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Page 2: ...h the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following Battery Notice This product MAY contain a small non rechargeable battery which if applicable is soldered in place The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years When replace ment becomes necessary contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement This product may also use ...

Page 3: ...MUSIC SEQUENCER OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 4: ...Pan Pots 39 The Faders 40 BEasy Accompaniment for Other Instruments 41 Selecting Playing the Preset Patterns 42 Changing Chords 47 Muting Tracks 51 Record a Complete Accompaniment 52 Realtime Accompaniment Recording 52 Step Accompaniment Recording 59 Using the QY20 As a Drum Machine 75 NCreating Original Patterns 77 Recording an Original ABC Pattern 78 Realtime Pattern Recording 78 Step Pattern Re...

Page 5: ...ong Name 135 13 Clear Track 136 14 Clear Song 137 Editing Songs Patterns 139 Engaging the Edit Mode 140 Change Mode Editing 143 Insert Mode Editing 146 Utility Functions 157 Accessing the Utility Mode 158 System Parameters 160 Bulk Dump 163 ABC Zone 165 Memory Initialize 166 The QY20 As A Tone Generator ABC Expander 167 As a Tone generator Module 168 As an ABC Expander 170 Appendix 171 Voice List ...

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Page 7: ... Unplug the AC power adaptor during electric storms Avoid plugging an AC power adaptor used with the QY20 into the same AC outlet as appli ances with high power consumption such as electric heaters or ovens Also avoid using multi plug adaptors since these can result in reduced sound quality and possibly damage Turn Power OFF When Making Connections To avoid damage to the instrument and other devic...

Page 8: ...th it in anyway can lead to irreparable damage and possibly electric shock Refer all servicing to qualified YAMAHA personnel YAMAHA is not responsible for damage caused by improper handling or operation Physical shocks caused by dropping bumping or placing heavy objects on the instrument can result in scratches and more serious damage Cleaning Clean the cabinet and panel with a dry soft cloth A sl...

Page 9: ...ue to improper operation or set up This icon marks information that you must read i e important steps or proce dures that are essential for proper efficient or easy operation The magnifying glass icon indicates in formation that may not be essential for general operation but is a more detailed explanation of a feature a description of the principle involved etc You can skip this information if ful...

Page 10: ...7 1 The QY20 What It Is What It Can Do What It Is 8 Voice Mode 9 Song Mode 9 Pattern Mode 11 What It Can Do 12 ...

Page 11: ...E AWM tone generator with 100 voices 8 drum kits What It Is The QY20 is a complete music production system with tone generator sequencer and auto accompaniment capability all integrated with a sophisticated control interface It has 3 modes that provide access to its 3 main functional blocks the VOICE mode the SONG mode and the PATTERN mode 1 The QY20 What It Is What It Can Do ...

Page 12: ... SONG mode as an 8 track tape recorder or 8 part score that lets you record different parts of a musical composition one at a time and then play them back all together You can even edit certain parts after they ve been recorded to correct mistakes and fine tune the overall sound The QY20 has an internal memory that will hold up to 20 complete songs For extra storage capacity you can use the MIDI b...

Page 13: ...ex passages that would be impossible to play in real time The remaining four tracks are dedicated to producing accompani ment the chord 1 and chord 2 tracks a bass track and a drum track The accompaniment tracks differ from the sequencer tracks in 2 ways 1 Accompaniments are produced by specifying a sequence of pat terns to be played rather than by recording individual notes or chords page 52 The ...

Page 14: ... in 2 and Ending that you can simply select and use to create accompaniments in a wide variety of styles page 42 In the PATTERN mode you can also record entirely original patterns that you ll later string together in the SONG mode to create a com plete accompaniment track page 52 The ABC auto accompani ment feature can be applied to your own patterns The QY20 can store up to 100 original patterns ...

Page 15: ...ce with on your guitar keyboard or any other instrument vocals too of course That way you have the advantage of practicing with a bass line and chords in stead of just a metronome or drum machine page 52 Use the drum kit voices to record on the sequencer tracks or record drum only patterns in the PATTERN mode that you can later string together in the SONG mode You can also use the drum tracks from...

Page 16: ...ic recording and pro duction It can for example be MIDI clock synchronized to other MIDI equipment in order to add extra tracks to an arrangement page 160 The QY20 s AWM tone generator is in no way a compromise You get outstanding AWM sound quality that s on a par with some of the finest full size synthesizers You can select and play the QY20 voices remotely from just about any MIDI keyboard compu...

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Page 18: ...Setting Up Power Connections Power Supply 16 Using Batteries 16 When to Replace the Batteries 17 Using a Power Adaptor 18 Setting Up Your System 19 The Connectors 19 Audio Connections 21 MIDI Connections 22 ...

Page 19: ... 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 ZOpen Battery Compartment Cover Power Supply Your QY20 will run either from batteries or an optional AC adaptor Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use Using Batteries ...

Page 20: ...e to operate the QY20 the sound may become distorted and the display shown to the left will appear When this display appears replace the batteries with a complete set of six new batteries NEVER mix old and new or different types of batteries e g alkaline and manganese CAUTION To prevent possible damage due to battery leakage remove the batteries from the instrument if it is not to be used for an e...

Page 21: ...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 QY20 The use of an incompatible adaptor may cause irreparable dam age to the QY20 and might pose a serious shock hazard Be sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the AC mains socket when the QY20 is not in use DC IN mAC po...

Page 22: ...ting UpYour System What you will connect the QY20 to and what you will connect to the QY20 will depend en tirely on your individual requirements and it would be impossible to cover all possibilities here A few examples are provided below to help you get started The Connectors Right Side Panel Rear Panel 4 2 1 3 ...

Page 23: ...e connected to an external tone generator if you want to drive exter nal voices from the QY20 sequencer or a MIDI data recorder such as the Yamaha MDF2 if you want to store your songs and patterns to floppy disk page 163 This miniature stereo phone plug delivers a line level stereo output signal from the QY20 for connection to a stereo sound system see Audio Connections below The output level is a...

Page 24: ...into the PHONES jack If you want to use an external stereo sound system however use the LINE OUT jack and the supplied Y cable mini ature stereo phone plug to dual RCA pin plugs 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 QY20 and your sound system are turned OFF when making conne...

Page 25: ...ments are as follows MIDI Channel Voice 1 Sequencer track TR1 2 Sequencer track TR2 3 Sequencer track TR3 4 Sequencer track TR4 5 Accompaniment track C1 Chord 1 6 Accompaniment track C2 Chord 2 7 Accompaniment track Ba Bass 10 Accompaniment track Dr Drums This simply means that if your keyboard transmits on MIDI channel 1 it will control the QY20 voice that is currently assigned to sequencer track...

Page 26: ...23 3 Getting to Know the QY20 How the Controls Work The Controls 24 Play the Demo 34 ...

Page 27: ...tter what operation you are performing If you read through this section carefully and try out the procedures in the Try This sections you should have no problem accessing and operating the QY20 s many advanced features VOLUME MIN MAX PHONES ON OFF POWER Left Side Panel Right Side Panel 1 CONTRAST DC IN OUT MIDI IN LINE OUT MUSIC SEQUENCER Rear Panel 2 The Controls ...

Page 28: ... mM7 m7 11 A Bb G Ab 7 11 7 5 7 13 7 b13 7 9 7 b9 7sus4 sus4 dim F Gb D Eb C Db MODE MENU 1 1 NO YES ENTER INTRO NORMAL VARI FILL1 FILL2 ENDING C C BASS OCT DOWN OCT UP MUSIC SEQUENCER 3 Getting to Know the QY20 How the Controls Work 4 5 8 9 7 3 6 0 Front Panel 2 ...

