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...high-quality Voices, full General MIDI and new XG-MIDI compatibility, and three separate digital effects sections for purchasing the Yamaha QS300 Music Production Synthesizer. Punch-in a wide variety of this gives you the means to the chords you subtly change ...polyphony. The comprehensive, yet easy-to-use functions let you specify. All of musical styles. Welcome to be used with the automatic accompaniment. either in a fraction of your own original Phrases to the QS300 Congratulations and thank you perform various transformations on the recorded data -
...high-quality Voices, full General MIDI and new XG-MIDI compatibility, and three separate digital effects sections for purchasing the Yamaha QS300 Music Production Synthesizer. Punch-in a wide variety of this gives you the means to the chords you subtly change ...polyphony. The comprehensive, yet easy-to-use functions let you specify. All of musical styles. Welcome to be used with the automatic accompaniment. either in a fraction of your own original Phrases to the QS300 Congratulations and thank you perform various transformations on the recorded data -
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...-Search . . . . 22 Editing a Voice 23 Changing the Amount of Reverb 23 Changing the Amount of Contents Precautions 4 How to Use This Manual 6 The QS300 - Amp, Filter and Pitch . . 55 Template Copy - What It Is and What It Can Do . . . . . 7 Panel Controls and Terminals 10... 101 s Measure/Beat/Clock Display 102 s The Note and Keyboard Displays 103 s Step Mode Function Keys 103 Pattern Mode 105 About Phrases, Sections, Patterns and Styles . . . . . 106 Selecting and Playing Patterns 107 Changing Chords 108 s Specifying the Bass Note For a Chord . . . . . 109 s Specifying the ...
...-Search . . . . 22 Editing a Voice 23 Changing the Amount of Reverb 23 Changing the Amount of Contents Precautions 4 How to Use This Manual 6 The QS300 - Amp, Filter and Pitch . . 55 Template Copy - What It Is and What It Can Do . . . . . 7 Panel Controls and Terminals 10... 101 s Measure/Beat/Clock Display 102 s The Note and Keyboard Displays 103 s Step Mode Function Keys 103 Pattern Mode 105 About Phrases, Sections, Patterns and Styles . . . . . 106 Selecting and Playing Patterns 107 Changing Chords 108 s Specifying the Bass Note For a Chord . . . . . 109 s Specifying the ...
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.../Redo 164 01: Copy Pattern 165 02: Append Pattern 166 03: Split Pattern 167 04: Init (Initialize) Play Effect 168 05: Clear Pattern 168 06: Style Name 168 Phrase Jobs 169 00: Undo/Redo 170 01: Quantize 171 02: Modify Velocity 171 03: Modify Gate Time 171 04: Crescendo 172 05...
.../Redo 164 01: Copy Pattern 165 02: Append Pattern 166 03: Split Pattern 167 04: Init (Initialize) Play Effect 168 05: Clear Pattern 168 06: Style Name 168 Phrase Jobs 169 00: Undo/Redo 170 01: Quantize 171 02: Modify Velocity 171 03: Modify Gate Time 171 04: Crescendo 172 05...
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...recorded data - let you create can have different filter and vibrato settings, velocity response, and even be given its name indicates, the QS300 Music Production Synthesizer is a fully equipped music production machine that you record fully automatic backing tracks and tempo changes (page 119). x x...x 7 s Voice Editing The Voice editing functions give you play and produce professional-sounding music. These are the basic sonic building blocks of styles. How to play . What It Is and What It Can Do As its own volume, velocity response and portamento settings (page 45)....
...recorded data - let you create can have different filter and vibrato settings, velocity response, and even be given its name indicates, the QS300 Music Production Synthesizer is a fully equipped music production machine that you record fully automatic backing tracks and tempo changes (page 119). x x...x 7 s Voice Editing The Voice editing functions give you play and produce professional-sounding music. These are the basic sonic building blocks of styles. How to play . What It Is and What It Can Do As its own volume, velocity response and portamento settings (page 45)....
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... response. They also allow you insert specific note, pitch bend, program change, control change, after touch. s Editing Recorded Data The QS300 also features comprehensive and flexible editing controls that are important for your sound. A special Edit Insert mode lets you to create a well...compatibility with the General MIDI and new XG-MIDI formats, the QS300 ensures highquality playback and reproduction of functions that make it easy to correct mistakes or change the data values of musical styles (page 33). You can create complete rhythmic/chordal accompaniment for general...
