How I use Yamaha XG in my music | JayB 

Never selling my Qy70 , nothing on the market today comes close to this little amazing machine

The two things that surprise me about XG is how little the Yamaha sounds have changed over time, and how usable the stuff from the 90s still is.

I had the QY700 (like QY100 with 32 tracks) it was a great machine, but then I bought the incredible RS7000 and I still have it. Very interesting videos, I suscribed.

I love the way you explain your settings. Very interesting

Its amazing to me that the QY100 sounds so good, its more than 20 years old right? I would'nt mind the sounds and that reverb in my DAW, holy crap this thing virtually IS a portable DAW, while a bit limited sounds amazing!

Dude, this is amazing! Thanks so much for sharing the knowledge. I've actually discovered the XG format only a few years ago, but apparently it's still very relevant. I love the fact that it's 16 part multitimbral by default, stuff that lacks in all modern synthesizers. But I never knew it could sound so good!

From one Jay B to another...well done on resurrecting those XG tones. I feel XG was abandoned sadly. Awesome job man!

I love the sound of the XG Standard.

This is sick! Amazing how all Anjunabeats classics can fit into this tiny device.

Amazing demo of this, wow! Been looking videos up on the QY100 and yours is really awesome, very much appreciated!! 😃🐀

Dude, you’re insanely talented!

It's awesome to see tools pushed to their limits and pull off some really creative results. You're a tru artist. Subscribed

Fantastic video JayB!

And it´s a shame that Yamaha abandoned the XG Standard. I´ve done so many songs in the past as well. Nice video JayB :) Still have a Korg X5 down in the basement but lost the Power Unit. I need to get back and do some music again. Damn job..... ;)

This sounds soo pretty!

I love those massive chords! Thanks so much for the upload.

Man, now I want a QY100! It's so portable yet powerful synth!

Just dug my QY100 out, had to replace the backup battery as it's not been used for a few years! Thanks for showing just how good the sounds can be from an older little gem. 👍😀

I so wish there would be a Motif in this format! Or even a new QY with EQ on each part and master effects!

Finally someone managed to turn the Brass into Gold ;-) You should be nominated for the chemistry nobel price! No, honestly inspiring up to the tiptoes. Thank you JayB.

Beautiful sounds, thank you for sharing!

I don't even make music but dude you got a knack for reviewing this stuff :D

Thanks a million, took me a while to get the mixer sending the delay etc but really helpful video for the qy70 and qy100😎👍❤️

That was great! Good job JayB. If you get your hands to Yamaha RM1x someday, do a similar video with that as well. I used to have one and I loved it. Now I'm looking to get one back :) Thanks, J

Discovering new sounds by tweaking them .It’s very usefull thank you for your video..

Hi JayB, I'm very very interested, even if i do not get this Yamaha XG. I'm fascinated by the abilities you have to edit a simple sound into an awesome ones...that will be very helpfull for me! Keep it on! Regards. Mysterio FTS

Fantastic video, you are such a talented musician! A++++++++++++++

Brilliant tutorial on editing GM sounds!!! If possible, could you make a video doing something similar editing sounds on the Yamaha AN1x or CS1x if you still have any of these synths, or another synth of your choice, please?

Hey there, I've been following you for years and man you look so different now lol I'm super jelly of your vsynth and i admire your skills Have a great day!!

Wauh ..... Die "Wundertüte" QY 100 scheint unerschöpflich. Danke, für neue und "moderne" Anwendungen/Inspirationen.

Just love the video for the ROCCAT mousepad :3

No WAY!! I have literally this EXACT set up!! 👍 👍 👍

absolutely great job !

Волшебник! Мои мурашки поднимаются и убегают, а на глазах наворачиваются слезы счастья! Лайк!

Strings sounded so good and full.

This is going to be perfect for my live shows

i have a ymf744 pci sound card that i bought for the FM chip but honestly the XG is my favourite part about it! sure it may not end up as good as your module but man doom sounds great :D

In the background - Thief II, my favorite game;)

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks! I own a QY100. Trying to use it with an old M-Audio Keystation 88 es & android midi commander App along.

Dude, you rock!

Your music is such a treat on a good pair of ATH-PRO700MK2's plugged into my Sound Blaster Omni 5.1 AM/DAC.

Great review. thanks a lot mate :)

Great video. Thank you!

thanks for making these videos :-)

OMG My MU-80 has been waiting for this since 95 :-)

Great, Jay!!! +1

Nice JayB ! I play Thief 2 too!

Great tips!! Thank you!!

nice demostration (y)

Nice post!

Thanks greatly, you've inspired me to once again try using my qy700 as a sound source. Two questions: 1) are the sound edits you make using your external controller 'remembered' in your qy song files? I'm thinking of trying to get a Keyfax Phatboy or similar, but just wanted to make sure 2) is it possible to share edited voices with others/reuse a good edited voice in multiple different songs?

JB should have 300k view

Thank you for this very good demonstration video JayB ... I know all the features you have explain here; I am an Owner of some Yamaha Instruments but my sounds are not so massiv .... You use another technical machine, right??

I have a qy100 and I use it mainly as a midi recorder/noodler scratchpad, I really enjoyed the tips on editing effects, I think I missed that due to its cumbersome and slightly erratic at times depending on mode, menu system. Do you have any suggestions for some kind of midi bus?Tthe daisy chaining thing only goes so far(like 4-5...)

awsum video geza i still cant load the sounds into my jp 8080 but maybe one day i mite use it

cool samples

excellent!!!

I love that it sounds like youre making geometry dash music

Amazing

good vidéo !!!

I notice you have a CME controller. They are very nice MIDI controllers.I have a CME UF5.

