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The QY8 As a Tone Generator/ABC Expander

5.

Exit

Move the cursor up to the CHORD pointer and press 

[ENTER]

 or one of

the cursor buttons to return to the normal chord entry mode.

6.

Play

Chords played within the specified ABC range will be recognized by the
ABC system and the accompaniment chord will change accordingly during
song playback.

HINT

This capability can also be used when entering chords for the
QY8’s accompaniment parts.

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Страница 6: ...or during electric storms Avoid plugging an AC power adaptor used with the QY8 into the same AC outlet as appliances with high power consumption such as electric heaters or ovens Also avoid using mult...

Страница 7: ...ernal RAM memory even when the power is turned OFF The backup battery should last for several years To ensure reliable operation we recommend that you have the backup battery replaced by qualified Yam...

Страница 8: ...y occur due to improper operation or set up This icon marks information that you must read i e important steps or procedures that are essential for proper efficient or easy operation The magnifying gl...

Страница 9: ...mpaniment 26 6 Programming the Sequencer Parts 36 7 The Option Functions 47 Mute 47 Key Change 49 Erase Measure 50 Delete Measure 51 Create Measure 53 Copy Measure 54 Mix Part 57 Transpose 59 Clear So...

Страница 10: ...different parts of a musical composition one at a time and then play them back all together The QY8 has an internal memory that will hold up to 20 complete songs For extra storage capacity you can use...

Страница 11: ...rt The four parts can be independently muted so you can use the entire accompaniment any combination of parts or only a single part as required The accompaniment parts feature Yamaha s advanced ABC Au...

Страница 12: ...out musical ideas and arrangements It s also a great way to present you ideas to others page 36 Use It As a Drum Machine Use the drum parts of the preset accompaniment styles or the drum kit voice to...

Страница 13: ...Yamaha PA 1B or PA 3 AC Adaptor available from your Yamaha dealer into the DC IN jack on the rear panel then plug the adaptor into a convenient wall AC power outlet CAUTION Do not attempt to use an AC...

Страница 14: ...ver Open the battery compartment cover located on the instru ment s bottom panel by pressing down on the grooved section of the cover and sliding in the direction of the arrow as shown in the illustra...

Страница 15: ...d 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 or different types of batteries CAUTION...

Страница 16: ...itoring This connector also delivers a stereo output signal from the QY8 for connection to a stereo sound system see Audio Connections below The output level is adjusted via the VOLUME control on the...

Страница 17: ...stereo sound system however use the PHONES LINE OUT jack and a Y cable miniature stereo phone plug to dual RCA pin plugs available from many audio and musical instrument dealers CAUTION Make sure tha...

Страница 18: ...read through this section carefully you should have no problem accessing and operating the QY8 s many advanced features 1 POWER Switch Slide to the ON position to turn the QY8 on and to the OFF posit...

Страница 19: ...symbols required for note programming note length sharps and flats etc 5 ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER Button The ENTER button is used to enter styles chords and repeats when creating accompaniments a...

Страница 20: ...T o p T o p T o p T o p T o p Press this button to go directly to the top of the song i e the first beat of the first measure Locate Locate Locate Locate Locate These buttons step backward and forwar...

Страница 21: ...increase the volume or toward MIN to decrease the volume CAUTION Set the VOLUME control to MIN when connect ing the QY8 to a sound system for the first time then gradually raise the volume level until...

Страница 22: ...with the controls try playing the built in demonstration to hear what the QY8 can do 1 Select the SONG SELECT Mode Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the SONG SELECT pointer The song select...

Страница 23: ...ble listening level IMPORTANT If you attempt to move the cursor when the demo song is selected the SngDEMO Err error message will appear on the display No other parameters can be accessed or changed w...

Страница 24: ...ariety of accompaniments and chord progressions in a range of musical styles These are provided as examples of the types of accompaniment that the QY8 can produce DETAIL Songs 16 through 20 contain on...

Страница 25: ...he Option Functions shown in the diagram are de scribed in chapter 7 page 47 SONG 20 SONG 1 ACCOMPANIMENT Combine the preset styles and select sections MELODY Create your own melodies PART 4 PART 3 PA...

