Yamaha Audio PLG100-VL User Manual

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Yamaha Virtual Acoustic Plug-in Board Yamaha Virtual Acoustic Plug-in Board

Carte Plug-in de Synthèse Acoustique Virtuelle

Owner’s Manual

Bedienungsanleitung

Mode d’emploi

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Precautions

● Do not expose the daughter board to direct sunlight,

excessive humidity, high temperatures, excessive dust or strong vibrations.

● Before handling the daughter board, be sure to touch a

metal surface to discharge any static electricity which may be in your body.

● When holding the daughter board, do not touch the in-

side area of the circuit board or apply excessive pressure to the board, and be sure to protect the board from

● Before connecting the computer to other devices, turn

off the power switches of all devices.

● Y amaha is not responsible for loss of data through com-

puter malfunctions or operator actions.

● The daughter board contains no user-serviceable parts,

so never touch the inside area of the circuit board or tamper with the electronic circuitry in any way. Doing so may result in electrical shock or damage to the daughter board.

contact with water or other liquids.

● Before installing the daughter board onto a sound card,

unplug the power connector of your computer.

* The company names and product names in this Owner’s Manual are the trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective companies.

* The screens as illustrated in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may ap-

pear somewhat different from the ones of your instrument.

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!

This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class ”B” digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/ uses radio frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the unit ”OFF” and ”ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures:

Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference. Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line filter/s. In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change

the lead-in to co-axial type cable. If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this

type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620

Y AMAHA CANNO T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY IMPROPER CARE AND USE OF THE D AUGHTER BO ARD.

* This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.

CANADA

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

• This applies only to products distributed by Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.

• Ceci ne s’applique qu’aux produits distribués par Yamaha Canada Musique Ltée.

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Introduction

Virtual Acoustic Plug-in Board PLG100-VL will expand your tone generator/ sound card such as MU100 and SW1000XG by adding 256 VL voices created by the unique Virtual Acoustic Synthesis (including 137 VL-XG, XG compatible, voices). Using the included software, VL Visual Editor, you can edit VL voices and create your own voices from scratch. Please read through this manual to take full advantage of the PLG100-VL before use and keep the manual in a safe place for future reference.

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Contents

About PLG100-VL ........................................................4

Virtual Acoustic Synthesis ............................................6

Creating Voices ............................................................ 10

Voice Organization ...................................................... 10

Selecting Voices............................................................12

Editing VL Voice Part Parameters ............................15

VL System Parameters................................................24

Appendix Q & A ....................................................... 28

Voice List ................................................. 30

MIDI Data Format..................................34

MIDI Implementation Chart ................. 46

About XG Plug-in System

With Yamaha XG Plug-in System you can expand your tone generation system by simply mounting an optional board onto the “mother” tone generator/sound card. For example, you will be able to use extra voices from a different sound synthesis such as Virtual Acoustic Synthesis, apply completely new dimensional facet of effects to your music and/or add the latest technology to your music.

About Sondius XG

Products bearing the SONDIUS-XG logo are licensed under patents of Stanford University and Yamaha as listed on the internet web site, <http://www.sondius-xg.com>.

About VL-XG

The VL Extension for XG (“VL Extension for XG” is abbreviated to VL-XG) included in the PLG100-VL significantly enhances and expands the musical capabilities of the XG format with the superior sound and expressive potential of Yamaha Virtual Acoustic Synthesis. The PLG100-VL provides superior wind and string instrument voices while the XG tone generator/sound card supplies drums, percussion, keyboard, and other voices.

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About PLG100-VL

Main Features

● Allows you to play back the songs which are programmed with the VL-XG voice data

(p.10).

● Lets you edit the VL parameters on the tone generator (a model with LCD screen)

(p.15).

● Allows you to simulate an acoustic musical instrument and create a “virtual” musical

instrument by using the “VL Visual Editor,” a plug-in software for the “XGworks,” even if you don’t have further musical knowledge (p.10).

● Allows you to play the PLG100-VL by WX5 (via BT7) connected to the tone genera-

tor via MIDI (p.27).

● Lets you easily install the PLG100-VL onto the tone generator/sound card.

VL Voice Edit

Editing VL-XG Voices

If you want to edit the existing MIDI files or create a MIDI song using various VL-XG voices from the PLG100-VL, you need to use a sequencing software which is capable of editing the system exclusive messages and transmit bank select/program change messages and/or parameter changes to the PLG100-VL. See MIDI Data Format (p.34) for more information on the system exclusive messages. However, using the XG Editor Window of the included music sequencing software, “XGworks” or “XGworks lite” (a Windows application, provided in the included CDROM) lets you visually and easily enter the VL program change data and edit its data instead of inputting rather complicated system exclusive messages.

Creating Your Own VL Voices

Even if you have no experience in voice creation, the “VL Visual Editor” (also provided in the included CD-ROM) lets you easily create VL voices. The “VL Visual Editor” is one of the plug-in software for the “XGworks” (P.10).

• To use the “XGworks” and “VL Visual Editor” you need to connect the “mother” tone generator/sound card

to your PC, and properly set the “Driver” and “Input/Output devices.” For the details refer to the owner’s manual of the “XGworks.”

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About PLG100-VL

■ Installation

For the installation of the PLG100-VL see the manual of respective “mother” tone generator/sound card.

■ Included Items

• PLG100-VL Board

• CD-ROM

• Owner’s Manual

■ Specifications

Tone Generator S/VA

(Self-oscillating Virtual Acoustic Synthesis: VLR Algorithm) Polyphony 1 note monophonic (latest note priority) Sound Module Mode VL-XG Interface XG Plug-in Connector (15-pin Digital Connector) Number of Voices 256 Preset voices (including 137 VL-XG voices)

6 Custom voices

64 Internal voices Dimensions 138.5mm(W) 89mm(D) 8.5mm(H) Weight 56g

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About the Demonstration Data Provided in the CD-ROM

The demonstration data, songs and performances, provided in the included CD-ROM will give you an idea of some of the PLG100-VL’s capability. Try them all using the “XGworks.”

* Performance data: send them as the bulk data to the XG tone generator using the “XGworks.”

● Songs

File Name Song Name Composer

COOLJIVA.MID Cool JiVA Katsunori Ujiie OXYGEN.MID Oxygen Andy Mowat

Daniel Powell (YAHAMA R&D London) NOBODY.MID Nobody Knows Akio Suzuki SILHOUET.MID Silhouettes Tom Scott (GRP Recording Artist)

Nate Tschetter

Charles Feilding VAMBIENT.MID VAmbient Katsunori Ujiie DOGROOVA.MID Do GrooVA Katsunori Ujiie CLOUDS.MID Clouds Akio Suzuki

● Performances

VLPFM1.MID VLPFM2.MID VLPFM3.MID VLPFM4.MID

(YAMAHA Sound Design Office)

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Virtual Acoustic Synthesis

Unlike previous tone generation systems which use oscillators, function generators, preset waveforms or samples to produce sound, Yamaha Virtual Acoustic (“VA”) Synthesis applies sophisticated computer-based “physical modeling” technology to musical sound synthesis. In the same way that computer “models” are used to simulate weather systems or the flight characteristics of aircraft in the design stage, the PLG100-VL simulates the very complex vibrations, resonances, reflections and other acoustic phenomena that occur in a real wind or string instrument.

VA Advantages

The PLG100-VL offers many advantages in terms of musical performance. Not just in terms of sound, but also in terms of the “behavior” that makes acoustic instruments so … well, musical! Yamaha Virtual Acoustic Synthesis is simply the most musical tone generation system ever created.

• The PLG100-VL sounds better, has more depth, and is more realistic in the musical sense than any other tone generation system.

• Simply playing a note in the same way does not always produce precisely the same sound. The instrument is responsive and “alive”.

• Note-to-note transitions have the same continuity exhibited by acoustic instruments. What goes on in between the notes is just as important musically as the notes themselves.

• It has extraordinary expressive capability. Rather than simply controlling parameters like volume or pitch, you can control characteristics such as breath and reed pressure with appropriate complex effects on the timbre of the sound.

VL Tone Generator Model

The overall VL tone generation model or “algorithm” consists of three main blocks: the instrument, controllers, and modifiers. In schematic form these blocks are arranged as follows:

Controllers (also envelopes)

Instrument Modifiers

Sound out

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Virtual Acoustic Synthesis

The Instrument

The key block in this algorithm is the instrument, since it is here that the fundamental tone or “timbre” of the sound is defined. The instrument model consists primarily of a driver — the reed/mouthpiece, lip/mouthpiece, or bow/string system — and a resonant system corresponding to the tube and air column or string.

In all these instruments pressure applied here (the driving point) causes vibration which results in sound.

Reed vibration

Lip vibration

Air vibration

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String vibration

• The sound thus produced is amplified and sustained by the body of the instrument.

• The pitch of the sound is determined by the length of the air column or string, and the timbre is a complex

product of the driving source (reed, lip, air, string), the shape of the resonant cavity, the materials from which the instrument is made, etc.

One of the remarkable features of the Virtual Acoustic Synthesis system is that just about any driver can be used with any type of pipe or string.

Drivers

Pipes/String

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Virtual Acoustic Synthesis

The Controllers

The input to an acoustic wind instrument comes from the player’s lungs, trachea, oral cavity, and lips. In a string instrument it comes from the player’s arm movement, transmitted to the string via a bow. These elements actually form an important part of the sound generating system and, in the PLG100-VL, are included in the controllers block. The player also influences the sound of the instrument by playing the keys, tone holes, or frets, and this aspect of control constitutes another part of the controllers block. These and other control parameters provided by the PLG100-VL are listed in the illustration below. In essence, the controller parameters determine how the instrument “plays”. All of these parameters can be assigned to any external controller that can be used with the PLG100VL: breath controller, foot controller, modulation wheel, etc. The pressure parameter, for example, will normally be assigned to a breath controller so the player can control the dynamics of the instrument by varying the breath pressure applied to the controller — a natural, instinctive way to play wind-instrument voices. At the same time the growl and throat parameters might also be assigned to the breath controller in order to achieve life-like response and effects.

Embouchure

The tightness of the lips against the reed or against each other, or the force of the bow against the string.

Tonguing

Simulates the half-tonguing technique used by saxophone players by changing the “slit” of the reed.

Pitch

Changes the length of the air column or string, and thereby the pitch of the sound.

