QX3

1987 (Sep.)Initially sold for ¥158,000 Features: • 16 tracks, each with unlimited simultaneous polyphony. • Each track's input and output channel can be set independently. • Incoming data can be recorded on any track, or can be split by MIDI channel and recorded on several tracks. • Realtime, punch-in, and step recording. • Three modes of punch-in recording. • Autolocate functions. • Capacity of 24,000 notes with velocity, and playback a song chain of up to 48,000 notes. • Built-in 3.5" 720 Kbyte floppy disk drive. • MIDI data recorder function for saving and loading system exclusive bulk data to and from disk. • Editing dial for scrolling through events or measures. • Numeric key pad for speedy data entry. • Illuminated 2-line 40-character LCD with variable contrast control. • Two assignable MIDI OUT terminals. • Measures can be of any time signature 1-64/1,2,4,8,16,32, and measures of different time signatures can be used in a single song. • Songs can be chained together for successive playback. • Selectable sync clock: internal, MIDI, tape. • Time resolution of 96 clocks per quarter note.