Yamaha VL1 5. , 6.

Getting Started

●

Setting Up

5. Adjust the Breath Controller Gain

Place the breath controller mouthpiece in your mouth and blow — notice that the

cursors move to right and the number below the graph increases according to how hard

you blow. Rotate the breath controller GAIN trimmer counter-clockwise as far as it will

go (don’t force it!) then, while blowing into the mouthpiece using the maximum pressure

you intend to use while playing, rotate the trimmer slowly clockwise until the number

below the graph just reaches “127” (the cursors should just line up with the right end of

the graph) and then stop. This completes the gain adjustment.

NOTES ■ In addition to calibrating the breath controller, the UTILITY mode

“

Curve

” page described here also allows you to select a range of 4 different

response curves — these are discussed in more detail on page 157 of the

Feature Reference manual.

6. Return to the Play Mode

Press the P button to return to the PLAY mode.

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