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Creating Original Accompaniment Patterns

The Effect Send display looks almost the same as that of the SONG

VOICE mode’s Effect Send display except for track numbers and the
assigned voice (“- -” means the phrase has its own voice).

For details on each parameter of the Effect Send display, see “The

Effect Send Display” of the Song Voice mode on page 136.

Summary of Contents for QY100 Data Filer

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ... the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manu facturer s warranty and are therefore the owners responsibility Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produ...

Page 3: ...y dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the instrument or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following Do not place the AC adaptor cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators and do not excessively bend or otherwise dama...

Page 4: ...eaning the instrument use a soft dry cloth Do not use paint thinners solvents cleaning fluids or chemical impregnated wiping cloths Also do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the instrument since this might discolor the panel or keyboard Do not rest your weight on or place heavy objects on the instrument and do not use excessive force on the buttons switches or connectors Do not operate ...

Page 5: ...Talking About 53 Check Out the Preset Styles 55 Add Chords Play Along 59 Record Your Own Chord Progression Pattern Changes 61 Fingered Chords 69 Tempo Changes too 70 If You Make Mistakes 70 Add Some Details to Complete the Accompaniment 71 Voice Assignments 71 Realtime Recording on the Sequencer Tracks 73 About the MULTI Recording 80 Step Accompaniment Recording 81 Pt Step Record Pattern Changes 8...

Page 6: ...se 209 18 Copy Track 210 19 Mix Track 211 20 Clear Track 212 21 Copy Pattern 213 22 Clear Pattern 214 23 Style Name 215 Editing Songs Patterns 216 Engaging the SONG or PATTERN Edit Mode 216 Moving Around 219 Change Mode Editing 220 Insert Mode Editing 221 XG View 232 View Filter 233 Phrase Table Pattern Edit Only 234 Effects Effect Editing 236 Accessing Editing the Effect Parameters 236 Effect Edi...

Page 7: ...our private band to refine and display your talents to the max Singers Think of it as a fully programmable very versatile accompa niment and karaoke machine complete with a range of superb vocal effects Keyboard Players Composers All Electronic Musicians It s all here the sequencer the tone module the advanced accompaniment features Everything you need to create even the most complex elec tronic m...

Page 8: ...le from your Yamaha dealer into the DC IN jack on the rear panel then plug the adaptor into a convenient wall AC power socket CAUTION Do not attempt to use an AC adaptor other than the specified unit or an appropriate replacement provided by your Yamaha dealer to power the QY100 The use of an incompatible adaptor may cause irreparable damage to the QY100 and might pose a serious shock hazard Unplu...

Page 9: ...different makers z Open Battery Compartment Cover Open the battery compartment cover located on the instrument s bottom panel by pressing down on the grooved section of the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow as shown in the illustration x Insert Batteries Insert the six batteries being careful to follow the polarity markings on the bottom panel c Replace Cover Replace the compartment ...

Page 10: ...replace the batteries with a complete set of six new batteries NEVER mix old and new batteries CAUTION To prevent possible damage due to battery leakage remove the batteries from the instrument if it is not to be used for an extended period of time If keeping the batteries and memory card inserted a small current flows through the instrument When the memory card is not used remove the memory card ...

Page 11: ...les are pro vided below to help you get started q DC IN Jack page 8 This jack is only used when you are powering the QY100 from an optional AC adaptor instead of batteries The DC output cable from an optional Yamaha PA 3B AC Power Adaptor is plugged in here NOTE The batteries are automatically disconnected when a plug is inserted into the DC IN jack Setting Up The Connectors w r q y t e u Right Si...

Page 12: ...one plug can be plugged in here for convenient monitoring see Audio Connec tions on page 14 The output level is adjusted via the VOLUME control on the left side panel r TO HOST Connector HOST SELECT Switch pages 15 16 This jack and selector switch allow direct connection to a personal computer without the need for a separate MIDI inter face See Connecting To a Personal Computer on page 16 for deta...

Page 13: ...nect your guitar or microphone here to use the QY100 s superlative guitar and vocal effects The GAIN control next to the GUITAR MIC input jack allows matching with a wide range of guitars and microphones u CARD Slot page 254 The QY100 CARD slot accepts standard memory cards for convenient storage of settings and sequences Card access and operations are described on page 254 CAUTION When connecting...

Page 14: ...r use the supplied Y cable miniature stereo phone plug to dual RCA pin plugs to connect the LINE OUT PHONES jack to the inputs of a stereo sound system The white RCA pin plug goes to the left channel input of your stereo sound system and the red plug goes to the right channel input CAUTION Make sure that both the QY100 and your sound system are turned OFF STANDBY when making connections Audio Conn...

Page 15: ...yboard has a velocity sensitive keyboard Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the keyboard to the MIDI IN connec tor of the QY100 and make sure that the QY100 HOST SELECT switch is set to MIDI The connected MIDI keyboard will play the voice assigned to the currently selected sequencer track See page 71 for instructions on how to assign different voices to the sequencer tracks MIDI Connections MIDI OU...

Page 16: ...ace IMPORTANT If the QY100 is to be connected to a computer via the TO HOST connector and a MIDI controller via the MIDI IN connector the echo back or MIDI Thru etc func tion of the music software or sequencer you are using must be turned on so that the MIDI note data from the controller is returned to the QY100 and any subsequent devices connected to the QY100 MIDI OUT connector Connecting to a P...

Page 17: ... Mac Cable Connections 8 pin system peripheral cable Data transfer rate 31 250 bps Connecting to an IBM PC AT Series Computer Connect the TO HOST connector of the QY100 to the RS 232C port on your IBM computer using a standard 8 pin MINI DIN 9 pin D SUB cross cable Set the HOST SELECT switch to the PC 2 position Refer to your software owner s manual for information on any settings you might have t...

Page 18: ...our computer using a USB cable Install the appropriate driver software on your computer the driver soft ware should be supplied with the USB interface Connect the TO HOST connector or MIDI IN OUT connector of the QY100 to your USB interface For detailed information refer to the owner s man ual that came with your USB interface Computer sequencer software USB cable UX256 QY100 MODEL If necessary at...

Page 19: ...derstood makes operation fast and easy no matter what operation you are performing If you read through this section care fully and try out the procedures in the TRY THIS sections you should have no problem accessing and operating the QY100 s many advanced features q 4 Left Side Panel Rear Panel w 5 ...

Page 20: ...rameters and prompts you need to operate the QY100 with optimum ease and efficiency Use the CONTRAST control on the rear panel to achieve the best display visibility LCD visibility varies greatly with viewing angle and lighting e SONG Button Use this button to select the QY100 SONG mode from any other mode and to switch between the SONG SONG VOICE and SONG EFFECT displays w 5 o 6 u 7 8 e r t y 3 1...

Page 21: ...ERN button selects the QY100 PATTERN mode from any other mode and switches between the PATTERN PAT TERN VOICE and PATTERN EFFECT displays t SHIFT Button The SHIFT button modifies the function of certain other buttons in certain situations e g it reverses the order in which the SONG or PATTERN displays are selected as described above It also allows direct numeric entry via the black micro key board...

Page 22: ...1 NO button decrements decreases stepwise the value of the selected parameter while the 1 YES button increments increases stepwise the parameter Press either button briefly to decrement or increment the parameter by one or hold the button for continous decrementing of incrememnting in the specified direction The 1 NO and 1 YES buttons are also used to respond to Are you sure prompts when they appe...

Page 23: ...w with the SHIFT button instead of calling a menu with the MENU button Pressing the top function button while holding the SHIFT button calls a dis play showing drum instrument assignments to each micro keyboard key at the current octave setting Pressing the second function button while holding the SHIFT but ton calls the Used Mem ory display Pressing the bottom function button while holding the SH...

Page 24: ... ENTER Button In addition to entering chords in the SONG and PATTERN modes which we ll learn about later the ENTER button is used to enter a selected menu function TRY THIS Assuming that you ve gone through the TRY THIS proce dure for the MENU and Func tion buttons above you should now have the SONG mode Job List on your QY100 screen Use the cursor buttons up and down only to select job number 02 ...

Page 25: ... pat tern r MOVE BACK Press briefly to move back one mea sure or hold for continuous scrolling f MOVE FORWARD Press briefly to move forward one measure or hold for continuous scrolling 2 Micro Keyboard This tiny 2 octave keyboard makes it possible to program the QY100 anywhere anytime without having to connect an external MIDI keyboard It s even polyphonic so you can directly enter chords as well ...

Page 26: ...own by one octave until the lower limit is reached The OCT UP button shifts the pitch of the keyboard up in the same way The number of octaves the pitch of the micro keyboard has been shifted down or up is shown by the octave indicator in the upper left corner of the display the number of arrows indicates the number of octaves shifted in the corresponding direction Pressing the OCT DOWN and OCT UP...

Page 27: ... volume storage and portability The CARD functions are only available when an appropriate memory card is installed in the CARD slot on the right side panel See page 254 for details on the types of memory cards that can be used and the QY100 s card functions 7 AMP SIMULATOR Button Indicator pages 44 52 Turns the specified section s of the QY100 amp simulator stage on or off The AMP SIMULATOR button...

Page 28: ...e same function can be assigned to an optional FC 4 or FC 5 footswitch connected to the rear panel FOOT SW jack page 12 8 PARAMETER Button pages 38 47 Accesses the QY100 amp simulator setups and parameters for guitar and microphone input See pages 38 and 47 for details ...

Page 29: ...6 parts which can be played back simultaneously to create This section offers a broad look at the overall QY100 system and how the various features work together but if you d rather jump right in start playing skip ahead Come back and read this sec tion when you re ready Sequencer QY100 Controller Tone Generator Effects 16 sequencer tracks 8 accompaniment tracks built in micro keyboard 525 voices ...

Page 30: ...multa neously a great feature for transferring MIDI data to the QY100 from another sequencer 8 Accompaniment Tracks The QY100 accompaniment tracks are what make it a versatile but surprisingly easy to use accompaniment machine Rather than recording individual notes or chords as on the sequencer tracks described above accompaniments are produced by specifying a sequence of patterns to be played we ...

Page 31: ...the arrangement of voices in a tone generator and its MIDI functionality ensuring that data can be played back with sub stantially the same sounds on any GM compatible tone gener ator regardless of its manufacturer or model Tone generators and song data that meet the GM System Level 1 bear this GM logo XG XG is a tone generator format that expands the voice arrangement of the GM System Level 1 spe...

Page 32: ... to give you the type of control that best suits your style and talents As the name suggests the QY100 Amp Simulator simulates the characteristics of amplifiers specifically guitar amplifiers and microphone preamplifiers Although the requirements for a good microphone preampli fier are pretty straightforward high gain with flat frequency response as well as low noise and distortion guitar amplifie...

Page 33: ...ode If the SONG mode isn t already selected press the SONG button to select it SONG should appear in the upper left corner of the display x Select a Demo Song The demo songs are songs 21 22 23 songs 01 through 20 are available for your own recording Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the song number on the display the song Before you begin actually using the QY100 to create great music p...

