Hey TMS
When you make your songs, do you transfer the performance data using the Xfer function, or else do you have a lot of controller data (volumes pans prog changes, that sort of thing), at the start of your tracks? If ya do, I found that inserting 4 or so bars at the beginning of each track and then putting the controller data (or the Sysex) right at the beginning of an unused track (i use 16 normally!) stops the sequencer fomr playing weirdly at the start! I don't think that the Xp's can cope with all that data at once!
As for the speeding up at the end? Sorry I haven't a clue on that one!
Hope this is some way helps!
toaster
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