Damping & Absorption

Simulate the effects of air friction in the pipe or on the string, and of high-frequency losses at the end of the pipe or string.

Throat

Controls the characteristics of the “player’s” throat or bowing arm.

Pressure

The amount of breath pressure applied to the reed or mouthpiece, or bow velocity applied to the string.

Growl

A periodic pressure (bow velocity) modulation which produces the “growl” effect often heard in wind instruments.

Scream

Drives the entire system into chaotic oscillation, creating effects that can only be achieved with physical modelling technology.

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Virtual Acoustic Synthesis

The Modifiers

The modifiers block consists of 4 sections as shown in the diagram. Although these may appear to be simple effects, they are actually intimately related to the PLG100-VL’s soundproducing model and have a significant effect on the sound.

● Harmonic Enhancer

The Harmonic Enhancer determines the harmonic structure of the sound to the extent that it can produce radical timbral variations within an instrument “family” (e.g. saxes). Adjusting the Harmonic Enhancer may not produce audible effects since many of the PLG100-VL voices’ harmonics are created without the Harmonic Enhancer.

Harmonic Enhancer

Dynamic

Filter

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● Dynamic Filter

This section is similar to the dynamic filters found in many conven-

Frequency

Equalizer

tional synthesizers, with high-pass, bandpass, band elimination, and low-pass modes. Some filter parameters are available via the PLG100VL controls, but the filter type cannot be changed.

• The degree how much the filter is applied can be changed using the key

scaling.

• The incline of the filters is -12dB/oct.

• This effect may vary depending on the selected voice.

Resonator

● Frequency Equalizer

The Equalizer boosts or decreases the output level around the designated frequency. The PLG100-VL lets you access the equalizer function using “Low Gain (Bass)” and “High Gain (Treble)” parameters.

● Resonator

The Resonator uses simulated “resonator” pipes or strings and delays to produce a “woody” resonance effect — although it has little or no effect on some voices. The resonator parameters are not accessible but preset for some of the preset voices.

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Creating Voices

You can create VL voices using the VL Visual Editor, which is one of the plug-in applications for the “XGworks” and provided in the included CD-ROM.

For the detailed information about the VL Visual Editor see the on-line manual of the VL Visual Editor.

The VL voices created by the VL Visual Editor can be loaded to the Custom Voice Bank (p.11) of the PLG100-VL and played back. However, the loaded data will be lost once you turn off the “mother” tone generator/sound card. You need to load the data again if you want to use the voices. You can save the VL voice data in a file as a part of the “XGworks” song data or in an external MIDI data storage device such as MDF3 as a part of bulk data (voice file).

About XGworks Plug-in System

The software with this logo attached implies that it is one of the plug-in applications for the sophisticated music sequencing software “XGworks” and “XGworks lite.” The XGworks Plug-in System expands and enhances the power of the “XGworks” and “XGworks lite.”

Voice Organization

The VL voices have each program number and are organized into 12 banks. For the voice list see page 30.

• Banks 112 through 119: VL-XG Banks

These banks are used when the PLG100-VL functions as the VL-XG tone generator. The voices from the PRESET 1 and PRESET 2 banks are assigned to MIDI banks and program change numbers conforming to the Yamaha XG format.

• Since the PLG100-VL does not have a full set of XG-compatible voices, some voice numbers will be skipped

(e.g. 22, 23, 25, 27, etc.). If the truncated number is designated, the XG voice having the same program number in the bank 1 will sound, instead.

• Bank 000: PRESET 1 (Pr1)

The PRESET 1 bank contains 128 preset voices which have been created primarily to be played via a keyboard.

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Voice Organization

• Bank 001: PRESET 2 (Pr2)

The PRESET 2 bank contains 128 preset voices which have been created to provide maximum expressive capability when played with a breath controller or WX-series Wind MIDI Controller.

• Bank 002: CUSTOM (Cst)

The CUSTOM bank has 6 memory locations (program numbers 001 - 006) in which you can load the voices created by the Yamaha VL Visual Editor (p. 10). The loaded voices cannot be backed up. When the “mother” tone generator/sound card is turned off, the voices are reset to their defaults, the sound-effect type voices from the PRESET banks.

• Bank 003: INTERNAL (Int)

The INTERNAL voices of the VL70-m can be received and loaded (bulk data). The loaded voices cannot be backed up. When the “mother” tone generator/sound card is turned off, the voices are reset to their defaults, the voices from the PRESET banks, set up to be played via a WX-series Wind MIDI Controller.

• The edited voices cannot be stored in the INTERNAL voice bank.

• (When using MU-series tone generator) Saving a performance containing a VL voice as a part records the

program number of the VL voice and the VL parameter settings edited on the “mother” tone generator.

• The VL-XG voices edited with XG Editor Window of the “XGworks” can be saved as a part of the song data.

• Note that the “program numbers” here are 001–128 and the “MIDI program change numbers” are 000–

127. When selecting voices (programs) using an external MIDI device, subtract a value of “1” from the “program numbers” to match the “MIDI program change numbers.”

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■ Selecting Banks ..........................................................................................

Use the MIDI bank MSB (control number 00) and LSB (control number 32) numbers listed below to select VL banks from an external MIDI device.

BANK MSB LSB

BANK 112 97 or 81 112 BANK 113 97 or 81 113 BANK 114 97 or 81 114 BANK 115 97 or 81 115 BANK 116 97 or 81 116 BANK 117 97 or 81 117 BANK 118 97 or 81 118 BANK 119 97 or 81 119 PRESET 1 33 0 PRESET 2 33 1 CUSTOM 33 2 INTERNAL 33 3

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Selecting Voices

The VL voices can be selected as you do with the XG voices. However, you have to select XG Mode or Performance Mode from the “mother” tone generator/sound card Sound Module Mode, first. You also have to designate the Part, to which you want to assign the VL voice, in the Utility sub-mode (PLUGIN).

• The sound cards like the SW1000XG do not include “Performance Mode.” Please check the owner’s manual of the

“mother” tone generator/sound card whether it include the Performance Mode, or not.

• The steps how to select a VL voice, set up the utilities and edit the VL part parameters shown below are explained using the MU100. Therefore, the illustrations may be somewhat different from the LCDs of your instrument.

IMPORTANT

When you use a sound card or a tone generator with no panel buttons...

To select a VL voice, to set up the utilities and to edit the VL part parameters, you need to use a sequencing software and transmit the MIDI messages such as XG System On, Bank Select MSB/ LSB, program change and parameter change to the “mother” sound card/tone generator, instead of following the steps below.

Using the included “XGworks,” properly installed in your PC (which is connected to the sound card/ tone generator) allows you to access the VL-XG voices through the Voice List dialog of the “XGworks.”

■ Selecting VL Voice......................................................................................

1. Select XG or PERFORM from the “mother” tone generator Sound Module Mode.

When you select XG, Multi Play Mode will be engaged. When you select PERFORM, Performance Play Mode will be engaged.

• The VL voices can be selected only when “normal” is selected in the Part Mode.

The VL voices can be played as a “part” in the XG Mode and as a “layer” in the Performance Mode.

2. Press SELECT button to place the cursor at the Bank Number.

3. Press VALUE button to select the Bank you want to use.

Depending on the Bank selected, 112–119 (VL-XG), 000 (Preset 1), 001 (Preset 2), 002 (Custom) or 003 (Internal) appears at the Bank Number location on the LCD.

When a VL voice is selected VL voice icon will be displayed on the LCD.

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Selecting Voices

• You may unintentionally select a bank number of the “mother” tone generator. Be sure to confirm that the VL voice icon is displayed on the LCD.

4. Press SELECT button to place the cursor at the Program Number.

5. Press VALUE button to select the Program Number (voice) you want to use.

• If an invalid Program Change Number is selected while one of the VL-XG Banks (112–119) is chosen, VL voice icon will be replaced with one of the XG voice icons.

■ Designating the Part for the VL Voice.......................................................

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1. Press UTIL button to enter the Utility Mode.

2. Press SELECT button to place the cursor at PLUGIN.

3. Press ENTER.

The following display appears.

(If necessary) Press SELECT button to place the cursor at PLG100-VL.

4. Press ENTER.

The System Parameter Edit display exclusive to the PLG100-VL appears.

(If necessary) Press SELECT button to place the cursor at Part Assign.

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Selecting Voices

5. Press VALUE button to select the Part you want to use.

In the XG Mode: 01–16, off In the Performance Mode: 01–04, off

When you use a sound card or a tone generator with no panel buttons...

To select a part for the VL voice you need to use a sequencing software and transmit the following system exclusive message (part assign parameter) to the “mother” sound card/tone generator:

F0 43 1n 4C 70 nn ss pp F7 (Hexadecimal) n : Device Number

nn : Plug-in Board Type (PLG100-VL is “00.”) ss : Serial Number (which identifies the PLG boards when two same boards are installed)

pp : Part Number (to which the PLG100-VL is assigned)

• The VL voices cannot be assigned to several parts at the same time since the PLG100-VL is monophonic.

00 : for first PLG100-VL 01 : for second PLG100-VL

00 : Part 1

: 0F : Part 16 7F : off

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Editing VL Voice Part Parameters

The editings done to the parameters below affect all the voices. In other words the voices cannot be individually edited. The parameter settings are effective even when you select a different voice.

• The edited voices cannot be stored in the INTERNAL voice bank. Instead, the VL-XG voices edited using XG Editor Window of the “XGworks” can be saved as a part of the song data.

1. Enter the Multi Part Edit Mode.

The sub-mode menu appears on the LCD.

2. Press SELECT button to place the cursor to PLUGIN.

3. Press ENTER.

The Part Parameter Edit display exclusive to the PLG100-VL appears.

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4. Press SELECT button to select the parameter you want to edit.

5. Use VALUE button to set the value of the selected parameter as required.

6. Press the EXIT button to quit editing.

• The part parameters available with the “mother” tone generator can also be applied to the VL voices except for the following parameters: HPF Cutoff Frequency, EQ Low/High Frequency, Element Reserve and Velocity Limit Low/High.

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Editing VL Voice Part Parameters

■ VL Part Parameter.......................................................................................

The parameters below can be divided into the following two types: ones for selecting the controller (Control Number) by which the parameter will be controlled and the others for setting the depth of the parameter. Even though you have designated the controller, you cannot get audible changes if you set the parameter to be controlled to 0 or around 0. For the relationship between the control numbers and controllers see page 23.

