Creating a song on Yamaha QY70 and Roland JD-08

[@bopfrog]

Overcome the hesitation while switching patterns by using only one style. Enter the style (left) in the pattern sequencer only once. Following this enter only the part ( intro, main a, etc.) into the right hand section WITHOUT reentering the style name (left). This circumvents the need to expand the pattern tracks (which uses considerable memory). Great track. Peace

[@mr_floydst]

Thank you very much! Pinned. :)

[@grunntalll]

Damn i dont understand What this means at all 😅

[@mr_floydst]

There's a short pause in music playback each time the song moves to the next pattern if you create a pattern track the way I show in this video. Avoid switching the style, as Charles suggest, and that problem doesn't occur.

[@monx]

same applies to QY700

[@brainguy5132]

I have a qy70 but haven’t used it much yet. This content is super helpful and inspiring. Thanks!

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! Glad it was helpful!

[@tuesss]

Came for the QY70, stayed for the song. Amazing work!

[@mr_floydst]

Thank you very much!

[@sharonesway]

So good man. So inspiring. I own the QY70. Its the coolest midi music maker on earth. You do such a great job teaching it. Thank You !!

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! :-)

[@lovelost28]

Hi, please more video on exploring the capabilities of QY70 and it application, make a playlist of it if you can! I just got one recently and this little unit surprised me, it can be a portable workstation with decent internal sounds and it can also work as sequencer for other hardware.

[@mr_floydst]

Hi! The QY70 will make an appearance in today's video. ;-) I'll create that playlist, thanks for your input.

[@lovelost28]

@@mr_floydst I'm looking forward to it, still learning the workflow of this little silver box, all that menu diving kinda put me off so I'm only tinkering on the surface at the moment

[@arcanics1971]

Wow. That song is the bomb! Very excellent work!

[@mr_floydst]

Thank you very much! :)

[@jonnystales3496]

Thanks to you, my QY70 is back in service and inspires me)))I am waiting for your new videos on QY70))))Thank you very much)!

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! And cool I reactivated one QY with this video. ;-)

[@Kevhuman]

I haven't used song mode enough to experience the lag issue but I'm sure I will, thanks for pre-arming me with the solution.

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@Music4Movies-sr8vo]

What is pretty neat on my little Roland XP 10 it’s got that computer host connection. Also XP 10 has a start stop button on board. I never got it to start any sequence or ever had but when I hooked that cable from the XP to the Qy 70 it starts and stops perfectly Using the Pc cable. Also, it’s pretty handy that one cable does the medi in and out also.

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! That PC host connection is kind of lost knowledge today. It's very hard to even find a cable ...

[@valley_robot]

My qy70 is black and gold , I customised it 3 years ago , it looks very cool

[@mr_floydst]

Please post a photo! :)

[@listenin007]

Please make some new videos on the QY70!! More specifically how to use the step sequencer recording. I can’t really wrap my head around composing with it even after reading the manual.

[@mr_floydst]

Hi! I already made a lot of videos on QY70 and 100 - and each of them has parts on the step sequencer, for example, this one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3uYf6mLYsl2Z80

[@RosalvoParadella]

​@@mr_floydst tudo bem ? Queria tirar uma dúvida. Tenho o QY70 e um teclado Roland E38, queria controlar o QY70 como um teclado arranjador (acordes na mão esquerda, e a harmonia seguiria os acordes no QY70) como já é possível no mini teclado do próprio QY70, dá pra fazer isto ?

[@AV-fh7rp]

Thank you for this! I had no idea how to program the qy70

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@unclemick-synths]

Good video 👍. That Roland is on my wishlist.

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks! It's a fun synth, capable of producing super huge sounds. The distortion sounds really distinctive.

[@alfredocassano3194]

Thanks for your awesome videos Floyd! I must keep missing something though, as I'm trying to do the same exact thing with my qy 70 and a Roland JD XI (and a Zoom r8). I can't manage to get the sounds i want. For example i play the JD XI drums and record them on the QY (phones are in the JD XI, and the JD and QY are connected via midi as well) but when I play I hear a stupid grand piano doing the notes I play with the drums. FIddling a bit with the settings the best I could do was hearing the piano AND the drums :D very confused about it

[@mr_floydst]

Hi, please check your MIDI channel setup on both boxes. The QY70 is a tone generator as well, and by default, all of its tracks/channels are inhabited by a piano (apart from channel 10, which has drums). On the QY70, go to the mixer screen and set the volume of the track your JD-XI drums are recorded to to 0.

