Yamaha QY100 QY100 System Overview: What It Is and What It Does

QY100 System Overview: What It Is and What It Does
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QY100 System Overview:
What It Is and What It Does
16 Sequencer Tracks
You can individually assign any of the QY100’s 525 normal voices or
22 drum kits to the sequencer tracks and record anything you like via the
micro-keyboard or a MIDI keyboard or other type of MIDI controller con-
nected to the MIDI IN connector. Think of each sequencer track as a “part”
of your composition: the piano part, the bass part, etc. You can separately
record up to 16 parts which can be played back simultaneously to create
This section offers a broad look at the overall QY100 system
and how the various features work together … but if you’d rather
jump right in start playing, skip ahead. Come back and read this sec-
tion when you’re ready.
Sequencer
QY100
Controller
Tone Generator Effects
• 16 sequencer tracks
• 8 accompaniment
tracks
• built-in micro keyboard
• 525 voices
• 22 drum kits
• reverb, delay,
modulation,
distortion, etc
MIDI messages MIDI messages
Audio
signals
LINE OUT/
PHONES
Audio
signals
MIDI
messages
Effects
• reverb, delay,
modulation,
distortion, etc
Audio signals
LINE OUT/
PHONES
Amp Simulator
• 18 guitar setups
• 5 microphone
setups
GUITAR/MIC
INPUT
The Sequencer