Page 29: ... QY20 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 Use this key to switch between the QY20 s SONG VOICE and PATTERN modes Try This Turn your QY20 on the power switch is on the left side then press the MODE key a few times and watch how the display changes The MODE key...

Page 30: ...ighting the various parameters that are available for editing the QY20 cursor appears as a dark block with inverse characters Try This Select the SONG mode display use the MODE key as described above then try using the cursor keys to move the cursor around the screen 4 Cursor Keys Down Up Left Right MODE MODE MODE ...

Page 31: ...Are you sure prompts when they appear Press 1 YES to go ahead with the operation or 1 NO to cancel HINT For even faster decrementing or incrementing press the opposite incre ment decrement key while holding the key corresponding to the direction you want to increment decrement in Try This Select the SONG mode display use the MODE key as described above use the cursor keys to select the transpose p...

Page 32: ...the SONG mode display use the MODE key as described above then press the MENU key You should see the menu shown to the left Next press the top function key the one immediately to the right of Job on the menu to call the SONG mode Job List You can now use the cursor keys up and down only to select the various items in the Job List Leave the display as it is for now and read about the ENTER key belo...

Page 33: ... copy measure job the display should appear as shown to the left Since we don t really want to use the copy measure job press the MODE key to go back to the SONG mode You could also press the top function key next to Exit on the display to first move back to the Job List and then again to return to the SONG mode The sequencer keys control recording and playback in the SONG and PATTERN modes and al...

Page 34: ...y information from an external MIDI keyboard 9 Micro Keyboard add9 E F G A B C D M M7 6 7 m7 m6 m m7 b5 add9 M9 aug 9 m9 mM7 m7 11 A Bb G Ab 7 11 7 5 7 13 7 b13 7 9 7 b9 7sus4 sus4 dim F Gb D Eb C Db INTRO NORMAL VARI FILL1 FILL2 ENDING C C RECORD READY Press this key to engage the record ready mode You have to press START STOP to actually start recording MOVE FORWARD Press briefly to move forward...

Page 35: ...ly selected track unless you re recording the accompaniment chord tracks in which case it is used to specify chords Since the 2 octave range of the micro keyboard is not enough for serious music programming the OCT DOWN and OCT UP keys allow the pitch of the keyboard to be shifted up or down in octave steps over a range of 8 octaves Each time the OCT DOWN key is pressed the pitch of the keyboard i...

Page 36: ...olume of the sound delivered via both the LINE OUT and PHONES jacks Slide the control toward MAX to increase the volume or toward MIN to decrease the volume CAUTION Set the VOLUME control to MIN when connecting the QY20 to a sound system for the first time then gradually raise the volume level until the required listening level is reached This simple precaution can prevent unexpectedly high volume...

Page 37: ...hat the QY20 can do Z From the SONG or VOICE mode display use the MODE key to select press the MENU key MENU X Press the function key immediately next to DEMO on the display The initial demo display should appear C Press the key to start demo playback The demo will play repeatedly until stopped V Press the key to stop the demo then press the MODE key to return to the mode from which the demo was e...

Page 38: ...35 4 The VOICE Mode Selecting Playing Assigning the QY20 Voices Drums Try Out the Voices 37 Making Voice to Track Assignments 38 The Mute Buttons 38 The Pan Pots 39 The Faders 40 ...

Page 39: ...SONG mode tracks in the VOICE mode The voice mode also features a graphic on screen mixer that has mute buttons pan pots and faders for each track the drum track does not have a pan pot Use the MODE key to select the VOICE mode display SONG mode tracks Current track Mute buttons Faders Voice numbers Voice assigned to current track MODE m m m m Pan pots m m m ...

Page 40: ...hannel 4 plays TR4 channel 5 plays C1 channel 6 plays C2 channel 7 plays Ba and channel 10 plays Dr Channel 10 also plays any other track to which a drum voice Dr1 through Dr8 is assigned Use the 1 YES key to step through the QY20 s 100 voices you can use the 1 NO key to step backward too trying out each voice on the keyboard Keep incrementing past voice number 100 and you ll select drum kits 1 th...

Page 41: ...G mode the voice assign ments for that pattern are automatically recalled overriding any voice assignments made in the VOICE mode the pan and volume settings are not changed The mute buttons below the voice number for each track can be used to mute turn off the corresponding track Move the cursor to the appropriate mute button then press 1 YES to mute that track or press 1 NO to turn a muted track...

Page 42: ...left to right in the stereo sound field Position the cursor at the pan pot then use the 1 NO and 1 YES keys to set the pan position The graphic pan pot will rotate to the corresponding posi tion The pan positions also have numeric values 1 through 7 that appear in the upper right corner of the display Left 7 is full left and Right 7 is full right In the display to the left TR3 is panned about half...

Page 43: ...wer 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 In the display to the left the TR2 fader has been set to a quiet 50 HINT You can switch back and forth between the SONG and VOICE modes even while a song is playing so you can ...

Page 44: ...her Instruments Selecting Playing the Preset Patterns 42 Changing Chords 47 Muting Tracks 51 Record a Complete Accompaniment 52 Realtime Accompaniment Recording 52 Step Accompaniment Recording 59 Using the QY20 As a Drum Machine 75 ...

Page 45: ...t and play the patterns while in the SONG mode In order to select and play the patterns as de scribed in this section you must select an empty song i e one in which nothing has been recorded Empty songs are indicated by a row of asterisks following the song number Different song numbers 1 through 20 are selected simply by moving the cursor to the song number and using the 1 and 1 keys ZSelect the ...

Page 46: ...layback Press the key to start playback of the selected accompaniment pattern The play indicator will appear in the display and the green LED above the key will flash at the current playback tempo Place the cursor here this is the accompaniment pattern number DETAIL Note that the Meas measure number on the display advances as each meas ure is played In this mode playback will continue up to measur...

Page 47: ...O FILL1 and FILL2 sections are selected while playing a pattern in the SONG mode the section plays through once and is auto matically followed by either the NORMAL or VARI pattern INTRO is followed by NORMAL FILL1 is followed by VARI and FILL2 is followed by NORM The FILL1 and FILL2 patterns automatically provide smooth musical transitions between the NORMAL and VARI sections Playback stops automa...

Page 48: ...duce any sound when used to switch sections The newly selected section will begin playing from the top of the next measure next will appear below the pattern number until the new section actually begins playing E F G A B C INTRO NORMAL VARI FILL1 FILL2 ENDING Fill1 has been selected and will begin playing from the top of the next measure 1 1 NO YES to select sections DETAIL You can also change sec...

Page 49: ...ny time by pressing the key For a more musical ending select the ENDING section Playback will stop auto matically after the ENDING section DETAIL Depending on the selected pattern some voices may not sound if a pat tern is started from a point in the middle of the pattern rather than at the beginning HINT If you move the cursor to the tempo parameter indicated by a note sym bol and a number in the...

Page 50: ...just select a pattern then specify the required chord changes details in the next section Here s how you use the micro keyboard to specify chord changes Select and play one of the preset patterns as described in the pre ceding section The micro keyboard can be used to enter chords only when the cur sor is located over the chord symbol on the display Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the ch...

Page 51: ...alternately select the lower and upper chord types marked watch the display and finally the ENTER key The chord is actually entered only when the ENTER key is pressed Until the ENTER key is pressed the newly specified chord root and type will flash on the display DETAIL Actually you can press the chord type key and then the root key the order doesn t matter add9 E F G A B C D M M7 6 7 m7 m6 m m7 b...

