Yamaha Audio VL70-m User Manual

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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

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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.

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• Dit apparaat bevat een lithium batterij voor geheugen back-up.

• This apparatus contains a lithium battery for memory back-up.

• Raadpleeg uw leverancier over de verwijdering van de batterij op het moment dat u het apparaat ann het einde van de levensduur afdankt of de volgende Yamaha Service Afdeiing:

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• For the removal of the battery at the moment of the disposal at the end of the service life please consult your retailer or Yamaha Service Center as follows:

Yamaha Music Nederland Service Center Address : Kanaalweg 18-G, 3526 KL UTRECHT Tel : 030-2828425

• Gooi de batterij niet weg, maar lever hem in als KCA.

• Do not throw away the battery. Instead, hand it in as small chemical waste.

ADVARSEL!

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VARNING

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VAROITUS

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This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha.

WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where

anyone could walk on, trip over ,or roll anything over power or connecting cords of any kind. The use of an extension cord is not recommended! IF you must use an extension cord, the minimum wire size for a 25' cord (or less ) is 18 AWG. NOTE: The smaller the AWG number ,the larger the current handling capacity. For longer extension cords, consult a local electrician.

This product should be used only with the components supplied or; a cart, rack, or stand that is recommended by Yamaha. If a cart, etc., is used, please observe all safety markings and instructions that accompany the accessory product.

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This product, either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speaker/s, may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss. DO NOT operate for long periods of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you should consult an audiologist. IMPORTANT: The louder the sound, the shorter the time period before damage occurs.

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NOTICE:

Service charges incurred due to a lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacturer’s warranty, and are therefore the owners responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

Battery Notice:

This product MAY contain a small non-rechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement.

This product may also use “household” type batteries. Some of these may be rechargeable. Make sure that the battery being charged is a rechargeable type and that the charger is intended for the battery being charged.

When installing batteries, do not mix batteries with new, or with batteries of a different type. Batteries MUST be installed correctly. Mismatches or incorrect installation may result in overheating and battery case rupture.

Warning:

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WX IN BREATH

PHONES

POWER/VOL

PUSH ON/OFF

VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR

PART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY

BC/WX VELOCITY TOUCH EG

VOICE VL-XG

PLAY EDIT

UTIL

MODE

EFFECT

BREATH

ENTER

MIDI/

PART

ALL

SELECT

EXIT

VALUE

Model

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Thank you for choosing a Yamaha VL70-m Virtual Acoustic Tone Generator. The VL70-m is a monophonic tone generator incorporating Yamaha’s revolutionary “Virtual Acoustic Synthesis” tone generation system — based on the most advanced computer physical modeling technology. Virtual Acoustic Synthesis produces sound that is more realistic, more expressive, and more musical than any other system available at this time. The VL70-m includes 256 preset voices, from super-realistic to innovative, that can add a new dimension to your sound … whether you play a keyboard, wind controller, MIDI guitar synthesizer, or use a sequencer to create music.

Please read this owner’s manual carefully, and follow the instructions within in order to ensure proper operation. Also keep this manual in a safe place for later reference.

About the Manual

The VL70-m is a very unique tone generator that operates on totally new principles that were simply unheard of until Yamaha released the worlds first “Virtual Acoustic” synthesizer based on computer physical modelling. If you’ve had some experience with the Yamaha VL1, VL1-m, VL-7, or their “Version 2” upgrades, you will have very little trouble understanding the VL70-m. If you are new to VA synthesis, however, you will need a little background before attempting to edit and modify voices. We urge you to read the following section of this manual — “Virtual Acoustic Synthesis — before getting into the details. It will make a huge difference in how quickly you understand the VL70-m system, and how efficiently you will be able to edit voices to create the sound you’re looking for. Other than the above, the structure of the manual is fairly straightforward. You can approach it in a “linear” manner, reading through from beginning to end, or on an “on demand” basis, going directly to the information you need as you need it. Use the table of contents at the beginning, and the index at the end of the manual to find the information you need.

Conventions

The following conventions are used through the VL70-m manuals to avoid confusion and make the text easier to read.

■ Buttons & Controls

Button and control names used on the VL70-m panel appear in the text in capital letters within square brackets: “the [ENTER] button”, for example.

■ Parameter Ranges

An ellipsis is used to indicate a range of parameter values: e.g. “0 … 127”. This minimizes the confusion sometimes caused by the use of a hyphen or dash for this purpose.

