Keyboard Transpose; Recording Realtime Controller Data Into A Pattern - E-Mu XL-7 Operation Manual Addendum

Rechannelize
MIDI In
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Rechannelize MIDI In
must be turned OFF in order to
properly record multichannel
MIDI data from an external
source.

Keyboard Transpose

Recording Realtime
Controller Data into
a Pattern
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Too much controller
information can clog the
sequencer causing sluggish
performance and sloppy timing.
Use the "Thin Events" function
to reduce the amount of
controller data in the pattern.
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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
input device for sequence recording and auditioning without having to
change the keyboard's transmit channel. When on, you're ready to begin
recording on another channel by simply changing tracks. Or, to record
another channel on a multitrack, just change the channel.
• Off . . . . . . . . . . Disables the feature.
• Always . . . . . . . MIDI data is always converted to the Basic Channel.
• On Record . . . . MIDI data is only converted to the Basic Channel when
the sequencer is in record mode.
Rechannelize MIDI IN
To Track Chan: on record
This option allows you to offset the transposition of the rubber keypads in
semitone intervals. This is allows you to easily play in different keys with
the one octave keypad and lets you access different groups of instruments
in a drum map. The transpose range is ±36 semitones.
KEYBOARD TRANSPOSE
+00 semitones
The instructions in the Revision-A operation manual are incorrect because
they leave out the all important steps of setting the track to "Multichannel"
(steps 6-9 below). Follow these instructions instead.
To Record Realtime Controller Data
You can mix and embellish your patterns by recording continuous
controllers along with note data.
Start by recording and saving a pattern.
1.
Recording Quick Edits
The Quick Edit knobs are only active on the Basic Channel (the channel
currently displayed in the Preset View screen).
Select Quick Edit mode by pressing the Controller Function Select
2.
button.
Select the channel with the preset you wish to Quick Edit.
3.
Practice your knob movements before recording by Playing the
4.
pattern and twisting the knobs.
When you're ready to record, press Records while the sequencer is
5.
playing (to punch-in), then perform the knob movements.
XL-7 / MP-7 Operation Manual Addendum