IMPORTANT

When you use a sound card or a tone generator with no panel buttons...

To edit the VL part parameters you need to use a sequencing software and transmit the system exclusive messages shown on the MIDI Data List (p. 36), to the “mother” sound card/tone generator. Using the included “XGworks,” properly installed in your PC (which is connected to the sound card/ tone generator) allows you to access almost all the VL part parameters (except for Filter EG Depth) for VL-XG voices through the “XG Editor window.”

1. Filter EG Depth

FilEG Dept (Filter Envelope Generator Depth) ..................... Settings: -64 … +63

The “FilEG Dept” parameter determines to what degree the amplitude/filter envelope generator affects the filter's cutoff frequency. Higher values allow the envelope generator to vary the filter cutoff frequency over a wider range.

2. Pressure

Prs CC No. (Pressure Control Change Number) ..... Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB

“Pressure” corresponds to 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. The “Prs CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for pressure control. When set to “off” maximum pressure is applied at all times.

• Please note that pressure affects not only volume, but timbre and pitch as well. Accurate keyboard/controller pitch is produced only at maximum pressure.

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Editing VL Voice Part Parameters

PrsCtrlDpt (Pressure Control Depth) .....................................Settings: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to pressure. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause an increase in pressure in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause a decrease in pressure in response to higher controller values.

3. Embouchure

Emb CC No. (Embouchure Control Change Number)... Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB “Embouchure” corresponds to 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. The “Emb CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for embouchure control. When set to “off” medium embouchure is applied at all times.

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• Please note that with many voices accurate keyboard/controller pitch is produced only at medium embouchure.

EmbCtrlDpt (Embouchure Control Depth)............................ Setting: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to embouchure. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause an increase in embouchure in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause an decrease in embouchure in response to higher controller values.

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Editing VL Voice Part Parameters

4. Tonguing

Tng CC No. (Tonguing Control Change Number) .. Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB “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. The “Tng CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for tonguing control. When set to “off” no tonguing is applied.

• Please note that accurate keyboard pitch is produced only when maximum tonguing is applied or the tonguing controller is turned off.

TngCtrlDpt (Tonguing Control Depth)...................................Settings: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to tonguing. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause an decrease in tonguing in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause an increase in tonguing in response to higher controller values.

5. Scream

Scr CC No. (Scream Control Change Number)....... Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB

“Scream” drives the entire system into chaotic oscillation, creating effects that can only be achieved with physical modeling technology. The “Scr CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for scream control. When set to “off” no scream variation can be produced via a controller, but a continuous scream value is determined by the “ScrCtrlDpt” parameter, below (negative values increase the scream level).

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Editing VL Voice Part Parameters

ScrCtrlDpt (Scream Control Depth) .......................................Settings: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to scream. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause an increase in scream effect in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause a decrease in scream effect in response to higher controller values.

6. Breath Noise

Bnz CC No. (Breath Noise Control Change Number) .... Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB

“Breath Noise” can be used to add the required amount of breath noise to a voice. The “Bnz CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for breath noise control. When set to “off” no breath noise variation can be produced via a controller, but a continuous breath noise value is determined by the “BnzCtrlDpt” parameter, below (negative values increase the breath noise level).

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BnzCtrlDpt (Breath Noise Control Depth) .............................Settings: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to breath noise. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause an increase in breath noise in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause a decrease in breath noise in response to higher controller values.

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Editing VL Voice Part Parameters

7. Growl

Grl CC No. (Growl Control Change Number) .. Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB “Growl” produces a periodic pressure modulation which produces the “growl” effect often heard in wind instruments. The “Grl CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for growl control. When set to “off” no growl variation can be produced via a controller, but a continuous growl value is determined by the “GrlCtrlDpt” parameter, below (negative values increase the growl level).

GrlCtrlDpt (Growl Control Depth) ......................................... Settings: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to growl. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause an increase in growl effect in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause a decrease in growl effect in response to higher controller values.

8. Throat Formant

Thr CC No. (Throat Formant Control Change Number) .. Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB “Throat Formant” controls the characteristics of the simulated player’s lungs, trachea, and oral cavity. Can add a realistic “roughness” to the sound. The “Thr CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for throat formant control. When set to “off” no throat formant variation can be produced via a controller, but a continuous throat formant value is determined by the “ThrCtrlDpt” parameter, below (negative values increase the throat formant level).

• Throat Formant only applies to some reed-type voices.

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Editing VL Voice Part Parameters

ThrCtrlDpt (Throat Formant Control Depth) ....................... Settings: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to throat formant. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause an increase in throat formant effect in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause a decrease in throat formant effect in response to higher controller values.

Harmonic Enhancer

Hrm CC No. (Harmonic Enhancer Control Change Number)..Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB The Harmonic Enhancer can vary the harmonic structure of the sound over a wide range. The “Hrm CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for harmonic enhancer depth (wet/dry balance) control. When set to “off” no harmonic enhancer depth variation can be applied via a controller.

ENGLISH

• Since most VL 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.

HrmCtrlDpt (Harmonic Enhancer Control Depth)...............Settings: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to the harmonic enhancer. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause an increase in harmonic enhancer depth in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause a decrease in harmonic enhancer depth in response to higher controller values.

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Editing VL Voice Part Parameters

. Damping

Dmp CC No. (Damping Control Change Number) .... Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB

“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. The “Dmp CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for damping control. When set to “off” no damping variation can be applied via a controller.

• Please note that accurate keyboard pitch is produced only when damping is maximum.

DmpCtrlDpt (Damping Control Depth).................................. Settings: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to damping. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause a decrease in damping in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause an increase in damping in response to higher controller values.

. Absorption

Abs CC No. (Absorption Control Change Number) ....... Settings: off … 95, AT, VEL, PB

“Absorption” simulates the effect of high-frequency loss at the end of the air column or string. The “Abs CC No.” parameter specifies the controller to be used for absorption control. When set to “off” no absorption variation can be applied via a controller.

• Please note that accurate keyboard pitch is produced only at when absorption is maximum.

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Editing VL Voice Part Parameters

AbsCtrlDpt (Absorption Control Depth) ................................ Settings: -64 … +63

Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to absorption. The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause a decrease in absorption in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation wheel position), while minus values cause an increase in absorption in response to higher controller values.

■ MIDI Control Number Assignments ..........................................................

ENGLISH

Control No.

off(00) off (used by Bank Select MSB) 01 Modulation Wheel 02 Breath Controller 03 Unassigned 04 Foot Controller 05 Portamento Time 06 Data Entry MSB 07 Volume Control 08…09 Unassigned 10 Panpot 11 Expression 12…31 Unassigned off(32) off (used by Bank Select LSB) 33…37 Unassigned 38 Data Entry LSB 39…63 Unassigned 64 Hold1

Controller

Control No.

65 Portamento Switch 66 Unassigned 67 Soft Pedal 68…70 Unassigned 71 Harmonic Content 72 Release Time 73 Attack Time 74 Brightness 75…90 Unassigned 91 Effect Send Level 1 (Reverb Effect) 92 Unassigned 93 Effect Send Level 3 (Chorus Effect) 94 Effect Send Level 4 (Variation Effect) 95 Unassigned AT(96) After Touch VEL(97) Velocity PB(98) Pitch Bend

* “Unassigned” numbers are for your own settings.

Controller

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VL System Parameters

Five System related parameters for PLG100-VL will be added to the “mother” tone generator.

1. Press UTIL button to enter the Utility Mode.

The sub-mode menu appears on the LCD.

2. Press SELECT button to place the cursor to PLUGIN.

3. Press ENTER.

The following display appears.

(If necessary) Press SELECT button to place the cursor to PLG100-VL.

4. Press ENTER.

The System Parameter Edit display exclusive to the PLG100-VL appears.

5. Press SELECT button to select the parameter you want to edit.

6. Press VALUE button to change its setting.

7. Press the EXIT button to quit editing.

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VL System Parameters

■ System Parameters.....................................................................................

1. Part Assign.....................................Settings: In the XG Mode: 01…16, off;

In the Performance Mode: 01…04 , off

Designates the Part to which the VL voice is assigned.

• The VL voices cannot be assinged to several parts at one time since the PLG100-VL is monophonic.

2. WX Lip Mode..........................................Settings: Norm (Normal), Expd (Expand)

WX-series Wind MIDI Controllers produce pitch bend data ranging from “-16” to “+32” in response to lip (reed) pressure. The “WX Lip” parameter determines whether these values are used as is (“Norm”), or expanded to a full “-64” through “+63” range (“Expd”). The pitch bend data transmitted from the device other than WX-series can be received.

ENGLISH

• The “Expd” setting is recommended when using a WX controller in the “tight lip” mode. The “Norm” setting is recommended when using the WX controller “loose lip” mode.

• The settings made here is effective only for the PLG100-VL.

Pitch Bend Range When Using a WX Controller in the “tight lip” Mode

When “Norm” is selected

+32

-16

Received data

+32

-16

Data sent to the tone generator

When “Expd” is selected

+63

+32

-16

-64

Received data

Data sent to the tone generator

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VL System Parameters

3. Breath Mode

.................................................

Settings: BC/WX, Velocity, Touch EG Sets the control source to be used for “breath” control. This parameter should be set to “BC/WX” when a breath controller or Yamaha WX-series Wind MIDI Controller is being used. When set to “Velocity,” breath variation is controlled by keyboard initial touch response. When “Touch EG” is selected breath variation is controlled by a combination of initial keyboard touch response and aftertouch pressure. Initial key velocity sets the initial breath level, then aftertouch pressure determines the shape of the subsequent breath envelope.

Expressivity of Each Controller

The expressivity will differ depending on the selected controller.

Original Image of Breathing

127

Breath Control

BC/WX

Velocity

Touch EG

127

Breath Control

127

Breath Control

127

Breath Control

You can accomplish the breathing as you blow the Breath controller.

The initial attack determines the sustained breath strength from the beginning through the end.

You can express the portion “A” with the velocity and “B” with the aftertouch.

Time

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VL System Parameters

4. Breath Control ............................Settings: BC (Breath Control), Exp (Expression)

Specifies the MIDI control change number to be used for breath control when breath control is applied from a breath controller or WX-series Wind MIDI Controller. When “BC” is selected control change number “02” (breath control) is used for breath control. When “Exp” is selected control change number “11” (expression) is used for breath control.