Page 34: ...tons to select song number 21 22 or 23 The SHIFT Number Data Entry Method You can also use the SHIFT Number method to enter song numbers or other data values Use the numbered black keys on the micro keyboard to enter the required number while holding the SHIFT button then press the ENTER button Song number Ex To enter the number 16 ...

Page 35: ...isten ing level When the current song is finished the next song will start automatically But you can stop playback at any time by pressing the button You can t select a different song while one is already playing so to select and play a different demo song you ll have to stop playback select the next song and then start play back again NOTE For full details on controlling sequence playback see the...

Page 36: ...vel matching z Plug your guitar into the GUITAR MIC INPUT on the rear panel Whether you want a better way to practice top quality accom paniment for live performances or a convenient means to create full blown compositions the QY100 is an ideal musical tool for the guitar ist who wants to get ahead In addition to its sophisticated pattern and song sequencer features the QY100 also offers a complet...

Page 37: ...in Use the GAIN control on the rear panel to adjust the QY100 input gain to match your guitar If the PEAK indicator LED next to the PARAMETER button light more than just occasionally as you play the GAIN setting is too high The PEAK indicator should flash only briefly on the highest transient peaks ...

Page 38: ... will appear x Highlight the Setup Number Name Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the setup number name at the top of the display c Select and Try Out the Setups Use the 1 and 1 buttons to select the desired setup G01 through G18 Go ahead and try out the setups as they are You can make adjustments later Make sure that the QY100 VOL UME control is set to an appropriate level and adjust th...

Page 39: ...IC EDIT display The preamp parame ters are located near the top of the parameter list and are indicated by an inverse A before the parameter name The chorus block parameters are next and are indicated by an inverse C before the parameter name The reverb block has only one parameter indicated by you guessed it an inverse R The parameter list also includes a Volume parameter and an On Off parameter ...

Page 40: ...phic level control located between the parameter name and value which provides a convenient visual reference to relative parameter set ting NOTE Any changes you make to the parameters will be retained for each setup even if you select a different preset or turn the QY100 off You can indi vidually restore the initial settings for each setup by using the INITIAL IZE function After selecting the setu...

Page 41: ...ch as preamp drive and EQ also affect the subjective level of the guitar sound and the Volume parameter is a convenient way to compensate for such variations The Preamp Block Depending on the selected setup you ll see one or three preamp parameters below the Volume parameter In some set ups only the Drive parameter will be available while in others you will have Drive EQ LowGain and EQ Hi Gain Her...

Page 42: ...boost the bass response for a fuller sound EQ Hi Gain Boosts or cuts the high frequencies range 12dB 0 12dB Minus settings lower the treble response giving you a rounder more mellow tone Positive settings boost the treble response for a brighter sound Mod Speed Adjusts the modulation speed of the chorus effect the speed at which the tone varies The value range is from 0 0 Hz through 39 7 Hz The hi...

Page 43: ... block has only one parameter Reverb Lvl which adjusts the depth of the reverb sound The Reverb Lvl range is from 000 to 127 with higher values producing deeper reverb If you select a setup which does not use the Reverb block the Reverb Lvl parameter value will appear as dashed line Reverb block parameter ...

Page 44: ...Y parameter described on page 245 There s also an ALL setting which allows all blocks to be turned on or off When the selected block s are bypassed off the indi cator to the right of the AMP SIMULATOR button will go out The settings are AMP The footswitch or AMP SIMULATOR button turns only the Preamp block on and off CHO The footswitch or AMP SIMULATOR button turns only the Chorus block on and off...

Page 45: ...microphone into the GUITAR MIC INPUT on the rear panel CAUTION When connecting a microphone to the QY100 GUITAR MIC input be sure that a microphone amp simulator setup is selected first page 48 Loud feedback may occur if one of the guitar setups is selected The QY100 is an outstanding accompaniment tool for singers too It features a GUITAR MIC input that will directly accept the signal from your v...

Page 46: ...l on the rear panel to adjust the QY100 input gain to match your microphone If the PEAK indicator LED next to the PARAMETER button light more than just occasionally as you sing the GAIN setting is too high The PEAK indicator should flash only briefly on the highest transient peaks ...

Page 47: ...Name Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the setup number name at the top of the display c Select and Try Out the Setups Use the 1 and 1 buttons to select the desired micro phone setup M01 through M05 you might have to skip past guitar setups G01 through G18 to reach the microphone setups Go ahead and try out the setups as they are You can make adjust ments later Make sure that the QY100 ...

Page 48: ...ndicated by an inverse D before the parameter name The chorus block parameters are next and are indicated by an inverse C before the parameter name The reverb block has only one parameter indicated by you guessed it an inverse R The parameter list also includes a Volume parameter and an On Off parameter which are described below Customizing the Setups via the Microphone Effect Parameters GUITAR MI...

Page 49: ... graphic level control located between the parameter name and value which provides a convenient visual reference to relative parameter set ting NOTE Any changes you make to the parameters will be retained for each setup even if you select a different preset or turn the QY100 off You can indi vidually restore the initial settings for each setup by using the INITIAL IZE function After selecting the ...

Page 50: ... Delay Sets the initial delay time of the left channel delay from 0 1 through 715 0 milliseconds Rch Delay Sets the initial delay time of the right channel delay from 0 1 through 715 0 milliseconds FB Delay1 Sets the feedback delay time of the left channel delay from 0 1 through 715 0 milliseconds this sets the delay time for delays following the main initial delay FB Delay2 Sets the feedback dela...

Page 51: ...erb sound The Reverb Lvl range is from 000 to 127 with higher values producing deeper reverb If you select a setup which does not use the Reverb block the Reverb Lvl parameter value will appear as dashed line Mod Speed Adjusts the modulation speed of the chorus effect the speed at which the tone varies The value range is from 0 0 Hz through 39 7 Hz The higher the value the faster the modulation Mo...

Page 52: ...ed on page 245 There s also an ALL setting which allows all blocks to be turned on or off When the selected block s are bypassed off the indi cator to the right of the AMP SIMULATOR button will go out The settings are DLY The footswitch or AMP SIMULATOR button turns only the Delay block on and off CHO The footswitch or AMP SIMULATOR button turns only the Chorus block on and off REV The footswitch ...

Page 53: ...ctions Each style has a number of sections as listed below INTRO As the name implies this section will normally func tion as the introduction to a song MAIN A The MAIN A section is the one you d normally use as the verse of a song MAIN B This is a variation of the MAIN A section which can be used as the chorus or bridge section of a song FILL AB A break or fill that connects the MAIN A section to ...

Page 54: ...an original chord progression But we ll leave manual chord entry and chord progression programming for a later chapter because the QY100 actually provides 99 preset chord progressions that you can simply select and play These chord templates include a wide range of standard progres sions some you might recognize from your favorite songs commonly used in a wide range of musical genres FILL BA A fil...

Page 55: ...y song The SHIFT Number Data Entry Method You can also use the SHIFT Number method to enter song numbers or other data values Use the numbered black keys on the micro keyboard to enter the required number while holding the SHIFT button then press the ENTER button x Highlight the Style Number The bottom left hand area of the QY100 display is the style and section selection area NOTE If for some rea...

Page 56: ...mber entry method page 34 to select the style you want to play refer to the Style List of the separate Data List booklet for details about each individual style v Start Playback Press the sequencer button to begin playback of the selected style and the button to stop playback as required Style number Section name Start Playback Measure number Stop Playback ...

Page 57: ...mini keyboard have the names of the sections printed below them The mini keyboard method will only work while the cursor is located within the style and section selection area of the display Either method you choose when a different section is selected while the style is playing the newly selected section will begin playing from the top of the next measure NEXT will appear before the newly selecte...

Page 58: ...FILL BA is followed by MAIN A If you selected the ENDING section play back will stop automatically once the ENDING section has played all the way through Any Section or no section INTRO MAIN A Any Section FILL AB MAIN B Any Section FILL BA MAIN A Any section ENDING Playback Stops ...

Page 59: ...ber the name of the selected chord template appears below the chord template number If you move the cursor away from the chord template number the name of each individual chord is displayed in the same location as the accompaniment plays back NOTE The fact that the QY100 displays the chord names as it plays can be a great learning tool Watching the chord names as the progressions plays you can pla...

Page 60: ...e less interesting or useful See the Chord Template List of the separate Data List booklet for a com plete listing of the 99 available chord templates and their chord progressions Spend some time combining various styles with chord templates and see what you can come up with Don t forget to try selecting the various sections of each style to hear how they sound with the selected chord template s ...

Page 61: ...11 as follows The INTRO and ENDING sections have their own chord progressions you only need to specify the starting chord Cm7 11 NOTE The reason that the first two occurrences of MAIN A and MAIN B are 7 measures long instead of 8 a more normal unit is that the fills FILL AB and FILL BA function as the last measure of the 8 measure units Now that you re familiar with the QY100 s styles patterns and...

Page 62: ...o keyboard to enter the required number while holding the SHIFT button then press the ENTER button x Select the Pt Track to Record the Pattern Changes Move the cursor to the track area of the display then move the cursor sideways to select the Pt Pattern track Once the Pt track has been selected move the cursor vertically to acess other areas of the screen moving it sideways will select a differ e...

Page 63: ...ll apear in the central area of the display and the name of the current record mode will appear at the top of the display v Select the Realtime Replace Record Mode If the realtime replace record mode isn t already selected move the cursor to the REPL button in the record mode area of the display and press the ENTER button An inverse R appears in the selected record mode button Record mode selector...

Page 64: ...f count in measures can be changed via the Utility mode page 245 The count in is also indicated by negative numbers in the measure number area of the display With the default count in setting of one measure 01 will appear during the count in then recording will begin from mea sure 001 Entering Pattern Changes The cursor will automatically move to the style number when you start recording on the pa...

Page 65: ... will play back indefinitely The pattern changes you ll want to record are as follows INTRO measures 1 4 This is the starting pattern you should have already selected the INTRO pattern in step 5 above MAIN A measures 5 11 The MAIN A pattern will automatically be selected after the INTRO finishes so you don t have to manually select the MAIN A pattern FILL AB measure 12 Press the FILL AB key on the...

Page 66: ...d return to the SONG mode Engage Record Ready Again and Select the Cd Track Press the button to engage the record ready mode again the REPL record mode will still be selected then move the cursor to the track area of the display and select the Cd Chord track NOTE The ENDING pattern repeats the playback in the realtime record mode But it will finish the song automatically when playing back the song...

Page 67: ... QY100 micro keyboard Note that the lower octave of the keyboard has chord root names E through D Eb marked on the keys and the upper octave keys are marked with a variety of chord types To enter a chord press the key corresponding to the desired chord root then the key for the desired chord type the chord type keys alternately select the upper and lower chord types marked on them watch the displa...