Page 52: ...at five 7 9 seventh sharp nine 7 b9 seventh flat nine 7 b13 seventh flat thirteen 7 13 seventh thirteen 7 11 seventh sharp eleven 7 5 seventh sharp five 7sus4 seventh suspended four sus4 suspended four non ABC see DETAIL below dim diminished DETAIL The chord type marking is a special non ABC type that can be used to create accompaniment patterns without the harmonic limitations of the ABC system S...

Page 53: ...ranspose parameter you can use then 1 and 1 buttons to transpose the pitch of the entire pattern up or down in semitone increments over a range of two octaves A transpose setting of 00 produces normal pitch Stop playback by pressing the key You can also stop play back after an appropriate ending by selecting the ENDING section the cursor must be on the pattern number or section name to do this VTr...

Page 54: ... C1 and C2 tracks have been muted and the cursor is currently over the C2 track mute button MUSICAL NOTE The mute buttons are a handy way to turn tracks that you don t want to hear off In the example above for example the C1 and C2 tracks have been turned off leaving only the bass and drum accompaniment You could also mute the bass track if you just want drums The mute buttons below each track nam...

Page 55: ...n accompaniment recorded in real time Realtime Accompaniment Recording Once you know how to select patterns sections and enter chords in the SONG mode see the preceding sections recording a basic accompaniment in real time is easy Repeats and tempo changes can be added later using the step record method page 59 Use the MODE key to select the SONG mode and with the cur sor located over the song num...

Page 56: ...0 DETAIL If for some reason all 20 songs contain data use the Clear Song function described on page 137 to clear a song for recording MODE XEngage the record ready mode Press the key to engage the record ready mode The red LED above the key will light REC appears when the record mode is engaged ...

Page 57: ...ated by a pair of arrows on either side of the mode name i e REAL Once selected move the cursor vertically to move to other areas of the screen The arrows will remain positioned at the selected mode no matter where you move the cursor VSelect the starting pat tern section chord tempo Move the cursor to the pattern number section chord and tempo parameters and set as required HINT It s sometimes ea...

Page 58: ... track no matter where you move the cursor Select Pat to record pattern changes NRecord Press the key to begin recording pattern changes The met ronome will sound and you ll be given a two measure count in prior to the first measure actually recorded The count in is also indicated by negative numbers in the Meas parameter If a 4 4 pattern is se lected for example the count in will run from measure...

Page 59: ...d sec tion changes occur from the top of the next measure after the change is entered Also keep in mind that the INTRO will automatically switch to the NORMAL pattern FILL1 will automatically switch to the VARI pattern and FILL2 will automatically switch to the NOR MAL pattern DETAIL The sequencer tracks TR1 through TR4 will not sound during accompa niment track recording even if they contain data...

Page 60: ...selected Chd recording the cursor will automatically move to the chord when you start recording All you have to do to record chord changes is to enter the required chords as described in the Changing Chords section page 47 HINT Chord changes actually occur on quarter note divisions so try to press the ENTER key to enter each chord either exactly on the beat or a frac tion of a section before the b...

Page 61: ...corded DETAIL Note that the chord currently playing is shown in the normal chord symbol location on the display while the next chord is shown to its right If the same chord continues for more than 2 measures however the next chord is not shown HINT Don t worry if you ve made a few mistakes Simple slip ups made in the realtime record mode can usually be corrected in the step record mode described n...

Page 62: ...s In each of these you can individually enter or delete pattern chord repeat and tempo changes at precisely the required locations Select an empty song if you want to record a new song in the step record mode or select a song that already contains data if you want to make changes or additions Press the key to engage the record ready mode The red LED above the key will light ZSelect a song to recor...

Page 63: ...of the screen The arrows will remain positioned at the selected mode no matter where you move the cursor Move the cursor to the track area of the display and then shift the cursor sideways to select Pat Chd Rpt or Tmp Once se lected move the cursor vertically if you want to move to other areas of the screen An underline will remain below the selected track no matter where you move the cursor Curso...

Page 64: ...etails on how to use each of the step record mode data entry displays NEnter the required pat tern chord repeat and tempo data m m m m Go to Pat screen Go to Chd screen Go to Rpt screen Go to Tmp screen HINT You can switch directly between the pattern chord repeat and tempo data entry displays while the record mode is engaged by simply pressing the MENU key to call the menu shown here and then the...

Page 65: ... look if you ve selected an empty song the appro priate pattern data will appear if the selected song contains data Pat Step Record Pattern Changes m m Measure number Time signature 1st measure 2nd measure Subsequent measures follow m Cursor here to set section Cursor here to set pattern number ...

Page 66: ...ing it above the top of the screen accesses the preceding measures if there are any In the pattern display mov ing sideways takes you to the time signature pattern number and section parameters In all of the STEP record displays the sequencer keys can also be used to move forward or backward through the song The p key takes you directly to the first measure Moving Around Entering Data m m Scroll u...

Page 67: ... until a different pattern is entered If you want to change sections without changing the pat tern number only the section need be entered In the example display to the left the intro section of pattern 006 plays for the first measure the normal section of the same pattern is selected in measure 2 Although the default time signature for the selected pattern is auto matically selected the time sign...

Page 68: ...efault the pattern will be repeated to fill the specified measure length The function key immediately to the right of ers on the display can be used to erase the time signature pattern number or section data at which the cursor is located If you erase a time signature change the default time signature value for the current pattern will be automatically re selected Erasing Pattern Changes m Press t...

Page 69: ...STEP record chord display will look if you ve selected an empty song the appropri ate chord data will appear if the selected song contains data m m Measure number Time signature 1st measure 2nd measure Subsequent measures follow m One beat Place cursor at beat on which chord is to be entered ...

Page 70: ...e used with any chord by using the OCT DOWN key note the BASS marking below the key Enter the chord in the normal way press the OCT DOWN BASS key a slash will appear below the chord name then press the key on the micro keyboard corresponding to the desired bass note the bass note will appear to the right of the slash HINT You can add bass notes to existing chords without having to re enter the ent...

Page 71: ... appear below the chord name HINT 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 key Syncopation can be removed from a chord by placing the cursor at the chord and pressing the OCT UP key Erasing Chords The function key immediately to the right of ers on the display can be used to erase the cho...

Page 72: ...splay During Playback Chord bass notes and syncopation marks appear on the display as shown in the SONG playback mode m Syncopation mark Chord actually be gins 1 8 note earlier m E indicates that Bm7 is played with E bass m Half note indicates length of chord ...

Page 73: ...ected via the 1 and 1 keys when the cur sor is located at the top of the measure and the end repeat mark N can be selected when the cursor is placed at the end of the measure When the end of repeat mark is selected the 1 and 1 keys are also used to select any number of repeats from 02 to 99 When X02 is selected for example the sec Repeats Cursor here to enter repeat at end of measure Cursor here t...

Page 74: ... repeats within repeats this is known as nesting repeats Up to 10 repeats can be nested Erasing Repeats The function key immediately to the right of ers on the display can be used to erase the repeat at which the cursor is located Press to erase repeat at cursor location DETAIL Any material recorded to the accompaniment tracks in the realtime record mode after insertion of repeats will not be af f...

Page 75: ...well as gradual ritardando and accelerando tempo changes 5 Easy Accompaniment for Other Instruments Tmp Step Record Tempo Changes m m Measure number Time signature 1st measure 2nd measure Subsequent measures follow m One beat Place cursor at beat at which tempo change is to occur or begin ...

Page 76: ...beats per minute to 130 The only limitation is that you can t enter tempo changes that result in a tempo slower than 30 or higher than 250 accel or rit Amount of tempo change Number of beats over which tempo change occurs To enter gradual accelerando or ritardando changes first set the amount of accel or rit change required as described above then move the cursor to the lower number and use the 1 ...

