Yamaha VL1 64, P, Q, R, S, T, V

64

Getting Started

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Effects

64

Getting Started

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Index

P

Phones jack ©19

Pitch bend mode ƒ35

Pitch change ƒ49

Pitch ƒ67

Pitch wheel ©19

Play-mode display ©34. ƒ14

Polyphony control ƒ36

Portamento ƒ40

Power cord socket ©20

Power supply ©22

Power switch ©20

Power-on procedure ©25

Pre-programmed voices, loading ©31

Pressure envelope ƒ129

Pressure ƒ65

Q

Quick editing ƒ19

R

Receive channel ƒ155

Resonator ©57. ƒ126

Reverb effects ©60

Reverb ƒ60

S

Scream ƒ72

Selecting & editing parameters ƒ12

Sound system ©24

Specifications ƒ184

Store button ©17

Store function ƒ28

Sustain ƒ35

T

Throat formant ƒ75, 91

Throat formant key scaling ƒ93-97

Time calculation, musical ƒ59

Tonguing ƒ70

Touch EG time ƒ36

Transmit channel ƒ155

Trigger mode ƒ85

Troubleshooting ƒ178

V

Velocity curve ƒ157

Vibrato envelope ƒ135

Vibrato envelope key scaling ƒ137-140

Vibrato ƒ69

Voice directory ©36

Voice list, abbreviated ©37

Voice mode ƒ32

Voice name ƒ31

Voice number buttons ©19, 34. ƒ15, 22

Voice selection ©34. ƒ15

Volume control ©18

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