Page 4 QY300 etc. have been enhanced and made easier to use. A large LCD display also makes operation easier and more intuitive. In order to take full advantage of the QY700’s functionality, please make good use of this owner’s manual. Once you have read it, keep it...
Page 5: Features Of The Qy700
Features of the QY700 Powerful sequencer functionality The sequencer of the QY700 provides 32 sequence tracks and 16 pattern tracks, and up to 110,000 notes of storage capacity for professional-level sequencing power. Note timing resolution is 1/480th of a quarter note. Memory is backed up, so your data will not disappear when the power is turned off.
Page 6 Wide range of compatibility The QY700’s tone generator section is compatible with XG and with the GM system level 1 tone generator format. The sequencer section is compatible with ESEQ and SMF (Standard MIDI File) formats 0/1. Playback data that was created on the QS300 music synthesizer can also be played back on the QY700.
Page 7: How To Use The Manuals
How to use the manuals How to use the manuals The documentation for the QY700 consists of the following two manuals. Understand the role of each manual, and refer to them as necessary. Owner’s Manual: Reference (this manual) This explains precautions for use, how to make connections, and all parameters and commands. Use this manual like a dictionary whenever you need to.
Page 8 Printing conventions in this manual [Procedure] This icon indicates the actual procedure for using the function. [Supplementary comments] This icon indicates supplementary explanations related to the function, examples of use, and hints. [Caution] This icon indicates a caution. To avoid erasing or damaging important data, be sure to read such sections. This icon means that an operation needs to be performed while doing something else.
Page 9: Finding The Information That You Need
Finding the information that you need Finding the information that you need In order to find the information that you need, you can make use of the following pages. Table of contents ( p.9) Locate the desired information within the flow of the entire manual. Front and rear panels ( p.12) Here you can read about the name and location of each button and control, and read about their function.
Page 10: Table Of Contents
Restoring the factory settings ... 23 Chapter 1. BASIC CONCEPTS 1. Mode structure ... 26 2. Function tree ... 34 3. How the QY700 is organized ... 36 4. Sequencer block ... 37 5. The tone generator block ... 43 6. Controller block ... 46 7.
Page 11 Table of contents 5. Song Recording ... 106 Recording Standby ... 108 Realtime Recording: Sequence Tracks (TR1,...,TR32) ... 112 Realtime Recording: PATTERN Track ... 113 Realtime Recording: CHORD Track ... 115 Realtime Recording: TEMPO Track ... 117 Punch Recording ... 118 Step Recording: Sequence Tracks (TR1,...,TR32) ...
Page 12 Chapter 7. DISK MODE About floppy disks ... 302 About Disk mode ... 304 1. Save ... 307 2. Load ... 310 3. Rename ... 312 4. Delete ... 314 5. Format ... 316 APPENDIX 1. Specifications ... 318 2. Troubleshooting ... 320 3.
Page 13: Setup
SETUP 1. Front and rear panels Top panel 2. ASSIGNABLE wheel 1. PITCH wheel PITCH ASSIGNABLE SONG PATTERN 3. Mode keys VOICE EFFECT VOLUME PLAY 4. VOLUME control 7. PLAY indicator 6. REC (recording) indicator 1. PITCH wheel This controller is used to continuously modify the pitch or tone etc. while you play. The controller will return to the center position when you release it.
Page 14 4. VOLUME control Use this to adjust the volume of the output jacks and the headphone jack. 5. CONTRAST control Use this to adjust the contrast of the display. 6. REC (recording) indicator This indicator will light when the key is pressed, indicating that you are in recording mode. 7.
Page 15 SETUP 19. Locate keys 17. EDIT key 16. Sequencer keys CAPS SHIFT DOWN BASS BASS SECTION 25. Octave keys 16. Sequencer keys Use these keys to playback or record songs, patterns, and phrases. The layout of the buttons is similar to that of a conventional tape recorder. (Top) Return to the first measure of a song or pattern.
Page 16 20. Track keys Use these keys to change the currently selected track, or to mute or solo specific tracks. 21. Cursor keys Use these keys to move the cursor location within the display. (Decrement) key (Increment) key In various setting displays you can use these buttons to increase (increment) / decrease (decrement) values, or switch settings on/off. These keys are also used to reply YES or NO to an “Are you sure?”...
Page 17: Rear Panel
Connect the included PA-5B AC adaptor to this jack. ( • Before connecting the AC adaptor, make sure that the power switch of the QY700 is turned off. First connect the AC adaptor to the power supply jack, and then plug it into an AC outlet.
Page 18: Floppy Disk Drive
When you wish to protect important data, you should leave the tab in this position. • Be aware that Yamaha can make no guarantee regarding data damage that results from improper use. 3. Eject button...
Page 19: Connections
SETUP 2. Connections In order to use the QY700, the included AC adaptor and an amp system etc. must be connected. If you use external MIDI devices or controllers, these must also be connected. This sections explains how to make these connections.
Page 20: Audio Equipment Connections
When using headphones, adjust the volume to an appropriate level that will not harm your hearing. • Do not connect the output jacks of the QY700 to the mic input jacks of an amp or cassette deck etc. If they are connected to mic inputs, the sound quality may be impaired, and the device may be damaged.
Page 21: Connecting A Foot Switch
Connecting a tone generator module QY700 song and pattern playback data can be used to play an external tone generator module. Use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI OUT-A or OUT-B connector on the rear panel to the MIDI IN connector of the external MIDI device.
Page 22: Connecting An Mtr (Multi-Track Recorder)
MTC- or MMC-compatible multi-track recorder. Since the QY700 does not output MTC, you will need a device that is able to output MTC (such as the Yamaha MD4) if you wish to use MTC for synchronization. In this case, use a MIDI cable to connect the MIDI IN-A or IN-B connector of the QY700 to the MIDI OUT connector of the external device.
Page 23: Using The Style And Demonstration Disk
• “DEMO 1” and “DEMO 2” allow you to enjoy demo play- back, and to playback songs while adjusting the Play Ef- fects or Multi to experience the possibilities of the QY700. • “STYLE” allows you to restore the factory settings of the QY700.
Page 24: Restoring The Factory Settings
• By changing the song number in step 8 you can playback other songs. Restoring the factory settings • Here’s how to restore the QY700 to the factory settings. • When you load “STYLE” from the disk, all internal memory will be rewritten to the factory settings. If in- ternal memory contains any data that you wish to keep, save the data before loading the “STYLE”...
Page 25 SETUP 4. Press [D1] (All Data). The Load All Data page will appear, and the filenames will be displayed. 5. Use the cursor keys / data dial to move the cursor to “STYLE” and press A message of “Are You Sure? (Y/N)” will appear, asking whether it is OK to erase the data in internal memory and load the data from disk.
Page 26: Chapter 1. Basic Concepts
QY700. 1. Mode structure ... 26 2. Function tree ... 34 3. How the QY700 is organized ... 36 4. Sequencer block ... 37 5. The tone generator block ... 43 6. Controller block ... 46 7.
Page 27: Mode Structure
BASIC CONCEPTS 1. Mode structure About modes • The many functions of the QY700 are grouped by type into modes, sub-modes, and pages (see the diagram below). When operating the QY700, you will arrive at the desired function by first selecting the mode, then the sub-mode, and finally the page.
Page 28 Play Effect Here you can make temporary adjustments to the note timing and dynamics for song playback. ( p.80) In Song Play, press (PlayFx) to enter this sub-mode. Track View This display shows the measures in which data has been input in each track.
Page 29 BASIC CONCEPTS Voice mode Here you can make tone generator settings such as voice and volume for each part, determining how each part will sound when the song is played back. ( p.168) Press to enter this mode. Mixer Here you can make tone generator settings such as voice, pan and volume for each part.
Page 30 Effect Reverb Edit Here you can make settings for the Reverb effect. ( In Effect mode, press (Reverb) to enter this sub-mode. Effect Chorus Edit Here you can make settings for the Chorus effect. ( In Effect mode, press (Chorus) to enter this sub-mode. Effect Variation Edit Here you can make settings for the Variation effect.
Page 31 BASIC CONCEPTS Pattern Voice Here you can make tone generator settings such as voice or volume for each pattern track. ( p.225) In Patch, press (Voice) to enter this sub-mode. Pattern Effect Here you can make settings for the effects used in the pattern. p.239) In Patch, press (Effect) to enter this sub-mode.
Page 32 Here you can make basic settings for the QY700 and MIDI- related settings. ( p.288) Press to enter this mode. System Here you can make basic settings for the QY700 such as mas- ter tuning and controller settings. ( p.289) In Utility mode, press (System) to enter this sub-mode. MIDI Here you can make MIDI-related settings.
Page 33 BASIC CONCEPTS Fingered Chord Zone Here you can specify the range of the keyboard in which Fin- gered Chord will function. ( p.299) In Utility mode, press (FngZone) to enter this sub-mode. Disk mode In this mode you can transfer data to and from the floppy disk. p.302) Press to enter this mode.
Page 34 BASIC CONCEPTS Format Here you can format a floppy disk. ( p.316) In Disk mode, press (Format) to enter this sub-mode. Chapter 1...
Page 35: Function Tree
BASIC CONCEPTS 2. Function tree Song mode Song Play ... p.72 Play Effect ... p.80 Groove ... p.82 Groove View ... p.82 Copy Template ... p.89 Clock Shift / Gate Time / Velocity ... p.90 Transpose ... p.94 Drum Table Edit ... p.97 Track View ...
Page 36 Phrase Solo ... p.208 Phrase Table ... p.209 Rest ... p.208 Clear ... p.208 Phrase Recording ... p.247 Replace ... p.252 Overdub ... p.252 Step ... p.253 Phrase Edit Change ... p.254 Graphic / Event List ... p.254 XG View ... p.254 View Filter ...
Page 37: How The Qy700 Is Organized
BASIC CONCEPTS 3. How the QY700 is organized Four blocks • The QY700 consists of four blocks: the sequencer block, the tone generator block, the controller block, and the ef- fect block. Sequencer block ( p.37) • This block lets you create songs by recording/editing musi-...
Page 38: Sequencer Block
4. Sequencer block 1. About the sequencer block • This block lets you create songs by recording/editing the musical performance that is recorded from an external MIDI device or from the controller block, and then plays back the data, transmitting it to the tone generator block or to an ex- ternal MIDI tone generator as MIDI messages.
Page 39: Basic Concepts
Phrases are the smallest unit that makes up the accom- paniment of a song. • The QY700 provides 3,876 Preset Phrases, and 99 User Phrases for each Style. • Preset phrases and user phrases are categorized by three parameters: “instrument category,”...
Page 40 • Patterns are created in the Patch display of Pattern mode. p.200) • The QY700 manages patterns by Style and by Block. • “Styles” are groups of patterns for each song. The QY700 provides 64 styles. • “Blocks” are groups of patterns within a song that provide changing accompaniment such as for intros, themes, fill- ins, breaks, and endings.