About the Manual

Contents

Precautions 4

Virtual Acoustic Synthesis 6

VA Advantages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The VL70-m Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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The Instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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The Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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The Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

There’s More … . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

The Controls & Connectors 12

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Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Setting Up 15

Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

MIDI Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Breath Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

WX-series Wind MIDI Controller . . . . . . . . 18

G50 Guitar MIDI Converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting to a Personal Computer . . . . . 20

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Connecting to an Apple Macintosh

Series Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Connecting to an IBM PC/AT Series

Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Connecting to an NEC PC-9801/9821

Series Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Audio Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Headphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Stereo Sound System . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Power-on Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Play the Demo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

The Supplied Demo Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

The VL70-m Voice Editing Software . . . . . 25

Voice Organization and Sound Module Modes 26

Voice Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

The VL70-m Sound Module Modes . . . . . . 27

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The VOICE Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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The VL-XG Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Selecting the VOICE or VL-XG Sound

Module Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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VL Extension for XG . . . . . . . . . . . 30

The VOICE PLAY Mode 31

The VOICE PLAY Main Control Mode . . . . 31

The VOICE PLAY Sub-control Mode . . . . . . 34

The VL-XG PLAY Mode 36

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A Simple XG System Incorporating

the VL70-m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

The VL-XG PLAY Main Control Mode . . . . 37

The VL-XG PLAY Sub-control Mode . . . . . . 40

Controllers & Control Editing 42

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Physical Controllers . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

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VL70-m Controller Parameters . . . 45 Accessing & Editing the Control

Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

The Control Edit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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VOICE Sound Module Mode Control

Edit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

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VL-XG Sound Module Mode Control

Edit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Control Edit Parameter Descriptions . 52

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Pitch Bend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Modulation Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Aftertouch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Assignable Controller . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Expression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

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Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Amplitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

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Embouchure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

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Tonguing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Scream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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Breath Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Growl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Throat Formant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Harmonic Enhancer . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Damping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

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Absorption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Contents

Filter & Envelope Generator Editing 66

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Amplitude & Filter EG . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Pitch & Embouchre EG . . . . . . . . . 66

Accessing & Editing the Filter &

EG Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

The Filter & EG Edit Parameters . . . . . . . . 69

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VOICE Sound Module Mode Filter &

EG Edit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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VL-XG Sound Module Mode Filter &

EG Edit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Filter & EG Edit Parameter

Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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Amplitude & Filter Envelope . . . . 72

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Pitch & Embouchure Envelope . . . 73

Other Edit Parameters 75

Accessing & Editing the “Others”

Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

The “Others” Edit Parameters . . . . . . . . . . 77

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VOICE Sound Module Mode

“Others” Edit Parameters . . . . . . . . . 77

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VL-XG Sound Module Mode

“Others” Edit Parameters . . . . . . . . . 78

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“Others” Edit Parameter Descriptions 79

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Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Detune & Voice Level . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Assignment & Expansion . . . . . . . 80

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Velocity Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Note Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

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Portamento . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Dry Level & Voice Name . . . . . . . . 82

The Store Function 84

Storing an Edited Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Effects & Effect Editing 86

Effect Signal Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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When the Variation Stage is

an Insertion Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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When the Variation Stage is

a System Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Accessing & Editing the Effect Parameters 88

The Reverb Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

The Chorus Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

The Variation Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

The Distortion Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Breath Settings 95

Accessing & Editing the Breath Parameters 95

The Breath Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

The Utility Mode 97

The System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

The Dump Out Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

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DUMPOUT Operation . . . . . . . . . 100

The Initialize Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Appendix 103

Show Control Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Show Exclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

The Message Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Message Window Data Format . 104

Bitmap Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Bitmap Window Data Format . . 105

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Creating Bitmap Data . . . . . . . . . 105

Checksum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Answers to Some Common Questions . . 110

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Index 114

Contents

Precautions !! PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE PROCEEDING !!

■ Location

Do not expose the instrument to the following conditions to avoid deformation, discoloration, or more serious damage.

• Direct sunlight (e.g. near a window).

• High temperatures (e.g. near a heat source, outside, or in a car during the daytime).

• Excessive humidity.

• Excessive dust.

• Strong vibration.

■ Power Supply

• Turn the power switch OFF when the instrument is not in use.

• The power adaptor should be unplugged from the AC outlet if the instrument is not to be used for an extended period of time.

• Unplug the instrument during electric storms.

• Avoid plugging the instrument into the same AC outlet as appliances with high power consumption, such as electric heaters or ovens. Also avoid using multi-plug adaptors since these can result in reduced sound quality and possibly damage.

■ Turn Power OFF When Making Connections

• To avoid damage to the instrument and other devices to which it is connected (a sound system, for example), turn the power switches of all related devices OFF prior to connecting or disconnecting audio and MIDI cables.

■ MIDI Connections

• When connecting the VL70-m to MIDI equipment, be sure to use highquality cables made especially for MIDI data transmission.

• Avoid MIDI cables longer than about 15 meters. Longer cables can pick up electrical noise that can causes data errors.

