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Starter Templates: DARKSTAR / UNICORN / COOK- User Styles for QY100 Pattern Mode

Starter Templates: DARKSTAR / UNICORN / COOK- User Styles for QY100 Pattern Mode

Posted by By Doffu February 23, 2025Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Pattern Mode, Starter Templates, User Styles
DARKSTAR - Deep, contemplating dark ambience.
UNICORN - Bubbly loop, resembling a retro videogame bonus room.
COOK - Swing house with rich reverb.
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Starter Templates: SERVED / NOCTURNE / BAG – User Styles for QY100 Pattern Mode

Starter Templates: SERVED / NOCTURNE / BAG – User Styles for QY100 Pattern Mode

Posted by By Doffu February 23, 2025Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Pattern Mode, Starter Templates, User Styles
SERVED - Forceful distorted rhythm right out of the gate, building into a high-intensity beat.
NOCTURNE - Jazzy ethereal four-to-the-floor pattern, featuring chords from CHRDPK01.
BAG - Sparse and chippy pattern with sounds resembling signal loss and digital artifacts.
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Starter Template: DEPLETED – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Starter Template: DEPLETED – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Posted by By Doffu December 8, 2024Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Pattern Mode, Starter Templates, User Styles
Heavy, driving bass set to a punchy drum pattern, making use of MIDI LFO for loads of synched parameter automation.
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Asset Pack: CHRDPK01 – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Asset Pack: CHRDPK01 – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Posted by By Doffu December 8, 2024Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Asset Packs, Pattern Mode, User Styles
A pack of uplifting chords, separated into right-hand and left-hand sections, including chord inversions.
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Starter Template: ELVES – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Starter Template: ELVES – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Posted by By Doffu December 8, 2024Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Pattern Mode, Starter Templates, User Styles
A relaxing holiday loop with synthesized breathing and alien bird calls. The bells have been specifically modelled to match the timbre of those found in the famous Final Fantasy VII song "Buried in the Snow" by Nobuo Uematsu.
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Starter Template: FORTUNE – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Starter Template: FORTUNE – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Posted by By Doffu November 22, 2024Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Pattern Mode, Starter Templates, User Styles
A looping pattern from the song Fortune Teller composed by Konami Kukeiha Club. Sequenced into MIDI by The Jade Emperor on VGMusic.
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Low BPM: Drift into Ambient Bliss With These Custom QY100 Style Files

Low BPM: Drift into Ambient Bliss With These Custom QY100 Style Files

Posted by By Doffu November 18, 2024Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Pattern Mode, Unlocked Features
By slowing things down, you can take full advantage of the QY100’s sequencing and effects capabilities to craft rich, ambient soundscapes with delicate, evolving textures.
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Starter Template: KAME2 – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Starter Template: KAME2 – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Posted by By Doffu November 17, 2024Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Pattern Mode, Starter Templates, User Styles
An ambient electronic loop. The one sound reminds me of the Chaff Grenade SFX from Metal Gear Solid on the PS1. This style is set to 8 BPM, reducing the QY100 below it's usual 25 BPM minimum.
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Starter Template: KAME – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Starter Template: KAME – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Posted by By Doffu November 17, 2024Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Pattern Mode, Starter Templates, User Styles
A rich ambient loop. This style is set to 8 BPM, reducing the QY100 below it's usual 25 BPM minimum.
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Starter Template: EMPIRE – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Starter Template: EMPIRE – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Posted by By Doffu November 4, 2024Posted in.Q1P Style Files, Pattern Mode, Starter Templates, User Styles
Churning dystopic horns strung on a choppy drum groove.
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  • Discover the Hidden Features of the Yamaha QY100 Music Sequencer

Unlocked Features

  • Low BPM: Drift into Ambient Bliss With These Custom QY100 Style Files
  • High BPM: Overclock the Yamaha QY100 With These Custom Style Files
  • Extending Beyond the 8-Measure Cap

User Styles

  • Starter Templates: DARKSTAR / UNICORN / COOK- User Styles for QY100 Pattern Mode
  • Starter Templates: SERVED / NOCTURNE / BAG – User Styles for QY100 Pattern Mode
  • Starter Template: DEPLETED – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode
  • Asset Pack: CHRDPK01 – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode
  • Starter Template: ELVES – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode
  • Starter Template: FORTUNE – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode
  • Starter Template: KAME2 – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode
  • Starter Template: KAME – User Style for QY100 Pattern Mode

Tips & Tricks

  • Tips & Tricks – Mute/Unmute Pattern Mode Tracks with Edit Mode (or MIDI)

Guides

  • Guide – How to Load .Q1P Style Files on the Yamaha QY100
  • Guide – DIY Yamaha QY100 Exploration

Downloads

  • Starter Template: VITA500- QY100 Style File Starter Template: VITA500- QY100 Style File
  • Asset Pack: ST-D8C12 (Shepard Tone, 8 Measures Downwards Continuous, 12 Semitones) - QY100 Style File Asset Pack: ST-D8C12 (Shepard Tone, 8 Measures Downwards Continuous, 12 Semitones) - QY100 Style File
  • Asset Pack: ST-D8-12 (Shepard Tone, 8 Measures Downwards, 12 Semitones) - QY100 Style File Asset Pack: ST-D8-12 (Shepard Tone, 8 Measures Downwards, 12 Semitones) - QY100 Style File
  • Starter Template: HIGHER - QY100 Style File Starter Template: HIGHER - QY100 Style File
  • Asset Pack: ST-U8C12 (Shepard Tone, 8 Measures Upwards Continuous, 12 Semitones) - QY100 Style File Asset Pack: ST-U8C12 (Shepard Tone, 8 Measures Upwards Continuous, 12 Semitones) - QY100 Style File
  • Asset Pack: ST-U8-12 (Shepard Tone, 8 Measures Upwards, 12 Semitones) - QY100 Style File Asset Pack: ST-U8-12 (Shepard Tone, 8 Measures Upwards, 12 Semitones) - QY100 Style File
  • Starter Template: SPECTERC - QY100 Style File Starter Template: SPECTERC - QY100 Style File
  • Starter Template: REUNION - QY100 Style File Starter Template: REUNION - QY100 Style File
  • Starter Template: BALAMB2 - QY100 Style File Starter Template: BALAMB2 - QY100 Style File
  • Starter Template: BALAMB - QY100 Style File Starter Template: BALAMB - QY100 Style File

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