Joe Lectrick here, with a piece of gear I just picked up from eBay on the recommendation of my good friend Project Soda. The Yamaha QY70.
I am loving this little machine! It’s like a little Digitakt in an old school Game Boy body. I originally thought that this would be nothing but 8 bit gamey style sounds and that I’d have to plug in some other synths when I’m not looking to play Chiptune sets, but there’s sounds on here that sound like they’re coming from a legit, full-size Yamaha synth.
Check out this quickie little jam I made right after I took the thing out of the box (and watched a bit of YouTube tutorial. hehe)
Love that this is so portable. I can take it to the kitchen, to the bathroom, to the park. Only thing is that the screen is just like the old school Game Boys, in that they don’t have any backlighting. I’ve heard there is a little mod you can do to install a backlight inside, otherwise you’ll have to get yourself a little reading light to keep jamming in the night.
Next I’m going to try hooking up some other gear through midi and see what I can put together for the next jam.
Who else has a QY70? What do you think about this machine?