SEGA"SPACE HARRIER"from"MAIN THEME" YAMAHA MODX7 Version

Published on Jul 20, 2019

SEGAの体感ゲーム「SPACE HARRIER」のBGM "MAIN THEME"を、YAMAHA MODX7で演奏させてみました。
オリジナルのFM音源YM2203+SEGA PCMをMODX7で演奏するにあたり、FM音源パートは、MODX7のFM-X音源で、サンプリング音源のベースもFM-X音源で、PCMドラムサウンドは、MODX7のAWM2音源のドラムキット"8Z RX11"を使ってます。
シーケンスデータは、YAMAHA QY700で作成しました。
完成したシーケンスデータをSMF形式のデータで保存して、パソコンを使ってUSBメモリーに書き移し、USBメモリーからMODX7の内蔵シーケンサーに読み込んでます。
一番苦労したのは、やっぱりFM音源の音色です。
まず、OPN系FM音源YM2203のパラメーターをOPP系FM音源YM2164を搭載するYAMAHA DX21に移植しました。
次にDX21で作った音色を、OPS系FM音源YM2128を搭載するDX7に移植しました。
そしてDX7で作った音色を、YAMAHA FM Converterを使って、MODX7のFM-X音源に変換しました。
MODX7はDX7の音色を使う事が出来るので、DX7で音色を完成させれば、そのままMODX7に音色を持ってくることが出来ます。
このように、80年代のアーケードゲームで使われたFM音源サウンドも、上位音源のFM-X音源でも再現する事は可能です。
2019年現在の最新のFM-X音源で作ったSPACE HAPPIERの曲を、ぜひ聴いて下さいね♪
そして、出来たらスピーカーで聴いて欲しいです。

Googlish:

I tried to play BGM "MAIN THEME" of SEGA's experience game "SPACE HARRIER" on YAMAHA MODX7.
When playing the original FM sound source YM2203 + SEGA PCM on MODX7, the FM sound source part is the FM-X sound source of MODX7, the sampling sound source base is the FM-X sound source, the PCM drum sound is the drum of AWM2 sound source of MODX7 I am using the kit "8Z RX11".
Sequence data was created on the YAMAHA QY700.
Save the completed sequence data as SMF format data, transfer it to a USB memory using a PC, and load it from the USB memory to the MODX7's built-in sequencer.
The hardest part is the tone of the FM sound source.
First, the parameters of the OPN FM source YM2203 were ported to the YAMAHA DX21 equipped with the OPP FM source YM2164.
Next, the tone created with the DX21 was ported to the DX7 equipped with the OPS FM source YM2128.
Then I used the YAMAHA FM Converter to convert the sound I created with DX7 to MOD-X's FM-X sound source.
Since MODX7 can use the tone of DX7, if you complete the tone with DX7, you can bring the tone to MODX7 as it is.
In this way, it is possible to reproduce FM sound source sounds used in arcade games of the 80's as well as upper sound source FM-X sound sources.
Please listen to the SPACE HAPPIER song made with the latest FM-X sound source as of 2019 ♪
And I want you to listen with the speaker if you can.

Yamaha QY700 Music Sequencer w/ Yamaha Branded Gig Bag

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via this Reverb listing

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"This very good condition QY700 is an excellent sequencer that can still get the job done. It's certainly different than an MPC or other arranger device, but it's got some built in sounds that still kick some serious butt."

You can find posts featuring the Yamaha QY700 here.

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Yamaha QY700 Sequencer/awm2 module

YouTube via hilltree
"Yamaha qy700 test
Music is a Edgar Froese -tangerine dream/stuntman midi impementation test.
Made and recorded at the Hilltree studio netherlands
More at www.groenewoudnet.nl"

SEGA「SPACE HARRIER」より「MAIN THEME」をFM SOUND CHIP”YM2608”で演奏しました♪

Published on Apr 2, 2017 NozMusic

Kicks in at :19.

"1985年に、セガから体感ゲーム第２弾としてリリースされたシューティングゲーム「SPACE HARRIER（スペースハリアー）」より「MAIN THEME」を、SPFM Light+OPNA(YM2608)モジュールを使って、YAMAHAシーケンサー「QY700」のMIDIシーケンスで演奏させてみました。"

Googlish:

"Using MAIN THEME", SPFM Light + OPNA (YM2608) module from the shooting game 'SPACE HARRIER (Space Harrier)' released as the second game of Sega from the Sega in 1985, YAMAHA sequencer 'QY 700' I tried to play with MIDI sequence. "

via Wikipedia:

"YM2608, a.k.a. OPNA, is a sixteen-channel sound chip developed by Yamaha. It's a member of Yamaha's OPN family of FM synthesis chips, and the successor to the YM2203. It was notably used in NEC's PC-8801/PC-9801 series computers.

