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Page 2: ...nction or effect works when the unit is operating as designed are not covered by the manufacturer 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 produc...

Page 3: ... not limited to the following PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference Always make sure all batteries are inserted in confor mity with the polarity markings Failure to do so might result in overheating fire or battery fluid leak age Always replace all batteries at the same time Do not use new batteries together with old ...

Page 4: ...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 the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level since this can cause permanent hearing loss If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears co...

Page 5: ...hanges 54 Cd Step Record Chord Changes 57 6 The Song Voice Mode 61 The Effect Send Display 66 Voice Editing 68 Drum Edit 72 7 Creating A Complete Song 75 Recording the Sequencer Tracks 75 Preparing to Record Voice Assignments 75 Realtime Sequencer Track Recording 76 Step Sequencer Track Recording 81 8 Playback Control 88 Play Effects 94 Groove Quantization 96 Drum Table Remapping 98 9 The Song Job...

Page 6: ...183 16 Get Phrase 184 17 Put Phrase 185 18 Copy Track 186 19 Mix Track 187 20 Clear Track 188 21 Copy Pattern 189 22 Clear Pattern 190 23 Style Name 191 12 Editing Songs Patterns 192 Engaging the SONG or PATTERN Edit Mode 192 Moving Around 195 Change Mode Editing 196 Insert Mode Editing 197 XG View 208 View Filter 209 Phrase Table Pattern Edit Only 210 13 Effects Effect Editing 212 Accessing Editi...

Page 7: ...o accompaniment capabil ity all integrated in a compact easy to handle package It also features a built in micro keyboard for easy programming without an external MIDI keyboard Sequencer QY70 Controller Tone Generator Effects 16 sequencer tracks 8 accompaniment tracks built in micro keyboard 519 voices 20 drum kits reverb delay modulation distortion etc MIDI messages MIDI messages Audio signals LI...

Page 8: ...eal time record mode lets you add new material to a previously recorded track and the step record mode allows notes to be entered one at a time The step record mode lets you record extremely fast or complex passages that would be impossible to play in real time It s also useful for adding finishing touches to tracks recorded in real time There s also a multi real time record mode in which all 16 s...

Page 9: ...terns intro main A main B fill AB fill BA and an ending that you can sequence along with chord changes to quickly create complete accompaniment tracks Chord changes are programmed simply by entering the name of the chord Yamaha s advanced ABC Auto Bass Chord auto accompaniment system automatically re harmonizes the patterns accord ingly The QY70 s accompaniment sequencing features mean you can whi...

Page 10: ...d on page 212 GM General MIDI System Level 1 GM System Level 1 is a standard specification that defines the arrangement of voices in a tone generator and its MIDI functionality ensuring that data can be played back with substantially the same sounds on any GM compatible tone generator regardless of its manufacturer or model Tone generators and song data that meet the GM System Level 1 bear this GM...

Page 11: ... e r C o n n e c t i o n s Power Supply Your QY70 will run either from batteries or an optional AC adaptor Follow the instructions below according to the power source you intend to use 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...

Page 12: ...d are no longer able to operate the QY70 the sound may become distorted and the following display will appear When this display appears 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 ...

Page 13: ...cause irreparable damage to the QY70 and might pose a serious shock hazard Unplug the AC power adaptor when not using the instrument or during electrical storms Using a Power Adaptor Plug the DC output cable from a Yamaha PA 3B AC Adaptor avail able from your Yamaha dealer into the DC IN jack on the rear panel then plug the adaptor into a convenient wall AC power socket DC IN P o w e r C o n n e c...

Page 14: ...ilities here A few examples are provided below to help you get started The Connectors q DC IN Jack This jack is only used when you are powering the QY70 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 w q r e r Rear Pan...

Page 15: ...d patterns to floppy disk page 225 e LINE OUT PHONES Jack This miniature stereo phone jack can be used to connect the output of the QY70 to a stereo sound system or a pair of stereo headphones with a miniature stereo phone 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 Conn...

Page 16: ... sound system however 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 LINE OUT PHONES L R CAUTION Make sure that both the QY70 and your sound system are turned OFF whe...

Page 17: ...sensivity if your keyboard has a velocity sensitive keyboard Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the keyboard to the MIDI IN connec tor of the QY70 and make sure that the QY70 HOST SELECT switch is set to MIDI The connected MIDI keyboard will play the voice assigned to the currently selected sequencer track See page 61 for instructions on how to assign different voices to the sequencer tracks Extern...

Page 18: ...ications without the need for a separate MIDI interface IMPORTANT If the QY70 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 function 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 QY70 and any subsequent devices connected ...

Page 19: ...onnecting to an IBM PC AT Series Computer Connect the TO HOST connector of the QY70 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 to make on the computer side PC 2 Cable Connections 8 pin system peripheral cable Data...

Page 20: ...t have to make on the computer side PC 1 Cable Connections 8 pin mini DIN 25 pin D SUB cable Use a PC 2 type cable if your computer uses a 9 pin serial port Data transfer rate 31 250 bps NOTE If your system doesn t work properly with the connections and settings listed above your software may require different settings Check your software operation manual and set the HOST SELECT switch to the posi...

Page 21: ...stalling the Yamaha CBX Driver for Windows95 Z Insert the floppy disk labelled QY Data Filer for Windows into the floppy disk drive X Double click Add New Hardware in the Control Panel The Add New Hardware Wizard will appear C Click Next V When you are asked if you want to auto detect the new hardware click No and then click Next B In the hardware screen choose Sound Video and Game Controllers and...

Page 22: ...r Remember to set the Host Select switch to PC 2 when you connect your QY70 to an IBM PC AT series or NEC PC 9801 9821 series computer Z Insert the floppy disk labelled QY Data Filer for Windows into the floppy disk drive X Double click the Control Panel icon typically found in the Main Group of the Program Manager window The Control Panel window will appear C Double click the Drivers icon in the ...

Page 23: ...r effective This completes installation of the MIDI driver Remember to set the Host Select switch to PC 2 when you connect your QY70 to an IBM PC AT series or PC 1 when you connect to an NEC PC 9801 9821 series For example if you inserted the disk in drive A of an IBM PC AT series computer you should type as follows A IBMPC If you inserted the disk in drive B of an NEC PC 9801 9821 series you shou...

Page 24: ...at once understood 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 QY70 s many advanced features q 4 w Left Side Panel Rear Panel ...

Page 25: ...shows all parameters and prompts you need to operate the QY70 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 Key Use this key to select the QY70 SONG mode from any other mode and to switch between the SONG SONG VOICE and SONG EFFECT displays e t y r w o 1 3 0 i 2...

