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Appendix

Error Messages

When an operational error or other problem occurs, the VL1 will display one of the

following error messages to inform you of the problem.

Display

Comments

The loaded floppy disk is damaged. Try a different disk.

The voice backup battery needs to be replaced. Have the battery

replaced by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

The specified data cannot be found on the currently loaded

floppy disk, or different data is loaded. Make sure the appropriate
disk is loaded.

MIDI bulk data could not be transmitted or received because the

device number parameter is turned off. Check the device number
setting.

MIDI bulk data could not be transmitted or received because the

device number of the VL1 is not matched to that of the second
device. Check the device number settings.

Data cannot be saved to floppy disk because the currently

loaded disk is full. Delete unwanted files to make more space on
the disk, or use a different disk.

The currently loaded floppy disk has not been formated for use

with the VL1. Format the disk before performing any disk opera-
tions.

You have attempted to perform a disk operation while no floppy

disk is loaded. Insert an appropriate floppy disk in the disk drive.

The specified file cannot be found on the currently loaded floppy

disk. Check the file name or use the appropriate disk.

Bad disk!

Change battery!

Data not found!

Device number is off!

Device number mismatch!

Disk full!

Disk not formatted!

Disk not ready!

File not found!

Summary of Contents for VL-1

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Page 5: ...Owner s Manual 2 Feature Reference ...

Page 6: ... 3 5 Throat Formant LPF Key Scaling 97 4 Mixing 98 4 1 Mixing Driver Output Key Scaling 100 4 2 Mixing Pipe String Output Key Scaling 101 4 3 Mixing Tap Output Key Scaling 102 4 4 Mixing Tap Location Key Scaling 103 About the Manuals 4 The Getting Started Manual 4 The Feature Reference Manual this manual 5 Conventions 5 General Operation The Three Main Modes 8 Finding Functions Parameters 9 Other ...

Page 7: ...ander 125 7 Resonator 126 Element Envelope 128 1 Pressure 129 2 Embouchure Pitch 130 2 1 Embouchure Pitch Hold Time Key Scaling 132 2 2 Embouchure Pitch Initial Level Key Scaling 133 2 3 Embouchure Pitch Decay Rate Key Scaling 134 3 Vibrato 135 3 1 Vibrato Delay Time Key Scaling 137 3 2 Vibrato Attack Rate Key Scaling 138 3 3 Vibrato Depth Key Scaling 139 3 4 Vibrato Speed Key Scaling 140 4 Growl ...

Page 8: ...controls and connectors and their functions 3 Setting Up Page 22 System connections powering up playing the demo calibrating the Breath Controller and loading the pre programmed voices 4 Voice Selection Page 34 Several ways to select and play the VL1 s 128 voices 5 The Controllers Page 38 The VL1 controllers and how they can be assigned and edited for optimum control 6 Mixing The Modifiers Page 48...

Page 9: ...s that you don t use very often Each section of the Feature Reference manual has its own table of contents so you should be able to locate any particular function quickly and easily Functions and references can also be located by referring to the index at the back of the manual Conventions The following conventions are used through the VL1 manuals to avoid confusion and make the text easier to rea...

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Page 11: ...gical control interface via which its many functions and parameters can be accessed and edited Once you become familiar with the system operation should be smooth efficient and easy The Three Main Modes 8 Finding Functions Parameters 9 Other Navigation Aids 11 Selecting Editing Parameters 12 ...

Page 12: ...ews that allow you to check controller assignments the status of several important performance parameters and the continuous slider assignments Pages 13 through 19 All voice editing functions are accessed via the EDIT mode controller assignments mixing modifiers effects and more Pages 21 through 150 The UTILITY mode includes a range of functions that affect overall operation of the VL1 rather than...

Page 13: ...roups COMMON and ELEMENT and that these are further sub divided into related groups of functions The COMMON EFFECT group for example includes all the effect parameters flange reverb etc that apply to the entire voice Here s how you would access the reverb parameters starting from the PLAY mode Example Locate the Effect Reverb Parameters 1 Press E Pressing the E button from the PLAY or UTILITY mode...

Page 14: ... This example illustrates the two methods used to move downward through the EDIT mode levels 1 press the appropriate function button and 2 move the cursor to the desired selection and press From any point within the structure you can move upward toward the topmost level in this case the initial EDIT mode display by pressing the button You move up one level each time the button is pressed until the...

Page 15: ...o the next function every time you want to select a different element control ler page Also note the Para Parameter abbreviation above the button This enables you to go directly to the parameters related to the current page in this case the vibrato parameters From here you can go back to the vibrato controller page by pressing the function button again note that it is now labelled Ctrl or to the v...

Page 16: ...ntains the parameter s you want to edit simply use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to the parameter and then use the data dial or the and buttons to set the parameter as required The data dial is ideal for quickly covering a large range of settings while the and buttons are best for small stepwise changes ...

Page 17: ... additionally offers a range of controller views that let you check controller assignments and simple quick edit capability Select the PLAY mode from either the EDIT or UTILITY mode by pressing the P button The Main Play Mode Display 14 Voice Selection 15 Controller Views 17 Quick Editing In the Play Mode 19 ...

Page 18: ...nformation in addition to the name of the currently selected voice The abbreviations in the section separated by a line at the bottom of the display Cnt1 Cnt2 etc indicate the functions of the corresponding function buttons below the display described below The Normal Voice Display Play mode Voice number Voice name Reverb on or off Stereo output mode Element E1 and E2 names Voice mode Effects in u...

Page 19: ...ENT SELECT MODIFIER ON OFF Note that when you select a different bank or press the same bank button the voice directory for the selected bank will appear on the display showing the names of all voices in that bank with the cursor located at the currently selected voice number The VL1 returns to the normal voice display as soon as you specify the voice number You can also press the button if you wa...

Page 20: ...le you re looking for a voice but don t know the voice number Simply rotate the data dial clockwise for higher voice numbers or counter clockwise for lower voice numbers while watching the display The banks are automatically switched when neces sary as the voice numbers are changed Using the Voice Directory Although the voice directory appears automatically any time you select a bank you can have ...

Page 21: ...ress the or P button from any controller view to return to the normal play mode display Cnt1 through Cnt4 Main Controllers through display the assignments for the controller parameters Cnt1 Cnt3 Cnt2 Pressure Page 65 Embouchure Page 66 Pitch Page 67 Vibrato Page 69 Tounguing Page 70 Amplitude Page 71 Scream Page 72 Breath Noise Page 73 Growl Page 74 Throat Formant Page 75 Dynamic Filter Page 77 Ha...

Page 22: ...ess the function button from the play mode you ll see the following controller view Cnt4 The controller parameters listed in this screen are not in the same category as those discussed in the preceding section and therefore need to be introduced separately All of the related parameters will be discussed in detail in the Feature Reference manual pages listed below Damping Page 80 Absorption Page 81...

