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Thank you for choosing a Yamaha VL70-m Virtual Acoustic

Tone Generator. The VL70-m is a monophonic tone generator incor-

porating Yamaha’s revolutionary “Virtual Acoustic Synthesis” tone

generation system — based on the most advanced computer physical

modeling technology. Virtual Acoustic Synthesis produces sound that

is more realistic, more expressive, and more musical than any other

system available at this time. The VL70-m includes 256 preset

voices, from super-realistic to innovative, that can add a new dimen-

sion to your sound … whether you play a keyboard, wind controller,

MIDI guitar synthesizer, or use a sequencer to create music.

Please read this owner’s manual carefully, and follow the

instructions within in order to ensure proper operation. Also keep

this manual in a safe place for later reference.

Summary of Contents for VL70-m

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Page 2: ...enna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead change the lead in to co axial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satis factory results please contact the local retailer au thorized to distribute this type of product If you can not locate the appropriate retailer please contact Yamaha Corporation of America Electronic Service Division 6600 Orangethorpe Ave Buena Park CA90620 The above stat...

Page 3: ...is manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them meet these goals In keeping with both the letter and the spirit of the law we want you to be aware of the following SPECIAL MESSAGE SE...

Page 4: ...es sound that is more realistic more expressive and more musical than any other system available at this time The VL70 m includes 256 preset voices from super realistic to innovative that can add a new dimen sion to your sound whether you play a keyboard wind controller MIDI guitar synthesizer or use a sequencer to create music Please read this owner s manual carefully and follow the instructions ...

Page 5: ...ciently you will be able to edit voices to create the sound you re look ing for Other than the above the structure of the manual is fairly straightforward You can approach it in a linear manner reading through from beginning to end or on an on demand basis going directly to the information you need as you need it Use the table of contents at the beginning and the index at the end of the manual to ...

Page 6: ... Voice Organization 26 The VL70 m Sound Module Modes 27 The VOICE Mode 27 The VL XG Mode 28 Selecting the VOICE or VL XG Sound Module Mode 29 VL Extension for XG 30 The VOICE PLAY Mode 31 The VOICE PLAY Main Control Mode 31 The VOICE PLAY Sub control Mode 34 The VL XG PLAY Mode 36 A Simple XG System Incorporating the VL70 m 36 The VL XG PLAY Main Control Mode 37 The VL XG PLAY Sub control Mode 40 ...

Page 7: ...Note Limits 81 Portamento 82 Dry Level Voice Name 82 The Store Function 84 Storing an Edited Voice 84 Effects Effect Editing 86 Effect Signal Flow 86 When the Variation Stage is an Insertion Effect 86 When the Variation Stage is a System Effect 87 Accessing Editing the Effect Parameters 88 The Reverb Parameters 90 The Chorus Parameters 91 The Variation Parameters 92 The Distortion Parameters 94 Br...

Page 8: ...tors since these can result in reduced sound quality and possibly damage Turn Power OFF When Making Connections To avoid damage to the instrument and other devices to which it is con nected a sound system for example turn the power switches of all related devices OFF prior to connecting or disconnecting audio and MIDI cables MIDI Connections When connecting the VL70 m to MIDI equipment be sure to ...

Page 9: ...When the backup battery needs to be replaced Battery Low will appear on the display when the power is turned on When this happens have the backup battery replaced by qualified Yamaha service personnel DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE BACKUP BATTERY YOURSELF Service and Modification The VL70 m contains no user serviceable parts Opening it or tampering with it in any way can lead to irreparable damage ...

Page 10: ...performance Not just in terms of sound but also in terms of the behavior that makes acoustic instruments so well musical Yamaha Virtual Acoustic Synthesis is simply the most musical tone generation system ever created The VL70 m sounds better has more depth and is more realistic in the musical sense than any other tone generation system Simply playing a note in the same way does not always produce...

Page 11: ...rollers also envelopes Instrument Modifiers Sound out The VL70 m Model The overall VL70 m model or algorithm consists of three main blocks the instrument controllers and modifiers In schematic form these blocks are arranged as follows ...

Page 12: ...al Acoustic Synthesis system is that just about any driver can be used with any type of pipe or string Drivers Pipes String The key block in this algorithm is the instrument since it is here that the fundamental tone or timbre of the sound is defined The instrument model consists primarily of a driver the reed mouthpiece lip mouthpiece or bow string system and a resonant system corresponding to th...

Page 13: ...l the dynamics of the instrument by varying the breath pressure applied to the controller a natural instinctive way to play wind instrument voices At the same time the growl and throat parameters might also be assigned to the breath controller in order to achieve life like response and effects Pitch Changes the length of the air column or string and thereby the pitch of the sound Damping Absorptio...

Page 14: ...ass band elimination and low pass modes Some filter parameters are available via the VL70 m controls but detailed editing of parameters such as the filter type requires the Yamaha VL70 m Expert Editor software page 25 Frequency Equalizer This is a 5 band parametric equalizer with frequency Q bandwidth and level control The equalizer also has pre EQ high and low pass filters as well as key scaling ...

Page 15: ...ve range of other functions and features that are similar to those you may be familiar with from conventional synthesizers There are for example program mable envelopes that can be applied to most of the controllers in addition to real time player control And of course there s a comprehensive selection of utility functions that give the VL70 m maximum versatility and convenience Now that you under...

Page 16: ...prompts necessary for easy efficient operation and programming of the VL70 m The display contrast can be adjusted as described on page 99 page 31 y PLAY Button Press this button to select the VL70 m PLAY mode in which voices can be selected and played If the PLAY mode is already selected pressing the PLAY button causes the currently selected voice to sound a convenient test feature page 31 u EDIT ...

