QY 10 for loopers....

["andre" <andre@monmouth.com>]

funny to see talk of the yamaha qy10 - i just was re- acquanting with mine
it's great!!

if you see one used- grab it!! these are great little units that do WAY
more than you may think...it's worth it just for the fact that a device the
size of a videotape (i store mine in a video sleeve) - is not only an
8track sequencer, 36 sound synth module, drum machine, but can quickly be
set up as a "looping" jam partner - any groove in any key over any chord,
etc.. 

i've written music on the beach in jamaica with this - with 'phones it's
amazing what you've got. The unit TOTALLY died when Yamaha brought itout -
for one reason- the ridiculously small, one line screen!! Yikes...!! while
i'm used to it - i'm sure the QY10 is easier to use with it's big
screen....

so - all in all - my recommendations are that this piece rules for loopers
because:

-can be found cheap
-small, great for stealth loop gigs
-nice for adding drum bites or a splash of synth tone to a loop
-easy 'step time'programming lets you plug in tough passages, from printed
music, for analysis....
-if you only ever use it for warming up over a metronome and a fun scale -
it'll pay for itself.

have fun

andre'