Page 41 • The sequence tracks are used to record musical data. Data can be recorded from the controller block etc. using realtime recording or step recording etc. The QY700 has 32 sequence tracks, and each track can record musical data for one Part.
Page 42 TR 1 musical data TR 2 musical data TR 3 musical data Sequence tracks TR 31 musical data TR 32 musical data Pattern track PATTERN Patterns, time signatures Chord track CHORD Chord Root, Chord Name, On Bass, Original Bass, Syncopation Tempo track TEMPO Tempo changes...
Page 43 • When the QY700’s fingered chord function is used, chords that you play in the Fingered Chord Zone will be automati- cally analyzed as a chord, and specified.
Page 44: The Tone Generator Block
• The tone generator block always functions as a 32 part multi- timbral tone generator. • The tone generator block of the QY700 is GM and XG com- patible. It is able to playback any song data bearing the GM logo or XG logo, including extension voices and effect set- tings.
Page 45 BASIC CONCEPTS • Drum voice is the voice category that specifies drum voices. In this category, drum voices can be freely assigned, and you can select a different drum voice for each part. However it will not be possible to edit the drum voice. •...
Page 46: Maximum Polyphony
• The number of elements used by each voice is given in the voice lists of the separate “QY700 Reference Listings”. • If MIDI messages are received which request more than the available maximum polyphony, currently-sounding notes will be turned off, and the later arrivals will be played.
Page 47: Controller Block
BASIC CONCEPTS 6. Controller block About the controller block • The controller block lets you use the microkeyboard, pitch wheel, assignable wheel, foot switch etc. to play music and control the tone generator block via the sequencer block, or to directly control the tone generator block or effect block. external MIDI device, MIDI tone generator external MIDI device,...
Page 48: Effect Block
• This block processes the audio signals from the tone gen- erator block, adding reverberation or ambiance etc. • The QY700 has three types of effect: the reverb effect, the chorus effect, and the variation effect. • Effect settings for Song mode can be made in Effect mode and in Voice mode.
Page 49 • On the QY700, the reverb effect and the chorus effect are system effects, and the variation effect can be set either as a system effect or an insertion effect.
Page 50 Effect blocks diagram in Song mode (Variation mode= INS) Variation effect Voice mode (mixer) Effect mode (Effect Connection) Variation mode = System • When Variation mode is set to System, the three effects will be connected as shown in the diagram below. Reverb effect •...
Page 51 BASIC CONCEPTS Voice mode (Mixer) Effect mode (Effect Connection) Chapter 1...
Page 52: Basic Operation
8. Basic operation 1. Moving the cursor • You will notice a black, highlighted location in the display. This is referred to as the cursor, and the location of the cur- sor will be the currently-selected command or data. • Use the cursor keys to move the cursor. •...
Page 53 BASIC CONCEPTS • This example is of selecting pages within Song (mode) Play Effect (sub-mode). • In this display, – is assigned to a sub-page, and a special page. The sub-pages and special pages will differ depending on the page. •...
Page 54: Inputting Characters
4. Inputting numbers • Here’s how to enter a number for an item you wish to specify. • A number can be specified in the following three ways. Data dial • You can input a number by rotating the data dial. •...
Page 55 DOWN BASS SECTION • When initialization has been performed and “QY700” ap- • When the QY700 was shipped, the contents of the included • When initialization is performed, all the data you cre- Chapter 1 in Song Job ( p.141) and Pattern Job ( If you wish to reset the QY700’s settings to the factory...
Page 56 11. Other key operations Here are some convenient key operations that you should know. Auto Repeat function • The cursor keys, , and • If you continue holding them, the value or item being con- trolled by the key will change continuously. •...
Page 57: Song Creation Procedure
BASIC CONCEPTS 9. Song creation procedure • This section will take you through the steps of actually creating a song, providing a practical demonstration of the relation between phrases, patterns and songs, the procedure for using Auto-Accompaniment to create a song, and recording procedure in Song mode. •...
Page 58: Create Pattrens
Create patterns Patterns to be created Style 01, Section A "intro" Style 01, Section D "fill1" Pattern creation procedure • The procedure for creating a pattern will be explained as we create the Style 01 Section A “intro” pattern. Section connection Style number Section Measure number...
Page 59 BASIC CONCEPTS 6. Enter the phrase. (1) Use the data dial or to display the phrase. (2) Move the cursor to the phrase Instrument Category, Beat, and Number ( p.38), and use the data dial, numeric keypad to select the phrase. (3) For track 1 M002, specify Instrument Category Fa, Beat 16, and Number 004.
Page 60: Editing A Pattern
Editing a pattern Pattern voice mixer settings • The pattern voice mixer lets you adjust effect send levels, pan, and volume etc. for each track. TRACK • • • • • • • • • • REVERB • • • •...
Page 61: Pattern Track Recording
BASIC CONCEPTS Pattern track recording Recording the Song mode Pattern track • You will record styles and sections on the Pattern track of Song mode. • If Styles and Sections have been entered into the Pattern track, patterns will change automatically when the song is played back.
Page 62: Chord Track Recording
Chord track recording Recording the Song mode Chord track 1. Press the Chord track. 2. Press to enter Recording Standby condition. 3. Press (STEP) to select Step Recording as the recording mode. 4. Press to start step recording on the Chord track. Measure 001 First beat 5.
Page 63: Voice Settings
BASIC CONCEPTS Voice settings • In Voice mode you will specify the voices that tracks 1 and 2 will use. 1. Press to enter Voice mode. 2. Press (Mixer) to select the mixer. Program number Bank number Realtime record of track 2 •...
Page 64: Step Recording Of Track 1
Changing the tempo • Here’s how to change the tempo so that it will be comfort- able for you to play. (1) Press [D3] to move the cursor to Tempo. (2) Use the data dial, or numeric keypad the desired tempo. Changing the Click Beat, Click Mode, and Count •...
Page 65 BASIC CONCEPTS the same "C" note 8. Enter notes. • Press microkeyboard to enter notes. • A line of a length corresponding to the length of the speci- fied note will appear, and the song position pointer will move to the right. •...
Page 66: Editing Tracks 1 And 2
Editing tracks 1 and 2 Quantize • Quantize is a job that corrects the timing of notes. Let’s quantize to track 2, which was recorded using realtime re- cording. 1. Press to access the Job menu. 2. Select the Quantize job. (1) Use the data dial, , or the cursor keys to move the cursor to “01 Quantize.”...
Page 67: Modifying The Voice Of Track 1
BASIC CONCEPTS Modifying the voice of track 1 • Let’s modify the voice that is being used by the track 1 melody. 1. Press to enter Voice mode. 2. Press (VoicEdit) to enter Voice Edit. Portamento Mono/Poly Cutoff Resonance EG attack 3.
Page 68: Save To Floppy Disk
• Let’s save the patterns and song that you created to a floppy disk. 1. Prepare a new disk. • The QY700 can use 3.5 inch floppy disks of either 2HD or 2DD types. • For details on types of disk, refer to “Chapter 7. DISK MODE”...
Page 69 BASIC CONCEPTS Memo Chapter 1...
Page 70: Chapter 2. Song Mode
Chapter 2. SONG MODE You use SONG mode to play, edit, and record your songs. This chap- ter explains all SONG-mode operations. SONG MODE Overview ... 70 1. SONG PLAY ... 72 2. Play Effects ... 80 3. Track View ... 100 4.
Page 71: Song Mode Overview
• A song is a set of playable performance data that you create by recording onto the QY700 tracks under SONG mode. • The QY700’s song memory has room for 20 songs. • Each song can comprise as many as 32 sequence tracks, together with a PATTERN track, a CHORD track, and a TEMPO track.
Page 72 Sequence tracks PATTERN track Track Output Channels • During song replay, the QY700 transmits sequence data (from the sequence tracks) and pattern data (from the 16 pattern tracks) to both the tone generator block and the MIDI OUT connectors. You can set up the track/channel corre- spondence using the SONG mode’s Output Channel func-...
Page 73: Song Play
1. SONG PLAY 1. SONG PLAY 3. Track numbers; keyboard-track setting (highlighted) 4. Track status 1.Song number and name SHIFT 6. Chord root and type 5. Style number, style name, section, pattern name Parameter 1 Song no. 01,..., 20 Song name View only 2 Pattern setup OFF, ON...
Page 74 (the effects set up within each pattern) during song replay. • If you set this to OFF, the QY700 will not use the pattern effects. Instead, it uses the effects that you have selected under the EFFECT mode.
Page 75 1. SONG PLAY OFF, ON 0101 1101 1. Move the cursor to the PATT SETUP area on the screen. 2. Select the setting using either the data dial or 3. Track numbers; keyboard-track setting • Each sequence track and pattern track is identified by a track number.
Page 76 • For each chord, you can also select a separate on-bass or original bass setting. ( On-bass: Original bass: Sets alternative chord (root and type) for , or • For a full chord listing, refer to the QY700 Reference List- ings. , or a Chord root: 0101...
Page 77 You can then play the chord notes (for the accompa- niment) in the fingered-zone area ( the area to the right of the zone for normal play. The QY700 will produce your performance in the keyboard track’s cur- rent voice. (But note that the area to the left of the zone is not available.)
Page 78 • The [OCT UP] and [OCT DOWN] keys apply both to the keyboard image and to the QY700’s microkeyboard. This means that you can use the image as a reference to check the microkeyboard’s current octave range, the third C on the keyboard image (counting from the left) corresponds to the first C key on the microkeyboard.
Page 79 1. SONG PLAY 10. Loop switch; locations 1 and 2 • Set the loop feature ON when you want to repeatedly play a specific area of the selected song. • When loop play is in effect, locations 1 and 2 set the start and end points of the loop (by measure number).
Page 80 • If the QY700 fails to produce a click sound even when the mode setting is All, you may need to change the click set- ting within UTILITY mode. See page 297 for details. 13. Transposition • You use this feature to transpose the song being played.
Page 81: Play Effects
2. Play Effects 2. Play Effects Chapter 2. SONG MODE SONG PLAY Play Effects Groove Quantize Groove View Clock Shift, Gate Time, and Velocity Transpose Drum Table Edit...
Page 82 “Drum Table Edit” page. You can then use this page to adjust drum table settings. 1. At the SONG PLAY screen, press The QY700 enters the Play Effects submode. 2. If necessary, change the page by pressing the appro- priate function key:...
Page 83: Groove Quantizing
2. Play Effects Groove Quantizing Data display 3.Voice program SHIFT 11.Grid 12.Clock shift SHIFT 2.Measure and beat 1. Track numbers Track name Keyboard-track setting 4.Play-effects THRU setting 5.Groove template 6.Quantizing value 7.Strength 8.Groove timing 9.Groove gate time 10.Groove velocity SHIFT EXIT 13.Gate-time multiplier 14.Velocity offset...