The YM2608 comprises four internal modules:

FM Sound Source, a six-channel FM synthesis sound system, based on the YM2203
SSG Sound Source, a complete internal implementation of the Yamaha YM2149/SSG, a variant of the popular AY-3-8910/PSG for producing three channels of square wave synthesis.
ADPCM Sound Source, a single channel for samples in 8-bit ADPCM format at a sampling rate between 2–16 kHz
Rhythm Sound Source, a six-channel ADPCM system, enabling playback of six percussion "rhythm tones" from a built-in ROM
The FM Sound Source module includes six concurrent FM channels (voices, twice as many as the Yamaha YM2203), four operators per channel, with dual interrupt timers and an LFO. It also includes eight possible operator interconnections, or algorithms, for producing different types of instrument sounds.

The SSG, or Software-controlled Sound Generator, is Yamaha's YM2149 programmable sound generator. The YM2608 includes the SSG's 3 sound channels and dual 8-bit GPIO ports.

The YM2608 is used with a YM3016 stereo DAC..."

SEGA「SUPER HANG-ON」より「OUTRIDE A CRISIS」DX100&TX7&RX11 Versio

Published on Sep 1, 2018 NozMusic

"SEGA SUPER HANG-ON from 'OUTRIDE A CRISUS'

MUSIC COMPOSER:Katsuhiro Hayashi(ファンキーK.H.)

PIANO:YAMAHA DX100 (BANK A TONE NO.4 Elec Grand)
BASS:YAMAHA TX7 (YAMAHA DX7 TONE NO.2 BRASS 2)
DRUM:YAMAHA RX11

MUSIC SEQUENCER:YAMAHA QY700

MIDI DATA PROGRAMMING:Taichi Nozawa(NOZ)"

DRACULA'S CASTLE FM SYNTHESIZER ARRANGE Demonstration♪

Published on Mar 27, 2020 NozMusic

2020年1月25日と26日に開催されたゲームインパクト主催「のみの市」in東京にて、私が音楽制作を担当した、ゲームボーイ用ゲームソフト「ドラキュラの城GB」FMシンセサイザーアレンジCDの発売を記念として、イベント会場で演奏した時の様子です。
当日、イベント会場にご来場出来なかった方には、会場の雰囲気をご覧になって頂けたらと思います。

～演奏機材～
シンセサイザー
YAMAHA DX21
YAMAHA MODX7

シーケンサー
YAMAHA QY700

ドラキュラの城GBのFMシンセサイザーアレンジCDは、ゲームインパクト公式サイトで販売中です♪
https://www.gameimpact.info/dracula/

Roland Chorus Echo SRE- 555

YouTube via vectorass | October 15, 2010

"Roland Chorus Echo SRE- 555 meets old sampler Roland S-770. The track sequenced from Yamaha QY700."

Yamaha QY700 sequencer

via this auction

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the turning point

All Yamaha FS1r, 8 voices.

Update: track notes:

"Looking back at '15, I find it hard to believe that I've spent over 6mths analysing ONE 16-note arp!!!

It took me quite a while to understand the shape of the arp, by stretching it, compressing it, inverting it etc using only an event-list editor. Things started to click when I began to separate out the frequencies in the arp and assign them to different voices. The rhythms that already existed in the arp, became better defined.

I used the matrixsynth fs1r editor [here] to create some of the envelopes. There's no patch library feature on this app yet, so there was still a vast amount of buttonwork on the synths - yes, I used a pair of fsir modules and a QY700, nothing else whatsoever apart from the amp and monitors.

Being limited to 8 voices was a real challenge. We know that two oscillators produce a more complex sound than one, and I upped this massively by allowing 2 voices for the pad. The sub-bassline and the kick drum take up another 2, so that's one machine used up already, meaning that I only had 4 voices for everything else.

The levels of complexity needed in a sound, to make it interesting, should also not be underestimated, and required efficient use of fseq, lfo, and fx assignments. There's no cc happening, variation was produced using lfo to freq mod, amp mod, filter mod, and for the drum tracks, 32quantise against 16accent up, which are preset templates on the QY700."

Hilltree - arpegiator [Jean michel Jarre cover]

YouTube via hilltree

"Nice Jean michel Jarre cover recorded at the Hilltree Studio netherlands.If you want to listen to a realistic copy of this JMJ track, you better listen to the master himself ;) This is just a sunday afternoon jam track, made with the yamaha qs300 and qy700.....p.s no arpeggiator was used for this track, More synth music at http://wwwgroenewoudnet.nl"

Yamaha QR10 Synthesizer Sampler Drum Machine

via this auction
"It has 69 great digital instruments of many types, with an additional 2 slots for 2 sampled voices of your choice! Also has one large drumkit with over 60 drum and percussion sounds. It's very light and portable and in good condition, with some normal wear around the edges, bottom and some scuffs on the cover over the LCD screen. It will run on 6 AA batteries or a power supply (neither included here).

