WX-series Wind MIDI Controller

The VL70-m is an ideal tone generator for use with a Yamaha WX-series Wind MIDI Controller such as the WX11 or WX7. In either case the con-

troller can be plugged directly into the WX IN connector on the VL70-m front panel, without the need for a WT11 or BT7 wind controller interface.

WX IN

WX11

WX IN

BREATH

 

 

MIDI/

PART

 

 

VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR

PLAY EDIT

 

 

 

WX

ALL

 

 

 

UTIL EFFECT

ENTER

SELECT

 

 

 

BC/WX

 

 

 

 

 

VELOCITY

 

 

PHONES

POWER/VOL

 

TOUCH EG MODE BREATH

EXIT

VALUE

 

 

 

VOICE

 

 

 

 

 

VL-XG

 

 

 

PART

MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY

 

 

 

 

PUSH ON/OFF

 

 

 

 

VL70-m

Special care must be taken with the following parameters and controls when using a WX-series Wind MIDI Controller:

■NOTES

•If a WX controller is unplugged while the VL70-m power is on, the breath level may remain fixed at “0” and subsequently played notes may not sound. If this happens, turn the VL70-m power off and then on again.

BREATH MODE The Breath Mode parameter (page 96) must be set to “BC/WX” in order for the VL70-m to recognize breath data from the controller.

SOUND MODULE If you intend to drive additional MIDI devices via the VL70-m

MODEMIDI OUT connector when using a Wind MIDI Controller, the VL70-m sound module mode should be set to VOICE (page 29). When the VL-XG mode is selected MIDI note data received via the MIDI IN connector is not re-transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector.

LIP MODE

WX-series Wind MIDI Controllers produce pitch bend data

 

ranging from “-16” to “+32” in response to lip (reed) pressure.

 

The WX Lip parameter (page 98) determines whether these

 

values are used as is (“Norm”), or expanded to a “-64” through

 

“+63” range (“Expd”). When the “Expd” mode is selected, the

 

expanded pitch bend data is also transmitted via the MIDI OUT

 

connector. The “Expd” setting is recommended when using a

 

WX controller in the “tight lip” mode. The “Norm” setting is

 

recommended when using the WX controller “loose lip” mode.

 

 

MIDI/WX

When the VL70-m is connected to a WX controller and a

SETTING

computer via the TO HOST connector, and the HOST SELECT

 

switch is set to any position other than “MIDI”, the front-panel

 

[MIDI/WX] button must be used to select the “WX” mode (a

 

small WX icon will appear on the left side of the display) in

 

order for the VL70-m to recognize data from the WX controller.

 

When the HOST SELECT switch is set to “MIDI” the VL70-m

 

accepts both MIDI and WX data (both the MIDI and WX icons

 

appear on the display), and the [MIDI/WX] button has no effect.

18Setting Up