Page 84 • The QY700 comes equipped with 100 preset groove tem- plates, each corresponding to a different musical genre: swing, beat rock, acid jazz, and so on. The QY700 also al- lows you to create your own, customized templates (called user templates).
Page 85 It also selects the keyboard track — the track that connects internally to the QY700’s keyboard/ controller section. both by its number and by its name. You can set up your own track names from within SONG EDIT mode.
Page 86: Voice Program
• You use this setting to determine whether or not to apply the play effects to the corresponding track. If you set the value to the play effects. • The QY700 memorizes the THRU settings separately for each song 0101 1101 1.
Page 87 For a full template listing, refer to the QY700 Reference Listings (separately bound). • The QY700 also allows you to create your own, custom- ized templates (called user templates). ( • You can use the Groove View page to view the preset tem- plates, and to view or create our own user templates.
Page 88: Groove Gate Time
If GROOVE GATETIME is 200%, the original gate times will be adjusted by double the template’s multiplier. • If the adjusted gate time is less than 1, the QY700 auto- matically uses a value of 1. 000%,...,100%,...,200%...
Page 89: Clock Shift
200% will applies twice the offset, while a setting of 0% leaves the original velocity unchanged. • If the adjusted velocity is less than 1, the QY700 automati- cally uses a velocity of 1. • If the adjusted velocity is greater than 127, the QY700 uses 127.
Page 90: Gate-Time Multiplier
where “interval time” refers to the number of clock cycles be- tween interval lines. Note that positive values shift notes to- ward the end of the song, while negative values shift them to- ward the beginning. 1. Move the cursor to the clock-shift setting (in the grid area) for the appropriate interval.
Page 91: Clock Shift, Gate Time, And Velocity
2. Play Effects Clock Shift, Gate Time, and Velocity 1.Keyboard track Data display SHIFT Parameter 1 Track number View only Track name View only Keyboard track 1,...,32 2 Measure; beat 001,...,999 3 Voice program View only 4 THRU setting 15 Clock shift -999,...,+999 16 Gate-time modifier 000%,...,200%...
Page 92: Clock Shift
• You use this parameter to shift the playback timing by a specified number of clock cycles. • On the QY700, one clock cycle is equivalent to 1/480 quar- ter note. • A negative value shifts the timing backward (toward the beginning of the song), while a positive value shifts the tim- ing forward.
Page 93: Velocity Rate
• If you set this value to 100%, the original gate times will be used. Setting the value below 100% will lower the gate times, while higher values will increase them. • If an adjusted gate-time value is less than 1, the QY700 will use a value of 1. Original data...
Page 94: Velocity Offset
Playback velocity = (original velocity + VELOCITY OFFSET. • If an adjusted velocity is less than 1, the QY700 automati- cally uses a velocity of 1. • If an adjusted velocity is greater than 127, the QY700 uses 127.
Page 95: Transposition
2. Play Effects Transposition 1.Keyboard track Data display SHIFT Parameter 1 Track number View only Track name View only Keyboard track 1,...,32 2 Measure; beat 001,...,999 3 Voice program View only 4 THRU setting 19 Drum table -- (=none),1,...,8 20 Transposition -99,...,+99 1.Track number and name 2.Measure and beat...
Page 96 You can select the table separately for each track. as necessary to se- • The QY700 provides eight different tables. To view or edit the contents of a drum table you must press (DrTabEdit) to move into the Drum-Table Edit page ( p.98).
Page 97 2. Play Effects 20. Transposition • You can use this feature to change the key (alter the pitch) of any track. You can set transposition separately for each track. • Transposition is in semitone increments. Setting the value to +12, therefore, will raise the pitch of all notes on the track by exactly one octave.
Page 98: Drum Table Edit
Drum Table Edit 1.Keyboard track Data display 21.Replacement list SHIFT Parameter 1 Track number View only Track name View only Keyboard track 1,...,32 2 Measure 001,...,999 Beat View only 3 Voice program View only 4 THRU setting 19 Drum table -- (=none),1,...,8 21 Replacement list 22 Velocity rate...
Page 99 2. Play Effects • You use this page to edit the selected drum table. This fea- ture is useful when you need to set the QY700 to replay rhythm-instrument data generated by a machine that was not compatible with the XG or GM protocol.
Page 100 • If you press while the cursor is in the From column, the QY700 will delete both the From and the To entries for that line. • If you press while the cursor is in the To column, only the To item will be deleted.
Page 101: Track View
3. Track View 3. Track View 1.Track numbers; keyboard track 3.Voice program 2.Track status (data, MUTE, SOLO) Parameter 1 Track number View only Track name View only Keyboard track 1,...,32 2 Track status [ ] : no data [| ] : data exists (data, SOLO, MUTE) 3 Voice program View only...
Page 102 (tracks 1 to 32). Each track is identified by its track number. (You can scroll the display using the up/down cursor keys.) • The highlighted track number identifies the keyboard track. • The keyboard track is internally connected to the QY700 controller section. 1,...,32 0101 1101 •...
Page 103 3. Track View 3. Track View 4. You can also use the solo feature to select multiple “solo” tracks, so that only the selected tracks are pro- duced (with all other tracks silent). Begin by setting one of the tracks to SOLO as described above. Then move the cursor to another track and press •...
Page 104: Output Channels
4. Output Channels 1.Keyboard track Data display SHIFT 1.Keyboard track Data display SHIFT Parameter 1 Track number View only Track name View only Keyboard track [Seq] 1,...,32, [Pat] 1,...,16 2. Measure 001,...,999 Beat View only 3 TO TG Channel setup Off,1,...,32 4 MIDI OUT-A Channel setup Off,1,...,16...
Page 105 • You use the MIDI OUT-A and MIDI OUT-B settings to assign each track to a MIDI OUT channel. • The QY700 stores separate channel arrangements for each song. The assignments automatically change each time you switch to a different song.
Page 106 4. MIDI OUT-A and MIDI OUT-B channel setup • You use these settings to assign tracks to MIDI channels. • During playback, the QY700 adds corresponding MIDI OUT channel identification data to each track’s perform- ance data, and sends the result to the corresponding MIDI OUT connector (A or B).
Page 107: Song Recording
The general procedure that you use to make the recording will vary according to whether or not you are using the QY700’s auto-accompaniment feature. • If you are using auto-accompaniment, you begin by enter- ing the required accompaniment settings.
Page 108 If not using auto-accompaniment: 1. At the SONG PLAY screen, select the destination song for the recording. ( p.73) 2. Enter VOICE mode and make provisional mixer set- tings for all of the parts that will be used to reproduce your recorded tracks.
Page 109: Recording Standby
5. Song Recording Recording Standby 5.Recording track 3.Song number and name SHIFT 8.Chord root and type 2.Multitrack switch 7.Style number, style name, section, pattern name Parameter 1 Recording mode 2 Multitrack switch 3 Song number 01,..., 20 Song name View only 4 Pattern setup OFF, ON 5 Recording track...
Page 110: Recording Mode
1. Recording mode • The QY700 offers four different recording modes. The first to enter • With realtime recording, the QY700 operates as a multitrack • You use REPLACE mode when you want to overwrite an •...
Page 111: Recording Track
(REPLACE, OVERDUB, and PUNCH). It is not available with STEP recording. • If you select this feature, the QY700 will simultaneously record data received over MIDI channels 1 to 16 onto the corresponding sequence tracks (tracks 1 to 16). This is use-...
Page 112 11. Meter • This parameter sets the meter for each measure of the song. The selected meter applies to all tracks. • Although you will generally set these values before starting to record, you are also free to set or change them after re- cording is completed.
Page 113: Realtime Recording: Sequence Tracks (Tr1
( • If you have selected a style number and section, the QY700 will start pattern replay at the same time that it starts to record.
Page 114: Realtime Recording: Pattern Track
E2(A) to E3(H). • The changes that you make become effective starting from the next measure. (The QY700 does not change patterns in the middle of a measure.) In other words, the screen always indicates the style and section to be recorded into the upcoming measure.
Page 115 5. Song Recording • You can use song job 00 (UNDO/REDO) to cancel a re- cording that you have just made. This allows you to recover data that you have inadvertently over-recorded. ( • Remember to set the appropriate parameters (such as meas- ure, tempo, meter, click beat, click mode, count, and trans- position) before beginning the recording.
Page 116: Realtime Recording: Chord Track
Replace Overdub TR1~TR32 PATTERN CHORD EXIT The QY700 displays the Recording Standby page. The RE- CORDING indicator comes on. (REPLACE). as necessary to set the recording track to CHORD. switch area, and use the data dial or whether to use the fingered chording.
Page 117 Fingered-chord zone On-bass Chord root Original bass Chord type 7. When you are ready to stop recording, press The QY700 returns to the SONG PLAY screen. 7 ( 13) 7 ( 9) m7 (11) 7sus4 7 ( 9) 7 ( 11)
Page 118: Realtime Recording: Tempo Track
TEMPO-track recording. = 25.0,...,300.0 Tempo: 0101 1101 1. Starting from the SONG PLAY page, press The QY700 displays the Recording Standby page. The RE- CORDING indicator comes on. 2. Press (REPLACE). 3. Press the recording track to TEMPO.
Page 119: Punch Recording
7. Input the data you wish to record, in real time. When as necessary to Punch-In Point • This is the point within the song at which the QY700 be- Punch-Out Point • This is the point within the song at which recording stops, Chapter 2.
Page 120 • The figure below illustrates the process. The QY700 switches from PLAY to RECORD at the punch-in point, then returns to PLAY at the punch-out point. If settings are: 013: 1 016: 1 Then: Play Record Punch-in point Punch-out point...
Page 121: Step Recording: Sequence Tracks (Tr1
• You use this method to create a recording one note at a time, setting appropriate values for each note’s length, velocity, and so on. 1. Starting from the SONG PLAY screen, press The QY700 displays the Recording Standby page. The RE- CORDING indicator comes on. 2. Press (STEP) to select step recording.
Page 122 • If you move the location pointer so that it comes above one of the note markings on the beat graph, the QY700 will play out the corresponding note(s). • When selected by the cursor, the pointer appears highlighted on the screen.
Page 123 5. Song Recording Location • The location area indicates the current position of the loca- tion pointer. The first number gives the measure, the second gives the beat, and the third gives the number of clock cy- cles following the beat (the clock count). •...
Page 124 (from 001 to 127). When you enter a value, a corresponding notation will appear in the upper entry area. (If you set the value to 0 (EXT), the QY700 sets the veloci- ties according to the keyboard input.) 1.
Page 125 You can then enter the correct value. . The (Delete) • This function deletes all notes that begin directly under the location pointer. Chapter 2. SONG MODE (BkDelete), the QY700 deletes the Removes the last entered note, and moves location pointer one step back.