Page 68: ...pecify the chord root key chord types such as M or m6 will be ignored Since Cm7 11 has already been selected as the starting chord step 5 above there s no need to enter any chords for the INTRO at this point MAIN A Cm7 11 Fm7 11 The progression simply alter nates between the Cm7 11 and Fm7 11 chords every two measures Cm7 11 for measures 5 and 6 Fm7 11 for mea sures 7 and 8 and so on FILL AB Fm7 1...

Page 69: ...QY100 also has a Fingered Chord mode which allows chords to played as required on the micro keyboard rather than by specifying the chord root and type as described above To turn this function on move the cursor to the FNGR parameter in the SONG mode display before record ing and press the ENTER button to select ON When you record using the Fingered Chord mode you do not have to press ENTER after p...

Page 70: ...ecording the cursor will automatically move to the tempo parameter then use the 1 and 1 buttons or the SHIFT Number entry method page 34 to specify the required tempo changes at the appropriate times during recording Press to stop recording Tempo changes can be edited in detail as described on page 216 Don t worry A few mistakes made in the realtime record can usually be corrected quite easily in ...

Page 71: ...ents later if you like but it s a good idea to record with the voices you actually intend to use in the song z Select the SONG VOICE Mode From the main SONG mode display press the SONG but ton once so that the SONG VOICE mode display appears Although you could use the basic accompaniment we created in the previous section as backing for some inspired improvisation in this section we ll add some si...

Page 72: ... Number entry method page 34 to select Ld 081 SquareLd the full voice name appears at the top of the display Next Move the cursor to the track 2 voice selector and select En 056 Bass Hit c Return to the Main SONG Mode Display From the SONG VOICE display press the SONG button twice to bypass the SONG EFFECT display and return to the main SONG mode display Press twice ...

Page 73: ...racks 1 and 2 The upper treble staff goes on track 1 and the lower bass staff goes on track 2 If you don t read music or simply couldn t be bothered just record what ever sounds good to you Making music should never be a chore Realtime Recording on the Sequencer Tracks 081 056 081 056 SquareLD Bass Hit 081 056 081 056 120 ...

Page 74: ...74 Add Some Details to Complete the Accompaniment 081 056 081 056 081 056 081 056 ...

Page 75: ...bers to indicate that that more tracks can be accessed by scrolling in the corresponding direction Once you ve selected the track to record on move the cursor vertically to access other areas of the display the selected track will remain highlighted NOTE If you will be recording via the QY100 s own micro keyboard you can set the keyboard velocity via the VELO parameter The veloc ity can be set in ...

Page 76: ...ub Record Mode Normally when recording a new track from scratch you ll want to use the realtime replace record mode To select it if it isn t already selected move the cursor to the REPL button in the record mode area of the display and press the ENTER but ton An inverse R appears in the selected record mode button If you ve already recorded some material on a track and want to record additional no...

Page 77: ...erent tempo or time signature simply move the cursor to the tempo and time signature parameters and set them as required via the 1 YES and 1 NO buttons NOTE There are other record modes other than REPL and OVER For details about STEP see page 91 For details about MULTI see page 80 NOTE As with pattern and chord recording you can set the tempo parameter at a slower value than the actual playback te...

Page 78: ...one measure 01 will appear during the count in then recording will begin from measure 001 Once recording begins play the part on the QY100 micro key board or on an external MIDI keyboard or other controller NOTE If you have trouble playing a part in real time or you d simply rather enter the notes with scientific precision use the step recording mode described on page 91 to enter the notes one at ...

Page 79: ...e as necessary then move the cursor to the track area of the display and select the next track to record in this case track 2 Press the button to begin recording and record the next track in the same as the first track described above NOTE To extend this process to record a complete song on the QY100 sequencer tracks simply assign the voices for your tracks and record as many as your song needs up...

Page 80: ... the corresponding sequencer tracks 1 to 16 This is useful when you want to record a multipart recording from a computer or another sequencer in real time or when you want to record from a MIDI insrtrument such as a MIDI guitar that outputs over multiple channels Before starting the multipart recording be sure to set the MIDI Sync to External page 247 MIDI Control to In or In Out page 247 Rec Coun...

Page 81: ... red LED above the button will light c Select the Pt or Cd Track Move the cursor to the track area of the display and then shift the cursor sideways to select Pt or Cd Once selected move the cursor vertically if you want to move to other areas of the screen The selected track will remain highlighted no matter where you move the cursor The STEP record mode can be used with the Pt Pattern and Cd Cho...

Page 82: ...lay the area with the REPL OVER STEP and MULTI buttons and move it to the STEP button then press the 1 YES button to select the step record mode An inverse R will appear in the selected record mode button b Start Recording Press the button to call the selected step record dis play STEP button Pt step record Cd step record ...

Page 83: ... entry displays You can switch directly between the pattern and chord data entry displays while the step record mode is engaged simply pressing the MENU button to call the menu shown below and then the function button corresponding to the display you want to go to m Stop Recording Press the button to exit from the step record mode and return to the normal SONG play mode ...

Page 84: ...gh the song moving the cursor past the bottom of the screen accesses subsequent measures while moving it above the top of the screen accesses the preceding measures if there are any In the pattern display moving sideways takes you to the time signature style number and section parameters In all of the STEP record displays the sequencer buttons can also be used to move forward or backward through t...

Page 85: ... playing from the beginning of the measure at which it is entered A pattern entered once will continue to play until a different pattern is entered If you want to change sections without chang ing the style number only the section need be entered Playback will stop automatically when an end pattern style number 129 or an ending section is encountered In the example display below the intro pattern ...

Page 86: ...lected that results in shorter mea sures than the pattern default the pattern will be truncated cut short accordingly If the selected time signature results in longer measures than the pattern default the pattern will be repeated to fill the specified measure length Erasing Pattern Changes The function button immediately to the right of ers on the display can be used to erase style number or secti...

Page 87: ...icro keyboard see page 67 In the example display below an A major chord is entered on the first beat of the first measure a B minor seventh on the third beat of the first measure and a D major on the first beat of the second measure You can also enter a chord by playing the chord as it is on the micro keyboard or an external keyboard if the Fingered Chord function FNGR is previously set to ON Cd S...

Page 88: ...y using the OCT DOWN button note the BASS marking above the button Enter the chord by specifying the root and type then press the key on the micro keyboard corresponding to the desired bass note while holding the OCT DOWN BASS button The bass note will appear to the right of a slash below the chord name Example Bm7 with E bass ...

Page 89: ...he beat on which it is entered by using the OCT UP button note the marking above the but ton Enter the chord then press the OCT UP button once for eigth note syncopation or twice for sixteenth note syncopation the appropriate syncopation symbol will appear below the chord name Example D chord syncopated 8th note NOTE You can add bass notes to existing chords without having to re enter the entire c...

Page 90: ...ton and then the function button next to Sound to call the Sound on off display Press 1 NO button to turn the sound off 1 YES button to turn on NOTE You can add syncopation to existing chords without having to re enter the entire chord by simply moving the cursor to the chord and pressing the OCT UP button Syncopation can be removed from a chord by plac ing the cursor at the chord and pressing the...

Page 91: ... shift the cursor sideways to select the track you want to record 1 through 16 The SONG display shows 8 of the 16 available tracks at a time Use the cursor buttons to scroll left or right to the remaining tracks an arrow appears at either the left or right of the track numbers to indicate that more tracks can be accessed by scrolling in the corresponding direction Move the cursor verti The step re...

Page 92: ... mode The red LED above the button will light v Select the Step Record Mode Move the cursor to the record mode selector area of the display the area with the REPL OVER STEP and MULTI buttons and move it to the STEP button then press the 1 YES button to select the step record mode if it isn t already selected An inverse R will appear in the selected record mode button Track Record mode selector ...

Page 93: ... display shown below will appear n Set the Note Parameters as Required Move the cursor to the note velocity and gate time param eters and set as required using the 1 and 1 buttons for the first or next note to be entered STEP button Current record track Measure beat clock display Time signature Note parameters Note display ...

Page 94: ...Once the note parameter have been specified the note can be entered simply by playing the appropriate key on the micro keyboard or on your external MIDI keyboard A dot appears on the note display and the note pointer advances to the next note position Chords are also indicated by a dot Here s how the dis play will look after two 8th notes have been entered NOTE If you use an external MIDI keyboard...

Page 95: ...te pointer will appear filled and move the note pointer to any position at which you want to enter a note or to any note that you want to delete You will actually hear the appropri ate note or chord when the note pointer is moved to an existing note When you move the note pointer past the end of the note display the next measure will appear 1st beat 2nd beat 4th beat 3rd beat Each dash represents ...

Page 96: ...r position And the tie button lengthens the previously entered note by tying another note of the same length specified by the STEP parameter and pitch to it The tie button only works immediately after entering a note The Measure Beat Clock Display The Meas area of the step record display shows the cur rent position of the note pointer in measures beats and clocks there are 480 clocks per 1 4 note ...

Page 97: ...ent track is complete then press to stop recording and select the next track for recording as necessary NOTE See the Editing Songs Patterns section page 216 for information on how to edit recorded song data Measure number 001 999 Clock 480 clocks per 1 4 note Beat 01 02 03 04 if 4 4 time ...

Page 98: ... as required QY100 accompaniment patterns are created by combining phrases either preset or original in the PATTERN mode A phrase is simply an individual part of a pattern e g a drum phrase a bass phrase a keyboard phrase etc using a single voice The QY100 has 4 285 preset phrases and 384 memory locations for original patterns i e 64 user styles each with independent INTRO MAIN A MAIN B FILL AB FI...

Page 99: ...ooklet Category Da Drum a Pop Rock Db Drum b Specific Fa Drum Fill a Pop Rock Fb Drum Fill b Specific PC Percussion Ba Bass a Pop Rock Bb Bass b Specific Ga Guitar Chord a Pop Rock Gb Guitar Chord b Specific GR Guitar Riff KC Keyboard Chord KR Keyboard Riff PD Pad BR Brass SE Sound Effects Beat Number 16 Beat 8 Beat 3 4 Beat Differs depending on the category ...

Page 100: ...ect the section you want to create x Set the Pattern Length Time Signature Tempo as Required If you re starting with an empty pattern move the cursor to the pattern length parameter and set the desired pattern length from 1 to 8 measures If necessary also move the cursor to the time signature parameter and set as required 1 16 16 16 1 8 16 8 1 4 8 4 The default tempo is 120 but you can move the cu...

Page 101: ...ve to the category beat or number parameter then use the 1 and 1 buttons or the NOTE The default pattern length for the INTRO MAIN A MAIN B and END ING sections is 2 measures while the default length for the FILL AB and FILLBA sections is 1 measure Track Part D1 Drum 1 Drums Phrase D2 Drum 2 Drums Phrase PC Percussion Percussion Phrase BA Bass Bass Phrase C1 Chord 1 Chord backing phrase Guitar Key...

