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Feature Reference

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Appendix

Troubleshooting

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Amplifier, Mixer, Connection Problems

Symptom

Possible Cause

• Is the amplifier/mixer power turned on?

• Is the amplifier/mixer volume set to an appropriate level?

• Are the VL7 outputs properly connected to the amplifier/mixer

inputs?

• Are the connection cables shorted, open, or otherwise faulty?

• Is the VL7 connected to a high-sensitivity microphone or instru-

ment input on your amplifier or mixer? Try turning the VL7
DOWN controls down to avoid overloading the amplifier/mixer
inputs.

• Check the level and pan controls on the sound system/mixing

console being used with the VL7.

No sound.

Distorted sound.

Improper stereo positioning.

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Utility Setting Problems

Symptom

Possible Cause

• Is the local off mode selected (page 153)?

• Are the MIDI transmit channel and receive channels matched to

those of the external MIDI device used (page 153)?

• Is the master tune parameter set properly (page 152)?

• Is the keyboard transpose parameter set properly (page 151)?

• Is the “Octave SW Hold” parameter turned “on” (page 151)?

• Is the TG Setting Reverb parameter turned “on” (page 152)?

• The VL7 is basically designed for stereo output, but it can be

used in mono if only the L or R OUTPUT jack is used and the
UTILITY mode TG Setting page Output parameter is set to
“Monaural”.

• Are the Assignable Controllers parameters set properly (page

154)?

• When the VL7 is initially shipped, or when the “NOBREATH:All”

data file on the supplied disk is loaded, Foot Controller 2 are
assigned to breath control.

• When any file other than “EXAMPLE:All” file on the supplied disk

is loaded Modulation Wheel 2 is assigned to MIDI control change
number 013. In this case “normal” sound is produced with the
modulation wheel at its center position.

No Sound

Wrong pitch.

No reverb.

The mono output doesn’t
sound right.

Improper controller operation.

Summary of Contents for VL7

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Page 4: ...Owner s Manual 2 Feature Reference ...

Page 5: ...Amount Key Scaling 92 3 3 Throat Formant Intensity Key Scaling 93 3 4 Throat Formant HPF Key Scaling 94 3 5 Throat Formant LPF Key Scaling 95 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 Navigation Aids 11 Selecting Editing Parameters 12 Play Mode The Main Play...

Page 6: ...ment Envelope 126 1 Pressure 127 2 Embouchure Pitch 128 2 1 Embouchure Pitch Hold Time Key Scaling 130 2 2 Embouchure Pitch Initial Level Key Scaling 131 2 3 Embouchure Pitch Decay Rate Key Scaling 132 3 Vibrato 133 3 1 Vibrato Delay Time Key Scaling 135 3 2 Vibrato Attack Rate Key Scaling 136 3 3 Vibrato Depth Key Scaling 137 3 4 Vibrato Speed Key Scaling 138 4 Growl 139 4 1 Growl Speed Key Scali...

Page 7: ... 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 VL7 s 64 voices 5 The Controllers Page 38 The VL7 controllers and how they can be assigned and edited for optimum control 6 Mixing The Modifiers Page 48...

Page 8: ...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 VL7 manuals to avoid confusion and make the text easier to rea...

Page 9: ...6 Feature Reference ...

Page 10: ...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 11: ...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 148 The UTILITY mode includes a range of functions that affect overall operation of the VL7 rather than...

Page 12: ...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 13: ... 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 14: ...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 15: ...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 16: ... 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 17: ... of information 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 Voice number Element name Assign mode Voice name Play mode Reverb on or off Stereo output mode Effects in use ...

Page 18: ...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 VL7 returns to the normal voice display as soon as you specify the voice number You can also press the button if you want to stay with the sam...

Page 19: ...ficient way to cover a broad range of voice numbers when for example 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 direct...

Page 20: ...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 63 Embouchure Page 64 Pitch Page 65 Vibrato Page 67 Tounguing Page 68 Amplitude Page 69 Scream Page 70 Breath Noise Page 71 Growl Page 72 Throat Formant Page 73 Dynamic Filter Page 75 Ha...