Страница 26: ...the cursor to the SONG SELECT pointer and use the 1 and 1 buttons to select a song number between 16 and 20 DETAIL Songs 1 through 15 initially contain a variety of accompaniments and chord progressio...

Страница 27: ...ach measure is played In this mode playback will continue up to measure number 299 and then stop automatically 5 Select a Section While the style is playing move the cursor down to the section abbrevi...

Страница 28: ...s when the ending section finishes unless a different section is entered in the measure immediately following the ending 6 Try Out Different Styles and Sections You can move the cursor up or down to t...

Страница 29: ...cted tempo 7 Stop Playback Press the t t t t t button to stop playback when you re done Setting the Style Volume The volume of the styles used in the current song can be set as follows to match the vo...

Страница 30: ...Chord system that automatically re harmonizes the chord and bass tracks to match chords you specify This makes creating complete accompaniment tracks fast and easy just enter the required styles and...

Страница 31: ...venth added eleventh Seventh sharp ninth Augmented Seventh suspended fourth Minor major seventh Minor seventh Major seventh blank M Major Minor Seventh Suspended fourth Diminished Sixth Minor sixth Ad...

Страница 32: ...ord entry mode 3 Select a Chord Root Move the cursor down to the chord root and use the 1 and 1 buttons to select different chords 4 Select a Chord Type Move the cursor to the chord type and use the 1...

Страница 33: ...ncer Parts The QY8 s internal AWM tone generator provides 40 top quality voices plus a complete drum kit with different drum and percussion instruments assigned to different notes You can assign any o...

Страница 34: ...on mode 1 2 Use the 1 and 1 buttons to select the song number you want to record 1 20 DETAIL Songs 01 through 15 initially contain a variety of accompaniments and chord progressions in a range of musi...

Страница 35: ...t to enter the first style change as indicated by the MEASURE number DETAIL Only one style or section change can be entered per measure and it will always fall on the first beat of the selected measur...

Страница 36: ...yle or section name on the display in order to enter a style or section change HINT Style number 51 is a blank style that lets you insert silent breaks in your songs or create completely blank accompa...

Страница 37: ...he CHORD pointer to select the chord entry mode 3 2 Use the h h h h h and j j j j j buttons to locate the measure and beat at which you want to enter the first chord change as indicated by the MEASURE...

Страница 38: ...ord root type and on bass note if necessary move the cursor to the appropriate section of the display and use the 1 and 1 buttons to select DETAIL On bass settings are automatically cancelled whenever...

Страница 39: ...the repeat entry mode Five different types of repeats can be entered at ap propriate points to control the flow of your song start repeat end number of repeats first ending second ending and end song...

Страница 40: ...measure when the ENTER button is pressed 1 First ending Used in conjunction with the second ending mark 02 below and the start repeat mark above The first time this mark is encountered the section fol...

Страница 41: ...press ENTER DETAIL Improperly used repeats e g without a corresponding mark will be ignored You cannot enter repeats within repeats i e nested repeats HINT The copy and delete functions described in c...

Страница 42: ...t to stop playback at any time Entering a Song Name When you ve created a satisfactory accompaniment you might want to give your song an original name DETAIL Song names can be up to 5 characters long...

Страница 43: ...defghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz 4 Move to the Next Character Repeat Move the cursor to the next character position and repeat the selection process Continue until the entire song name has been entered DETAIL...

Страница 44: ...h h and j j j j j buttons to locate the measure from which you want to start recording DETAIL In the part programming mode the h h h h h and j j j j j buttons step backward or forward in 32nd note in...

Страница 45: ...is a good way to balance the volumes of the various voices used for the four parts Complete lists of the QY8 voices and drum instruments are provided in the Appendix on pages 71 72 To create a drum p...

Страница 46: ...to actually enter the selected time signature 4 2 Two quarter note beats per measure 4 3 Three quarter note beats per measure 4 4 Four quarter note beats per measure 8 6 Six eight note beats per measu...

Страница 47: ...you want to enter HINT The length of any note entered can be extended by pressing the j j j j j button the required number of times while still holding E N E N E N E N E N T E R T E R T E R T E R T E...

Страница 48: ...dicate that the actual pitch of the note is two octaves above that shown on the display The same applies to notes below the lowest line on the score 8va will appear below the score Volume To specify t...

