Yamaha QY70
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| W × H × D (mm) | 188 × 43 × 104[1] |
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| 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.
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External links
- Yamaha QY70 Owner's Manual
- Yamaha QY70 List Book (preset lists and MIDI implementation)
- Yamaha QY70 QY Data Filer Owner's Manual
- Downloading the Latest QY70 Data Filer for Windows (Yamaha support article, which has the Windows 2000 version of the Data Filer, which works on modern Windows)