Page 17: ...e 27 pressing both buttons simultaneously switches in and out of the PLAY mode sub control mode pages 34 and 40 When the EDIT mode is selected the PART buttons can be used to switch between param eters without having to return to the EDIT mode menu page 36 6 SELECT and Buttons These buttons are used to select sub modes or parameters In some cases the selection will be made from a menu displays and...

Page 18: ...ch is to control or transmit data to the VL70 m The MIDI THRU connector simply re transmits the data received at the MIDI IN connector allowing convenient chaining of MIDI devices The MIDI OUT connector transmits data corresponding to VL70 m Breath Controller operation or bulk data when one of the MIDI data transmission functions are acti vated The MIDI OUT connector can also be used to echo re tr...

Page 19: ...l to minimize the possibility of accidentally unplugging the cable during opera tion CAUTION Do not attempt to use an AC adaptor other than the supplied unit or an appropriate replacement provided by your Yamaha dealer to power the VL70 m The use of an incompatible adaptor may cause irreparable damage to the VL70 m and might pose a serious shock hazard Be sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the AC ...

Page 20: ...ed with the VL70 m The played note and velocity values Modulation wheel breath controller foot controller sustain and other controller data Keyboard aftertouch pressure channel aftertouch only Pitch bend wheel position Voice numbers and bank select messages Voice and system data transmitted in the form of bulk dumps The VL70 m receives the following MIDI data NOTES IMPORTANT The rear panel HOST SE...

Page 21: ... into the VL70 m The Breath Controller is ideal for controlling parameters that would normally be affected by a wind player s breath dynam ics timbre pitch and others IMPORTANT If you will be using a BC3 BC2 or BC1 breath controller plugged into the BREATH jack the Breath Mode parameter must be set to BC WX page 96 This is also necessary if you plug the breath controller into the keyboard s breath...

Page 22: ...he Expd setting is recommended when using a WX controller in the tight lip mode The Norm setting is recommended when using the WX controller loose lip mode When the VL70 m is connected to a WX controller and a computer via the TO HOST connector and the HOST SELECT switch is set to any position other than MIDI the front panel MIDI WX button must be used to select the WX mode a small WX icon will ap...

Page 23: ...ERNAL TG SETUP A PLAYING STYLE B NOTE ON LEVEL C NOTE OFF LEVEL D VELO CITY E CHROMATIC F TRANSPOSE G PITCH BEND RANGE H PROGRAM CHANGE I BANK MSB J BANK LSB K VOLUME L PAN M ASSIGNABLE 1 N VALUE O ASSIGNABLE 2 P VALUE Q SPLIT R MEMORY2 S MEM2 LOCATION T PICKING CONTROL U FRONT V REAR W TOUCH CONTROL X SENSITIVITY Y SUSTAIN HOLD PEDAL REALTIME CONTROL PHONES WX IN BREATH POWER VOL PUSH ON OFF PART...

Page 24: ... printer port on your Macintosh depending on which port your MIDI software is using for MIDI data communication using a standard Macintosh 8 pin system peripheral cable Set the TO HOST selector to the Mac position You may also have to make other MIDI interface settings on the computer side depending on the type of software you use refer to your software owner s manual In any case the clock speed s...

Page 25: ...and set the HOST SELECT switch to the position the provides the appropriate data transfer rate PC 1 Cable Connections 8 pin mini DIN 25 pin D SUB cable Use a PC 2 type cable if your computer uses a 9 pin serial port Data transfer rate 31 250 bps mini Din 8 pin D SUB 25 pin Connecting to an IBM PC AT Series Computer Connect the TO HOST connector of the VL70 m to the RS 232C port on your IBM compute...

Page 26: ... the full impact of the VL70 m voices and expressive features The VL70 m OUTPUT L MONO and R jacks can be connected directly to musical instrument amplifiers designed for keyboard use or to the line inputs of a mixing console It is also possible to connect the VL70 m outputs directly to the inputs of a multitrack or stereo tape recorder NOTES If you need to drive a mono amp or other device connect...

Page 27: ...puter sequencer if used 4 Turn on the sound system 5 Raise the sound system volume to a reasonable level 6 Gradually raise the VL70 m VOLUME control while playing the MIDI controller to set the desired listening level NOTES Some keyboards and other MIDI controllers automatically transmit MIDI control change data corresponding to their control status when the power switch is turned ON or OFF The VL...

Page 28: ...ILITY button to select the utility mode 2 Select the Demo Mode Use the SELECT and buttons to select the DEMO mode 3 Press ENTER and Confirm Press the ENTER button if it s OK to go ahead with the demo The VL70 m will ask you to confirm press ENTER again to proceed to the demo song select display or EXIT to abort 4 Select a Song Use the VALUE and buttons to select the demo song number you want to st...

Page 29: ...level of virtual acoustic synthesis parameters The core parameters which are the true foundation of physical modeling are extremely complex and were therefore not made directly accessible The VL70 m Expert Editor voice editing software provides full access to the complete range of physical modeling parameters It can be used alone to create new voices or edit voices loaded from the VL70 m The VL70 ...

Page 30: ...ller Banks 112 through 119 become available when the VL70 m is set to the VL XG sound module mode page 29 In the VL XG sound module mode some voices from the PRESET 1 and PRESET 2 banks are assigned MIDI bank and program change numbers conforming to the Yamaha XG format Since the VL70 m does not have a full set of XG compatible voices however some voice numbers will be skipped e g 23 24 27 etc NOT...