■ Handling and Transport

• Never apply excessive force to the controls, connectors or other parts of the instrument.

• Always unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly, cable.

• Disconnect all cables before moving the instrument.

• Physical shocks caused by dropping, bumping, or placing heavy objects on the instrument can result in scratches and more serious damage.

not by pulling on the

Precautions

■ Cleaning

• Clean the cabinet and panel with a dry soft cloth.

• A slightly damp cloth may be used to remove stubborn grime and dirt.

• Never use cleaners such as alcohol or thinner.

■ Electrical Interference

• This instrument contains digital circuitry and may cause interference if placed too close to radio or television receivers. If this occurs, move the instrument further away from the affected equipment.

■ Data Backup

• The VL70-m contains a special long-life battery that retains the contents of its internal memory even when the power is turned OFF. The backup battery should last for several years. When the backup battery needs to be replaced “Battery Low!” will appear on the display when the power is turned on. When this happens, have the backup battery replaced by qualified Yamaha service personnel. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE BACKUP BATTERY YOURSELF!

■ Service and Modification

• The VL70-m contains no user serviceable parts. Opening it or tampering with it in any way can lead to irreparable damage and possibly electric shock. Refer all servicing to qualified YAMAHA personnel.

■ Third-party Software

• Yamaha can not take any responsibility for software produced for this product by third-party manufacturers. Please direct any questions or comments about such software to the manufacturer or their agents.

YAMAHA is not responsible for damage caused by improper handling or operation.

Precautions

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 VL70-m simulates the very complex vibrations, resonances, reflections and other acoustic phenomena that occur in a real wind or string instrument.

VA Advantages

The VL70-m 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 VL70-m 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.

Virtual Acoustic Synthesis

The VL70-m Model

The overall VL70-m 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

Virtual Acoustic Synthesis

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NOTES

• 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.

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

String vibration

One of the remarkable features of the VL70-m’s Virtual Acoustic Synthesis system is that just about any driver can be used with any type of pipe or string.

Drivers Pipes/String

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 VL70-m model, 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 VL70-m 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 VL70-m: 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 windinstrument 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 halftonguing 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.

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 VL70-m’s sound-producing model and have a significant effect on the sound (the VL70-m has a separate effects stage with reverb, chorus, variation, and distortion effects — see page 86).

● 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). The harmonic enhancer parameters can be accessed via the Yamaha VL70m Expert Editor software (page 25).

Harmonic

Enhancer

Dynamic

Filter

● Dynamic Filter

This section is similar to the dynamic filters

Frequency

Equalizer

found in many conventional synthesizers, with high-pass, bandpass, band elimination, and low-pass modes. Some filter parameters

Resonator

are available via the VL70-m controls, but detailed editing of parameters such as the filter type requires the Yamaha VL70-m Expert Editor software (page 25)

● Frequency Equalizer

This is a 5-band parametric equalizer with frequency, Q (bandwidth), and level control. The equalizer also has pre-EQ high- and low-pass filters as well as key scaling capability for precise response control throughout the instrument’s range. Although only simplified treble and bass parameters are available via the VL70-m controls, the full range of equalizer parameters can be accessed via the Yamaha VL70-m Expert Editor software (page 25).

● 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 can be accessed via the Yamaha VL70-m Expert Editor software (page 25).

Virtual Acoustic Synthesis

There’s More …

In this brief introduction to VL70-m basics we’ve only looked at the central

physical model which is the key the VL70-m’s unprecedented sound and musical performance. There’s actually much more to it. There’s also an extensive range of other functions and features that are similar to those you may be familiar with from conventional synthesizers. There are, for example, programmable envelopes that can be applied to most of the controllers in addition to real-time player control. And, of course, there’s a comprehensive selection of utility functions that give the VL70-m maximum versatility and convenience. Now that you understand the basics, dive in and find out what the VL70-m can really do.

Virtual Acoustic Synthesis

The Controls & Connectors

The following brief descriptions of the VL70-m controls and connectors should help you to understand the overall logic of the interface.

Front Panel

[POWER/VOL] Control

Press to turn power ON or OFF. Rotate to adjust overall output volume (clockwise to increase the volume).

Breath Controller Jack

An optional Yamaha BC3, BC2 or BC1 Breath Controller can be plugged in here.

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WX IN Jack

Allows direct connection of a Yamaha WXseries Wind MIDI Controller such as the WX11 or WX7, without the need for a WT11 or BT7 wind controller interface.

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PHONES Jack

Accepts a standard pair of stereo headphones (stereo mini phone plug) for headphone monitoring of the VL70-m sound without the need for external amplification equipment. The volume of the headphone sound is adjusted via the [POWER/VOL] control.

