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Yamaha QY70

Groove Machine from Yamaha belonging to the QY series

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«  Friendly portable sequencer »

Published on 04/07/14 at 05:21
Connectivity:

-A headphone mini-jack
-A couple of MIDI input / output
-Battery power or AC adapter

It is therefore a MIDI sequencer (16 tracks) ultra-portable, with a close to that of a Game Boy screen.
Its main qualities are its portability (runs 2 hours on batteries), and XG tone, an equivalent of MIDI, Yamaha, for editing sounds (ADSR).

UTILIZATION

Operation is intuitive, the positioning of the buttons are well chosen, and the 3 screens (Song or Pattern, Mixer and Instrument) correctly readable.
The manual is well done, and answers all the questions that you are entitled to ask.

SOUNDS

XG technology makes the most interesting because editable sounds.
Nevertheless I used primarily as a sequencer for my other machines I made the train with the QY70, then at me, I assign different tracks on my other synthesizers and drum machines.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for less than a year, and this is a purchase that was rather useful to me, until I acquired an iPad; Indeed, the vintage side does not hold up about the possibilities of iPad apps.

The +:

-Portability
XG tone-editable
Ergonomics

The -:

Non-backlit screen
-Battery life pretty feeble


Finally, there is a rather well thought out machine that can work in situations "off-studio" (train, hotel, ...), but take a hit logic old facing a tablet, and even a smartphone.