Page 31: ...mbers received from your keyboard or controller see the Voice Organization section above Voice Editing In the VOICE mode the INTERNAL voices can be individually edited via the VL70 m panel controls Each voice has its own edit parameters which can be stored with the voice are recalled whenever the voice is selected In fact the edited data must be stored with the voice before a new voice is selected...

Page 32: ...ices however some voice numbers will be skipped e g 23 24 27 etc Voice Editing In the VL XG mode only one set of voice parameters is provided for all voices Voices can not be individually edited and stored in the INTERNAL bank as in the VOICE mode In fact the VL XG mode has no store function Any voice parameter edits are retained no matter what voice is selected This allows the same controller and...

Page 33: ...ICE or VL XG sound module mode is selected as follows 1 Press the MODE Button Press the MODE button access the VL70 m sound module modes selection function 2 Select the VOICE or VL XG Mode Use the VALUE and buttons to select the VOICE or VL XG sound module mode as required 3 Press EXIT or PLAY When Done Press the EXIT or PLAY button to return to the PLAY mode when the desired sound module mode has...

Page 34: ... MU50 supplies drums percussion keyboard and other voices The XG format is basically a set of rules describing how a tone generator will respond to MIDI data The current GM General MIDI format is a similar concept allowing GM music data to be reproduced accurately on any GM tone generator from any manufacturer GM however applies only to a limited set of parameters XG significantly expands on the b...

Page 35: ...rol mode is active see page 34 the main control mode can be selected by simultaneously pressing the PART and buttons The VOICE PLAY main control mode display looks like this PART MIDI BANK PGM VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY The various parameters in this mode are selected via the SELECT and buttons The name of the currently selected parameter appears in the upper right corner of the display when the ...

Page 36: ... Settings 001 128 Selects the voice to played on the VL70 m The PRESET 1 and PRESET 2 banks each have voice numbers from 001 to 128 while the INTER NAL bank has voice numbers from 001 to 064 and the CUSTOM bank has voice numbers from 001 to 006 Volume Settings 000 127 Sets the volume of the current voice The higher the value the louder the volume Pan Settings Rnd L63 C R63 Sets the pan position of...

Page 37: ...riation signal SysTran System Transpose Settings 24 0 24 Transposes the pitch of the entire VL70 m system a single setting applies to all voices down or up in semitone steps over a 2 octave range 00 corresponds to standard pitch Each increment corresponds to a semitone A setting of 12 for example transposes the pitch down one octave NOTES The Volume Pan Reverb Return Chorus Return and Variation Re...

Page 38: ...lected A small triangular pointer appears above the icon corresponding to the selected parameter in the bottom line of the display Once the desired parameter has been selected it s value can be set as required via the VALUE and buttons Rcv CH Receive Channel Settings 01 16 all Sets the MIDI receive channel on which the VL70 m will receive data from your keyboard or other controller The receive cha...

Page 39: ...send signal ChoSend Chorus Send Settings 000 127 Adjusts the level of the signal sent to the VL70 m chorus effect stage The higher the value the higher the level of the chorus send signal VarSend Variation Send Settings 000 127 Adjusts the level of the signal sent to the VL70 m variation effect stage The higher the value the higher the level of the variation send signal NoteSft Note Shift Settings...

Page 40: ... parts 01 to 16 can be selected or the part parameter can be turned Of off No sound will be produced when Of is selected NOTES When selecting an XG part from the external MIDI device specify the part number and transmit ON message using NOTE ASSIGN of the Current Voice Common Part param eter see page 34 in the separate List Book If the external MIDI device transmits OFF message Of is selected IBM ...

Page 41: ... Send Pan Receive Channel Bank Number Program Number Volume Expression Part Number The various parameters in this mode are selected via the SELECT and buttons The name of the currently selected parameter appears in the upper right corner of the display when the bank and program number parameters are showing a solid triangular pointer indicates which of the two parameters is selected A small triang...

Page 42: ...bers are skipped since the VL70 m does not have a full basic XG voice set The PRESET 1 and PRESET 2 banks each have voice numbers from 001 to 128 while the CUSTOM bank has voice numbers from 001 to 006 and the INTERNAL bank has voice numbers from 001 to 064 Volume Settings 000 127 Sets the volume of the current voice The higher the value the louder the volume Expresn Expression Settings 000 127 Se...

Page 43: ...e variation stage is connected as a system effect page 87 this parameter adjusts the level of the signal sent to the VL70 m variation effect stage The higher the value the higher the level of the variation send signal When the variation stage is connected as an insertion effect page 86 this parameter turns variation send on or off The VL XG PLAY Mode NoteSft Note Shift Settings 24 0 24 Transposes ...

Page 44: ...various parameters in this mode are selected via the SELECT and buttons The name of the currently selected parameter appears in the upper right corner of the display A small triangular pointer appears above the icon corre sponding to the selected parameter in the bottom line of the display Once the desired parameter has been selected it s value can be set as required via the VALUE and buttons When...

Page 45: ...l returned from the VL70 m reverb effect stage The higher the value the higher the level of the reverb signal ChoRtn Chorus Return Settings 000 127 Adjusts the level of the signal returned from the VL70 m chorus effect stage The higher the value the higher the level of the chorus signal VarRtn Variation Return Settings 000 127 Adjusts the level of the signal returned from the VL70 m variation effe...

Page 46: ...great deal on how well you learn to use these controllers Since the VL70 m sound is produced by a computer based physical model rather than a oscillator based tone generator there are no hard and fast rules as to how any controller will actually affect the sound There are guidelines based on the rule of the corre sponding controller parameter within the physical model but proficiency with the VL70...