Page 26: ...ATT key selects the QY70 PATTERN mode from any other mode and switches between the PATTERN PATTERN VOICE and PATTERN EFFECT displays t SHIFT Key The SHIFT key modifies the the function of certain other keys 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 keyboard keys numbe...

Page 27: ...ed The 1 NO key decrements decreases stepwise the value of the selected parameter while the 1 YES key increments increases stepwise the parameter Press either key briefly to decrement or increment the parameter by one or hold the key for continous decrementing of incrememnting in the specified direction The 1 NO and 1 YES keys are also used to respond to Are you sure prompts when they appear Press...

Page 28: ...shown below with the SHIFT key instead of calling a menu with the MENU key Pressing the bottom function key while holding the SHIFT key executes the Undo Redo job for immediately previous edit Refer to Undo Redo on page 103 Pressing the second function key while holding the SHIFT key calls the Used Memory display Pressing the top function key while holding the SHIFT key calls a display showing dru...

Page 29: ...y below 0 ENTER Key In addition to entering chords in the SONG and PAT TERN modes which we ll learn about later the ENTER key is used to enter a selected menu function TRY THIS Assuming that you ve gone through the TRY THIS procedure for the MENU and Function keys above you should now have the SONG mode Job List on your QY70 screen Use the cursor keys up and down only to select job number 02 Modif...

Page 30: ... or pattern E MOVE BACK Press briefly to move back one mea sure or hold for continuous scrolling R 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 QY70 anywhere anytime without having to connect an external MIDI keyboard It s even polyphonic so you can directly enter chords as well...

Page 31: ... shifted down by one octave until the lower limit is reached The OCT UP key 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...

Page 32: ...increase the volume or toward MIN to decrease the volume CAUTION Set the VOLUME control to MIN when connecting the QY70 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 levels from damaging your speaker system and maybe even your ears ...

Page 33: ...what it can do Z Select the SONG Mode If not already selected press the SONG button to select the main SONG mode display depending on the current mode you may have to press the SONG button more than once Song number 21 22 or 23 X Select a Demo Song Use the cursor keys to move the cursor to the song number then use the 1 and 1 keys to select one of the demo songs song number 21 22 or 23 4 ...

Page 34: ...equencer W key to start playback Use the VOLUME control to set the optimum listening level V Stop Playback Although playback will stop automatically when the current song is finished you can stop playback at any time by pressing the sequencer A key to stop playback ...

Page 35: ...nning on page 137 Z Select the SONG Mode and an Empty Song First use the SONG key to select the main SONG mode display In order to select and play the patterns as described in this section you must select an empty song i e one in which nothing has been recorded Different song numbers 1 through 20 are selected simply by moving the cursor to the song number and using the 1 and 1 keys or use the SHIF...

Page 36: ...ack micro keyboard keys numbered 1 through 0 while holding the shift key 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 key The entered number 16 will flash on the display Press the ENTER key to actually enter the num ber Song number 1 20 ...

Page 37: ...sor keys to move the cursor to the accompani ment style number then use the 1 and 1 buttons or the SHIFT Number entry method to select the style you want to play The preset styles are numbers 001 through 128 C Start Playback Press the W key to start playback of the selected accom paniment style The green LED above the W key will flash at the current playback tempo Note that the measure number on t...

Page 38: ...N B to MAIN A ENDING ending pattern BLANK silent pattern for breaks When the INTRO FILL AB and FILL BA sections are selected while playing a pattern in the SONG mode the section plays through once and is automatically followed by either the MAIN A or MAIN B section INTRO is followed by MAIN A FILL AB is folowed by MAIN B and FILL BA is followed by MAIN A The FILL AB and FILL BA sections automatica...

Page 39: ...is located at either the style number or the section name on the display The newly selected section will begin playing from the top of the next measure NEXT will appear below the style number until the new section actually begins playing NOTE You can also change sections by placing the cursor over the section name and using the 1 and 1 keys NEXT ...

Page 40: ...the next measure NEXT will appear below the style number until the new style or pattern section actually begins playing NOTE If you move the cursor to the tempo parameter indicated by a note symbol and a number in the upper left corner of the display you can use the 1 and 1 buttons or the SHIFT Number entry method to set the playback tempo to anywhere from 25 to 300 beats per minute N Stop Playbac...

Page 41: ...ures a sophisticated ABC Auto Bass Chord system that automatically re harmonizes the accompaniment to match chords you specify This makes creating complete accompaniment tracks fast and easy 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 The following procedure can be performed when FNGR Finge...

Page 42: ...red chord type the chord type keys alternately select the lower and upper chord types marked watch the display and finally the ENTER key C Enter a Chord Note that the lower octave of the micro 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 Example Enter a G7 Chord ...

Page 43: ...or seventh m6 minor sixth m7 11 minor seventh added eleventh m7 b5 minor seventh flatted fifth 7 9 seventh sharp ninth 7 b9 seventh flatted ninth 7 b13 seventh added flatted thirteenth 7 13 seventh added thirteenth 7 11 seventh added sharp eleventh 7 5 seventh sharp fifth 7sus4 seventh suspended fourth sus4 suspended fourth non ABC see NOTE below dim diminished NOTE The chord type marking is a spe...

Page 44: ... entire pattern up or down in semitone increments over a range of two octaves 24 through 24 A transpose setting of 00 produces normal pitch B Stop Playback When Done Stop playback by pressing the A key You can also stop playback after an appropriate ending by selecting the ENDING section the cursor must be on the style number or section name to do this TRNS parameter NOTE ENDING and INTRO patterns...

Page 45: ...hord Function Chords can also be changed by playing the chord as it is on the micro keyboard or an external MIDI keyboard To enter the chord in this method turn the FNGR Fingered Chord function to ON You do not need to press ENTER for the newly entered chord using this procedure Chord template NOTE The preset chord templates will repeatedly play chord progressions until the A key is pressed The pr...

Page 46: ...Y70 provides two ways to record an accompaniment by specifying patterns and chords realtime and step recording The realtime method is the fastest and easiest letting you record pattern and chord changes on the fly The step method gives you more detailed control and is an excellent way to add the finishing touches to an accom paniment recorded in real time NOTE If for some reason all 20 songs conta...

Page 47: ...e current record mode will appear at the top of the display V Select the Realtime Replace 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 REPL realtime replace button then press the 1 YES key to select the realtime replace record mode if it isn t already selected An inverse R will appear in the select...

Page 48: ...record mode button N Record Press the W key to begin recording pattern changes The metronome will sound and you ll be given a one measure count in prior to the first measure actually recorded the number of count in measures can be set from 1 to 8 in the Utility mode page 220 The count in is also indicated by negative numbers in the measure number display If the number of count in measures is 1 the...

