Actually, the Yamaha YPG235 does support local control. It's strange. My keyboard doesn't respond to local messages from QWS either, but I can turn local on or off if I do it from within the menu system on my keyboard. For the ypg series, you would press the function button & use the category increase/decrease buttons to arrow through the menu until you find the local on/off setting. Since you most likely can't read the display, you would have to explore the menu by moving the data wheel back & forth to see what each function does. If you get this figured out then you can use your keyboard's tone generator for your sounds instead of the cheesy wave table synth Hope this helps. Seth
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 19, 2015, at 12:40 AM, blake tracy <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello all. > Thank you for all your help. I have begun using QWS as my main sequencer, and > have connected with my local guitar center, and they said they would teach me > about the basics so I could get started. I bought a midi controller because > my Yamaha does not seem to support local off. It works better, despite the > fact that right now, I'm having to use GS wavetable synth. I'm playing around > with bassmidi as one of the articles suggested. I will continue talking to > guitar center and trying to get that to work, but at least now, I have sound. > LOL. Thank you. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Juan > Bello > Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 5:54 PM > To: QWS list > Subject: Re: QWS List New kid on the block > > the sound is supposed to come from your keyboard. look on the options, and > both of your midi input and output should be set to the portable grand 1 or > whatever it is called This avoids latency, or delays when you press a note > and then hear it for recording. there are articles on the site that can > explain all of this too. You can set those ports as default and they will > remain that way unless yo88u start qws with the keyboard off or disconnected. > > 2015-04-14 7:47 GMT-05:00, Blake Tracy <[email protected]>: >> LOL. There's something you should know about me, even when I used the >> other program, I didn't know anything about how it was supposed to >> work. The help file on QWS helped a lot to explain some features of >> midi actually. I had the midi for that other program coming out of the >> computer. I'm not sure which device the sound is supposed to come >> from, my keyboard, or my computer. I am a complete newbie to all of this. >>> So no, I don't know anything about any performance mode. I'm >>> wondering if my keyboard is even supposed to be used for midi, even >>> though it has a midi jack. I will try the sample song though. >>> Thanks. On Apr 13, 2015, at >>> 2:41 PM, James Bowden <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Another possibility is that some keyboards have to be in a >>> Performance or multitimbral mode - it depends on the keyboard. But if >>> you've got it working with other program, I guess you already know about >>> this. >>> >>> So, in QWS, have you tried loading the example song? File -> Open >>> then song001.mid. >>> >>> It's nothing stunning, but it is just to demonstrate that something >>> is working. >>> >>> If it comes out of, say, the Microsoft GM synth instead of your >>> keyboard, press Alt+Enter (which is the Track Properties dialog), and >>> Tab to Port and have a look down the list of available ports and see >>> if you can choose your keybaord there. >>> >>> Hope this helps. >>> >>> God bless, >>> >>> James. >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Blake Tracy" >>> <[email protected]> >>> To: "QWS list" <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 8:22 PM >>> Subject: Re: QWS List New kid on the block >>> >>> >>> Thank you for the new manual. As soon as I get 10 minutes with my >>> computer, I will read it. I have a YPG235 Yamaha keyboard, when I >>> added it as a device on the settings it did say portable G1. And from >>> the help guide, I do not think it is a port problem. Besides, like I >>> said, I've used this keyboard on other things before. It has a midi court. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Apr 13, 2015, at 1:06 PM, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes, there's a format problem with the manual and it won't open in Word. >>>> I >>>> get it to open in Wordpad just fine, however, the version in XP. >>>> We'll need more info about your setup. Does the keyboard have a USB >>>> port, or is it connecting through a MIDI interface? And what model >>>> is it? (This later question is important for determining which Inst >>>> file to use for it so you get patch names instead of having to just >>>> use the numbers) >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>>> Behalf Of blake tracy >>>>> Sent: Monday, April 13, 2015 12:58 PM >>>>> To: QWS list >>>>> Subject: QWS List New kid on the block >>>>> >>>>> Hi all. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I just downloaded QWS on my computer last night. I joined this list >>>>> because I can't find any other way to answer my questions. I tried >>>>> downloading the manual RTF from the downloads page, and Microsoft >>>>> word said it was corrupt and could not be read. I tried to run it >>>>> in wordpad because I am not sure if Microsoft word can read an RTF, >>>>> but wordpad gave me nothing but a bazillion bullet signs and one word: >>>>> copywright. >>>>> I don't know what is wrong, but the bad thing is, the way to >>>>> contact anyone to ask is on the very document I'm having trouble >>>>> with. I'm trying to use the help topics, and I thought I followed >>>>> their instructions perfectly, but I can't get my portible Yamaha >>>>> keyboard to connect with QWS, though I've done it with other daw >>>>> software. Does anyone have any suggestions? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >>>> http://lists.andrelouis.com >>>> >>>> for archived list posts, see >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >>> http://lists.andrelouis.com >>> >>> for archived list posts, see >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >>> To unsubscribe or change list options, see >>> http://lists.andrelouis.com >>> >>> for archived list posts, see >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com >> >> for archived list posts, see >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] >> > > > -- > Juan Pablo Bello > Cel. 313-879-2884 > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com > > for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
