Another important point is that the QY700 is lousy for drum programming,
whereas the RM1x is superb at it.
Sarah
PS: I own both an RM1x and a QY700 - since I got the RM, I haven't used the
QY once, even though the QY is - supposedly - higher end.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Kaufman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 02 July 2000 12:31
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Recomendations?
>
>
> I got myself a RM1X unit, just last weekend. It will thin out
> Controller data
> for, a' la QY70, and is a lot cheaper than the QY700.
>
> The only downside is that it doesn't have auto-accompaniement. As
> there is no
> way of entering chords in directly (eg. C7,Am7 etc.) So it is
> more suited to
> techno/dance rather than melodic compositions.
>
> So far I'm very pleased with it
>
> Paul K
>
>
> >===== Original Message From [EMAIL PROTECTED] =====
> >hi there, I just added myself to this list, as I'm in the market for a
> >better hardware sequencer. I thought I'd offer up what I'm looking for,
> >what I'm thinking of getting, and then hopefully getting some feedback
> >from some of you...?
> >
> >the mainstay of my studio and live rig is my A3000 sampler. I've
> got 98Mb of
> >ram, so I can usually load a whole set at once. other midi
> things get used
> >live as well.
> >
> >I really want something that I can write sequences on directly,
> with a step
> >sequencer as well as a real-time record function, but that I can
> also import
> >sequences easily as midi files from a computer based system. I want to be
> >able to do more when I play live than ride sequences, I want to
> be able to
> >change patterns, tempo, controllers, etc.
> >
> >I've already got a Yamaha QY-70, which is ok, but kind of
> limited... I have
> >to thin out controller data heaps to get more than a couple of songs in
> >memory, and it's small. I was thinking about trading in the
> sampler for an
> >SU-700, but there's no envelopes on an SU-700... ;-( So now I'm
> tossing up
> >between an RM1x and a QY-700, and the RM1x seems cheaper and possibly
> >better. (i have thought about non-yamaha gear... ;-)
> >
> >Any suggestions?
> >
> >I'm willing to trade in the sampler if I can find a performance
> based device
> >that is still a good sampler in it's own right... but there just doesn't
> >seem to be anything around, so I thought a sequencer would be better.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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