Page 49: ...attern 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 MAIN A pattern FILL AB will automatically switch to the MAIN B pattern and FILL BA will automatically switch to the MAIN A pattern You should end your accompaniment track by entering either the ENDING section or the QY70 End Pattern style number 129 ot...

Page 50: ...e S key to engage the record ready mode again the REPL mode will still be selected then move the cursor to the track section of the display and select Cd in order to record chord changes Since you selected Cd recording the cursor will auto matically 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 Cho...

Page 51: ...on the micro keyboard or an external MIDI keyboard In this case you do not need to press ENTER for the newly entered chord Stop Recording Press the A key to stop recording when all the required chord changes have been entered The normal SONG play mode is automatically re selected when you stop recording Listen To the Results Press the W key to play back and check out the accompa niment you ve just...

Page 52: ...n be selected for the tempo track press W to start recording the cursor will automatically move to the tempo parameter then use the 1 NO and 1 YES keys or the SHIFT Number entry method to make the required tempo changes in real time Press A to stop recording NOTE Tempo changes can be edited in detail as described in Editing Songs and Patterns beginning on page 192 You should record tempo data with...

Page 53: ... will light Step Accompaniment Recording The STEP record mode can be used with the Pt Pattern and Cd Chord tracks making it easy to individually enter or delete pattern and chord changes at precisely the required locations 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 yo...

Page 54: ... display the area with the REPL OVER STEP and MULTI buttons and move it to the STEP button then press the 1 YES key to select the step record mode An inverse R will appear in the selected record mode button STEP button B Start Recording Press the W key to call the selected step record display Pt step record Cd step record ...

Page 55: ...de data 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 key to call the menu shown below and then the function key corresponding to the display you want to go to M Stop Recording Press the A key to exit from the step record mode and return to the normal SONG play mode ...

Page 56: ...h you want to enter data and the 1 and 1 keys are used to actually enter or change data The cursor keys also move you forward or backward through 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 styl...

Page 57: ...egin playing from the beginning of the measure at which it is entered A pattern entered once will continue to play until a differ ent pattern is entered If you want to change sections without changing 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 patt...

Page 58: ...is selected that results in shorter measures 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 key immediately to the right of ers on the display can be used to erase style number or sect...

Page 59: ...fying the root and type via the micro keyboard see page 40 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 Measure number Time signature 1st measure 2nd measure Subsequent measures follow Place cursor at beat on which chord is to be entered ...

Page 60: ...chord by using the OCT DOWN key note the BASS marking above the key 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 key The bass note will appear to the right of a slash below the chord name Example Bm7 with E bass ...

Page 61: ...bass note on the left part of the micro keyboard or an external keyboard while holding the chord The left part range for entering a bass note can be specified in the Utility mode on page 227 Syncopated Chords Chords can be syncopated i e the chord actually begins an eighth or sixteenth note before the beat on which it is entered by using the OCT UP key note the marking above the key Enter the chor...

Page 62: ...UP once or twice so that the syncopation symbol disappears Erasing Chords The function key immediately to the right of ers on the display can be used to erase the chord at which the cursor is located Press to erase chord at cursor location Sound On Off You can hear the sound of entered chord in step recording If you don t want to hear the sound press the MENU key and then the function key next to ...

Page 63: ... also provides access to effect send controls and a versatile range of voice editing parameters page 68 Press the SONG key to select the voice mode mixer display The mixer display shows 8 of the 16 available tracks at a time Use the cursor keys 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 acces...

Page 64: ... SHIFT key 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 g...

Page 65: ... Ds2 Drum set 2 Drum kit including editable drum instruments See the List Book for a complete list of the voices with their corresponding category program number and bank number To select a voice for a specific track move the cursor to the appropriate VOICE parameter and select using the 1 and 1 keys or the SHIFT Number entry method page 34 You can also skip to the first voice in each category by ...

Page 66: ...NO and 1 YES keys to set the pan position The graphic pan pot will rotate to the corresponding position The pan positions also have numeric values 1 through 63 that appear at the top of the display Center is center Left 63 is full left and Right 63 is full right There s also a Random setting in which the pan position is set randomly The Volume Faders Each track has a graphic volume fader that can ...

Page 67: ...OTE You can switch back and forth between the SONG and VOICE modes even while a song is playing so you can adjust all VOICE mode parameters change voices mute tracks pan and change volume settings while listening to the results in real time ...

Page 68: ...re Three independent effect blocks are provided Reverb Chorus and Variation The individual effects are selected and modified via the EFFECT mode described in detail on page 212 The VOICE mode mixer display provides acces 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 key next to Effect Send on the display...

Page 69: ...itch it 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 key NOTE The effect settings apply only to the QY70 s internal voices i...

Page 70: ... to each track to best 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 key 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 mode mixer display ...

Page 71: ...also applies to the pitch bend range controlled by the OCT DOWN key while playing on the micro keyboard To edit a voice parameter move the cursor to the parameter and edit using either the 1 and 1 buttons or the SHIFT Number entry method 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 retur...

Page 72: ...response 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 fil...

Page 73: ...ult setting 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 pro duce 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...

Page 74: ...Drum Edit When a Drum Set is selected Ds1 or Ds2 the Drum Voice Edit mode can be selected via the SONG VOICE menu PITCH CUT RES DECAY REV VAR PAN LVL Selected drum kit Current selected drum instrument Editable drum instrument Ds1 or Ds2 ...

Page 75: ...ils on the effect connections PAN Pan Position Sets the pan position of the selected drum instrument Center is center Left 63 is full left and Right 63 is full right There s also a Random setting in which the pan position is set randomly LVL Level Sets the level volume of the selected drum instrument from 0 no sound to 127 maximum volume Select the specific drum set to be edited by placing the cur...

Page 76: ...a flatter 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 Negative values produce a slower decay while positive values ...

Page 77: ...erns chapter 5 page 44 or original patterns you have created in the PATTERN mode chapter 10 page 137 record melody lines harmony parts counter melodies or any other parts required to complete your composition on the SONG mode sequencer tracks The SONG mode provides realtime replace realtime overdub step and multi recording modes for the sequencer tracks Before actually beginning to record you shou...

Page 78: ...eys or the SHIFT Number entry method to select the song you intend to record X Select a 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 1 through 16 The SONG display shows 8 of the 16 available tracks at a time Use the cursor keys to scroll left or right to the remaining tracks an arrow appears at either the...