Display

This large backlit liquid crystal display panel shows all parameters and prompts necessary for easy, efficient operation and programming of the VL70-m. The display contrast can be adjusted as described on page 99.

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[PLAY] Button

Press this button to select the VL70-m PLAY mode in which voices can be selected and played. If the PLAY mode is already selected,

pressing the [PLAY] button causes the currently selected voice to sound — a convenient test feature.

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[EDIT] Button

Activates the VL70-m EDIT mode in which voices can be edited to create new sounds.

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[UTIL] Button

Selects the VL70-m UTILITY mode. The UTILITY mode includes a range of important utility functions that affect operation of the VL70-m: SYSTEM SETUP, DUMP OUT, INITIALIZE, and DEMO SONG.

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[EFFECT] Button

Selects the VL70-m EFFECT mode in which the built-in reverb, chorus, variation, and distortion effects can be assigned and edited as required.

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[MODE] Button

Accesses the VL70-m sound module mode selection function.

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[BREATH] Button

Selects the BREATH SETTING which includes parameters that determine how the VL70-m responds to control from a breath controller, WX-series Wind MIDI Controller, or similar device.

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The Controls & Connectors

[MIDI/WX] Button

Pressing this button alternately selects the VL70m MIDI and WX control modes (when the rearpanel HOST SELECT switch is set to Mac, PC1, PC-2).

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[ENTER] Button

The [ENTER] button is used to engage submodes, confirm input, and execute certain operations. Double-clicking this button (i.e. press the button twice in rapid succession) provides access to the SHOW CONTROL and SHOW EXCLUSIVE (page 103) modes.

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[EXIT] Button

This button is used to exit from sub-modes and cancel certain operations. No matter where you are in the VL70-m display structure, pressing the [EXIT] button (a number of times if necessary) will eventually return you to the PLAY mode.

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PART [-] and [+] Buttons

When the VL-XG sound module mode is selected (page 28) these buttons select the part to be played. Either button can be pressed briefly for single stepping in the specified direction, or held for continuous scrolling. In either the VL-

XG or VOICE sound module mode (page 27) pressing both buttons simultaneously switches in and out of the PLAY mode sub-control mode (pages 34 and 40). When the EDIT mode is selected the PART buttons can be used to switch between parameters without having to return to the EDIT mode menu.

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SELECT [<] and [>] Buttons

These buttons are used to select sub-modes or parameters. In some cases the selection will be made from a menu displays, and in others the SELECT buttons will actually switch display pages.

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VALUE [-] and [+] Buttons

Used to select voices and edit parameter values. Either button can be pressed briefly for single stepping in the specified direction, or held for continuous scrolling. They also have a large-step function which allows you to skip ahead or backward in larger increments when selecting voices or editing numeric parameters: press either the [-] or [+] button while holding the other button.

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w y u i o !0 !1e

WX IN BREATH

PHONES

POWER/VOL

PUSH ON/OFF

q t

PART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY

VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR

BC/WX VELOCITY TOUCH EG

VOICE VL-XG

PART

EFFECT

BREATH

MIDI/

ENTER

EXIT

ALL

SELECT

VALUE

PLAY EDIT

UTIL

MODE

!2 !3 !4

The Controls & Connectors

!6 !7

Rear Panel

DC IN Connector

The DC output cable from the Yamaha PA-3B AC Power Adaptor supplied with the VL70-m is plugged in here.

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OUTPUT L/MONO and R Jacks

These are the main stereo outputs from the VL70-m. Be sure to connect both outputs to the appropriate channels of a stereo sound system in order to appreciate the full quality of the VL70m sound and effects. The L/MONO jack can be used alone when connecting to a mono sound system (e.g. a musical instrument amplifier).

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MIDI IN, OUT and THRU Connectors

The MIDI IN connector receives the data from an external sequencer or other MIDI device which is to control or transmit data to the VL70m. The MIDI THRU connector simply retransmits the data received at the MIDI IN connector, allowing convenient chaining of MIDI devices. The MIDI OUT connector transmits data corresponding to VL70-m Breath Controller operation, or bulk data when one of the MIDI data transmission functions are activated. The MIDI OUT connector can also be used to “echo” (re-transmit) data received via the MIDI IN or TO HOST connectors.

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TO HOST Connector & HOST SELECT Switch

This jack and selector switch allow direct connection to a personal computer for sequencing and other music applications — without the need for a separate MIDI interface.

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MIDI

THRU OUT IN

The Controls & Connectors

HOST SELECT

MIDI Mac

PC-2 PC-1

TO HOST DC IN

!8 !9@1@0

OUTPUT

R L/MONO

SER NO.

