Yamaha VL VERSION2 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) .

VL1/VL1-m Version 2 Voices

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.

VL1/VL1-m Version 2 Voices

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.

VL1/VL1-m Version 2 Voices

Voice Lists

●Voice number

G01 (097) AirSqeezer Simple octave analog synth. G02 (098) Nat Tenor Tenor sax with a unique attack. G03 (099) Sarangi Traditional Indian string instrument. Use aftertouch vibrato and pitch bend for microtonal ornaments,

G04 (100) Cornet A cornet for easy-listening styles. G05 (101) Square Synth bass with emphasized filter. G06 (102) Nu Viola Mellow, woody viola. Range C2-G6. MW2 (CC13) for tremolo. Vary BC pressure for bowing … try

G07 (103) MoreGrunge A new type of deep synthesized lead. G08 (104) Aerophone Hollow, breathy, new woodwind instrument. Play in tenor and alto ranges. MW2 (CC13) to

G09 (105) Spanish Spanish type acoustic guitar. G10 (106) FluBassoon A classical woodwind ensemble. G11 (107) Floboe A combination of properties of several different woodwind instruments. G12 (108) PlastcReed The sound of a plastic reed instrument that is warm at low pressures but thin at higher pressures.

G13 (109) Mu Noise produced by MW1. The tone is controlled by MW2 (CC13). G14 (110) DarkBasoon A dark, but lighter bassoon voice than the original VL bassoon. Range is Bb1 (oct down) to Eb5. G15 (111) Faerie Bow A new “violin” instrument that happens to sound like a bright, vocal, “gizmo” motorized synth. Try BC

G16 (112) Yamasteel A steel drum-like percussion sound. MW2 (CC13) changes the timbre.

Voice name Voice explanation

and for timbral variation.

tonguing BC for hard bowed attack.

Embouchure for alternate bend effect. Aftertouch for growl.

Growl on aftertouch.

tonguing for a nice hard bowed attack. MW2 (CC13) controls attack tightness. Range C2-C6.

●Voice number

H01 (113) Afterwork This voice benefits from extensive use of aftertouch. H02 (114) Alto Sax Bright alto sax simulation. H03 (115) Tenor Air Unique tenor lead tone. MW2 (CC13) controls Embouchure for subtle pitch bend effects. H04 (116) Lite Tuba A “light” tuba simulation. H05 (117) Brite Bass Artifical slap-bass. Low velocity for thumped notes; high velocity for slapped notes. H06 (118) Lite Cello A “light” cello simulation. H07 (119) FunkyLead Funky wah synth for percussive riffs. Very velocity sensitive. H08 (120) Syraphone Unique transient attack response when playing intervals over a fifth with fast, staccato articulation …

H09 (121) AsianPlck Oriental plucked sound. H10 (122) BaroqeDuet A dynamic split with a recorder sound on top and baroque sounding cello on the bottom. Velocity

H11 (123) GrassHarp A harmonica type sound with grass reeds. Use a sustain pedal to switch to the mono mode for an

H12 (124) CombMute Imaginary trumpet type instrument with a very strange mute. Try moving MW2 (CC13) for a more

H13 (125) Haze A psychedelic fuzzy organ in fifths, with breath control routed to the filter. H14 (126) AltoRecrdr A duophonic alto recorder for imitating renaissance recorder duets. Range is F3 to F5. H15 (127) Bowed Saw Sound of a bowed saw. Has the character of Ondes Martenot or Theremin (pioneer electronic

H16 (128) Waterphone Mysterious percussion instrument. Attack is softened with MW1. Squeakiness (embouchure) on

Voice name Voice explanation

gives a nice tongued/bowed attack to the sound. Plays very smoothly with legato articulations and BC tonguing.

controls the volume of the cello; breath controls the volume of the recorder. Vibrato for both voices is on aftertouch.

ethnic sounding woodwind solo.

natural vibrato.

instruments).

MW2 (CC13). Violent SCRAPE sound with aftertouch.

VL1/VL1-m Version 2 Voices

Voice Lists

■ VL1/VL1-m Version 2 WX Voices

● File name: VL1V2_WX.ALL

The 32 voices included in this file have been programmed specifically for optimum playability with a Yamaha WX-series wind controller (WX7/WX11). It is assumed that you will be using the WX Tight Lip mode (see Note 1, below). Also, make sure that the VL1 Version 2 or VL1-m Version 2 UTILITY/SYSTEM/TG SETTING “WX Lip” parameter is set to “Expand” (see Note 2).

If playing is too difficult with these settings, try the Loose Lip mode and set the VL “WX Lip” parameter to “Normal”.

Note 1: The WX-series wind controllers have “Tight Lip” and “Loose Lip” modes. Refer to the WX7 or WX11 owner’s manual for

details.

Note 2: When the VL1V2_WX.ALL file is loading using the “ALL” load option, the “WX Lip” parameter is automatically set to

“Expand”.

In order to produce the correct pitch with a WX-series controller when the “Tight Lip” mode is selected, it is necessary to apply the right amount of pressure to the WX reed (i.e. sax-type embouchure). Adjust the WX controller so that a Pitch Bend value of “0” appears in the VL1-m monitor display screen (Press [F7] in the PLAY mode to see this display — see Note 3). The VL1 does not have a monitor display.

