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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha WX7 Wind MIDI Controller.
Since 1887, Yamaha has been producing quality musical in-
struments, both acoustic and electronic. Now in its 100th
year, Yamaha is proud to present an extraordinarily expressive
and technically sophisticated MIDI musical instrument, the
WX7 Wind MIDI Processor. The WX7 combines Yamaha
state-of-the-art technology with its traditional craftsmanship
to bring the professional saxophone player into the expressive
world of electronic music.
With its light, sleek design and its advanced features, the
WX7 is destined to be one of the most used and influential
MIDI controllers for many years to come. MIDI (Musical In-
strument Digital Interface) is a computer “language” adapted
for music, to allow electronic instruments to “talk” to each
other. Through the power of MIDI, the WX7 can play syn-
thesizers and tone generators, enter music directly onto
computers and sequencers for noise-free multitrack record-
ing, change programmed settings on MIDI-compatible
equalizers, digital delay devices, and reverb units, and per-
form a host of other modern musical feats.
Yet, the WX7 is extremely easy to operate, even for the
saxophone player with a limited experience of electronic
music devices. It uses the standard Bohm fingering and, in
normal operation, can be played in two octaves. A special
Octave Transpose key lets you extend the total range of the
instrument to over 7 octaves. The WX7 allows you to bend
pitch by lip pressure as well as by a conveniently located Pitch
Bend Wheel. And you can control the volume, vibrato, and
tone of the connected MIDI sound source by the way you
blow (breath pressure).
The WX7’s Key Hold and Dual Play capabilities are highly
impressive and useful features. With Key Hold, you can hold
a selected note while playing other notes. The held note can
remain at one pitch, or follow the melody at a selected in-
terval. The Dual Play feature improves upon the Key Hold
by sending the lead line and held note on independent MIDI
channels, giving your playing an unprecedented fullness by
letting you play two separate MIDI devices, producing two
different digital instrument sounds.
The more your expertise at the use of MIDI grows (in particular,
the more you become familiar with the use of the MIDI de-
vices that you will control with your WX7), the more powerful
and versatile the WX7 becomes. Its possibilities are endless!
CONTENTS
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL ............................ 2
PRECAUTIONS ................................................... 3
GUIDE TO THE CONTROLS ................................ 3
ACCESSORIES AND MAINTENANCE ................. 5
QUICK GUIDE ..................................................... 7
SETTING UP ....................................................... 8
PLAYING THE W X 7 .............................................
9
THE DIP SWITCHES ......................................... 11
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ADJUSTING THE PLAYING
RESPONSE ....................................................... 13
MIDI AND APPLICATIONS ............................... 15
GLOSSARY ....................................................... 17
SPECIFICATIONS .............................................. 19
MIDI DATA FORMAT ....................................... 20
FCC INFORMATION
......................................... 20
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION .................................. 21
FINGERING CHARTS
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