Page 126: Step Recording: Pattern Track
For each measure you can set the meter, the style, and the section. 1. Starting from the SONG PLAY screen, press The QY700 displays the Recording Standby page. The RE- CORDING indicator comes on. 2. Press (STEP) to select step recording.
Page 127 5. Song Recording Meter • The Meter column sets the meter for the corresponding measure. • You can use this feature to adjust meter values for sequence tracks that have already been recorded. • Each meter setting applies to all tracks •...
Page 128: Step Recording: Chord Track
7 ( 5), 7 ( 9), 7 ( 9), 7 (13), 7 ( 13), 7sus4, 7 ( 11), --- (=THRU) Syncopation: 1. Starting from the SONG PLAY screen, press The QY700 displays the Recording Standby page. The RE- CORDING indicator comes on. 2. Press (STEP) to select step recording.
Page 129 • You can set a different chord (root and type) for each beat. • If you want to continue the chord from the preceding beat, p.299). The QY700 will • You can use the fingered-chord feature to simplify chord On-Bass •...
Page 130: Song Editing
6. Song Editing 3.Measure: Beat: Clock count 6.XG Viewer mark 7.MUTE and SOLO marks 1.Track number and name SHIFT Parameter 1 Track number 01,...,32, PATTERN, CHORD, TEMPO Track name character string 2 Location 001,...,999 3 Measure 001,..., 999 Beat 1,...,8 Clock count 000,...,239 4 Event name...
Page 131 If you move the cursor more slowly with the shuttle dial, the QY700 will play out note events as the cursor passes. • You can move up or down one event at a time by press- .
Page 132 1. Press [D1] to move the cursor into the location area. 2. Select the target measure using the data dial, or the numeric keypad. • When you change the measure, the beat automatically sets to 1. 3. Measure, Beat, and Clock count •...
Page 133 6. XG Viewer mark 7. MUTE and SOLO marks • The QY700 includes a “View Filter” that can limit the event types that appear on the event list, so that you can “filter out” the types that are not of interest. The “View Filter mark”...
Page 134 (ViwFiltr) View Filter • The QY700’s “View Filter” lets you select the event types that appear on the editing screens (both the event list and the graphic screen). To select an event for display, place a checkmark in the box next to the event name. To filter out an event type (so that it does not appear on the list), remove the checkmark so that the box is empty.
Page 135 6. Song Editing • On the QY700, you can set the measure to any value be- tween 001 and 999. The allowable beat and time values vary according to the selected time meter. The maximum range for the beat is 01 to 16. The maximum range for the clock count is 000 to 479.
Page 136: (Graphic) Graphic Screen
• You can always move the graph cursor rapidly across the screen using the shuttle dial or the move the cursor more slowly with the shuttle dial, the QY700 will play out note events as the cursor passes. • You can move the graph cursor one event at a time by press- when the cursor lands on them.
Page 137: Point Graph
6. Song Editing 1. Beat Graph • The beat graph indicates the start point for each note event. • Each dash (–) on the graph represents a 32nd-note interval. Eight consecutive dashes therefore correspond to a quarter note, while 32 consecutive dashes correspond to a whole note.
Page 138: Control Change
5. Velocity 6. Pitch Bend 7. Control Change • The VELCTY box lets you select whether or not to display velocity values on the point graph. If you choose to display these values, they are indicated by a directly under the start point of each note. The scale runs vertically from 1 (at the bottom) to 127 (at the top).
Page 139: Song Jobs
7. Song Jobs 7. Song Jobs Chapter 2. SONG MODE SONG PLAY Song Job 00 Undo/Redo 25 Song Name...
Page 140: Song Jobs
Song Job 00 Undo/Redo If UNDO: Cancel the last operation. If REDO: Cancel the last UNDO. 01 Quantize Quantize the note events within the selected range. 02 Modify Velocity Change velocities in selected range. 03 Modify Gate Time Change gate times in selected range. 04 Crescendo Gradually increase or decrease velocity over selected range.
Page 141 7. Song Jobs • You use the QY700 song jobs to perform various opera- tions on the songs that you have recorded. • You select the job from the job menu using data dial. As an alternative, you can select a job by entering the job number at the numeric keypad.
Page 142 JOB 00 UNDO/REDO • The UNDO job cancels the changes you made in your most recent recording session, editing session, or job, restoring the data to its previous state. This allows you to recover from accidental data loss. • The REDO job, which becomes available only after you execute an UNDO, cancels the UNDO and restores the changes.
Page 143 (based on distance from the nearest line). You can combine these settings, for example, to direct the QY700 to slightly adjust only those notes that are far away from the nearest line, while leaving the closer notes untouched.
Page 144 3. Quantizing value • The Quantize setting selects the quantizing interval. You can set the value using or the data dial, or by press- ing the appropriate note key on the numeric keypad. • Notice that the settings create both “normal” and “tri- plet”...
Page 145 • The gate time is the length of time that a note is held. You • A setting of 100% leaves the original gate time unchanged. • If an adjusted gate-time value is less than 1, the QY700 sets 000%,...,100%,...,200%...
Page 146 The relation is as follows: Adjusted velocity = (original velocity X Rate) + Offset. • If the adjustment result is less than 1, the QY700 sets the value to 1. If the result is higher than 127, the QY700 sets the value to 127.
Page 147 7. Song Jobs 2. Segment and notes (M and Note=) • The two boxes at the top of the screen (to the right of the M) select the track segment over which adjustment is car- ried out. The first box sets the measure and beat for the start point;...
Page 148 Rate adjustment) adds a fixed value. The relation is as follows: Adjusted gate time = (original gate time X Rate) + Offset. • If the adjustment result is less than 1, the QY700 sets the value to 1. 1. Track setting: TR •...
Page 149 • You use this job to apply a crescendo or decrescendo to the specified range of notes (pitches) in the specified segment of the designated track. The QY700 produces the effect by applying a slight velocity adjustment (offset) at the begin- ning of the segment, with the offset increasing gradually up until the end of the segment.
Page 150 Original velocities (Vel) Range = +50 (M: 001:1 ~ 003:1) (Vel) Range = –50 (M: 001:1 ~ 003:1) (Vel) JOB 05 TRANSPOSE • You use this job to tranpose a specified range of notes (pitches) in a specified segment of the designated track. You set the transposition level in semitone increments.
Page 151 7. Song Jobs JOB 06 SHIFT NOTE • This job replaces all occurrences of a specified pitch (within the selected segment of the selected sequence track) with some other pitch. 1. Track setting: TR • This parameter selects the track. 01,...,32 0101 1101...
Page 152 • Note that this job will never move an event past the desig- nated segment’s start or end points; any event that would otherwise move past this point is instead deposited at the segment’s border. 1. Track setting: TR • This parameter selects the track. 01,...,32, Tmp 0101 1101...
Page 153 7. Song Jobs JOB 09 CHORD SEPARATE • This job plays opens each chord formation (within the speci- fied segment of the specified track) into its individual notes, inserting a specified delay between each note. • If the Clock value is set to 30, a block chord consisting of elements C3, E3, G3 will be played as a C3 (at the chord’s original timing) followed 30 cycles later by the E3, and then another 30 cycles later by the G3.
Page 154 JOB 10 SHIFT EVENT • This job replaces all occurrences of a specified event type (within the selected segment of the selected sequence track) with some other designated event type. Although the event type itself is replaced, the accompanying argument (param- eter value) is retained and applied to the new event type.
Page 155 7. Song Jobs JOB 11 COPY EVENT • This job copies all data from a specified source area (song, track, and segment) to a specified destination, overwriting any data already existing at the destination. • This job is useful when you want to copy data from one song to another, or when you want to copy or move data from one area of a track to another.
Page 156 JOB 12 ERASE EVENT • This job clears all data from the specified segment of the designated song, so that the segment becomes silent. 1. Track setting • This TR value selects the track from which data are to be cleared.
Page 157 6. Argument range • The lowest two boxes on the screen select the argument range. The QY700 will extract only those note events whose arguments fall within the specified range. • If you are extracting note events, for example, you can use this setting to limit extraction to all note events within a certain pitch range (for example, C3 to C4).
Page 158 • The bottom pair of boxes select the targeted event type. • Note that these settings are available only when you are working on a sequence track. If you have selected the TEMPO track, the QY700 will automatically target tempo- change events. PB, CC (000,...,127), CAT, PAT...
Page 159 7. Song Jobs JOB 15 TIME STRETCH • This job expands or compresses the timing over the selected segment on the selected track. • The operation affects all event timing, note step times, and note gate times. 1. Track setting •...
Page 160 0101 1101 • If you set the insertion point past the end of the song, the QY700 will append the empty measure(s) to the end of Track 1 only. 2. Meter • The middle box on the screen sets the meter for the new measure.
Page 161: Data Type
7. Song Jobs JOB 18 COPY TRACK • This job copies all data (or a selected type of data; see be- low) from one track onto another. The source and destina- tion tracks may be in the same song, or in different songs. •...
Page 162 JOB 19 MIX TRACKS • This job mixes all data from a selected sequence track onto another sequence track. The two tracks do not have to be in the same song. • When the operation is completed, the source track remains unchanged, while the destination track contains both its original data and a copy of the source track’s data.
Page 163 7. Song Jobs JOB 20 CLEAR TRACK • This job deletes all data (of the selected type) from the se- lected track. • To select a data type for deletion, place a checkmark in the corresponding box. • If you select Event, the job will delete all event data from the track.
Page 164 • Note that the job will cause loss of any data already exist- ing in tracks 17 to 32. • Expanded pattern data includes program change messages. There is no need to make explicit VOICE mode settings. • The PATTERN mode’s play effects are incorporated into the expanded data.
Page 165 7. Song Jobs JOB 23 COPY SONG • This job copies the selected song (including play effects and VOICE-mode settings) into another song location. Fol- lowing the copy, the selected song will exist at two song locations. • The copy operation causes loss of any data already existing in the destination song.
Page 166 JOB 25 SONG NAME • You use this job to set or change the name for the currently selected song. 1. Song name Supported characters: 0101 1101 0,...,9, a,...,z, A,...,Z “ ‘ ^ ( ) < = > @ | \ _ ! ? # $ % & * + - / , .
Page 167 7. Song Jobs Memo Chapter 2. SONG MODE...
Page 168 Chapter 3. VOICE MODE This chapter explains mixer, tune, and voice edit settings. Voice mode is where you will select the voices used by a song, and edit voices. About Voice mode ... 168 1. Mixer ... 170 2. Tune ... 174 3.
Page 169: Chapter 3. Voice Mode
MODE key. (The last-selected display will appear.) • In the QY700, the tracks of the sequencer block and the parts of the tone generator block are connected according to the Song mode Out Channel TO TG settings, as shown in the following diagram.
