Yamaha VL70-M Voice Organization and Sound Module Modes, Voice Organization

Voice Organization and Sound Module Modes

Voice Organization

The VL70-m voices are organized into four main banks. Additional banks are used when the VL70-m is set to operate in the VL-XG sound module

mode (page 29). The four main banks are as follows:

PRESET 1	The PRESET 1 bank contains 128 preset voices which have been
	created primarily to be played via a keyboard.
PRESET 2	The PRESET 2 bank contains 128 preset voices which have been
	created to provide maximum expressive capability when played
	with a breath controller or WX-series Wind MIDI Controller.
CUSTOM	The CUSTOM bank has 6 memory locations in which voices can
	be edited in detail via an appropriate personal computer and
	the Yamaha VL70-m Expert Editor application software (page
	25). When the VL70-m is initially shipped CUSTOM voice num-
	bers 001 through 006 contain a selection of sound-effect type
	voices from the PRESET banks.
INTERNAL	The INTERNAL bank has 64 memory locations in which voices
	you have edited can be stored and easy recalled for use as
	required. Unlike CUSTOM voices, INTERNAL voices can be edited
	via the VL70-m panel controls. When the VL70-m is initially
	shipped INTERNAL voice numbers 001 through 064 contain a
	selection of voices from the PRESET 1 and PRESET 2 banks, set
	up to be played via a WX-series Wind MIDI Controller.

Banks 112 through 119 become available when the VL70-m is set to the VL-XG sound module mode (page 29). In the VL-XG sound module mode some voices from the PRESET 1 and PRESET 2 banks are assigned MIDI bank and program change numbers conforming to the Yamaha XG format. Since the VL70-m does not have a full set of XG-compatible voices, however, some voice numbers will be skipped (e.g. 23, 24, 27, etc.).

■NOTES

•PRESET 1, PRESET 2, and CUSTOM voices can be edited via the VL70-m panel controls, but the edited voices cannot be stored to the PRESET 1, PRESET 2, or CUSTOM bank. Edited voices can only be stored to the INTERNAL bank, and only when the VL70-m is set to the VOICE sound module mode (page 29).

•The factory preset CUSTOM and INTERNAL voices can be restored by using the Factory Set Initialize function described on page 102.

•Refer to the separate “List Book” for a com- plete listing of the VL70-m voices.

•Use the MIDI bank MSB (control number 00) and LSB (control number 32) numbers listed at right to select VL70-m banks from an external MIDI device. In the VOICE sound module mode, the MSB is ignored (recognized as 33) and only LSB numbers 0 through 3 are recognized.

BANK	MSB	LSB
PRESET 1	33	0
PRESET 2	33	1
CUSTOM	33	2
INTERNAL	33	3
BANK 112	97 or 81	112
BANK 113	97 or 81	113
BANK 114	97 or 81	114
BANK 115	97 or 81	115
BANK 116	97 or 81	116
BANK 117	97 or 81	117
BANK 118	97 or 81	118
BANK 119	97 or 81	119

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