Page 23: ...ers and their corresponding values Quick Editing In the Play Mode Although detailed voice editing is carried out in the EDIT mode the and sliders on the VL1 panel can be used to change the assigned parameters in real time while playing in the PLAY mode This can be used simply an expressive tool or as a way to actually change the sound of the voice to suit your individual musical require ments Sinc...

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Page 25: ...ng modifi ers effects and more The Voice Number Buttons In the Edit Mode 22 The Edit Compare Function 24 The Copy Function 25 Storing Edited Data 28 Initial Edit Page 30 Common Miscellanous 34 Common Effect 44 Element Controller 64 Element Miscellaneous 84 Element Modifier 106 Element Envelope 128 ...

Page 26: ... for editing EDIT E2 CTRL PRESSURE The ELEMENT SELECT buttons will not function when a COMMON parameter is selected Of course E2 can only be selected in a voice that uses two elements Single element voices use only E1 Element On Off While editing a 2 element voice it is handy to be able to turn one or the other element off so you can clearly hear the result of edits to the element you are working ...

Page 27: ...rns all three effect stages on or off Alternately turns the Modulation effect stage on or off Page 46 Alternately turns the Feedback Delay effect stage on or off Page 53 Alternately turns the Reverb effect stage on or off Page 60 ALL MOD FBD REV These buttons independently or simultaneously turn the VL1 s modifier stages on or off This allows fast on off comparisons that make it easy to hear even ...

Page 28: ...fter making at least one change to the voice data When the Edit Compare mode is engaged the E indicator will flash the inverse E before the voice number will disappear and the sound of the original pre edit voice can be monitored Press the E button again to return to the EDIT mode and the edited version of the voice You can toggle back and forth between the edited and original voices while editing...

Page 29: ...e Data You Want To Copy In the EDIT mode select the display page and function corresponding to the data you want to copy To copy all common data go to the initial EDIT mode display and move the cursor to the Voice Name Key Mode or Voice Mode parameter Example Copy all common data To copy all common miscellaneous data select the miscellaneous directory or to copy all common effect data select the E...

Page 30: ...e display page for that function Example Copy the E2 harmonic enhancer data 2 Press C Press the C button to call the COPY display 3 Select the Voice You Want To Copy From Use the cursor buttons data dial or and buttons to select the voice you want to copy the data from and the element when copying element data At this point you can play the keyboard to hear how the voice will sound after the speci...

Page 31: ...during the sort operation Pressing a voice bank button a through h instantly moves the cursor to the first voice in that bank When copying element data in a 2 element voice E1 or E2 will appear above this will be the name of the element not currently being edited In this case the function button can be pressed to copy the data from the second element to the element being edited 4 Press and Confirm...

Page 32: ...mory Protection Is Off Make sure that the UTILITY mode Memory Protect function is turned off press U to select the UTILITY mode make sure the Sys page is selected select 6 Miscellaneous and press move the cursor to Memory Protect and press to turn it off 2 Press S In the EDIT or PLAY Mode If you had to go to the UTILITY mode to turn memory protection off return to either the EDIT or PLAY mode and ...

Page 33: ...nt you can also press the button to cancel the store function If you press the confirmation display will appear Press the button to actually store the data or to cancel Completed will appear on the display when the data has been successfully stored 5 Press Press the button to clear the STORE display and return to the previous mode ...

Page 34: ...ssing the E button The initial EDIT display will appear NOTES If you are re entering the EDIT mode while editing a voice i e you have edited but not yet stored the current voice the last selected EDIT display page will appear ELEMENT EFFECT CONTROLLER MODIFIER ENVELOPE MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS EDIT MODE COMMON ...

Page 35: ...2 Name A name of up to 10 characters These parameters allow independent names to be entered for the E1 and E2 ele ments of the current voice only E1 is available in a single element voice To enter a new element name position the cursor at the E1 Name or E2 Name parameter and press or Name The ELEMENT NAME display will appear Procedure is the same as for the Voice Name parameter above except for th...

Page 36: ...rmines how the VL1 s two elements are used to produce sound Single Only the sound of one element will be produced at a time Dual The sound of two elements may be produced simultaneously Various Key Mode and Voice Mode setting combinations produce the following results Key Mono Voice Single Key Poly Voice Single Key Unison Voice Single Key Mono Voice Dual Key Poly Voice Dual Key Unison Voice Dual ...

Page 37: ...Pressing this button exchanges the E1 and E2 data including the element names This function can be used to swap the elements used for the high and low notes when Key Mode is set to Unison and Voice Mode is set to Dual Since E2 always contains data the Swap function can be use to temporarily switch elements even when Key Mode is set to Single Initial Edit Page ...

Page 38: ... ENVELOPE MISCELLANEOUS EDIT MODE COMMON MISCELLANEOUS The COMMON MISCELLANEOUS group includes a miscellaneous range of functions which affect the entire voice 1 Setting 35 2 Controller 36 3 Element Pitch 37 4 Element Level Pan 38 5 Portamento 40 6 Micro Tuning 42 7 Continuous Slider 43 ...

Page 39: ...when Top Note is selected When the Unison key mode is selected the lowest and highest notes played will sound regardless of the Assign Mode setting Pitchbend Mode Normal Bottom Top Sets the pitch bend mode The Bottom and Top modes are only effective when the poly or unison key mode Page 31 is selected Normal Both notes are effected by the PITCH wheel Bottom The lowest of two notes played will be a...

Page 40: ...e 5 00msec 1 24 sec Sets the response time of the VL1 Touch Envelope Generator The Touch Envelope Generator controls the transition from the initial key velocity to aftertouch pressure when a key is played A setting of 5 00msec produces the fastest response 1 24 sec produces the slowest response Polyphony Ctrl off Modulation Wheel 119 The VL1 allows any physical controller to be used to switch bet...

Page 41: ... is set to Single and the Key Mode is set to Unison In the latter case the Element 2 Detune parameter appears because the same voice is being played in the unison mode Element 1 Note Shift Element 2 Note Shift 64 63 Shifts the pitch of Element 1 or Element 2 up or down in semitone increments Minus values lower the pitch while positive values raise the pitch The pitches of both elements can be inde...

Page 42: ...e only one pan parameter for each element placing the sound of the element anywhere from full left to right in the stereo sound field The output from the VL1 elements and modifier stages is already in stereo so two pan parameters L and R and provided for each element offering maximum panning versatility The Element 1 Pan L parameter for example determines the position of the left channel output si...

Page 43: ...me value the sound of the corresponding element will appear as a mono source at the appropriate position in the stereo sound field If both parameters are set to 0 for example the sound of the element will be heard only in the center of the sound field The Element 2 pan and level parameters will not appear if the Voice Mode parameter is set to Single The pan parameters have no effect if the UTILITY...

Page 44: ...Control off on The portamento time the length of the slide between notes can be controlled in realtime via a foot controller connected to the FOOT CONTROLLER 2 jack the MODU LATION 2 wheel or MIDI portamento time messages from an external device This parameter turns realtime portamento time control off or on In order to use the foot controller or modulation wheel for portamento time control use th...