Page 170 • If the song contains “GM Mode On”, “XG System On”, or control change or exclusive messages which set program changes, the settings of Voice mode will be ignored. • If you want your Voice mode settings to be reflected in the data, highlight the XG Header item in the Save page of Disk mode when saving the song to a Standard MIDI File etc.
Page 171: Mixer
1. Mixer 1. Mixer SHIFT Parameter 1 Data display display only 2 Location 001 – 999 3 Part number 1 – 32 4 Velocity meter [ ], [_], [ 5 Voice category 6 Program number 001 – 128 7 Bank number 000 –...
Page 172 • This indicates the part number of the QY700’s tone genera- tor block. • On the QY700, the Track of the sequencer block and the Part of the tone generator block are connected according to the Song mode Out Channel setting TO TG. Before making...
Page 173 0101 1101 • For details on voice selection, refer to “Chapter 1. BASIC • For voice names and numbers, refer to the separate “QY700 Chapter 3. VOICE MODE Sounds effects in this category produce a different type of sound effect for each note of the keyboard, similarly to a drum voice.
Page 174: Reverb Send
• For details on bank selection, refer to “Chapter 1. BASIC CONCEPTS”. ( p.43) • For bank numbers, refer to the separate “QY700 Reference Listings”. 8. Reverb send • This specifies the amount that will be sent from each part to the Reverb effect, adjusting the reverb depth.
Page 175: Tune
2. Tune 2. Tune 10.Transpose 1.Data display SHIFT Parameter 1 Data display display only 2 Location 001 – 999 3 Part number 1 – 32 4 Velocity meter [ ], [_], [ 5 Voice category 6 Program number 001 – 128 7 Bank number 000 –...
Page 176: Note Shift
• Here you can make detune and note shift settings for each part that will apply during song playback or recording. • These settings can be made while the song is playing back, and tracks can also be muted or soloed, just as in Song mode. 1.
Page 177: Voice Edit
3. Voice edit 3. Voice edit 7.Portamento switch / 6.Velocity sensitivity depth / Velocity sensitivity offset Portamento time 1.Data display 4.Mono/Poly 5.Element reserve SHIFT 10.EG attack / 9.Filter cutoff / EG decay / Filter cutoff resonance EG release Parameter 1 Data display display only 2 Location 001 –...
Page 178 0101 1101 5. Element reserve • On the QY700, when the total number of voice elements • Element Reserve allows you to specify a minimum number • For example if Element Reserve is set to 10 for a part, no 00 –...
Page 179 3. Voice edit 6. Velocity sensitivity depth, Velocity sensitivity offset • By adjusting the sensitivity of the voice to note velocity (keyboard playing strength), this setting modifies the way in which note velocity affects the tone generator. • Velocity Sensitivity Depth controls the depth (slope) of the change that occurs in the tone generator relative to the ac- tual velocity value that is received.
Page 180 • For each part, these parameters adjust the cutoff frequency of the filter, modifying the tone. • Since the filters of the QY700 are low pass filters, the por- tion of the sound above the cutoff frequency will be cut.
Page 181 3. Voice edit Volume portion that is passed Overtones Cutoff frequency • The filter resonance can be specified for each part to modify the sound. • Resonance boosts the volume in the area of the cutoff fre- quency, emphasizing the overtones in that area. By appro- priate settings of Resonance, you can simulate the body reso- nance of stringed instruments etc., or produce sounds typi- cal of analog synthesizers.
Page 182: Dry Level
12. Pitch bend control • For each part, this sets the width of the pitch change that can be controlled by pitch bend. • With a setting of +12, the pitch will change one octave when pitch bend is fully raised or lowered. •...
Page 183: Drum Setup Edit
4. Drum Setup Edit 4. Drum Setup Edit 10.Pitch fine 3.Note name 4.Drum kit 5.Reverb send 6.Chorus send 7.Variation send 8.Pan 9.Level SHIFT 11.Pitch coarse Parameter 1 Data display 2 Location 3 Note name 4 Drum kit 5 Reverb send 6 Chorus send 7 Variation send 8 Pan...
Page 184 • The types of instrument which are assigned to each note will depend on the drum kit. For the arrangements of each drum kit, refer to the separate “QY700 Reference Listings”. • When you change drum kits, all instrument settings will be initialized.
Page 185: Note Name
• Specify the note to select the instrument that you wish to edit. • The types of instrument which are assigned to each note will depend on the drum kit. For the arrangements of each drum kit, refer to the separate “QY700 Reference Listings”. C -1 – C5 0101 1101 4.
Page 186: Pitch Coarse
11. Pitch coarse • Adjust the pitch of each instrument in semitone steps. • With a value of +00, the instrument will sound at the same pitch at which it was sampled. • By modifying the pitch, you can make an instrument sound heavier, or create melodic toms, etc.
Page 187 4. Drum Setup Edit • Attack Adjust the time over which the volume rises from 0 (when the note is played) until it reaches the maximum volume. Excessively high settings may mean that the wave will fin- ish playing before the maximum volume is reached, pro- ducing an unnatural effect.
Page 188: Chapter 4. Effect Mode
Chapter 4. EFFECT MODE This chapter explains connections, reverb, chorus, and variation. In Effect mode, you can select the effects used in a song and modify effect settings. About effect mode ... 188 1. Connection ... 190 2. Reverb edit Chorus edit Variation edit ...
Page 189: About Effect Mode
Here you can select the Variation Type, and make variation parameter settings. ( p.193) • The structure of the QY700’s effects is greatly dependent on the Variation Mode setting of the Connection page. • If exclusive messages such as “GM Mode On” or “XG Sys- tem On”...
Page 190: Reverb Pan
When Variation Mode = Insertion Variation can be used only by one part variation part volume expression part 1 variation on/off volume expression part 2 variation on/off volume expression part 3 variation on/off volume expression part 32 variation on/off When Variation Mode = System thick line indicates a stereo signal volume expression...
Page 191: Connection
1. Connection 1. Connection 10.Variation type 1.Data display SHIFT SHIFT 11.Variation return Parameter 1 Data display 2 Variation mode 3 Reverb type 4 Reverb return 5 Reverb pan 6 Chorus type 7 Chorus return 8 Chorus pan 9 Send chorus to reverb 10 Variation type 11 Variation return 12 Variation pan...
Page 192 • In the Connection page you can make settings such as the Variation Mode, the effect type for each effect, and return levels. • For details on how the effects work, refer to “Chapter 1. BASIC CONCEPTS” ( p.47). 1. Press The indicator located above the four sub-modes of Effect mode (the last-selected sub- mode) will appear.
Page 193 1. Connection 7. Chorus return • This sets the amount that is returned from the chorus, ad- justing the overall chorus effect for all parts. 000 – 127 0101 1101 8. Chorus pan • This sets the stereo location of the signal from the chorus effect (the processed sound).
Page 194: Reverb Edit, Chorus Edit, Variation Edit
2. Reverb edit, Chorus edit, Variation edit 2. Reverb edit, Chorus edit, Variation edit Effect mode Connection Reverb edit Chorus edit Variation edit Chapter 4. EFFECT MODE...
Page 195: Effect Type
2. Reverb edit, Chorus edit, Variation edit Parameter 1 Effect type 2 Effect parameters 3 Dry/Wet (only for Variation edit) D63>W – D=W – D<W63 4 Control (only for Variation edit) display only 5 AC1 control (only for Variation edit) -64 –...
Page 196 With negative settings, raising the controller will lower the parameter value. • Assignable controllers are controllers whose control number can be set freely. The QY700 provides two assignable con- trollers: AC1 and AC2. Assignable controller settings are made using Exclusive messages.
Page 197 Memo Chapter 4. EFFECT MODE...
Page 198: Chapter 5. Pattern Mode
Chapter 5. PATTERN MODE You use PATTERN mode to record and edit user phrases, to assem- ble preset and user phrases into patterns, and to set up the pattern playback characteristics. This chapter describes all PATTERN-mode operations: pattern ar- rangement (style and sections), pattern play effects, voice and ef- fects settings, phrase recording and editing, and pattern jobs.
Page 199: Pattern Mode Overview
• The pattern is the basic unit of song accompaniment. At any given instant the QY700 can play a single pattern only (consisting of up to 16 tracks of independent phrase se- quences). During replay, the QY700 switches from pattern to pattern in accordance with the pattern sequence you have specified.
Page 200 • The QY700 provides 64 styles. Since you can set up 8 sec- tions for each style, you can create, store, and access up to 512 patterns. • You can transpose (modulate) an entire pattern by changing its source-chord value. The QY700 executes the modula- tion by transposing all of the phrase’s patterns accordingly...
Page 201: Patch
1. PATCH 1. PATCH 4. Chord root and type 1. Style number and name 2. Section, and pattern name 9. Data display 10. Track number SHIFT 13. Scale time 14. Beat shift 12. Track status Parameter 1 Style number Style name 2 Section Pattern name 3 Section connection...
Page 202 , or the numeric keypad. 3. Press to start playback. • The PLAY indicator lamp comes on, and the QY700 begins playback of the selected pattern. The QY700 repeats the pattern until you change the selection or switch playback off.
Page 203: Section Connection
• Each pattern exists as a section within a style. You select the pattern by selecting the style (by number: 01 to 64) and section (by letter: A to H). The QY700 displays the corre- sponding style and section names next to your entries. If you select an empty style or section, the QY700 displays a blank string (********) in the name area.
Page 204 “original bass” chord (root and type). All notes within the bass phrase trans- pose to constituent notes of the “original bass” chord. • For a full chord listing, refer to the QY700 Reference List- ings (separately bound). Chord root 0101...
Page 205 1. PATCH 5. Fingered-chord switch • This setting enables or disables the fingered-chord feature. • If you enable this feature (by setting the value to FINGRD), you will be able to enter chord values directly by playing the appropriate chord either at the microkeyboard or at a remote MIDI keyboard.
Page 206 25.0,...,300.0 (= ) Tempo 0101 1101 1/16,...,16/16; 1/8,...,16/8; 1/4,...,8/4 Meter 1. Press [D2] as necessary to move the cursor to the tempo or meter setting. 2. Set the value using the data dial, meric keypad. 8. Click beat, click mode, and count •...
Page 207: Track Status
SOLO play. An indicate that a track is muted; an set to SOLO. • If you set one or more tracks to SOLO, the QY700 auto- matically switches off playback from all other tracks. (The track-number borders change appearance to indicate the tracks that are temporarily switched off.)
Page 208 Note that the data area (above the matrix) shows the phrase number, phrase name, and instrument category for the cursor-selected phrase. • The QY700 provides two types of phrases: preset phrases and user phrases. • The phrase number for a preset phrase consists of three fields: the instrument category, the beat value, and a sequen- tial number.
