New OS for E-mu Command Stations and Proteus 2500

E-MU has announced the release of Version 1.31 Software for its XL-7 and MP-7 Command Stations and Proteus 2500 Command Module, offering users new features as well as improving the flexibility and performance of these products. Version 1.31 adds E-MU's BEATs Mode to these instruments, offering users yet another groove tool in addition to the current sequencer and arpeggiators. Along with Version 1.31 Software, E-MU has also released E-Loader Version 1.1, a tool that enables users to download/upload SMF sequences via USB and MIDI and troubleshoot any component of their MIDI setup. Both upgrades are free and can be found at www.emu.com.

Version 1.31 Software Feature List

Version 1.31 Software offers users many new features, including:

• Sequencer engine optimized for speed and stability
• Full Beats Mode integration, complete with Beats Triggers
• Improved MIDI routing for external gear
• Sequencer Functions: Paste Repeat, Erase Track with Bar Range, Erase All Controllers
• Improved Song Step Editing
• Expanded Controller Range (cc#96-119) for Programmable Knobs, Event Edit, Thin/Erase
• Assignable destination for triggers
• Automatic track selection when changing channel
• Many improvements to external sync, locates, start/stop/continue
• Screens to disable Song Start/Stop/Continue/SPP and Local Control Change
• many more -- a complete listing of new features can be found on E-MU's website

Version 1.1 E-Loader Feature List

Version 1.1 E-Loader offers several new features, including:

• A powerful suite of MIDI Utilities which can examine and generate MIDI data in order to troubleshoot any component of your MIDI setup.
• A Sequence Bank Browser that lets you examine complete banks of patterns and songs from your XL-7, MP-7 or Proteus 2500, then upload them to your computer for backup to use with another sequencer or any Standard MIDI File application.
• A Sequence Downloader which allows you to download a group of patterns or songs at once to your XL-7, MP-7 or Proteus 2500. Any Standard MIDI file (SMF) can be downloaded.
• Supported systems* can take advantage of USB, which provides a higher speed connection than MIDI.

*Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, and Windows XP now supported. Macintosh support to arrive Summer 2002.

For more information, visit their web site at www.emu.com.