Page 77: ...he display You can enter much longer tempo change lengths up to a maximum of 99 measures but the arrow will not appear when you scroll the screen to see subse quent measures 5 Easy Accompaniment for Other Instruments Erasing Tempo Changes mPress to erase tempo change at cursor location The function key immediately to the right of ers on the display can be used to erase the tempo change at which th...

Page 78: ...o mute the C1 C2 and Ba tracks leaving only the Dr track so the QY20 functions as a drum machine You can create drum only accompani ments using the drum tracks from the preset patterns or record original drum tracks for your own patterns as described in the following chapter It s also possible to record drum voices to the sequencer tracks as described in the Cre ating a Complete Song chapter page ...

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Page 80: ...Recording 78 Step Pattern Recording 86 Playback In the Pattern Mode 94 Accompaniment Without the Limitations of ABC 95 The Pattern Jobs 96 1 Copy Pattern 98 2 Quantize 99 3 Transpose 100 4 Modify Velocity 101 5 Modify Gate Time 102 6 Pattern Name 103 7 Clear Track 104 8 Clear Pattern 105 ...

Page 81: ...tterns realtime and step recording Realtime Pattern Recording In the realtime record mode you select the track you want to record C1 C2 Ba or Dr and then play the part on the micro key board or an external MIDI keyboard in real time Use the MODE key to select the PAT pattern mode and with the cursor located over the pattern number at the top of the display use the 1 and 1 keys to select an empty u...

Page 82: ...tain data use the Clear Pattern function described on page 105 to clear a pattern for recording Press the key to engage the record ready mode The red LED above the key will light XEngage the record ready mode Asterisks indicate an empty pattern Select user pattern number 101 200 1 1 NO YES ...

Page 83: ... select the REAL mode if it isn t already selected The selected record mode is indicated by a pair of arrows on either side of the mode name i e REAL Once selected move the cursor vertically to move to other areas of the screen The arrows will remain positioned at the selected mode CSelect the realtime record mode m Place cursor here to select the realtime record mode ...

Page 84: ...for realtime recording so you have plenty of time to enter the data Move the cursor to the track area of the display and then shift the cursor sideways to select the track you want to record C1 chord 1 C2 chord 2 Ba bass Dr drums Once the track has been selected use the 1 and 1 keys to select the voice you want to use for that track If you don t intend to use a track set the voice number to OFF Mo...

Page 85: ...indicated by negative numbers in the Meas parameter If a 4 4 time signature is selected for exam ple the count in will run from measure 08 to 01 then record ing will begin from measure 001 m Number name of voice assigned to current track shown here NRecord Cursor here to select the C1 Chord 1 track 1 1 NO YES to select C1 voice 001 100 Dr1 Dr8 OFF The same applies to the C2 Ba and Dr tracks except...

Page 86: ...external MIDI keyboard transmitting on the appropriate MIDI channel MIDI Channel Track 5 C1 Chord 1 6 C2 Chord 2 7 Ba Bass 10 Dr Drums The pattern will continue to repeat from the first to last measure so you can continue to add notes until the current part is complete m Realtime recording in progress mMinus measure numbers during count in ...

Page 87: ...c avoid melodic lines To delete mistakes simply play the note to be deleted on the micro keyboard while holding the function key next to Del on the display All corresponding notes that occur while the micro keyboard key is held will be deleted MDelete mistakes as required m Press while holding a note on the micro keyboard to delete all occurrences of that note for as long as the note is held Press...

Page 88: ...gh 8 above HINT As long as the record mode is not engaged you can press the MODE key while holding the MENU key to see the current pitch of the micro keyboard as determined by the OCT DOWN and OCT UP keys and a list of the drum instruments currently played by the micro keyboard keys DETAIL See the Editing Songs Patterns section page 140 for information on how to edit recorded pat tern data The pit...

Page 89: ...ting track Use the MODE key to select the PAT pattern mode and with the cursor located over the pattern number at the top of the display use the 1 and 1 keys to select the pattern you want to record the programmable user patterns are numbered 101 through 200 You can select an empty pattern if you want to record a new pattern using the STEP mode or a pattern that already contains data if you want t...

Page 90: ...he display then press the right cursor key to select the STEP mode if it isn t already selected The selected record mode is indicated by a pair of arrows on either side of the mode name i e STEP Once selected move the cursor vertically to move to other areas of the screen The arrows will remain positioned at the selected mode m REC appears when the record mode is engaged Place cursor here to selec...

Page 91: ...of pattern 1of1 1 of 8 max length 8 measures Move the cursor to the track area of the display and then shift the cursor sideways to select the track you want to record C1 chord 1 C2 chord 2 Ba bass Dr drums If you are recording a new pattern or track use the 1 and 1 keys to select the voice you want to use for that track once the track has been selected If you don t intend to use a track set the v...

Page 92: ...except that only the Dr1 Dr8 voices and OFF can be assigned to the Dr track Number name of voice assigned to current track shown here m HINT You can also change the voice as signments later in the same way Press the key to begin recording The step record display shown below will appear NRecord m m m Note parameters Note display Time signature Measure beat clock display ...

Page 93: ...ote length Slur 99 normal note length Enter a note Once the note parameter have been specified the note can be en tered simply by playing the appropriate key on the micro keyboard or on your external MIDI keyboard A note symbol appears on the note display and the note pointer advances to the next note position The note symbol always appears as a 1 4 note regardless of the actual note entered chord...

Page 94: ...lay the note 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 appropriate note or chord when the note pointer is moved to an existing note symbol When you move the note pointer past the end of the note display the next measure will appear If you move past the last measure in the ...

Page 95: ...a number of handy functions in the step record mode The del key deletes the note or chord at the Step back by current note length and delete Enter a note of the same length as the last note tied to the last note this effectively lengthens the last note Enter rest of current note length Delete note at note pointer m m m m The Measure Beat Clock Display The Meas area of the step record display shows...

Page 96: ...he current track of the pattern is com plete then press to stop recording and go back to step 5 to record the next track as necessary DETAIL See the Editing Songs Patterns section page 140 for information on how to edit recorded pattern data Complete the pattern ...

Page 97: ...mple Fill1 will play repeat edly until a different section is selected in the SONG mode Vari is automatically selected after Fill1 plays through once Also only the accompaniment tracks are available for playback in the PAT TERN mode Only preset patterns have sections No section name appears when a user pat tern is selected Pattern number Sections can be changed via micro keyboard when cursor here ...

Page 98: ...ctly into as many patterns as your song requires remember patterns can be up to 8 measures long Then when recording the accompani ment tracks in the SONG mode use the chord type so that the pattern data is played back unmodified You might need to record several patterns containing the various chord changes you need for your song but you don t have to worry about how the ABC system might alter your...

Page 99: ...in the normal PATTERN play mode and then press the function key next to Job on the display 6 Creating Original Patterns 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 m Press for pattern job list Pattern jobs 3 8 cursor at bottom of list Pattern jobs 1 6 cursor at top of list MENU ...

Page 100: ...while a preset pattern is selected the error display shown to the left will appear Press any key except the micro keyboard to return to the job list Returning to the Pattern Play Mode The function button next to Exit on the display can be used to exit from any pattern job and then from the job list thereby returning you to the normal pattern play mode m m Press to exit to job list Press to exit to...

Page 101: ...from other patterns as building blocks to create new patterns You can for example combine differ ent tracks from different preset patterns to create a completely new hybrid pattern Of course you can also copy just one or two existing tracks and record the remaining tracks yourself Copied tracks can be edited using the edit mode page 140 to fit them to the pattern you are creating DETAIL Depending ...