Geile Video 👍 Von 12:10 bis 16min waren coole Melodien wäre super wenn du von sowas Paar Tracks schreibst 👌

XG was very under rated in late ~90-s becouse it want too much CPU power )) but it was incredible for a time... and also hardware XG device for pci bus was just a crap! Only CPU soft synth was real powered! I loved it

Can you do all these adjustments to the resonance, delay, chorus, and reverb, you're doing from the keyboard on the qy itself? I'm sure it's a million times more tedious but I'm hopeful! Thanks in advance!

15:08 the best melody!!! :)

Jay B I see you r using CME , How do you like it? Is that one of the best controllers to control QY100 as well as other older hardware romplers such as Roland JV /XV Series, etc ?

this used to be your drummer in your band you said, is it possible to humanize the drums somehow on this device besides velocity?

How did you manage to assign these knobs to control realtime params. I have cs1x and its not responding to any cc's. Midi channel seems to be the same. Please help!!!

The power of knowing your tools! Just curious how many sounds can it handel reliably at one time? I remember an older video when you used it to sequence other hardware and things started to lag behind.

JayB, thank you for sharing. I downloaded your patch library for the Yamaha S80 but haven't yet installed it. I want to be sure not to delete any patches or performance patches since they are very good also. I could use some advise if you have a minute sometime. I'm interested in the QY unit after hearing you explain things in a couple videos.. I'm curious, is that a controller keyboard you are tweaking parameters with...are those knobs simply changing the parameters on the XG QY?

Can u use the YAMAHA QY100 as a MIDI LOOPER!! Thanks in advance!!!

Hi, Jay! I've bought QY100 recently, because your videos inspired me... and I freaking love this little machine. But I have one small issue with it: the changes I make in variation effects for the song, DO NOT SAVE after turning off the unit. For example, I make a dotted eighth note "CROSSDELAY" effect. But after I turn the unit off and on again, the variation effects are reverting to the default delay setting. However, the other two system effects (reverb and chorus) are remaining the same as I set.

Can you use this xg effects only with the voices from the qy100 or also it's possible use them with the patches from another synths connected by midi? (Something like midi effects). Thanks a lot for this video, it's so useful. I wish something like this videoeffectstutorial for the yamaha An1x! Good work!!!

yamaha xg sounds were so beautiful...i ran a midi file o deep purple highway star and the blackmore guitar part sounded just like so realistic...no other synth to this day can reproduce that to my satisfaction...too bad i cant find a sound card for my windows 10 computer that can run a xg sound card

nice video! question: when i look throug the list book of the QY, there is no control change number for the filter envelopes given which i saw in your video on 4:48mins. Where and how do i set this up so that i can use a midi controller to modify the sound? What i also saw was that you activate the effects on the channel by midi controller - and here again, i found no information in the list book about the control changer numbers for midi nor any other information ?

That makes me born again .

I'm having trouble making heads or tails of the midi spec yamaha has for these. Can you control filter, resonance etc.. with CC messages? If so which CC message numbers would those be?

Do you enjoy the bass sounds as bass sounds as well from this unit ?

Great video!! Can any midi controller with knobs, control the parameters you are changing in this video?

How do I set different channels to trigger different synths?

This question would be for the many who are in a stage of confusion of which hardware workstation to purchase. I have been for over 2 weeks looking for a music workstation that is complete with: sequencer, multi-track recorder and great sounds with editor. My budget is $1500.00 USD. I like the Roland keyboard action along with the PX-560 Casio. I think a video from you addressing this (or you may have already) would be of help. The problem is having everything integrated but there lacks other things which makes it a deal breaker for those wanting a DAW-less environment or just too expensive. The option would be to think "components," like you have done. To add to this dilemma, the shipping cost would be prohibitive to return the item, so you would be stuck with a workstation that later you will discover is lacking in areas which are important to you. I am reading about these stories as I go reading reviews.

Thanks for all the info. Are those 909 hats on the qy70? The dance kit hats seemed different.

It’s clear its the musician that matters and secondly the gear.

I love the QY 100. I found it in the trash in perfect condition. I never give it away.

What is that song you mention around 5:35 that you did entirely on the QY and where can I hear it? Thanks :)

A short MIDI file demonstrating those sounds in context can be found here: www.jaybmusic.net/Downloads/JayB-XGTranceTemplate.mid

Hi friend, in your opinion, is the QY100 sonically better than QY70 or are equivalent? I´m not talking about the number of tones and resources, only the sound quality.

I just found an old pci sound card w a Yamaha XG chip on it. We'll see what happens.

Where within the Yamaha product line can you achieve those strings? Secondly, how did you map the controller to the QY100?

Hi! What is your opinion on Yamaha XG vs Roland GS? Because general consensus is that Roland GS is great and Yamaha XG isn't so good. In my opinion having heard GS and XG optimized stuff, i always preferred XG

Alright, another question. I got a QY70 hooked up to my Electone EL90, and it works nice. But I want to take advantage of the Aftertouch functionality. Using monitoring software I've confirmed that it is putting out the aftertouch midi commands, the QY70 appears to be receiving them, it records "CAT" midi commands, but it's not effecting anything. Volume, pitch, nothing changes depending on how hard I'm pressing the keys. Any ideas?

In terms of number and quality of sounds, which Yamaha MU module is closest to the QY-100?

Wizard of sound. That's what I call "polishing a turd". Sounds great after editing.

hi ya do you know if the xg card will have these sounds on the cs6x?

I have an XG keyboard, but all the XG functionality is kind of hard to access with it. What kind of midi controller can I use to make it easier? I'm a total newb at this stuff.

can someone explain the XG thing to me? Im a total noob. are these the regular QY100 sounds or is there some sort of additional chip installed?

Is that CoolEdit Pro in the background? :>

Wow

I see these being sold from Japan, do you need a special adapter to run it?