Page 45: ...Feature Reference Edit Mode Element 2 off on Turns portamento off or on for element 2 only The Element 2 parameter will not appear if the Voice Mode param eter Page 32 is set to Single Common Miscellaneous ...

Page 46: ...rough spots that were fixed in later improvements The tuning must be matched to the key of the music Werckmeister This and the following two tunings were created to allow transposition to any key without the need for re tuning They have the curious chacteristic however that the tension of the sound increases in proportion to the number of sharps or flats in the key being played Many of the classic...

Page 47: ...edit parameters Selects the element 1 edit parameters This setting will appear as E1 if previously set to E2 or Both with the Voice Mode parameter set to Dual then the Voice Mode parameter is switched to Single Selects the element 2 edit parameters Selects element edit parameters that will affect both element 1 and element 2 off Com E1 E2 Both The second rightmost is the actual parameter which wil...

Page 48: ...ECT The COMMON EFFECT parameters provide access to the VL1 s sophisticated three stage digital signal processing system 1 Setting 45 2 Modulation Effect 46 Flanger 47 Pitch Change 49 Distortion 51 3 Feedback Delay 53 Mono Delay 53 L R Delay 55 L C R Delay 57 4 Reverberation 60 Hall1 Hall2 Room1 Room2 Studio Plate Space Reverse 61 ...

Page 49: ...and the following parameter make it possible to control certain effect param eters in real time via any physical controller Use this parameter to select the effect parameter you want to control only settings corresponding to the currently selected effects will be available If the currently selected effect stage is turned off isn t used will appear on the display and selection will not be possible ...

Page 50: ...ing a variable comb filter effect which results in the familiar swishing flanger sound A dual pitch change effect which can be used in the Mono mode in which both pitch shifted notes appear on both channels or the Stereo mode in which one pitch shifted note appears on the left channel and the other on the right The pitch of the two pitch shifted notes can be set over a two octave range from one oc...

Page 51: ...tage and when off the modulation stage is bypassed The E2 parameter will not appear when editing a single element voice Wave Triangle Sine Random Selects the waveform which will be used to modulate the flanger effect Flanger Common Effect Freq 0 057 40 0 Hz when Triangle or Sine Wave selected 0 229 160 0 Hz when Random Wave selected Sets the speed of modulation and therefore the rate of flanger ef...

Page 52: ...the greater the spread in the sound A setting of 0 produces a centered effect FB Gain 100 100 Determines the amount of effect sound feedback returned to the input of the flanger stage Higher negative or positve values produce a more pronounced effect High 0 1 1 0 Determines the amount of high frequency effect sound feedback returned to the input of the flanger stage Lower values produce more cut i...

Page 53: ...put of the modulation stage and when off the modulation stage is bypassed The E2 parameter will not appear when editing a single element voice Mode Monaural Stereo Selects the monaural or stereo pitch change effect mode In the monaural mode both pitch shifted notes appear on both channels In the stereo mode one pitch shifted note appears on the left channel and the other on the right Stereo Mode B...

Page 54: ...s 1 cent is 1 100th of a semitone When the Stereo mode is selected the L Fine param eter applies to the left channel and the R Fine parameter to the right 1 Output L Output 2 Output R Output 0 100 Set the output level of the corresponding pitch changed note The higher the value the higher the output level When the Stereo mode is selected the 1 Output parameter applies to the left channel and the 2...

Page 55: ...pear when editing a single element voice Overdrive 0 100 Sets the intensity of the overdrive or distortion effect Higer values produce more distortion Device Transistor Vintage Tube Distortion 1 Distortion 2 Fuzz Determines the basic sound of the distortion effect Common Effect The crisp tight distortion of an overdriven transistor amplifier Simulates the warm relatively soft distortion produced b...

Page 56: ...the sound of a direct feed to a recording or sound reinforcement console The powerful expansive sound of stacked speaker cabinets A single 12 speaker unit in an open backed enclosure Two 12 speaker units in a relatively small open backed enclosure The small compressed but pleasant tone of a radio receiver Constricted tone with emphasis on the middle frequencies Flat Stack Combo Twin Radio Megaphon...

Page 57: ... Delay Use the and buttons to switch between the two pages of effect parameters Return 0 100 Determines how much of the delayed sound is mixed with the direct sound Higher values produce higher delay sound levels The Mono delay effect produces a single delay sound which appears in the center of the stereo sound field This variation provides independently programmable delays for the left and right ...

Page 58: ...h 0 1 1 0 Produces a natural decay in the high frequency components of subsequent repeats The lower the value the faster and more pronounced the drop off in high frequencies Delay Time 0 1024 ms Sets the delay time between the direct sound and the first repeat Use the VL1 Time Calculation function Page 59 to enter delay times based on musical tempo and note lengths Level 0 100 Sets the overall lev...

Page 59: ...ch and right Rch channels Use the VL1 Time Calculation function Page 59 to enter delay times based on musical tempo and note lengths Lch Level Rch Level 0 100 Set the overall level of the delay sound Higher values produce higher delay level Independent parameters are provided for the left Lch and right Rch channels Lch FB Gain Rch FB Gain 0 100 Determine the amount of effect sound feedback returne...

Page 60: ...0 Produces a natural decay in the in the high frequency components of subsequent repeats The lower the value the faster and more pronounced the drop off in high frequen cies Independent parameters are provided for the left Lch and right Rch chan nels L R Delay L R Delay Effect Block Diagram ...

Page 61: ...peats The higher the value the longer the delay Use the VL1 Time Calculation function Page 59 to enter delay times based on musical tempo and note lengths FB Gain 0 100 Determines the amount of effect sound feedback returned to the input of the delay stage Higher values produce a greater number of repeats High 0 1 1 0 Produces a natural decay in the in the high frequency components of subsequent r...

Page 62: ...rovided for the left Lch center Cch and right Rch channels Use the VL1 Time Calculation function Page 59 to enter delay times based on musical tempo and note lengths Lch Level Cch Level Rch Level 0 100 Set the overall level of the delay sound Higher values produce higher delay level Independent parameters are provided for the left Lch center Cch and right Rch channels L C R Delay L C R Delay Effec...

Page 63: ... 3 Set the Required Tempo Use the data dial or and buttons to specify the tempo you will be playing at quarter note beats per minute The delay time corresponding to one quarter note at the specified tempo will appear in milliseconds below the selected tempo 4 Select the Required Note Length Use the through buttons to select the note length to which you want to match the delay time The correspondin...

Page 64: ... you just want a subtle touch of ambience A larger room than the Room 1 simulation with a correspondingly bigger reverb sound In recording studios it is generally desirable to suppress low frequency reverbeation without entirely losing the live sound of the room The Studio program simulates this type of environment The plate reverb unit is a classic tool of the recording trade it was the first mec...

Page 65: ...00 Determines how much of the reverb sound is mixed with the direct sound Higher values produce higher reverb sound levels Reverb Time 0 05 100 0 sec Sets the amount of time it takes for the reverb sound to decay by 60 dB virtually to silence Reverb Time Boost 0 10 This parameter ca be used to extend the tail end of the reverb sound The higher the value the greater the boost Common Effect ...

