Yamaha QY20 What It Is

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SOUND

OUTPUT

QY20 Modes

SONG MODE

8 tracks: 4 sequencer tracks

+ 4 accompaniment tracks.

PATTERN MODE

Patterns for SONG mode

accompaniment tracks +

ABC auto-accompaniment.

VOICE MODE

AWM tone generator with

100 voices & 8 drum kits.

What It Is …

The QY20 is a complete music production system with tone generator, sequencer, and auto-

accompaniment capability all integrated with a sophisticated control interface. It has 3

modes that provide access to its 3 main functional blocks: the VOICE mode, the SONG

mode, and the PATTERN mode.

1The QY20: What It Is & What It Can Do

Contents

Main SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: NOTICE: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: NAME PLATE LOCATION: Page Contents Creating Original Patterns N Z What It Can Do Page Page 4 Precautions Your QY20 will give you years of reliable service if you follow the simple rules given below: Location Power Supply Turn Power OFF When Making Connections Service and Modification Cleaning Electrical Interference Data Backup 6 About This Manual Page QY20 Modes What It Is VOICE Mode SONG Mode 10 1. PATTERN Mode 2. What It Can Do Page Page Setting Up: Power & Connections Power Supply Setting Up Your System Z Power Supply Using Batteries X C When to Replace the Batteries 18 Using a Power Adaptor m Setting Up Your System The Connectors 20 Audio Connections 22 MIDI Connections Page The Controls Front Panel E FGABCD 1+1 CC 26 Page 28 Page 30 9 Micro Keyboard 32 Page Page Page Page Try Out the Voices Making Voice-to-Trac k Assignments The Mute Buttons 38 The Pan Pots 40 The Faders Easy Accompaniment for Other Instruments Selecting & Playing the Preset Patterns X C 44 V Page 46 B N Changing Chords Z X 48 C Actually, you can press the chord type key and then the root key, the order doesnt matter. E FGABCD CC Example: Enter a G7 chord. If you enter only the chord root without a chord type, the result will be a major chord. 50 V B Muting Tracks Record a Complete Accompaniment Realtime Accompaniment Recording Page 54 V B N 56 < > [ 58 ? Step Accompaniment Recording Z 60 V B N Page Page 64 Page Page Page 68 Page 70 Rpt Step Record Repeats Page Page Page 74 Using the QY20 As a Drum Machine Page Creating Original Patterns Recording an Original ABC Pattern Realtime Pattern Recording Z Page 80 V N 82 Page 84 M < > 86 Z Step Pattern Recording Page 88 V Press the [/] key to begin recording. The step record display shown below will appear. N 90 M < Page 92 > 94 Playback In the Pattern Mode Patterns can be played in the PATTERN mode in much the same way as they are in the SONG mode. Accompaniment Without the Limitations of ABC The Pattern Jobs Page 98 1: eeee eeee eeeeeeee 2: 100 3: 4: 5: 102 6: 7: 104 8: Page Creating a Complete Song Recording the Sequencer Tracks The Song Jobs Recording the Sequencer Tracks Preparing to Record Voice Assignments Realtime Sequencer T rac k Recor ding 110 V 112 N < 114 Step Sequencer T rac k Recording 116 V B 118 N M Page 120 < The Song Jobs Page 124 1: 2: 126 3: eeee eeee eeeeeeee 4: 128 5: 6: 7: 130 8: 9: 132 10: 11: 134 12: 13: 136 14: Page Page Engaging the Edit Mode Page 142 Change Mode Editing 144 Page 146 Insert Mode Editing Z X C 148 V B Page 150 Page 152 Page 154 N < M Page Page Accessing the Utility Mode Page 160 System Parameters Page 162 Bulk Dump 164 ABC Zone Memory Initialize 166 Page 168 As a Tone generator Module Page 170 As an ABC Expander Appendix 172 Voice List Voice # Voice Name Normal GM Piano Chromatic Percussion Organ Guitar Voice # Voice Name Normal GM Pipe Synth Lead Synth Pad Voice # Voice Name Normal GM Synth Effects Drum Kit List (Note# 29 55) 174 pgm# 1 9 17 25 26 Note Dr1/Standard Set Dr2/Pop Set Dr3/Power Set Dr4/Process Set Dr5/Analog Set 1 pgm# 1 33 41 49 Note Dr1/Standard Set Dr6/Analog Set 2 Dr7/Jazz Set Dr8/Brush Set 176 Drum Kit List (Note# 56 82) pgm# 1 9 17 25 26 Note Dr1/Standard Set Dr2/Pop Set Dr3/Power Set Dr4/Process Set Dr5/Analog Set 1 pgm# 1 33 41 49 Note Dr1/Standard Set Dr6/Analog Set 2 Dr7/Jazz Set Dr8/Brush Set Preset Pattern List 178 Dance Ballad Rock & Pop ABC Fingering Chart Chord Type 3-note Chord 4-note Chord 5-note Chord Comments (for C chords) 180 ABC Fingering Chart Chord Type 3-note Chord 4-note Chord 5-note Chord Comments (for C chords) Troubleshooting 182 Symptom Possible Causes Error Messages 184 Specifications Sequencer Tone Generator 186 Index D E A B F G I L M N O P Q R S T U V 190 FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! 3. NOTE: CANADA ADVARSEL! VARNING VAROITUS MIDDLE & SOUTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICA EUROPE ASIA HEAD OFFICE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST OCEANIA