Page 21: ...n from the play mode you ll see the following controller view Cnt4 Damping Page 78 Absorption Page 79 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 displays above Sustai...

Page 22: ...trollers and parameter values Quick Editing In the Play Mode Although detailed voice editing is carried out in the EDIT mode the and sliders on the VL7 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 Since the...

Page 23: ...20 Feature Reference Play Mode ...

Page 24: ...ng modifi ers effects and more The Voice Number Buttons In the Edit Mode 22 The Edit Compare Function 23 The Copy Function 24 Storing Edited Data 27 Initial Edit Page 30 Common Miscellanous 32 Common Effect 42 Element Controller 62 Element Miscellaneous 82 Element Modifier 104 Element Envelope 126 ...

Page 25: ...Expander stage on or off Page 121 Alternately turns the Resonator stage on or off Page 124 ALL HE DF EQ IE RSN Effect On Off 5 ALL 6 MOD 7 FBD 8 REV EFFECT ON OFF The VL7 s internal digital signal processor provides three effect stages Modulation Feedback Delay and Reverb Each stage includes a number of effects The Modulation Feedback Delay and Reverb stages can be used simultaneously but only one...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...1 Specify the 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 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 Effect direc...

Page 28: ...le Copy all element modifier data To copy the data from a single element function select the display page for that function Example Copy the 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 At this point you can play the keyboard to...

Page 29: ... to display the voices in numerical order or under ABC to display the voices in alphabetical order Sometimes it may take a few seconds to sort the data as specified the Now sorting message will appear during the sort operation Pressing a voice bank button a through d instantly moves the cursor to the first voice in that bank 4 Press and Confirm To Copy Press the button once you ve selected the cop...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...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 32: ...29 Feature Reference Edit Mode ...

Page 33: ...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 34: ... list row by row Press the button Spc to enter a space at the current cursor position Press the button Clr to clear the entire voice name Press or when the voice name is complete Element Name A name of up to 10 characters This parameter allows a name to be entered for the element of the current voice To enter a new element name position the cursor at the Element Name parameter and press or Name Th...

Page 35: ... ENVELOPE MISCELLANEOUS EDIT MODE COMMON MISCELLANEOUS The COMMON MISCELLANEOUS group includes a miscellaneous range of functions which affect the entire voice 1 Setting 33 2 Controller 34 3 Element Pitch 35 4 Element Level Pan 36 5 Portamento 38 6 Micro Tuning 39 7 Continuous Slider 40 ...

Page 36: ...te The lowest note played sounds Top Note The highest note played sounds Last Note The last note played sounds Sustain off on Turns the VL7 sustain function on or off When off the sustain function will not work even if sustain is assigned to a footswitch Page 154 and a footswitch is plugged into the appropriate FOOT SWITCH jack or a MIDI sustain message is received On Sustain can be applied via fo...

Page 37: ... controller response Breath Attack Gain 0 127 Determines the amount of audible change produced by a changes in breath pressure applied to the breath controller A setting of 0 results in no change 127 produces maximum change 127 is the normal setting for this parameter Touch EG Time 5 00msec 1 24 sec Sets the response time of the VL7 Touch Envelope Generator The Touch Envelope Generator controls th...

Page 38: ...w cents per increment Element Note Shift 64 63 Shifts the pitch of the voice element up or down in semitone increments Minus values lower the pitch while positive values raise the pitch Element Random Pitch 0 7 Produces a slight random variation in the pitch of the voice element simulating the effect of acoustic instruments in which perfectly stable effect is rarely achieved A setting of 0 produce...

Page 39: ...ft to right in the stereo sound field The output from the VL7 element and modifier stages is already in stereo so two pan parameters L and R and provided offering maximum panning versatility The Pan L parameter determines the position of the left channel output signal from the element while the Pan R parameter determines the position of the right channel output from the element The graphic bar to ...

Page 40: ...f both the L and R param eters are set to the same value the sound of the 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 pan parameters have no effect if the UTILITY mode Output param eter is set to Monaural Common Miscellaneous ...

Page 41: ...trol 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 the U...

Page 42: ...one C Mean Tone B This tuning was originally devised to eliminate the conflict caused by the third degree of the Pythagorean tuning below The tuning must be matched to the key of the music Pythagorean C B A classic tuning from ancient Greece with a few 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 tuning...