Page 66: ...ffusion 0 10 Adjusts the left right spread of the reverb sound The higher the value the greater the spread Initial Delay 0 405 ms Sets the delay time before the reverb sound begins Feel 0 3 Selects one of four variations in density or overall sound available for each of the VL1 s reverb types Bass 21 12 Emphasizes the bass frequencies The higher the value the greater the bass empha sis Treble 21 1...

Page 67: ...63 Feature Reference Edit Mode Reverb Effect Block Diagram Common Effect L In R In L Out R Out Reverb ...

Page 68: ...ato 69 5 Tonguing 70 6 Amplitude 71 7 Scream 72 8 Breath Noise 73 9 Growl 74 10 Throat Formant 75 11 Dynamic Filter 77 12 Harmonic Enhancer 78 13 Damping 80 14 Absorption 81 Pressing the button S R from this page will take you to the CONTROLLER SEARCH REPLACE window allowing you to see which controllers are assigned to which parameters and to modify the assigmments as required Page 82 ...

Page 69: ...ive values cause an increase in pressure in response to higher controller values e g increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position while minus values cause a decrease in pressure in response to higher controller values The Depth setting is reflected in the graph to the right of the param eters the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents pres...

Page 70: ... the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to embouchure when the controller is set to its maximum position e g a modulation wheel rolled all the way up The higher the value the greater the variation Positive values cause an increase in embouchure in response to higher controller values while minus values cause a decrease in embouchure in response to higher controller values The ...

Page 71: ...return to the directory Controller off Modulation Wheel Touch EG 124 settings The Pitch parameter changes the length of the air column or string and thereby the pitch of the sound The Controller parameter specifies the controller to be used for pitch control normally this is Pitch Bend the VL1 PITCH wheel When set to off no pitch variation is produced The actual pitch value applied to the VL1 tone...

Page 72: ...ontroller is set to it minimum position e g a modulation wheel rolled all the way down The higher the value the greater the variation Positive values cause an increase in pitch in response to lower controller values while minus values cause a decrease in pitch in response to lower controller values Changing the value of the Lower Depth parameter has no effect on the Upper Depth value The Lower Dep...

Page 73: ... effects The amounts of vibrato applied via pitch and embouchure for example are independently programma ble The Controller parameter specifies the controller to be used for vibrato depth control When set to off no vibrato can be applied Depth 127 127 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to vibrato The higher the value the greater the variation Positive values cause an ...

Page 74: ...guing in response to higher controller values e g increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position while minus values cause an increase in tonguing in response to higher controller values The Depth setting is reflected in the graph to the right of the param eters the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents tonguing Curve 16 16 Determines the re...

Page 75: ...le Page 51 Depth 127 127 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to amplitude The higher the value the greater the variation Positive values cause an increase in amplitude in response to higher controller values e g increased breath pressure or higher modula tion wheel position while minus values cause a decrease in amplitude in response to higher controller values The Dep...

Page 76: ...minus values cause a decrease in screan effect in response to higher controller values The Depth setting is reflected in the graph to the right of the parameters the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents scream Curve 16 16 Determines the relationship between the controller value and scream When set to 0 the relationship is linear That is a change in the c...

Page 77: ... can be set via the Value parameter below Depth 127 127 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to breath noise The higher the value the greater the variation Positive values cause an increase in breath noise in response to higher controller values e g increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position while minus values cause a decrease in breath noise in respo...

Page 78: ...age without having to return to the directory The button Para can be used to go directly to the Growl parameter page Page 141 also available from the ELEMENT ENVELOPE direc tory You can then return to the controller Growl page by pressing Ctrl again Controller off Modulation Wheel Touch EG 124 settings The Growl parameter produces a periodic pressure modulation which produces the growl effect ofte...

Page 79: ...effect the sound changes dramatically at low controller values while higher values produce relatively little effect The Curve setting is reflected in the graph to the right of the parameters the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents growl Value 0 127 Determines the amount of growl effect produced when the Controller param eter is set to off The higher the...

Page 80: ...orizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents throat formant depth Curve 16 16 Determines the relationship between the controller value and throat formant depth When set to 0 the relationship is linear That is a change in the controller value produces a corresponding change in throat formant depth As the curve value increases the lower end of the controller range ...

Page 81: ...page and that from the amplitude filter envelope Page 143 Depth 127 127 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to dynamic filter The higher the value the greater the variation Positive values cause an increase in filter cutoff frequency in response to higher controller values e g increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position while minus values cause a decr...

Page 82: ...hen return to the controller Harmonic En hancer page by pressing Ctrl again Controller off Modulation Wheel Touch EG 124 settings The Harmonic Enhancer can vary the harmonic structure of the sound over a wide range The Controller parameter specifies the controller to be used for harmonic enhancer depth wet dry balance control When set to off no harmonic enhancer depth variation can be applied via ...

Page 83: ...ound while higher controller values produce more dramatic changes Negative curve values have the opposite effect the sound changes dramatically at low controller values while higher values produce relatively little effect The Curve setting is reflected in the graph to the right of the parameters the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents harmonic enhancer ...

Page 84: ...troller values e g increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position while minus values cause an increase in damping in response to higher controller values The Depth setting is reflected in the graph to the right of the param eters the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents damping Curve 16 16 Determines the relationship between the controller...

Page 85: ...ure or higher modula tion wheel position while minus values cause an increase in absorption in response to higher controller values The Depth setting is reflected in the graph to the right of the parameters the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents absorption Curve 16 16 Determines the relationship between the controller value and absorption When set to 0...

Page 86: ...rameters assigned to the selected controller are displayed below the controller name or number In this example only the Pressure parameter is assigned to the Breath Control ler In the following example both Embouchure and Pitch are assigned to the Pitch bend wheel 3 Make a New Assignment As Required You can assign a different controller to the parameters shown by using the data dial or and buttons...

Page 87: ...assignment press the button The controller name will stop flashing and all assigned parameters will appear in highlighted text or you can press the button to cancel the operation and return to the element controller directory 5 Exit When Done Press the button when you re ready to return to the element controller direc tory ...

Page 88: ...Key Scaling 90 3 Throat Formant 91 3 1 Throat Formant Pitch Key Scaling 93 3 2 Throat Formant Amount Key Scaling 94 3 3 Throat Formant Intensity Key Scaling 95 3 4 Throat Formant HPF Key Scaling 96 3 5 Throat Formant LPF Key Scaling 97 4 Mixing 98 4 1 Mixing Driver Output Key Scaling 100 4 2 Mixing Pipe String Output Key Scaling 101 4 3 Mixing Tap Output Key Scaling 102 4 4 Mixing Tap Location Key...

Page 89: ...een subsequently played notes The higher the value the longer the transition Nor mally as setting somewhere between 1 and 2 milliseconds produces the most natural sound Interpolate Speed Fastest 0 09msec 6 35msec Determines the response time of the VL1 to control changes Pressure Embou chure etc The higher the value the faster the response e g the slower the attack when pressure is applied Normall...