Setting Up

then plug the adaptor into a convenient wall AC power socket. It is also a good idea to clip the adaptor’s DC cable into the cable clip on the VL70-m rear panel to minimize the possibility of accidentally unplugging the cable during operation.

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CAUTION

• Do not attempt to use an AC adaptor other than the supplied unit or an appropriate

replacement provided by your Yamaha dealer to power the VL70-m. The use of an incompatible adaptor may cause irreparable damage to the VL70-m, and might pose a serious shock hazard!

• Be sure to unplug the AC adaptor from the AC mains socket when the VL70-m is not in

use.

Power Supply

Your VL70-m comes supplied with a Yamaha PA-3B AC adaptor. Plug the

DC output cable from the AC adaptor into the DC IN jack on the rear panel,

DC-IN

HOST SELECT

MIDI Mac

PC-2 PC-1

TO HOST DC IN

OUTPUT

R L/MONO

SER NO.

PA-3B

AC power socket

Setting Up

MIDI Connections

The VL70-m can be used with virtually any type of MIDI controller: key-

board, wind controller, sequencer, etc. To ensure reliable error-free transfer of MIDI data always use high-quality MIDI cables obtained from your Yamaha dealer or music equipment store. Also avoid MIDI cables that are longer than about 15 meters, since cables longer than this can pick up noise which can cause data errors. The VL70-m MIDI receive channel and device number parameters are available via the PLAY mode display and PLAY mode sub-control display (pages 32 and

34). Make sure these parameters are set to match the corresponding settings of the MIDI controller used with the VL70-m.

● The VL70-m receives the following MIDI data:

Note

Control Change

Aftertouch

Pitch Bend

Program Change & Bank Select

System Exclusive

The played note and velocity values.

Modulation wheel, breath controller, foot controller, sustain, and other controller data.

Keyboard aftertouch pressure (channel aftertouch only).

Pitch bend wheel position.

Voice numbers and bank select messages.

Voice and system data transmitted in the form of “bulk dumps.”

Setting Up

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NOTES

• IMPORTANT!: The rear-panel HOST SELECT switch must be set to “MIDI” when the VL70-

m is

not connected to a computer via the TO HOST connector.

• For detailed MIDI specifications refer to the “MIDI Data Format” on page 26 of the List

Book.

• When using the VL70-m with other MIDI equipment, it is a good idea to refer to the

MIDI specifications (implementation chart, MIDI data format) of the equipment used to ensure compatibility.

Breath Controller

If you will be using the VL70-m with a keyboard, a breath controller is an

essential expressive tool — both for realistic expression with wind-instrument voices and unprecedented expressive control with string voices. Plug an optional Yamaha BC3, BC2 or BC1 Breath Controller into the front-panel breath controller jack. If the controlling MIDI keyboard has a breath controller jack, it might be more convenient to plug the breath contoller in there rather than directly into the VL70-m. The Breath Controller is ideal for controlling parameters that would normally be affected by a wind player’s breath: dynamics, timbre, pitch, and others.

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IMPORTANT!

• If you will be using a BC3, BC2, or BC1 breath controller plugged into the BREATH jack,

the “Breath Mode” parameter must be set to “BC/WX” (page 96). This is also necessary if you plug the breath controller into the keyboard’s breath controller jack.

MIDI OUT

MIDI keyboard

MIDI IN

BC/WX VELOCITY TOUCH EG

VOICE VL-XG

PLAY EDIT

UTIL

MODE

PART

MIDI/

ALL

ENTER

SELECT

EFFECT

EXIT

VALUE

BREATH

BC3

BREATH

WX IN BREATH

PHONES

POWER/VOL

PART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY

PUSH ON/OFF

VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR

VL70-m

Setting Up

WX-series Wind MIDI Controller

The VL70-m is an ideal tone generator for use with a Yamaha WX-series

Wind MIDI Controller such as the WX11 or WX7. In either case the controller can be plugged directly into the WX IN connector on the VL70-m front panel, without the need for a WT11 or BT7 wind controller interface.

WX IN

WX IN BREATH

PHONES

POWER/VOL

PART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY

PUSH ON/OFF

VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR

BC/WX VELOCITY TOUCH EG

VOICE VL-XG

PLAY EDIT

UTIL

MODE

PART

MIDI/

ALL

EFFECT

SELECT

ENTER

VALUE

EXIT

BREATH

VL70-m

WX11

Special care must be taken with the following parameters and controls when using a WX-series Wind MIDI Controller:

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NOTES

• If a WX controller is unplugged while the VL70-m power is on, the breath level may

remain fixed at “0” and subsequently played notes may not sound. If this happens, turn the VL70-m power off and then on again.