Page 209 1. PATCH 1. Move the cursor to an appropriate space in the matrix area. 2. Press or rotate the data dial to cause a phrase number to appear. 3. Move the cursor to each of the fields of the phrase number (instrument category, beat value, and sequen- tial number) in turn.
Page 210: Phrase Table
Phrase Table 1. Phrase number and name 4. Retrigger 3. Phrase type SHIFT 7. Voice category, program number, and bank number Parameter 1 Phrase number, name View only 2 Length View only 3 Phrase type Mldy1, Mldy2, Chrd1, Chrd2, Bass, Bypas, Para 4 Retrigger OFF, ON...
Page 211 0101 1101 High limit Chapter 5. PATTERN MODE the QY700 always produces the root note at the start of any chord change. In addition, transposition is always accord- ing to the target chord’s on-bass or original-bass setting (if any). tion – the phrase always bypasses the conversion process and plays out in its original sound.
Page 212: High Key
The setting applies only to phrases of the following types: Mldy1, Chrd1, and Bass. • To transpose any of these phrase types, the QY700 normally shifts the root upwards by the number of semitones separat- ing the source chord’s root and the new chord’s root. Be-...
Page 213: Play Effects
2. Play Effects 2. Play Effects Chapter 5. PATTERN MODE PATCH Play Effects Groove Quantize Groove View Clock Shift, Gate Time, and Velocity Transpose Drum Table Edit...
Page 214 1. At the PATCH screen in Pattern mode, press (PlayFx). The QY700 enters the Play Effects submode. 2. If necessary, change the page by pressing the appro- priate function key: (Shf|GT|Vel), or back while making the various adjustments.
Page 215: Groove Quantizing
2. Play Effects Groove Quantizing 1. Track numbers SHIFT 6. Quantizing value 4. Play-effects THRU setting 11. Grid position SHIFT Parameter 1 Track number 2 Measure 3 Voice program 4 THRU setting 5 Groove template 6 Quantizing value 1. Track number 2.
Page 216 • The QY700 comes equipped with 100 preset groove tem- plates, each corresponding to a different musical genre. You can therefore get good quantization results simply by se- lecting the appropriate template.
Page 217 2. Play Effects 1. Track number • The numbers running horizontally across the screen iden- tify the different tracks. The highlighted number (and the number value at the top right of the screen) indicates the track currently selected for editing. 1,...,16 Selected track: 0101...
Page 218: Clock Shift, Gate Time, And Velocity
Clock Shift, Gate Time, and Velocity 1. Track numbers SHIFT Parameter 1 Track number 1,...,16 2 Measure 001,...,256 4 THRU setting 15 Clock shift -999,...,+999 16 Gate-time modifier 000%,...,200% 17 Velocity rate 000%,...,200% 18 Velocity offset -99,...,+99 1. Track number 2.
Page 219 2. Play Effects • You use this page to set the following play-effect param- eters: clock shift, gate-time modifier, velocity rate, and ve- locity offset. 1. At the Play Effects screen, press The “Clock Shift, Gate Time, and Velocity” page appears. 2.
Page 220: Transposition
Transposition 1. Track numbers SHIFT Parameter 1 Track number 1,...,16 2 Measure 001,...,256 4 THRU setting 19 Drum table -- (=none),1,...,8 20 Transposition -99,...,+99 21 Inversion transposition -64,...,+00,...,+63 22 Open harmony -15,...,+00,...,+15 1. Track number 2. Measure 4. Play-effects THRU setting 19.
Page 221: Drum Table
This can be an easy way to try out different instrument combinations. • The QY700 stores eight different drum tables. To view or edit the contents of a drum table you must press (DrTabEdit) to move into the Drum-Table Edit page. ( p.222)
Page 222: Open Harmony
22. Open harmony • This adjustment opens or closes the chord voicings on the track. • This feature lets you adjust chord resonance characteristics without changing the essential character of the chords. -15,...,+00,...,+15 0101 1101 1. Move the cursor to the OPEN HARMONY setting for the track you want to adjust.
Page 223: Drum Table Edit
2. Play Effects Drum Table Edit 23. Replacement list SHIFT Parameter 1 Track number 2 Measure 3 Voice program 4 Play-effects THRU setting 19 Drum table 23 Replacement list 24 Velocity rate 1. Track number 2. Measure 1. Track numbers 4.
Page 224: Replacement List
To line. • A “No” entry in the From column actually means “All but.” A “No Snares” entry, for example, instructs the QY700 to substitute the To instrument for all voices other than snare voices.
Page 225 (Clear) to delete the entry on the selected line of the table. while the cursor is in the From column, the QY700 deletes both the From and the To entries for that line. while the cursor is in the To column, only the To item will be deleted.
Page 226: Pattern Voice Submode
3. Pattern Voice submode • You use the Pattern Voice submode to assign voices to your patterns, and to edit the various voice settings. • You can set pattern-voice values separately for each style. The values apply to all sections (Sections A to H) of the style.
Page 227 3. Pattern Voice submode 1. At the PATCH screen, press The Pattern Voice Setup page appears. 2. Press (Mixer), (DrS3Edit) to move to the page you want to work on. 3. Move the cursor to any parameter you need to change, and set the value using the data dial, numeric keypad.
Page 228: Mixer
Mixer 1. Data display 4. Track status 6. Voice category 8. Bank number SHIFT Parameter 1 Data display View only 2 Location 001,...,256 3 Track numbers 1,...,16 4 Track status 5 Voice select Phr, Pat 6 Voice category 7 Program number 001,...,128 8 Bank number 001,...,101...
Page 229 ) continue to • You can choose to mute out one or more tracks, or to set • If you set one or more tracks to SOLO, the QY700 auto- • During playback, the track-status area operates as a veloc- Chapter 5.
Page 230: Voice Select
1. Select a non-empty track using or the left or right cursor key. 2. To mute the track : Press appears. To release a mute : Press 3. To set the track to SOLO : Press appears. To deselect SOLO : Press •...
Page 231: Chorus Send Level
• For general information about bank selection, refer to Chap- ter 1. ( p.44) • For a full bank listing, refer to the QY700 Reference List- ings. 9. Reverb send level • This value sets the level of the signal sent to the reverb block.
Page 232 13. Volume • This parameter sets the volume for the part. • During replay, the volume changes in accordance with the track’s MIDI volume data. 000,...,127 0101 1101 Chapter 5. PATTERN MODE 3. Pattern Voice submode...
Page 233: Voice Edit
3. Pattern Voice submode Voice Edit 1. Data display SHIFT 4. Filter cutoff, filter resonance Parameter 1 Data display 2 Location 3 Track number 4 Filter Cutoff Resonance 5 EG Attack Decay Release 2. Location 3. Track number SHIFT 5. EG attack, EG decay, EG release Values Shows data values for selected track.
Page 234 (Voice). • The CUTOFF value sets the cutoff frequency for the QY700’s low-pass filter. Adjusting this value changes the voice’s timbre. Settings are stored separately for each track. • Note that the filter is a low-pass type: it filters out the fre- as necessary to quencies above (higher than) the cutoff point.
Page 235 3. Pattern Voice submode -64,...,+00,...,+63 Filter cutoff 0101 1101 -64,...,+00,...,+63 Resonance 5. EG attack, decay, and release times EG attack • These values control how volume changes over time, start- ing with the initial note strike and ending at the point where the sound dies out.
Page 236: Drum-Setup Edit
Drum-Setup Edit 1. Data display 3. Note 4. Drum kit 5. Reverb send level 6. Chorus send level 7. Variation send level 8. Pan 9. Level SHIFT 11. Pitch coarse- tuning 10. Pitch fine-tuning Parameter 1 Data display View only 2 Location 001,...,pattern length 3 Note...
Page 237 Each note corresponds to a different instrument in the kit. • The note/instrument correspondence is different for each drum voice. For complete listings of the instrument arrange- ments within each voice, refer to the QY700 Reference List- ings. C -1,...,C5...
Page 238: Variation Send Level
4. Drum kit • This area selects the drum voice (drum kit) to be edited. Each voice consists of a kit of instruments, with each in- strument assigned to a different note on the keyboard. • As explained above, you can apply editing to one drum kit only.
Page 239 12. Filter cutoff, and filter resonance • The CUTOFF value sets the cutoff frequency for the QY700’s low-pass filter. Adjustments to this value general cause the sound to become brighter or darker. • The RESONANCE value sets the filter’s resonance. You can use this adjustment to accentuate (or suppress) the over- tones in the vicinity of the cutoff point.
Page 240: Pattern Effects
( • The variation mode setting (accessible from the Effect Con- nection Setup screen) determines how the QY700 handles effects processing. The illustration on the next page shows the two possibilities. For more information, refer to Chap- ).
Page 241 4. Pattern Effects Where variation mode = Insertion: Variation is effective on one part only variation part volume expression part 1 variation on/off volume expression part 2 variation on/off volume expression part 3 variation on/off volume expression part 32 variation on/off Where variation mode = System: dry level volume...
Page 242: Connection
Connection 4. Reverb return 1. Display data 10. Variation type SHIFT 7. Chorus return SHIFT 11. Variation return Parameter 1 Data display View only 2 Variation mode Insertion, System 3 Reverb type Any of 11 types. 4 Reverb return 000,...,127 5 Reverb pan Left=63,...,Center,...,Right=63 6 Chorus type...
Page 243: Reverb Type
1. At the PATCH screen, press The QY700 enters the Pattern Effects submode. 2. If necessary, press (Connect) to move to the Effect Connection Setup screen.
Page 244 9. Chorus-to-reverb • The Send Chorus to Reverb parameter sets the signal level on the bus from the chorus block to the reverb block. 001,...,127 0101 1101 10. Variation Type • This parameter selects the variation effect type. NO EFFECT, HALL 1, HALL 2, ROOM 1, ROOM 2, 0101 1101 ROOM3, STAGE 1, STAGE 2, PLATE, DELAY LCR, DELAY...
Page 245: Reverb Edit, Chorus Edit, And Variation Edit
4. Pattern Effects Reverb Edit, Chorus Edit, and Variation Edit 1. Data display 2. Effect type 1. Data display 2. Effect type 1. Data display 2. Effect type 5. Controllable-parameter indicator 3. Effect parameters 3. Effect parameters 3. Effect parameters 6.
Page 246: Effect Parameters
Setup screen. ( p.241) • If the variation mode is Insertion and the variation effect type is NO EFFECT, the QY700 will not produce any sound at all for the part whose variation switch is turned ON. Values Shows name and value of cursor-selected parameter.
Page 247 • Note that an assignable controller is a controller (such as a control wheel) whose function can be set by the user. The QY700 provides two assignable controllers, AC1 and AC2. (You select the function by assigning the appropriate “con- trol number”...
Page 248: Phrase Recording
• The QY700 offers two general recording methods: realtime recording and step recording. • With realtime recording, the QY700 operates as a tape re- corder, recording the performance data as it is played. This allows you to catch all the nuances of an actual perform- ance.