• This parameter is also available for the breath controller data transmitted from a device other than the WXseries.

• This parameter is effective only when “BC/WX” is selected from Breath Mode.

5. Breath Curve............................................................................. Setting: -16 … +16

Determines the relationship between breath control data received from a breath controller, WX-series Wind MIDI Controller (via the BT7 and MIDI IN connector), and the actual amount of breath variation applied. Minus settings result in a large breath variation with a relatively small amount of breath pressure applied to the controller, while plus settings required a greater range of input breath control values to produce the same degree of breath variation.

ENGLISH

• This parameter is also available for the breath controller data transmitted from the device other than WXseries.

• The settings made here is effective only when “BC/WX” is selected from Breath Mode.

• Connection Between WX-series and “mother” tone generator/sound card

WX5

WX IN

• When you use a sound card built into PC... To control PLG100-VL using WX-series Wind Controller, select “SW1000 #1 Synthesizer” for the MIDI Thru setting in the System Setup dialog of the “XGworks.”

BT7

MIDI OUT

MIDI IN

MU100R

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Appendix : Q & A

1 Some voices sound as if they are in the original octave even when shifted

down an octave.

This is because Virtual Acoustic synthesis accurately simulates the acoustic behaviour of a pipe or string. Simply stated, the harmonic balance of the voice when played in the normal octave is retained even when the voice is shifted down an octave. The change in timbre can be greater or less, depending on the selected voice.

2 Portamento doesn't produce smooth effect on some voices.

Trumpets and some other brass instruments tend to exhibit this phenomenon more than others. In a VA tone generator portamento is produced by lengthening or shortening the instrument's pipe. A trumpet is designed to emphasize the “modes” of the pipe(s) to produce notes over a wide range using only three valves. When portamento is applied to a trumpet voice, the pitch tends to jump from mode to mode, thus producing the observed glissando effect. The same effect occurs with some flute voices. Saxophone modes are not nearly as strong as trumpet modes, but some sax voices do have two definite modes which, when spanned by a portamento slide, can produce irregularities.

3 The filter, EG, and other parameters have more effect on some voices than

others.

Most voices use the low-pass filter type, but some use the bandpass or high-pass type. Some voices use very little filter processing at all. Changing the filter settings may not produce a particularly noticeable effect. Also the Breath Noise, Throat Formant, Growl, Harmonic Enhancer and Pitch EG parameter settings cannot have a significant effect on some voices.

4 Some bowed string instrument voices tend to “squeak.”

As anyone who has played (or tried to play) a real violin knows, these instruments naturally tend to squeak if not properly controlled. The same occurs with VA synthesis. As with a real bowed string instrument, bow speed and pressure must be properly controlled to produce the desired sound. Bow speed is usually controlled either via breath control or an expression pedal. Bow pressure is controlled via control number 13: “64” is medium pressure, lower values produced reduced bow pressure, and higher values produce increased bow pressure.

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5 Pitch bends produced by a pitch bend wheel are not always accurate.

Natural acoustic musical instruments have no “pitch parameter.” Pitch is determined by the properties of the instrument’s resonant body as well as the condition of the instrument’s driver. The same applies to Virtual Acoustic Synthesis: in the pitch bend is simulated by manipulating the appropriate pipe/string length and driver characteristics. As a result, the pitch bend range may not always be “mathematically” accurate. With reed instruments such as saxophone or clarinet, highly realistic pitch bends are produced by controlling both pitch and embouchure at the same time. Since the embouchure component of the pitch bend behaves with characteristics acoustic unpredictability, precise pitch bends are not always produced.

6 Some voices don’t respond as expected to EG edits.

The effect of editing envelope generator parameters may not always be as expected — particularly with plucked string instrument voices such as guitar or bass. This is because the VL actually simulates the plucking, free oscillation, and muting of the strings rather than simply using an EG to approximate these events. If the sound of a string voice decays naturally, for example, setting a long release time will have little or no effect on the actual sound of the voice. Since the attack and decay portions of the voice also have natural timbre variations, these can be unnaturally altered by inappropriate EG settings — which is OK if you’re trying to produce an unnatural effect. Trial and experimentation and the only sure ways to determine how the EG parameters are going to affect a particular voice.

Q & A

ENGLISH

7 The PLG100-VL is a monophonic tone generator. Why is the “poly” mode initialy

selected when the VL-XG sound module mode is engaged?

This is to provide compatibility between the current XG format and future polyphonic VLseries tone generators. It also provides a certain degree of compatibility to allow playback of VL-XG song data on existing tone generators which do not feature the VL-XG extension. Specifically, to switch the PLG100-VL to the mono mode a “mono mode” command (control change no.126, value 0-16) is embedded in the song data which, when received by a 32-note or 64-note polyphonic XG tone generator, switches the appropriate parts to the mono mode. The same will apply to future polyphonic VL-series tone generators, so no changes will be required. The PLG100-VL therefore has a “poly” which is automatically selected when a MIDI “XG on” system exclusive message is received.

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Voice List

■ VL-XG Voice List Bank Select MSB=81, 97

Instrument Pch# Bank 112 Bank 113 Bank 114 Bank 115 Bank 116 Bank 117 Bank 118 Bank 119 Group

Organ 22 Squeeze

23 MouthKey AmpdHarp CromHarp

Guitar 25 Spanish

27 JazzGtr! Carlos Destiny 28 L7 Pluck WetPluck

Bass 33 Upright

34 Fnground Birdland 35 FlageoBs DampBass 36 Fretles! Frtles!2 37 New Slap ThumBass 39 AcidBas! SqrBass! 40 PulsClav MogueBas

Strings 41 NuViolin Viol Inn C Violin BrtVioln MuteViol

42 BrtViola ViolOutt 43 Cello! Eleanor Nu Cello 44 Contrair DoublBow

Brass 57 Trumpet! Trumpt!2 FluglHr! Cornet

58 Trmbone! Melwbone 59 Tuba! 60 MuteTp! MuteTp!2 61 Horn! Horn!2

Reed 65 SoprSax! CvopSax SoprPipe LiteSopr

66 AltoSax! SweetAlt LiteAlto HarpAlto HarpAlt2 GlassAlt 67 TenrSax! MildTenr Jazz Sax TenorSub BellMike GlasTenr FnkyTenr OldTenor 68 BariSax! VoxoSaxo 69 Oboe! Oboe!2 DblReedy TripleRd 70 EngHorn! Loboe 71 Bassoon! Flurinet 72 Clarint! LitePipe HyperCla

Pipe 73 Piccolo! Piccol!2 BowPicol

74 C Flute C Flute2 JazFlute OakFlute 75 Recordr! Claricrd SoftPipe 76 Pan Pipe PanPicol 77 YamaBotl Bamboo Andean BtlFlute BtlFlut2 78 Shakuha! 79 BowedSaw 80 Ocarina!

Synth Lead 81 50 / 50 ChalPuls PluckLd

82 Brassyn AcoSynLd VintgLd 83 Maysbe? Air Sax Baroquen LipClari 84 Grunge Ossyncro Talk Box 85 MizuHorn Floboe 86 SoftReed BrethBow 88 Chamlion Old Mini

Ethnic 105 Sitar! India

110 Chanter ThaiReed 111 JetLpBow

Percussive 115 YamSteel

* When the Bank Select MSB is set to “81,” the voices of the Bank 112 will be used and played for the above empty spaces of each

bank. When the Bank Select MSB is set to “97,” the voices of the Bank 1 of the XG tone generator will be used and played for the above empty spaces of each bank.

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Voice List

Bank Select MSB=81

Instrument Pch# Bank 112 Bank 113 Bank 114 Bank 115 Bank 116 Bank 117 Bank 118 Bank 119 Synth 97 Mad Tube Effects 98 StoneHng

99 Mu 100 Moby 101 Igneous

102 SquealAT Sound 121 Jurassic Effects 122 Formula

123 Waterphn

124 Devil

125 SpcHorse

126 DinoPerc

127 SpaceZoo

128 Jason

* When the Bank Select MSB is set to “81,” the voices of the Bank 112 will be used and played for the above empty spaces of each

bank. When the Bank Select MSB is set to “97,” the voices in the above list is not available.

■ Preset 1 Voice List

Voice No. Voice Name Recommended

001 Mad Tube C1 … B4 002 VintgLd B-1 … C6 003 SpaceZoo *** 004 GuitHero G0 … C5 005 StoneHng F0 … G6 006 Whizzer G#0 … F#5 007 SimpleBa C0 … C6 008 ClavBass C0 … E3 009 SuperBas C0 … F#3 010 New Slap C0 … D5 011 RockPigs C0 … E4 012 Igneous C0 … C5 013 50 / 50 C0 … F5 014 Cybastrg C-1 … C6 015 Wynth A-1 … G5 016 BuzzSaw E-1 … C6 017 ZubZub B-1 … C6 018 Blue G0 … D3 019 OsciLead C0 … G5 020 SqrLead D#0 … C6 021 Bigger C-1 … C6 022 AnaSquid G-1 … C6 023 SharpSyn G0 … C6 024 AnaWave C0 … E4 025 AnaWurl C0 … C6 026 Babalog C0 … C6 027 FngerBass B-1 … C4 028 Upright B-1 … C4

Range

Voice No. Voice Name Recommended

029 Fnground A-1 … C4 030 Birdland A-1 … C4 031 FlageoBs G0 … C4 032 DampBass G-1 … C3 033 Fretles! E-1 … C4 034 Frtles!2 B-1 … C#4 035 ThumBass C0 … C3 036 RockBass G-1 … C4 037 SmooBass B-1 … A# 3 038 WarmBass B-1 … C4 039 YamaBass A-1 … C4 040 Box Bass C0 … C4 041 BassCab B-1 … G#4 042 FruitBas C0 … C4 043 AcidBas! B-1 … C5 044 SqrBass! B-1 … G4 045 PulsClav A-1 … G5 046 MogueBas B-1 … C#7 047 BoppaBas B-1 … C4 048 BuzzrBas D0 … E4 049 MuteHrBs C0 … C5 050 TekBass B-1 … C4 051 TranzBas C0 … F#4 052 Chamlion C0 … B4 053 ParaSyn A-1 … C4 054 SteamBas C0 … C#7 055 BooBass B-1 … C5 056 WhelkBas E-1 … C#5

