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A walkstation is an electronic music device which provides musicians with the facilities of a music workstation in a portable package. The term was introduced as part of the marketing for the Yamaha QY10, [1] presumably as a portmanteau of Walkman and workstation. [2] Its usage is typically limited to the portable members of Yamaha's QY sequencer family. [3]
The features of a walkstation are:
The heyday of the walkstation lay between the time when creating such devices was viable and the time when general-purpose portable devices, such as laptops and mobile phones, were capable of offering comparable functionality.
Manufacturer | Device | Year | MIDI | Keyboard | Sequencer tracks | Accompanyment tracks | User accompanyment | Digital Effects | Storage media |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yamaha | QY10 | 1990 | Yes | 1 octave | 4 | 4 | Yes | No | No |
Yamaha | QY20 [4] | 1992 | Yes | 2 octaves | 4 | 4 | Yes | No | No |
Yamaha | QY8 | 1994 | Yes | None | 4 | 4 | No | No | No |
Yamaha | QY22 | 1995 | GM | 2 octaves | 4 | 4 | Yes | No | No |
Yamaha | QY70 | 1997 | GM/ XG | 2 octaves | 16 | 8 | Yes | Yes | No |
Yamaha | QY100 | 2000 | GM/ XG | 2 octaves | 16 | 8 | Yes | Yes | SmartMedia |
Other comparable devices:
Manufacturer | Device | Year | MIDI | Keyboard | Sequencer tracks | Accompanyment tracks | User accompanyment | Digital Effects | Storage media |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philips | PMC-100 | 1986 | No | 2 octaves | 1 | 5 | No | No | Cassette tape |
Boss | Dr 5 | 1993 | Yes | Fretboard Style | 0 | 4 | Yes | No | No |
Roland | PMA-5 | 1996 | GM/ GS | 2 octaves | 4 | 4 | Yes | Yes | No |
More recent portable music workstations:
[The QY20] houses an eight-track sequencer, 100 preset patterns each with six variations, 100 AWM sounds and eight drum kits. It can store up to 20 Songs with a total capacity of 28,000 notes. It's 32-voice polyphonic (some sounds use more than one voice) and can play a maximum of 28 notes at once. Externally, it has a nice big 128 x 64 dot LCD with adjustable contrast, MIDI In and Out sockets, a stereo mini jack Out and a headphone Out. [It] sports a 25-note, er... button, polyphonic keyboard compared with the QY10's one-octave monophonic affair. You can run the QY20 off batteries for composition on the move or plug in an optional mains adaptor...
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2021) |
A walkstation is an electronic music device which provides musicians with the facilities of a music workstation in a portable package. The term was introduced as part of the marketing for the Yamaha QY10, [1] presumably as a portmanteau of Walkman and workstation. [2] Its usage is typically limited to the portable members of Yamaha's QY sequencer family. [3]
The features of a walkstation are:
The heyday of the walkstation lay between the time when creating such devices was viable and the time when general-purpose portable devices, such as laptops and mobile phones, were capable of offering comparable functionality.
Manufacturer | Device | Year | MIDI | Keyboard | Sequencer tracks | Accompanyment tracks | User accompanyment | Digital Effects | Storage media |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yamaha | QY10 | 1990 | Yes | 1 octave | 4 | 4 | Yes | No | No |
Yamaha | QY20 [4] | 1992 | Yes | 2 octaves | 4 | 4 | Yes | No | No |
Yamaha | QY8 | 1994 | Yes | None | 4 | 4 | No | No | No |
Yamaha | QY22 | 1995 | GM | 2 octaves | 4 | 4 | Yes | No | No |
Yamaha | QY70 | 1997 | GM/ XG | 2 octaves | 16 | 8 | Yes | Yes | No |
Yamaha | QY100 | 2000 | GM/ XG | 2 octaves | 16 | 8 | Yes | Yes | SmartMedia |
Other comparable devices:
Manufacturer | Device | Year | MIDI | Keyboard | Sequencer tracks | Accompanyment tracks | User accompanyment | Digital Effects | Storage media |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philips | PMC-100 | 1986 | No | 2 octaves | 1 | 5 | No | No | Cassette tape |
Boss | Dr 5 | 1993 | Yes | Fretboard Style | 0 | 4 | Yes | No | No |
Roland | PMA-5 | 1996 | GM/ GS | 2 octaves | 4 | 4 | Yes | Yes | No |
More recent portable music workstations:
[The QY20] houses an eight-track sequencer, 100 preset patterns each with six variations, 100 AWM sounds and eight drum kits. It can store up to 20 Songs with a total capacity of 28,000 notes. It's 32-voice polyphonic (some sounds use more than one voice) and can play a maximum of 28 notes at once. Externally, it has a nice big 128 x 64 dot LCD with adjustable contrast, MIDI In and Out sockets, a stereo mini jack Out and a headphone Out. [It] sports a 25-note, er... button, polyphonic keyboard compared with the QY10's one-octave monophonic affair. You can run the QY20 off batteries for composition on the move or plug in an optional mains adaptor...