On Aug 14, 2021, at 1:06 AM, FordPrefect227 via groups.io <FordPrefect227@...> wrote:

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First of all a big thank you to the admins of this group for providing a place to discuss all things QY100.

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I wanted to make a post detailing a solution to QY100 USB MIDI backup that worked for me. The situation seems to be

fraught with card readers that stop the QY100 recognizing the data card and cheap usb midi adapters with small buffers.

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I was able to use some free software to get around all this and avoided having to pay a lot of money for a better usb midi adapter.

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If anyone is interested I will post more.

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On Aug 23, 2021, at 4:41 PM, Gary Snyder <garypsnyder@...> wrote:

?Fellow group members- I need a memory card for the QY-100. I’m new to this aspect of the sequencer. Feel free to leave suggestions as to:

1. Which card is best as far as amount of storage and price

2. Where to find it online or in a store

3. How to effectively use it

I appreciate this forum and our little Yamaha family. Thanks!

Gary

On Aug 14, 2021, at 1:06 AM, FordPrefect227 via groups.io <FordPrefect227@...> wrote:

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First of all a big thank you to the admins of this group for providing a place to discuss all things QY100.

?

I wanted to make a post detailing a solution to QY100 USB MIDI backup that worked for me. The situation seems to be

fraught with card readers that stop the QY100 recognizing the data card and cheap usb midi adapters with small buffers.

?

I was able to use some free software to get around all this and avoided having to pay a lot of money for a better usb midi adapter.

?

If anyone is interested I will post more.

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On Aug 23, 2021, at 5:40 PM, Eric <erichemingway@...> wrote:

?You can find them on eBay for a good price. ?

Olympus 32mb SmartMedia cards are probably the sweet spot as some larger SmartMedia cards *can* be a bit slower… though I’d probably still buy a 64mb or 128mb if the price was good (they are often cheaper than 32mb for some reason).

Olympus is a good brand as well as most other well known brands like Fuji, Sandisk, etc. ?Prices of about $15 to $30 is average, but deals are easy to find if you buy a bundle of several used cards.

You can also find them on Amazon as “new”, but since SmartMedia has not been made in a while, they may be fake brand name cards, though I got a couple of 32mb Olympus cards on Amazon a few years ago that seem very legit (included all the Olympus paperwork).

Cards should be of the 3.3volt kind (5volt cards only come in 2mb and 4mb, so if it over 4mb in size, it is a 3.3volt card).

Since the QY100only stores midi, 32mb is really quite huge. ?If I recall correctly, the QY100 has 256K of internal storage and that fits quite a few songs and patterns. ?A 32MB card is literally capable of storing 128 full QY100 backups.

IMPORTANT: ALWAYS FORMAT THE CARD IN THE QY100, NOT ON A PC AS A PC CAN POTENTIALLY CORRUPT A SMARTMEDIA FORMAT. ?

This is all by memory, but I think it’s right.

Cheers,?

Eric

["The longest journey starts with the first step."?- Lao Tzu]

On Aug 23, 2021, at 4:41 PM, Gary Snyder <garypsnyder@...> wrote:

?Fellow group members- I need a memory card for the QY-100. I’m new to this aspect of the sequencer. Feel free to leave suggestions as to:

1. Which card is best as far as amount of storage and price

2. Where to find it online or in a store

3. How to effectively use it

I appreciate this forum and our little Yamaha family. Thanks!

Gary

On Aug 14, 2021, at 1:06 AM, FordPrefect227 via groups.io <FordPrefect227@...> wrote:

?

First of all a big thank you to the admins of this group for providing a place to discuss all things QY100.

?

I wanted to make a post detailing a solution to QY100 USB MIDI backup that worked for me. The situation seems to be

fraught with card readers that stop the QY100 recognizing the data card and cheap usb midi adapters with small buffers.

?

I was able to use some free software to get around all this and avoided having to pay a lot of money for a better usb midi adapter.

?

If anyone is interested I will post more.

?

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“The longest journey starts with the first step." ?- Lao Tzu