Yamaha VL1 4. , 5.

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Getting Started

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The Controllers

The Controllers

4. Edit the Scream Controller Parameter

The cursor should be located at the “Controller” parameter, as shown in the

example display. In the AltoSax voice the scream control parameter is not used so it is

currently turned “off”. Press the - button or rotate the data entry dial to the right

slightly to select “Modulation Wheel”, the first controller on the list.

Notice that as soon as you edit the parameter, an inverse letter “E”(´) appears to

the left of the voice number near the upper left corner of the display. This tells you that

the voice has been edited and, later, that you’ll need to store the voice in memory before

selecting a different voice if you want to keep the edited data.

NOTES ■ The Controller parameter has 124 settings — corresponding to the

124 controller number provided by MIDI protocol. Some of these are pre-

assigned: Modulation Wheel is number 001, Breath Controller is number 002,

etc. When you select a pre-assigned controller the corresponding controller name

is shown on the display; non-assigned controllers are displayed as MIDI control

change numbers.

■ The “

Modulation Wheel

” setting refers to the VL1’s MODULATION 1

wheel. The MODULATION 2 wheel can be assigned to any MIDI control change

number.

5. Try Out the Edited Voice & Cancel the Vibrato Effect

Try operating the “ wheel while playing the AltoSax voice. You

should hear the scream effect increase as the wheel is rolled upward. Vibrato is still

assigned to the “ wheel, so the vibrato effect will come in simultaneously.

To cancel the vibrato effect and leave only the scream effect, simply go to the

Controller “VIBRATO” page and turn the Controller parameter “off”. To get to the

vibrato page you can either ] to the controller directory introduced in step 2 and

select the vibrato page from there, or step backward through the controller pages by using

the § function button (“Bpag” stands for “Back page”). In the same way, the ¶

function button can be used to step forward through the controller pages (“Fpag”).

NOTES ■ When “

Para

” appears above the

•

function button, as it does in

the vibrato and several other controller pages, the

•

function button accesses

another page of parameters pertaining to the controller.

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