Yamaha VLV2E2, VLV2 User Manual

Voice Lists & MIDI Data

Contents

■ VL1/VL1-m Version 2 Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

■ VL1/VL1-m Version 2 WX Voices . . . . . . . . . . . 6

■ VL7 Version 2 Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

■ VL7 Version 2 WX Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

■ Additional Version 2 Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

■ MDI Data Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

■ MIDI Implementation Chart

VL1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

VL1-m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

VL7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Voice Lists

■ VL1/VL1-m Version 2 Voices

● File name: VL1_VER2.ALL

Loading this file with the “ALL” load option restores the VL1 Version 2 to its initial state as shipped from the factory.

The UTILITY/SYSTEM/BREATH MODE parameter is set to “Touch EG”, so until this is changed to “BC/WX” the breath controller or a
WX wind controller cannot be used. Many voices can be played more expressively with a breath controller, so for the notes, below, we
assume that the “Breath Mode” parameter is set to “BC/WX”.

Many of these voices can also be used on the VL7 Version 2, so load them and give them a try.

●Voice number

A01 (001) Vintage VL Dual Oscillator synth lead with slow attack swell filter EG. Play with MW2 (CC13) at center position

A02 (002) Jazz Sax Sweet tenor sax sound with some bite when blown hard. Growl on AT. VL range is Db3 to about

A03 (003) AnaBottle This voice is a combination of an analog sounding square wave with breath noise. It uses new kind

A04 (004) JazzTrumpt A jazz-oriented trumpet with a wide dynamic range.
A05 (005) Stick A “hard and sticky” bass sound … similar to one often used by Peter Gabriel.
A06 (006) Violin The breath controller controls both bow pressure and speed on this violin voice. Can also be used in

A07 (007) Wet Mini Powerfull synth-bass with a lot of resonance.
A08 (008) Pastorale A mysterious reed/pipe timbre, quite unlike any existing instrument.
A09 (009) Warm Dist Distorted amplified electric guitar.
A10 (010) Super Jam A trumpet and trombone horn section with wide dynamics.
A11 (011) Shakuhachi An excellent Shakuhachi simulation. Best features brought out with breath variations and pitch bend.
A12 (012) DeepThroat Strange organ using lots of throat formant.
A13 (013) XtraX Acid rave lead string sound.
A14 (014) EnglishHrn The sound of the oboe’s bigger brother, the english horn. The range is F2 to about A4.
A15 (015) MuteCone Simulation of the muted trumpet.
A16 (016) Acid Bass A perfect bass sound for “acid” basslines.

●Voice number

B01 (017) Brassyn Bright analog synth-brass.
B02 (018) Tenor Sub Sax with a strong sub-tone content. A good choice for jazzy phrases.
B03 (019) SaxyTrump A strange combination of a trumpet-like sound mixed with a saxophone sound. Higher breath

B04 (020) Trumpet Bright trumpet. Suitable for a wide range of styles.
B05 (021) FingerBass A fingered bass simulation.
B06 (022) Cello A natural-sounding cello simulation.
B07 (023) Soft Mini An emulation of the classic moog bass sound. The filter resonance and the filter envelope depth

B08 (024) Thai Reed Simulation of a South East Asian (mainly Thailand) reed instrument.
B09 (025) GuitarHero A distortion guitar. Controlling the feedback with aftertouch is particularly effective.
B10 (026) DynaTp&Sx A trumpet and sax ensemble using the new dynamic split capabilities of Version 2. The split point is

B11 (027) C Flute Flute for a wide range of musical styles.
B12 (028) Moby Mysterious sound in which the basic sound components increase successively as the key is

B13 (029) MechaHorse Aftertouch and MW2 (CC13) are the key controllers for this voice … but don’t neglect the others.
B14 (030) Oboe An oboe sound which is somewhat darker than the original VL oboe. The range is Bb2 to about G5.
B15 (031) Mute Boyz Unison layered muted trumpets. PB controls embouchure to create parallel tuned intervals. PB at

B16 (032) Wah Man Cry-baby wah-pedal effect on the BC.

