Kaltar wrote:
”By real-time I mean to record in a loop, in any track, without stopping the playback. I can record any track on the QY members, but MUST press ?the stop button after each recording and that stops the sequencer, no matter if it is in pattern or song mode.”
Just wanted to point out that ?In pattern mode you can set the pattern length from 1 to eight measures and then Record in overdub mode and it will loop the entire pattern so you can add notes in real time while looping…without stopping… however you are limited to one track at a time. ?
Unfortunately, ?to change tracks do you need to hit stop, change track, and hit record again.
I can’t recall for certain, but I’m *pretty sure* with an external midi controller connected you can actually perform other functions while recording in the above pattern loop/overdub mode… Such as modifying cutoff and resonance on the currently armed track… ?The QY itself doesn’t allow you to do this because it doesn’t let you change screens once you record and you have to start recording in screen one in pattern mode… ?On a side note: ?I *think* this restriction is mainly because there’s not enough processing power to handle the interface at the same time as the instrument recording (without incurring latency) ?… on the other hand, it could be some type of arbitrary limitation (like a lot of manufacturers place on equipment to save features for a theoretical successor product).
In any case, you might even be able to play (affect) some of the other instrument tracks (with midi channel set to all) while recording with an external midi controller but I’m not sure if those would actually get recorded… ?it’s been a while since I hooked up my midi controller to the QY100.
The thing is, for all the power of the QY (which is a ton for such a portable device) there is a even more power/flexibility accessible once an external controller is connected… IMHO, Yamaha XG has always excelled in including a vast MIDI implementation on the QY70/QY100… (heck, they even have a MIDI implementation to allow you to modify the QY70/100 screen display at the pixel level, lol).
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Eric