Page 102: ...o the track as required Use the 1 but ton to alternately mute or un mute the selected track or the 1 button to alternately solo or un solo the track Any number of tracks can be muted and or soloed at a time To solo more than one track at a time hold the SHIFT button while soloing additional tracks after the first solo track has been specified Also hold the SHIFT button while un solo ing a single t...

Page 103: ...function button next to cler on the display Changing the Pattern Playback Chord The chord used for pattern playback can be changed by placing the cursor at the chord location and entering the chord via the micro keyboard and ENTER button as described on page 67 The bass note for on bass chords can be entered via the lower octave of the micro keyboard while holding the OCT DOWN BASS button the bass...

Page 104: ... mode on page 252 b Repeat for as Many Tracks as Necessary Repeat steps c and v to enter phrases for as many tracks as required you don t have to program all 8 pattern tracks n Repeat for the Other Sections Repeat the above procedure to complete the remaining sections of the style as required NOTE See The Pattern Jobs on page 181 for details on the QY100 s pattern jobs which allow considerable ver...

Page 105: ...ternal MIDI keyboard in real time z Select a User Style and Section As described in the preceding section begin by selecting a user style U01 through U64 and a section INTRO MAIN A etc in the PATTERN mode x Select a Source Chord Move the cursor to the chord parameter and use the chord entry procedure described above to enter the source chord for the phrase you are recording i e the chord on which ...

Page 106: ... you intend to record is empty you need not select the user phrase for that track NOTE Before engaging the record mode you can also set the micro keyboard velocity via the VEL parameter in the upper right corner of the dis play The velocity can be set in ten levels the more bars the higher the velocity There are also four randon velocity settings which produce different degrees of random velocity ...

Page 107: ... 1 YES button to select the realtime overdub record mode if it isn t already selected An inverse R will appear in the selected record mode button n Set the Phrase Type and Voice Note that a default TYPE and voice are shown for the selected track These can be changed as required before record ing the phrase The default types and voices for each pattern track are shown below The TYPE parameter is ac...

Page 108: ...he drum instruments will be re harmonized and change whenever a chord change is encountered Bass When the Bass type is selected the phrase is re harmo nized in the same way as for the Chord 1 phrase type below except that the root is always used as the first note immediately following a chord change In the case of an on bass chord the bass phrase always plays the on bass note Chord 1 The source no...

Page 109: ...ess the button to begin recording The metronome will sound and you ll be given a one measure count in prior to the first measure actually recorded Play the required part either on the micro keyboard or via an external MIDI keyboard The phrase will continuously repeat from the first to last measure so you can continue to add notes until the current part is complete NOTE Since your original phrase w...

Page 110: ...eld will be deleted 0 Stop Recording Press the button to stop recording The normal PAT TERN play mode is automatically re selected when you stop recording 1 Repeat for as Many Tracks and Sections as Necessary Repeat the appropriate steps of the above procedure to record phrases for as many tracks and sections as required NOTE See The Pattern Jobs on page 181 for details on the QY100 s pattern jobs...

Page 111: ...ather than OVER page 107 The actual recording process is then the same as step recording the SONG tracks except that the measure beat clock display shows the total number of measures in the pattern as well as the current measure number Refer to pages 91 through 97 for details on step recording NOTE The recorded user phrase can be cleared by pressing the function button next to cler as shown on pag...

Page 112: ...d controls and a versatile range of voice editing parameters Press the PATTERN button to select the voice mode mixer display The mixer display shows 8 pattern phrase tracks at a time The VOICE mode mixer display looks almost the same as that of the SONG VOICE mode except For details on each parameter of the VOICE mixer display see The Song Voice Mode on page 131 Remember that each track s voice as...

Page 113: ... independent effect blocks are pro vided Reverb Chorus and Variation The individual effects are selected and modified via the EFFECT mode described in detail on page 236 The VOICE mode mixer display provides access to independent effect send controls for each of the three effect blocks via the MENU sub display Press the MENU button and then the function button next to Effect Send on the display Th...

Page 114: ...ks almost the same as that of the SONG VOICE mode s Effect Send display except for track numbers and the assigned voice means the phrase has its own voice For details on each parameter of the Effect Send display see The Effect Send Display of the Song Voice mode on page 136 ...

Page 115: ...drum track to which Ds3 drum set voice is assigned is selected the Drum Voice Edit mode will also be available via the menu The VOICE EDIT display looks almost the same as that of the SONG VOICE mode s VOICE EDIT display except for track numbers and the assigned voice means the phrase voice has its own voice For details on each parameter of the VOICE EDIT display see Voice Editing of the Song Voic...

Page 116: ...press the MENU button while in the PAT TERN play mode and press the function button next to Play Fx on the dis play The Swing and Drum Table displays can then be selected by pressing the MENU button and then the function button next to Swing or Drum Table on the display as required NOTE The Play Effects settings can be stored for each user style These settings will also be effective when the user ...

Page 117: ...niment Patterns 117 Swing and Drum Table displays are exactly the same as those in the SONG mode except track numbers D1 D2 PC BA C1 C4 See Play Effects of the SONG mode on page 124 for details Swing display Drum Table display ...

Page 118: ... may need to press the SONG button more than once Song number Song name Measure number Jump mode Off Stop Top and location Sequencer tracks 1 16 Velocity meters Mute Solo buttons Chord template number Chord display Style section name Style number name Accompaniment tracks Pattern Chord Tempo Time signature Tempo Micro keyboard octave indicator Micro keyboard velocity Transpose Fingered Chord on of...

Page 119: ...keys numbered 1 through 0 while holding the SHIFT button To enter the number 16 for example press the 1 and then the 6 keys F Gb and 7 9 7 b9 on the micro keyboard while holding the SHIFT button The entered number 16 will flash on the display Press the ENTER button to actually enter the number Negative values can be entered where applicable by first pressing the E key on the micro keyboard while h...

Page 120: ...ck or recording The sequencer r and f buttons can be used to step or scroll forward or backward through the song s measures no matter where the cursor is located Jump Functions For convenient navigation the QY100 has two jump modes that let you jump to a specified measure number Jump Mode Symbol Function Stop Jump When this mode is selected the QY100 will automatically jump to the specified measur...

Page 121: ... set as required Track Selection Although track selection is more of a recording than a play back function it is necessary to select tracks in the playback mode for muting and solo monitoring control below The SONG display shows the pattern Pt chord Cd and tempo Tm accompaniment tracks as well as 8 of the 16 available sequencer tracks at a time Move the cursor to the track area and scroll left or ...

Page 122: ...one track at a time hold the SHIFT button while soloing additional tracks after the first solo track has been specified Also hold the SHIFT button while un soloing a single track when mul tiple tracks are soloed un soloing a single track without holding the SHIFT button will un solo all soloed tracks The letter M appears below the number of tracks that are muted and the letter S appears when a tra...

Page 123: ...taves in semitone increments A transpose setting of 00 produces normal pitch To transpose song playback move the cur sor to the TRNS parameter and use the 1 and 1 buttons or the SHIFT Number entry method page 34 to set as required Minus settings transpose down and plus settings transpose up by the specified amount Each increment corresponds to one semitone The maximum range is from 24 through 00 t...

Page 124: ...the MENU button while in the SONG mode and press the function button next to Play Fx on the display The Swing and Drum Table displays can then be selected by pressing the MENU button and then the function button next to Swing or Drum Table on the display as required NOTE The Play Effects settings can be stored for each song See the Normalize job on page 177 to apply the Play Effects to the actual ...

Page 125: ...Playback Control 125 Swing display Drum Table display ...

Page 126: ...cted press the MENU button again and press the function button next to Swing on the display The Swing display shows 8 of the 16 available tracks at a time Use the cursor buttons to scroll left or right to the remaining tracks an arrow appears at either the left or right of the track numbers to indicate that more tracks can be accessed by scrolling in the corresponding direction Swing Mute Solo but...

Page 127: ...ng a single track without holding the SHIFT button will un solo all soloed tracks The letter M appears below the number of tracks that are muted and the letter S appears when a track is soloed FX THRU These switches enable or bypass the effect for the cor responding tracks When an FX THRU switch appears as an empty square the effect is enabled for that track To bypass the effect for a track move t...

Page 128: ... Drum Table display shown below does not appear when Play Fx is selected press the MENU button again and press the function but ton next to Drum Table on the display Drum Table remapping allows the drum instruments to be remapped so that for example you can replace a medium snare drum with a high snare or rimshot without affecting the data in the drum track 0 100 200 Original note timing Note timi...

Page 129: ...fied Also hold the SHIFT button while un soloing a single track when multiple tracks are soloed un soloing a single track without holding the SHIFT button will un solo all soloed tracks The letter M appears below the number of tracks that are muted and the letter S appears when a track is soloed FX THRU These switches enable or bypass the effect for the cor responding tracks When an FX THRU switch...

Page 130: ...are M instrument and you select DRUM TABLE number 7 for that track every occurence of the Snare M instru ment will be replaced by the Open Rimshot instrument No Category Instrument 1 Bass Drum Bass Drum L 2 Bass Drum M 3 Bass Drum H 4 Snare Snare L 5 Snare M 6 Snare H 7 Open Rimshot 8 Brush Slap 9 Side Stick 10 Hand Clap 11 Mid Tom 12 Hi Hat Ride Cymbal 13 Cabasa 14 Maracas 15 Triangle 16 Shaker 1...

Page 131: ...ess to effect send controls and a versatile range of voice editing parameters page 138 Press the SONG button to select the voice mode mixer dis play The mixer display shows 8 of the 16 available tracks at a time Use the cursor buttons to scroll left or right to the remaining tracks an arrow appears at either the left or right of the track numbers to indi cate that more tracks can be accessed by sc...

Page 132: ...T button will un solo all soloed tracks The letter M appears below the number of tracks that are muted and the letter S appears when a track is soloed NOTE The mute function is a handy way to simply turn tracks that you don t want to hear off When recording they also make it easy to mute a busy track or several tracks that might make it difficult to hear an important track Solo monitoring is a gre...

Page 133: ...le holding the SHIFT button Note that the currently selected voice category number and name appear at the top of the display Also note that some of the voices have variations indicated by a plus sign between the program number and voice name Play the micro keyboard and you ll hear that voice Prefix Category Pf Piano Cp Chromatic Percussion Or Organ Gt Guitar Ba Bass St Strings En Ensemble Br Brass...

Page 134: ...fader will move to the corresponding posi tion higher for higher volume and lower for lower volume The fader positions also have numeric values 000 through 127 that appear in the upper right corner of the display 000 is minimum volume no sound and 127 is maximum volume The default setting is 100 for all tracks The leftmost mst fader is a master fader which can be used to adjust the overall volume ...

Page 135: ... can switch back and forth between the SONG and VOICE modes even while a song is playing so you can adjust all VOICE mode parame ters change voices mute tracks pan and change volume settings while listening to the results in real time ...