Range

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Voice List

Voice No. Voice Name Recommended

057 AtackSyn G0 … B4 058 Q.Klav A-1 … C #4 059 Sitar! G0 … E4 060 India F#0 … C6 061 YamSteel A2 … C6 062 StungSt F#0 … B5 063 Mu *** 064 Waterphn *** 065 DinoPerc *** 066 Formula *** 067 Jurassic *** 068 Devil *** 069 SpcHorse *** 070 Jason *** 071 Suedhead F-1 … C6 072 Spanish F-1 … E4 073 JazzGtr! B-1 … A4 074 JazzyGtr A-1 … C6 075 L7 Pluck B-1 … E4 076 WetPluck B-1 … E4 077 Comp Gtr B-1 … A4 078 FunkyGtr B-1 … D5 079 Thin Gtr B-1 … G5 080 Carlos B-1 … G4 081 Destiny C0 … C5 082 Gonzo B-1 … G5 083 Grunge C0 … B6 084 Ossyncro B-1 … G5 085 Talk Box F#0 … E7 086 SyncLed B-1 … E6 087 Old Mini A-1 … A5 088 Fat Mini G-1 … A5 089 Parlopho B-1 … C5 090 SimpleSy B-1 … E5 091 Choronic C0 … G5 092 SlitMinu F0 … C6

Range

Voice No. Voice Name Recommended

093 SynHarmo B-1 … G6 094 Flaggoot C0 … D4 095 SynSkex C0 … A#5 096 ResoSqr A-1 … D5 097 WurliLd B-1 … C6 098 FlatLead G#1 … G5 099 PhilTur B-1 … C6 100 ChalPuls B-1 … C6 101 Pluck Ld B-1 … C6 102 Brassyn B-1 … C6 103 AcoSynLd A-1 … C6 104 Moby G-1 … F5 105 Digitrn C0 … C6 106 LyricOff B-1 … C6 107 Rezzawi B-1 … G5 108 Macro B-1 … C6 109 Claribo G#-1 … G5 110 Binaphon C0 … C6 111 MokoPipe C0 … C6 112 AliBaba B-1 … C6 113 Persinet B-1 … G5 114 PicoPipe Ab0 … C6 115 Gertrude C0 … C6 116 Xynth G-1 … C6 117 Duality G-1 … C6 118 AltKwek G#1 … C7 119 Softblow C0 … C6 120 AlbaPipe C0 … C6 121 Electrum C0 … C6 122 Edgeopho B-1 … F5 123 BassCla! C0 … C6 124 WX Clari C1 … C6 125 WX Oboe C0 … B5 126 WX J Gtr C0 … A4 127 Shakuha! C1 … C6 128 LipClari F-1 … C6

Range

■ Preset 2 Voice List

Voice No. Voice Name Recommended

001 Vento C0 … C6 002 Floboe C0 … C6 003 Sintax F0 … G5 004 Eastern E0 … C6 005 Trumpet! C0 … C6 006 SoprSax! C0 … C6 007 LiteAlto E0 … C6 008 Trmbone! C0 … C6 009 BtlFlute C0 … C6 010 Air Sax G0 … C6 011 TenrSax! C0 … C6

012 Coca C1 … C6

Range

Voice No. Voice Name Recommended

013 JetLpBow A-1 … C6 014 Viol Inn C0 … C6 015 MuteCone G0 … C6 016 BrethBow B-1 … C6 017 Trumpt!2 C0 … C6 018 FluglHr! C0 … C6 019 Cornet C0 … C6 020 JzTrump F#2 … C6 021 JzTrump2 G#1 … C6 022 Flumpet D0 … C6 023 WXTrumpt C0 … C6 024 MuteTp! E0 … C6

Range

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Voice List

Voice No. Voice Name Recommended

025 MuteTp!2 C0 … C6 026 Melwbone C0 … C6 027 NerzoBr E0 … C6 028 Horn! B-1 … C6 029 Horn!2 C0 … C6 030 NuHorne B-1 … C6 031 WX Horn B-1 … C6 032 Tuba! C0 … C6 033 NuViolin C0 … C6 034 C Violin C0 … C6 035 BrtVioln C0 … C6 036 MuteViol C0 … C6 037 BrtViola C0 … C6 038 ViolOutt C0 … C6 039 Cello! C0 … C5 040 Eleanor C0 … C5 041 Nu Cello B-1 … C6 042 Contrair A-1 … C5 043 DoublBow A-1 … C5 044 Piccolo! C0 … C7 045 Piccol!2 C0 … C7 046 BowPicol C0 … G6 047 C Flute C0 … C6 048 C Flute2 C0 … C6 049 JazFlute B-1 … C6 050 OakFlute E0 … C6 051 BtlFlut2 C0 … C6 052 RzdeFlt E0 … C6 053 Flutuen G1 … C6 054 Nz Flute C0 … C6 055 WX Shaku C1 … C6 056 Pan Pipe E0 … G5 057 PanPicol C0 … G6 058 Bamboo C0 … C6 059 Andean C0 … C6 060 Flurinet F0 … C6 061 SoftReed C0 … C6 062 Flurmod F0 … B5 063 Jhopali G0 … C5 064 Baroquen C0 … C6 065 SquealAT C0 … C6 066 NuSopSax C0 … G5 067 CvSopSax A-1 … C6 068 SoprPipe F0 … C6 069 LiteSopr E0 … C6 070 AnaSoprn F0 … C6 071 NuAltSax C0 … C5 072 SweetAlt F#0 … E5 073 AltoSax! E0 … C6 074 HarpAlto G0 … C6 075 HarpAlt2 G0 … C6 076 GlassAlt C0 … C6

Range

Voice No. Voice Name Recommended

077 AcidSax C0 … C6 078 WackSax G#0 … E5 079 NuTenrSx D0 … E5 080 MildTenr C0 … C6 081 Jazz Sax A#0 … E5 082 TenorSub A#0 … A5 083 BellMike C0 … C5 084 GlasTenr G0 … E5 085 FnkyTenr C0 … G5 086 OldTenor C0 … A5 087 BrtTenor C0 … C6 088 BariSax! C0 … C5 089 VoxoSaxo C0 … C5 090 Oboe! F0 … C6 091 Oboe!2 C0 … C6 092 Noboe C0 … G5 093 OboeWhi G1 … G6 094 DblReedy C0 … A5 095 TripleRd C0 … C6 096 EngHorn! C0 … C6 097 Loboe C0 … C6 098 Bassoon! C0 … C5 099 Clarint! A0 … C6 100 LitePipe C0 … C6 101 HyperCla C0 … C6 102 Clarint2 F0 … C6 103 IslePipe C1 … C5 104 Chanter D1 … C6 105 ThaiReed C0 … C5 106 Recordr! C0 … A5 107 Claricrd C0 … C5 108 SoftPipe G0 … C5 109 BowdSaw C0 … C5 110 Ocarina! F0 … C7 111 Lonely C#2 … E6 112 Ophelia C0 … C6 113 Maysbe? D#0 … A5 114 MizuHorn C0 … C6 115 PicoStrg G#0 … C5 116 Sylophon C0 … C5 117 BowLead C0 … C6 118 Squeeze C0 … C6 119 MouthKey C0 … C6 120 AmpdHarp C0 … C6 121 CromHarp A-1 … C6 122 WahUpHp B-1 … C6 123 YamaBotl A#-1 … C6 124 Blowsoo G-1 … C5 125 Brappo C0 … C5 126 Crumbon E0 … G5 127 Klarina E0 … B5 128 ReedWin E0 … C6

Range

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MIDI Data Format

1. KEY ON / KEY OFF

Status :9nH/8nH

If the Part Parameter Rcv NOTE MESSAGE = OFF, that P art will ignore Key ON and Key OFF messages.

2. PROGRAM CHANGE

Status :CnH

If the Part Parameter Rcv PROGRAM CHANGE = OFF, that Part will not receive Program Change Messages.

3. PITCH BEND

Status :EnH

If the Part Parameter Rcv PITCH BEND = OFF, that Part will not receive Pitch Bend Messages.

4. CONTROL CHANGE

Status :BnH

If the Part Parameter Rcv CONTROL CHANGE = OFF, that Part will not receive Control Change Messages.

<Bank Select MSB/LSB> 00H/20H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

0 Bank Select MSB 33:Preset1/Preset2/Custom/

Internal 81: VL-XG non alternative voice. 97: VL-XG alternative voice.

32 Bank Select LSB 0 :Preset1

1 :Preset2 2 :Custom 3 :Internal

112...119: VL-XG Alternative or non alternative variation.

If the Part Parameter Rcv BANK SELECT = OFF, that Part will not receive Bank Select Messages. A new bank selection will not become effective until the next Pr ogram Change is received.

<Modulation> 01H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

1 Modulation 0...127

If the Part Parameter Rcv MODULATION = OFF, that Part will not receive Modulation Messages.

<Breath Controller> 02H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

2 Breath Controller 0...127

<Foot Controller> 04H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

4 Foot Controller 0...127

<Portamento Time> 05H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

5 Portamento Time 0...127

When the Portamento parameter = ON, values will adjust the speed of pitch change. A setting of 0= minimum portamento time, and 127 = maximum portamento time.

<Data Entry MSB/LSB> 06H/26H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

6 Data Entry MSB 0...127

38 Data Entry LSB 0...127

Messages which set the value for the parameter specified by RPN, NRPN.

<Main Volume> 07H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

7 Main V olume 0...127

If the Part Parameter Rcv MAIN VOLUME = OFF, that Par t will not receive Main Volume Messages.

<Pan> 0AH

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

10 Panpot 0...127

If the Part Parameter Rcv PAN = OFF, that Part will not receive Pan Pot Messages. 1=Left, 127=Right; 0=Center

<Expression> 0BH

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

11 Expression 0...127

If the Part Parameter Rcv EXPRESSION = OFF , that P art will not receive Expression Messages.

<Control Change 13> 0DH

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

13 Control Change 13 0...127

<Hold1> 40H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

64 Hold1 0...127 (0-63:Off, 64-127:On)

If the Part Parameter Rcv HOLD 1 = OFF, that Part will not receive Hold 1 Messages.

<Portamento> 41H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

65 Portamento 0...127 (0-63:Off, 64-127:On)

If the Part Parameter Rcv PORTAMENTO = OFF, that Part will not receive Portamento Messages. If the Portamento parameter = ON, values will adjust the speed of the portamento. If the Mono mode is activated and Portamento = ON, the Single Trigger Mode will be acti vated. If not, the Multi-Trig ger Mode will be effective.

