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Features of the QY700
XG tone generator for rich expressiveness
The QY700 features an XG-compatible tone generator with 491 high-quality voices and 3 high-quality effect systems,
providing the rich expressiveness that you expect from XG.
Wide range of compatibility
The QY700’s tone generator section is compatible with XG and with the GM system level 1 tone generator format. The
sequencer section is compatible with ESEQ and SMF (Standard MIDI File) formats 0/1. Playback data that was
created on the QS300 music synthesizer can also be played back on the QY700. You can also playback commercially
available “XG-compatible song data” for additional enjoyment.
GM System Level 1
“GM System Level 1” is a standard specification that defines the arrangement of voices in a tone generator and its
MIDI functionality, ensuring that data can be played back with substantially the same sounds on any GM-compatible
tone generator, regardless of its manufacturer or model.
Tone generators and song data that meet the “GM System Level 1” bear this GM logo.
XG
“XG” is a tone generator format that expands the voice arrangement of the “GM System Level 1” specification to meet
the ever-increasing demands of today’s computer peripheral environment, providing richer expressive power while
maintaining upward compatibility of data. “XG” greatly expands “GM System Level 1” by defining the ways in which
voices are expanded or edited and the structure and type of effects.
When commercially available song data bearing the XG logo is played back on a tone generator which bears the XG
logo, you will enjoy a full musical experience that includes unlimited expansion voices and effect functions.