Page 43: ...n t want the continuous slider to affect any edit parameters Selects the common edit parameters Selects the element edit parameters off COM EL The second rightmost is the actual parameter which will be controlled The param eters available for editing via the continuous sliders are individually preset for each voice Since the continuous sliders actually edit the parameters to which they are assigne...

Page 44: ...41 Feature Reference Edit Mode Common Miscellaneous ...

Page 45: ...ECT The COMMON EFFECT parameters provide access to the VL7 s sophisticated three stage digital signal processing system 1 Setting 43 2 Modulation Effect 44 Flanger 45 Pitch Change 47 Distortion 49 3 Feedback Delay 51 Mono Delay 51 L R Delay 53 L C R Delay 55 4 Reverberation 58 Hall1 Hall2 Room1 Room2 Studio Plate Space Reverse 59 ...

Page 46: ...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 47: ...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 48: ...modulate the flanger effect Flanger Common Effect Triangle Sine Random 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 effect variation Depth 0 100 Sets the depth of modulation Higher values produce deeper modulation and there fore a more pronounced flanger effect ...

Page 49: ...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 50: ...reo 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 Common Effect R In L In R Out L Out Pitch Change 1 Pitch Change 2 Monaural Mode Block Diagram Stereo Mode Block Diagram R In L In R Out L Out Pitch Change R Pitch Change L ...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...on 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 by vacuum tube amplifiers A traditional stomp box type distortion unit type 1 A traditional stomp box type distortion unit type 2 Early fuzz boxes produced this type of distortion rough and s...

Page 53: ...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 54: ... 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 55: ...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 VL7 Time Calculation function Page 57 to enter delay times based on musical tempo and note lengths Level 0 100 Sets the overall lev...

Page 56: ...ch and right Rch channels Use the VL7 Time Calculation function Page 57 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 57: ...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 Independent parameters are provided for the left Lch and right Rch channels L R Delay L R Delay Effect Block Diagram ...

Page 58: ...n repeats The higher the value the longer the delay Use the VL7 Time Calculation function Page 57 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 high frequency components of subsequent repe...

Page 59: ...rovided for the left Lch center Cch and right Rch channels Use the VL7 Time Calculation function Page 57 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 60: ... 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 61: ...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 reverberation 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 62: ...0 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 can be used to extend the tail end of the reverb sound The higher the value the greater the boost Common Effect ...

Page 63: ...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 VL7 s reverb types Bass 21 12 Emphasizes the bass frequencies The higher the value the greater the bass empha sis Treble 21 1...

Page 64: ...61 Feature Reference Edit Mode Reverb Effect Block Diagram Common Effect R In L In R Out L Out Reverb ...

Page 65: ...ato 67 5 Tonguing 68 6 Amplitude 69 7 Scream 70 8 Breath Noise 71 9 Growl 72 10 Throat Formant 73 11 Dynamic Filter 75 12 Harmonic Enhancer 76 13 Damping 78 14 Absorption 80 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 assignments as required Page 80 ...

Page 66: ...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 67: ... 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 68: ...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 VL7 PITCH wheel When set to off no pitch variation is produced The actual pitch value applied to the VL7 tone...

Page 69: ...troller 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 Depth...

Page 70: ... 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 71: ...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 72: ...le Page 49 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 73: ...minus values cause a decrease in scream 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 74: ... 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 75: ...age without having to return to the directory The button Para can be used to go directly to the Growl parameter page Page 139 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 76: ...r 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 value the greater the effect No growl effect can be a...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...ge and that from the amplitude filter envelope Page 113 141 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 de...

Page 79: ...n then 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 v...

Page 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...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 83: ...rameters assigned to the selected controller are displayed below the controller name or number In this example only the Harmonic Enhancer parameter is assigned to the Foot Controller In the following example both Pitch and Scream 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 butto...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...LPF Key Scaling 88 3 Throat Formant 89 3 1 Throat Formant Pitch Key Scaling 91 3 2 Throat Formant Amount Key Scaling 92 3 3 Throat Formant Intensity Key Scaling 93 3 4 Throat Formant HPF Key Scaling 94 3 5 Throat Formant LPF Key Scaling 95 4 Mixing 96 4 1 Mixing Driver Output Key Scaling 98 4 2 Mixing Pipe String Output Key Scaling 99 4 3 Mixing Tap Output Key Scaling 100 4 4 Mixing Tap Location K...