Page 90: ... higher the value the higher the level If this parameter is set to 0 no breath noise can be applied via a controller Slit Drive 0 32 Breath noise is produced at the slit portion of the VL1 s physical model in a reed instrument the space between the reed and the mouthpiece This parameter determines the intensity of the breath noise The smaller the value the more intense and rough the breath noise I...

Page 91: ...e the specified frequency are cut off Virtually no breath noise sound will be produced if the high pass filter is set to a higher cutoff frequency than the low pass filter Key On Reset off on Determines the feel of the breath noise attack Element Miscellaneous The noise generator is reset for each note resulting in the same breath noise attack feel for each note played The noise generator is not r...

Page 92: ...t key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inverse characters No breakpoint can be set to a key lower than the breakpoint to its left Breakpoint 1 6 Offset 64 63 Set the amount of level offset for each of the breakpoints defined by the breakpoint key parameters above Negative values reduce the level and positive values i...

Page 93: ... 1 2 Key C 2 G8 Allows two separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which...

Page 94: ... separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the break...

Page 95: ...oat formant tracks the note s played on the keyboard offset by the amount specified by the Pitch parameter below Fixed KeyTrack Pitch 23 1 Hz 48 0 kHz when Fixed and Intens 0 11 4 Hz 24 0 kHz when Fixed and Intens 0 2 00oct 1 98oct when KeyTrack When the Pitch Tracking parameter is set to Fixed this parameter sets the throat formant pitch to a specific frequency When Pitch Tracking is set to KeyTr...

Page 96: ...et to 0 no throat formant effect can be applied via a controller HPF Cutoff Frq 31 1 Hz 21 6 kHz Sets the cutoff frequency of the throat formant high pass filter Noise components below the specified frequency are cut off LPF Cutoff Frq 31 1 Hz 24 0 kHz Sets the cutoff frequency of the throat formant low pass filter Noise components above the specified frequency are cut off Virtually no throat form...

Page 97: ...pitch above that of the key played This value also determines the main pitch on which all key scaled variations are based indi cated by a dotted line on the graph Breakpoint 1 4 Key C 2 G8 Allows four separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or u...

Page 98: ...all key scaled variations are based indicated by a dotted line on the graph Breakpoint 1 4 Key C 2 G8 Allows four separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the ap...

Page 99: ... separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the break...

Page 100: ... C 2 G8 Allows three separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for breakpoint entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you wa...

Page 101: ...rate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for breakpoint entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint ...

Page 102: ...the output Pipe String Output 0 127 Adjusts the main output from the instrument s pipe or string The higher the value the higher the output Tap Output 0 127 By tapping the output from a specific point along the instrument s pipe or string and mixing that signal with the Driver and Pipe String signals a range of variations can be produced This parameter adjusts the tap output The higher the value t...

Page 103: ...ting parameter is set to Variable and is used to set the location of the tap at an appropriate point along the instrument s pipe or string Element Miscellaneous Modifiers Mixing Pipe String Driver Driver Signal Pipe Strings Signal Tap Signal Driver signal to Harmonic Enhancer Mixed Output Output ...

Page 104: ... set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inverse char...

Page 105: ...ints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in in...

Page 106: ...ey C 2 G8 Allows six separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you w...

Page 107: ...ing breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd ap...

Page 108: ...he keyboard by allowing different level offset values to be applied to each of eight breakpoints set at appropriate keys The button Xfd can be used to invert the curve of the Amplitude Key Scaling for the other element when a 2 element voice is being edited to produce a crossfade key scaling effect between elements Xfd will not appear when a 1 element voice is edited Level 0 127 The Level paramete...

Page 109: ...t which you want to set the breakpoint indicated by a dotted line on the graph No breakpoint can be set to a key lower than the breakpoint to its left Breakpoint 1 6 Offset 64 63 Set the amount of level offset for each of the breakpoints defined by the breakpoint key parameters above Negative values reduce the level and positive values increase the level at the corresponding breakpoint No matter w...

Page 110: ...ic Enhancer Carrier Level Key Scaling 112 1 4 Harmonic Enhancer Modulator Index Key Scaling 113 1 5 Harmonic Enhancer Balance Key Scaling 114 2 Dynamic Filter 115 2 1 Dynamic Filter Cutoff Key Scaling 117 2 2 Dynamic Filter Resonance Key Scaling 118 3 Equalizer Auxiliary 119 3 1 Equalizer Auxiliary HPF Key Scaling 120 3 2 Equalizer Auxiliary LPF Key Scaling 121 4 Equlizer Band 122 5 Impulse Expand...

Page 111: ... controller page Page 78 also available from the ELEMENT CON TROLLER directory You can then return to the modifier harmonic enhancer page by pressing Para again An inverse K next to a value means that key scaling can be applied to that parameter Position the cursor at the appropriate parameter and then press the button KSC to go directly to the key scaling page for that param eter You can return t...

Page 112: ...rdingly The Slit Friction signal corresponds to the varying are of the reed mouthpiece slit This signal is derived directly from the flexing of the reed Normal Breath Noise Amplitude Flow Rate Satura tion Beat Slit Friction Reed HPF Cutoff 17 0 Hz 11 2 kHz Both the modulator and carrier blocks have high pass filters that can be used to roll off the low frequencies of the corresponding signal This ...

Page 113: ...n be set to fully wet carrier output only since the carrier source and dry signals are essentially the same The Index parameter determines how much modulation is applied so a higher value is generally required to create sufficient variation The second approach is to set the carrier signal to any other than normal and the modulator signal to any of the six possibilities set the dry wet Balance to a...

Page 114: ...h pass filter Frequency components below the specified frequency are cut off This value also determines the main cutoff frequency on which all key scaled variations are based indicated by a dotted line on the graph Breakpoint 1 2 Key C 2 G8 Allows two separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter a...

Page 115: ...ers Separate key scaling parameter pages are provided for the carrier and modula tor overdrive parameters The appropriate key scaling page will be selected when you press KSC from the main carrier or modulator parameter page The and buttons Bpag and Fpag can be used to go directly backward or forward to the next harmonic enhancer key scaling page without having to return to the main parameter page...

Page 116: ...l will never exceed its minimum or maximum absolute value When different offset values are applied to adjacent break points the overdrive level varies smoothly between the breakpoints 1 3 Harmonic Enhancer Carrier Level Key Scaling Harmonic Enhancer carrier level key scaling produces natural timbral variations across the range of the keyboard by allowing different carrier level offset values to be...

Page 117: ...es natural timbral variations across the range of the keyboard by allowing different modulator index offset values to be applied to each of four breakpoints set at appropriate keys The and buttons Bpag and Fpag can be used to go directly backward or forward to the next harmonic enhancer key scaling page without having to return to the main parameter page ModIdx 0 127 The ModIdx parameter is linked...