Page 136: ...cks are pro vided Reverb Chorus and Variation The individual effects are selected and modified via the EFFECT mode described in detail on page 236 The VOICE mode mixer display provides acces to independent effect send con trols for each of the three effect blocks via the MENU sub display press the MENU button and then the function button next to Effect Send on the display The Effect Send Display V...

Page 137: ...t simply turns the current variation effect on or off E appears in the switch when the variation effect is on The Mute Solo and Voice selectors in the Effect Send display duplicate those in the VOICE mode mixer display and have exactly the same functions You can return to the SONG VOICE mixer display by pressing the EXIT button NOTE The effect settings apply only to the QY100 s internal voices i e...

Page 138: ...t suit your particular musical requirements The VOICE EDIT mode can be accessed from the SONG VOICE mode by pressing the MENU button and then the function button next to Voice Edit on the display If a Drum Set is selected Ds1 or Ds2 the Drum Voice Edit mode will also be available via the menu Voice Editing VOICE mode mixer display ...

Page 139: ...corresponds to one semitone 100 cents thus the maximum pitch bend control range is plus or minus two octaves The value set here also applies to the pitch bend range controlled by the OCT DOWN button while playing on the micro key board NOTE The Mute Solo and Voice selectors in the VOICE EDIT display duplicate those in the VOICE mode mixer display and have exactly the same functions You can return ...

Page 140: ...nse curve will shift to indicate the current setting the heavy default setting curve will also remain on the display RES Resonance Adjusts the height of the filter s resonance peak from 64 through 0 to 63 Negative values lower the resonant peak producing a flatter sound Positive values increase the resonant peak emphasizing components at the filter cutoff frequency The peak on the graphic filter r...

Page 141: ...ting curve will also remain on the display D Decay Time Adjusts the decay portion of the envelope generator curve from 64 through 0 to 63 Negative values produce a faster decay while positive values produce a slower decay The graphic envelope generator curve will shift to indicate the current setting the heavy default setting curve will also remain on the display R Release Time Adjusts the release...

Page 142: ...a Drum Set is selected Ds1 or Ds2 the Drum Voice Edit mode can be selected via the SONG VOICE menu Drum Edit Ds1 or Ds2 Selected drum kit Current selected drum instrument LVL PAN VAR REV PITCH Editable drum instrument DECAY RES CUT ...

Page 143: ...ues lower the pitch of the instrument while positive values raise the pitch of the instru ment REV Reverb Send Independently adjusts the reverb send level of the selected drum instrument from 0 no reverb to 127 maximum reverb VAR Variation Send Independently adjusts the variation effect send level of the selected drum instrument from 0 no effect to 127 max imum effect when the variation effect blo...

Page 144: ...ter sound Positive values increase the resonant peak emphasizing components at the filter cutoff frequency The peak on the graphic filter response curve will grow or shrink to indicate the current setting the heavy default setting curve will also remain on the display DECAY Decay Rate Adjusts the decay rate from 64 through 0 to 63 Neg ative values produce a slower decay while positive values pro d...

Page 145: ... main SONG play mode then press the Job function button This calls the song job list You can select any job on the list simply by moving the cursor to the required job and pressing ENTER The function buttons can be used to move the cur sor directly to the first job in the corresponding category Event Mea sure Track or Song press the MENU button then the appropriate function button ...

Page 146: ...ode 00 Undo Redo Event category 01 Quantize 02 Modify Velocity 03 Modify Gate Time 04 Crescendo 05 Transpose 06 Shift Clock 07 Chord Sort 08 Chord Separate 09 Copy Event 10 Erase Event 11 Extract Event 12 Create Continuous 13 Thin Out 14 Time Stretch Measure category 15 Create Measure 16 Delete Measure Track category 17 Copy Track 18 Mix Track 19 Clear Track 20 Expand Backing 21 Normalize Song cat...

Page 147: ...r on the display i e the operation which will be undone In the example display above a quantize operation will be undone Press ENTER to execute the Undo Redo job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Com pleted will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode ...

Page 148: ...Quantize parameter determines to what beats the note data in the specified track will be aligned If you select for example all notes in the track will be aligned to the nearest 16th note beat to a degree determined by the Strength parameter Quantize Values Value Effect Aligns to the nearest 32nd note Aligns to the nearest 16th note triplet Aligns to the nearest 16th note Aligns to the nearest 8th ...

Page 149: ...lue For example if the specified quantization value is 8th notes then the swing effect will shift the 2nd 4th 6th and 8th beats of each measure forward to create a swing feel If the quantize value is set to a triplet note length the last note in each triplet group will be shifted If the quantize value is set to a com pound note length e g 8th note 8th note triplet the even numbered back beats will...

Page 150: ...es produce a narrower gate time range and higher values produce a broader gate time range After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Quantize job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the selec...

Page 151: ...t All can also be turned Off when the Rate and Offset parameters below are to be used for velocity modification The Rate parameter allows you to change the Velocity value of each note with out affecting the velocity ratios between notes proportional change A setting of 100 main tains the absolute veloc ity differences between notes while lower higher values will decrease increase the velocity valu...

Page 152: ... setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Modify Velocity job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE The Modify Velocity job is a great way to soften the sound of material that...

Page 153: ... value from 1 to 9999 Set All can also be turned Off when the Rate and Offset parameters below are to be used for gate time modification The Rate parameter allows you to change the Gate Time value of each note without affecting the gate time ratios between notes propor tional change A setting of 100 maintains the absolute gate time dif ferences between notes while lower higher values will decrease...

Page 154: ... Time becomes 1 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Modify Gate Time job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE The Modify Gate Time job can be used to produce a mor...

Page 155: ...e to be modified The Range parameter determines the range of velocity values over which the crescendo will occur A setting of 24 for example will cause the MIDI velocity values to increase by 24 over the specified mea sure range The MIDI velocity value range is from 1 to 127 Negative values cause a corresponding decrease in velocity thereby producing a decrescendo rather than a crescendo The range...

Page 156: ...TER to execute the Crescendo job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode ...

Page 157: ...alues transpose down while plus val ues transpose up the range is from 99 through 0 to 99 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Transpose job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the sele...

Page 158: ...s the direction and number of clocks by which the notes in the specified measure range will be shifted settings shift the notes forward toward the end of the song and settings shift the notes backward toward the beginning of the song The range is from 9999 through 0000 to 9999 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Shift Clock job The metronome icon will appear on the ...

Page 159: ...me cases Since the Shift Clock job actually shifts the timing of all notes and other events in the specified measures forward or backward it can significantly alter the feel of the song You could move the notes forward settings to create a more laid back feel or backward settings to produce a more driving feel Of course you can also use Shift Clock to correct timing that is off in the first place ...

Page 160: ...eat of the range to be modified The Type parameter determines whether the chords in the speci fied range are arranged from lowest to highest note Normal or from highest to lowest note Reverse After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Chord Sort job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the j...

Page 161: ...aphic bar are used to specify the first measure beat and last measure beat of the range to be modified The Clock parameter determines the number of clocks by which the notes of the chord will be separated 000 through 999 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Chord Separate job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Complet...

Page 162: ...ks the accompaniment Pt track the accompaniment Cd track the Tm track or Al All tracks When Pt Cd Tm or Al is selected the lower TR parameter is automatically set to the same track The lower TR parameter selects the destination track i e the track to which the data is to be copied 01 16 for the sequencer tracks the accompaniment Pt track the accompaniment Cd track the Tm track or Al All tracks Whe...

Page 163: ...e job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Previous data in measures overwritten by the Copy Event job will be completely erased and replaced by the copied data The time signature is copied by the Copy Event job but Voice and Play Effect data is not copied The Copy Event job makes it easy to use phrases or even complete s...

Page 164: ...ting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Erase Event job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Unlike the Delete Measure job the Erase Event job erases the data from the speci fi...

Page 165: ...simply want to discard the specified event data The M parameters above the graphic bar are used to specify the first measure beat and last measure beat of the range from which the event data is to be extracted The event type parameter near the upper graphic bar determines the type of event data to be extracted NOTE Note events PC Program change events PB Pitch bend events CC Control change events ...

Page 166: ...mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Although you can remove events individually in the edit mode page 216 the Extract Event job makes it simple to remove all occurences of the specified event within the specified measure range in one operation This is particularly convenient when removing slow pitch bends or volume changes that may employ many individ ual events to create a single...

Page 167: ...ge of data values to be created the left number sets the starting value and the right number sets the end ing value The range of values available will depend on the type of event selected The Clock parameter sets the spacing between the created events in clocks 000 999 PB Pitch bend events CC Control change events When this event type is selected a con trol change number parameter appears to the r...

Page 168: ...s as required press ENTER to execute the Create Continuous job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode Start point Curve 16 Curve 0 linear End point Curve 16 Clock parameter ...

Page 169: ... of data to be thinned After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Thin Out job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the selected mode PB Pitch bend events CC Control change events When this ev...

Page 170: ...e Time parameter specifies the percentage by which the time is to be lengthened or shortened 50 200 Gate time of notes in the specified track and measures will also be changed in proportion to this setting After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Time Stretch job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear br...

Page 171: ...Measure job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE All existing measures after the point at which the new measures are created will be moved forward to make room for the new measures If you use the...

Page 172: ...n the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Delete Measure is a great way to completely cut out unwanted data from the song It s important to remember however that a delete operation affects all tracks simul taneously and that measure...

Page 173: ...ify whether or not the corresponding types of data will be cop ied or not the data is copied when the checkbox is checked After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Copy Track job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode b...

Page 174: ...tination track to which the mixed data is to be copied After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Mix Track job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the selected mode NOTE If there is no data ...

Page 175: ...fect and Voice check boxes make it pos sible to specify whether or not the corresponding types of data will be cleared or not the data is cleared when the checkbox is checked After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Clear Track job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press...

Page 176: ...nd Backing job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode Pattern Track Sequencer Track D1 9 D2 10 PC 11 BA 12 C1 13 C2 14 C3 15 C4 16 NOTE If the Ds3 Drum set 3 is assigned to the D1 D2 or PC track of the ...

Page 177: ...fected by the Nor malize job 01 16 for the sequencer tracks or Al All for all sequencer tracks After setting the parameter as required press ENTER to execute the Normalize job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the ...

Page 178: ...stination song i e the song to which the data is to be copied 01 20 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Copy Song job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE If the d...

Page 179: ...Al All After setting the parameter as required press ENTER to execute the Clear Song job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Clearing All songs can not be undone with the Undo Redo job 23 Clear...

Page 180: ...he character cursor can be moved by pressing the function button to the right of To delete a character press the function button to the right of del The character to the left of the cursor will be deleted and the cursor will move to the deleted character s position When the name has been entered press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode it...

Page 181: ...in the main PATTERN mode then press the Job function button This calls the pattern job list You can select any job on the list simply by moving the cursor to the required job and pressing ENTER The function buttons can be used to move the cursor directly to the first job in the corresponding category Event Phrase Track or Pattern press the MENU button then the appropri ate function button ...

