Nice video! The Yamaha QY70 (and QY100) are pretty much the best band-in-a-box machines ever made !!! The depth of the machine is crazy deep, but still VERY usable right out of the box… You can use it for quick melodies, or quick full arrangements…or really dig deep for some really nice voice modeling(lfo, adsr, etc), sound routing (10+ delays, 10+ reverbs, and over 40 variations with multiple params each, if you really like to tweak), quantization (and 99 types of “groove quantizing” which fun fir experimenting), swing, lots of time signatures, time stretching, 99 chord progressions+custom, dedicated timing track, etc, etc). The QY100 has even more features (guitar and voice modeling, plus SM card usage) and slightly newer sounds, but drops the groove quantizing (but keeps standard variable quantizing which is much more useful anyway). both have filer software to backup/restore to pc or export standard midi… and of course both have vast sysex, midi, CC, RPNs, NRPNS, and on and on, amazing devices!!!
I agree 1000%. They are quite unknown in the scheme of retro/vintage music gear. Most people are more likely to know the MC303. Maybe in time and with more excellent demos on YT the QY's will suddenly emerge as a must-have retro classic. I have two (one bought as a backup in brand new condition). I might get a 3rd but Id really like a QY700 but arent keen on the Gotek Transplant electronics. There was also a QY300 which is quite rare to find. Its a pity theres no backlit screen, but it certainly makes a good alternative to the '700. Bigger screen, nice clunky 80s computer buttons :) I started on the QY10 as my first music toy and 32yrs later I am still producing music using my QY70. Thanks Yamaha. :)
@@grunntalll Yeah, you need to go to the 2nd page of song or pattern mode (you cycle thru song or pattern pages by hitting song or pattern button multiple times) when on that page, just move the cursor to one of the tracks and hit MENU button and you will see an option for Voice effect at that point hit F2 button then you will see LFO Resonance and ADR (attack decay and release…no sustain though). Note: Menu button brings up different options depending which song or pattern page you are viewing… try it in different pages to see other options.
@@squishmusic BTW, besides the lack of backlight the QY300 is limited to 128 General Midi voices… unlike the QY70, QY100 and QY700 there’s no XG voices or XG drum kits.
Thank you for the cover! I love Nine Inch Nails, and this track is one of the most beautifuls on an emotionally, metaphysically, and magically very deep, unique album. You feel what is good, and this little machine is cool!:D (Not good in english, sorry.)
Lovely cover. I restarted making music 2012 by adding a QY-70 as a groove-sequencer to my ESQ-1 but soon was fascinated too by its tweakable onboard sounds and fx. Surely some show their age but others put my fantom to shame and the style-database included offers really usable starting points if you want to get inspired.
Indeed. its like, what 4000+ phrases. I have got started mixing up polka with drum and bass. Change the instrument too...Its like having a 'random groove generator' Move over Elektron :D
@@landonh3535 if you activate chordplay in pattern mode it works just like some step sequencer with key transpose. Something the ESQ-1 sequencer is missing.
Awesome cover my man!👍 when I think of the QY-70 I think of Luke vibert which incidentally was on Trent's label (nothing) records for his "plug" album "drum and bass for Papa" a brilliant album indeed!🎹🎧💫😵👌 BrAp oN!!¡!✋✌
I think of Bjork, but I think that was the QY10 when it came out in 1990 same years as her Debut LP. Did Mr Vibert utilise the QY70 for just that album?
@@squishmusic I think he actually used it throughout his career I remember reading about it in an old issue of Future Music Magazine where he was interviewed and it was in his gear list and he talked about Sometimes using it to make a track just with the QY and sometimes he'd also use it to sequence other gear
Really really great, thank you! I got a QY100 a few years ago and I should really get more into it, especially with the ADSR. But I like that the QY70 a different sound to it's patches and it makes me want to get one! But I have far more than I need. I've always had a QY10 since 1995 or so.
This is excellent! I have mine arriving sometime next week, coming from a RS7000 background I hope I will find a bit of familiarity and at the same time some new ways to work. Really nice cover, I will be going through more of your work! Bravo 👏