Page 118: ...y scaling page without having to return to the main parameter page Balance 64 63 The Balance parameter is linked to the main harmonic enhancer Balance parameter and sets the balance between the wet and dry sound This value also deter mines the main balance value on which all key scaled variations are based indicated by a dotted line on the graph Breakpoint 1 2 Key C 2 G8 Allows two separate key sc...

Page 119: ...parameter and then press the button KSC to go directly to the key scaling page for that param eter You can return to the dynamic filter parameter page by pressing the button Element Modifier Filter Mode LPF BPF HPF BEF Selects the filter mode Low pass filter Frequencies below the cutoff frequency are passed while those above are cut off The cutoff slope is 12 dB octave Band pass filter In this cas...

Page 120: ...ncy to a specific frequency between 26 9 hertz and 11 9 kilohertz When Cutoff Tracking is set to KeyTrack however this parameter determines how much the cutoff frequency is offset from the frequency of the key played in octave units In the latter case negative values offset the cutoff frequency below the frequency of the key played while positive values offset the cutoff frequency above that of th...

Page 121: ...points to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for breakpoint entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in i...

Page 122: ... set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for breakpoint entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inverse chara...

Page 123: ...eter page by pressing the button Input Gain 0 127 Adjusts the level of the input signal to the equalizer stage The higher the value the higher the input level HPF Cutoff Freq 17 0 Hz 11 2 kHz Sets the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter Frequency components below the specified frequency are cut off LPF Cutoff Freq 31 1 Hz 24 0 kHz Sets the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter Frequency com...

Page 124: ...ree separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for breakpoint entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the bre...

Page 125: ...ate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for breakpoint entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint w...

Page 126: ... 2 00 kHz Bnd4 Freq 646 0 Hz 5 21 kHz Bnd5 Freq 1 54 kHz 10 0 kHz These parameters individually set the center frequencies of the equalizer stage s five bands Note that the bands overlap somewhat for smooth seamless control Bnd1 Bnd5 Q 0 5 20 0 Individually set the Q bandwidth for each of the equalizer s five bands The higher the value the narrower the bandwidth Bnd1 Bnd5 Level 24 0 23 6 Individua...

Page 127: ...isplay Element Modifier Ipulse Expander On Off Resonator Input Gain Resonator On Off Resonator Wet Level Resonator Level Balance Dry Level Impulse Expander Wet Level Impulse Expander Level Balance When the cursor is positioned at the IE on off or RSN on off block Para will appear above the button Press this button to go directly to the main Impulse Expander Page 125 or Resonator Page 126 parameter...

Page 128: ...3 Adjusts the left right balance of the wet Impulse Expander signal returned to the stereo signal path Positive values route more signal to the right channel while negative values route more signal to the left channel RSN Inp Gain 0 127 Sets the level of the Impulse Expander output signal received at the input of the Resonator stage The higher the value the higher the input level RSN Wet Level 0 1...

Page 129: ...ent s resonant cavity or sound box It can also be used to simulate the acoustic environment in which the instrument is played Density 0 146 msec 20 77 msec Adjusts the density of the sound and therefore its texture Higher values produce greater density Dispersion 4 028 msec 4 000 sec Determines the resonance time The higher the value the longer the resonance A high dispersion setting produces an e...

Page 130: ... resonance effect Careful adjustment of the resonator s parameters can often bring a not quite right voice to life DL1 DL5 0 29 msec 41 54 msec These parameters independently set the delay times for the Resonator s five delay lines Delay times for natural effects can be calculated by dividing the instrument s body dimensions by the speed of sound 34 centimeters per millisecond for example an instr...

Page 131: ...ency of the low pass filter Produces a natural decay in the high frequency components of the delay sound Diffusion 0 16 Determines how the resonance sound spreads in the stereo sound field The higher the value the wider the sound Phase 16 16 Sets the phase of the resonance signal changing its position in the stereo sound field Positive values move the resonance sound to the left wile negative valu...

Page 132: ...y Rate Key Scaling 134 3 Vibrato 135 3 1 Vibrato Delay Time Key Scaling 137 3 2 Vibrato Attack Rate Key Scaling 138 3 3 Vibrato Depth Key Scaling 139 3 4 Vibrato Speed Key Scaling 140 4 Growl 141 4 1 Growl Speed Key Scaling 142 5 Amplitude Filter 143 5 1 Amplitude Filter Attack Rate Key Scaling 146 5 2 Amplitude Filter Attack 1 Level Key Scaling 147 5 3 Amplitude Filter Decay Rate Key Scaling 148 ...

Page 133: ...ationship between pressure and keyboard velocity When set to 0 keyboard velocity i e how fast or hard the keyboard is played has no effect on pressure At values higher than 1 however high keyboard velocities will increase the pressure and low keyboard velocities will decrease the pressure The higher the value the greater the effect of keyboard velocity on pressure The voice s pressure envelope is ...

Page 134: ...xt to a value means that key scaling can be applied to that parameter Position the cursor at the appropriate parameter and then press the button KSC to go directly to the key scaling page for that param eter You can return to the embouchure pitch envelope parameter page by pressing the button VlSns To Lvl 0 16 Determines the relationship between embouchure pitch and keyboard velocity When set to 0...

Page 135: ...re pitch envelope That is the length of time the initial envelope level is held before the decay portion of the envelope begins see Initial Lvl below The higher the value the longer the hold time Element Envelope Initial Lvl 64 63 Sets the initial level of the embouchure pitch envelope That is the level of the envelope pitch in the case of the pitch parameter at the instant a key is played The hig...

Page 136: ...utton Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inverse characters No breakpoint can be set to a key lower than the breakpoint to its left Breakpoint 1 2 Offset 64 63 Set the amount of hold time offset for each of the breakpoints defined by the breakpoint key parameters above Negative values reduce the hold time and positive values increase the hold ti...

Page 137: ...s to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inver...

Page 138: ...n position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inverse characters No breakpoint can be set to a key lo...

Page 139: ... the beginning of the vibrato effect The higher the value the longer the delay Attack Rate 0 127 This parameter produces a gradual increase in vibrato depth when the vibrato effect begins The higher the value the faster the attack rate and therefore the faster the vibrato fade in Sustain Lvl 0 127 Sets the final vibrato depth after the delay time and attack have passed The higher the value the gre...

Page 140: ...o 0 then the vibrato will swing equally above and below the actual pitch of the note played Higher offset values shift the central vibrato pitch upward while lower values shift the pitch downward Randomness 0 10 The Randomness parameter can be used to introduce random variations in the depth and speed of the vibrato effect The higher the value the greater the random varia tion Speed 0 127 Sets the...

Page 141: ...een C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inverse characters No breakpoint c...

Page 142: ...t at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inverse charact...

Page 143: ... between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inverse characters No breakpo...

Page 144: ...ween C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while Kbd appears in inverse characters No breakpoint ...

Page 145: ...0 127 Determines how deeply the settings in this display page affect breath noise The higher the value the greater the effect No growl effect will be produced if this and the Dpth to Pres parameter above are set to 0 Offset 127 127 Sets the central value around which the growl variation occurs For example if the Dpth to Pres parameter is set to a high value and Offset is set to 0 then the growl va...