Page 79: ...selector NOTE Before engaging the record mode you can also set the micro keyboard velocity via the VELO param eter The velocity can be set in ten levels the more bars the higher the velocity There are also four random velocity settings which produce different degrees of random velocity variation R1 produces the smallest variation and R4 produces the greatest variation VELO parameter ...

Page 80: ...s and set as required using the 1 and 1 keys V Select the Realtime Replace or Overdub Record Mode To select the realtime replace record mode the mode you ll want to use when recording a new song 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 REPL realtime replace button then press the 1 YES key to select the rea...

Page 81: ...one to eight count in measures via the utility mode page 220 The current count in measure number is indicated by a negative number in the measure number section of the display Play the required part either on the micro keyboard or via an external MIDI keyboard M Stop Recording Press the A key to stop recording The normal SONG play mode is automatically re selected when you stop recording Note that...

Page 82: ...received over MIDI channels 1 to 16 onto 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 222 MIDI C...

Page 83: ...note You can record entire tracks using the step mode or use it to brush up and add data to an existing track Song number X Select a 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 1 through 16 The SONG display shows 8 of the 16 available tracks at a time Use the cursor keys to scroll left or right to the re...

Page 84: ...he REPL OVER STEP and MULTI buttons and move it to the STEP button then press the 1 YES key to select the step record mode if it isn t already selected An inverse R will appear in the selected record mode button C Engage the Record Ready Mode Press the S key to engage the record ready mode The red LED above the S key will light Track Record mode selector ...

Page 85: ...p record display shown below will appear Current record track Time signature Note parameters Note display Measure beat clock display STEP button N Set the Note Parameters as Required Move the cursor to the note velocity and gate time parameters and set as required using the 1 and 1 keys for the first or next note to be entered ...

Page 86: ... Note 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 display will look after two 8th notes have been entered NOTE If you use an external MIDI key...

Page 87: ... 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 When you move the note pointer past the end of the note display the next measure will appear Cursor moved to note pointer pointer filled Note th...

Page 88: ... pointer position And the tie key lengthens the previously entered note by tying another note of the same length specified by the STEP parameter and pitch to it The tie key only works immediately after entering a note The Measure Beat Clock Display The Meas area of the step record display shows the current position of the note pointer in measures beats and clocks there are 480 clocks per 1 4 note ...

Page 89: ...e current track is complete then press A to stop recording and select the next track for recording as necessary Beat 01 02 03 04 if 4 4 time Measure number 001 999 Clock 480 clocks per 1 4 note NOTE See the Editing Songs Patterns section page 192 for information on how to edit recorded song data ...

Page 90: ...n the current mode you may need to press the SONG key more than once Song number Song name Measure number Tempo Time signature Micro keyboard octave indicator Jump mode Off Stop Top and location Accompaniment tracks Pattern Chord Tempo Sequencer tracks 1 16 Style number name Style section name Chord display Chord template number Velocity meters Mute Solo buttons Micro keyboard velocity Transpose F...

Page 91: ...bered 1 through 0 while holding the SHIFT key 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 key The entered number 16 will flash on the display Press the ENTER key to actually enter the num ber Negative values can be entered where applicable by first pressing the E key on the micro keyboard while holding the SHIFT...

Page 92: ...ayback or recording The se quencer E and R keys 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 QY70 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 QY70 will automatically jump to the specified measur...

Page 93: ...parameter and using the 1 and 1 keys or the SHIFT Number entry method to set as required Track Selection Although track selection is more of a recording than a playback 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...

Page 94: ...re than one track at a time hold the SHIFT key while soloing additional tracks after the first solo track has been specified Also hold the SHIFT key while un soloing a single track when multiple tracks are soloed un soloing a single track without holding the SHIFT key 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...

Page 95: ...aximum of 2 octaves in semitone increments A transpose setting of 00 produces normal pitch To transpose song playback move the cursor to the TRNS parameter and use the 1 and 1 keys or the SHIFT Number entry method 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...

Page 96: ...access the Play Effects press the MENU key while in the SONG mode and press the function key next to Play Fx on the display The Groove and Drum Table displays can then be selected by pressing the MENU key and then the function key next to Groove 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 133 to apply the Play Ef...

Page 97: ... 95 8 P l a y b a c k C o n t r o l Groove Quantization display Drum Table display ...

Page 98: ...way from precise on the beat timing to create a natural groove Both the timing and velocity of certain notes can be affected by groove quantization The Groove display shows 8 of the 16 available tracks at a time Use the cursor keys 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 scroll...

Page 99: ...he number of tracks that are muted and the letter S appears when a track is soloed NOTE The M S parameters duplicate those in the SONG play mode and SONG VOICE displays and have exactly the same effect FX THRU These switches enable or bypass the effect for the corresponding tracks When an FX THRU switch appears as an empty square the effect is enabled for that track To bypass the effect for a trac...

Page 100: ...ree the velocity of the notes in the corresponding track is affected by the se lected groove template The range is from 000 to 200 Higher values produce greater velocity variation 100 is the default setting Drum Table Remapping If the Drum Table display shown below does not appear when Play Fx is selected press the MENU key again and press the function key next to Drum Table on the display Drum Ta...

Page 101: ...een specified Also hold the SHIFT key while un soloing a single track when multiple tracks are soloed un soloing a single track without holding the SHIFT key 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 M S parameters duplicate those in the SONG play mode and SONG VOICE displays and have exact...

Page 102: ...the Snare 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 L 2 Bass Drum Bass Drum M 3 Bass Drum H 4 Snare L 5 Snare M 6 Snare H 7 Snare Open Rimshot 8 Brush Slap 9 Side Stick 10 Hand Clap 11 Mid Tom 12 Ride Cymbal 13 Cabasa 14 Hi Hat Maracas 15 Triangle 16 Sh...

Page 103: ...y while in the main SONG play mode then press the Job function key This calls the song job list You can select any job on the list simply by moving the cursor to the required job and press ing ENTER The function keys can be used to move the cursor directly to the first job in the corresponding category Event Measure Track or Song press the MENU key then the appropriate function key ...

Page 104: ...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 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 ca...

Page 105: ... performed will appear 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the...

Page 106: ... quarter note The TR parameter selects the track to be affected by the Quantize job 01 16 for individual tracks or All to quantize all 16 tracks simultaneously The M parameters above the graphic bar are used to specify the first measure beat and last measure beat of the range to be quantized The Quantize parameter determines to what beats the note data in the specified track will be aligned If you...

Page 107: ...ing Rate parameter produces a swing feel by shifting the timing of back beats as specified by the quantize value For ex ample 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 qu...

Page 108: ...er values 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selec...