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MIDI Data Format

<Soft Pedal> 43H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

67 Soft Pedal 0...127 (0-63:Off, 64-127:On)

If the Part Parameter Rcv SOFT PED AL = OFF, that Part will not receive Soft Pedal Messages. When the SOFT PEDAL is set “ON” the effect will take place from the next Key On signal. Messages will control the Filter Cutoff Frequency. Depending upon the Voice, the effect may or may not have an effect.

<Harmonic Content> 47H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

71 Harmonic Content 0...127 (0:-64, 64:+0, 127:+63)

Messages which adjust the resonance set for each. Based on a standard of 64, these values will be added to or subtracted from the Voice data. Depending on the Voice, the effective range may be narrower.

<Release Time> 48H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

72 Release Time 0...127 (0:-64, 64:+0, 127:+63)

Messages which adjust the envelope release time. Based on a standard of 64, values will be added to or subtracted from the Voice data. Depending on the Voice, the effective range may be narrower.

<Attack Time> 49H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

73 Attack Time 0...127 (0:-64, 64:+0, 127:+63)

Messages which adjust the envelope attack time. Based on a standard of 64, values will be added to or subtracted from the Voice data. Depending on the Voice, the effective range may be narrower.

<Brightness> 4AH

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

74 Brightness 0...127 (0:-64, 64:+0, 127:+63)

Default:40H

Messages which adjust the filter cutoff frequency. Based on a standard of 64, values will be added to or subtracted from the Voice data. Depending on the Voice, the effective range may be narrower.

<Data Increment / Decrement> 60H/61H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

96 Increment 0...127 97 Decrement 0...127

The data byte is ignored. RPN messages which increase or decrease the MSB value of the parameter by 1.

<NRPN (Non-Registered Parameter Number) LSB/MSB> 62H/63H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

98 NRPN LSB 0...127 99 NRPN MSB 0...127

If the Part Parameter Rcv NRPN = OFF, that Part will not receive NRPN Messages. First send the NRPN MSB and NRPN LSB to specify the parameter which is to be controlled. Then use the Data Entry to set the value of the specified parameter. The following NRPN numbers can be received.

NRPN Data-entry

MSB LSB MSB

01H 08H mmH Vibrato Rate mm:00H-40H-7FH

01H 09H mmH Vibrato Depth mm:00H-40H-7FH

01H 0AH mmH Vibrato Delay mm:00H-40H-7FH

The Rate, Depth, and Delay Time for the Vibrato is controlled. 01H 20H mmH

01H 21H mmH Filter Resonance mm:00H-40H-7FH

01H 22H mmH Filter EG Depth mm:00H-40H-7FH

The Cut-off frequency, Resonance, and Envelope Depth for the Filter is controlled.

01H 30H mmH Bass mm:00H-40H-7FH

01H 31H mmH Treble mm:00H-40H-7FH

The Bass and Treble are controlled. 01H 63H mmH EG Attack Time mm:00H-40H-7FH

01H 64H mmH EG Decay Time mm:00H-40H-7FH

01H 66H mmH EG Release mm:00H-40H-7FH

The Attack time, Decay time, and Release time for the Envelope are controlled. Based on a standard of 64, values will be added to or subtracted from the Voice data. Depending on the Voice, the effective range may be narrower.

parameter Data Range

(-64-0-+63)

Filter Cutoff Frequency

mm:00H-40H-7FH (-64-0-+63)

(-64-0-+63)

<RPN (Registered Parameter Number) LSB/ MSB> 64H/65H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

100 RPN LSB 0...127 101 RPN MSB 0...127

If the Part Parameter Rcv RPN = OFF, that Part will not receive RPN Messages. In correspondence to the following parameters.

RPN Data-entry

LSB MSB MSB

00H 00H mmH Pitch Bend Sensitivity mm:00H-18H (0-+24)

parameter Data Range

Default:02H

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01H 00H mmH Fine Tune mm:00H-40H-7FH

(-64-0-+63) Default : 40H 00H

02H 00H mmH Coarse Tune mm:28H-40H-58H

(-24-0-+24) Default : 40H 00H

7FH 7FH — Null —

5. CHANNEL MODE MESSAGES

<All Sounds Off> 78H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

120 ———— 0

Terminates all sounds currently sounding. Ho we ver, the status of channel messages are maintained.

<Reset All Controllers> 79H

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

121 ———— 0

The values of the following controllers will be reset to the defaults. Pitch Bend Center Channel Aftertouch 0 Modulation 0 Breath Control Max Foot Control Max Expression Max Control Change 13 Center Hold 1 Off Portamento Off Soft Pedal Off RPN Null

<All Notes Off> 7BH

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

123 ———— 0

Terminates all notes currently on. However, if Hold 1 is on, notes will continue sounding for the time set previously.

<Mono> 7EH

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

126 Mono 0...16

Performs the same function as when an All Sounds Off message is received, and if the 3rd byte (mono number) is in the range of 0 - 16, and sets the instrument to Mono Mode.

<Poly> 7FH

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

127 ———— 0

Performs the same function as when an All Sounds Off message is received, and sets the instrument to Poly mode.

6. CHANNEL AFTERTOUCH

Status :DnH

If the Part Parameter Rcv CHANNEL AFTER T OUCH = OFF, that Part will not receive Channel After Touc h Messages.

7. SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGES

If the Part Parameter Rcv SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE = OFF , that Part will not receive System Exclusive Messages.

1) MIDI Master Volume (receive only)

F0H, 7FH, xnH, 04H, 01H, llH, mmH, F7H xn : n=Device Number, xn=7F : Broadcast ll : Master Volume LSB mm : Master Volume MSB

When received, the Volume MSB will be effective for the System Parameter MASTER VOLUME.

2) General MIDI System On (receive only)

F0H, 7EH, 7FH, 09H, 01H,F7H or F0H, 7EH, xnH, 09H, 01H, F7H xn : n=Device Number

<Omni Off> 7CH

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

124 ———— 0

Performs the same function as when an All Notes Off messa ge is received.

<Omni On> 7DH

Cntrl#

parameter Data Range

125 ———— 0

Performs the same function as when an All Notes Off messa ge is received. It will not activate OMNI ON.

[VL70-m Native Format]

F0H, 43H, 1nH, 57H, ahH, amH, alH, ddH, ~, ddH, F7H 1n : n=Device Number ah : Address High am : Address Mid al : Address Low dd : Data

VL System Parameters

Current Voice / Common Misc Parameters

VL Part Parameters

Current Voice / Element Parameters

See <Table 3> See <Table 4> See <Table 6> See <Table 8>

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[XG Format]

F0H, 43H, 1nH, 4CH, ahH, amH, alH, ddH, ~, ddH, F7H 1n : n=Device Number ah : Address High am : Address Mid al : Address Low dd : Data

1) XG System On (receive only) See <Table 1>

2) XG System Parameters See <Table 2>

3) Multi Part Parameters See <Table 3>

When this message is sent, the preset Part Number is used.

[Other]

1) MIDI Master Tune (receive only)

F0H, 43H, 1nH, 27H, 30H, 00H, 00H, mmH, llH, ccH, F7H 1n : n=Device Number mm : Master Tune MSB ll : Master Tune LSB cc : Don’t care

When received, the System Parameter will reflect the Master Tune.

<BULK DUMP> (receive only)

[VL70-m Native Format]

F0H, 43H, 0nH, 57H, bmH, blH, ahH, amH, alH, ddH, ~, ddH, ccH, F7H 0n : n=Device Number bm : Byte Count MSB bl : Byte Count LSB ah : Address High am : Address Mid al : Address Low dd : Data cc : Check Sum

1) VL System Parameters See <T able 3>

Current Voice / Common Misc Parameters

VL Part Parameters

Current Voice / Element Parameters

6) Custom Voice Parameters See <Table 9>

7) Internal Voice Parameters See <Table 10>

See <Table 4> See <Table 6> See <Table 8>

[XG Format]

F0H, 43H, 0nH, 4CH, bmH, blH, ahH, amH, alH, ddH, ~, ddH, ccH, F7H 0n : n=Device Number bm : Byte Count MSB bl : Byte Count LSB ah : Address High am : Address Mid al : Address Low dd : Data cc : Check Sum

1) XG System Parameters See <Table 2>

2) Multi Part Parameters See <Table 5>

For the Address and Byte Count, ref er to the supplementary tables. Here, the Byte Count is indicated by the “TO TAL SIZE” in the table. The block’s leading byte is the Bulk Dump and Dump Request’s Address. A “Block” is the lumped together unit which is bound by the “Total Size”. The Check Sum is the value that results in a value of 0 for the lower 7 bits when the Ad dr ess, Byte Count, Data, plus the Check Sum itself are added.

Part Assign (MIDI Parameter Change)

F0H 43H 1nH 4CH 70H nnH ssH ppH F7H n: Device Number

nn: Plug-in Board Type (PLG100-VL is "00.") ss: Serial Number (which identifies the PLG boards when two same boards are installed)

00: for first PLG100-VL 01: for second PLG100-VL

pp: Part Number (to which the PLG100-VL is assigned.)

00: Part 1 . . 0F: Part 16 7F: off

See <Table 7>

8. REALTIME MESSAGES

<Active Sensing> (receive only)

Status :FEH

Once Active Sensing is received, if no MIDI data is received for longer than an interval of 300msec, the instrument will perform the same function as when ALL SOUND OFF and ALL NOTE OFF, RESET ALL CONTR OLLER messages are received, and will return to the status in w hich Acti ve Sensing is not monitored.

