Yamaha VL, Supplementary Manual

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Voice Lists
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Voice number Voice name Voice explanation
G01 (097) AirSqeezer Simple octave analog synth.
G02 (098) Nat Tenor Tenor sax with a unique attack.
G03 (099) Sarangi Traditional Indian string instrument. Use aftertouch vibrato and pitch bend for microtonal ornaments,
and for timbral variation.
G04 (100) Cornet A cornet for easy-listening styles.
G05 (101) Square Synth bass with emphasized filter.
G06 (102) Nu Viola Mellow, woody viola. Range C2-G6. MW2 (CC13) for tremolo. Vary BC pressure for bowing … try
tonguing BC for hard bowed attack.
G07 (103) MoreGrunge A new type of deep synthesized lead.
G08 (104) Aerophone Hollow, breathy, new woodwind instrument. Play in tenor and alto ranges. MW2 (CC13) to
Embouchure for alternate bend effect. Aftertouch for growl.
G09 (105) Spanish Spanish type acoustic guitar.
G10 (106) FluBassoon A classical woodwind ensemble.
G11 (107) Floboe A combination of properties of several different woodwind instruments.
G12 (108) PlastcReed The sound of a plastic reed instrument that is warm at low pressures but thin at higher pressures.
Growl on aftertouch.
G13 (109) Mu Noise produced by MW1. The tone is controlled by MW2 (CC13).
G14 (110) DarkBasoon A dark, but lighter bassoon voice than the original VL bassoon. Range is Bb1 (oct down) to Eb5.
G15 (111) Faerie Bow A new “violin” instrument that happens to sound like a bright, vocal, “gizmo” motorized synth. Try BC
tonguing for a nice hard bowed attack. MW2 (CC13) controls attack tightness. Range C2-C6.
G16 (112) Yamasteel A steel drum-like percussion sound. MW2 (CC13) changes the timbre.
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Voice number Voice name Voice explanation
H01 (113) Afterwork This voice benefits from extensive use of aftertouch.
H02 (114) Alto Sax Bright alto sax simulation.
H03 (115) Tenor Air Unique tenor lead tone. MW2 (CC13) controls Embouchure for subtle pitch bend effects.
H04 (116) Lite Tuba A “light” tuba simulation.
H05 (117) Brite Bass Artifical slap-bass. Low velocity for thumped notes; high velocity for slapped notes.
H06 (118) Lite Cello A “light” cello simulation.
H07 (119) FunkyLead Funky wah synth for percussive riffs. Very velocity sensitive.
H08 (120) Syraphone Unique transient attack response when playing intervals over a fifth with fast, staccato articulation …
gives a nice tongued/bowed attack to the sound. Plays very smoothly with legato articulations and
BC tonguing.
H09 (121) AsianPlck Oriental plucked sound.
H10 (122) BaroqeDuet A dynamic split with a recorder sound on top and baroque sounding cello on the bottom. Velocity
controls the volume of the cello; breath controls the volume of the recorder. Vibrato for both voices
is on aftertouch.
H11 (123) GrassHarp A harmonica type sound with grass reeds. Use a sustain pedal to switch to the mono mode for an
ethnic sounding woodwind solo.
H12 (124) CombMute Imaginary trumpet type instrument with a very strange mute. Try moving MW2 (CC13) for a more
natural vibrato.
H13 (125) Haze A psychedelic fuzzy organ in fifths, with breath control routed to the filter.
H14 (126) AltoRecrdr A duophonic alto recorder for imitating renaissance recorder duets. Range is F3 to F5.
H15 (127) Bowed Saw Sound of a bowed saw. Has the character of Ondes Martenot or Theremin (pioneer electronic
instruments).
H16 (128) Waterphone Mysterious percussion instrument. Attack is softened with MW1. Squeakiness (embouchure) on
MW2 (CC13). Violent SCRAPE sound with aftertouch.
VL1/VL1-m Version 2 Voices