Manual Addendum

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E-MU PN FI11886 Rev. C
XL-7 / MP-7
Operation Manual
Addendum
Software Version 1.17
Many cool and useful features have been added since the initial software
release. This addendum describes these features.
New Features & Changes
• Page 3 - New Song/Pattern Display - The display now shows you the
currently playing pattern as well as the next one in the queue.
• Page 4 - Note Range Option for Sequence Editing functions - You can
now specify a note range when performing Song or Pattern
editing functions.
• Page 4 - Scale/Shift Note Duration - This filter for songs and patterns
lets you scale (multiply by a value) or shift (add a value to) the
note durations in any selected tracks.
• Page 5 - Scale/Shift Note Velocity - This filter for songs and patterns
lets you scale (multiply by a value) or shift (add a value to) the
note velocities in any selected tracks.
• Page 6 - Extend Sequence Data To - Located in the Pattern Edit menu,
this new feature allows you to extend an existing pattern by
looping the existing data.
• Page 7 - The Asterisk * - An asterisk now appears in the preset, pattern,
or song name whenever you have made a change to the item.
• Page 8 - Cut/Copy Track Section - You can now specify a bar range to
be cut or copied to the clipboard when editing a track.
• Page 9 - Song Channel Assign - Located in the Song Edit menu, this
feature lets you assign the realtime song data to the internal
"B" channels or the MIDI Out port A or B. MIDI data can be
routed to the internal MIDI channels, external MIDI ports, or
both.
• Page 10 - Paste Track Section - You can now specify at which bar the
clipboard will be pasted when editing a track
• Page 11 - Note & Event List Editor - Notes, continuous controller,
pitch wheel. mono pressure, poly pressure and program
change MIDI messages in the pattern or song can now be
visually edited, inserted or deleted.
• Page 15 - Revert to Saved - An revert function for pattern & song edits.
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  • Page 1 MIDI messages in the pattern or song can now be visually edited, inserted or deleted. • Page 15 - Revert to Saved - An revert function for pattern & song edits. E-MU PN FI11886 Rev. C MP-7 / XL-7 Manual Addendum 1...
  • Page 2 XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum • Page 16 - New Song Event Source Option - There is now a “song & pat- terns” option in the song edit menu, “Event Source” screen. When selected, the selected events from the song as well as the patterns will be used.

  • Page 3: New Pattern Play

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum New Pattern Play Pressing Play in Pattern mode causes the selected pattern to continuously play and loop. The display changes as shown. STOP Ln:08 Bar:01 .1 CurPat: 002 NextPat: 002 The Track Mute buttons can be used to select specific tracks for playback.

  • Page 4: Note Range Option

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Note Range Option You can now specify a note range when performing the following Song or Pattern editing functions: Scale/Shift Duration, Thin Events, Transpose and Scale/Shift Velocity. This gives you much more control over which notes are edited.

  • Page 5: Scale/Shift Velocity

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Scale/Shift Velocity This filter allows you to either scale (multiply by a value) or shift (add a value to) the velocity values of notes in a pattern. The Scale function is performed before the Shift value is added.

  • Page 6: Extend Sequence Data To

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Extend Sequence This feature lets you change the length of any selected tracks after recording a pattern. If you are lengthening a pattern, the pattern is looped Data To to fill in the empty space. If you set the length shorter than the existing pattern, the pattern will be truncated.
  • Page 7 XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum The Asterisk 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.

  • Page 8: Cut/Copy Track Section

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Cut/Copy Track You can now specify a bar range to be cut or copied to the clipboard when editing a track. This function cuts or copies a section of a track from the Section pattern or song and places it on the clipboard, where it will be held until it is replaced with another cut or copy operation, or the power is turned off.

  • Page 9: Song Channel Assign

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Song Channel You can now assign your realtime song data to channels 1B-16B or to MIDI Out port A or B. The song track can be routed to: internal MIDI channels Assign (either A or B), the external MIDI ports, both, or none. Multi A is routed to MIDI port A and Multi B is routed to MIDI port B, if “ext”...

  • Page 10: Paste Clipboard To Track

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Paste Clipboard to Once a track (or a section of a track) has been cut or copied to the “clipboard”, it can be pasted into another track or pattern. The Paste Track operation Merges the clipboard data with the data on the destination track.

  • Page 11: Note List Editor

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Note List Editor Individual MIDI notes in the pattern can be edited, inserted or deleted from this screen. Place the cursor underneath the “Event Scroll Field” shown below and turn the data entry control to navigate through events.

  • Page 12: Event List Editor

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Event List Editor Continuous controller, pitch wheel. mono pressure, poly pressure and program change MIDI messages can be edited, inserted or deleted using this menu. Place the cursor underneath the “Event Scroll Field” shown below and turn the data entry control to navigate through events.
  • Page 13 XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Poly Pressure Edit Polyphonic pressure messages are assigned on a per note basis and have range of 0-127. XL-7 and MP-7 can generate polyphonic pressure messages, but cannot receive them. Poly Pressure Screen 01 EVENT <->...
  • Page 14 XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Press the right Cursor button to move the cursor underneath the Event Scroll Field (<->). Turn the data entry control to scroll through the event list and locate the event you want to edit.

  • Page 15: Revert To Saved Pattern

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum     If you want to add another tempo change, press the Repeat button on To Insert a new Event: the front panel. 1) Press the Repeat button. 2) Modify the Time & Tempo.

  • Page 16: Song / Pattern Edit Lockout

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Song & Pattern A new “song & pattern” option has been added to the Song “Event Source” screen. The song track is much more flexible because of this feature, since Event Source both song and pattern events can be used on playback. (For example, you might want to use the song track for volume mixing.) This option allows...

  • Page 17: Aftertouch Curves

    It’s probably best to leave poly aftertouch off unless you are specifically using it, as it can clog the MIDI cable. XL-7 and MP-7 do not use poly aftertouch, even though it can be transmitted out over MIDI.

  • Page 18: Local Control On/Off

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Local Control On/Off Local Control is used to disconnect the keypad and controllers (knobs, touchstrip, footswitches) from the sound generating section. Even though disconnected from the internal synthesizer, the keypad and controllers are still transmitted over MIDI. Local Control is normally turned Off when recording into an external MIDI sequencer (set sequencer to Echo Thru).

  • Page 19: Midi In Channels

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum • MIDI Footswitch In this mode the footswitch is routed to the Patch- Cord in the Preset Edit, Cords menu. It is also trans- mitted out on the Footswitch Controller number as programmed in the Controllers menu.

  • Page 20: Keyboard Transpose

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Rechannelize This menu allows data on incoming MIDI data channels to be converted to the Basic channel. This allows an external MIDI keyboard to be used as an MIDI In input device for sequence recording and auditioning without having to change the keyboard’s transmit channel.
  • Page 21 XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Record Multitrack Volume and Pan Information You can record Volume and Pan information for all 16 channels simulta- neously by using Volume Knob mode. You’ll be recording multichannel volume or pan data onto a track. The default channel assignment will rechannelize this data to a single channel.

  • Page 22: Event Timing

    XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum Event Timing The following information is intended for advanced users. If you are just getting started you can skip this section for now. Songs and patterns both contain pre-sequence setup information that is loaded just before a song or sequence plays. This pre-sequence information is not reloaded when a pattern loops.

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