Yamaha VL70-M The VL70-mSound Module Modes, The VOICE Mode, ●Effects, ●MIDI Output, ●Voice Editing, ●Voice Selection

The VL70-m Sound Module Modes

The VL70-m has two main Sound Module Modes: VOICE and VL-XG. It is important to understand the difference between these modes because they

determine how the VL70-m responds to MIDI program change and bank numbers received from a MIDI keyboard or other controller, and how the internal effects relate to the individual voices.

The VOICE Mode

In this mode the VL70-m functions as a “standard” tone generator module. The VOICE mode should be used when the VL70-m is being used alone or with other non-XG tone generators/synthesizers (see “VL Extension for XG”, page 30).

●Voice Selection

The PRESET 1, PRESET 2, CUSTOM, and INTERNAL voices can be individually selected by the VL70-m panel VALUE [-] and [+] buttons, or appropriate MIDI program change numbers and bank numbers received from your keyboard or controller (see the “Voice Organization” section, above).

●Voice Editing

In the VOICE mode the INTERNAL voices can be individually edited via the VL70-m panel controls. Each voice has its own edit parameters which can be stored with the voice are recalled whenever the voice is selected. In fact, the edited data must be stored with the voice before a new voice is selected otherwise the edited data will be lost.

●Effects

Each voice has its own effect settings which are recalled whenever the voice is selected, so that effects become an important part of the individual sound of each voice. As with edited voice data, edited effect data must be stored with the voice before a new voice is selected otherwise the edited effects data will be lost.

●MIDI Output

Normally, MIDI data received at the VL70-m MIDI IN connector is re-transmitted “as is” via the MIDI OUT connector. The Note Filter function described on page 99 can be used to filter out (i.e. block) note data transmission on specified channels.

Voice Organization and Sound Module Modes 27