Page 146: ...separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakp...

Page 147: ... page determine how the envelope settings in the Env are affected by keyboard velocity Velocity Sens To Level 0 16 Determines the relationship between the Amplitude Filter envelope level and keyboard velocity When set to 0 keyboard velocity i e how fast or hard the keyboard is played has no effect on the envelope level At values higher than 1 however high keyboard velocities will increase the enve...

Page 148: ...t Negative values invert the effect of the envelope on the filter The parameters in this page set the actual shape of the envelope used for ampli tude and filter control The parameters correspond to the envelope as shown in the diagram below Rate Attack1 0 127 Determines the rate at which the envelope level goes from 0 to the level set by the Level Attack1 parameter The higher the value the faster...

Page 149: ...lue the faster the release Level Attack1 0 127 Sets the envelope level reached by the first portion of the attack as determined by the Rate Attack1 parameter The higher the value the higher the level When set to 127 the attack 1 level becomes the same as the maximum level therefore the second portion of the attack Rate Attack2 parameter will not be produced Level Sustain 0 127 Sets the envelope su...

Page 150: ...d line on the graph Breakpoint 1 2 Key C 2 G8 Allows two separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd a...

Page 151: ... C 2 G8 Allows two separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you wan...

Page 152: ...1 2 Key C 2 G8 Allows two separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which ...

Page 153: ...C 2 G8 Allows two separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want...

Page 154: ...rate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C 2 and G8 You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any of the normal data entry procedures or use the keyboard To use the keyboard for break point entry position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter press the button Kbd and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint...

Page 155: ...ss to a range of functions that do not necessarity affect the instru ment s sound or how it plays Select the UTILITY mode from either the EDIT or PLAY mode by press ing the U button System 152 MIDI Bulk Dump 160 Disk 162 Edit Recall 172 Demo 174 ...

Page 156: ...ature Reference Utility Mode System UTILITY MODE DEMO EDIT RECALL MIDI BULK DUMP SYSTEM DISK 1 KBD Setting 153 2 TG Setting 154 3 MIDI Setting 155 4 Assignable Controllers 156 5 Curve 157 6 Miscellaneous 158 ...

Page 157: ...tting of 4 shifts the pitch up by a major third This setting also affects MIDI note numbers transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector Octave SW Hold off on Normally when this parameter is off the OCTAVE buttons to the left of the keyboard only shift the pitch of the keyboard as long as they are held When this param eter is turned on however you press an OCTAVE button once to shift the pitch and then ...

Page 158: ...pward pitch shift of the same amount A setting of 0 produces no pitch change Reverb off on Turns the VL1 s internal reverb system off or on This can be handy if you want to use an external signal processor for rverberation Output Monaural Stereo Determines whether the VL1 output is delivered in mono or stereo When the Monaural setting is selected the same signal is output via the both the L and R ...

Page 159: ...l control can be turned off however so that the key board does not play the internal voices but the appropriate MIDI information is still transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector when notes are played on the keyboard At the same time the internal tone generator responds to MIDI information received via the MIDI IN connector Device Number off 1 16 All Sets the MIDI device number i e the MIDI channel ...

Page 160: ...ned off Foot Controller 1 is fixed and MIDI control number 004 Foot Switch 1 2 off Modulation Wheel 119 Program Inc Sets the MIDI control number for Foot Switches 1 2 All MIDI control numbers are available When Program Inc is selected the VL1 voice number will increase by 1 each time the foot switch is pressed the corresponding MIDI program change numbers are also transmitted When voice number 128...

Page 161: ... maximum dynamic range from the VL1 keyboard if the Velocity Curve parameter is set to Soft Try out the various settings while playing the respective controllers in order to find the curves that work best for you System If you play the keyboard or breath controller while viewing the appropriate curve display the instantaneous velocity aftertouch or breath pressure input and output values will appe...

Page 162: ...ficient by reducing the number of steps required for some operations but it also increases the danger of accidentally erasing important data Use with caution Memory Protect off on Turns internal RAM memory protection on or off When on no operations that alter the contents of the internal memory can be performed Be sure to turn memory protection off before loading data storing voices receiving bulk...

Page 163: ...159 Feature Reference Utility Mode parameter and press the button Name Then use the name entry procedure de scribed on page 31 System ...

Page 164: ...160 Feature Reference Utility Mode MIDI Bulk Dump UTILITY MODE DEMO EDIT RECALL MIDI BULK DUMP SYSTEM DISK ...

Page 165: ... the selected data or to cancel the opera tion The progress of the transmission will be indicated in bar graph form on the display and Completed will appear when all the data has been transmitted System and All Voice transmissions can be cancelled between blocks by pressing the button 5 Press Press the button to clear the Completed display and return to the main bulk transmit display All VL1 syste...

Page 166: ... 4 Rename File 168 5 Delete File 170 6 Format Disk 171 CAUTION Never attempt to remove a disk from the disk drive while the disk drive indicator is lit Doing so can damage the data on the disk The disk write protect tab must be set to the off or write enable position in order to save data to the disk rename a file delete a file or format the disk CAUTION ...

Page 167: ... of disk space currently used in kilobytes The amount of disk space currently free in kilobytes The number of System files on the disk The number of All Voice files on the disk The number of 1 Bank files on the disk The number of 1 Voice files on the disk The number of files on the disk that do not match any of the above categories Total Used Free System All Voice 1 Bank 1 Voice Others ...

Page 168: ...f file you want to load then press the button 3 Select a File and Press When the file window appears select the file you want to load and press again Depending on the type of data you have selected an additional selection window may appear after you have selected the file you want to load You may have to select an individual bank or voice or specify a destination for the data to be loaded SRC in t...

Page 169: ...the display and Completed will appear when all the data has been loaded A load operation in progress cannot be cancelled 5 Press Press the button to clear the Completed display CAUTION Whenever a load operation is performed any previous data in the memory location to which the new data is loaded to will be erased and replaced by the new data Be sure to save important data to disk to minimize the p...

Page 170: ...ave then press the button If you select All System or All Voice a list of the files on disk will appear In this case skip step 3 below and go directly to step 4 If you select 1 Bank or 1 Voice continue with step 3 3 Select a Bank or Voice and Press When the source window appears select the bank or voice you want to save and press 4 Select the Destination File If you want to save the selected data ...

Page 171: ...ation prompt appears press the button to save the selected data or to cancel the opera tion The progress of the save operation will be indicated in bar graph form on the display and Completed will appear when all the data has been saved A save operation in progress cannot be cancelled Files are automatically saved with an extension a period followed by three characters which indicates the file typ...

Page 172: ...Disk Make sure the floppy disk containing the file you want ot rename is properly inserted in the VL1 floppy disk drive Also make sure that the floppy disk s write protect tab is set to the off or write enable position 2 Select a File Type and press Position the cursor at the type of file you want to rename then press the button 3 Select a File and Press When the file window appears select the fil...

