Yamaha VL70-M ●VL70-mController Parameters

●VL70-m Controller Parameters

Any of the physical controllers listed above can be assigned to control any of the VL70-m’s controller parameters:

Pressure	The amount of breath pressure applied to a reed or mouthpiece,
	or the speed of the bow applied to a string. Pressure variations
	affect both volume and timbre.
Embouchure	The tightness of the lips against the reed or against each other.
	In a string instrument voice Embouchure corresponds to how
	strongly the bow is pressed against the string. Affects both pitch
	and timbre.
Tonguing	Simulates the half-tonguing technique used by saxophone
	players by changing the “slit” of the reed. The slit is the space
	between the tip of the reed and the mouthpiece.
Amplitude	Unlike Pressure, this parameter simply controls the volume of
	the sound without varying timbre.
Scream	Drives the entire system into chaotic oscillation, creating effects
	that can only be achieved with physical modeling technology.
Breath Noise	Adds breath noise to produce exceptionally realistic effects with
	many wind instruments.
Growl	A periodic pressure modulation which produces the “growl”
	effect often heard in wind instruments.
Throat Formant	Controls the characteristics of the simulated player’s lungs,
	trachea, and oral cavity. Can add a realistic “roughness” to the
	sound. Throat formant only applies to some reed-type voices.
Filter	Similar to the dynamic filters found in many conventional
	synthesizers, the cutoff frequency can be varied to produce a
	wide range of timbral variations. Most voices use the low-pass
	filter type, but some use the bandpass, high-pass, or band
	eliminate types. Some voices use very little filter processing at
	all. Changing the filter settings may not produce a particularly
	noticeable effect. For detailed filter parameter programming use
	the VL70-m Expert Editor software (page 25).

Harmonic Enhancer

The Harmonic Enhancer can vary the harmonic structure of the sound over a wide range. Since most VL70-m voices have sufficient natural harmonic content, the Harmonic Enhancer is actually only used on a few voices. Therefore changing the controller destination with many voices will produce either no change in the sound or a simple change in amplitude. For detailed harmonic enhancer programming use the VL70-m Expert Editor software (page 25).

Damping	Simulates the effect of damping due to losses within the body of
	a wind instrument or in a string due to air friction. Affects both
	pitch and timbre.
Absorption	Simulates the effect of high-frequency loss at the end of the air
	column or string. In the case of a wind instrument, the Damping
	and Absorption parameters control the diameter and shape of
	the bell.

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