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<Table 1> XG System On

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

00 00 7E 1 00 XG SYSTEM ON 0:VL-XG 00 00 7F 1 00 ALL P ARAMETERS RESET 0:ON TOTAL SIZE 2

<Table 2> XG System Parameters

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

00 00 00 4 0000 - 07FF MASTER TUNE -102.4 - +102.3[cent] 00 04 00 00

04 1 00 - 7F MASTER VOLUME 0 - 127 7F 05 1 MASTER ATTENUATOR 0 - 127 00 06 1 28 - 58 TRANSPOSE -24 - +24[semitones] 40

TOTAL SIZE 7

<Table 3> VL System Parameters

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

00 00 00 4 0000 - 07FF MASTER TUNE -102.4 - +102.3[cent] 00 04 00 00

04 1 00 - 7F MASTER VOLUME 0 - 127 7F 05 1 MASTER ATTENUATOR 0 - 127 00 06 1 28 - 58 TRANSPOSE -24 - +24[semitones] 40 07 1 NOT USED -08 1 NOT USED -09 1 NOT USED -0A 1 NOT USED -0B 1 00 - 01 0C 1 30 - 50 0D 1 00 - 01 WX LIP LOCK OFF/ON 00 0E 1 00 - 01 BREATH SET LOCK OFF/ON 00 0F 1 00 - 01 WX LIP NORMAL,EXPAND 00 10 1 00 - 02 BREATH MODE BC/WX, VELOCITY, TOUCH EG 00 11 1 00 - 7F VELOCITY DEPTH 0 - 127 30 12 1 00 - 7F VELOCITY OFFSET 0 - 127 50 13 1 00 - 7F TOUCH EG TIME 0 - 127 2A 14 1 00 - 7F AT LOW DEPTH 0 - 127 1B 15 1 00 - 7F AT LOW OFFSET 0 - 127 50 16 1 00 - 7F AT HIGH DEPTH 0 - 127 25 17 1 00 - 7F AT HIGH OFFSET 0 - 127 65

TOTAL SIZE 18

BREATH CONTROL NUMBER BREATH CONTROL CURVE

1st bit3-0→bit15-12 2nd bit3-0→bit11-8 3rd bit3-0→bit7-4 4th bit3-0→bit3-0

BC, EXPRESSION 00

-16 - +16 40

* Addresses 00 00 0B through 00 00 17 are supported for parameter changes.

<Table 4> Current Voice / Common Misc Parameters

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

10 00 00 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #1 32 - 127 (ASCII)

01 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #2 32 - 127 (ASCII) 02 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #3 32 - 127 (ASCII) 03 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #4 32 - 127 (ASCII) 04 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #5 32 - 127 (ASCII) 05 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #6 32 - 127 (ASCII) 06 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #7 32 - 127 (ASCII)

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07 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #8 32 - 127 (ASCII) 08 1 NOT USED 09 1 00 - 7F VOICE LEVEL 0 - 127 0A 1 00 - 02 ASSIGN MODE BOTTOM, TOP, LAST 0B 2 0000 - 1F1F POLY EXPAND off...32>32 0D 1 00 - 01 PORTAMENTO MODE FULLTIME, FINGERED 0E 1 NOT USED

TOTAL SIZE 0F

<Table 5> Multi Part Parameters

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

08 0p 00 1 NOT USED

01 1 00 - 7F BANK SELECT MSB 0 - 127 00 02 1 00 - 7F BANK SELECT LSB 0 - 127 00 03 1 00 - 7F PROGRAM NUMBER 1 - 128 00 04 1 00 - 0F, 7F Rcv CHANNEL ch1 - ch16, OFF 00 05 1 00 - 01 MONO/POLY MODE 0:MONO, 1:POLY 01 06 1 NOT USED -07 1 00 - 05 PART MODE 0:NORMAL 00 08 1 28 - 58 NOTE SHIFT -24 - +24[semitones] 40 09 2 00 - FF DETUNE -12.8 - +12.7[Hz], --

0B 1 00 - 7F VOLUME 0 - 127 64 0C 1 00 - 7F 0D 1 00 - 7F 0E 1 00 - 7F PAN 0F 1 00 - 7F NOTE LIMIT LOW C-2 - G8 00 10 1 00 - 7F NOTE LIMIT HIGH C-2 - G8 7F 11 1 00 - 7F DRY LEVEL 0 - 127 7F 12 1 00 - 7F CHORUS SEND 0 - 127 00 13 1 00 - 7F REVERB SEND 0 - 127 28 14 1 00 - 7F VARIATION SEND 0 - 127 00 15 1 00 - 7F VIBRATO RATE -64 - +63 40 16 1 00 - 7F VIBRATO DEPTH -64 - +63 40 17 1 00 - 7F VIBRATO DELAY -64 - +63 40 18 1 00 - 7F 19 1 00 - 7F FILTER RESONANCE -64 - +63 40 1A 1 00 - 7F EG ATTACK TIME -64 - +63 40 1B 1 00 - 7F EG DECAY TIME -64 - +63 40 1C 1 00 - 7F EG RELEASE TIME -64 - +63 40 1D 1 28 - 58 MW PITCH CONTROL -24 - +24[semitones] 40 1E 1 00 - 7F MW FILTER CONTROL -9600 - +9450[cent] 40 1F 1 00 - 7F 20 1 00 - 7F MW LFO PMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 0A 21 1 00 - 7F MW LFO FMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 00 22 1 NOT USED -23 1 28 - 58 BEND PITCH CONTROL -24 - +24[semitones] 42 24 1 00 - 7F BEND FILTER CONTROL -9600 - +9450[cent] 40 25 1 00 - 7F 26 1 00 - 7F 27 1 00 - 7F 28 1 NOT USED

TOTAL SIZE 29

VELOCITY SENSE DEPTH VELOCITY SENSE OFFSET

FILTER CUTOFF FREQUENCY

MW AMPLITUDE CONTROL

BEND AMPLITUDE CONTROL BEND LFO PMOD DEPTH BEND LFO FMOD DEPTH

1st bit3-0→bit7-4, 2nd bit3-0→bit3-0 08 00

0 - 127 40 0 - 127 40 CENTER (0), L63...C...R63 (1...64...127)

-64 - +63 40

-100 - +100[%] 40

-100 - +100[%] 40 0 - 127 00 0 - 127 00

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

08 0p 30 1 00 - 01 Rcv PITCH BEND OFF/ON 01

31 1 00 - 01 32 1 00 - 01 Rcv PROGRAM CHANGE OFF/ON 01 33 1 00 - 01 Rcv CONTROL CHANGE OFF/ON 01 34 1 NOT USED -35 1 00 - 01 Rcv NOTE MESSAGE OFF/ON 01 36 1 00 - 01 Rcv RPN OFF/ON 01 37 1 00 - 01 Rcv NRPN OFF/ON 01

Rcv CH AFTER TOUCH(CAT)

OFF/ON 01

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38 1 00 - 01 Rcv MODULATION OFF/ON 01 39 1 00 - 01 Rcv MAIN VOLUME OFF/ON 01 3A 1 00 - 01 Rcv PAN OFF/ON 01 3B 1 00 - 01 Rcv EXPRESSION OFF/ON 01 3C 1 00 - 01 Rcv HOLD1 OFF/ON 01 3D 1 00 - 01 Rcv PORTAMENTO OFF/ON 01 3E 1 NOT USED -3F 1 00 - 01 Rcv SOFT PEDAL OFF/ON 01 40 1 00 - 01 Rcv BANK SELECT OFF/ON 01 41 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING C -64 - +63[cent] 40 42 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING C# -64 - +63[cent] 40 43 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING D -64 - +63[cent] 40 44 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING D# -64 - +63[cent] 40 45 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING E -64 - +63[cent] 40 46 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING F -64 - +63[cent] 40 47 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING F# -64 - +63[cent] 40 48 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING G -64 - +63[cent] 40 49 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING G# -64 - +63[cent] 40 4A 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING A -64 - +63[cent] 40 4B 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING A# -64 - +63[cent] 40 4C 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING B -64 - +63[cent] 40 4D 1 28 - 58 AT PITCH CONTROL -24 - +24[semitones] 40 4E 1 00 - 7F AT FILTER CONTROL -9600 - +9450[cent] 40 4F 1 00 - 7F 50 1 00 - 7F AT LFO PMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 00 51 1 00 - 7F AT LFO FMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 00 52 1 NOT USED -53 1 NOT USED -54 1 NOT USED -55 1 NOT USED -56 1 NOT USED -57 1 NOT USED -58 1 NOT USED -59 1 00 - 5F 5A 1 28 - 58 AC1 PITCH CONTROL -24 - +24[semitones] 40 5B 1 00 - 7F AC1 FILTER CONTROL -9600 - +9450[cent] 40 5C 1 00 - 7F 5D 1 00 - 7F AC1 LFO PMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 00 5E 1 00 - 7F AC1 LFO FMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 00 5F 1 NOT USED -60 1 NOT USED -61 1 NOT USED -62 1 NOT USED -63 1 NOT USED -64 1 NOT USED -65 1 NOT USED -66 1 NOT USED -67 1 00 - 01 PORTAMENTO SWITCH OFF/ON 00 68 1 00 - 7F PORTAMENTO TIME 0 - 127 00 69 1 00 - 7F PITCH EG INITIAL LEVEL -64 - +63 40 6A 1 00 - 7F PITCH EG ATTACK TIME -64 - +63 40 6B 1 00 - 7F 6C 1 00 - 7F 6D 1 NOT USED -6E 1 NOT USED --

TOTAL SIZE 3F

AT AMPLITUDE CONTROL

AC1 CONTROLLER NUMBER

AC1 AMPLITUDE CONTROL

PITCH EG RELEASE LEVEL PITCH EG RELEASE TIME

-100 - +100[%] 40

off - 95 10

-100 - +100[%] 40

-64 - +63 40

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

08 0p 70 1 28 - 58

71 1 00 - 7F FILTER EG DEPTH -64 - +63 40 72 1 00 - 7F BASS -64 - +63 40 73 1 00 - 7F TREBLE -64 - +63 40

TOTAL SIZE 04

BEND PITCH LOW CONTROL

-24 - +24[semitones] 3E

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Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

09 0p 00 1 00 - 01 NOTE ASSIGN OFF/ON 01

01 1 NOT USED -02 1 NOT USED -03 1 00 - 62 PRESSURE CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 04 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 05 1 00 - 62 06 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 07 1 00 - 62 TONGUING CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 08 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 09 1 00 - 62 SCREAM CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 0A 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 0B 1 00 - 62 0C 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 0D 1 00 - 62 GROWL CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 0E 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 0F 1 00 - 62 10 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 11 1 00 - 62 12 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 13 1 00 - 62 DAMPING CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 14 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 15 1 00 - 62 16 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40

TOTAL SIZE 17

* p = Part Number

EMBOUCHURE CONTROL NO.

BREATH NOISE CONTROL NO.

THROAT FORMANT CONTROL NO.