Page 249: Recording Standby
5. Phrase Recording Recording Standby 1. Phrase number; phrase name 4. Retrigger 3. Phrase type SHIFT 7. Voice category, program number, bank number, and voice name Parameter 1 Phrase number, name 2 Length 3 Phrase type 4 Retrigger 5 Low and high limits 6 High key 7 Voice category Program number...
Page 250 • The Bass type is designed for bass phrases. For these phrases, the QY700 always produces the root note at the start of any chord change. In addition, transposition is always accord- to stop recording ing to the target chord’s on-bass or original-bass setting (if...
Page 251 • These values select the highest and lowest pitches that can be used for replay of a transposed phrase. If transposition produces a note that is outside the limit, the QY700 shifts the note (by octave) to bring it into range.
Page 252 9. Recording mode • The QY700 offers three different phrase recording modes: two realtime modes and one step mode. • The (REPLACE) mode records performance data in real time, overwriting any data already present in the des- tination user phrase. The new data replaces the previous data.
Page 253: Realtime Recording
The PLAY indicator begins flashing. The QY700 counts out the specified number of lead-in measures (as set by the COUNT parameter; see page 78), and then starts recording. • The QY700 loops over the recording area until you press (OVERDUB). 4. When you have finished recording, press •...
Page 254: Step Recording
1. Starting from the PATCH screen, press • The QY700 displays the Recording Standby page. The RE- CORDING indicator comes on. 2. Press (STEP) to select step recording.
Page 255: Phrase Editing
6. Phrase Editing 6. Phrase Editing 3. Measure: Beat: Clock count 4. Event name SHIFT Parameter 1 View Filter mark 2 Location 3 Measure Beat Clock count 4 Event name 5 Event parameters 1. View Filter mark 2. Location 5. Event parameters SHIFT Values Mark appears if View Filter is ON.
Page 256 If you move the cursor more slowly with the shuttle dial, the QY700 will play out note events as the cur- sor passes. • You can move up or down one event at a time by pressing .
Page 257: Pattern Jobs
7. Pattern Jobs 7. Pattern Jobs Chapter 5. PATTERN MODE PATCH PATTERN JOB 00 Undo/Redo 30 Style Icon...
Page 258 Pattern Job 00 Undo/Redo If UNDO: Cancel the last operation. If REDO: Cancel the last UNDO 01 Quantize Quantize note events within selected segment of selected user phrase. 02 Modify Velocity Change velocities in selected segment of selected user phrase. 03 Modify Gate Time Change gate times in selected segment of selected user phrase.
Page 259 7. Pattern Jobs • You use the QY700’s pattern jobs to perform various op- erations on phrases and patterns. • You select the job from the job menu using data dial. As an alternative, you can select a job by entering the job number at the numeric keypad.
Page 260 Job 00 Undo/Redo • The UNDO job cancels the changes you made in your most recent patch session, recording session, editing session, or job, restoring the data to its previous state. This allows you to recover from accidental data loss. •...
Page 261 7. Pattern Jobs Job 01 Quantize • This job quantizes note events over a specified segment of the specified user phrase. Quantizing is the process of ad- justing the timing of note events by pulling them closer to the nearest interval boundary (or quantizing line). You can use this feature, for example, to improve the timing of a phrase you recorded in real time.
Page 262 The relation is as follows: Adjusted velocity = (original velocity X Rate) + Offset. • If the adjustment result is less than 1, the QY700 sets the value to 1. If the result is higher than 127, the QY700 sets the value to 127.
Page 263 Adjusted gate time = (original gate time X Rate) + Offset. • If the adjustment result is less than 1, the QY700 sets the value to 1. • For full information about this job’s parameters and opera- tion, refer to the explanation for the SONG-mode version of the job, on page 147.
Page 264 • You use this job to apply a crescendo or decrescendo to the specified range of notes (pitches) in the specified user phrase. The QY700 produces the effect by applying a slight veloc- ity adjustment (offset) at the beginning of the segment, with the offset increasing gradually up until the end of the seg- ment.
Page 265 7. Pattern Jobs 2. Segment and notes (M and Note=) • The two boxes to the right of the M select the phrase seg- ment to be transposed. The first box sets the measure and beat for the start point; the second box sets the end point. The Note boxes select the range of notes (pitches) to be targeted: notes with pitches outside this range are not af- fected.
Page 266 Job 07 Shift Clock • This job executes a time shift of all data events within the selected segment of the selected phrase. The shift is executed in clock-cycle increments. • If you wish to move by one or more full beats or measures, you may find it easier to use the COPY EVENT job.
Page 267 E3, and then another 30 cycles later by the G3. This feature is useful, for example, when you want to open up guitar chords stroking. • Note that the QY700 will shorten chord breaks as neces- sary to avoid playing over the next measure boundary or into the next chord.
Page 268 Job 10 Shift Event • This job replaces all occurrences of a specified event type (within the selected segment of the selected phrase) with some other designated event type. Although the event type itself is replaced, its accompanying argument (parameter value) is retained and applied to the new event type.
Page 269 7. Pattern Jobs Job 11 Copy Event • This job copies a specified segment of a selected user phrase into a different area of the same phrase. • You can choose to copy more than one iteration of the seg- ment.
Page 270 Job 12 Erase Event • This job clears all data from the specified segment of the designated user phrase, and replaces the data with “rests” (so that the segment becomes silent). 1. Phrase • The Phrase value selects the user phrase. 01,...,99 0101 1101...
Page 271 6. Argument range • The lowest two boxes on the screen select the argument range. The QY700 will extract only those events whose ar- gument falls within the specified range. • If you are extracting note events, for example, you can use this setting to limit extraction to all note events within a certain pitch range (for example, C3 to C4).
Page 272 Job 14 Thin Out • You use this job to remove repeated occurrences of a speci- fied non-note event within the designated segment of a se- lected user phrase. The purpose is to reduce the data vol- ume and free up additional memory. •...
Page 273 7. Pattern Jobs Job 15 Time Stretch • This job expands or compresses the timing over the selected segment of the selected user phrase. • The operation affects all event timing, note step times, and note gate times. 1. Phrase •...
Page 274 • The first Style value selects the style containing the user phrase to be copied. The value is meaningful only if you are copying a user phrase; the QY700 ignores the setting if you are copying a preset phrase. 01,...,64...
Page 275 • The final item on the screen lets you select which phrase table to use for the destination phrase. If you select “a”, the QY700 copies the phrase-table data from the source phrase to the destination. If you choose “b”, the phrase table at the destination side remains unchanged.
Page 276 “a” remains unchanged. • If you attempt to append data such that phrase “b” would become longer than 256 measures (the maximum phrase length), the QY700 returns the “Illegal Input” message and the job does not execute. 1. Source style •...
Page 277 7. Pattern Jobs Job 19 Split Phrase • This job splits a selected user phrase into two user phrases. • The job splits the phrase at the first beat of the specified measure. The initial portion of the phrase (up to the split) remains in its original location, while the remainder of the phrase moves into the specified destination.
Page 278 Specifically, it copies a segment of sequence- track data from a song into the designated destination phrase. • The QY700 sets the time signature (meter) for the new phrase equal to the meter recorded in the initial measure of the source segment.
Page 279 7. Pattern Jobs Job 21 Put Phrase • This job copies a selected user phrase into a specified area of a selected song. Any data previously existing in the des- tination area is erased. • You select the source phrase by its style and phrase num- bers.
Page 280 Job 22 Clear Phrase • This job deletes all data from the selected user phrase, and reinitializes the phrase table. Job 23 Phrase Name • You use this job to set or change the name for a (non-empty) user phrase. The name can be up to 12 characters long. 1.
Page 281: Phrase Name
7. Pattern Jobs 2. Phrase name • Enter the phrase name into the entry space to the right of the number. Supported characters: 0101 1101 0,...,9, a,...,z, A,...,Z " ' ^ ( ) < = > @ | \ _ ! ? # $ % & * + - / , .
Page 282 2. Destination style, section, and track • The second group of settings selects the destination track(s). • Again, if you set Section or Track to “All”, the QY700 au- tomatically sets the corresponding source value to “All”. (And if you change an “All” setting to a number or letter, the QY700 automatically deselects the “All”...
Page 283 • The Play Effect entry lets you select which play-effect set- tings to apply to the destination pattern. If you select “a”, the QY700 copies the play effects from the source phrase to the destination phrase. If you choose “b”, the destination side’s original play-effect settings remain in effect.
Page 284 Job 27 Split Pattern • This job splits a selected pattern into two patterns. • The job splits the pattern at the first beat of the specified measure. The initial portion of the pattern (up to the split point) remains in its original location, while the portion start- ing after the split point is moved and becomes the destina- tion pattern.
Page 285 7. Pattern Jobs Job 28 Clear Pattern • This job deletes all data from the selected pattern(s). • If you set Style to “All”, the job executes a total deletion – removing all sections of all styles. In this case, the job also reinitializes all play-effect and pattern-voice settings for all styles.
Page 286 1. Style name • When the screen first appears, the Style entry shows the name of the currently selected style. You can overwrite as necessary to create the new name. Supported characters: 0101 1101 0,...,9, a,...,z, A,...,Z " ' ^ ( ) < = > @ | \ _ ! ? # $ % & * + - / , .
Page 287 Memo Chapter 5. PATTERN MODE...
Page 288: Chapter 6. Utility Mode
Chapter 6. UTILITY MODE This chapter explains Utility mode. Utility mode is where you can make system settings and MIDI- related settings. About Utility mode ...288 1. System ...289 2. MIDI ... 291 3. MIDI filter ... 293 4. Sequencer ...295 5.
Page 289: About Utility Mode
About Utility mode About Utility mode • Utility mode is where you can make system settings and MIDI settings. • Utility mode does not have a “top” page which will always appear when the MODE key is pressed. (The last-selected page will appear.) •...
Page 290: System
, the data dial, or numeric keypad to set the value. 1. Master tune • This sets the overall tuning of the entire QY700 in 0.1 cent steps. • The pitch of drum voices cannot be adjusted here. ( • One cent is 1/100th of a semitone.
Page 291 These settings specify the MIDI messages that are output when the PITCH wheel and ASSIGNABLE wheel located on the QY700’s top panel are operated. • Since the PITCH wheel will automatically return to the center position when it is released, it is suitable for control- ling Pitch Bend.
Page 292: Midi
• You will need to make these settings when synchronizing the QY700 with external MIDI devices. • With a setting of Internal, the QY700 will use its own inter- nal clock. Select this setting if you are using the QY700 by itself or as the master device in a system that is synchro- nized by MIDI Clock messages.
Page 293 MIDI IN-A connector, and MIDI Echo Back In B for data received at the MIDI IN-B connector. • If you wish to use the QY700’s MIDI OUT connectors as MIDI THRU connectors, select Thru A, Thru B, or Thru A,B.
