Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 71

SONG MODE Overview SONG MODE Overview sSONG PLAY 1 Play Effects 2Track View 3Output Channels 5Save 6Load eSong Recording eSong Edit jSong Jobs • You use SONG mode to record, edit, and play songs. • A song is a set of playable performance data that you create by recording onto the QY700 tracks under SONG mode. • The QY700's song memory has room for 20 songs. • Each song can comprise as many as 32 sequence tracks, together with a PATTERN track, a CHORD track, and a TEMPO track. • If you wish to record songs in the same way as on a conventional sequencer, you can do so by working with the sequence tracks only. But in many cases you will want to use the auto-accompaniment feature to set up a backing. You can then play the backing while creating the melody and other parts. Track Configuration • As mentioned above, each song comprises up to 32 sequence tracks, together with a PATTERN track, a CHORD track, and a TEMPO track. • The sequence tracks store your performance data, with each track storing a single part. Each part consists of a full set of performance data (note data, controller data, and so on). You can create each part using either realtime or step recording. • The PATTERN track stores the pattern list for the auto-accompaniment feature. The track can also include meter (time signature) settings. You set up the patterns by entering appropriate styles and sections, again using either realtime or step recording. • The CHORD track stores the chords used for replaying the patterns. When entering a chord, you can also set an "onbass" or original bass setting, and a syncopation. • The TEMPO track sets the tempo (and tempo changes) for the song. You set these values using realtime or step recording. The TEMPO track controls accelerando, ritardando, and other such tempo changes. Sequence tracks PATTERN track CHORD track TEMPO track TR 1 TR 2 TR 3 Performance data Performance data Performance data TR 31 Performance data TR 32 Performance data PATTERN Patterns, meters CHORD Chord roots, types, on-bass, original bass, syncopation TEMPO Tempo changes 70 Chapter 2. SONG MODE