Page 182: ... the PATTERN mode 00 Undo Redo Event category 01 Quantize 02 Modify Velocity 03 Modify Gate Time 04 Crescendo 05 Transpose 06 Shift Clock 07 Chord Sort 08 Chord Separate 09 Copy Event 10 Erase Event 11 Extract Event 12 Create Continuous 13 Thin Out 14 Time Stretch Phrase category 15 Copy Phrase 16 Get Phrase 17 Put Phrase Track category 18 Copy Track 19 Mix Track 20 Clear Track Pattern category 21...

Page 183: ...ear on the display i e the operation which will be undone In the example display above a quantize operation will be undone Press ENTER to execute the Undo Redo job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Com pleted will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mod...

Page 184: ...ines to what beats the note data in the specified track will be aligned If you select for example all notes in the track will be aligned to the nearest 16th note beat to a degree determined by the Strength parameter Quantize Values Value Effect Aligns to the nearest 32nd note Aligns to the nearest 16th note triplet Aligns to the nearest 16th note Aligns to the nearest 8th note triplet Aligns to th...

Page 185: ...tize value For example if the specified quantization value is 8th notes then the swing effect will shift the 2nd 4th 6th and 8th beats of each measure forward to create a swing feel If the quantize value is set to a triplet note length the last note in each triplet group will be shifted If the quantize value is set to a com pound note length e g 8th note 8th note triplet the even numbered back bea...

Page 186: ...ues produce a narrower gate time range and higher values produce a broader gate time range After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Quantize job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the sele...

Page 187: ...1 to 127 Set All can also be turned Off when the Rate and Offset parameters below are to be used for velocity modification The Rate parameter allows you to change the Velocity value of each note without affecting the velocity ratios between notes proportional change A setting of 100 maintains the absolute velocity differ ences between notes while lower higher val ues will decrease increase the vel...

Page 188: ... setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Modify Velocity job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE The Modify Velocity job is a great way to soften the sound of material that...

Page 189: ...e gate time value from 1 to 9999 Set All can also be turned Off when the Rate and Offset parameters below are to be used for gate time modification The Rate parameter allows you to change the Gate Time value of each note without affecting the gate time ratios between notes propor tional change A setting of 100 maintains the absolute gate time dif ferences between notes while lower higher values wi...

Page 190: ...e Time becomes 1 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Modify Gate Time job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE The Modify Gate Time job can be used to produce a mo...

Page 191: ...f the range to be modified The Range parameter determines the range of velocity values over which the crescendo will occur A setting of 24 for example will cause the MIDI velocity values to increase by 24 over the specified mea sure range The MIDI velocity value range is from 1 to 127 Negative values cause a corresponding decrease in velocity thereby producing a decrescendo rather than a crescendo...

Page 192: ...NTER to execute the Crescendo job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode ...

Page 193: ...d The maximum range is from C 2 to G8 The Transpose parameter determines the amount of transposition in semitone increments Minus values transpose down while plus val ues transpose up the range is from 99 through 0 to 99 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Transpose job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed wi...

Page 194: ...d number of clocks by which the notes in the specified measure range will be shifted settings shift the notes forward toward the end of the pattern and settings shift the notes backward toward the beginning of the pattern The range is from 9999 through 0000 to 9999 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Shift Clock job The metronome icon will appear on the display whil...

Page 195: ... range may be cut off in some cases Since the Shift Clock job actually shifts the timing of all notes and other events in the specified measures forward or backward it can significantly alter the feel of the pattern You could move the notes forward settings to create a more laid back feel or backward settings to produce a more driving feel Of course you can also use Shift Clock to correct timing t...

Page 196: ... measure beat of the range to be modified The Type parameter determines whether the chords in the speci fied range are arranged from lowest to highest note Normal or from highest to lowest note Reverse After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Chord Sort job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly ...

Page 197: ...ove the graphic bar are used to specify the first measure beat and last measure beat of the range to be modified The Clock parameter determines the number of clocks by which the notes of the chord will be separated 000 through 999 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Chord Separate job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed th...

Page 198: ...estination measure with the data from the source measures Previous data in the overwritten measures is therefore lost The upper TR parameter selects the source track i e the track from which the data is to be copied D1 D2 PC BA C1 C2 C3 C4 The M parameters above the upper graphic bar are used to specify the first measure beat and last measure beat of the range to be copied 09 Copy Event First meas...

Page 199: ...4 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Copy Event job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Previous data in measures overwritten by the Copy Event job will be compl...

Page 200: ...required press ENTER to execute the Erase Event job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE The Erase Event job erases the data from the specified measures only in the speci fied track Also the data...

Page 201: ...he event data is to be extracted D1 D2 PC BA C1 C2 C3 C4 The lower TR parameter selects the destination track i e the track to which the extracted event data is to be moved D1 D2 PC BA C1 C2 C3 C4 or Off if you simply want to discard the specified event data The M parameters above the graphic bar are used to specify the first measure beat and last measure beat of the range from which the event dat...

Page 202: ...ber parameter appears to the right of the even type The control change parameter determines the MIDI control change num ber s to be extracted 000 127 or All CAT Channel aftertouch events PAT Polyphonic aftertouch events EXC Exclusive events NOTE Although you can remove events individually in the edit mode page 216 the Extract Event job makes it simple to remove all occurences of the specified even...

Page 203: ...rs set the range of data values to be created the left number sets the starting value and the right number sets the end ing value The range of values available will depend on the type of event selected The Clock parameter sets the spacing between the created events in clocks 000 999 PB Pitch bend events CC Control change events When this event type is selected a control change number parameter app...

Page 204: ...ers as required press ENTER to execute the Create Continuous job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode Start point Curve 16 Curve 0 linear End point Curve 16 Clock parameter ...

Page 205: ...rmines the type of data to be thinned After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Thin Out job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the selected mode PB Pitch bend events CC Control change even...

Page 206: ...tes in the specified track and measures will also be changed in proportion to this setting After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Time Stretch job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the s...

Page 207: ... Phrase job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE If the specified preset phrase is shorter than the pattern length the phrase will be copied repeatedly to fill the pattern length If the specified...

Page 208: ...r TR parameter specified the track to which the data is to be copied D1 D2 PC BA C1 C2 C3 C4 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Get Phrase job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the s...

Page 209: ...ch the phrase data is to be copied After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Put Phrase job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode NOTE The time signature of the phrase will no...

Page 210: ...cifies the destination style U01 U64 The lower Section parameter specifies the destination section Intro MainA MainB FillAB FillBA Ending The lower TR parameter selects the destination track i e the track to which the data is to be copied D1 D2 PC BA C1 C2 C3 C4 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Copy Track job The metronome icon will appear on the display while th...

Page 211: ... C4 After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Mix Track job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the selected mode NOTE If there is no data in the second source track the data from the first ...

Page 212: ...k boxes make it pos sible to specify whether or not the corresponding types of data will be cleared or not the data is cleared when the checkbox is checked After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Clear Track job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to...

Page 213: ...yle U01 U64 The lower Section parameter specifies the destination section Intro MainA MainB FillAB FillBA Ending and All After setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Copy Pattern job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode ...

Page 214: ...ainB FillAB FillBA Ending and All After setting the parameter as required press ENTER to execute the Clear Pattern job The metronome icon will appear on the display while the data is being processed then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode but ton to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Clearing All styles can not be undone ...

Page 215: ...er press the function button to the right of del The character to the left of the cursor will be deleted and the cursor will move to the deleted character s position When the name has been entered press the EXIT button to return to the job list or a mode button to go directly to the selected mode it is not necessary to press the ENTER button to enter the specified name NOTE You can enter name not ...

Page 216: ...mis takes made when recording song or pattern phrase data and to gener ally refine your sound The song and pattern edit change mode lets you individually modify the timing pitch gate time length and velocity loudness of each note or other events in the song or pattern There s also an edit insert that allows insertion of note program change sustain on off pitch bend modulation pan volume expression...

Page 217: ...dit display will look something like this of course the note data will be different Song Edit Display One note per line Top of song Velocity Location beat clock Note pitch Gate time beat clock Current measure number Track being edited ...

Page 218: ...e the cursor at the Pt pattern or Cd chord track in the SONG mode and engage the edit mode the edit display will be exactly the same as the step recording display described on page 84 Pattern Edit Display One note per line Top of pattern Velocity Location beat clock Note pitch Gate time beat clock Current measure number Track being edited Current measure number and the pattern length ...

Page 219: ...he display and the note data will scroll down moving towards the end of the song or pattern The oppo site occurs when you move up above the top of the display In addition to the lines of note data there are markers for the top of the song pattern and the end of the song pattern Measure lines are indi cated by solid lines between lines of note data non measure boundaries between lines of data appea...

Page 220: ...lock The first column contains the note location data The left number is the beat within the current measure 1 through 4 in a 4 4 measure for example and the right number is the clock within that beat 000 through 479 in case of 1 4 note beat The beat and clock values can be selected and edited independently Pitch This is the actual pitch of the note The range is from C 2 to G8 Gate Time Gate time ...

Page 221: ...unction button next to del on the display The edit insert mode is used to insert new notes and other events at a specified location in the song or pattern z Place the cursor at the insert location Move the cursor to the edit line correponding to or near to the location at which you want to insert the new data x Engage the insert edit mode Press the MENU button and then the function button next to ...

Page 222: ...t the desired event type All events have at least two parameters usually the loca tion of the event Measure Beat Clock and the event value Move the cursor to the event parameters and set as required by using the 1 and 1 buttons or the SHIFT Number entry method page 34 where appropriate Note New notes can be inserted at any specified location The note range is from C 2 to G8 Gate time and velocity ...

Page 223: ... you ll need to insert several small pitch bend events at appropriate intervals Remember to use more pitch bend events to return the pitch to normal after a bend PC Program Change Program change events can be used to switch voices at any point in the track The Bank Select MSB and LSB parameters are used for bank selection when selecting XG voices Refer to the XG Normal Drum voice list in the Data ...

Page 224: ...ge numbers range 0 127 CC Control Change Any MIDI control change number from 000 through 127 can be entered with an appropriate control value where applicable Control change numbers are used for modula tion volume panning expression and other control func tions Some control change numbers are assigned to specific functions and some are not Refer to the MIDI Data Format section of the Data List for...

Page 225: ...olyphonic Aftertouch Inserts a polyphonic aftertouch message for the specified note with the specified aftertouch value PAT aftertouch events affect a single specified note as opposed to CAT aftertouch events which affect all notes on the same channel track simultaneously Location Aftertouch value Location Aftertouch value Note ...

Page 226: ...MIDI Data Format section of the Data List for details NRPN Inserts NRPN data NRPN is an abbreviation for Non Reg istered Parameter Number which is a MIDI message used to control voice settings such as vibrato filter enve lope generator drum setup etc Refer to the MIDI Data Format section of the Data List for details Location RPN LSB RPN MSB Data entry LSB Data entry MSB Location NRPN LSB NRPN MSB ...