BREATH MODE

SOUND MODULE MODE

LIP MODE

MIDI/WX SETTING

The Breath Mode parameter (page 96) must be set to “BC/WX” in order for the VL70-m to recognize breath data from the controller.

If you intend to drive additional MIDI devices via the VL70-m MIDI OUT connector when using a Wind MIDI Controller, the VL70-m sound module mode should be set to VOICE (page 29). When the VL-XG mode is selected MIDI note data received via the MIDI IN connector is not re-transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector.

WX-series Wind MIDI Controllers produce pitch bend data ranging from “-16” to “+32” in response to lip (reed) pressure. The WX Lip parameter (page 98) determines whether these values are used as is (“Norm”), or expanded to a “-64” through “+63” range (“Expd”). When the “Expd” mode is selected, the expanded pitch bend data is also transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector. 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.

When the VL70-m is connected to a WX controller and a computer via the TO HOST connector, and the HOST SELECT switch is set to any position other than “MIDI”, the front-panel [MIDI/WX] button must be used to select the “WX” mode (a small WX icon will appear on the left side of the display) in order for the VL70-m to recognize data from the WX controller. When the HOST SELECT switch is set to “MIDI” the VL70-m accepts both MIDI and WX data (both the MIDI and WX icons appear on the display), and the [MIDI/WX] button has no effect.

Setting Up

G50 Guitar MIDI Converter

The Yamaha G50 is a high-performance Guitar MIDI Converter designed to

work in conjunction with the Yamaha G1D Divided Pickup Unit installed on an electric or steel-string acoustic guitar. The G50 offers unprecedented MIDI guitar synthesizer performance with exceptionally fast response and a range of advanced features that bring the true creative potential of MIDI control to guitar players for the first time. Naturally, the VL70-m is an ideal tone generator for use with a MIDI guitar system based on the G50.

Guitar

GUITAR MIDI

CONVERTER

G50

WRITE

PARAMETER

GUITAR SETUP EXTERNAL TG SETUP A PLAYING STYLE B NOTE ON LEVEL C NOTE OFF LEVEL D VELO CITY E CHROMATIC F TRANSPOSE G PITCH BEND RANGE

H PROGRAM CHANGE # I BANK MSB J BANK LSB K VOLUME L PAN M ASSIGNABLE 1 N O ASSIGNABLE 2 P VALUE

REALTIME CONTROL Q SPLIT R MEMORY2# S MEM2 LOCATION T PICKING CONTROL U FRONT V REAR W TOUCH CONTROL

VALUE

X SENSITIVITY Y SUSTAIN/HOLD PEDAL

MIDI OUT

G1D

WX IN BREATH

PHONES

POWER/VOL

PART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY

PUSH ON/OFF

VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR

MIDI IN

BC/WX VELOCITY TOUCH EG

VOICE VL-XG

PLAY EDIT

UTIL

MODE

PART

MIDI/

ALL

ENTER

SELECT

EFFECT

BREATH

EXIT

VALUE

VL70-m

Since the G50 produces MIDI output, the standard MIDI connection rules that apply to a keyboard or any other MIDI controller also apply when connecting the G50 to the VL70-m (page 16).

Setting Up

●Connector Pin

Numbers

mini Din 8-pin

678

34125

D-SUB 9-pin

54321

9876

D-SUB 25-pin

123456789

14 15 161718 19 20

21 22

10 11 12

23 24 25

Connecting to a Personal Computer

Although the VL70-m can be connected to a personal computer via the

MIDI IN/OUT connectors and a MIDI interface, the TO HOST connector and selector switch allow direct connection to Apple Macintosh, IBM PC/AT, or NEC PC-9801/9821 series personal computers for sequencing and other music applications without the need for a separate MIDI interface.

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IMPORTANT!

• If the VL70-m is to be connected to a computer via the TO HOST connector

controller via the MIDI IN connector, the “echo back” function of the music software or sequencer you are using must be turned “on” so that the MIDI note data from the controller is returned to the VL70-m and any subsequent devices connected to the VL70m MIDI OUT connector.

Modem or

PLAY EDIT

UTIL

EFFECT

BC/WX VELOCITY TOUCH EG

BREATH

MODE

VOICE VL-XG

Printer port

RS-232C

TO HOSTMIDI IN

MIDI/

PART

ALL

ENTER

SELECT

EXIT

VALUE

IBM

MIDI controller

MIDI OUT

WX IN BREATH

PHONES

POWER/VOL

PUSH ON/OFF

VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR

PART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY

VL70-m

and a MIDI

PS/V

Personal

computer

Personal System/V

Connecting to an Apple Macintosh Series Computer

Connect the TO HOST connector of the VL70-m to the modem or printer port on your Macintosh, depending on which port your MIDI software is using for MIDI data communication, using a standard Macintosh 8-pin system peripheral cable. Set the TO HOST selector to the “Mac” position. You may also have to make other MIDI interface settings on the computer side, depending on the type of software you use (refer to your software owner’s manual). In any case the clock speed should be set to 1 MHz.