Page 47: ...d expression control Although normally assigned to pressure particularly in plucked string voices keyboard velocity can also be assigned to any other controller parameter The MIDI protocol provides 119 control change numbers some of which are pre assigned to specific controllers as noted above 01 is Modulation Wheel for example 95 of these are available for assignments to the VL70 m controller par...

Page 48: ...d 64 Hold1 65 Portamento Switch 66 Unassigned 67 Soft Pedal 68 70 Unassigned 71 Harmonic Content 72 Release Time 73 Attack Time 74 Brightness 75 90 Unassigned 91 Effect Send Level Reverb Effect 92 Unassigned 93 Effect Send Level 3 Chorus Effect 94 Effect Send Level 4 Variation Effect 95 Unassigned AT After Touch VEL Velocity PB Pitch Bend ...

Page 49: ...to some reed type voices Similar to the dynamic filters found in many conventional synthesizers the cutoff frequency can be varied to produce a wide range of timbral variations Most voices use the low pass filter type but some use the bandpass high pass or band eliminate types Some voices use very little filter processing at all Changing the filter settings may not produce a particularly noticeabl...

Page 50: ...o to the CONTROL EDIT mode CONTROL EDIT will appear at the top of the display along with the number of the currently selected control parameter 4 Select a Parameter Use the SELECT and buttons to select the parameter you want to edit see The Control Edit Parameters below The name of the currently selected parameter and its current setting appear on the second line of the display An arrow to the lef...

Page 51: ... the PLAY button to return to the VOICE PLAY mode when you re finished editing IMPORTANT If you want to keep the changes you made in the VOICE EDIT mode be sure to store the edited voice to an appropriate INTERNAL voice number before selecting a new voice All edited data will be lost if you select a new voice before storing the edited voice Controllers Control Editing ...

Page 52: ...e 55 13 Prs CC No Pressure Control Change Number 14 PrsCtrlDpt Pressure Control Depth 15 Prs Curve Pressure Curve Filter 55 16 Fil CC No Filter Control Change Number 17 FilCtrlDpt Filter Control Depth 18 Fil Curve Filter Curve Amplitude 56 19 Amp CC No Amplitude Control Change Number 20 AmpCtrlDpt Amplitude Control Depth 21 Amp Curve Amplitude Curve Controllers Control Editing The Control Edit Par...

Page 53: ...Dpt Breath Noise Control Depth 34 Bnz Curve Breath Noise Curve Growl 61 35 Grl CC No Growl Control Change Number 36 GrlCtrlDpt Growl Control Depth 37 Grl Curve Growl Curve Throat Formant 62 38 Thr CC No Throat Formant Control Change Number 39 ThrCtrlDpt Throat Formant Control Depth 40 Thr Curve Throat Formant Curve Harmonic Enhancer 62 41 Hrm CC No Harmonic Enhancer Control Change Number 42 HrmCtr...

Page 54: ...ler 1 Control Change Number 09 AC1FilCtrl Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control 10 AC1AmpCtrl Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control 11 AC1LFOPMod Assignable Controller 1 LFO Pitch Modulation Pressure 55 12 Prs CC No Pressure Control Change Number 13 PrsCtrlDpt Pressure Control Depth Embouchure 57 14 Emb CC No Embouchure Control Change Number 15 EmbCtrlDpt Embouchure Control Depth Tonguing 58 ...

Page 55: ...nhancer 62 26 Hrm CC No Harmonic Enhancer Control Change Number 27 HrmCtrlDpt Harmonic Enhancer Control Depth Damping 63 28 Dmp CC No Damping Control Change Number 29 DmpCtrlDpt Damping Control Depth Absorption 64 30 Abs CC No Apsorption Control Change Number 31 AbsCtrlDpt Absorption Control Depth Controllers Control Editing ...

Page 56: ...ual Acoustic Synthesis in the VL70 m pitch bend is simulated by manipulating the appropriate pipe string length and driver characteristics As a result the pitch bend range may not always be mathemati cally accurate 02 02 PB LowCtrl Pitch Bend Low Control Settings 24 24 PB LowCtrl sets the maximum amount of pitch bend which will occur when the pitch controller is set to its lowest position e g when...

Page 57: ... MIDI control change number 01 The higher the value the greater the amount of filter modulation pro duced by modulation controller operation A setting of 000 produces no filter modulation Aftertouch 06 06 ATFil Ctrl Aftertouch Filter Control Settings 64 63 Determines the degree to which the filter is affected by keyboard aftertouch Plus settings cause the cutoff frequency of the filter to increase...

Page 58: ...ssignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control Settings 64 63 Determines the degree to which amplitude vol ume is affected by Assignable Controller 1 see AC1 CC No above Plus settings cause the amplitude to increase in response to increasing controller values while minus values cause the amplitude to decrease in response to increasing controller values 11 11 AC1LFOPMod Assignable Controller 1 LFO Pitch ...

Page 59: ...represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents pressure Set this parameter to 00 if do not intend to control pressure via a controller 15 Prs Curve VOICE mode only Pressure Curve Settings 16 16 Determines the relationship between the controller value and pressure When set to 00 the relation ship is linear That is a change in the controller value produces a corresponding change in...

Page 60: ...e relationship is linear That is a change in the controller value produces a corre sponding change in frequency As the curve value increases the lower end of the controller range has relatively little effect on the sound 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 va...

Page 61: ...presents amplitude Embouchure 22 14 Emb CC No Embouchure Control Change Number Settings off 95 AT VEL PB Embouchure corresponds to the tightness of the lips against the reed or against each other In a string instrument voice embouchure corresponds to how strongly the bow is pressed against the string Affects both pitch and timbre The Emp CC No parameter specifies the controller to be used for embo...

