Step Recording the Pattern Track of a Song on a QY100

The Pattern Track of a Song is used to create a ''script'' or a set of instructions that will recall and play back Patterns and Sections sequentially. Each Pattern (musical style) is divided up into multiple Sections (Intro, Main A, Main B, Fill AB, Fill BA, Ending, Blank) which encompass the different elements of a song; beginning, verses, chorus, ending, and the musical segues between them.

IMPORTANT: The Pattern Track ONLY records the sequence of styles and section types of a song. The Pattern Track must be either complemented by recording the Chord Track (Ch) or by manually playing the chord progression in real-time along with the accompanying Pattern Track. One of these methods is required to establish the key and actual chord progression of a Song. Auditioning Pattern Styles / Sections:
Before creating a Song using Patterns, it is not only important to determine which Pattern ''styles'' are desired, but to also determine, and note, the measure lengths of all Pattern Sections that are going to be utilized.

1) Press the blue [PATTERN] button until 'PATT' is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen (Pattern mode).

2) Use the gray Cursor buttons to select the Pattern number at the top of the screen.

3) Use the [-1/NO] and/or [+1/YES] buttons to select a Pattern for auditioning, i.e. 001Mixture.

4) Cursor to the Section displayed in brackets, i.e. [MainA ].

5) Use the [-1/NO] and/or [+1/YES] buttons to select a Section of the Pattern.

6) Audition the Pattern/Section.


a) Press the 'Play' button to hear the Pattern Style/Section.
b) Press the 'Stop' button when finished.
c) Note the Section measure length located in the upper right corner of the screen for future reference. (Example: '4M' = 4 Measures)

Step-Recording the Pattern Track:

1) Press the [SONG] button until the main Song screen is displayed. The word 'SONG' will appear in the top left corner.

2) If necessary, use the Cursor buttons in the upper-right side of the unit to highlight the Song number at the top of the display.

3) Use the [-1/NO] or [+1/YES] button to select the desired Song location.

4) Use the Cursor buttons to highlight 'Pt' (Pattern Track) in the display.

5) Press the red 'Record' button. The red LED will illuminate.

6) If the QY100 is not in Step Record mode, press the 'Up' Cursor button. Otherwise proceed to step 9.

IMPORTANT: Moving the cursor to the right or left first will cause the QY100 to de-select the Pattern Track.

7) Use the Cursor buttons to highlight 'STEP'.

8) Press the [ENTER] button. The screen will display an 'R' underneath 'STEP'.

9) Press the 'Play' button. The green 'Play' LED will illuminate, the display will change to the Pattern Track screen and the cursor will appear on the first measure, beat one.

10) Use the [-1/NO] and/or [+1/YES] buttons to select the desired Pattern number.

11) Press the 'Right' Cursor button to highlight the box under 'SECTION' in the display.

12) Use the [-1/NO] and/or [+1/YES] buttons to select a Pattern Section (Intro, Main A, Main B, Fill AB, Fill BA, Ending, Blank).

13) Use the Cursor buttons to navigate to subsequent measures in order to enter any additional Pattern and/or Section changes.

TIP: Changes can be made in the 'Section' area without the need to re-enter the Pattern information each time, as long as the new Section is part of the last entered Pattern.

TIP: A Pattern or Section change can be programmed to occur before the current Pattern or Section has ended.

EXAMPLE: Pattern: 001 'Mixture', Section: 'Intro', which is five measures in length, is entered at measure one. Section 'MainA' of the same Pattern is entered at measure two. The result is that Section 'Intro' will only play the first of five measures before Section MainA begins.

NOTE: If necessary, Pattern Style and/or Section entries can be erased by first highlighting the desired entry, then pressing the top [F1] 'Function' button to the right of 'ers>' in the display.

14) When all Patterns/Sections have been entered, use the Cursor buttons to select the measure following the last measure of the Song.

EXAMPLE: If the last Pattern/Section of the Song is entered at measure 80 and the Pattern/Section is 4 measures long, then the last measure of the Song is actually 83, making the 'End' Pattern destination measure 84.

15) Select Pattern 129.


a) Scroll to the Pattern.


1] Use the [-1/NO] or [+1/YES] buttons to scroll to Pattern 129 --End--.

or

b) Type in the Pattern number directly.


1] Press and hold the [SHIFT] button, then use the black Micro-Keyboard key buttons to type in Pattern number 129.
2] Press the [ENTER] button to select Pattern. The display will show 129 --End-- in the selected measure.


16) Press the 'Stop' button to end recording.


17) Press the 'Go to Top' button to return to the first measure (the ''Top'') of the current Song.

18) Press the 'Play' button to playback the Song. The green 'Play' LED will flash while the Song is playing.

Reference: Owner's Manual, p. 62-66