● “Mac” Cable Connections

mini Din 8-pin mini Din 8-pin

• 8-pin system peripheral cable.

• Data transfer rate: 31,250 bps.

Setting Up

Connecting to an IBM PC/AT Series Computer

Connect the TO HOST connector of the VL70-m to the RS-232C port on your IBM computer, using a standard 8-pin MINI DIN → 9-pin D-SUB cross cable. Set the TO HOST selector to the “PC-2” position. Refer to your software owner’s manual for information on any settings you might have to make on the computer side.

● “PC-2” Cable Connections

mini Din 8-pin D-SUB 9-pin

• 8-pin mini DIN → 9-pin D-SUB cable. Use a “PC-1” type cable if your computer uses a 25-pin serial port.

• Data transfer rate: 38,400 bps.

Connecting to an NEC PC-9801/9821 Series Computer

The NEC PC-9801/9821 computers are widely used in Japan. Connect the TO HOST connector of the VL70-m to the RS-232C port on your NEC computer, using a standard 8-pin MINI DIN → 25-pin D-SUB cross cable. Set the TO HOST selector to the “PC-1” position. Refer to your software owner’s manual for information on any settings you might have to make on the computer side.

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NOTES

• If your system doesn’t work properly with the connections and settings listed above, your software may require different settings. Check your software operation manual and set the HOST SELECT switch to the position the provides the appropriate data transfer rate.

● “PC-1” Cable Connections

mini Din 8-pin D-SUB 25-pin

• 8-pin mini DIN → 25-pin D-SUB cable. Use a “PC-2” type cable if your computer uses a 9-pin serial port.

• Data transfer rate: 31,250 bps.

Setting Up

Audio Connections

■ Headphones

For private listening and practice headphones are ideal. You don’t have to hook up and complete sound system, and you won’t disturb the neighbors no matter how loud or late you play. Any standard pair of stereo headphones with a stereo mini phone plug and an impedance of between about 8 and 150 ohms can be used.

■ Stereo Sound System

The VL70-m voices and effects are designed to sound their best in stereo, so you should always use a stereo sound system to appreciate the full impact of the VL70-m voices and expressive features. The VL70-m OUTPUT L/MONO and R jacks can be connected directly to musical instrument amplifiers designed for keyboard use, or to the line inputs of a mixing console. It is also possible to connect the VL70-m outputs directly to the inputs of a multitrack or stereo tape recorder.

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NOTES

• If you need to drive a mono amp or other device, connect only the L/MONO output jack.

The left and right channel signals are automatically combined and delivered via the L/ MONO jack when a single phone plug is inserted in this jack and the R output jack is left unconnected.

• Make sure that both the VL70-m and your sound system are turned OFF when making

connections.

Setting Up

Power-on Procedure

Always follow proper procedure when powering-up a sound system to

minimize the possibility of damage to the equipment (and your ears!).

1. Make sure your sound system’s main level/volume control(s) and the

VL70-m volume control are turned all the way down prior to turning power on.

2. Turn on the VL70-m.

3. Turn on your MIDI controller (and computer/sequencer, if used).

4. Turn on the sound system.

5. Raise the sound system volume to a reasonable level.

6. Gradually raise the VL70-m VOLUME control while playing the MIDI

controller to set the desired listening level.

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NOTES

• Some keyboards and other MIDI controllers automatically transmit MIDI control change

data corresponding to their control status when the power switch is turned ON or OFF. The VL70-m is programmed to receive this data and respond accordingly, so it is preferable to turn the VL70-m ON

before turning the controlling device ON.

Setting Up

Play the Demo

Once you’ve set up your VL70-m system, you might like to play the pre-

programmed demo sequence to hear how some of the voices sound. This process will also help to familiarize you with some of the VL70-m’s selection and editing procedures.

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NOTES

• When the demo is played all system setup parameters and current voice are initialized. If

your VL70-m memory contains data you want to keep, be sure to use the bulk dump function (page 100) to save the data to an external MIDI data recorder or other appropriate storage device before playing the demo.

1. Select the Utility Mode

Press the [UTILITY] button to select the utility mode.

2. Select the Demo Mode

Use the SELECT [<] and [>] buttons to select the “DEMO” mode.

3. Press [ENTER] and Confirm

Press the [ENTER] button if it’s OK to go ahead with the demo. The VL70m will ask you to confirm: press [ENTER] again to proceed to the demo song select display, or [EXIT] to abort.