Page 62: ...E In the VL XG sound module mode page 28 the EmbUpprDpt and EmbLowrDpt parameters are replaced by a single EmbCtrlDpt parameter as follows 15 EmbCtrlDpt Embouchure Control Depth Settings 64 63 Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to embouchure The higher the value the greater the variation Positive values cause an increase in embou chure in response to higher controller...

Page 63: ...g is reflected in the graph at the bottom of the display the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents tonguing Scream 29 18 Scr CC No Scream Control Change Number Settings off 95 AT VEL PB Scream drives the entire system into chaotic oscillation creating effects that can only be achieved with physical modeling technology The Scr CC No parameter specifies the...

Page 64: ...sition while minus values cause a decrease in breath noise in response to higher controller values The Depth setting is reflected in the graph at the bottom of the display the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents breath noise 34 Bnz Curve VOICE mode only Breath Noise Curve Settings 16 16 Determines the relationship between the controller value and breath...

Page 65: ...duces a corresponding change in growl As the curve value increases the lower end of the controller range has relatively little effect on the sound 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 th...

Page 66: ... reflected in the graph at the bottom of the display the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents throat formant depth 40 Thr Curve VOICE mode only Throat Formant Curve Settings 16 16 Determines the relationship between the controller value and throat formant depth When set to 00 the relationship is linear That is a change in the controller value produces a ...

Page 67: ...e controller value and harmonic enhancer depth When set to 00 the relationship is linear That is a change in the controller value produces a corresponding change in harmonic enhancer depth As the curve value increases the lower end of the controller range has relatively little effect on the sound while higher controller values produce more dramatic changes Negative curve values have the opposite e...

Page 68: ...in the graph at the bottom of the display the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents damping Controllers Control Editing Absorption 47 30 Abs CC No Absorption Control Change Number Settings off 95 AT VEL PB Absorption simulates the effect of high fre quency loss at the end of the air column or string The Abs CC No parameter specifies the control ler to be ...

Page 69: ...the lower end of the controller range has relatively little effect on the sound 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 at the bottom of the display the horizontal axis represents...

Page 70: ...t Editor software page 25 Very little filter processing is used on some voices In such cases the effect of the filter may be barely noticeable The effect of editing the Amplitude Filter envelope generator parameters may not always be as expected particularly with plucked string instrument voices such as guitar or bass This is because the VL70 m actually simulates the plucking free oscillation and ...

Page 71: ... selected 3 Press ENTER Press the ENTER button to go to the FILTER EG EDIT mode FIL EG EDIT will appear at the top of the display along with the number of the currently selected control parameter 4 Select a Parameter Use the SELECT and buttons to select the parameter you want to edit see The Filter EG Edit Parameters below The name of the currently selected parameter and its current setting appear...

Page 72: ...e EXIT button to return to the EDIT sub mode menu or the PLAY button to return to the PLAY mode when you re finished editing IMPORTANT If you want to keep the changes you made in the VOICE EDIT mode be sure to store the edited voice to an appropriate INTERNAL voice number before selecting a new voice All edited data will be lost if you select a new voice before storing the edited voice Filter Enve...

Page 73: ...utoffScBP Cutoff Scaling Breakpoint 05 CutoffScDpt Cutoff Scaling Depth 06 Bass Bass Tone Control 07 Treble Treble Tone Control Amplitude Filter Envelope 72 08 Attack Time Amplitude Filter Envelope Attack Time 09 Decay Time Amplitude Filter Envelope Decay Time 10 ReleaseTime Amplitude Filter Envelope Release Time 11 AmpLvlScBP Amplitude Level Scaling Breakpoint 12 AmpLvlScDpt Amplitude Level Scali...

Page 74: ...Filter Envelope Decay Time 08 ReleaseTime Amplitude Filter Envelope Release Time Pitch Embouchure Envelope 73 09 PEGInitLvl Pitch Embouchure Envelope Initial Level 10 PEGAtakTime Pitch Embouchure Envelope Attack Time 11 PEGReleLvl Pitch Embouchure Envelope Release Level 12 PEGReleTime Pitch Embouchure Envelope Release Time VL XG Sound Module Mode Filter EG Edit Parameters Refer to the page numbers...

Page 75: ...ow a specified breakpoint note The CutoffScBP parameter specifies the breakpoint note 05 CutoffScDpt VOICE mode only Cutoff Scaling Depth Settings 64 63 This parameter specifies the amount of filter cutoff frequency key scaling to be applied above or below Filter Envelope Generator Editing 01 01 CutoffFreq Cutoff Frequency Settings 64 63 Sets the cutoff frequency of the VL70 m filter 02 02 Resonan...

Page 76: ...ettings 64 63 Boosts or cuts the high frequencies Positive values boost the highs while negative values cut the highs A setting of 00 produces no boost or cut Filter Envelope Generator Editing Amplitude Filter Envelope level time Note on Note off Attack time Decay time Release time 08 06 Attack Time Amplitude Filter Envelope Attack Time Settings 64 63 Sets the attack time of the amplitude filter e...

Page 77: ...key scaling to be applied above or below the breakpoint note specified by the AmpLvlScBP parameter above A setting of 00 produces no key scaling Positive values apply scaling to notes below the breakpoint i e on a keyboard notes to the left of the breakpoint producing a gradual Filter Envelope Generator Editing lowering of amplitude level down the scale Negative values apply scaling to notes above...