Page 86: ...ween 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 VL7 to control changes Pressure Ampli tude etc The higher the value the faster the response e g the slower the attack when pressure is applied Normall...

Page 87: ... 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 VL7 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 C...

Page 88: ...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 89: ...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 90: ... 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 91: ... 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 92: ...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 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ...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 96: ...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 97: ...y 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 w...

Page 98: ...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 99: ...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 100: ...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 101: ...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 character...

Page 102: ...nts 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 inv...

Page 103: ...y 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 wa...

Page 104: ...ng 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 app...

Page 105: ...5 1 Amplitude Level Key Scaling Amplitude level key scaling produces natural level variations across the range of the keyboard by allowing different level offset values to be applied to each of eight break points set at appropriate keys Level 0 127 The Level parameter is linked to the main amplitude Amplitude Level parameter and sets the final output level after mixing The higher the value the hig...

Page 106: ...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 8 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 107: ...ic Enhancer Carrier Level Key Scaling 110 1 4 Harmonic Enhancer Modulator Index Key Scaling 111 1 5 Harmonic Enhancer Balance Key Scaling 112 2 Dynamic Filter 113 2 1 Dynamic Filter Cutoff Key Scaling 115 2 2 Dynamic Filter Resonance Key Scaling 116 3 Equalizer Auxiliary 117 3 1 Equalizer Auxiliary HPF Key Scaling 118 3 2 Equalizer Auxiliary LPF Key Scaling 119 4 Equlizer Band 120 5 Impulse Expand...

Page 108: ... controller page Page 76 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 109: ...dingly 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 p...

Page 110: ...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 modula tion is applied so a higher value is generally required to create sufficient variation The second approach is to set the carrier signal to any setting other than normal and the modulator signal to any of the six possibilities set the dry wet Bal...

Page 111: ...HPF parameters are linked to the main harmonic en hancer HPF Cutoff parameters and set the cutoff frequency of the carrier or modu lator high 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...

Page 112: ...es to be applied to each of two breakpoints set at appropriate keys Key scaling can be applied independently to the carrier and modulator overdrive parameters 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...

Page 113: ...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 114: ...ces 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 linke...

Page 115: ...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 116: ...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 117: ...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 118: ...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 119: ...e 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 char...

Page 120: ...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 121: ...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 122: ...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 123: ... 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 124: ... respectively IE off on Turns the Impulse Expander stage off or on When off and the Resonator below is on the display will appear as shown below Only parameters which appear in the dia gram are available for editing 5 Impulse Expander Resonator Setting This page provide access to a range of parameters which affect operation of the Impulse Expander and Resonator stages described later and how they ...

Page 125: ...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 126: ...ment in which the instrument is played Element Modifier Mix Frequency dependent Delay In from Frequency Equalizer Out to Resonator If the IE RSN SETTING page Dry Level parameter is set to a high level phase cancellation between the dry and wet signals can change the sound of the Impulse Expander effect Density 0 146 msec 20 77 msec Adjusts the density of the sound and therefore its texture Higher ...

Page 127: ...dy 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 ins...

Page 128: ...ncy 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 while negative valu...

Page 129: ...y Rate Key Scaling 132 3 Vibrato 133 3 1 Vibrato Delay Time Key Scaling 135 3 2 Vibrato Attack Rate Key Scaling 136 3 3 Vibrato Depth Key Scaling 137 3 4 Vibrato Speed Key Scaling 138 4 Growl 139 4 1 Growl Speed Key Scaling 140 5 Amplitude Filter 141 5 1 Amplitude Filter Attack Rate Key Scaling 144 5 2 Amplitude Filter Attack 1 Level Key Scaling 145 5 3 Amplitude Filter Decay Rate Key Scaling 146 ...

Page 130: ...lationship 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 131: ...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 132: ...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 133: ...e 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 cha...