[@alfredocassano3194]

@@mr_floydst wow thank you so much, I'll try!

[@lundsweden]

Very clever, bad gear is not enough to stop you!

[@aftertheendtimes]

Cool song =)

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks! ;)

[@JohnBassarcticsoundstudios]

Great Job. Great video.

[@mr_floydst]

Thank you very much!

[@rexcellencemagee6729]

Hi Floyd! I finally got a QY 700 for 4400 free shipping on Reverb. This will interest with the 100 and 300 I I’m curious if I. A chain them.

[@mr_floydst]

Congrats! That one looks really powerful (it's the same synth, but the UI seems to have everything one could wish for!)

[@MegaAshski]

Hi Floyd, I have a qy100 on the way from Japan, hope I get results as good as this tune, great song, a bit of aphex twin I’m hearing in it. Thanks

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching and listening!

[@extremenoiseterron]

Got a Cylob-y vibe from this song :D

[@mr_floydst]

Thanks for watching! Yep, now you mentioned it, there are some similarities indeed.

[@YukiTheSynthDragon]

I love the boutiques. I'm really wanting to pick up the JD-08 soon. I like what you did with the song as well !

[@mr_floydst]

Thank you very much! I think the two new boutique synths are good value for the money. Did you also buy the keyboard for yours?

[@YukiTheSynthDragon]

@@mr_floydst I have the keyboard from when I got a ju-06a. It's not great but it's not bad either. I had how cumbersome the ribbon cable is though.

[@amberruby4896]

I bought the jx08 boutique, it was my first decent synth. I think it's great because of its huge polyphony but it can be a bit menu divey if you want to change particular effects. But still good value for money 👍

[@Dudsgon]

For some reason I cannot choose a drumkit like you do in the beginning of the video, all kits play only the limited range of notes with a standard percussion kit (congas, crashes, agogos etc) and all other notes are mute. What I do wrong? I can hear different drumkits in preset phrases but cannot choose them in User phrases...sorry to bother you, this device is a bit puzzling for a newbie😔

[@mr_floydst]

Hi, thanks for watching! My best guess: Did you lower the octave you're playing in? Use the +/- keys on the left side to go down one or two octaves. In General MIDI, Drum Kits are assigned to notes, and the bass drum is found on C2. See soundprogramming.net/file-formats/general-midi-drum-note-numbers/

[@Dudsgon]

@@mr_floydst absolutely! As I mentioned, only one drumkit is playing despite the fact I clearly see I'm choosing octaves and styles. Can it be that certain patches/styles are not installed/has been erased from the device?

[@mr_floydst]

Hmmm... That's strange. No, you can't uninstall sounds from the QY70. Certain drum kits _can_ be edited, though, for example all drum kits named DSx. See manualsdump.com/en/manuals/yamaha-qy100/243519/142 Some other things to check: - are you creating a user pattern or are you using a preset pattern? - any midi filters active? (press MENU, then UTILITY, then MENU again, then MIDI)

[@Dudsgon]

@@mr_floydst i just had to turn FNGR off and now the whole range of notes is available 🤦‍♂️sorry! I keep learning this machine

[@DawlessHouseMusic]

I hate to be obtuse when I'm just a commenter, but I got a good thing coming in the mail soon from Germany.... I'll be posting a QY video you're gonna dig, QY-Daddy.

[@mr_floydst]

Nice, congrats! Please post that video here once online.

[@valley_robot]

I would love my qy70 more if it could be modded to have an internal battery and a backlit screen , it’s a great groove box/sequencer with full midi , I’ve seen backlight mods and they look scary and I don’t think the parts are available any more , the sounds on it are great

[@mr_floydst]

I think a tiny LED strip could work. There are also led foils which could fit in... Need to research this. :-)

[@loren5051]

I can name that tune for 50 bucks. Easy mod. You pay shipping to and from.

