Yamaha QY700 Owner's Manual - Page 99

2. Play Effects • You use this page to edit the selected drum table. This feature is useful when you need to set the QY700 to replay rhythm-instrument data generated by a machine that was not compatible with the XG or GM protocol. • You can use the Velocity Rate parameter to adjust the loudness balance. 1. At the SONG PLAY screen, press 1 (PlayFx). w The QY700 enters the Play Effects submode. 2. Press 3 (Transpose). w The Transpose page appears. 3. Press4 (DrTabEdit). w The Drum-Table Edit page appears. 4. Press u or d as necessary to select the appropriate track. • The screen can only display 16 tracks at one time (tracks 1 to 16, or tracks 17 to 32). You can toggle between these two groupings by pressing 6. 5. With the cursor on the DR TABLE line, select the desired drum table. 6. Move the cursor to the list entry or Velocity Rate value that you want to set. 7. Set the value using the data dial, n/y, or the numeric keypad. 8. When you have finished making changes, press e to return to the Transpose screen. • You can change these parameter values even while song playback is in progress. The first five parameters listed in the table above (numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 19) are identical to those on the "Transpose" page; see page 94. The remaining parameters are described below. 21. Replacement List • This list sets up the rhythm-instrument replacements. • If this drum table is selected for a track during replay, the QY700 will replace any rhythm instrument designated in the From column (when encountered in the performance data for that track) with the instrument named in the corresponding To line. • A "No" entry in the From column actually means "All but". A "No Snares" entry, for example, instructs the QY700 to substitute the to instrument for all voices other than snare voices. • An "All" specification in the From column (for example, "All Shakers") tells the QY700 to replace all instruments of the specified type with the item named in the To entry. • If different lines contain contradictory specifications, the lower line is effective. 0101 1101 [From] No Shakers, No Congas&Bongos, No Crash Sym., No Ride Sym., No Hi-Hat, No Tom, No Brush Snare, No Kick, No Snare, All Shakers, Congas&Bongos, All Crash Sym., All Ride Sym., All Hi-Hat, All Tom, All Brush Snare, All kick, All Snare, All drum Kit, All Perc., C5 Bell Tree ~ C 1 Surdo Mute [To] C5 Bell Tree,..., C 1 Surdo Mute 1. Move the cursor to the parameter you want to set (From entry, To entry, or Velocity Rate). 2. Set the value using the data dial, the n or y key, or the numeric keypad. 3. When you have finished making changes, press e to return to the Transpose screen. 22. Velocity rate • This Velocity Rate parameter adjusts the velocity of the replacement rhythm instrument (the instrument named in the To column). • To calculate the adjusted velocity, the QY700 multiplies the original velocity value by the Velocity Rate value. A Velocity Rate of 100% produces no adjustment, while larger values increase the velocity and lower values reduce it. • This parameter allows you to adjust for loudness imbalances that may occur when you replace one instrument with another. 98 Chapter 2. SONG MODE