Page 227: ... a black key while holding the SHIFT button to enter the corresponding number Press a white key in the left hand section of the micro keyboard E D except G while holding the SHIFT button to enter the corresponding character A through F After entering a hexadecimal value in one space move the cur sor to the next space and enter the next value Remember to enter F7 at the end of every exclusive mes s...

Page 228: ... section of the Data List for details XG NRPN Inserts NRPN Non Registered Parameter Number data using an XG parameter name NRPN above needs to be entered using numbers Refer to the MIDI Data Format section of the Data List for details Note appears if a drum setup parameter is selected to specify a drum instrument Location RPN parameter name Data Location NRPN parameter name Data ...

Page 229: ...lues Refer to the MIDI Data For mat section of the Data List for details XG Exc Effect Inserts a System Exclusive XG Effect message using an XG parameter name Exc above needs to be entered using hexadecimal values Refer to the MIDI Data For mat section of the Data List for details Location XG System parameter name Data Location XG Effect parameter name Data Type ...

Page 230: ...ails XG Exc Drum Inserts a System Exclusive XG Drum setup message using an XG parameter name Exc above needs to be entered using hexadecimal values Refer to the MIDI Data Format section of the Data List for details Tempo Change Tempo track Tm only Inserts tempo change data with the specified tempo value 25 0 300 0 Location XG Multi part parameter name Data Part Location XG Drum setup parameter nam...

Page 231: ...lay mode The EXIT button will also return you to the SONG or PAT TERN mode from the EDIT mode NOTE If you insert Control Change data other than Modulation 1 Expression 11 Harmonic Content 71 and Brightness 74 in the user pattern these data will not be reset even if the pattern is changed and will take effect on the newly selected pattern To avoid this remember to enter the value to reset at the en...

Page 232: ...on while in the EDIT mode then press the function button next to XG View on the display When the box to the left of XG View is checked XG related events will be displayed using the corresponding XG format name If the box is not checked XG related events will be displayed as MSB LSB values or as hexadecimal numbers Press 1 button to check the XG View box or the 1 button to uncheck the box XG View ...

Page 233: ...r in the EDIT display To filter out a certain type of event simply move the cursor to the corresponding check box and press the 1 button to uncheck the box or the 1 button to check the box as necessary The Set All function button checks all boxes at once while the Clear All function button clears all check boxes The View Filter Event Types Abbreviation Event Type Note Note PB Pitch Bend PC Program...

Page 234: ...nd 1 buttons the SHIFT Number entry method or the micro keyboard as necessary Only the CURRENT CHORD and FNGR parameters can be edited for preset phrases TYPE Selects the phrase note transition type Chord 1 Chord 2 Bass Bypass or Parallel Refer to The Phrase Types on page 108 for information on the various phrase types PHRASE VOICE Selects the voice to be used in the phrase Refer to the XG Normal ...

Page 235: ...re harmonized phrase notes exceed the range set here the notes will be automatically shifted up or down in octave steps so that they fall within the specified range CURRENT CHORD Shows the currently selected chord for the PATTERN play mode The current chord can be changed here FNGR Fingered Chord Shows the current Fingered Chord setting ON or OFF The ON OFF setting can be changed here HI KEY Selec...

Page 236: ...nsists of three independent effect stages REVERB CHORUS and VARIATION Of these the REVERB and CHORUS stages function as system effects and the VARIATION stage can be used either as a system or insertion effect See the signal flow digrams on page 238 for the difference between system and insertion effects Accessing Editing the Effect Parameters Song Mode Effect Connection Display Reverb effect Chor...

Page 237: ...for the PATTERN mode effect is always HALL 1 and the chorus type is always CHORUS 1 Variation effect INSERTION Pattern Mode Effect Connection Display Reverb effect Chorus effect Variation effect Variation effect INSERTION SYSTEM selector Chorus to Reverb send control Variation to Chorus send control Variation to Reverb send control Variation effect ...

Page 238: ... to all 8 tracks for the pattern Effect Signal Flow The following diagrams should help you to understand how the QY100 effect stages relate to overall signal flow The signal from each part track of the tone generator is sent to the reverb chorus and variation stages The reverb and chorus effects are always connected as System effects which means that they affect all parts tracks The effect depth f...

Page 239: ...he Variation Stage is a System Effect In this case the variation effect is applied to all parts tracks The variation stage TO REV and TO CHO parameters can be used to send some or all of the output from the variation stage to the reverb and chorus stages Variation send level and Dry Wet mixing for each track can be varied via the controls in the EFFECT SEND display page 136 VARIATION REVERB LINE O...

Page 240: ...rameter near the top of the display to select the effect type for the current effect stage REVERB CHORUS or VARIATION Each effect will have different parameters which will appear in the lower section of the display Move the cursor to the various parameters and set as required via the 1 and 1 buttons Refer to the Effect Type List and the Effect Parameter List refer to the Data List for a complete l...

Page 241: ...t settings in the SONG effect connection and edit display become ineffective if a song containing Pt pattern track data is played In this case the varia tion effect settings for the pattern used in the song which is set in the PATTERN effect connection and edit display will be used To use the variation effect settings in the SONG effect connec tion and edit display play a song consisting of only s...

Page 242: ...tton and then the function button next to Utility on the display The QY100 utility mode includes a number of functions that are important for general operation e g MIDI data handling interfacing with external equipment saving song and pattern data to an external storage device ABC system operation etc Accessing the Utility Mode ...

Page 243: ... any of the four utility dis plays can be called by pressing the MENU button and then the appropriate function button as shown below NOTE When the utility mode is first engaged from the SONG or PATTERN mode the last utility display selected will initially appear ...

Page 244: ...nds only during realtime recording the Record setting With this parameter however you can turn the metronome Off so that it never sounds set it to Rec Play so that it sounds during recording and playback or set it to Always so that the metronome sounds at all times CLICK BEAT Settings 16 8 4 2 1 Determines on what beats the QY100 metronome will sound The normal setting is 4 causing the metronome t...

Page 245: ...en 0 and 900 milliseconds in 100 millisecond increments This type of delay is sometimes necessary to allow smooth playback of song data which includes large system exclusive messages FOOT SWITCH Settings Start Section AmpSim Specifies the function of an optional footswitch Yamaha FC 4 or FC 5 connected to the rear panel FOOT SW jack Start When Start is selected the footswitch starts and stops song...

Page 246: ...s pressed while a BLANK section is playing play back will jump to the section immediately following the INTRO section If the footswitch is pressed during PATTERN playback play back will jump the next section according to the sequence listed below when playback of the current measure has fin ished INTRO MAIN A FILL AB MAIN B FILL BA ENDING INTRO If the footswitch is pressed while a BLANK section is...

Page 247: ...not run on its own when this param eter is set to External The QY100 can also control playback of an external MIDI sequencer when this parameter is set to Internal MIDI CONTROL Settings Off In Out In Out This parameter simply turns MIDI control of the QY100 i e synchro nized playback on or off When set to Off the QY100 will not respond to external MIDI control The In setting MIDI input only allows...

Page 248: ...s described below LOCAL ON OFF Settings Off On Determines whether or not the QY100 s internal tone generator will be controlled by its own micro keyboard When LOCAL ON OFF is On the micro keyboard controls the internal tone generator When Off the micro keyboard does not control the internal tone genera tor and will produce no sound MIDI FILTER Settings Off PB CC AT Exc The MIDI FILTER specifies a ...

Page 249: ... playback data is transmitted on MIDI channels 9 through 16 XG PARM OUT Settings Off On Determines whether the XG voice and effect parameters will be transmitted whenever the corresponding parameter values are changed or a new song or pattern is selected When Off no XG parameters are transmitted The appropriate XG parameters are transmitted to a connected XG tone generator when this parameter is t...

Page 250: ... the appropriate position before executing the Bulk Dump transmission reception Also refer to the owner s manual of the connected device to see how to receive transmit bulk data from to the QY100 NOTE Depending on the type of equipment or sequence software used bulk data trans mitted to the QY100 may not be properly recognized To ensure reliable data trans fer we recommend that you use the supplie...

Page 251: ...tterns Intro Main A B Fill AB BA and Ending included in one style will be saved at one time When the parameters have been set as required press ENTER Are You Sure will appear on the display Press 1 YES to go ahead with the bulk dump operation or 1 NO to cancel Completed will appear when the transmission is finished Bulk Reception of Song Pattern Data If no other operation is currently in progress ...

Page 252: ...rds played will be recognized by the QY100 ABC system Use the FINGERED parameter to turn the QY100 s Fingered Chord function for the ABC system On or Off as required When it is turned to ON the ABC system can be controlled by playing a chord as it is on an external keyboard or the micro keyboard When turned to OFF the ABC system is controlled by specifying the chord root and type from the micro ke...

Page 253: ...arameter in this display and the FNGR parameter in the SONG or PATTERN mode display are turned On chords played within the specified Fingered Chord function range will be recognized by the ABC system and the accompaniment chord will change accordingly during song pattern play back or chord track recording Chords played within the specified range of either the QY100 micro keyboard or an external MI...

Page 254: ... Please read the important information and pre cautions below SmartMedia is a trademark of Toshiba Corporation The QY100 CARD slot and CARD mode allow you to use stan dard SmartMedia memory cards available at many electronics and computer stores to conveniently save and load data as required About SmartMedia Memory Cards Insert this way ...

Page 255: ...he card facing upward i e toward the top panel of the QY100 The connector end of the card goes into the slot Do not attempt to insert the card the wrong way around upside down or back to front and make sure that dirt other objects don t get into the CARD slot To Remove a Memory Card The memory card can be removed from the unit simply by gripping the protruding edge and pulling firmly outward Howev...

Page 256: ...handling a memory card If you won t be using a memory card for a long period of time remove it from the CARD slot and store it in it s protective pouch in a clean dry place Keep memory cards out of direct sunlight away from high temperatures e g car interiors or heating appliances as well as excessively low tem peratures and avoid high humidity excessive dust and contact with liq uids Do not place...

Page 257: ...rasure of important data memory cards can be write protected by attaching the supplied write protect seal to the circu lar area just below the card s contacts see illustration below To save data to a memory card that has been write protected you will have to remove the write protect seal the seal cannot be re used once it has been removed use a fresh seal if you want to write protect the card agai...

Page 258: ... mode must be selected c Select the CARD Mode Press the CARD button to select the QY100 CARD mode while song and style data is not running v Select the Type of Data to be Saved Move the cursor to the FILE parameter at the top of the initial CARD mode display and use the 1 YES and 1 NO but tons to select the type of data you want to save NOTE If you insert a memory card that has not been formatted ...

