Yamaha VLVISUALEDITORE, VLVISUALEDITOR User Manual

VL Visual Editor

Manual

Important Notices

The VL Visual Editor (the Visual Editor) provides an easy, intuitive way to create, edit,
and save basic voices for Yamaha VL Plug-in Board.
Do not operate the “mother” synthesizer/ tone generator while editing voices using the
Visual Editor since you may inadvertently change the voice edit parameters by operat­ing the hardware.

Copyright Notices

• The software and this owner’s manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.

• Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is
expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.

• Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio files is
strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

Trade Marks and Registered Trade Marks

• OMS® and are trademarks of Opcode Systems, Inc.

• The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or regis­tered trademarks of their respective companies.

Notices

• Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and
documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and
the software.

• The windows and illustrations in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and may
slightly different from the ones shown on your software.

About this manual

The screens shown in this manual are almost all on Windows systems. Although some screens may diff er f or
Macintosh systems, the basic operations are the same.

For Windows users

When you use the VL Visual Editor, set “Font Size” to “Small Fonts” at the “Control Panel | Display | (Settings |)
Advanced” page. If “Large Fonts” is selected, messages in some dialog boxes may not be displayed properly.

For Macintosh users

When you use the VL Visual Editor on MacOS 8.5 or later, set “Large System Font” to “Charcoal” at the “Control
Panels | Appearance | Font” page. Also, uncheck the “Smooth all fonts on screen” check box.

Copyright (c) 2001 Yamaha Corporation. All rights reserved.
Version 1.0, 2001
YAMAHA CORPORATION

Editing Procedure

The Visual Editor mainly consists of two windows: the Synthesis Window and Edit Win­dow.

Synthesis

Edit

z Select the combination of the Driver, Pipe/Strings and Variation

to synthesize in the Synthesis Window.

x Switch to the Edit Window after the selection. This process auto-

matically creates a voice (a set of new voice parameters).

c Make detailed changes on the parameters in the Edit Window to

complete the new voice.

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MIDI Settings

Windows

Windows

Select [VL Visual Editor MIDI...] from the [Setup] Menu to open the dialog box, which
lets you select the MIDI Por t, Device Number and Transmit Channel to send. Set the
same MIDI Port, Device Number and Transmit Channel as the ones you set for the tone
generator.
The Visual Editor is valid for the VL voice assigned to Part 1. Set the VL voice to Part 1
by operating the “mother” synthesizer/ tone generator.

Macintosh

Macintosh

Select [MIDI…] or [Choose Input/Output…] from the [Window] Menu to open the follow­ing dialog boxes.

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Synthesis Window

Click on any of the “DRIVER” options to the left of the window to select it (the selected
driver will be outlined in red). Next click on one of the PIPE/STRINGS options to the
right of the window — the selected PIPE/STRINGS option will be outlined in red. A com­posite image representing the selected DRIVER and PIPE/STRINGS options will
appear in the “PREVIEW” window. The “VARIATION” buttons will also appear and be
selectable. If one of the “VARIATION” buttons in the lower part of the window is now
clicked, the corresponding voice data will be transmitted to, and can be played via, the
connected tone generator. The transmitted voice will sound briefly when the data has
been successfully transmitted.

When the transmission process is completed, the Visual Editor informs you of it by play­ing a broken chord using the transmitted voice. You can audition the edited voice as a
broken chord by clicking the composite image.

The DRIVER Options

The Visual Editor provides 6 DRIVER options. This is the part of the instrument which
generates the energy which will be converted into sound and subsequently “shaped” by
the PIPE/STRINGS section.

• Single Reed

A single-reed woodwind mouthpiece like the type used on a saxophone or clarinet.

• Double Reed

A double-reed woodwind mouthpiece like the type used on an oboe or bassoon. The
“grass flute” also works on this principle.

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