Page 78: ...eased A setting of 00 produces normal pitch Positive values raise the final pitch while negative values lower the final pitch in relation to normal pitch 16 12 PEGReleTime Pitch Embouchure Envelope Release Time Settings 64 63 Sets the release time of the pitch embouchure envelope generator Release time refers to the length of time it takes for the pitch envelope to reach the release level specifie...

Page 79: ...on to the left of OTHERS on the display will flash when the OTHERS sub mode is selected 3 Press ENTER Press the ENTER button to go to the OTHERS EDIT mode OTHERS will appear at the top of the display along with the number of the currently selected control parameter 4 Select a Parameter Use the SELECT and buttons to select the parameter you want to edit see The Others Parameters below The name of t...

Page 80: ...ess ther EXIT button to return to the EDIT sub mode menu or the PLAY button to return to the PLAY mode when you re finished editing IMPORTANT If you want to keep the changes you made in the VOICE EDIT mode be sure to store the edited voice to an appropriate INTERNAL voice number before selecting a new voice All edited data will be lost if you select a new voice before storing the edited voice Othe...

Page 81: ...Vibrato Depth 03 Vib Delay Vibrato Delay Detune Voice Level 79 04 Detune Detune 05 VoiceLevel Voice Level Assignment Expansion 80 06 Mono Poly Monophonic Polyphonic Mode 07 AssignMode Assign Mode 08 PolyExpnd Polyphonic Expansion Velocity Sensitivity 81 09 VelSensDpt Velocity Sensitivity Depth 10 VelSensOfs Velocity Sensitivity Offset Note Limits 81 11 NoteLimitL Low Note Limit 12 NoteLimitH High ...

Page 82: ...elay Detune 79 04 Detune Detune Assignment 80 05 Mono Poly Monophonic Polyphonic Mode Velocity Sensitivity 81 06 VelSensDpt Velocity Sensitivity Depth 07 VelSensOfs Velocity Sensitivity Offset Note Limits 81 08 NoteLimitL Low Note Limit 09 NoteLimitH High Note Limit Portamento 82 10 Porta Sw Portamento Switch 11 Porta Time Portamento Time Dry Level 82 12 Dry Level Dry Output Level Other Edit Param...

Page 83: ...ound Other Edit Parameters Vibrato 01 01 Vib Rate Vibrato Rate Settings 64 63 The vibrato effect produces a cyclic variation in pitch and embouchure The Vib Rate parameter sets the speed of the vibrato effect Positive values produce a faster vibrato while negative values produce a slower vibrato In the VL70 m extremely realistic vibrato effects are produced by simultaneously modu lating the pitch ...

Page 84: ...s parameter is used when several VL70 m units are used together to increase the number of notes which can be played simultaneously polyphony The number preceding the should be set to correspond to the number of VL70 m units to be used The number following the should be set to a different consecutive number for each VL70 m unit For example if you use four VL70 m units their PolyExpnd parameters sho...

Page 85: ... keyboard velocity When set to 000 keyboard velocity i e how fast or hard the keyboard is played has no effect on the sound At values higher than 001 however high keyboard velocities will increase the level of the sound and low keyboard velocities will decrease the level of the sound The higher the value the greater the effect of keyboard velocity on the voice level The graph at the bottom of the ...

Page 86: ...itch Settings off on Turns portamento on or off When on the portamento effect will produced as determined by the 13 Porta Mode and 15 Porta Time parameters This parameter also selects the single trigger or multi trigger mode Refer to 06 05 Mono Poly on page 80 15 11 Porta Time Portamento Time Settings 000 127 The Time parameter sets the portamento time i e the length of the slide between notes A s...

Page 87: ...he flashing character is selected for editing Use the VALUE and buttons to select a new character for the current edit location as required then use the SELECT and or buttons to move to the next character to be edited and repeat until done When the voice name is complete press EXIT to return to the OTHERS edit mode Other Edit Parameters Character List space 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G H I J ...

Page 88: ... Edited Voice The STORE function mode can be accessed from the VOICE PLAY mode as follows 1 Press EDIT Press the EDIT button to go to the EDIT sub mode menu 2 Select the STORE Sub mode Use the SELECT and buttons to select the STORE sub mode if necessary The icon to the left of STORE on the display will flash when the STORE sub mode is selected 3 Press ENTER Press the ENTER button to go to the STOR...

Page 89: ...button to store the voice Executing will appear on the display briefly while the data is being stored then the VL70 m will return to the EDIT sub mode menu Press EXIT rather than ENTER if you want to abort the store operation The Store Function ...

Page 90: ...w When the Variation Stage is an Insertion Effect In this case the output from the tone generator is first sent to the distortion stage and the distortion effect signal is then mixed back into the main signal line via the corresponding Dry Wet parameter Next is the variation stage with the same Dry Wet mixing capability In this connection mode the distor tion and variation stages are both function...

Page 91: ...ne via the corresponding Dry Wet parameter In this connection mode only the distortion stage is functioning as an insertion effect After the distortion stage the signal can be sent to the reverb chorus and variation stages via the RevSend ChoSend and VarSend parameters available in the PLAY mode pages 35 and 39 The output from all three of these stages is stereo and the effect signal can be mixed ...

Page 92: ...NTER button to go to the selected sub mode REVERB EDIT CHORUS EDIT VARIATION EDIT or DISTORTAION EDIT will appear at the top of the display depending on the selected sub mode 4 Select a Parameter Use the SELECT and buttons to select the parameter you want to edit see the parameter descriptions below The name of the currently selected parameter and its current setting appear on the second line of t...