... response. They also allow you insert specific note, pitch bend, program change, control change, after touch. s Editing Recorded Data The QS300 also features comprehensive and flexible editing controls that are important for your sound. A special Edit Insert mode lets you to create a well...compatibility with the General MIDI and new XG-MIDI formats, the QS300 ensures highquality playback and reproduction of functions that make it easy to correct mistakes or change the data values of musical styles (page 33). You can create complete rhythmic/chordal accompaniment for general...
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...power to instantly turn your inspirations into complete compositions. And there's even a special SFX Bank of musical styles - s Home Studio For an all-in any GM-compatible application. the QS300 makes it exceptionally easy to your own musical ideas. What It Is and What It Can Do What... library of the sounds and the authentic backing let you authentic sounding rhythm, bass and chordal backing in multimedia software and applications, the QS300 serves as a handy computer sound and music tool, as well. Compared to cover virtually any tune in -one Practice Instrument The automatic...
...power to instantly turn your inspirations into complete compositions. And there's even a special SFX Bank of musical styles - s Home Studio For an all-in any GM-compatible application. the QS300 makes it exceptionally easy to your own musical ideas. What It Is and What It Can Do What... library of the sounds and the authentic backing let you authentic sounding rhythm, bass and chordal backing in multimedia software and applications, the QS300 serves as a handy computer sound and music tool, as well. Compared to cover virtually any tune in -one Practice Instrument The automatic...
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... back to the Pattern number (in a recording is optional - The track name is currently empty). Now, select the musical style of asterisks indicates blank pattern.) Pattern bank (User). 3. Pattern track. 2. You can record your own performance to any of... x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 33 Doing this example, we'll select 007, "Casa." Pattern number and name. (Line of the Pattern. Preset Pattern bank. 4. you can then select the style quickly by pressing number 7 on the numeric keypad, and then E. Move the highlight to the Pattern number.
... back to the Pattern number (in a recording is optional - The track name is currently empty). Now, select the musical style of asterisks indicates blank pattern.) Pattern bank (User). 3. Pattern track. 2. You can record your own performance to any of... x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 33 Doing this example, we'll select 007, "Casa." Pattern number and name. (Line of the Pattern. Preset Pattern bank. 4. you can then select the style quickly by pressing number 7 on the numeric keypad, and then E. Move the highlight to the Pattern number.
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... the sequencer run for Recording You may want to set the tempo to a slower speed, to give you more time to record the patterns. Change styles and sections as you don't mind using the Main A section for the first few measures of the song, you can audition the... styles and sections before actually recording with them. RUN lamp flashes. When Intro is selected in , the selected pattern is to the bracketed section in the ...
... the sequencer run for Recording You may want to set the tempo to a slower speed, to give you more time to record the patterns. Change styles and sections as you don't mind using the Main A section for the first few measures of the song, you can audition the... styles and sections before actually recording with them. RUN lamp flashes. When Intro is selected in , the selected pattern is to the bracketed section in the ...
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... up to use the 3,093 Preset Phrases of the QS300, or record your own Patterns by combining individual Phrases - Remember that the Preset and User Patterns can be used freely in specific music styles. These patterns can be used with complete and fully automatic... instrumental backing. Pattern Mode REFERENCE Pattern Mode Using the sophisticated pre-programmed style data of the QS300, you specify. You can quickly and easily create complete accompaniment to play/sing along with accompaniment patterns, which is ...
... up to use the 3,093 Preset Phrases of the QS300, or record your own Patterns by combining individual Phrases - Remember that the Preset and User Patterns can be used freely in specific music styles. These patterns can be used with complete and fully automatic... instrumental backing. Pattern Mode REFERENCE Pattern Mode Using the sophisticated pre-programmed style data of the QS300, you specify. You can quickly and easily create complete accompaniment to play/sing along with accompaniment patterns, which is ...
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...x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x At the top of the accompaniment hierarchy are the Patterns of the QS300. Style Preset: 1 - 100 Preset 1 User: 1 - 100 User 1 * Each Style represents a different musical section (Pattern). The QS300 contains 3,093 different Phrases, and has memory space for example: Ska, Slow Blues or Country Ballad). Our Slow Blues... Track 7 Organ Track 8 Empty Each of the QS300. an introduction, two main themes, fill-ins, and an ending. About Phrases, Sections, Patterns and Styles Before delving deeper into the Pattern mode, let's ...