4. Select a Song

Use the VALUE [-] and [+] buttons to select the demo song number you want to start with.

5. Run the Demo

Press the [ENTER] button to run the demo. Playback will start with the selected song, then all other songs will be played in sequence. The cycle will repeat until stopped.

6. Stop the Demo

Press the [EXIT] button to stop demo playback. This will return you to the demo song select display.

7. Return To the Play Mode When Done

Press the [PLAY] button to return to the PLAY mode.

Setting Up

The Supplied Demo Disk

The VL70-m is supplied with a demonstration data disk which contains

several songs which demonstrate some of the VL70-m’s advanced musical capabilities. The songs on this disk can be reproduced using any sequencer or computer-based sequence software which can handle SMF (Standard MIDI File — format 0) song files. All of the demo songs use the VL70-m for the main melody line, while a second XG tone generator (Yamaha MU50 or MU80 for example) supplies the backing.

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NOTES

• The supplied disk is a 2DD type (720 kilobytes) using MS-DOS format. The disk can be

read by Macintosh computers by using the PC Exchange application and an application such as ResEdit which can change the file’s file type.

The VL70-m Voice Editing Software

— What It Is & Where To Get It —

The range of parameters accessible via the VL70-m programming interface is limited to the simplest “upper level” of virtual acoustic synthesis parameters. The “core” parameters which are the true foundation of physical modeling are extremely complex, and were therefore not made directly accessible. The VL70-m Expert Editor voice editing software provides full access to the complete range of physical modeling parameters. It can be used alone to create new voices, or edit voices loaded from the VL70-m. The VL70-m Expert Editor is basically a refined version of the editing software Yamaha voicing professionals use to create original voices for VL-series synthesizers and tone generators. It therefore gives you full professional-level programming power and potential. Another handy VL editing software is the VL Visual Editor. The VL Visual Editor makes it easy for anyone to create new VL voices via a graphic, easy-touse editing interface. The VL70-m Expert Editor can read voice files created by the VL Visual Editor, allowing further in-depth programming.

The VL Voice Editing Software can be obtained via Yamaha’s XG home page on the World Wide Web, “http://www.yamaha.co.jp./english/xg/html/ libhm.html”.

Setting Up

Voice Organization and Sound Module Modes

Voice Organization

The VL70-m voices are organized into four main banks. Additional banks

are used when the VL70-m is set to operate in the VL-XG sound module mode (page 29). The four main banks are as follows:

PRESET 1

PRESET 2

CUSTOM

INTERNAL

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

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.

The CUSTOM bank has 6 memory locations in which voices can be edited in detail via an appropriate personal computer and the Yamaha VL70-m Expert Editor application software (page

25). When the VL70-m is initially shipped CUSTOM voice numbers 001 through 006 contain a selection of sound-effect type voices from the PRESET banks.

The INTERNAL bank has 64 memory locations in which voices you have edited can be stored and easy recalled for use as required. Unlike CUSTOM voices, INTERNAL voices can be edited via the VL70-m panel controls. When the VL70-m is initially shipped INTERNAL voice numbers 001 through 064 contain a selection of voices from the PRESET 1 and PRESET 2 banks, set up to be played via a WX-series Wind MIDI Controller.

Banks 112 through 119 become available when the VL70-m is set to the VL-XG sound module mode (page 29). In the VL-XG sound module mode some voices from the PRESET 1 and PRESET 2 banks are assigned MIDI bank and program change numbers conforming to the Yamaha XG format. Since the VL70-m does not have a full set of XG-compatible voices, however, some voice numbers will be skipped (e.g. 23, 24, 27, etc.).

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NOTES

• PRESET 1, PRESET 2, and CUSTOM voices can be edited via the VL70-m panel controls,

but the edited voices cannot be stored to the PRESET 1, PRESET 2, or CUSTOM bank. Edited voices can only be stored to the INTERNAL bank, and only when the VL70-m is set to the VOICE sound module mode (page 29).

• The factory preset CUSTOM and INTERNAL

voices can be restored by using the Factory Set Initialize function described on page 102.

• Refer to the separate “List Book” for a com-

plete listing of the VL70-m voices.

• Use the MIDI bank MSB (control number 00)

and LSB (control number 32) numbers listed at right to select VL70-m banks from an external MIDI device. In the VOICE sound module mode, the MSB is ignored (recognized as 33) and only LSB numbers 0 through 3 are recognized.

Voice Organization and Sound Module Modes

BANK MSB LSB PRESET 1 33 0

PRESET 2 33 1 CUSTOM 33 2 INTERNAL 33 3 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

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