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== Tips ==
* The QY70 can be used as a MIDI sound module (controlled e.g. by a computer). Since settings for parts (e.g. instrument assignments) and effects are always stored in the current song, you may want to set aside one of the user songs for sound module use, so you won't mess up one of your compositions. You may also find the "Clear Song" job to be frequently useful as a way to manually reset the settings (instead of sending a GM Reset or XG Reset).
* The QY70 does ''not'' have [[TG300B mode]], so it is not [[Roland GS]] compatible. If you want that feature, don't need a sequencer, and want something similarly portable, the [[Yamaha MU15]] or [[Yamaha MU10]] might be of interest.
* Once you've added user phrases to a pattern, you can't change the length (number of bars). However, copying one pattern to another works around this. This may be useful for shortening or lengthening a pattern.


== References ==
== References ==

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Yamaha QY70
W × H × D (mm) 188 × 43 × 104[1]
Rack units (Not a rack module; fits in 1U)
Weight 520g (without batteries)[1]
Type Portable MIDI sequencer with integrated GM/XG tone generator
Keyboard 25 micro-keys[1] (not velocity sensitive)
Manufacturer Yamaha
Release date 1997
Standards General MIDI
Yamaha XG
Parts 24[1] (8 reserved for pattern tracks)
Max polyphony 32[1]
Normal presets 519[1]
Drum presets 20[1]
Effects Reverb (11 types)[1]
Chorus (11 types)[1]
Variation (43 types)[1]
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The Yamaha QY70 is a portable MIDI sequencer with an integrated tone generator (portable MIDI workstation) introduced by Yamaha in 1997. It is the first portable sequencer in the Yamaha QY series to support Yamaha XG. Like most earlier QY series models, it features a large, non-backlit graphic LCD allowing for convenient visual editing of tracks, patterns, mixing, effects, and so on. (It does not feature a piano roll, however; MIDI events are visualised as a list/table.)

The sequencer features 16 "normal"[2] song sequencer tracks, 8 pattern phrase tracks, 768 preset patterns (128 preset styles with 6 sections each), 384 user-editable patterns, 4,167 preset phrases, up to 48 user phrases per user style, support for 26 types of chords, and 99 built-in chord progressions (a song can also contain a custom chord progression instead).[1] The sequencer features both step sequencing and real-time recording, including a "multi" mode in which 16 tracks (16 MIDI channels) can be recorded to simultaneously.[2]

A version of "QY Data Filer" is included,[1] a piece of computer software which simplifies backing up and restoring the data on the device, and also allows importing or exporting songs as Standard MIDI Files.

Additional photos

Left side of the QY70
Right side of the QY70

Tips

  • The QY70 can be used as a MIDI sound module (controlled e.g. by a computer). Since settings for parts (e.g. instrument assignments) and effects are always stored in the current song, you may want to set aside one of the user songs for sound module use, so you won't mess up one of your compositions. You may also find the "Clear Song" job to be frequently useful as a way to manually reset the settings (instead of sending a GM Reset or XG Reset).
  • The QY70 does not have TG300B mode, so it is not Roland GS compatible. If you want that feature, don't need a sequencer, and want something similarly portable, the Yamaha MU15 or Yamaha MU10 might be of interest.
  • Once you've added user phrases to a pattern, you can't change the length (number of bars). However, copying one pattern to another works around this. This may be useful for shortening or lengthening a pattern.

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Yamaha QY70 Owner's Manual, pages 229 and 230.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Yamaha QY70 Owner's Manual, pages 6.

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