Yamaha QY100 Music Sequencer

I got the QY-100 because I don't play keys but needed a full band sound for my demos (I play guitar and write songs). If you have the patience to dig into it, this little sequencer/sound module can do a lot! But the interface is not intuitive. I had to carefully read the manual and with a little trial and error, figured out the basic functions.

One feature I like is being able to find a good style, mute the instruments I don't want to hear, enter a chord and style progression, and wa la! I have a song I can sing and play along with. But step editing is tedious and time consuming (then I should learn to play more instruments huh?) Still, this sounds much better than transposing loops in GarageBand.

The sound quality is good. Some brass and windwood sounds are not convincing, but I do like the pianos, organs, and strings. If you are MIDI-savy, you can play these sounds using a keyboard or MIDI guitar via the MIDI input. Or you can have the internal sequencer play some musical phrases and record the MIDI track into your computer DAW software, then use it to play any of your software instruments.

I found no use for the built-in guitar input and effects, just about any of my processors, hardware- or computer-based, sound better.

The QY-100 can do what a Yamaha keyboard can do, without the keys, and that's why I got it. This is the best drum machine out there, because it's the only one I could find that allows you to substitute any yamaha keyboard sound for a drum. In other words, instead of the limit sounds you get from other drum machines (snares, kicks, symbols, and maybe bass), you get EVERY sound with this thing. So what you can do with this thing is take, for example, the kick on any preset drum loop this thing has, and replace that kick with a trumpet or guitar or strings. And obviously with such an awesome feature like that, it would be important to be able to set the "key" for those other instruments, which this thing does better than any other with its built-in miniature keyboard (look at the photos to see, it has a two octave keyboard of white and block keys) which you can use to "record" the key changes of your sequence. So you take, for example, a preset sequence/loop and you hit "record" and you begin to play along with the keys, and it records that as a song. You can then play back that song in any tempo, and it's like you got a whole band accompanying you. And more than this, this thing has a full-feature synth so you can edit every sound, make it dull, make it echo, add any effect, adjust the equalization of any sound, resonance, cut-off certain frequencies, etc. The only thing I wish this thing would do is light-up better in the dark. It can be hard to see in the dark. I had to use a book-reading light to see it in some live settings. # Amp simulator for killer guitar tone and smooth microphone sound
# Advanced 8-track accompaniment sequencer with an extensive database of more than 4,000 phrases,128 preset styles, and 99 chord templates
# 16-track linear sequencer with a comprehensive set of note processing jobs and in-depth editing capability
# A superb selection of 547 super-sounding voices and 22 drum kits
# SmartMedia memory card data storage.f you're a guitarist, singer, or other instrumentalist who wants an easy way to create great-sounding accompaniment for practice or performance, the QY100 is for you! If you're an artist who needs a versatile song-writing tool for sequencing and music production, the QY100 is perfect for you, too! The QY100 is compact and battery-powered so you can even pop it into your bag or backpack and create and play anywhere, anytime!

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This is the best drum machine out there, because it's the only one I could find that allows you to substitute any yamaha keyboard sound for a drum. In other words, instead of the limit sounds you get from other drum machines (snares, kicks, symbols, and maybe bass), you get EVERY sound with ...

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[deyoungstar]

Way to rock the presets! You really have an ear for music. I would love to her you rap and freestyle! It would be pretty neat. Hilarious!!!

[SteveSpiffler]

@sameman3 you know he is hahahaha... i am

[consultoriakike]

hello friend, I need the data filer QY100 software, what happens is that the move I formatted the pc and lost the software and I can not work, like you could help me? I need it urgently, thank you from now. Greetings

[tw69hands2]

@Klondike282:

I think you need to get a data card to save your songs onto.

[sameman3]

are you stoned or something? 

[skywalkmangeforce]

how do i glide from one note to another with this qy100 with portamento??

[Klondike282]

I have got this QY100 and have a good idea how to use it but after playing back once, my song is gone, where did it go? how do you save?

[Halunlimited]

Are these progressions already in the memory bank of the QY or did you have to use the QY to sequence the patterns first. IE are you pulling these patterns up as factory presets or did you create them from scratch first and then save them to the pads? I'm looking to create auto accompaniments for my regular keyboard so I can play it as if it were an arranger piano similar to a Tyros 3 by hooking up the QY. Thx.

[GeorgePantazis1]

Can we use this to make sounds for the synth?