Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 41

BASIC CONCEPTS Track structure within each pattern • Patterns are organized as a matrix of tracks and measures, as shown in the diagram below. • A phrase or a rest can be specified for each measure in each track of the pattern. M1 M2 M3 • • • TR 1 Phrase number Phrase number • • • TR 2 Phrase number • • • TR 3 Phrase number • • • TR 16 Phrase number • • • Playback channel of each track • When a pattern is played back, the musical data of each track in the pattern is transmitted to the tone generator block and the MIDI OUT connectors according to the Out Channel settings of Song mode. (→ p.103) • The data is transmitted to the tone generator block as specified by the "TO TG" setting, and to the MIDI OUT connectors as specified by the "MIDI OUT-A" / "MIDI OUT-B" settings. TR 1 TR 2 TR 3 Sequencer block (Pattern) M001 M002 Phrase Phrase Phrase • • • TR 16 Phrase TO TG Part 1 Part 16 Part 17 Part 32 Tone generator block MIDI OUT-A MIDI OUT-B MIDI OUT-A MIDI OUT-B 6. Songs • "Songs" are songs that have been created by recording musical data to tracks in the QY700's Song mode. • The QY700's song memory can hold 20 songs. • Each song consists of a total of 35 tracks: 32 sequence tracks, the pattern track, the chord track, and the tempo track. • In addition to creating songs in the same way as on a con- ventional sequencer by recording only sequence tracks, you can also create a song by using the auto-accompaniment function to create the backing portion of a song, and then adding melody and other parts to complete the song. Track structure of a song • Each song consists of 32 sequence tracks (TR1 - TR32), a pattern track (PATTERN), a chord track (CHORD), and a tempo track (TEMPO). • The sequence tracks are used to record musical data. Data can be recorded from the controller block etc. using realtime recording or step recording etc. The QY700 has 32 sequence tracks, and each track can record musical data for one Part. • To use the auto-accompaniment function, you will arrange patterns in the pattern track. This track also allows you to input the time signature for each measure. Pattern track input is performed in Song Recording. • The chord track contains the chords that are used to playback the pattern track. In addition to chords, this track also allows you to input the On Bass, Original Bass, and Syncopation etc. Chord track input is performed in Song Recording. • The tempo track contains tempo changes that are applied when the song is played back. This lets you create changes in song tempo, such as accelerando and ritardando. Tempo track input is performed in Song Recording. 40 Chapter 1