Page 259: ... saved in the current directory If you select an existing file the file can be overwritten ALL All user styles all songs all amp simulators settings and all system data SONG Saves the data for a single selected song only SONG mode STYLE Saves the data for a single selected user style only PATTERN mode SMF Saves the data for a single selected song in SMF Standard MIDI File format only SONG mode SMF...

Page 260: ...tion button next to del deletes the current character When the file name has been entered as required press the function button next to ok to begin actual execution of the save operation NOTE Preset styles cannot be saved If the selected Song or Style number already contains data an asterisk will appear before the number You can always go back to the previous display by pressing the EXIT button NO...

Page 261: ...o the file and press the function button next to RENAME to go to the name entry display DELETE To delete a file from the list first select move the cursor to the file and press the function button next to DELETE When the Are You Sure confirmation display appears press 1 YES button to actually delete the selected file or the 1 NO button to cancel the delete operation ...

Page 262: ...ta the SONG mode must be selected To load user style data the PATTERN mode must be selected c Select the CARD Mode Press the CARD button to select the QY100 CARD mode while song and style data is not running v Select the Type of Data to be Loaded Move the cursor to the FILE parameter at the top of the initial CARD mode display and use the 1 YES and 1 NO but tons to select the type of data you want...

Page 263: ...e song only SONG mode STYLE Loads the data for a single user style only PATTERN mode SMF SMF XG same function Loads a file saved using the SMF or SMF XG data options a single song in SMF Standard MIDI File for mat or a single song in SMF format with XG header information only SONG mode NOTE If the selected SONG or STYLE number already contains data an aster isk will appear before the number If you...

Page 264: ...ES button to load the selected file to the specified song or user style or press the 1 NO button to cancel the load operation Done When the load operation has finished the memory card file list will appear RENAME To rename a file on the list select move the cursor to the file and press the function button next to RENAME to go to the name entry display DELETE To delete a file from the list first se...

Page 265: ...ress the CARD button to select the QY100 CARD mode while song and style data is not running c Select the Mk Dir Function Move the cursor to Mk Dir on the display and press the ENTER button v Select a Level for the New Directory A file list will appear with the name of the topmost direc tory at the top of the list the names of other directories and files if available Select the level at which you w...

Page 266: ...press the function button next to To Rename a Directory To rename a directory on the list select move the cursor to the directory and press the function button next to RENAME to go to the name entry display To Delete a Directory To delete a directory from the list first select move the cursor to the directory and press the function button next to DELETE When the Are You Sure confirmation display a...

Page 267: ...nction button next to moves the cursor forward one character and the function button next to del deletes the current character When the file name has been entered as required press the function button next to ok to begin actual execution of the Make Directory operation n Done When the Make Directory operation has finished the file list for the topmost directory will appear NOTE If you do not enter...

Page 268: ...e QY100 CARD slot page 13 x Select the CARD Mode Press the CARD button to select the QY100 CARD mode while song and style data is not running c Select the Format Function Move the cursor to Format on the display and press the ENTER button CAUTION Formatting a memory card erases all data on the card so be sure that the card you are going to format does not contain any important data that you want t...

Page 269: ...isplay press the ENTER but ton When the Are You Sure confirmation prompt appears press the 1 YES button to execute the format operation or the 1 NO button to cancel the format operation b Done When the format operation has finished the memory card file list display will appear ...

Page 270: ... AB Fill BA Ending Phrases 4 285 preset phrases 48 user phrases per user style Chord types 26 types including non ABC type Chord templates 99 preset chord templates 1 user chord progression per song Play effect Swing Drum table remapping Foot switch functions Start Stop Section change Tone generator block Type AWM2 tone generator Maximum Polyphony 32 notes Multi timbral capability 24 timbres last ...

Page 271: ... 3 3 V SmartMedia memory cards DC IN for PA 3B Power supply Optional PA 3B AC adapter Six 1 5v AA size LR6 or equivalent alkaline batteries Dimensions W x D x H 238 x 118 x 48 mm 9 3 8 x 4 5 8 x 1 7 8 Weight 750g 1 lbs 10 oz without batteries Included items QY100 Data Filer for Win95 98 NT 2000 Me Mac Mac OS 7 5 or later CD ROM x 1 Audio cable miniature stereo phone plug to dual RCA pin plugs Owne...

Page 272: ...not be produced p 137 Is the Fingered Chord function turned ON If you play a note within the Fingered Zone no sound will be produced p 69 252 Is the MUTE setting turned ON p 102 122 132 Is the MIDI IN jack or TO HOST jack properly connected p 15 16 Is the HOST SELECT switch properly set p 17 Is MIDI local set to OFF p 248 The sound is distorted Have unneeded effects been set p 236 The guitar micro...

Page 273: ...s the click set to something other than off in the Utility mode p 244 When the song starts the voice or effect settings that you have made disappear Does the beginning of the song contain data which resets the tone generator p 216 If there is data in the Pattern track the Varia tion effect settings for the pattern will be effective p 241 The Memory Full mes sage appears yet there are still unused ...

Page 274: ...ory is not enough Delete unwanted song and or style files to increase the amount of available memory When a song or style file is loaded previous data in the destination song or sytle file will not be erased Backup Batt Low This will appear when the internal backup battery of the QY100 has run down Contact the nearest Yamaha dealer or the authorized distributor for your country to have the battery...

Page 275: ... insert the card and try again Too Many Files This message will appear if you attempt to store 100 or more files and or directories in a single directory The QY100 can display a maximum of 99 files and directories per direc tory Too Long Path The directory path the string of characters that specifies the location of a directory is longer than 100 characters QY100 directory paths can be up to 99 ch...

Page 276: ...SMF file which contains an incorrect data byte Incompatible files cannot be loaded Not Format0 This message will appear if you attempt to load an SMF file that was saved in format other than SMF Format 0 Incompatible files cannot be loaded SMF Error An SMF error other than those listed above has occurred Incompatible files cannot be loaded Card Error A memory card error other than those listed abo...

Page 277: ...gs of a device Bulk dump The process of transmitting bulk data in MIDI System Messages to external MIDI devices C Chord root An alphabetical letter which indicates the root of a chord The QY100 lets you indicate 12 different chord roots Chord template A collection of preset models for chord pro gressions The collection includes generic chord progressions for Popular styles as well as Blues and Ten...

Page 278: ...ing data Effect A block that processes the sound to add vari ous effects The QY100 provides two system effects reverb and chorus and one effect variation which can either be used as a sys tem effect or as an insertion effect Element A block within the AWM2 tone generator that generates a sound The voices of the QY100 consist of 1 or 2 elements Voices that use 2 elements generally have a thicker so...

Page 279: ...ors or exter nal MIDI tone generators L LFO An acronym for Low Frequency Oscillator a block that produces a signal at a low fre quency which synthesizers use for the cre ation of sound The signal from the LFO can be used to modulate pitch volume or tone to produce effects such as vibrato tremolo and wah Location The place within a song or pattern at which notes will be input or playback will be st...

Page 280: ...e A function that temporarily silences the speci fied track or reduces its volume N NRPN An acronym for Non Registered Parameter Number These are a type of MIDI control change message and are used to edit sounds via MIDI allowing you to edit filter or EG set tings or adjust the pitch or level for each instrument of a drum voice O On bass A function that lets you specify a root note for the bass in...

Page 281: ...ted from the computer to the QY100 R Realtime recording A method of recording in which your perfor mance is recorded just as you play similar to a conventional multi track recorder Since the performance is recorded as you play the musical expression and nuances of your per formance will be accurately recorded Redo Carries out the operation that was previously canceled with Undo Release time The ti...

Page 282: ...ncers Most of today s software and hardware manufacturers provide sequencers that can create and play back Standard MIDI files Step recording The method of recording in which music is input by entering notes one by one specify ing the note length velocity and pitch etc of each note Style A collective name for pattern catagories hip hop hard rock etc musical genres Styles are divided into six secti...

Page 283: ...t One of the QY100 s effects which can func tion either as an insertion effect or as a sys tem effect and provides a wide variety of effect programs such as delay rotary speaker auto pan amp simulation and auto wah in addition to reverb and chorus Velocity A numerical value indicating the speed force with which a note was pressed Vibrato A performance effect produced by cyclically changing the pit...

Page 284: ...lear Track 175 212 Click Beat 244 Click Mode 244 Clock 96 277 Connection Display 236 Connections 14 15 16 36 45 Contrast 20 Control Change 224 277 Copy Event 162 198 Copy Pattern 213 Copy Phrase 207 Copy Song 178 Copy Track 173 210 Create Continuous 167 203 Create Measure 171 Crescendo 155 191 Current Chord 235 Cursor 22 CUT 140 144 D DC In 8 11 Decay 141 144 278 del 96 260 Delay Block 50 Delete 9...

Page 285: ...12 15 17 I Insert 221 INSERTION 239 Insertion Effect 239 J JUMP 120 K Keyboard Velocity 75 L LINE OUT PHONES 12 14 271 LO LIMIT 235 Load 262 LOCAL ON OFF 248 LVL 143 M M S 127 129 132 Master Tune 245 Maximum Polyphony 270 279 Measure 120 279 Create Measure 171 Delete Measure 172 Memory Card 254 279 Micro Keyboard 25 MIDI 247 280 MIDI Channel 252 MIDI Control 247 MIDI Data Format MIDI Filter 248 MI...

Page 286: ...16 124 Play Effect Thru 127 129 Play Fx 116 Polyphonic Aftertouch 225 Power 8 20 Preamp Block 41 Preset Pattern 53 Preset Phrase 98 Preset Style 55 Program Change 223 281 Program Number 133 281 Pt 62 84 Put Phrase 209 Q Quantize 148 184 281 Gate Time 150 186 Quantize Value 148 184 Strength 149 185 Swing Rate 149 185 QY100 Data Filer 250 271 R Realtime Recording 73 281 Chord Track 66 Overdub 76 107...

Page 287: ...System Effect 236 239 282 System Parameters 244 T Tempo 64 70 100 109 Tempo Change 70 230 Tempo Track 70 283 Thin Out 169 205 Tie 96 Time Stretch 170 206 TIMING 128 Tm 70 TO CHO 239 TO HOST 12 TO REV 239 Tone Generator 31 270 Track 29 121 283 Chord Track 66 81 277 Clear Track 175 212 Copy Track 173 210 Mix Track 174 211 Pattern Phrase Track 112 Pattern Track Pt 62 101 106 280 Sequencer Track 29 71...

Page 288: ...29 XG NRPN 228 XG PARM OUT 249 XG RPN 228 XG View 232 Z ZONE 252 Buttons Display Symbols p 25 r 25 f 25 25 25 25 1 NO 1 YES 22 AMP SIMULATOR 27 CARD 27 ENTER 24 EXIT 22 MENU 23 OCT DOWN OCT UP 26 PARAMETR 28 PATTERN 21 SHIFT 21 SONG 20 Cursor buttons 22 Micro Keyboard 25 120 102 233 ...

Page 289: ...use interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate either this product or the d...

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