Page 109: ...ity value from 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 values will decrease in...

Page 110: ... return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE The Modify Velocity job is a great way to soften the sound of material that has too great variation between the softest and loudest notes or conversely to add extra punch to dull sounding material Experiment with the parameters to get a feel for what they do The Offset parameter allows you to change all velocity values ...

Page 111: ...ange to a single 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 differences between notes while lower hi...

Page 112: ... the EXIT key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode 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 what they do 32 32 32 48 48 12 12 12 28 28 52 52 52 68 68 Original gate time Offset 20 Offset 20 The Offset parameter allows you to change all gate time values by an...

Page 113: ...re beat of 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 First beat First measure Last measure Last beat Negative values cause a corresponding decrease in velocit...

Page 114: ...ress ENTER 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode ...

Page 115: ...mitone increments Minus values transpose down while plus values 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go dir...

Page 116: ...measure beat of the range to be modified The Clock parameter determines 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...

Page 117: ...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 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 p...

Page 118: ...hic bar are used to specify the first measure beat and last measure beat of the range to be modified The Type parameter determines whether the chords in the specified 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 d...

Page 119: ... be affected by the Chord Separate job 01 16 The M parameters above 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...

Page 120: ...k from 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 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 ...

Page 121: ...ob is done Press the EXIT key to return to the job list or a mode key 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 sections a...

Page 122: ...measure beat and last measure beat of the range to be erased After setting 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Unlike the Delete M...

Page 123: ...k to which the extracted event data is to be moved 01 17 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 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 ...

Page 124: ...or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Although you can remove events individually in the edit mode page 192 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 individual events to create a singl...

Page 125: ...r determines the type of data to be created PB Pitch bend events CC Control change events When this event type is selected a control change number parameter appears to the right of the type parameter The control change parameter determines the MIDI control change number to be created 000 127 CAT Channel aftertouch events EXC Master volume TMP Tempo events can only be selected for the Tm Tempo trac...

Page 126: ...rameters 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode Start point End point Curve 16 Curve 0 linear Curve 16 Clock parameter ...

Page 127: ...f the range to be modified The data type parameter determines the type of data to be thinned PB Pitch bend events CC Control change events When this event type is selected a control change number parameter appears to the right of the type parameter The control change parameter determines the MIDI control change number to be thinned 000 127 CAT Channel aftertouch events PAT Polyphonic aftertouch ev...

Page 128: ...range to be modified The 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 C...

Page 129: ...fter setting the parameters as required press ENTER to execute the Create 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE All existing measures after the point at which the new measures are created wi...

Page 130: ...tronome 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key 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 simultaneous...

Page 131: ...ke it possible to specify whether or not the corresponding types of data will be copied 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 key to return to the jo...

Page 132: ...ter specifies the destination 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE If the...

Page 133: ...tracks The Event Play Effect and Voice check boxes make it possible 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 whe...

Page 134: ... ENTER to execute the Expand 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key 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...

Page 135: ...s the track s to be affected by the Normalize 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go di...

Page 136: ...meter selects the destination 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode...

Page 137: ...to be cleared 01 20 or 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Clearing All songs can not be undone with the Undo R...

Page 138: ...t character position The character cursor can be moved by pressing the function key to the right of To delete a character press the function key 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the select...

Page 139: ...single voice The QY70 has 4 167 preset phrases and 384 memory locations for original patterns i e 64 user styles each with independent INTRO MAIN A MAIN B FILL AB FILL BA and ENDING sections You can also see phrase components of the preset patterns in the PATTERN mode The Preset Phrases The QY70 has a total of 4 167 preset phrases that can be combined to create a virtually endless variety of accom...

Page 140: ...ll 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 16 Beat 8 Beat 3 4 Beat Number Differs depending on the category NOTE For details on the phrase category beat and number refer to the Preset Phrase List ...

Page 141: ... U64 Also move the cursor to the section name and select 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...

Page 142: ...2 measures while the default length for the FILL AB and FILLBA sections is 1 measure C Select a Pattern Track Phrases can be assigned to any of 8 tracks in the PATTERN mode The PATTERN mode tracks and the phrases that can be assigned to each track are listed below Track Part Available Phrases D1 Drum 1 Drums Phrase D2 Drum 2 Drums Phrase PC Percussion Percussion Phrase BA Bass Bass Phrase C1 Chord...

Page 143: ...e 1 or 1 to mute or solo the track as required Use the 1 key to alternately mute or un mute the selected track or the 1 key 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 key while soloing additional tracks after the first solo track has been specified Also hold the SHIFT key while un soloing a...

Page 144: ...gory or beat and pressing the function key 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 keys as de scribed on page 40 The bass note for on bass chords can be entered via the lower octave of the micro keyboard while holding the OCT...

Page 145: ...fied in the Utility mode on page 227 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 157 for details on the QY70 s pattern jobs which allo...

Page 146: ... to record with and then play the part on the micro keyboard or an external 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 User style Section X Select a Source Chord Move the cursor to the chord parameter and use the chord entry procedure described ...

Page 147: ...d section and track If the track you intend to record is empty you need not select the user phrase for that track User phrase 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 display The velocity can be set in ten levels the more bars the higher the velocity There are also four randon velocity settings which pr...

Page 148: ...n then press the 1 YES key 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 pa...

Page 149: ...phrases otherwise the 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 harmonized 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 Cho...

Page 150: ...ecording Record Press the W key 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 ...

Page 151: ... while the key is held will be deleted Stop Recording Press the A key to stop recording The normal PATTERN play mode is automatically re selected when you stop recording 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 157 for details on the QY70 s ...

Page 152: ... ll need to select the STEP record mode rather than OVER page 146 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 81 through 87 for details on step recording STEP button NOTE The recorded user phrase can be cleared by pres...

Page 153: ...s and 20 drum kits to the 8 pattern phrase tracks D1 D2 PC BA C1 C4 via the PATTERN VOICE mode The VOICE mode features a graphic on screen mixer that has mute solo controls pan pots and faders for each track The PATTERN voice mode also provides access to effect send controls and a versatile range of voice editing parameters Press the PATT key to select the voice mode mixer display The mixer displa...

Page 154: ...delay modulation distortion and more Three independent effect blocks are provided Reverb Chorus and Variation The individual effects are selected and modified via the EFFECT mode described in detail on page 212 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 key...

Page 155: ...t 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 66 ...

Page 156: ...rum Set is selected i e if a drum track to which Ds3 drum set voice is assigned is selected the Drum Voice Edit mode will also be available via the menu NOTE Ds1 and Ds2 drum sets can be selected in the SONG VOICE mode only In the PATTERN VOICE mode Ds3 drum set can be selected to edit drum instruments The VOICE EDIT display looks almost the same as that of the SONG VOICE mode s VOICE EDIT display...

