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FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE : DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply Battery Notice: This product MAY contain a small non-re- adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. service representative to perform the replacement. one could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over power or This Product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being recommended! If you
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18 Channel Assignment s ...................................................... . Precaution s ................................................. . Playback Effect s ............................................................... . 18 n . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 20 g ....................................................................... . About Thi s l ..................................... . ......................
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Patterns — Editing Songs & Phrase s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part 1 : Accompaniment Basic s ............... . 55 d ............ . 104 n Moving Aroun d ...................................................... . 105 g , ” , & “Sections ” . . . .. . . . . . . . . 55 Change Mode Editin g . 106 Loading the Pre-programmed Patterns From Dis k ..... . 55 g Event s ...................................................... . 107 Selecting & Playing Pattern s . 57 ...............
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MIDI Connections Location • When connecting the QY300 to MIDI equip- Do not expose the QY300 to the following condi- ment, be sure to use high-quality cables made tions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or especially for MIDI data transmission. more serious damage. • Avoid MIDI cables longer than about 15 meters. Longer cables can pick up electrical noise that • Direct sunlight (e.g. near a window). can causes data errors. • High temperatures (e.g. near a heat source, out- side, or in a car d
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again, or push the disk back into the slot and then Data Backup repeat the eject procedure carefully. • The QY300 contains a special long-life battery • Do not insert anything but floppy disks into the that retains the contents of its internal memory disk drive. Other objects may cause damage to even when the power is turned OFF. The backup the disk drive or the floppy disk. battery should last for several years. When the backup battery needs to be replaced “Battery Low” will appear on the displ
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The following simple icons are used throughout this manual to draw attention to important points and information where necessary. The icons also make it easier to differentiate be- tween information that ‘you should read immediately’ and information that can be skipped until later, hopefully helping you to become familiar with the QY300 in the quickest, most efficient manner possible. This icon warns of possible hardware damage, software malfunction, or any other serious problem that may occur d
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The QY300 is more than just a sequencer. It is a complete music production system with a all integrated with a sophisticated control interface. It also features a floppy disk drive for convenient data storage and retrieval, and a built-in micro-keyboard for easy programming without an external MIDI keyboard. Sequencer Functions The QY300 sequencer has 16 “normal” sequencer tracks to which you can individually assign any of the internal voices and record either via the QY300’s own micro keyboard
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Voices & Effects The QY300’s internal AWM tone generator provides 128 top-quality voices plus 8 complete drum kits with different drum and percussion instruments assigned to different notes. You can assign any of these voices to the sequencer tracks and phrases, or play them directly from an external keyboard or other MIDI controller via the MIDI interface. The QY300 also features a high- See “VOICE LISTS AND quality internal DSP (Digital Signal Processor) system which provides a range MIDI DATA
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Power Supply Your QY300 comes supplied with a Yamaha PA-1207 optional AC adaptor. Plug the DC output cable from the AC adaptor into the DC IN jack on the rear panel, then plug the adaptor into a convenient wall AC power socket. It is also a good idea to clip the adaptor’s DC cable into the cable clip on the QY300 rear panel to minimize the possibility of accidentally unplugging the cable during operation. • Do not attempt to use an AC adaptor other than the sup- plied unit or an appropriate re-
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Setting Up Your System What you will connect the QY300 to, and what you will connect to the QY300, will depend entirely on your individual requirements. A few examples are provided below to help you get started. The Connectors MIDI IN & OUT Connectors If you plan to use a MIDI keyboard or other instrument to play and program the QY300, it should be connected to QY300 MIDI IN connector (see “MIDI Connections,” below). The MIDI OUT connector can be connected to an ex- ternal tone generator or synt
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Audio Connections The simplest way to monitor the QY300 sound is via a pair of stereo head- phones (1/4” stereo phone plug type) plugged into the PHONES jack. If want to use an external stereo sound system, however, use the L/MONO and R OUTPUT jacks. Since the QY300 output jacks are 1/4” phone types, you might have to use adaptors to connect to a sound system with different input Make sure that both the connector s — e.g. RCA type pin jacks. You can connect the QY300 directly to QY300 and your s
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Although it has a built-in tone generator, the QY300 can drive external tone generators and synthesizers just like any other MIDI sequencer or music com- puter. You can even combine the internal voices with those produced by exter- nal equipment. Connect the QY300 MIDI OUT connector to the MIDI IN connector of a single external device, or the first in a “chain” of devices you want to control. The MIDI THRU connector of the first device in the chain MIDI cables when connecting MIDI de- should the
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The QY300 has fairly simple, consistent control interface that, once understood, makes operation fast and easy, no matter what operation you are performing. If you read through this section carefully, and try out the procedures in the Try this: sections, you should have no problem accessing and operating the QY300’s many advanced features. POWER Switch LCD Display & CONTRAST Control Press in to turn the QY300 on, and press again to turn it This large multi-function liquid crystal display panel o
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Mode Keys Cursor and [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] These six keys select the QY300’s main operating This block of six keys includes four cursor keys — the modes: ones labeled with the triangular arrow-heads — and two data decrement/increment keys. SONG The main “sequencer” mode in which the QY300’s 16 The cursor keys move the “cursor” around the dis- play screen, highlighting the various parameters that back. Pattern, chord, and tempo changes are also recorded are available for editing (the QY300 cursor
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Sequencer Keys Numeric Keypad & Enter Key The sequencer keys control recording and playback in These keys allow direct entry of numeric values where applicable. Enter the required value via the numeric the SONG, PATTERN, and PHRASE modes. keys — the entered number will flash on the display — REC Activates the record-ready mode in the QY300 SONG and PHRASE then press the [ENTER] key to actually enter the speci- modes. The red REC key indicator will light, then recording will begin as soon as the
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Playback in the QY300 SONG mode involves much more than simply starting and stopping playback. You have extensive control over a number of important parameters that dramati- cally affect the final sound. Use the demo song provided on the QY300 data disk to try out the various features and functions described in this section. Before you begin, be sure to select the SONG mode by pressing the [SONG] mode Play the Demo Song If for some, reason the The QY300 is shipped with a demonstration song and t
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Play the Demo Song Press the key to start playback. The demo will automatically stop when it finishes, or you can press the key to stop playback at any time. For continuous “loop” playback — i.e. playback of the song will repeat until stopped by pressing the key — hold the [SHIFT] key. The loop playback symbol will appear to the right of the song name. 9 key while pressing the Loop Playback
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Location The QY300 lets you locate any measure within a song quickly and easily in three ways: The Measure/Beat Parameter The large number to the left of the colon in this parameter is the measure number and the small number to the right of the shows the number of the current quarter-note beat within the current measure during playback and re- cording. To go directly to any measure within a song, place the cursor at the measure number and use the [-1/NO] and [+1/YES] keys, the data dial, or the