Page 102: ...to 1 8 8th notes for example some of the 16th notes will be aligned with 8th note beats thus ruining the track e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e One measure of 8th notes before quantization After quantization 2 Quantize Track to be quantized C1 C2 Ba or Dr Quantize note length 32nd note 16th note triplet 16th note 8th note triplet 8th note 1 4 note triplet 1 4 note 1 2 note triplet 1 2 note 1 1 NO Y...

Page 103: ... you want to go ahead with the transpose operation or press 1 NO to cancel 6 Creating Original Patterns 1 1 NO YES ENTER Press 1 NO to cancel MUSICAL NOTE Of course you can transpose all tracks as required to shift the entire pattern to a different key but you could also transpose only the C2 track for example to produce an interval and therefore harmony between the C1 and C2 tracks 3 Transpose Am...

Page 104: ...city while settings increase the ve locity After setting the parameters as required press ENTER Are you sure will appear on the display Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the modify velocity op eration or press 1 NO to cancel MUSICAL NOTE The Modify Velocity job is a great way to soften the sound of a pattern that has too great a variation between the softest and loudest notes o...

Page 105: ...t of gate time modification settings shorten the gate time while settings increase the gate time After setting the parameters as required press ENTER Are you sure will appear on the display Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the modify gate time op eration or press 1 NO to cancel Track to be modified C1 C2 Ba or Dr Amount of gate time change 99 00 99 Gate time ratio 000 200 MUSI...

Page 106: ...position To delete the last character entered place the cursor over DEL at the bottom of the display and press ENTER The character will be deleted and character cursor will move back to the last character position When the entire name has been entered press the top function but ton next to Exit on the display The new name will appear next to the pattern number at the top of the PATTERN mode displa...

Page 107: ...s Track to be cleared C1 C2 Ba or Dr Select the track to be cleared and press ENTER Are you sure will appear on the display Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the Clear Track operation Clear Track is irreversible or press 1 NO to cancel 1 1 NO YES ENTER Press 1 NO to cancel 7 Clear Track ...

Page 108: ...ern After selecting the Clear Pattern job press ENTER Are you sure will appear on the display Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the Clear Pattern op eration Clear Pattern is irreversible or press 1 NO to cancel 1 1 NO YES ENTER Press 1 NO to cancel 8 Clear Pattern ...

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Page 110: ...k Recording 109 Step Sequencer Track Recording 115 The Song Jobs 122 1 Mix Track 124 2 Copy Measure 125 3 Create Measure 126 4 Quantize 127 5 Delete Measure 128 6 Erase Measure 129 7 Transpose 130 8 Move Clock 131 9 Remove Event 132 10 Modify Velocity 133 11 Modify Gate Time 134 12 Song Name 135 13 Clear Track 136 14 Clear Song 137 ...

Page 111: ...cer tracks TR1 TR2 TR3 and TR4 The SONG mode provides realtime and step recording modes for the sequencer tracks as well as the accompaniment tracks Preparing to Record Voice Assignments Before actually beginning to record you should switch to the VOICE mode and assign the desired voices to the SONG mode sequencer tracks page 38 Of course you can make these assign ments later but it s better to re...

Page 112: ... and then play the part on the micro key board or an external MIDI keyboard in real time Use the MODE key to select the SONG mode and with the cur sor located over the song number at the top of the display use the 1 and 1 keys to select the song you intend to record ZSelect the SONG mode the song to be recorded 1 1 NO YES Select song number 01 20 MODE ...

Page 113: ... mode if it isn t already selected The selected record mode is indicated by a pair of arrows on either side of the mode name i e REAL Once selected move the cursor vertically to move to other areas of the screen The arrows will remain positioned at the selected mode REC appears when the record mode is engaged m Place cursor here to select the realtime record mode CSelect the realtime record mode 7...

Page 114: ...pose HINT It s sometimes easier to set a slow tempo for realtime recording so you have plenty of time to enter the data BSelect the track to record Move the cursor to the track area of the display and then shift the cursor sideways to select the track you want to record TR1 TR2 TR3 or TR4 Move the cur sor vertically to move to other areas of the screen An underline will remain below the selected t...

Page 115: ...l begin from measure 001 Play the required part either on the micro keyboard or via an external MIDI keyboard transmitting on the appropriate MIDI channel MIDI Channel Track 1 TR1 2 TR2 3 TR3 4 TR4 Minus measure numbers during count in m m Realtime record ing in progress HINT If the track selected for recording contains previously recorded data the old data will be erased and replaced by the new d...

Page 116: ...ains data Track empty Note that when you return to the SONG play mode the block below each track that contains data will be filled dark while the blocks below empty tracks are empty outline only Complete the song by re engaging the record mode selecting the next track to be recorded and recording as described in steps 2 and 5 through 7 above Record the remaining tracks ...

Page 117: ...onding micro keyboard keys The Used Memory Display Press the OCT DOWN and OCT UP keys simultaneously at any time when the record mode is not engaged to see how much of the QY20 s memory has been used When the bar reaches 100 the QY20 memory is full or almost full and further recording may not be possible unless you delete some unwanted data or transfer some data to an external data storage device ...

Page 118: ...step mode or use it to brush up and add data to an existing track Use the MODE key to select the SONG mode and with the cur sor located over the song number at the top of the display use the 1 and 1 keys to select the song you intend to record Step SequencerTrack Recording ZSelect the SONG mode the song to be recorded 1 1 NO YES Select song number 01 20 7 Creating a Complete Song ...

Page 119: ... cursor to the REC REAL STEP area of the display then press the right cursor key to select the STEP mode if it isn t already selected The selected record mode is indicated by a pair of arrows on either side of the mode name i e STEP Once selected move the cursor vertically to move to other areas of the screen The arrows will remain positioned at the selected mode CSelect the step record mode 7 Cre...

Page 120: ...TR3 or TR4 Move the cursor vertically to move to other areas of the screen An underline will remain below the selected track TR2 selected for step recording Time signature Note display Note parameters Measure beat clock display Press the key to begin recording The step record display shown below will appear BRecord Current record track 7 Creating a Complete Song ...

Page 121: ...ote length Once the note parameter have been specified the note can be en tered simply by playing the appropriate key on the micro keyboard or on your external MIDI keyboard A note symbol appears on the note display an the note pointer advances to the next note position The note symbol always appears as a 1 4 note regardless of the actual note entered chords are also indicated by the 1 4 note symb...

Page 122: ...own to the note display the note 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 appropriate note or chord when the note pointer is moved to an existing note symbol When you move the note pointer past the end of the note display the next measure will appear 1st beat 2nd beat 4th...

Page 123: ...e length and pitch to it the tie key only works immedi ately after entering a note Step back by current note length and delete Enter a note of the same length as the last note tied to the last note this effectively lengthens the last note Enter rest of current note length Delete note at note pointer m m m m 7 Creating a Complete Song The Measure Beat Clock Display The Meas area of the step record ...

Page 124: ... song is complete then press to stop recording and go back to step 5 to record the next track as nec essary DETAIL See the Editing Songs Patterns section page 140 for information on how to edit recorded song data Complete the song 7 Creating a Complete Song ...

Page 125: ...se the song jobs press the MENU key while in the normal SONG play mode and then press the function key next to Job on the display MODE Press for song job list m 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 7 Creating a Complete Song ...

Page 126: ...o job list m Press to exit to song play mode Returning to the Song Play Mode The function button next to Exit on the display can be used to exit from any song job and then from the job list thereby returning you to the normal song play mode 7 Creating a Complete Song ...

Page 127: ...der to record more than one layer of material to a single track using the same voice of course first record the layers on separate tracks then after ensuring that there are no mistakes use the Mix Track job to combine these separate tracks onto a single track Please note that if both source tracks are set to the same track number the data from that track will simply be copied to the destination tr...