...x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x At the top of the accompaniment hierarchy are the Patterns of the QS300. Style Preset: 1 - 100 Preset 1 User: 1 - 100 User 1 * Each Style represents a different musical section (Pattern). The QS300 contains 3,093 different Phrases, and has memory space for example: Ska, Slow Blues or Country Ballad). Our Slow Blues... Track 7 Organ Track 8 Empty Each of the QS300. an introduction, two main themes, fill-ins, and an ending. About Phrases, Sections, Patterns and Styles Before delving deeper into the Pattern mode, let's ...
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...the chord type on the lowest octave of the keyboard (C1 - During playback you can move the cursor up to the style number, select a different style, then move the cursor back to the chord symbol and try different chords with the current chord. Continue to hold down... the Bass Note For a Chord This function allows you to specify the bass note (other than the normal root) to be used with the new style. For this example, enter Bb. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 109 NOTE: If you enter only the chord root the major chord type ...
...the chord type on the lowest octave of the keyboard (C1 - During playback you can move the cursor up to the style number, select a different style, then move the cursor back to the chord symbol and try different chords with the current chord. Continue to hold down... the Bass Note For a Chord This function allows you to specify the bass note (other than the normal root) to be used with the new style. For this example, enter Bb. x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 109 NOTE: If you enter only the chord root the major chord type ...
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... properly; see page 192), and you'll be given a two-measure lead-in the Measure parameter (at the Song name). Select a Section. Press R to select styles, sections, and enter chords in the Pattern mode (page 108), recording a basic accompaniment in will run from measure 001. 120 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Set the Tempo. RECORD lamp...
... properly; see page 192), and you'll be given a two-measure lead-in the Measure parameter (at the Song name). Select a Section. Press R to select styles, sections, and enter chords in the Pattern mode (page 108), recording a basic accompaniment in will run from measure 001. 120 x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Set the Tempo. RECORD lamp...
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Pressing R plays back the newly edited Pattern. You can leave playback on page 163 for a new Pattern. Use the Style Name Job (see page 197). 11. You can press * (Save) from the Pattern play display to disk. NOTE: Refer to hear only the highlighted Phrase.... Press * to it to directly call up the Save operation (see page 137), or do the same operation from scratch in a specific Style. In the example display shown above steps for four measures. • Track 2 - Press R to name the newly created Pattern. Also, you make changes to ...
Pressing R plays back the newly edited Pattern. You can leave playback on page 163 for a new Pattern. Use the Style Name Job (see page 197). 11. You can press * (Save) from the Pattern play display to disk. NOTE: Refer to hear only the highlighted Phrase.... Press * to it to directly call up the Save operation (see page 137), or do the same operation from scratch in a specific Style. In the example display shown above steps for four measures. • Track 2 - Press R to name the newly created Pattern. Also, you make changes to ...
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...from within the Song, Pattern, or Phrase mode, without having to enter the Disk mode. When loading you can specify the number of the style to change the destination number. 5. Highlight the destination location, and use the ) button to disk. Press E. prompt appears in the display...mode. Do this by pressing the corresponding MODE button. 2. If the destination location already contains data, a "Delete Old Data?" PATTERN PHRASE Single style (001 - 100). Direct Load and Save Operations Loading and saving of songs can also be saved on disk) Size of selected file (in ...
...from within the Song, Pattern, or Phrase mode, without having to enter the Disk mode. When loading you can specify the number of the style to change the destination number. 5. Highlight the destination location, and use the ) button to disk. Press E. prompt appears in the display...mode. Do this by pressing the corresponding MODE button. 2. If the destination location already contains data, a "Delete Old Data?" PATTERN PHRASE Single style (001 - 100). Direct Load and Save Operations Loading and saving of songs can also be saved on disk) Size of selected file (in ...
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... is done. Press E to the previous state before any data. • The Undo operation cannot be used with the following jobs: Song Name (page 23), Style Name (in Pattern Jobs, page 168), and Phrase Name (in the normal manner. To use the Song Jobs 1. To exit from the numeric keypad, or...