You can use the QR-10s small rubber keys on the face of it (same type of keys as on the QY300 & QY700) to play and enter data into it, or hook a controller keyboard of any type that has MIDI. There is a high quality speaker also built in, that sounds great and an input for your guitar / mic / keys or other instrument that you plug into it."

Higher Levels by Moognase/Blipmusik

New album from supporting member, Moognase

"The album 'Higher Levels' was created using three different Yamaha QY sequencers, the QY700, QY100 and QY70. The album is a fun collection of pieces dating from 1997 to 2020.

The music this time around is a bit more folky and closer to traditional music (and even circus music) than my usual material. The music was composed in a number of countries – Germany, Ireland, UK, Cyprus, and Canada, and reflects various musical influences."

https://moognase.bandcamp.com/album/higher-levels

Yamaha Gear List and Timeline

Via GetLoFi. Kick ass find by Circuit Master. The list also includes key technology introductions like PASS (Pulse Analog Synthesizer System for the CS series). Wow! I never knew they refered it to PASS. Some key points below just in case they delete the list on us (have fun spotting your favorites : ).

1962 Fist product on their list
D-2

1966 Silicon transistor
E-2, A-3

1970 IC (Integrated Circuit)
EX-42, B-6E, B12, B-12R, E-3R, YC-20, YC-30

1975 LSI (Large Scale IC)
VCO, VCF, VCA (Voltage Control Technology)
GX-1, CSY-2, BK-2

1977 PASS(Pulse Analog Synthesizer System)
E-30, E-50, E-70, EX-1, EX-2, A-40, A-60, B-40, B-60, B-45, C-40, C-60, D-80, CS-50, CS-60, CS-80, CP20, CS-10, CS-30, CS-30L, SS30

1981 FM Tone Generator (Frequency Modulation System)
E-75, E-45, 6000, PS-10, PS-20, PS-30, GS1, GS2, CS-70M, CP11, CP25, CP35, SK15

1982 CD
A-505, B-205, B-405, B-605, B-805, C-405, C-605, 7000, HS-200, HS-500, PS-30B, PS-3(I),(S), PC-100, PSS-30, MP-1, HS-400, HS-501, PS-300, CE20, CS01, SY20, CE25, CP11W, CP7

1983 VLSI (Very Large Scale IC) MIDI
FX-1, FX-3, FX-10, FX-20, FS-100, FS-200, FS-300, FS-500, MR-1, PC-50, PS-35, PS-35S, PS-55, PS-55S, PC-1000, MK-100, YP-10, YP-20, YP-30, YP-40 · DX7, DX9, PF12, KX1, DX1, PF10, PF15

1987 AWM Tone Generator (Sampling System)
HS-4, HS-5, HS-6, HS-7, HS-8, HX-1, HX-3, HX-5, CHX-1, CVP-10, CVP-6, CVP-8, CLP-500, CLP-100, CVP-100MA, CVP-100PE, PSS-130, PSS-470, PSS-570, PSR-22, PSR-32, PSR-12, PSS-370, VSS-30, PSR-80, PSR-90, DSR-1, RX17, DX7S, TX802, ARM1, QX3, DX7-2C, WX7, RX7, V2, PF85, TX16W, TX1P

1991 GM MD
EL-30, EL-50, EL-70, EL-90, CVP-55, CVP-65, CVP-35, CVP-45, CVP-75, YPP-15, YPP-35, PSR-31, PSR-100, PSR-200, PSR-400, PSR-500, PSS-102, PSS-104, DD-11, PSR-6700, RY30, SY99, TG100

1993 VA Tone Generator (Physical Modeling System)
EL-20, EL-27, CVP-25, CVP-83, CVP-85, CVP-87, DD-3, PSR-110, PSR-210, PSR-300, PSR-310, PSR-410, PSR-510, PSR-1700, PSR-2700, TG300, VL1, CBX-K3, CBX-S3, CBX-D5, CBX-302

1996 SoftSynthesizer
CLP-311, CLP-411, CLP-511, CLP-611, CLP-811, CLP-911, DD-50, PSR-190, PSR-220, PSR-230, PSR-78, AR-100 · G1D, G50, P50m, QY700, VL70m, CS1x, CBX-PCC10, MU90, MU90B

1998 FS Tone Generator (FM + Formant Shaping System)
EL-900, CLP-810S, CLP-820, CLP-840, CLP-860, CLP-880, CVP-600, PSR-195, PSR-225, PSR-79, PSR-D1, EX5, P-200, EX5R, EX7, WX5, FS1R, CS2x, EX5S, RM1x, SU700, CBX-K2, MU100B, MU128, MU15, SW1000XG

2004 Internet Direct Connection
ELS-01/01C(STAGEA), CVP-309, CVP-307, CVP-305, CVP-303, CVP-301, PSR-3000, PSR-1500, PSR-450, PSR-295, PSR-293, PSR-175, DGX-505, DGX-305, DGX-205, DGX-203, DD-55C