Page 93: ...u or the PLAY button to return to the PLAY mode when you re finished editing IMPORTANT If you want to keep the changes you made in the VOICE EDIT mode be sure to store the edited voice to an appropriate INTERNAL voice number before selecting a new voice All edited data will be lost if you select a new voice before storing the edited voice Effects Effect Editing ...

Page 94: ...rb Parameters See separate List Book Each of the reverb types selected via the Type parameter above has a different set of parameters that specify the actual reverb sound Refer to the separate List Book for information on the individual parameters for each reverb type Rev Pan Reverb Pan Settings L63 C R63 Sets the pan position of the reverb sound i e the perceived position of the reverb sound with...

Page 95: ...ers for each chorus type Cho Pan Chorus Pan Settings L63 C R63 Sets the pan position of the chorus sound i e the perceived position of the chorus sound within the stereo sound field A setting of L63 sets the chorus sound full left R63 sets the sound full right and C places the sound in the center Intermediate settings pan the chorus sound to corresponding positions in the stereo sound field SendCh...

Page 96: ...tion on the individual parameters for each variation type AT VarCtrl Aftertouch Variation Control Settings 64 63 This parameter only becomes available when the VarConnect parameter page 93 is set to INS i e when the variation stage is connected as an insertion effect Aftertouch variation control allows one of the selected variation effect param eters to be controlled in real time via keyboard afte...

Page 97: ...ese connection modes control allows one of the selected variation effect parameters to be controlled in real time via assign able controller 1 page 54 The parameter which can be controlled is individually preset for each variation effect type see the separate List Book The AC1VarCtrl parameter determines to what degree the effect parameter is affected by the controller For example if the TREMOLO e...

Page 98: ...tertouch pressure For example if the OVERDRIVE effect is selected aftertouch controls the Drive parameter In this case higher positive AT DstCtrl values cause increased aftertouch pressure to increase the amount of drive while higher negative values cause increased aftertouch pressure to decrease the amount of drive If this parameter is set to 00 aftertouch control has no effect AC1DstCtrl Assigna...

Page 99: ...nt to edit see The Breath Parameters below The name of the currently selected parameter and its current setting will appear on the top line of the display while the parameter s current setting appears on the second line An arrow to the left and or right of the parameter name indicates that the SE LECT and or buttons can be used to select more parameters in the indicated direction 3 Edit the Select...

Page 100: ...breath copntrol When Exp is selected control change number 11 expression is used for breath control This setting also affects both MIDI and HOST output from the VL70 m Breath Curve Settings 16 16 Determines the relationship between breath control data received from a breath controller WX series Wind MIDI Controller or via the MIDI IN connec tor and the actual amount of breath variation applied Min...

Page 101: ...a to be transmitted to a second VL70 m or an external MIDI storage device such as the Yamaha MDF2 MIDI Data Filer via the MIDI OUT or TO HOST connector Page 100 The VL70 m Initialize function includes two sub modes Factory Set and System Initialize Factory Set initialization restores all VL70 m data to the initial factory settings includ ing all Custom and Internal voices System Initialize restore...

Page 102: ...onding to operation of a breath controller connected to the VL70 m will be transmitted WX Lip WX Lip Mode Settings Norm Expd WX series Wind MIDI Controllers produce pitch bend data ranging from 16 to 32 in response to lip reed pressure The WX Lip parameter determines whether these values are used as is Norm or expanded to a full 64 through 63 range Expd When the Expd mode is selected the expanded ...

Page 103: ...lk dump from the VL70 m NoteFilter MIDI Note Filter Settings ch01 ch16 Thru This parameter can be used to prevent MIDI note on off messages received on the specified channel from being re transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector Select the channel to be filtered out or Thru to allow all data to pass When the VL XG sound module mode is selected and a program change number correspond ing to a VL70 m v...

Page 104: ...ed SYSTEM CURRENT CUSTOM or INTERNL From this menu All system data including system setup and breath setting data Transmits the currently selected voice i e the voice that was selected immediately prior to engaging the UTILITY mode Transmits all 6 CUSTOM bank voices or a single specified CUSTOM bank voice When ALL is selected all 6 CUSTOM voices are transmitted and when C1 through C6 is selected t...

Page 105: ...M or INTERNAL bank or a single voice when the CUSTOM data type is specified select C1 through C6 or when the INTRNL data type is specified select I01 through I64 4 Press ENTER to Dump Press the ENTER button to begin actual data transmission or EXIT to abort Transmitting will appear on the display while the data is being transmitted then the display will return to the data type menu 5 Exit When Don...

Page 106: ... Sub mode Use the SELECT and buttons to select Factory Set or System Initialize 2 Press ENTER Press the ENTER button to go to the confirmation display for the selected sub mode 3 Press ENTER to Initialize Press the ENTER button to begin actual initialization or EXIT to abort Executing will appear on the display while the data is being initialized then the display will return to the Initialize sub ...

Page 107: ...values and the SELECT and buttons can be used to select different parameters Press the EXIT button to return to the previous display With the VL70 m it is possible to control just about any parameter via MIDI system exclusive messages from an external MIDI device This makes it possibe for example to change filter or EG settings while playing to change the sound as required You could also change ef...

Page 108: ...number minus one If the VL70 m device number is set to 1 for example n should be 0 xx xx xx xx is the text data Each character is represented by a single ASCII code byte 2 hexadecimal digits Refer to the chart below for the ASCII code for each displayable character The numbers in the top row are the first digit and the numbers in the leftmost column are the second digit in the byte representing ea...