... is done. Press E to the previous state before any data. • The Undo operation cannot be used with the following jobs: Song Name (page 23), Style Name (in Pattern Jobs, page 168), and Phrase Name (in the normal manner. To use the Song Jobs 1. To exit from the numeric keypad, or...
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CAUTION: Keep in mind that perform a variety of the selected Patterns. REFERENCE Pattern Jobs The Pattern mode includes seven different "jobs" (or operations) that the Pattern Jobs permanently alter the data of important and useful functions. Pattern Jobs 00: Undo/Redo 164 01: Copy Pattern 165 02: Append Pattern 166 03: Split Pattern 167 04: Init (Initialize) Play Effect .... 168 05: Clear Pattern 168 06: Style Name 168 Pattern Jobs x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 163
CAUTION: Keep in mind that perform a variety of the selected Patterns. REFERENCE Pattern Jobs The Pattern mode includes seven different "jobs" (or operations) that the Pattern Jobs permanently alter the data of important and useful functions. Pattern Jobs 00: Undo/Redo 164 01: Copy Pattern 165 02: Append Pattern 166 03: Split Pattern 167 04: Init (Initialize) Play Effect .... 168 05: Clear Pattern 168 06: Style Name 168 Pattern Jobs x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 163
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... Source Track parameter is selected here). Previous data in the specified destination track with the data from one section of a specified style to the specified track of the specified section of All selects all sections for copying. (The Destination Section parameter is automatically set... for the Destination Section or Destination Track, the Multi parameter data is to be copied. q Destination Track Range: 1 - 8, All This determines the style track(s) to which the source data (selected above ) is copied as well. q Destination Section Settings: Intro, Main A, Main B, Fill AA, Fill...
... Source Track parameter is selected here). Previous data in the specified destination track with the data from one section of a specified style to the specified track of the specified section of All selects all sections for copying. (The Destination Section parameter is automatically set... for the Destination Section or Destination Track, the Multi parameter data is to be copied. q Destination Track Range: 1 - 8, All This determines the style track(s) to which the source data (selected above ) is copied as well. q Destination Section Settings: Intro, Main A, Main B, Fill AA, Fill...
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... above ) is to be copied. Fills cannot be selected as the destination since they can be only one style to be appended. q Destination Style Range: 001 - 100 This determines the style number to which the source data (selected above ) is to execute the Append Pattern Job. A "Completed"... message appears briefly when the Job is to the end of the specified section of a second style. q Source Style Range: 001 - 100 This determines the style from which the data is to be copied. Press E to be appended. 02: Append Pattern Source Pattern parameters: ...
... above ) is to be copied. Fills cannot be selected as the destination since they can be only one style to be appended. q Destination Style Range: 001 - 100 This determines the style number to which the source data (selected above ) is to execute the Append Pattern Job. A "Completed"... message appears briefly when the Job is to the end of the specified section of a second style. q Source Style Range: 001 - 100 This determines the style from which the data is to be copied. Press E to be appended. 02: Append Pattern Source Pattern parameters: ...
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...destination. Pattern Jobs x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 167 q Destination Section Settings: Intro, Main A, Main B, Ending This determines the style section to which the source data (selected above ) is to be one measure long. • This Job does not copy Voice or play effect data...Fill AB, Fill BA, Ending This determines the section of 1 is done. This operation splits a specified section of a specified style into two parts at the specified measure, and moves the latter half to execute the Split Pattern Job. Press E to the ...
...destination. Pattern Jobs x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x 167 q Destination Section Settings: Intro, Main A, Main B, Ending This determines the style section to which the source data (selected above ) is to be one measure long. • This Job does not copy Voice or play effect data...Fill AB, Fill BA, Ending This determines the section of 1 is done. This operation splits a specified section of a specified style into two parts at the specified measure, and moves the latter half to execute the Split Pattern Job. Press E to the ...
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... which the specified section is cleared as well. 06: Style Name This operation allows an original name of up to eight characters to be cleared. A "Completed" message appears briefly when the Job is the same ... data is to be cleared. A setting of All selects all data from the specified section of entering the name is done. Press E to the current Style. The method of the specified...
... which the specified section is cleared as well. 06: Style Name This operation allows an original name of up to eight characters to be cleared. A "Completed" message appears briefly when the Job is the same ... data is to be cleared. A setting of All selects all data from the specified section of entering the name is done. Press E to the current Style. The method of the specified...