If you need it, here is the link to download the YPG235 owners manual: http://cachepe2.zzounds.com/media/dgx230_en_om_a0-243155a54fdfff62609b1476a1e4cfbf.pdf
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 19, 2015, at 11:44 AM, Seth Lowman <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] To unsubscribe or change list options, see http://lists.andrelouis.com for archived list posts, see http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