Page 157: ...Table Remapping To access the Play Effects press the MENU key while in the PATTERN play mode and press the function key next to Play Fx on the display The Groove and Drum Table displays can then be selected by pressing the MENU key and then the function key next to Groove or Drum Table on the display as required NOTE The Play Effects settings can be stored for each user style These settings will a...

Page 158: ...a n i m e n t P a t t e r n s Groove 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 94 for details Groove Quantization display Drum Table display ...

Page 159: ...e MENU key while in the main PATTERN mode then press the Job function key 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 keys can be used to move the cursor directly to the first job in the corresponding category Event Phrase Track or Pattern press the MENU key then the appropriate function key ...

Page 160: ... to 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...

Page 161: ...ion performed will appear 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to ...

Page 162: ...triplet Aligns to the nearest quarter note The TR parameter selects the track to be affected by the Quantize job D1 D2 PC BA C1 C2 C3 C4 The M parameters above the graphic bar are used to specify the first measure beat and last measure beat of the range to be quantized The Quantize parameter determines to what beats the note data in the specified track will be aligned If you select for example all...

Page 163: ...t The Swing Rate parameter produces a swing feel by shifting the timing of back beats as specified by the quantize value For ex ample 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 I...

Page 164: ...lower values 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the se...

Page 165: ...single velocity value from 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 values will...

Page 166: ...to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode 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 Experiment with the parameters to get a feel for what they do The Offset parameter allows you to change all velocity val...

Page 167: ... specified range to a single 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 differences between notes wh...

Page 168: ...ess the EXIT key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode 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 what they do 32 32 32 48 48 12 12 12 28 28 52 52 52 68 68 Original gate time Offset 20 Offset 20 The Offset parameter allows you to change all gate time values by...

Page 169: ...d last measure beat of 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 ra...

Page 170: ...d press ENTER 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode ...

Page 171: ...e of notes to be affected The maximum range is from C 2 to G8 The Transpose parameter determines the amount of transposi tion in semitone increments Minus values transpose down while plus values 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 pro...

Page 172: ...rmines 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 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 app...

Page 173: ...ecified 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 t...

Page 174: ...t measure beat and last measure beat of the range to be modified The Type parameter determines whether the chords in the specified 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 Complete...

Page 175: ...C2 C3 C4 The M parameters above 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 th...

Page 176: ...g of the specified destination 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 Firs...

Page 177: ...d then Completed will appear briefly when the job is done Press the EXIT key to return to the job list or a mode key 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 M parameters below the lower graphic bar specifiy the destination measure beat to which the data will be copied as well ...

Page 178: ...etting 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE The Erase Event job erases the data from the specified measures only in the specified t...

Page 179: ...e the track from which the 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 ...

Page 180: ...t 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Although you can remove events individually in the edit mode page 192 the Extract Event job makes it simple to remove all occurences of the specified ev...

Page 181: ... be created PB Pitch bend events CC Control change events When this event type is selected a control change number parameter appears to the right of the type parameter The control change parameter determines the MIDI control change number to be created 000 127 CAT Channel aftertouch events EXC Master volume The Data parameters set the range of data values to be created the left number sets the sta...

Page 182: ... parameters 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode Start point End point Curve 16 Curve 0 linear Curve 16 Clock parameter ...

Page 183: ...data type parameter determines the type of data to be thinned PB Pitch bend events CC Control change events When this event type is selected a control change number parameter appears to the right of the type parameter The control change parameter determines the MIDI control change number to be thinned 000 127 CAT Channel aftertouch events PAT Polyphonic aftertouch events After setting the paramete...

Page 184: ...ich the time is to be lengthened or shortened 50 200 The gate time of notes in the specified track and measures will also be changed in propor tion 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 ...

Page 185: ...ENTER to execute the Copy 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key 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 leng...

Page 186: ... to be copied The lower 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go d...

Page 187: ... destination track to which 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE The time signature of...

Page 188: ...er Style parameter specifies 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 o...

Page 189: ...ed D1 D2 PC BA C1 C2 C3 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE If there is no data in the second source track the data...

Page 190: ...ay Effect and Voice check boxes make it possible 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 P...

Page 191: ...ecifies the destination style 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 key to return to ...

Page 192: ...o be cleared Intro MainA MainB 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode NOTE Clearing All styles...

Page 193: ... of To delete a character press the function key 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 key to return to the job list or a mode key to go directly to the selected mode it is not necessary to press the ENTER key to enter the specified name NOTE You can ente...

Page 194: ...iming 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 and other events at any point in the song or pattern Engaging the SONG or PATTERN Edit Mode To engage the edit mode place the cursor at the track you want to edit in...

Page 195: ...s 12 The edit display will look something like this of course the note data will be different Song Edit Display Track being edited Top of song One note per line Location beat clock Note pitch Gate time beat clock Velocity Current measure number ...

Page 196: ...tern Edit Display If you place 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 54 Track being edited Current measure number Top of pattern One note per line Location beat clock Note pitch Gate time beat clock Velocity Current measure number and the pattern length ...

Page 197: ...ve below the bottom of the display and the note data will scroll down moving towards the end of the song or 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 pattern and the end of the song pattern Measure lines are indicated by solid lines between lines of note data non measure bound aries betw...

Page 198: ...r other event types Beat clock 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 ...

Page 199: ...pressing the function key next to del on the display Insert Mode Editing 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 Place cursor at insert location X Engage the insert edit m...

Page 200: ...keys to select the desired event type All events have at least two parameters usually the location 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 keys or the SHIFT Number entry method 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 201: ...0 center to 8191 highest position To pro duce smooth pitch bends you ll need to insert several small pitch bend events at appropriate intervals Remem ber to use more pitch bend events to return the pitch to normal after a bend Location Value Location Pitch Gate time Velocity PC Program Change Program change events can be used to switch voices at any point in the track The Bank Select MSB and LSB p...

Page 202: ...hile its MIDI program change number is 0 Program numbers which are defined in General MIDI range 1 128 while MIDI program change numbers range 0 127 Location Control change number Control change value 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 ...

Page 203: ...alue Location Aftertouch value PAT Polyphonic 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 Note Aftertouch value ...

Page 204: ...ormat section of the manual refer to the List Book for details NRPN Inserts NRPN data NRPN is an abbreviation for Non Registered Parameter Number which is a MIDI message used to control voice settings such as vibrato filter envelope generator drum setup etc Refer to the MIDI Data Format section of the manual refer to the List Book for details Location NRPN MSB NRPN LSB Location RPN MSB RPN LSB Dat...