Страница 49: ...ppear around the selected phrasing symbol The second note has to be sequentially entered Staccato Shortens the note Tenuto Lengthens the note Slur tie Lengthens the note to the point that it produces...

Страница 50: ...r another without the QY8 automatically advancing to the next note location Turn chord entry off when you want to go on to the next note DETAIL The parameters for the highest note in a chord are shown...

Страница 51: ...the amount of data you have recorded it may not be possible to fully record all 20 available songs If you run out of memory during recording the MemFull error message will appear on the display If thi...

Страница 52: ...rd mode without recording by simply pressing the ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER button 3 Set a Quantization Value If Required Quantization helps to produce a tight recording by automatically aligning n...

Страница 53: ...ome of the 16th notes will be aligned with the 8th note beats thus ruining the track 4 Select the Start Measure If Necessary If necessary use the h h h h h and j j j j j buttons to select the measure...

Страница 54: ...recording will begin from the specified measure number Play the required material on your key board controller when recording begins 7 Stop Recording When Done Press the t t t t t button to stop recor...

Страница 55: ...and executing the option functions DETAIL Only the Mute and Key Change functions can be selected and used during song playback Mute This function makes it possible to individually mute turn off any of...

Страница 56: ...B is the bass part and R is the rhythm part 4 Use the 1 and 1 buttons to turn the selected part off or on respectively An asterisk appears when the part is muted 5 Move the cursor up to the OPTION poi...

Страница 57: ...er use the 1 and 1 buttons to select KeyChng on the display 2 Press ENTER to call the Key Change parameter then use the 1 and 1 buttons to set as required 3 Press the cursor up button to exit MUSICAL...

Страница 58: ...ErsMeas on the display 2 Press ENTER to call the Erase Measure parameters the part parameter will be automatically selected 3 Use the 1 and 1 buttons to select the part from which you want to erase o...

Страница 59: ...e Delete Measure job the Erase Measure job erases the data from the specified measures only in the specified part Also the data is erased but the measures remain intact i e the subsequent measures are...

Страница 60: ...and the Delete Measure function will automatically be exited when the specified data has been erased You can exit without executing the Delete Measure function by moving the cursor up to the OPTION p...

Страница 61: ...ION pointer use the 1 and 1 buttons to select CreMeas on the display 2 Press ENTER to call the Create Measure parameters the time signature parameter will be automatically selected 3 Use the 1 and 1 b...

Страница 62: ...isting data First create the required measures then either copy the data from existing measures using the Copy Meas ure function or record new data as required HINT Use the U N D O U N D O U N D O U N...

Страница 63: ...the cursor down to the top measure parameter and use the 1 and 1 buttons to select the first measure in the range you want to copy from 5 Move the cursor across to the end measure parameter and use th...

Страница 64: ...to select the measure to which you want to copy the data 9 Move the cursor across to the number of copies parameter and use the 1 and 1 buttons to specify the number of times the data is to be copied...

Страница 65: ...O key immediately after executing the Copy Measure function if you accidentally copy the wrong measures or copy to the wrong location Mix Part Combines the data contained in two specified source parts...

Страница 66: ...to overdub or add new material to a single part without deleting the previous material This is dangerous however since you can ruin one or more layers of good material by making a mistake during a la...

Страница 67: ...o 12 up one octave 1 With the cursor at the OPTION pointer use the 1 and 1 buttons to select Trans on the display 2 Press ENTER to call the Transpose parameters the part param eter will be automatical...

Страница 68: ...d the Transpose function will automatically be exited when the specified data has been transposed You can exit without executing the Transpose function by moving the cursor up to the OPTION pointer MU...

Страница 69: ...e the U N D O U N D O U N D O U N D O U N D O key immediately after executing the Clear Song function if you accidentally clear the wrong song Data Out Although the QY8 has memory for 20 songs you mig...

Страница 70: ...u want to send data to the Yamaha QY20 Music Sequencer or save it in a format that can be loaded by the QY20 move the cursor to the to QY8 parameter and use the 1 1 1 1 1 or 1 1 1 1 1 button to change...

Страница 71: ...Program Change Normally the QY8 uses its own internal voice assignments The Program Change function can be used to switch to a voice assignment configuration which can be used with General MIDI data e...