Page 173: ...ou Sure confirmation prompt appears press the button to rename the file or to cancel the operation Now Executing will appear while the file name is being rewritten and Completed will appear when the rename operation is finished 7 Press Press the button to clear the Completed display Disk ...

Page 174: ...type of file you want to delete then press the button 3 Select a File and Press When the file window appears select the file you want to delete and press 4 Press To Delete When the Are You Sure confirmation prompt appears press the button to delete the file or to cancel the operation Now Executing will appear while the file is being deleted and Completed will appear when the delete operation is fi...

Page 175: ...is properly inserted in the VL1 floppy disk drive Also make sure that the floppy disk s write protect tab is set to the off or write enable position 2 Press and Confirm Press the button When the Are You Sure confirmation prompt appears press the button to begin formatting the disk or to cancel the operation The progress of the format operation will be indicated on the display in bar graph form and...

Page 176: ...172 Feature Reference Utility Mode Edit Recall UTILITY MODE DEMO EDIT RECALL MIDI BULK DUMP SYSTEM DISK ...

Page 177: ...eady made at least one edit to the newly selected voice both the name of the recall memory voice and the current voice will appear on the display with the warning that the current voice will be overwritten by the recall memory voice if you proceed with the recall opera tion Edit Recall Procedure 1 Press and Confirm Press the button When the Are You Sure confirmation prompt appears press the button...

Page 178: ...174 Feature Reference Utility Mode Demo UTILITY MODE DEMO EDIT RECALL MIDI BULK DUMP SYSTEM DISK ...

Page 179: ... Please note that all system data excluding the Assignable Controller settings are also affected Make sure bank H does not contain any important or irreplacable data before running the demo 2 Press Press the button The demo selection start and stop control display should appear 3 Select a Demo Select the demo you want to play Top Song parameter 4 Press To Run Press the button to run the demo The v...

Page 180: ...2nd Layout 11 22 VL1 Feature Reference p84 150 ...

Page 181: ...Appendix Troubleshooting 178 Error Messages 180 Specifications 184 Index 186 ...

Page 182: ...er etc Listen Via Headphones Plug a pair of headphones into the VL1 and play If the headphone sound is OK then the problem is most likely in the amplifier or mixer you are using or the audio connection cables Try moving all controllers modulation wheels foot controlers etc In some cases extreme controller settings can cause unexpected sound ir pitch or even no sound at all Try selecting diferent v...

Page 183: ...tility Setting Problems Symptom Possible Cause Is the local off mode selected page 155 Are the MIDI transmit channel and receive channels matched to those of the external MIDI device used page 155 Is the master tune parameter set properly page 154 Is the keyboard transpose parameter set properly page 153 Is the TG Setting Reverb parameter turned on page 154 Are the Assignable Controllers parameter...

Page 184: ...ssure EG mode parameters is not set to Disable page 129 Check the element detune note shift and random pitch param eters page 37 Microtuning may be set to a tuning other than equal tempera ment page 42 Check the effect pitch change parameters page 50 Check the pitch controller page 67 Some voices will change pitch when pressure or embouchure control is applied Check the effect distortion settings ...

Page 185: ...181 Feature Reference Appendix Troubleshooting ...

Page 186: ...IDI bulk data could not be transmitted or received because the device number of the VL1 is not matched to that of the second device Check the device number settings Data cannot be saved to floppy disk because the currently loaded disk is full Delete unwanted files to make more space on the disk or use a different disk The currently loaded floppy disk has not been formated for use with the VL1 Form...

Page 187: ...ory but the memory protect function is on Turn memory protect off and try again The MIDI receive buffer is full Reduce the amount of data being transmitted to the VL1 An error has been detected in the received MIDI data Check the transmitting device and MIDI cables and try again An error has been detected in the received MIDI data Check the transmitting device and MIDI cables and try again You hav...

Page 188: ...anger pitch change distorion Feed back delay Reverberation Voice mode only Smallest tone generator units elements Voices use 1 or 2 elements Voices are composed on common data and element data 2 notes max Mono Poly Unison Type Modifiers Effects Play Mode Polyphony Assign Modes Memory 128 voices 3 5 2DD or 2HD floppy disk Internal Disk Keyboard 49 C scale FS type Velocity Channel aftertouch Keys Se...

Page 189: ... backlit liquid crystal display Connectors Stereo headphones Breath controller Output x 2 L and R Foot controller x 2 Foot switch x 2 MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI THRU Front Panel Rear Panel Output Level 2 5 2 dBm into 10 kΩ 7 5 2 dBm into 150 Ω Line Headphones Power Requirements UL CSA 120V 16W Europe 220 240V 16W General 914 W x 380 D x 105 H mm 12 5 kg Dimensions Weight Accessories Power cable BC2 Bre...

Page 190: ...the VL1 Getting Started and Feature Reference manuals for easy cross referencing Page numbers in the Getting Started manual are preceded by and page numbers in the Feature Reference manual are preceded by ƒ A Absorption ƒ81 Aftertouch curve ƒ157 Amplitude filter envelope ƒ143 Amplitude filter key scaling ƒ146 150 Amplitude ƒ71 Assign mode ƒ35 B Backup battery 4 Bank buttons 19 34 ƒ15 Breath attack...

Page 191: ...rameters finding ƒ9 G Greeting message ƒ158 Growl envelope ƒ141 Growl ƒ74 Growl speed key scaling ƒ142 H Harmonic enhancer 51 ƒ78 107 Harmonic enhancer key scaling ƒ110 115 Headphones 23 I Impulse expander resonator setting ƒ123 Impulse expander 56 ƒ125 Initial edit page ƒ30 Interpolate speed ƒ85 K Key mode ƒ31 Keyboard 19 Keyboard transpose ƒ153 L L C R delay ƒ57 L R delay ƒ55 LCD display 18 Loca...

Page 192: ...4 Polyphony control ƒ36 Portamento ƒ40 Power cord socket 20 Power supply 22 Power switch 20 Power on procedure 25 Pre programmed voices loading 31 Pressure envelope ƒ129 Pressure ƒ65 Q Quick editing ƒ19 R Receive channel ƒ155 Resonator 57 ƒ126 Reverb effects 60 Reverb ƒ60 S Scream ƒ72 Selecting editing parameters ƒ12 Sound system 24 Specifications ƒ184 Store button 17 Store function ƒ28 Sustain ƒ3...

Page 193: ...189 Feature Reference Appendix Index ...

Page 194: ...eece Tel 01 364 7111 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J A Wettergrens gata 1 Box 30053 400 43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 496090 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Finsensvej 86 DK 2000 Frederiksberg Denmark Tel 31 87 30 88 FINLAND Fazer Music Inc Aleksanterinkatu 11 SF 00100 Helsinki Finland Tel 0435 011 NORWAY Narud Yamaha AS Østerndalen 29 1345 Østerås Tel 02 24 47 90 ICELAND Páll H Pálsson P O Box 8...

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