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Professional Sequencer
A large 53,000- note memory with S-RAM back up for maximum of ten user songs. 16 sequencing tracks and 8 pattern tracks. Chord track and a tempo track. The QY300 allows you to quantize, clock shift and create customized swing, gate and velocity values in real time. Editing features include copy and paste jobs for specified phrase and passage between a sequencer track and phrases as well as between songs.
Innovative Data Base
3093-phrase data-base enables you to select just the right musical passage. This large data-base includes drum, percussion, bass, guitar and keyboard phrases you use to create your own accompaniment. Create, edit and store 100 personalized phrases. The floppy disk supplied patterns consist of 100 programmed style variations from Rave to Rock, Rumba to Reggae and much more. Each style offers eight options including Intro., Normal, Variation, four Fills, and Ending phrases for custom accompaniment production. You can make a maximum of 100 personalized styles, with eight sections each. These original styles can be stored on a floppy disk for future use.
Harmonious Music
Twenty-seven chord types from major to minor and diminished to augmented and more are available. The QY300 can re-harmonize phrases and patterns according to any chords you select in the pattern track.
Easy Access Interface
Easy access interface and large LCD graphic display allow accurate procedures to be done quickly and easily. Menu buttons, Data and Shuttle dials, cursor buttons and numeric computer style keys are included for fast location, selection and edit procedures.
Tone Generator
Top quality GM compatible 128 voice AWM tone generator with 8 drum kits plus an integrated effects processor based on Yamaha's proven DSP technology. The built-in mini-keyboard to produce up to 28-note polyphony with Dynamic Voice Allocation.
Data Storage and Compatibility
Equipped with a 2DD 3.5" floppy disk drive so that you can store, retrieve and organize large amounts of musical data. It loads and saves in Standard MIDI File and ESEQ formats including Yamaha's Clavinova.
Sequencer/ No. of Tracks Song mode: 19 tracks (TR1...TR16, Pattern, Chord, Tempo) Pattern mode: 8 tracks (TR1...TR8) Phrase mode: 1 track
Sequencer/ Data Capacity Approximately 53,000 notes (battery-backed) 10 songs. 800 user patterns (100 styles x 8 sections) 100 user phrases.
Sequencer/ Preset Phrases 3093 phrases
Sequencer/ Record Modes Realtime, Step, Punch-in
Sequencer/ Preset Chords 28 types (including "thru")
Sequencer/ Note Resolution 96 clocks per quarter note
Sequencer/ Polyphony 32 notes
Sequencer/ Play effect Quantize, Swing, Transpose, Clock Shift, Gate Time Modify, Velocity Modify
Finger Chord Chord Root, Chord Type, On Bass, Original Bass
Sequence File Format QY3000 Original Format, ESEQ, SMF
Tone Generator/ Type AWM (Advanced Wave Memory)
Tone Generator/ Max. Polyphony 28 notes (with dynamic voice allocation)
Tone Generator/Multi-timbre Parts Song mode:24 (sequence track 16 + pattern 8) Pattern mode:8 Phrase mode:single
Tone Generator/ Voices 128 normal voices (GM Level 1) and 8 drum kits
Tone Generator/ Effect Parameters Hall 1, Hall 2 , Room 1, Room 2, Plate 1, Plate 2, Delay 1, Delay 2
Display 64 x 240 dot graphic liquid crystal display
External Memory 3.5" 2DD- type floppy disk drive
Connectors Phones Output x 2 (L/Mono, R) DC In MIDI In, Out
Power Supply PA-1207 or equivalent AC adaptor
Dimensions 343 (W) x 238.2 (D) x 64.7 (H) mm (13-1/2" (W) x 9-3/8" (D) x 2-1/2" (H))
Weight 2.1 kg (4 lbs 10 oz)
I love the QY series of sequencers from Yamaha .. still using my QY700 in its current permanent rig (QY700+Machinedrum+Indigo2==synth nirvana!)
ReplyDeleteOne thing is for sure, even though the QY's were made in the 90's for the MIDI world, they still keep on ticking and are as valuable an asset as ever before in a modern, bloated, studio rig. If you have a chance to pick one up, don't overlook the utility of using it as a remote, separate workstation for your favourite MIDI synths, and ignore all the DAW'ification of things .. having such a rig, in a permanent sort of configuration, can be a godsend when you're out of inspiration and just want something to get some ideas down, or noodle around, without waiting for a bootup, plugin-dir scan, email check, etc. .. ;)
anyway, the QY300 is a lovely little beast, but keep an eye out for the QY700 .. and maybe i'll do a little video demo of my holy-trinity rig for a future matrixsynth expo on the QY sequencer love ..
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(jay vaughan)
Can Yamaha QY300 Play the sequence of my Yamaha QY700
DeleteQY70 was my baby for a long time. The 300 seems to have a lot in common with it. There are things I miss on Yams newer sequencers, and why I probably keep a QY70 around even though a lot of sequncer functionalty has been passed on down, but not all, there were some cool things in the QYs. I miss the swing quantizer, chord changes and sequencing of chords, "jump"ing parts of measures too. Be intresting to get a 300 just to see how much of it was difrent or passed along, hmmm...
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qy300 is not so cool as qy700
ReplyDeletei've tryed qy300 for a week - it's not intuitive at all actually
Can anyone please tell me whether the power input for a Yamaha QY300 has the positive charge in the middle or on the outside of the jack or connection into the instrument? One can tell by looking at the specifications on the power adaptor (I lost mine and need a replacement). Thanks. Greetings from Aalst, Belgium.
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ReplyDeleteSorry, I forgot to mention that it was a Yamaha QY300 that I was talking about. See ya,
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I have the QY-300 and can not figure out how to get the loop icon to come up or play demo songs, on page 8 of the manual it says to hold shift and press a key that looks like a circle with a c shape inside, I can not figure which key that is, there is a picture of that key on page 8 , where is that key, I would pay anyone to help me with a video of basic functions, I can not make any sense of the manual, I need help to create loops and songs but am getting nowhere, weriously I will pay well up front, help me.
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ReplyDeleteI have the QY-300 and can not figure out how to get the loop icon to come up or play demo songs, on page 8 of the manual it says to hold shift and press a key that looks like a circle with a c shape inside, I can not figure which key that is, there is a picture of that key on page 8 , where is that key, I would pay anyone to help me with a video of basic functions, I can not make any sense of the manual, I need help to create loops and songs but am getting nowhere, seriously I will pay well up front, help me.
ReplyDeleteHow's that QY300 working out for you, Bubba?
DeleteI have had mine since 1996 and when now for the first time changing battery I lost all the patches and sounds, so searchingthe internet I found the upgrading and now are to install the USB function on my QY300, thank ful for links on how and to get files and patches?
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