Страница 72: ...amount of memory when used with the option functions or during real time recording This function makes it possible to turn the Undo Redo function off for those operations Undo Redo still works for st...

Страница 73: ...down to the On Off parameter 3 Use the 1 and 1 buttons to turn the Undo Redo function on or off as required 4 Exit by either pressing ENTER while holding the up cursor button or by pressing the left...

Страница 74: ...e accompaniment parts are determined by the currently selected style Each of the QY8 parts is controlled by a different MIDI channel as listed below MIDI Channel Voice 1 Sequencer track PART 1 2 Seque...

Страница 75: ...s MIDI program change messages you should be able to switch voices by pressing the corresponding voice number buttons on your keyboard As an ABC Expander The QY8 s advanced ABC system can also be cont...

Страница 76: ...the note number which is to be the lowest note in the ABC range The available range is from 00 corresponding to C 2 to 127 G8 4 Set the Upper Limit Move the cursor across to the upper limit parameter...

Страница 77: ...the cursor buttons to return to the normal chord entry mode 6 Play Chords played within the specified ABC range will be recognized by the ABC system and the accompaniment chord will change accordingl...

Страница 78: ...a MIDI data storage device such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer before carrying out the total reset procedure 1 Turn the QY8 power OFF 2 Turn the power back ON while holding the t t t t t and g g g...

Страница 79: ...guitar 26 13 JzGtr Electric Jazz guitar 27 14 ClGtr Electric Clean guitar 28 15 MtGtr Electric muted guitar 29 16 DsGtr Distortion guitar 31 17 WdBas Acoustic bass 33 18 FnBas Electric bass fingered 3...

Страница 80: ...bell 56 57 A2 Crash Cymbal 2 57 58 A 2 VibraSlap 58 59 B2 Ride Cymbal 3 59 60 C3 Hi Bongo 60 61 C 3 Low Bongo 61 Note No Note Voice Name GM N 62 D3 Mute Hi Conga 62 63 D 3 OpenHi Conga 63 64 E3 Low Co...

Страница 81: ...Sf 4 4 192 22 Gospel Gospl 6 8 60 23 Slow Rock SlwRk 4 4 67 06 24 Blues Boogie Blues 4 4 122 07 25 Rock 2 Pop Shuffle PopSf 4 4 152 26 Rock Shuffle RokSf 4 4 150 27 Boogie Woogie Boogi 4 4 160 28 Rock...

Страница 82: ...ber 299 is reached Have you entered a chord change See page 29 Are the ABC Zone high and low limits set to appropriate notes See page 67 Is the cursor placed at a location other than the Chord display...

Страница 83: ...In such cases the nearest note length will be displayed as shown below Note shown on the LCD Actual Range of value the values 32nd note staccato 1 1 32nd note 2 2 16th note triplet 3 3 16th note 4 4...

Страница 84: ...ration has been specified where no data exists DataExi Err A 1 song bulk dump has been received but the currently selected song already contains data so the received data was not loaded IllData Err Un...

Страница 85: ...a Out Program Change Undo Redo On Off Polyphony 28 notes Tone Generator Type AWM Advanced Wave Memory Max Polyphony 28 notes Multi timbre Parts 16 with dynamic allocation Preset Voices 40 pitched voic...

Страница 86: ...MIT FLOW SW1 NOTE ON OFF 9nH MIDI SUSTAIN BnH 40H OUT PROGRAM CHANGE CnH PITCH BEND CHANGE EnH TIMING CLOCK F8H START FAH CONTINUE FBH STOP FCH ACTIVE SENSING FEH F0H 43H 00H 7EH 04H 0AH LM__0152AS AL...

Страница 87: ...ata listed in i and ii QY10 song bulk data can be received and QY20 song bulk data can be transmitted When song or QSEQ data is received the data is loaded into the currently selected song only if tha...

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Страница 90: ...o 19 K KeyChng Key Change 49 Key signature 37 L LCD display 10 M MA MB Main A B 19 MIDI connections 9 MIDI In Out connectors 8 Mix Part 57 Mute 47 N Note 39 Note length 40 O On Bass 24 Option 47 P Par...

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