Page 134: ... 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 invers...

Page 135: ...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 136: ... 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 137: ...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 138: ...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 139: ...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 140: ... 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 141: ...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 142: ... 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 var...

Page 143: ...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 144: ...n 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 envelope level and low keyboard velocities will...

Page 145: ...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 the attack Rate Attack2 0 127 Determines t...

Page 146: ...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 sustain level The higher the value ...

Page 147: ...parate 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 breakpoi...

Page 148: ... 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 inverse c...

Page 149: ...akpoints 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 i...

Page 150: ...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 151: ...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 inverse ch...

Page 152: ...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 150 MIDI Bulk Dump 158 Disk 162 Edit Recall 172 Demo 174 ...

Page 153: ...ature Reference Utility Mode System UTILITY MODE DEMO EDIT RECALL MIDI BULK DUMP SYSTEM DISK 1 KBD Setting 151 2 TG Setting 152 3 MIDI Setting 153 4 Assignable Controllers 154 5 Curve 155 6 Miscellaneous 156 ...

Page 154: ...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 155: ...ward pitch shift of the same amount A setting of 0 produces no pitch change Reverb off on Turns the VL7 s internal reverb system off or on This can be handy if you want to use an external signal processor for reverberation Output Monaural Stereo Determines whether the VL7 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 156: ...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 157: ...ch 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 VL7 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 64 is reached the next voice selected will be 1 Foot Switch 1 or 2 will not...

Page 158: ... maximum dynamic range from the VL7 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 159: ...the confirmation function off can make operation faster and more efficient 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 memo...

Page 160: ... which will be displayed by the VL7 when the power is initially turned on Position the cursor at the Greeting Message parameter and press the button Name Then use the name entry procedure de scribed on page 31 Voice data can be loaded into the VL7 edit buffer from an external device even when Memory Protect is on System ...

Page 161: ...158 Feature Reference Utility Mode MIDI Bulk Dump UTILITY MODE DEMO EDIT RECALL MIDI BULK DUMP SYSTEM DISK ...

Page 162: ...system Data the settings in the Utility System page and the 2 internal Micro Tuning data All 64 voices in the VL7 memory The currently selected voice only 1 System 2 All Voice 3 Current Voice VL7 VL1 Bulk Data Compatibility Data can be transferred between the VL7 and the VL1 Virtual Acoustic Syntesizer via bulk dump opertations as listed below Bulk Data Dump from VL1 to VL7 VL1 Element 2 data and ...

Page 163: ...e point at which the button is pressed will be properly transmitted 5 Press Press the button to clear the Completed display and return to the main bulk transmit display Bulk Data Reception In order for the VL7 to receive a bulk transmission from another VL7 or other device the MIDI OUT of the transmitting device must be connected to the MIDI IN of the VL7 via a MIDI cable The VL7 will then automat...

Page 164: ...161 Feature Reference Utility Mode MIDI Bulk Dump ...

Page 165: ... 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 166: ...ntly 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 The number of All files on the disk Total Used Free System All Voice 1 Bank 1 Voice Ot...

Page 167: ...ile 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 the ...

Page 168: ... in the file will be loaded into the VL7 memory Only the element 1 data will be loaded If you select the 1 Bank file type when loading from a VL1 disk you can select any of the 8 available banks A through H Only the element 1 data will be loaded When loading VL1 voice data the modulation effect Element on off setting will be on 4 Press to Load When the Are You Sure confirmation prompt appears pres...

Page 169: ...o save 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 da...

Page 170: ...on 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 type A...

Page 171: ... Disk Make sure the floppy disk containing the file you want to rename is properly inserted in the VL7 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 fi...

Page 172: ...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 173: ...e 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 ...

Page 174: ...is properly inserted in the VL7 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 175: ...172 Feature Reference Utility Mode Edit Recall UTILITY MODE DEMO EDIT RECALL MIDI BULK DUMP SYSTEM DISK ...

Page 176: ...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 177: ...174 Feature Reference Utility Mode Demo UTILITY MODE DEMO EDIT RECALL MIDI BULK DUMP SYSTEM DISK ...