Page 128: ... a phrase played by one voice and have it repeated by a different voice later in the song You can always edit the copied sec tions to create variations 7 Creating a Complete Song 2 Copy Measure Measure to which source measures are to be copied 001 999 m m Number of times specified range of measures is to be copied 01 99 Destination track TR1 TR4 Chd First measure in range to be copied 001 999 Last...

Page 129: ...he display Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the Create Measure operation or press 1 NO to cancel 1 1 NO YES ENTER Press 1 NO to cancel MUSICAL NOTE Use create measure when you want to add new material somewhere in the middle of data you ve already recorded without erasing the existing data First create the required measures then either copy the data from existing measures usin...

Page 130: ...tize a track containing 16th notes to 1 8 8th notes for example some of the 16th notes will be aligned with 8th note beats thus ruining the track 1 1 NO YES ENTER Press 1 NO to cancel 7 Creating a Complete Song 4 Quantize First measure in range to be modified 001 999 Track TR1 TR4 Quantize note length 32nd note 16th note triplet 16th note 8th note triplet 8th note 1 4 note triplet 1 4 note 1 2 not...

Page 131: ... 001 999 MUSICAL 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 simultaneously and that measures following the deleted range are moved back to take the place of the deleted measures After setting the parameters as required press ENTER Are you sure will appear on the display Press 1 Y...

Page 132: ...the Erase Measure operation Erase Measure is irreversible or press 1 NO to cancel MUSICAL NOTE Unlike the Delete Measure job the Erase Measure job erases the data from the specified measures only in the specified track Also the data is erased but the measures remain intact i e the subsequent measures are not moved back After an erase operation you can record new material in the resulting blank mea...

Page 133: ...fter setting the parameters as required press ENTER Are you sure will appear on the display Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the transpose operation or press 1 NO to cancel MUSICAL NOTE Of course you can transpose all tracks as required to shift the entire song to a different key but the Transpose job is actually more suited to chang ing the pitch of a section of a single trac...

Page 134: ...confirm that you want to go ahead with the Move Clock operation or press 1 NO to cancel MUSICAL NOTE Since the Move 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 set tings to create a more laid back feel or backward settings to pro duce a more driving ...

Page 135: ... 145 the Remove Event job makes it simple to remove all occurrences 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 individual events to create a single effect First measure in range to be modified 001 999 Track TR1 TR4 Last measure in range to be modified 001 999 1 1 NO...

Page 136: ...arameters as required press ENTER Are you sure will appear on the display Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the modify velocity opera tion or press 1 NO to cancel MUSICAL NOTE The Modify Velocity job is a great way to soften the sound of material that has too great a variation between the softest and loudest notes or conversely to add extra punch to dull sounding material Exper...

Page 137: ...ime while settings increase the gate time After setting the parameters as required press ENTER Are you sure will appear on the display Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the modify gate time operation or press 1 NO to cancel MUSICAL NOTE The Modify Gate Time job can be used to produce a more staccato or legato feel as required Experiment with the parameters to get a feel for wha...

Page 138: ...t character entered place the cursor over DEL at the bottom of the display and press ENTER The character will be de leted and character cursor will move back to the last character position When the entire name has been entered press the top function but ton next to Exit on the display The new name will appear next to the song number at the top of the SONG mode display 7 Creating a Complete Song 12...

Page 139: ...Track to be cleared TR1 TR4 BK Select the track to be cleared and press EN TER Are you sure will appear on the dis play Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the Clear Track operation Clear Track is irreversible or press 1 NO to can cel 1 1 NO YES ENTER Press 1 NO to cancel 7 Creating a Complete Song 13 Clear Track ...

Page 140: ...1 NO to cancel After selecting the Clear Song job press EN TER Are you sure will appear on the dis play Press 1 YES to confirm that you want to go ahead with the Clear Song operation Clear Song is irreversible or press 1 NO to cancel 7 Creating a Complete Song 14 Clear Song ...

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Page 142: ...139 8 Editing Songs Patterns Engaging the Edit Mode 140 Change Mode Editing 143 Insert Mode Editing 146 ...

Page 143: ...so an edit insert mode that allows insertion of note program change sustain on off pitch bend modulation pan volume expression and other events at any point in the pattern To engage the edit mode place the cursor at the track you want to edit in the normal SONG or PATTERN play mode press the MENU key and then the function key next to Edit on the display m Press to enter song edit mode for current ...

Page 144: ...m m m m Beat clock Note pitch Gate time beat clock Velocity Edit change mode this is the default mode Track being edited One note per line Top of song The pattern edit display is almost exactly the same The only differ ence is that the part being edited C1 C2 Ba or Dr is displayed in the upper right corner instead of the track ...

Page 145: ...n the pattern by sim ply moving the cursor Move below the bottom of the display and the note data will scroll up moving towards the end of the pattern The opposite 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 measure lines and the end of the song Moving Around m m Measure line Cursor currently in measure 002 mE...

Page 146: ...indicates that a change has been made but has not yet been entered Press the ENTER key to actually enter the changes or move the cursor to another line to can cel the changes Beat clock The first column contains the note timing data The left number is the 1 4 note beat within the current measure 1 through 4 in a 4 4 measure and the right number is the clock within that beat 00 through 95 The beat ...

Page 147: ...tual length of a 1 4 note division which is 96 clocks The normal length of the note is slightly shortened to prevent notes from running into each other and sounding slurred a slur is produced by setting the full note length The left number is 1 4 note beats 96 clock units and the right number is clocks The range is from 00 01 to 99 95 Velocity This parameter controls the velocity loudness of the n...

Page 148: ...tain on off pitch bend etc can be de leted by placing the cursor at the line corresponding to the event to be deleted and then pressing the function key next to Del on the dis play Deleting Events mPress to delete line at cursor location note or other event ...

Page 149: ...he cursor to the edit line corresponding to or near to the location at which you want to insert the new data Insert Mode Editing ZPlace the cursor at the insert location Press the MENU key and then the function key next to Insert on the display to switch to the insert edit mode XEngage the insert edit mode m Place cursor at insert location ...

Page 150: ... of event you want to insert does not appear immedi ately the last selected event type will appear press the function key next to evt on the display to call the insert edit mode event list CCall the event list MENU mPress to engage insert edit mode mPress for event list ...

Page 151: ...ed Bottom half of event list Top half of event list All events have at least two parameters usually the location of the event Beat clock and the event value Move the cursor to the event parameters and set as required by using the 1 and 1 keys Note that the measure number above the event line will change to indicate the event locations as you change the beat clock location value M001 M999 BSet the ...

Page 152: ...G8 Gate time and velocity can also be specified Location Pitch Gate time Velocity Program Change Program change events can be used to switch voices at any point in the track You can select voices 001 through 100 and drum kits Dr1 through Dr8 Location Voice number Voice name changes according to voice number selected ...

Page 153: ...t ON or OFF as required before entering a sustain event Pitch Bend Pitch bend events can be used to produce pitch bend effects The amount of pitch bend produced by each event can be set from 64 through 00 to 63 To produce smooth pitch bends you ll need to insert several appropriately spaced small pitch bend events Re member to use more pitch bend effects to return the pitch to normal after a bend ...

Page 154: ... to 127 maximum modulation Modulation remains in effect until a 000 modulation event is encountered Location Amount of modulation Pan Pan events can be used to pan the current voice to a specified posi tion in the output stereo sound field drum voices cannot be panned The pan position can be set from L7 full left through C center to R7 full right Location Pan position ...

Page 155: ...aced at appropriate intervals to cre ate gradual volume changes Expression Expression events function in much the same way as volume events but can be used to produce finer volume variations The expression range is from 000 lower volume to 127 higher vol ume Use a number of small expression events spaced at appropriate intervals to create gradual expression swells and other volume changes Location...