Page 205: ...exadecimal values Press a black key while holding the SHIFT key 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 key to enter the corresponding character A through F After entering a hexadecimal value in one space move the cursor to the next space and enter the next value Remember to enter F7 at the end of every...

Page 206: ...ion of the manual refer to the List Book for details Location Data RPN parameter name Location Data NRPN parameter name Note appears if a drum setup parameter is selected to specify a drum instrument XG RPN Inserts RPN Registered Parameter Number data using an XG parameter name RPN above needs to be entered using numbers Refer to the MIDI Data Format section of the manual refer to the List Book fo...

Page 207: ...r to the MIDI Data Format section of the manual refer to the List Book 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 Format section of the manual refer to the List Book for details Location Data XG System parameter name Location Data Type XG Effect parameter name ...

Page 208: ... for details 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 manual refer to the List Book for details Tempo Change Tempo track Tm only Inserts tempo change data with the specified tempo value 25 0 300 0 Location Tempo Location Data XG Multi part parameter nam...

Page 209: ...ERN play mode The EXIT key will also return you to the SONG or PATTERN mode from the EDIT mode NOTE If you insert Control Change data other than Modulation 1 Expres sion 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 ...

Page 210: ... press the MENU key 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 key to check the XG View box or the 1 key to uncheck the bo...

Page 211: ... not checked will not appear 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 key to uncheck the box or the 1 key to check the box as necessary The Set All function key checks all boxes at once while the Clear All function key clears all check boxes The View Filter Event Types Abbreviation Event Type Note Note PB Pitch ...

Page 212: ...t Current chord Fingered chord High key To edit a Phrase Table parameter move the cursor to the parameter and edit using the 1 and 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...

Page 213: ... G8 If any 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 H...

Page 214: ...the effect edit displays can be accessed from the SONG or PATTERN mode as follows The QY70 features a versatile internal effects system which consists 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 214 for th...

Page 215: ...nd control Reverb effect Chorus effect Chorus to Reverb send control Variation effect Variation effect INSERTION SYSTEM selector Variation effect INSERTION Note that in the PATTERN mode effect connection display only the variation stage has accessible controls The reverb type for the PATTERN mode effect is always HALL 1 and the chorus type is always CHORUS 1 ...

Page 216: ...pplies to all 8 tracks for the pattern Effect Signal Flow The following diagrams should help you to understand how the QY70 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 de...

Page 217: ...ng capability available in Vari Edit See Effect Editing on page 216 The track to which the variation effect is to be applied can be se lected via the EFFECT SEND display page 66 When the 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...

Page 218: ...that only Vari Edit is available from the PATTERN mode Effect Connection display Use the Type parameter near the top of the display to select the effect type for the current effect stage REVERB CHORUS or VARIA TION 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 keys Refer...

Page 219: ...s 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 sequencer track 1 16 data It s sometimes useful to execute Expand Backing job on page 132 to expand pattern track data to the sequencer tracks NOTE These effect displays can be used to edit not all the parameters bu...

Page 220: ...t 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 The utility mode can be accessed from the SONG or PATTERN mode Simply press the MENU key and then the function key next to Utility on the display ...

Page 221: ...een selected any of the four utility displays can be called by pressing the MENU key and then the appropri ate function key 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 222: ... the QY70 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 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 QY70 metronome will sound The normal setting is 4 c...

Page 223: ... sound The Master Tune range is from 102 4 through 000 to 102 3 Each increment corre sponds to aproximately 1 cent a cent is 1 100th of a semitone A setting of 000 produces normal pitch A4 440 Hz SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE INTERVAL TIME Settings 0 100 9 100 This parameter sets the delay time between exclusive data blocks between 0 and 900 milliseconds in 100 millisecond increments This type of delay is some...

Page 224: ... note that the QY70 will not run on its own when this parameter is set to External The QY70 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 QY70 i e synchro nized playback on or off When set to Off the QY70 will not respond to external MIDI control The In setting M...

Page 225: ...settings described below LOCAL CONTROL Settings Off On Determines whether or not the QY70 s internal tone generator will be controlled by its own micro keyboard When LOCAL CONTROL is On the micro keyboard controls the internal tone generator When Off the micro keyboard does not control the internal tone generator and will produce no sound MIDI FILTER Settings Off PB CC AT Exc The MIDI FILTER speci...

Page 226: ...attern playback data is transmitted on MIDI channels 9 through 16 D1 ch 1 or 9 D2 ch 2 or 10 PC ch 3 or 11 BA ch 4 or 12 C1 ch 5 or 13 C2 ch 6 or 14 C3 ch 7 or 15 C4 ch 8 or 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 ar...

Page 227: ... recorder such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer or a computer and set the HOST SELECT switch to 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 QY70 To transmit dump song and or pattern data to an external device first select the UTILITY Bulk Dump mode Conn...

Page 228: ...ncel Completed will appear when the transmission is finished Bulk Reception of Song Pattern Data If no other operation is currently in progress recording for example the QY70 will automatically receive bulk song and pattern data transmitted from a compatible external device If you are using the QY70 s MIDI connectors rather than the TO HOST connector make sure that the MIDI OUT of the external dev...

Page 229: ...ng the chord as it is The MIDI CHANNEL and the LOW HIGH parameters explained below will be ineffective when turned to OFF The MIDI CHANNEL parameter specifies the MIDI channel via which the chord data will be received from an external MIDI keyboard set to All for all channels or specify a single MIDI channel from 01 to 16 The LOW and HIGH parameters above the graphic keyboard display set the Finge...

Page 230: ...r the QY70 micro keyboard or an external MIDI keyboard are recog nized A chart of the chords recognized by the QY70 is provided on the List Book If you play a note lower than the specified LOW note while holding a chord it will be recognized as a bass note for the on bass chord NOTE When the Fingered Chord function is on notes played lower than the specified HIGH note will not sound ...

Page 231: ...atterns 768 preset patterns 128 preset styles x 6 sections 384 user patterns 64 user styles x 6 sections Sections Intro Main A Main B Fill AB Fill BA Ending Phrases 4 167 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 Groove quantization Drum table remapping Tone gener...

Page 232: ...r R6P or equivalent alkaline batteries Dimensions W x D x H 188 x 104 x 43 mm 7 3 8 x 4 1 8 x 1 11 16 Weight 520g 1 lbs 2 oz without batteries Included items QY Data Filer 2HD floppy disk x 2 Audio cable miniature stereo phone plug to dual RCA pin plugs Owner s manual set QY70 owner s manual List book QY Data Filer owner s manual Creepers Specifications and descriptions in this owner s manual are ...