Page 178: ...t the demo you want to play Top Song parameter 4 Press To Run Press the button to run the demo The various demo songs will play in sequence until stopped 5 Press To Stop Press the button to stop demo playback The demo uses some voices which are not provided on the VL7 data disk To store a demo voice for your own use stop demo playback exit from the demo mode then store the voice it is still in the...

Page 179: ...176 Feature Reference Utility Mode ...

Page 180: ...Appendix Troubleshooting 178 Error Messages 182 Specifications 184 Index 186 ...

Page 181: ...r etc Listen via Headphones Plug a pair of headphones into the VL7 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 or pitch or even no sound at all Try selecting different v...

Page 182: ...nnels matched to those of the external MIDI device used page 153 Is the master tune parameter set properly page 152 Is the keyboard transpose parameter set properly page 151 Is the Octave SW Hold parameter turned on page 151 Is the TG Setting Reverb parameter turned on page 152 The VL7 is basically designed for stereo output but it can be used in mono if only the L or R OUTPUT jack is used and the...

Page 183: ... pitches Make sure that the pressure EG mode parameters is not set to Disable page 127 Check the element tune note shift and random pitch parameters page 35 Microtuning may be set to a tuning other than equal tempera ment page 39 Check the effect pitch change parameters page 48 Check the pitch controller page 65 Some voices will change pitch when pressure or embouchure control is applied The pitch...

Page 184: ...181 Feature Reference Appendix Troubleshooting ...

Page 185: ...ld not be transmitted or received because the device number of the VL7 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 formatted for use with the VL7 Format the disk befo...

Page 186: ...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 VL7 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 187: ...reo out Modulation effects flanger pitch change distorion Feed back delay Reverberation Voice mode only Smallest tone generator unit element Voices use element Voices are composed on common data and element data 1 note Type Modifiers Effects Play Mode Polyphony Memory 64 voices 3 5 2DD or 2HD floppy disk Internal Disk Keyboard 49 C scale FS type Velocity Channel aftertouch Keys Sensitivity Control...

Page 188: ...ctors 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 2 0 2 dBm into 33 Ω Line Headphones Power Requirements UL CSA 120V 16W Europe 220 240V 16W General 914 W x 380 D x 105 H mm 12 3 kg Dimensions Weight Accessories Power cable BC2 Breath Controller FC7 Foot Controller Flo...

Page 189: ...re 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 ƒ79 Aftertouch curve ƒ155 Amplitude filter envelope ƒ141 Amplitude filter key scaling ƒ144 148 Amplitude Element Controller ƒ69 Amplitude level ƒ102 Assign mode ƒ33 B Backup battery 4 Bank buttons 19 34 ƒ15 Breath...

Page 190: ...uttons 18 Functions parameters finding ƒ9 G Greeting message ƒ157 Growl envelope ƒ139 Growl ƒ72 Growl speed key scaling ƒ140 H Harmonic enhancer 51 ƒ76 105 Harmonic enhancer key scaling ƒ108 112 Headphones 23 I Impulse expander resonator setting ƒ121 Impulse expander 56 ƒ123 Initial edit page ƒ30 Interpolate speed ƒ83 K Keyboard 19 Keyboard transpose ƒ151 L L C R delay ƒ55 L R delay ƒ53 LCD displa...

Page 191: ...ƒ38 Power cord socket 20 Power supply 22 Power switch 20 Power on procedure 25 Pre programmed voices loading 31 Pressure envelope ƒ127 Pressure ƒ63 Q Quick editing ƒ19 R Receive channel ƒ153 Resonator 57 ƒ124 Reverb effects 60 Reverb ƒ58 152 S Scream ƒ70 Selecting editing parameters ƒ12 Sound system 24 Specifications ƒ184 Store button 17 Store function ƒ27 Sustain ƒ33 T Throat formant ƒ73 89 Throa...

Page 192: ...189 Feature Reference Appendix Index ...

Page 193: ...Greece Tel 01 364 7111 SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J A Wettergrens gata 1 Box 30053 400 43 Göteborg Sweden Tel 031 496090 DENMARK Yamaha Scandinavia Filial Denmark Generatorvej 8B 2730 Herlev Denmark Tel 44 92 49 00 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 85...

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