Voice name Voice explanation

or at minimum position for darker sound.

Ab5.

of breath noise and has a very speedy response which is fun for solos.

the cello and viola ranges.

Voice name Voice explanation

pressure adds more beat to the sax element. Throat is controlled by aftertouch for a sax type growl.

are on the continuous sliders (CC16, CC17).

C4 when the voice is initially selected, but will shift dynamically according to what you play. Add
vibrato with aftertouch.

gradually pressed. Best features brought out with aftertouch.

minimum transposes element 1 down a 4th, 3rd or minor 3rd, and PB at maximum transposes
element 2 up a 4th, 3rd or minor 3rd (key range dependenent) .

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Voice Lists

●Voice number

C01 (033) Ossyncro An analog synthesizer, oscillator-sync, cross-modulation sound.
C02 (034) SopranoSax Try using after touch.
C03 (035) FlutoPhone Flute/Sax hybrid. Velocity is assigned to Embouchure, producing an interesting unstable attack in

C04 (036) FlugelHorn A flugelhorn simulation with outstanding expressive characteristics in the low-pressure range.
C05 (037) Fretless Fretless bass … this one is ideal for melodic lines.
C06 (038) JetLipBow A delicate sound combining reed (oboe type) and flute sounds … with a violin-like attack.
C07 (039) OldMini Solo sound typical of saw-tooth waveforms in analog synthesizers. You can control the balance

C08 (040) Japanesque Another Shakuhachi with breath noise.
C09 (041) JazzGuitar Electric guitar-like timbre. An obvious choice for jazz.
C10 (042) 40’sSaxes A sax ensemble with that ’40’s jazz feel.
C11 (043) Tull Flute A noisy flute. MW2 (CC13) adjusts growl . Aftertouch is recommended.
C12 (044) Mad Tube An extremely aggressive sound that lies somewhere between synth lead and distortion guitar.
C13 (045) HydroStorm MW1 and Velocity are important controlers for this voice … but try them all.
C14 (046) Jazz Clari Bright clarinet for jazz/big band solos. MW2 (CC13) controls tonguing: move towards maximum to

C15 (047) Croma Harp A chromatic harmonica simulation
C16 (048) JungleBass Sliding bass for jungle music.

Voice name Voice explanation

the upper registers for fast staccato trills in intervals a fifth or more.

using CS1 (CC16) and CS2 (CC17) .

soften the tonguing transient.

●Voice number

D01 (049) SynthSplit Dual Oscillator synth lead with slow attack swell filter EG. Play with MW2 (CC13) at center position

D02 (050) BaritonSax Baritone sax suitable for lead lines.
D03 (051) RoundBreth An ethnic flute sound in octaves.
D04 (052) JazzBone A trombone simulation.
D05 (053) Tube Bass Similar to the sound produced by striking the tops of cylindrical plastic pipes of differing lengths.

D06 (054) Viol Outt Bright violin. Full bodied, especially above G3. MW2 (CC13) for tremolo. Vary BC pressure for

D07 (055) Mr. Mogue Synthesized bass in octaves.
D08 (056) Bagpipes Sounds below Bb2 are drones. Scottish folk songs are often performed with drones on Bb, and

D09 (057) Cruncher Distortion guitar. Subtle picking nuances can be controlled via velocity.
D10 (058) Mrs.Yang Combination of Chinese violin and violin.
D11 (059) Piccolo Simulation of the piccolo.
D12 (060) No Harm AT Synthetic pipe instrument with Aftertouch control of Embouchure and Pitch Change effect depth for

D13 (061) Crystal ME type pad effect.
D14 (062) Clarinet A light clarinet sound useful for classical music. Range is Db2 to about Ab5.
D15 (063) Blues Harp A miked harmonica, played through a guitar amplifier.
D16 (064) PowerBass Big rave bass sound.