Page 109: ...and 5 columns to the right of the 2 column section as shown in the example below You now have 48 rows each 8 columns in width 4 Use the chart below to convert the ones and zeroes in each row from binary format to hexadecimal format The bits in columns 0 through 3 become the first digit and the bits in columns 4 through 7 become the second digit of each hexadecimal byte For example the 11th row in ...

Page 110: ... XG sound module mode is selected 5 Plug the data derived from the bitmap design into the xx xx xx xx portion of the bitmap window data format and you have the data stream required to display the design on the VL70 m display FO 43 0n mm ss ss ss xx xx xx xx CS F7 Checksum Data size Model ID Start address Device number HEX DEC 00 0 01 1 02 2 03 3 04 4 05 5 06 6 07 7 08 8 09 9 0A 10 0B 11 0C 12 0D 1...

Page 111: ...ontrollers etc In some cases extreme controller settings can cause unexpected sound or pitch or even no sound at all Try selecting different voices If the problem occurs only on one voice then the voice param eters are most likely at fault If the problem occurs on all voices then a utility parameter should be suspected The following are some common problems and probable causes Symptom No power Pos...

Page 112: ... controller the breath value can get stuck at 0 resulting in no sound output Symptom Volume too low Possible Causes Is the PLAY mode Volume parameter set properly pages 32 and 38 Is the PLAY mode Expression parameter set properly page 38 Is the PLAY mode Master Volume parameter set properly page 41 Is the Voice Level parameter in the Others edit mode set to an appropriate value page 79 Are the Oth...

Page 113: ...a computer via the TO HOST connector make sure that the WX is selected via the MIDI WX button page 18 If the VL70 m is connected to a computer via the TO HOST connector is the computer echo back function set properly page 20 Is the Breath Mode parameter set properly page 96 Is the breath control number set properly page 96 Are the parameters to be controlled by breath data from the WX series contr...

Page 114: ...because Virtual Acoustic synthesis accurately simulates the acoustic behaviour of a pipe or string Simply stated the harmonic balance of the voice when played in the normal octave is retained even when the voice is shifted down an octave The change in timbre can be greater or less depending on the se lected voice 4 Why does portamento produce more of a glissando effect on some voices Trumpets and ...

Page 115: ... embou chure at the same time Since the embouchure component of the pitch bend behaves with characteristics acoustic unpredictability precise pitch bends are not always produced If you want the kind of pitch bend precision produced by conventional synthesizers select the VOICE sound module mode go to the CONTROL EDIT mode and set the Embouchure Depth and Embouchure Depth parameters to 00 Then set ...

Page 116: ...ation software SysEx Adrs ERROR The received system exclusive message address is wrong SysEx Data ERROR The received system exclusive message data is wrong SysEx Size ERROR The received system exclusive message size is wrong Check Sum ERROR An error has been detected in the received MIDI data Check the transmitting device MIDI cables MIDI data and Check Sum and try again This Parameter isn t Excl ...

Page 117: ...BREATH MIDI WX ENTER EXIT PART SELECT VALUE HOST SELECT rear panel Display Custom backlit liquid crystal display 6 LED indicators Connectors Front Panel PHONES stereo mini jack WX IN WX11 WX7 BREATH BC3 BC2 BC1 Rear Panel OUTPUT X 2 L MONO R MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI THRU TO HOST DC IN Output Level Line 5 5 dBm into 10 kΩ Headphones 2 0 dBm into 33 Ω Power Requirements PA 3B AC Power Adaptor supplied ...

Page 118: ...rus pan 91 Chorus parameters type specific 91 Chorus return 33 41 Chorus send 35 39 Chorus type 91 Chorus to reverb send level 91 Control change number assignments 43 Control editing 42 Control parameters accessing and editing 46 Controller parameters 45 Controllers 9 42 Index Custom voice bank 26 Cutoff Frequency 71 Cutoff Scaling Breakpoint 71 Cutoff Scaling Depth 71 D Damping 45 Damping Control...

Page 119: ...el 74 Pitch Embouchure Envelope Release Time 74 Pitch embouchure EG 66 Pitch Bend Control 52 Pitch Bend LFO Pitch Modulation 52 Pitch Bend Low Control 52 Pitch bend wheel 43 PLAY button 12 Polyphonic Expansion 80 Portamento Mode 82 Portamento Switch 82 Portamento Time 82 Power supply 15 Power on procedure 23 POWER VOL control 12 Precautions 4 Preset voice banks 26 Pressure 45 Pressure Control Chan...

Page 120: ...locity 43 Velocity Sensitivity Depth 81 Velocity Sensitivity Offset 81 Vibrato Delay 79 Vibrato Depth 79 Vibrato Rate 79 Virtual Acoustic Synthesis 6 VL Extension for XG 30 VL XG play main control mode 37 VL XG play mode 36 VL XG play sub control mode 40 VL XG sound module mode 28 VL70 m model 7 Voice Level 79 Voice Name 83 Voice organization 26 Voice play main control mode 31 Voice play mode 31 V...

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Page 122: ...a Building Rama I Road Patumwan Bangkok 10330 Thailand Tel 2 215 3443 THE PEOPLE S REPUBLIC OF CHINA AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES Yamaha Corporation International Marketing Division Nakazawa cho 10 1 Hamamatsu Japan 430 Tel 053 460 2317 AFRICA Yamaha Corporation International Marketing Division Nakazawa cho 10 1 Hamamatsu Japan 430 Tel 053 460 2312 NORTH AMERICA CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd 135 Mil...

Page 123: ...M D G EMI Division Yamaha Corporation 1996 VV11820 606POCP3 2 01A0 Printed in Japan ...

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