HARMONIC ENHANCER CONTROL NO.

ABSORPTION CONTROL NO.

off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00

<T able 6> VL Part Parameters

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

09 00 17 1 00 - 7F

18 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 19 1 00 - 7F 1A 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 40 1B 1 NOT USED -1C 1 NOT USED --

TOTAL SIZE 06

AMP LEVEL SCALE BREAK POINT

FILTER CUTOFF SCALE BREAK POINT

C-2 - G8 3C

<Table 7> MIDI Parameter Change (VL Part Assign)

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

70 00 ss 1 00 - 0F, 7F TOTAL SIZE 01

* ss = Serial Number for PLG100-VL

Part Assign

A 1.....A 16, off 0

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<Table 8> Current Voice / Element Parameter

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

20 00 00 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #1 32 - 127 (ASCII)

00 01 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #2 32 - 127 (ASCII) 00 02 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #3 32 - 127 (ASCII) 00 03 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #4 32 - 127 (ASCII) 00 04 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #5 32 - 127 (ASCII) 00 05 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #6 32 - 127 (ASCII) 00 06 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #7 32 - 127 (ASCII) 00 07 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #8 32 - 127 (ASCII) 00 08 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #9 32 - 127 (ASCII) 00 09 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #10 32 - 127 (ASCII) 00 0A 1 00 - 01 EXPRESSION MODE BC, VOLUME 00 0B 1 00 - 62 PRESSURE CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 0C 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 0E 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 0F 1 00 - 62 FILTER CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 10 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 12 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 13 1 00 - 62 00 14 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 16 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 17 1 00 - 62 00 18 2 01 01 - 00 7F UPPER DEPTH -127 - +127 00 1A 2 01 01 - 00 7F LOWER DEPTH -127 - +127 00 1C 1 00 - 01 MODE CENTER BASE, MINIMUM BASE 00 1D 1 00 - 62 TONGUING CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 1E 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 20 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 21 1 00 - 62 SCREAM CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 22 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 24 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 25 1 00 - 62 00 26 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 28 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 29 1 00 - 62 GROWL CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 2A 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 2C 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 2D 1 00 - 62 00 2E 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 30 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 31 1 00 - 62 00 32 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 34 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 35 1 00 - 62 DAMPING CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 00 36 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 38 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 39 1 00 - 62 00 3A 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 00 3C 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 00 3D NOT USED | | NOT USED 0A 6A NOT USED

TOTAL SIZE

56B

AMPLITUDE CONTROL NO.

EMBOUCHURE CONTROL NO.

BREATH NOISE CONTROL NO.

THROAT FORMANT CONTROL NO.

HARMONIC ENHANCER CONTROL NO.

ABSORPTION CONTROL NO.

off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB

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<Table 9> Custom Voice Parameters

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

30 00 0n 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #1 32 - 127 (ASCII)

TOTAL SIZE A3

1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #2 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #3 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #4 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #5 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #6 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #7 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #8 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 NOT USED 1 00 - 7F VOICE LEVEL 0 - 127 1 00 - 02 ASSIGN MODE BOTTOM, TOP, LAST 2 00 00 - 1F 1F POLY EXPAND off...32>32 1 00 - 01 PORTAMENTO MODE FULLTIME, FINGERED 1 NOT USED 1 00 - 01 MONO/POLY MODE 0:MONO, 1:POLY 1 28 - 58 NOTE SHIFT -24 - +24[semitones] 2 00 - FF DETUNE -12.8 - +12.7[Hz], 1st bit3-0→bit7-4, 2nd bit3-0→bit3-0 1 NOT USED 1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F PAN RANDOM (0), L63...C...R63 (1...64...127) 1 NOT USED 1 NOT USED 1 00 - 7F DRY LEVEL 0 - 127 1 00 - 7F CHORUS SEND 0 - 127 1 00 - 7F REVERB SEND 0 - 127 1 00 - 7F VARIATION SEND 0 - 127 1 28 - 58 MW PITCH CONTROL -24 - +24[semitones] 1 00 - 7F MW FILTER CONTROL -9600 - +9450[cent] 1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F MW LFO PMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 1 00 - 7F MW LFO FMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 1 28 - 58 BEND PITCH CONTROL -24 - +24[semitones] 1 00 - 7F BEND FILTER CONTROL -9600 - +9450[cent] 1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING C -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING C# -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING D -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING D# -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING E -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING F -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING F# -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING G -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING G# -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING A -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING A# -64 - +63[cent] 1 00 - 7F SCALE TUNING B -64 - +63[cent] 1 28 - 58 AT PITCH CONTROL -24 - +24[semitones] 1 00 - 7F AT FILTER CONTROL -9600 - +9450[cent] 1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F AT LFO PMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 1 00 - 7F AT LFO FMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 1 00 - 5F 1 28 - 58 AC1 PITCH CONTROL -24 - +24[semitones] 1 00 - 7F AC1 FILTER CONTROL -9600 - +9450[cent] 1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F AC1 LFO PMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 1 00 - 7F AC1 LFO FMOD DEPTH 0 - 127 1 00 - 01 PORTAMENTO SWITCH OFF/ON 1 00 - 7F PORTAMENTO TIME 0 - 127 1 28 - 58

62 NOT USED

VELOCITY SENSE DEPTH VELOCITY SENSE OFFSET

MW AMPLITUDE CONTROL

BEND AMPLITUDE CONTROL BEND LFO PMOD DEPTH BEND LFO FMOD DEPTH

AT AMPLITUDE CONTROL

AC1 CONTROLLER NUMBER

AC1 AMPLITUDE CONTROL

BEND PITCH LOW CONTROL

0 - 127 0 - 127

-100 - +100[%]

-100 - +100[%] 0 - 127 0 - 127

-100 - +100[%]

off - 95

-100 - +100[%]

-24 - +24[semitones]

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MIDI Data Format

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

31 00 0n 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #1 32 - 127 (ASCII)

TOTAL SIZE n = Voice Number(0 - 5)

1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #2 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #3 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #4 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #5 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #6 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #7 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #8 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #9 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 20 - 7F ELEMENT NAME #10 32 - 127 (ASCII) 1 00 - 01 EXPRESSION MODE BC, VOLUME 1 00 - 62 PRESSURE CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 FILTER CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F UPPER DEPTH -127 - +127 2 01 01 - 00 7F LOWER DEPTH -127 - +127 1 00 - 01 MODE CENTER BASE, MINIMUM BASE 1 00 - 62 TONGUING CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 SCREAM CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 GROWL CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 DAMPING CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127

1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 52E NOT USED 56B

AMPLITUDE CONTROL NO.

EMBOUCHURE CONTROL NO.

BREATH NOISE CONTROL NO.

THROAT FORMANT CONTROL NO.

HARMONIC ENHANCER CONTROL NO.

ABSORPTION CONTROL NO.

off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB

<Table 10> Internal Voice Parameters

Address Size Data Parameter Description Default (H) (H) (H) value(H)

40 00 nn 1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #1 32 - 127 (ASCII)

1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #2 32 - 127 (ASCII)

1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #3 32 - 127 (ASCII)

1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #4 32 - 127 (ASCII)

1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #5 32 - 127 (ASCII)

1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #6 32 - 127 (ASCII)

1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #7 32 - 127 (ASCII)

1 20 - 7F VOICE NAME #8 32 - 127 (ASCII)

1 00 - 7F VOICE LEVEL 0 - 127

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2D NOT USED

33 NOT USED

TOTAL SIZE A3

1 00 - 02 ASSIGN MODE BOTTOM, TOP, LAST

1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 1 00 - 7F 1 00 - 7F DEPTH -64 - +63 1 00 - 02 BANK POINTER PRESET1, PRESET2, CUSTOM 1 00 - 7F PROGRAM POINTER 1 - 128

1 00 - 01 EXPRESSION MODE BC, VOLUME 1 00 - 62 PRESSURE CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 FILTER CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F UPPER DEPTH -127 - +127 2 01 01 - 00 7F LOWER DEPTH -127 - +127 1 00 - 01 MODE CENTER BASE, MINIMUM BASE 1 00 - 62 TONGUING CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 SCREAM CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 GROWL CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 DAMPING CONTROL NO. off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16 1 00 - 62 2 01 01 - 00 7F DEPTH -127 - +127 1 70 - 10 CURVE -16 - +16

AMP LEVEL SCALE BREAK POINT

FILTER CUTOFF SCALE BREAK POINT

AMPLITUDE CONTROL NO.

EMBOUCHURE CONTROL NO.

BREATH NOISE CONTROL NO.

THROAT FORMANT CONTROL NO.

HARMONIC ENHANCER CONTROL NO.

ABSORPTION CONTROL NO.

C-2 - G8

off - 95, AT, VELOCITY, PB

MIDI Data Format

nn = Voice Number (00 - 3F)

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YAMAHA [ VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC PLUG-IN BOARD ] Date :26-JUN-1998

Model PLG100-VL MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.1

Transmitted Recognized Remarks

Function...

Basic Default x 1 Channel Changed x 1 - 16

Default x 3

Mode Messages x 3,4 (m = 1) *2

Altered ************** x

Note x 0 - 127 Number : True voice ************** 0 - 127

Velocity Note ON x o 9nH,v=1-127

Note OFF x x

After Key's x x Touch Ch's x o *1

Pitch Bend x o 0-24 semi *1

0,32 x o *1 Bank Select

1,2,4,5,13 x o *1

6,38 x o *1 Data Entry

64,65,67 x o *1

Control 71-74 x o *1 Sound Controller

96-97 x o *1 RPN Inc,Dec

Change 98-99 x o *1 NRPN LSB,MSB

100-101 x o *1 RPN LSB,MSB

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Prog x o 0 - 127 Change : True # **************

System Exclusive o *3 o *3

: Song Pos. x x Common : Song Sel. x x

: Tune x x System : Clock x x

Real Time: Commands x x Aux : All Sound Off x o(120,126,127)

Reset All Cntrls

x o(121) : Local ON/OFF x x : All Notes OFF x o(123-125) Mes- : Active Sense x o sages: Reset x x

Notes: *1 receive if switch is on.

*2 m is always treated as "1" regardless of its value. *3 transmit/receive if exclusive switch is on.

Mode 1 : OMNI ON , POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON ,MONO o : Yes Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF,MONO x : No

MIDI Implementation Chart

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