Voice name Voice explanation

or at minimum position for darker sound.

Vary the velocity for dynamic timbre changes.

bowing effects. Tonguing of the BC produces a good hard bowed attack. Try the poly mode.

playing in Bb Mixolydian mode in the right hand.

a unique ‘car horn’ style effect.

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Voice Lists

●Voice number

E01 (065) AnorakSyn Unstable oscillator analog synth.
E02 (066) Bell Miked A simulation of saxophone miked close to the bell.
E03 (067) Taped Jet Analog tape sampler type sound. Could be flute or recorder.
E04 (068) MelTrump Mellow trumpet.
E05 (069) Birdland A sound somewhere between an analog synthesizer and electric bass. The bass harmonics are

E06 (070) DoubleBow A bass with strong “stringed instrument” characteristics. CS2 varies the timbre.
E07 (071) Igneous Feedback synthesized lead. A simulation of an analog-synthesized distortion guitar.
E08 (072) Solitude A delicate wind sound.
E09 (073) IndoPluck A Mideastern plucked sound.
E10 (074) Elec Lips Combination of lead voice, synth lead & shakuhachi. Shakuhachi mode changes produced by MW2

E11 (075) Pan Pipes Pan flute simulation. Be sure to use MW2 (CC13). Aftertouch is extremely effective.
E12 (076) PlastiSax An alto sax … sounding the way it might if played through a plastic body.
E13 (077) Black Hole Try every controller.
E14 (078) BassClari The sound of the Bb bass clarinet. Range is D2 to F5.
E15 (079) Lead Bows A new violin-like instrument that happens to sound like detuned sawtooth waves layered in octaves.

E16 (080) Sub Bass A bass sound for the subsonic range.

Voice name Voice explanation

emphasized in the high range.

(CC13).

Try BC tonguing for a nice hard bowed attack. Range C2-C6.

●Voice number

F01 (081) Funny Cat Filter-sweep synth sound.
F02 (082) Old Tenor A dry, jazzy tenor sax.
F03 (083) SteamLead Soft lead w/hard attack. Velocity controls the brigtness of the “steam.” MW2 (CC13) brings the

F04 (084) Horn A poly-mode horn voice.
F05 (085) ThumBass Thumped Bass.
F06 (086) Viowind A new type of sound, not belonging to any existing instrumental group. Play using MW2 (CC13),

F07 (087) 50 / 50 Solo sound using simple analog synthesizer square waves.
F08 (088) Digeritek Includes elements of distorted guitar, sax, and bowed strings. Use of the breath controller is

F09 (089) Sitar Simulation of a sitar. Effective if you play the bass in the left hand and the melody in the right. Use

F10 (090) The Cool Combination of Flugelhorn & AltoSax. Good for the melody in 4-beat jazz styles.
F11 (091) BassFlute The sound of the rarely heard bass flute, extending an octave below the C flute. Range: C3 to C6.
F12 (092) BuzzSax A bright, buzzy tenor sax that is very responsive to breath pressure. Try aftertouch for various

F13 (093) Freezing Experiment with all controllers.
F14 (094) Dubble New acoustic double reed. Wide dynamic range with BC. Warm reedy timbre at low pressure.

F15 (095) BowByBlow Hard bowed flute/wind hybrid. Very slowly blowing BC pressure sounds octave overtone during

F16 (096) Outback A sound incorporating two types of ethnic timbres. Dynamic timbre change is possible using the

Voice name Voice explanation

sound up an octave and changes the timbre.

BC, and aftertouch.

recommended.

of aftertouch and pitch bend is very effective. Velocity controls dynamic timbral effects.

squeaks and growls.

MW2 (CC13) controls tonguing: move towards maximum to soften the tonguing transient.

attack before stabilizing at fundamental.

aftertouch from the lowest note to D2.

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