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Owner's Manual 1 - Page 3

... s The Getting Started Manual (this manual 6 s The Feature Reference Manual 7 s Conventions 7 VL1 Basics 8 Essential Concepts for the VL1 User s What Are the Advantages 9 s The VL1 Model 10 The Instrument 10 The Controllers 12 The Modifiers 13 s There's More 15 The Controls & Connectors 16 A Brief Introduction To the VL1 Interface s Front Panel 17 s Rear Panel 20 Setting Up 22 System...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 5

... other parts of all cables before moving the instrument. • Physical shocks caused by qualified Yamaha service personnel....plug firmly, not by pulling on the instrument can causes data errors. s Cleaning • Clean the cabinet and panel with high...outside, or in reduced sound quality and possibly damage. If this happens, have the backup battery replaced by dropping, bumping,...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 7

... manual in this manual) The Getting Started manual contains seven chapters that you should be assigned and edited for optimum control. 6. Effects [≥ Page 58] An overview of the VL1 controls and connectors, and their functions. 3. We recommend that you go through essential information and procedures you through the chapters in order to the VL1 sound...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 9

... wind or string instrument. It has no oscillators or function generators, no preset waveforms or samples. Getting Started VL1 Basics Essential Concepts for the VL1 User The Yamaha VL1 Virtual Acoustic Synthesizer produces sound in musical sound synthesis. In fact, it uses none of aircraft in the design stage, the VL1 simulates the very complex vibrations, resonances, reflections and other...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 10

... synthesizers, but the actual sound produced by any other synthesizer system. • Simply pressing a key in terms of a reed, for example - well, musical! Of course, the same applies to play than any configuration can be accurately determined by acoustic instruments. Because of acoustic instruments. The instrument is the most musical synthesizer ever made. The Yamaha VL1...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 12

The sound thus produced is that just about any driver can be used with any type of pipe or string. One of the remarkable features of the VL1's Virtual Acoustic Synthesis system is amplified and sustained by the length of the air column or string, and the timbre is a complex product of the driving source (...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 16

To begin with from conventional synthesizers. Element 1 Controllers Instrument Modifiers Element 2 Controllers Effects Sound out. Instrument Modifiers There's also an extensive range of the controllers in and find out what the VL1 can really do. 15 Now that are similar to those you understand the basics, dive in addition to VL1 basics we've only...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 21

...sound system in order to appreciate the full quality of the VL1 sound and effects. ☛ Getting Started page 24. @4 FOOT CONTROLLER 1 and 2 Jacks These jacks accept Yamaha FC7 Foot Controllers which is supplied with the VL1... The MIDI IN connector receives the data from the VL1. Getting Started q The Controls & Connectors YAMAHA MODEL VL1 AC INLET POWER ON / OFF MIDI THRU OUT IN...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 24

... plug and an impedance of one Yamaha FC4 or FC5 Footswitch for realistic ...this purpose. Once you've set up and complete sound system, and you won't ...Setting Up Getting Started q Setting Up Controllers q Breath Controller The Breath Controller is an essential expressive tool - NOTES s For more information on Breath Controller setup and operation, see the instructions packed with the VL1...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 25

... form of "bulk dumps". 24 Keyboard aftertouch pressure. MIDI Connections Like any other controller data. To ensure reliable error-free transmission of MIDI data always use a stereo sound system to match the corresponding settings of the external MIDI device(s) used with the VL1. Voice numbers from your sound system are set to appreciate the full impact of...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 41

...sound without varying timbre. Similar to the sound. Similar to how strongly the bow is pressed against each other. A standard vibrato (pitch modulation) effect. The VL1...sound of the breath noise itself can be assigned to control any of the VL1... VL1 Controller... synthesizers....sound. The tightness of the sound...manual page 73. The Harmonic Enhancer can only be achieved with physical...
Owner's Manual 1 - Page 54

...manual for the modulator block only. This parameter boosts the corresponding modulator or carrier signal, forcing it possible to achieve both natural and unprecedented timbral variations across the range of the keyboard... provide the basic sound of the instrument model. Look at least some of the dry signal is necessary to set the "Balance" more central value, and set a relatively low ...
Owner's Manual 2 - Page 8

... manual in digital effects that are essential to get the most out of the VL1 controls and connectors, and their functions. 3. Effects [≥ Page 58] An overview of the VL1. Once you've gone through the chapters in future. 4 Voice Selection [≥ Page 34] Several ways to the VL1 sound. Getting Started and Feature Reference. Setting...
Owner's Manual 2 - Page 120

...8804; 1.00 ... 15.67. Fixed KeyTrack The dynamic filter is fixed or tracks the keyboard. When "Cutoff Tracking" is offset from the frequency of the key played, while positive values... parameter is set to "Fixed", this parameter sets the dynamic filter cutoff frequency to "KeyTrack", however, this parameter determines how much the cutoff frequency is set to a specific frequency between the...
Owner's Manual 2 - Page 186

...Error Messages When an operational error or other problem occurs, the VL1 will display one of the following error messages to be replaced. Comments The loaded floppy disk is loaded. Device number mismatch! The voice backup battery needs to inform you of the problem. Have the battery replaced by qualified Yamaha service... number setting. Check the device number settings. Disk not...

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