Note 3: When the WX controller is set to the “Tight Lip” mode and the VL “WX Lip” parameter is set to “Expand”, the Pitch Bend

value in the monitor display should vary from “-64” to “63” in response to variations in lip pressure.

This selection also includes many voices which can be effectively played via a keyboard with breath control. Many voices are suitable for the rock and pop genres, so don’t overlook them for keyboard control.

The A01, A06, A10, and B14 voices are programmed with a delay vibrato effect (i.e. the vibrato effect comes in gradually after a note is played). To turn this effect off, set the “Sustain Lvl” parameter in the EDIT/E1/ENV/VIBRATO parameter page to “0”.

●Voice number

A01 (001) Hey! Kenny A soprano sax simulation with delayed vibrato. A02 (002) AcoEkoSyn A grass-reed type synth voice that takes full advantage of VL technology. Take advantage of the

A03 (003) BrassSectn An ensemble with different voices assigned to the two elements. Timing, pitch, and timbre can be

A04 (004) MutedLipWX A muted trumpet suitable for “old” jazz styles. A05 (005) GlassAlto Bright alto sax, suitable for pop styles. Wide variation with breath pressure. A06 (006) C Flute 2 Attack and light pressure produce the sound of air flowing through the tube. Lip pressure can raise

A07 (007) WXTenorSax Use lower breath pressures to produce a “gravelly” sound with more subtones. Higher pressure

A08 (008) WahUpHarp Use breath control the wah effect. A09 (009) C Trumpet Trumpet for a wide range of styles … from classic to rock. Loosen lip pressure to bend down;

A10 (010) Shakuhachi Use lip pressure to shift the fundamental tone. A11 (011) WX Bariton A baritone sax that can be used for bass lines or solos. Best played with a distinct rhythm. A12 (012) AnaEkoSyn An analog synth with phaser effect. Good for long-tone solos. A13 (013) GuitarHero Reed and breath control can produce some remarkable effects with a distortion guitar voice. A14 (014) LonelyPhone Pitch variations from pianissimo to fortissimo. Use this characteristics to play soul-searching

A15 (015) MoreGrunge An analog type voice with a long delay. Use over about a 5-octave range. A16 (016) Horn 2 Simulates the long tube — and hard-to-play pitch characteristics — of a real horn. You might want

Voice name Voice explanation

light portamento effect.

effectively controlled via breath and reed (pitch bend).

pitch an octave.

produces a tone that is ideal for jazz and fusion styles.

tighten for lip slur.

melodies.

to keep an eye on the monitor display while playing this one.

VL1/VL1-m Version 2 WX Voices

Voice Lists

●Voice number

B01 (017) MildAltSax Alto sax with excellent mid- to high-range projection. Ideal for rock and pop styles. B02 (018) JazzBone Soft timbre on soft passages; brighter when played fortissimo. B03 (019) BrightTenr Tenor sax with a solid attack. B04 (020) Clarinet 2 A clarinet simulation with realistic pitch and timbre variation in response to lip pressure. Very

B05 (021) Blues Harp A blues harp suitable for punchy lines. B06 (022) PanPicol Somewhere between pan pipes and piccolo. B07 (023) OldMini Analog synth. Breath control produces cutoff resonance type effects. Useful over an extremely wide

B08 (024) HarpSoprn A combination of soprano sax and harp. B09 (025) WX Trumpet Tonguing can produce sounds ranging from flugelhorn to bright trumpet. Try applying gradual

B10 (026) Andean Andean flute. Use the WX controller to apply breath and pitch variations to each individual note. Can

B11 (027) Air Saxes A dry sax sound. B12 (028) Marsaloboe Somewhere between sax, flute, and oboe. Use lip pressure for wide-range pitch control. B13 (029) JazzGuitar Where else can you play jazz guitar with tonguing? Very expressive. B14 (030) DoubleBow Breath control produces effects like bowing a cello. Breath is assigned to bow speed. B15 (031) Nz Piccolo Ebony piccolo with outstanding breath noise at low pressures. B16 (032) LM AltoSax Alto sax for pops or fusion styles.

Voice name Voice explanation

expressive.

range.

upward pitch bend.

also be played as a pan pipe.

VL1/VL1-m Version 2 WX Voices

Voice Lists

■ VL7 Version 2 Voices

● File name: VL7_VER2.ALL

Loading this file with the “ALL” load option restores the VL7 Version 2 to its initial state as shipped from the factory.

●Voice number

A01 (001) Brassyn Bright analog synth-brass. 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 type sound with breath noise. It

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) IndoPluck A Mideastern plucked sound. 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) Freezing Experiment with all the controllers. 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 name Voice explanation

Ab5.

uses the straight horn algorithm and new fricative waves. It has a very speedy response which is fun for solos.

the cello and viola ranges.

●Voice number

B01 (017) AnorakSyn Unstable oscillator analog synth. 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

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) Spanish Spanish type acoustic guitar. 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) Cornet A cornet for easy-listening styles. B16 (032) Wah Man Cry-baby wah-pedal effect on the BC.

VL7 Version 2 Voices

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).

gradually pressed. Best features brought out with aftertouch.

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