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Yamaha • QY700 Sequencer

The QY700 is a high-end Sequencer Workstation released in the mid to late '90's. It's an all-in-one sequencer with a built-in synthesizer, effects, MIDI and tons of memory! The QY700 makes an excellent alternative to computer-based MIDI studios; the QY700 has the power to be the heart of your MIDI studio. Of course such boxes as the Yamaha RS-7000 have come along since the introduction of the QY700 that add more features and capabilities. But the QY700 is nostalgic and still powerful enough to hold up to today's standards!

At it's core, it is a programmable MIDI sequencer. It can store up to 110,000 notes, 48 Tracks (32 Linear, 16 Pattern) and 20 Songs. A built-in 3.5 inch disk drive provides external storage. The sequencer has 64 notes of polyphony which is usually more than enough. The sequencer allows recording in Step, Punch-In, and Realtime with overdubbing features. The tempo can range from 5 to 300 bpm and the Conductor Track is very flexible. Thankfully a fairly large 320 x 240 backlit LCD screen makes entry and editing very easy to see and use.

In addition to controlling your synths via MIDI, the QY700 has it's own Yamaha synth engine inside. Using AWM2 - Advanced Wave Memory - as well as Yamaha's XG format and good old General MIDI sounds, the QY700 has an ample selection of quality digital sounds ready to use! You get nearly 4,000 drums, bass, guitar, and synth sounds. There's even a library of Phrases like intro, fill and ending patterns that you can use. These phrases are highly tweakable and can be made all your own. There's also Chord memory and plenty of built-in effects to use on the internal sounds as well. The QY700 even has a pseudo 2-octave keyboard and assignable mini Pitch/Mod wheels, and programmable foot switches for start, stop, fill, etc. Additional MIDI I/O's and outputs would have been nice, but it's still a capable and musical sequencer.

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Kylemotron

Posted 146 days ago

I have been using the QY700 since 04 and have really fallen hard in love with it. I use it to make all of the music in a project called The Emotron.

veell

Posted 184 days ago

it's hard to understand, but really powerfull machine for lives.
awm2 system has very nice bells and synthetic-drums sounds.

Joey

Posted 236 days ago

I've been using the QY 700 for 2 months (i like it a LOT) and I just ran into my first experience of running out of polyphony, which is sort of a wierd problem for me since I'm used to Software never running out of polyphony. anyway, I like this unit; the sounds are what i wanted and you can make them sound synthy if you want with Cutoff/res. or envelope.

If you can get your hands on one then get it!

aris

Posted 287 days ago

I love the QY! I have both the qy70 and the 700. Soundwise, the only difference between the two is that the 700 (yes, the big one) lacks some of the drum kits that it's smaller sibling has. Other than that they are exactly the same. It reminds me a little of the Cubase for the atari (a little, don't get over excited). With a little editing and layering (two same tracks with different sounds) almost all sounds can become interesting. And the sounds are more easily editable than the qy70's.

alaboeru

Posted 291 days ago

e in venditta ??mi interresa vorrei comprarre uno ??

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