Page 233: ...t be produced Is the Fingered Chord function turned ON If you play a note within the Fingered Zone no sound will be produced Is the MUTE setting turned ON Is the MIDI IN jack or TO HOST jack properly connected Is the HOST SELECT switch properly set Is MIDI local set to OFF Have unneeded effects been set Does the number of currently sounding notes exceed the QY70 s maximum polyphony of 32 Does the ...

Page 234: ... songs or phrases that contain large amounts of data the memory may be full even though there are still unused songs or patterns Is the Utility mode s MIDI Echo Back set to RecMontr Change the Echo Back setting to Off or Thru When a song is played back it stops in the middle Rhythm or note timing are played back differently than when recorded The same amount of force is used to play notes on the k...

Page 235: ...the QY70 while it is receiving bulk data System Memory Full This will appear when internal memory is full and it is not possible to record edit execute a job receive MIDI etc Delete unneeded songs user patterns or user phrases and try the operation once again Backup Batt Low This will appear when the internal backup battery of the QY70 has run down Contact the nearest Yamaha dealer or the authoriz...

Page 236: ...ears when the received XG data contains a Checksum error Host is OffLine If the QY70 is connected to a computer this appears when the computer s power is switched OFF Switch the computer s power ON Messages other than error messages Can t Undo OK Yes No If executing a job would fill up the internal memory so that Undo will not be available this message will appear If you are sure that you will not...

Page 237: ... data in MIDI System Messages to external MIDI devices C Chord root An alphabetical letter which indicates the root of a chord The QY70 lets you indicate 12 different chord roots Chord template A collection of preset models for chord progressions The collection includes generic chord progressions for Popular styles as well as Blues and Tension styles Chord track Cd A track that lets you record and...

Page 238: ...he MIDI IN connector is re transmitted from the MIDI OUT connector Edit The action of modifying or editing data Effect A block that processes the sound to add various effects The QY70 provides two system effects reverb and chorus and one effect variation which can either be used as a system effect or as an insertion effect Element A block within the AWM2 tone generator that generates a sound The v...

Page 239: ... used for MIDI data I IBM PC AT Series A type of personal computer manufactured and sold by the International Business Machine Corporation Compatible computers are manufactured and sold by many companies Insertion effect An effect which can be applied to one specific part track With this effect you can apply effects more aggressively to your song e g rotary speaker effects to organ sounds or wah e...

Page 240: ...hat can be used to change the volume tone or pitch cyclically while you perform On the QY70 you can apply modulation by holding the OCT UP key while playing a note on the micro keyboard MSB An acronym for Most Significant Byte referring to the upper byte of data when MIDI control change data is divided into two bytes for transmission Multi timbral tone generator A tone generator that can simultane...

Page 241: ... a slower change and there will be no effect with a setting of 0 Preset A type of memory that is built into a device The QY70 has preset memories for voices phrases and patterns etc Program change An event or MIDI message that selects a voice Program number On the QY70 a number specifying one of the GM defined voices Q Quantize A function which Tightens up the inexact timing of notes or other even...

Page 242: ...ck or device that records edits modifies and plays back a musical perfor mance in the form of MIDI messages Sequencer tracks Tracks which record and playback normal MIDI sequence data The QY70 has 16 sequencer tracks SMF See the entry for Standard MIDI File Solo This function mutes the playback of all tracks except that of the selected track as long as the track is soloed Song A musical compositio...

Page 243: ...ion was executed On the QY70 this command can be performed against JOB EDIT and RECORDING operations See the entry for Redo Utility On the QY70 the display in which MIDI settings and system settings can be made V Variation effect One of the QY70 s effects which can function either as an insertion effect or as a system effect and provides a wide variety of effect programs such as delay rotary speak...

Page 244: ...ction Display 212 Contrast 23 Control Change 200 235 Copy Event 118 174 Copy Pattern 189 Copy Phrase 183 Copy Song 134 Copy Track 129 186 Create Continuous 123 179 Create Measure 127 Crescendo 111 167 Current Chord 211 Cursor 25 CUT 70 74 D D1 D2 140 DC In 12 Decay 71 74 236 del 86 197 Delete 86 128 197 Delete Measure 128 Demo Song 31 Display LCD 23 Drum Table Number 100 Drum Table 100 Drum Table ...

Page 245: ...ect 73 215 237 J JUMP 90 K Keyboard Velocity 77 84 93 L LINE OUT PHONES 13 14 230 LOCAL ON OFF 223 LO LIMIT 211 LVL 73 M M S 62 97 99 Master Tune 221 Master Volume 30 64 Maximum Polyphony 229 238 Measure 86 90 238 Create Measure 127 Delete Measure 128 Micro Keyboard 28 MIDI 222 238 MIDI Channel 227 MIDI Control 222 MIDI Data Format MIDI Driver 19 MIDI Filter 223 MIDI Implementation MIDI IN OUT 13 ...

Page 246: ...ower 9 11 23 Preset Pattern 33 229 Preset Phrase 137 229 Preset Style 35 Program Change 199 239 Program Number 63 239 Pt 44 54 Put Phrase 185 Q Quantize 104 160 239 Gate Time 106 162 Quantize Value 104 160 Strength 105 161 Swing Rate 105 161 QY Data Filer 239 R Realtime Recording 44 76 144 239 Chord Track 48 Overdub 78 146 238 Pattern Track 44 Phrase 144 Replace 45 78 240 Sequencer Track 76 Tempo ...

Page 247: ...NG 96 98 Tm 50 241 TO CHO 215 TO HOST 13 TO REV 215 Tone Generator 5 8 16 Track 6 91 241 Chord Track 48 57 235 Clear Track 131 188 Copy Track 129 186 Mix Track 130 187 Pattern Phrase Track 140 145 Pattern Track Pt 44 54 239 Sequencer Track 75 229 240 Tempo Track 50 241 Transpose 93 113 169 241 TRNS 93 TYPE 146 210 U Undo 26 103 159 241 Used Memory 26 User Pattern 139 User Phrase 145 USR 43 Utility...

Page 248: ...play Symbols U 28 E 28 R 28 S 28 A 28 W 28 1 NO 1 YES 25 ENTER 27 EXIT 25 F1 F4 Function Keys 26 MENU 26 OCT DOWN OCT UP 29 PATT 24 SHIFT 24 SONG 23 Cursor keys 25 Micro Keyboard 28 90 141 209 A p p e n d i x 246 ...

Page 249: ... 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 one of the following measures Relocate e...

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