Yamaha VL1 Setting Up

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Getting Started

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Setting Up

CAUTION!Setting Up

System Connections & Preparation

Power Supply

Before making any other connections the “female” end of the AC power cord

supplied with the VL1 should be firmly plugged into the rear-panel AC cord socket.

Ideally the power cord should then be plugged into a convenient AC outlet after you’ve

made all other necessary connections and placed the VL1 in the position in which it will

be used. Always make sure that the POWER switch is in the OFF (extended) position

before plugging the power cord in an AC outlet.

CAUTION! ■ Make sure your VL1 is rated for the AC voltage supplied in thearea in which it is to be used (as listed on the rear panel). Connecting the VL1 tothe wrong AC supply can cause serious damage to the internal circuitry and mayeven pose a shock hazard!OCTAVE

MIN

DOWN UP

PITCH

MAX

MODULATION 1MODULATION 2

VOLUME CS1 CS2

F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8CONT

ENTEREXIT

INCDEC

A

1

E1

9

ALL

B

2

E2

10

H.E.

C

3

E1

11

D.F.

D

4

E2

12

E.Q.

E

5

ALL

13

I.E.

F

6

MOD

14

RES

G

7

FBD

15

H

8

REV

16

EFFECT ON / OFF

ELEMENT ON / OFFELEMENT SELECT

MODIFIER ON / OFF

MODE

COMPARE

PLAYEDIT UTILITY COPY STORE

LR

OUTPUT

12

FOOT CONTROLLER FOOT SWITCH

12IN THRU

MIDI

OUT POWER

ON / OFF

Foot Controller Foot SwitchMIDIPower SupplyBreath ControllerHeadphonesAudio

Contents

Main Page Contents About the Manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 VL1 Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 The Controls & Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Setting Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Voice Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 The Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Mixing & The Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Precautions !! PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE PROCEEDING !! Location Power Supply Turn Power OFF When Making Connections Handle Floppy Disks and the Disk Drive With Care Service and Modification Third-party Software About the Manuals The VL1 comes with two manuals Getting Started and Feature Reference. The Getting Started Manual The Feature Reference Manual Conventions Buttons & Controls Parameter Names Parameter Ranges T VL1 Basics T What Are the Advantages? The VL1 Model T The Instrument Drivers Pipes/String The Controllers The Modifiers Harmonic Enhancer Dynamic Filter Frequency Equalizer Impulse Expander Resonator Theres More I The Controls & Connectors The Controls & Connectors A Brief Introduction To the VL1 Interface EFFECT ON / OFF ELEMENT ON / OFFELEMENT SELECT !1 Front Panel q w This button is used to copy voice parameters for fast, efficient editing. Feature Reference page 25. r t y u i !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 Rear Panel @1 @2 @3 @4 Page Setting Up MODULATION 1MODULATION 2 Breath ControllerHeadphones PITCH Setting Up Audio System Connections & Preparation Power Supply OCTAVE Controllers Audio Connections Stereo Sound System MIDI Connections Power-on Procedure Play the Demo 1. 2. Page Page Breath Controller Calibration 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Load the Pre-programmed Voice Data 1. 2. 3. Page 7. 8. About the VL1 Data Disk Voice Selection Selecting & Playing the VL1s 128 Voices 1. 2. Alternate Voice Selection Methods 3. Using the Voice Directory Voice Selection Voice Selection The Pre-programmed VL1 Voices Heres an abbreviated voice list for easy reference. A more detailed voice list is provided in the Voice List & MIDI Data Format. The Controllers The Controllers The Controllers Physical Controllers changes First, heres a list of the physical controllers available for use with the VL1: The Controllers VL1 Controller Parameters Controller Views Some Exercises With the AltoSax Controllers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Controller Envelopes Other Controller Views Mixing & The Modifiers Mixing An Exercise: Remix the Pan Pipes Voice 1. 2. 3. 4. Return To the PLAY Mode When Done The Modifiers Harmonic Enhancer Mixing & The Modifiers Mod Crr The Modulator Parameter Page The Carrier Parameter Page Page Dynamic Filter The Dynamic Filter Parameter Page Frequency Equalizer The Equalizer Auxiliary Parameter Page The Equalizer Band Parameter Page Impulse Expander The Impulse Expander Parameter Page Resonator The Resonator Parameter Page The Impulse Expander & Resonator Setting Page (IE = Impulse Expander, RSN = Resonator) Effects Modulation Effects Feedback Delay Effects Effects The Time Calculation Pop-up Page Reverb Effects Page 62 D E Index A B C 63 F G H I 64 P Q R S