Page 156: ... of parameters An RPN event is used to specify the parameter to be controlled then a data entry event supplies the control value A single data entry event consists of two bytes of data the LSB Least Significant Byte and the MSB Most Significant Byte See the MIDI Data Format booklet for technical details Location Data entry LSB value Location Data entry MSB value ...

Page 157: ...vity tuning and other basic tone generator settings An RPN event is used to specify the parameter to be controlled then a data entry event supplies the control value A single RPN event con sists of two bytes of data the LSB Least Significant Byte and the MSB Most Significant Byte See the MIDI Data Format booklet for technical details Location RPN LSB value Location RPN MSB value ...

Page 158: ...xit from the edit mode MODE MReturn to the change edit mode Press the MENU key and then the function key next to Change on the display to return to the change edit display and continue edit ing as required CLICK ENTER MENU m Press to return to change edit mode Pitch bend event inserted Once inserted you can edit the event s location and value in the change mode Press the MODE key to exit from eith...

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Page 160: ...157 9 Utility Functions Accessing the Utility Mode 158 System Parameters 160 Bulk Dump 163 ABC Zone 165 Memory Initialize 166 ...

Page 161: ...ing interfacing with external equipment saving song and pattern data to an external storage device ABC system operation etc MENU m Press to engage utility mode The utility mode can be accessed from the SONG VOICE or PAT TERN mode Simply press the MENU key and then the function key next to Utility on the display Accessing the Utility Mode ...

Page 162: ...y mode m m m Press for utility mode system parameters Press to set ABC keyboard zone Press for MIDI bulk dump DETAIL When the utility mode is first engaged from the SONG PATTERN or VOICE mode the last utility display selected will initially appear MENU Exiting From the Utility Mode The function key next to Exit on the display can be used to exit from any util ity display and return to the SONG VOI...

Page 163: ...ock signal re ceived from an external device such as a sequencer or music computer Please note that the QY20 will not run on its own when this parameter is set to Ext This parameter simply turns MIDI control of the QY20 on or off On is the normal setting and with this setting the QY20 receives note pro gram change and control change data from an external MIDI keyboard or other controlling device T...

Page 164: ...through 00 to 63 Each increment corresponds to approximately 2 cents a cent is 1 100th of a semitone A setting of 00 produces normal pitch A4 440 Hz Determines when the QY20 metronome will sound Normally the QY20 metronome sounds 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 Ply so that it sounds d...

Page 165: ...4 Sequencer track TR4 5 Accompaniment track C1 Chord 1 6 Accompaniment track C2 Chord 2 7 Accompaniment track Ba Bass 10 Accompaniment track Dr Drums When the GM General MIDI mode is selected each MIDI channel controls the type of voice specified by the General MIDI Level 1 standard This means that you can use the QY20 as a GM tone generator with sequencers keyboards with built in sequencer or com...

Page 166: ...ure that the Device Number parameter in the utility System screen is set to the appropriate device number or All Next select the utility mode Bulk Dump screen select Song if you want to save the data for one song or all songs Pattern if you want to save the data for one pattern or all patterns or All if you want to save all song and pattern data If you select Song move the cursor to the song numbe...

Page 167: ...ception of Song Pattern Data If no other operation is currently in progress recording for exam ple the QY20 will automatically receive bulk song and pattern data transmitted from the MDF2 Make sure the QY20 song play mode is selected when receiving song data and that the pattern play mode is selected when receiving pattern data ALL data files including both song and pattern data can be received in...

Page 168: ...annot be set lower than the Low parameter When ABC is turned On chords played within the specified ABC range will be recognized by the ABC system and the accompaniment chord will change accordingly during song playback or chord track recording To ensure reliable chord detection and recog nition use an external MIDI keyboard to play the ABC system The built in mi cro keyboard can be used but becaus...

Page 169: ...eration To initialize the QY20 memory turn the power switch on while holding the OCT DOWN OCT UP and A Bb keys simultane ously then release the keys as soon as the initial power on display appears Since all data in the internal memory will be erased make sure any data you want to keep has been saved to an external data storage de vice page 163 before initializing the memory G Ab F Gb A Bb OCT DOWN...

Page 170: ...167 10 The QY20 As A Tone Generator ABC Expander As a Tone generator Module 168 As an ABC Expander 170 ...

Page 171: ...fer ent MIDI channels The MIDI channel voice assignments are nor mally determined by the voice to track voice assignments made in the VOICE mode Each of the QY20 tracks is controlled by a different MIDI channel as listed below MIDI Channel Voice 1 Sequencer track TR1 2 Sequencer track TR2 3 Sequencer track TR3 4 Sequencer track TR4 5 Accompaniment track C1 Chord 1 6 Accompaniment track C2 Chord 2 ...

Page 172: ...to the Dr track controlled via MIDI channel 10 If you will be driving the QY20 using sequence software conform ing to General MIDI Level 1 specifications then you ll want to switch the QY20 to the GM mode so that the appropriate voices are played via the various MIDI channels This is done by setting the Pgc Mode parameter in the utility mode System screen to GM page 162 The General MIDI Mode mSet ...

Page 173: ...ng song playback simply by playing the appropriate chord in the specified section of the keyboard See the ABC Fingering Chart in the Appendix page 179 for a list of the chords that can be recognized by the QY20 ABC system HINT If you place the cursor at the pattern number or section name during song playback you can use the micro keyboard section keys to change sections as you play m Turns ABC On ...

Page 174: ...171 11 Appendix Voice List 172 Drum Kit List 174 Preset Pattern List 178 ABC Fingering Chart 179 Troubleshooting 181 Error Messages 183 Specifications 185 ...

Page 175: ... 026 Electric Guitar clean3 026 027 Electric Guitar 12strings 027 028 Electric Guitar muted1 028 029 107 029 Electric Guitar muted2 029 030 Overdriven Guitar 030 030 031 Distortion Guitar 1 031 031 032 Distortion Guitar 2 032 110 033 Distortion Guitar 3 033 034 Guitar Harmonics 034 032 Bass 035 Acoustic Bass 035 033 036 Electric Bass finger1 036 034 037 Electric Bass finger2 037 038 Electric Bass ...

Page 176: ...089 FX1 soundtrack 089 098 090 FX2 crystal 090 099 091 FX3 atmosphere 091 047 100 092 FX4 brightness 092 101 093 FX5 echoes 093 103 094 FX6 sci fi 094 104 Ethnic 095 Banjo 095 106 096 Kalimba 096 109 097 Fiddle 097 111 Percussive 098 Tinkle Bell 098 015 113 099 Steel Drums 099 115 100 Reverse Cymbal 100 120 Drum Set Dr1 GM Standard Set 101 001 016 049 128 Dr2 Pop Set 102 Dr3 Power Set 103 Dr4 Proc...

Page 177: ...nare Reverb Rim Snare 2 41 F1 Low Floor Tom Room Low Tom 2 Power Low Tom 2 Power Low Tom 2 Power Mid Tom 3 42 F 1 Closed Hi Hat Analog CHH 1 43 G1 High Floor Tom Room Low Tom 1 Power Low Tom 1 Power Low Tom 1 Analog Low Tom 1 44 G 1 Pedal Hi Hat Analog CHH 2 45 A1 Low Tom Room Mid Tom 2 Power Mid Tom 2 Power Mid Tom 2 Power Mid Tom 1 46 A 1 Open Hi Hat Analog OHH 47 B1 Low Mid Tom Room Mid Tom 1 P...