Page 294: Midi Filter
3. MIDI filter • MIDI Filter settings allow you to strip out specified types of MIDI events from the stream of MIDI data that passes through the MIDI IN connectors or MIDI OUT connectors. • MIDI Filter settings apply to recording and playback of the sequencer block.
Page 295: Program Change
3. MIDI filter 4. Program Change • Specify whether or not MIDI Program Change messages and the control change messages Bank Select MSB and LSB will be passed. • Program Change, and Bank Select MSB and LSB are MIDI messages used to select voices. 5.
Page 296: Sequencer
4. Sequencer • Here are the setup parameters for the sequencer block. 1. Press The indicator located above will enter Utility mode. 2. Press (Seqencr) to access the Sequencer page. 3. Move the cursor to the parameter that you wish to set. 4.
Page 297: Interval Time
4. Sequencer 3. Interval time • When system exclusive data (bulk data) recorded in a se- quence track is played back, an interval of the duration speci- fied by this setting will be inserted between each 1 KB (kilo- byte) of data. •...
Page 298: Click
QY700’s tone generator block or an external MIDI tone generator. • Since the QY700 does not have a dedicated tone generator for the click, simply outputting a click signal does not nec- essarily mean that a click will sound. Also, the click sound will change depending on the Voice mode settings.
Page 299 Note setting to select instruments within the drum voice. • For the correspondence between notes and instrument, re- fer to the separate “QY700 Reference Listings”. • Level sets the volume by specifying the velocity. C-2 – G8 Note...
Page 300: Fingered Chord Zone
6. Fingered chord zone • The chord detection function of the QY700’s Auto-Accom- paniment is referred to as Fingered Chord, and the range in which chord detection is performed is called the Fingered Chord Zone. • Here you can make on/off settings for Fingered Chord, and specify the Fingered Chord Zone etc.
Page 301 6. Fingered chord zone 3. MIDI port/channel • When using an external MIDI keyboard for Fingered Chord input, specify the MIDI IN connector(s) to which the key- board is connected. In-A, In-B, In-A,B MIDI Port 0101 1101 MIDI Channel ALL, 01 – 16 Chapter 6.
Page 302: Chapter 7. Disk Mode
Chapter 7. DISK MODE This chapter explains Disk mode. Disk mode is where data can be transferred to and from floppy disk. About floppy disks ... 302 About Disk mode ... 304 1. Save ... 307 2. Load ... 310 3.
Page 303: About Floppy Disks
About floppy disks About floppy disks On the QY700, floppy disks are used to save data that you cre- ate, or to exchange data with other devices. This section ex- plains the types of floppy disks that the QY700 can use, and things you should know about floppy disk handling.
Page 304: Data Backup
Preventing accidental erasure • Floppy disks have a write-protect slide which can be used to prevent accidental erasure of data. On floppy disks which contain important data, move the write-protect slide to the write-protect position (the window open) so that data can- not be written to the disk.
Page 305: About Disk Mode
[D5] (Song SMF) handles only the musical data for one song as an SMF format file. Types of file used by the QY700 1. All Data • These files handle all data of the QY700’s internal memory (save) – • All Data includes the following data. p.307) •...
Page 306 • Song SMF handles one Song mode file as a single file. • Play Effect, Out Channel, Voice mode and Effect mode set- tings are not included in an SMF file. • The QY700 can use the following two types of Standard MIDI Files. Format 0 This format combines data of two or more MIDI channels into a single track.
Page 307 (XG HEADR) to highlight it, so that 1 or 2 setup measures will be added to the beginning of the musical data when it is saved. The QY700’s Voice mode and Effect mode data that is required to set up the tone gen- erator will be inserted in the form of MIDI System Exclu- sive data into these setup measures.
Page 308: Save
1. Save Type of data [D1] All Data Save all data from QY700 memory to floppy disk. [D2] Style Save all data included in one Style of Pattern mode to floppy disk. [D3] Song Save all data included in one song of Song mode to floppy disk.
Page 309 4. If Song SMF was selected as the data type, use (FORMAT0) or (FORMAT1) to select the for- mat of the Standard MIDI File. For details on Standard MIDI File formats, refer to “Types of file used by the QY700”. ( [D5] (Song SMF) p.306). p.304) Chapter 7. DISK MODE 5.
Page 310 8. Press to close the Save page. • When saving a style or song, memory numbers for which there is no data will be displayed as “********” If you at- tempt to save such styles or songs, a message of “No Data” will appear, and it will not be possible to execute the Save operation.
Page 311: Load
A file that was saved as QY700 Style format will be loaded from floppy disk into internal memory. [D3] Song A file that was saved in QY700 Song format or as ESEQ format or SMF format will be loaded from floppy disk into internal memory. Screen display 1.
Page 312 • You can select one of three types of file to be loaded. For details on the types of file, refer to “Types of file used by the QY700.” ( p.304) • The “DISK INFORMATION” area located in the lower right of the screen shows the total number of files on the floppy disk, the total size of all files, and the free area on the disk.
Page 313: Rename
Modify the filename of a file that was saved as QY700 Style data [D3] Song Modify the filename of any file including files that were saved in QY700 Song format, ESEQ format, or SMF format • Rename modifies the filename of a file that was saved on floppy disk.
Page 314 4. Press to move the cursor to the right, and modify the filename. • For details on inputting characters, refer to “Chapter 1. BA- SIC CONCEPTS”. ( p.53) 5. Check the settings, and press The display will indicate “Executing...” and the filename will be changed.
Page 315: Delete
[D3] Song Delete any file including files that were saved in QY700 Song format, ESEQ format, or SMF format • Delete allows you to delete files from floppy disk. • You can select from three types of file to delete. For details on each type of file, refer to “Types of file used by the...
Page 316 3. Use to select the file that you wish to delete. 4. Check the display, and press A message will ask for confirmation. 5. Press The display will indicate “Executing...” and the file will be deleted. • To cancel without deleting, press 6.
Page 317: Format
After the disk has been formatted, you will return to the Format page. • To cancel without formatting, press • The QY700 can use two types of floppy disk: 3.5 inch 2HD and 3.5 inch 2DD. • The QY700 will format 2HD disks to 18 sectors (1.44 mega- byte MS-DOS format) and 2DD disks to 9 sectors (720 kilo- byte MS-DOS format).
Page 318: Appendix
APPENDIX 1. Specifications ... 318 2. Troubleshooting ... 320 3. Error messages ... 322 4. Glossary ... 324 5. Index ... 328...
Page 319: Specifications
Song jobs: Pattern jobs: Groove Quantize, Clock Shift / Gate Time / Velocity, Transpose Chord Root, Chord Type, On Bass, Original Bass QY700 native sequence format, ESEQ, SMF formats 0/1 AWM2 tone generator 32 notes 32 timbres (with DVA) Normal voices 480...
Page 320 305 (D) 90 (H) (mm) 3.5 kg STYLE & DEMONSTRATION (floppy disk) Power adaptor (PA-5B) Owner’s manual set: Reference + QY700 Reference Listings * Specifications and appearance are subject to change without notice for improvement of the product. APPENDIX 1. Specifications...
Page 321: Troubleshooting
If you experience problems such as “no sound,” “incorrect sound,” or “sequencer does not operate,” please check the following points before deciding that the unit is malfunctioning. In many cases, checking these points will help you solve the problem. If this does not solve the problem, contact your nearest Yamaha dealer or the authorized distributor for your country. Problem...
Page 322 Are there songs or phrases containing large amounts of data? ... ( (The memory capacity of the QY700 (approximately 110,000 notes) is for the total data of all songs and phrases. This means that if there are songs or phrases which contain large amounts of data, the memory may be full even though there are still unused songs or patterns.)
Page 323: Error Messages
This indicates that the floppy disk is not correctly inserted into the QY700. Insert the floppy disk correctly. Illegal Format This will appear if the floppy disk is of a format which the QY700 is not able to handle. Check the contents of the disk. Unformat This will appear if the floppy disk is not formatted.
Page 324 Battery Low This will appear when the internal backup battery of the QY700 has run down. Contact nearest Yamaha dealer or the authorized distributer for your country to have the battery replaced.
Page 325: Glossary
Click: A metronome that is sounded when playing back or recording on a sequencer. Clock: A unit of timing resolution. On the QY700, one clock is a length Control change: A group of MIDI messages that are output when a...
Page 326 An example is the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI data filer. Mixer: On the QY700, the display page in which you can make settings such as voice, pan, effect and volume etc. for the voice of each part, when recording or playing back.
Page 327 Higher settings of Portamento Time will produce 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 QY700 has preset memories for voices, phrases, and patterns.
Page 328 Tuning: The process of matching the pitch of two or more instruments when playing in an ensemble. Normally, A3 is tuned to 440 Hz. Utility mode: A mode on the QY700 in which system or MIDI settings can be made.
Page 329: Index
5. Index 5. Index key ... 15 key ... 15 2Band EQ (2 band equalizer) ... 192 2DD ... 302, 316 2HD ... 302, 316 3Band EQ (3 band equalizer) ... 192 AC1 control ... 195, 246 ACCENT note ... 298 All Data ...
Page 330 Effect parameters ... 195 Effect type ... 194 EG ATTCK (EG attack time) ... 180, 185, 234, 238 EG DCAY1/2 (EG decay time 1/2) ... 185 EG DECAY (EG decay time) ... 180 EG RLESE (EG release time) ... 180 Eject button ...
Page 331 5. Index MUTE ... 74 MUTE key ... 15 MUTE mark ... 132 MUTE TRACKS LEVEL ... 295 MW LFO DEPTH A.MOD(Modulation Wheel LFO depth amplitude modulation) ... 179 MW LFO DEPTH F.MOD(Modulation Wheel LFO depth filter modulation) ... 179 MW LFO DEPTH P.MOD(Modulation Wheel LFO depth pitch modulation) ...
Page 332 Send variation to reverb ... 192 Sequence Tracks ... 112, 120 Sequencer ... 295 Sequencer keys ... 14 SetAll ... 133 SFX kit ... 172 SFX voice ... 172 SHF/GT/Vel ... 91 Shift Clock ... 150, 265 Shift Event ... 153, 267 SHIFT key ...
Page 333 5. Index WHITE ROOM ... 194 XG ... 5 XG header ... 306 XG On (XG system on) ... 169 XG parameter out ... 292 XG View ... 132 XG Viewer mark ... 132 ZONE LOW/HIGH ... 299 APPENDIX...

Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual

Setup

Chapter 1. BASIC CONCEPTS

Chapter 2. SONG MODE

Chapter 3. VOICE MODE

Chapter 4. EFFECT MODE

Chapter 5. PATTERN MODE

Chapter 6. UTILITY MODE

Chapter 7. DISK MODE

Appendix

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