[@Kevhuman]

It seems very similar to backlighting a Gameboy, but I have never tried that either. I did read that the qy100 is much easier to mod as it has more exposed battery terminals.

[@lovelost28]

I want to mod backlit screen on my unit but the original already drain battery like hell so I'm not sure if modding backlit would be a good idea

[@Kevhuman]

@@mr_floydst I read somewhere the led foil method is the best, apparently it's kind of tricky getting the old foil off though . I also wonder if the mod would make the display harder to see in direct sunlight, as I really enjoy sitting in the garden with my qy70

[@JulianToler]

Disaster struck this week - my faithful QY70 has developed a fault - the Menu key and three note keys (lower B, upper G and upper D#) suddenly stopped working. All notes play using an external keyboard. I don't think this is an issue of dirt or dust - all four keys just suddenly ceased to function in all song and pattern modes. Factory reset does not cure the problem and the factory tests all pass. I am now looking at buying a new QY - probably a QY100 as these seem more commonly available. The faulty QY70 still works fine as a basic sound module and sequencer, although of course so many features are now inaccessible with a faulty keyboard. I wish Yamaha or another manufacturer would bring out a device with the amazing feature set found in the QY series.

[@mr_floydst]

I'm sorry to hear that. This problem might be fixable if you're willing to open up the QY and solder a bit, perhaps. I'll take a look at the schematics later to see if I can find something...

[@JulianToler]

I am fairly good at soldering but surface mount components are a bit daunting. I do have a decent hot air tool so if it looks possible I will definitely have a go! Many thanks!

[@Optical_Ollusion]

Wow that thing looks difficult

[@mr_floydst]

It's not too hard to grasp, actually - all the buttons are explained most of the time, and getting started takes 5 minutes maybe.

[@Optical_Ollusion]

@@mr_floydst I guess for a pocket sized workstation it's not so bad!

[@adolfnoise4673]

traveling in a fried out kombi, on the hippie trail, head full of zombie, i met a strange device, it made me nervous, it took me in and gave me gm.

[@mr_floydst]

And it said "do you come from that synth cave down there where spouses frown and men are jammin' can't you hear can't year hear the thunder that's because you stepped on the power switch"

[@adolfnoise4673]

@@mr_floydst buying synths from a freak in bruxelles, he was 6 ft 4 and full of cables, I said do you have-a keyboard, he just smiled and gave me a cbx-k1xg. ok silly enough..I travelled Australia in 2000 for 6 months in a fried out kombi, and had a qy70 and a cbx-k1xg, which brought extra sounds, and a keyboard and speakers. for that time, it was a really cool combination for recording ideas on the road.

[@tuesss]

This thread made my night.

[@Jason-nx3hl]

Could you go more in depth with jotting notes down without live recording?

[@mr_floydst]

Hi, thanks for watching! Did you watch my other video, kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZuTm6CaoLNlmpY ? There's a section on the step sequencer there which seems to be what you're asking for.

[@Jason-nx3hl]

@@mr_floydst great I just checked it out! I’m having difficulties tho with recording a simple kick snare kick kick snare I find when I do try to make the pattern it plays very fast hard to explain from my point but it’s very frustrating

[@mr_floydst]

@@Jason-nx3hl Did you set the note length correctly? (You can also use the "pause" button - the third function key on the right side of the screen to insert a pause)

[@Jason-nx3hl]

@@mr_floydst I haven’t tried out the pause feature yet but the dashes on the record step sequencer I put in (kick - - - kick - - - snare) the sequence will play the sounds really close together so it doesn’t sound like I like how far does the second kick need to be? I’m very used to fl studios drum sampler and how far between I need to enter kicks and snares for a basic pattern I hope that makes sense but anything you say will help for sure! Also thanks again for replying to me it’s a huge help and I appreciate it!!!

[@mr_floydst]

The step sequencer is always showing 1 measure/bar, the first line showing the first half, and the second line the second half. so, for a "four to the floor" beat, you need to place four notes on those lines (2 notes in the upper part and 2 notes in the lower part). the second note needs to sit right in the middle of the line. Hope that helps... ;-) If it's still too fast, check the tempo of your song.

[@digitalbeat666]

6 months later… finished song 😅

[@mr_floydst]

who, me? or you? ;-)