Page 178: ...re Analog Snare 2 Acoustic Snare Brush Roll 41 F1 Low Floor Tom Analog Low Tom 2 Low Floor Tom Low Floor Tom 42 F 1 Closed Hi Hat Analog CHH 1 Closed Hi Hat Closed Hi Hat 43 G1 High Floor Tom Analog Low Tom 1 High Floor Tom High Floor Tom 44 G 1 Pedal Hi Hat Analog CHH 2 Pedal Hi Hat Pedal Hi Hat 45 A1 Low Tom Analog Mid Tom 2 Low Tom Low Tom 46 A 1 Open Hi Hat Analog OHH Open Hi Hat Open Hi Hat 4...

Page 179: ...w Bongo 62 D3 Mute Hi Conga Analog Hi Conga 63 D 3 OpenHi Conga Analog Mid Conga 64 E3 Low Conga Analog Low Conga 65 F3 High Timbale 66 F 3 Low Timbale 67 G3 High Agogo 68 G 3 Low Agogo 69 A3 Cabasa 70 A 3 Maracas 71 B3 Short Whistle 72 C4 Long Whistle 73 C 4 Short Guiro 74 D4 Long Guiro 75 D 4 Claves 76 E4 Hi Wood Block 77 F4 Low Wood Block 78 F 4 Mute Cuica 79 G4 Open Cuica 80 G 4 Mute Triangle ...

Page 180: ...i Conga Mute Hi Conga 63 D 3 OpenHi Conga Analog Mid Conga OpenHi Conga OpenHi Conga 64 E3 Low Conga Analog Low Conga Low Conga Low Conga 65 F3 High Timbale 66 F 3 Low Timbale 67 G3 High Agogo 68 G 3 Low Agogo 69 A3 Cabasa 70 A 3 Maracas 71 B3 Short Whistle 72 C4 Long Whistle 73 C 4 Short Guiro 74 D4 Long Guiro 75 D 4 Claves 76 E4 Hi Wood Block 77 F4 Low Wood Block 78 F 4 Mute Cuica 79 G4 Open Cui...

Page 181: ...ern Rock Pop 48 RP Judge 80s DC GoGo Rock Pop 49 RP Slap European Funk Shuffle 50 RP Sink Britsh Three beat Rock Rhythm Bules 51 RB Shore Slow R B Pattern Name 52 RB Motor Detroit R B 53 RB Going Soul 54 RB Brass San Fransisco R B funk 55 RB NFunk Modern Funk 56 RB Skunk R B Funk 57 RB CFS01 R B Country fied Shuffle feel 58 RB Lucky Bluesy R B 59 RB Moo New York Funk Shuffle 60 RB South Southern G...

Page 182: ... Comments for C chords 1 3 7 Amadd9 when E is the lowest note Maj7 1 5 7 1 3 5 7 Maj 1 3 5 6 3 5 6 1 3 5 6 Am7 when lowest note is not C Maj9 1 3 7 9 1 3 5 7 9 add9 1 3 5 9 3 5 9 Em7 when E is the lowest note min 1 b3 5 min6 1 b3 5 6 F9 when Eb is the lowest note Am7 b5 when G or A is the lowest note 1 b3 6 min7 1 b3 b7 Abadd9 when Eb or Bb is the lowest note 1 b3 5 b7 Eb6 when Eb is the lowest no...

Page 183: ... 3 b7 9 7 9 1 3 b7 9 3 5 b7 9 1 3 5 b7 9 7 11 1 3 b7 11 F 7 11 when F or E is the lowest note 1 3 5 b7 11 3 5 b7 b13 1 3 5 b7 b13 7 b13 1 3 b7 b9 b13 1 3 b7 9 b13 1 3 b7 9 b13 1 3 b7 13 3 5 b7 13 7 13 3 b7 9 13 1 3 5 b7 13 1 3 b7 b9 13 1 3 b7 9 13 7sus4 1 4 b7 Fsus4 when lowest note is not C 1 4 5 b7 Gm7 11 when G or Bb is the lowest note sus4 1 4 5 G7sus4 when G is the lowest note dim 1 b3 b5 6 O...

Page 184: ...e control set to an appropriate level See page 33 Are the volume parameters for each track set to appropriate levels See page 40 Is the transpose parameter set to the normal value 0 See page 111 Is the maximum polyphony of the QY20 being exceeded The QY20 can play no more than 28 notes at once You may have selected a song or pattern that contains no data See page 42 Playback can not be controlled ...

Page 185: ...or placed at a location other than the chord display See page 47 Most likely the time signature and pattern changes have been recorded onto the accompaniment tracks See page 62 Is the QY20 device number set to match that of the transmitting device See page 161 Is the song play or pattern play display showing See page 164 If you are receiving a 1 song or 1 pattern bulk dump is the currently se lect...

Page 186: ...ined while the batteries are replaced Backup Batt Low Appears when the power is turned on if the inter nal memory backup battery is too low to maintain the internal memory data Have the backup battery replaced by qualified Yamaha service personnel Now Working This error may appear if a data error is detected when the QY20 power is turned on The Now Work ing display indicates that the data is being...

Page 187: ... number before transmitting or receiving bulk data Device Mismatch Bulk data could not be received because the de vice number of the QY20 does not match that of the data Set the QY20 device number parameter to the appropriate number or All then try receiving the data again Now Running A MIDI bulk dump has been received during song or pattern playback in this case the bulk data is lost Stop playbac...

Page 188: ...32 notes Tone Generator Type AWM Advanced Wave Memory Max Polyphony 28 notes Multi timbre Parts 16 with dynamic voice allocation Preset Voices 100 pitched voices 100 drum voices 8 drum kits Display 128 x 64 dot graphic liquid crystal display Connectors Output mini stereo phone jack Headphone mini stereo phone jack DC IN MIDI IN MIDI OUT Power Supply Six 1 5V AA size SUM 3 or R6P or equivalent alka...

Page 189: ...ine using the QY20 as 75 E Edit mode engaging 140 Edit mode moving around 142 Empty pattern 78 A ABC expander the QY20 as an 170 ABC fingering chart 179 ABC zone 165 Accompaniment recording realtime 52 Accompaniment recording step 59 Accompaniment tracks description 10 Audio connections 21 B Backup battery 5 Bass note specifying for a chord 67 Batteries using 16 Beat clock data edit mode 143 C Cha...

Page 190: ...3 Measure number 43 Measure beat clock display 92 120 Memory initialize 166 Menu key 29 Metronome parameter 161 Micro keyboard 31 Micro keyboard chord entry 48 Micro keyboard variation selection 45 MIDI bulk dump 163 MIDI channel QY20 track relationship 22 MIDI connections 20 22 MIDI control parameter 160 MIDI device number parameter 161 MIDI synchronization mode parameter 160 Mix Track 124 Mode d...

Page 191: ...ep record 64 Pattern record realtime 78 Pattern record step 86 Pattern selection 78 Pattern track voice selection 81 88 Pattern variations sections 44 Phones jack 20 Pitch bend events insert edit 150 Pitch data edit mode 144 Playback starting 43 Playback stopping 46 Power adaptor 18 Power supply 4 16 Power switch 26 Precautions 4 Preset pattern list 178 Program change events insert edit 149 Progra...

Page 192: ...arameters 160 T Tempo changes erasing 74 Tempo changes step record 72 Tempo parameter 46 111 Time signature 64 81 88 Tone generator the QY20 as a 168 Track muting 51 Transpose job pattern 100 Transpose job song 130 Transpose parameter 111 Troubleshooting 181 U Used memory display 114 Utility mode accessing 158 V Velocity 90 118 Velocity data edit mode 144 Voice assignments 38 108 Voice list 172 Vo...

Page 193: ...sed according to the instructions found in the users manual may cause 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 o...

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