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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
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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Yamaha electronic prod- methods used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping ucts may have either labels similar to the graphics shown with both the letter and the spirit of the law, we want you to below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the be aware of the following: enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and Battery Notice: This product MAY conta
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please refer to the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS listed below rather than those in the original Feature Reference manual. The safety instructions given here are complete and correct. INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK, AND FIRE HAZARD POSSIBILITIES HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS LIST. WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic product, 8. This product was NOT designed for use in wet/damp basic precautions should always be followed. These pre
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Welcome to Version 2 Whether you have purchased a VL1 Version 2, VL1-m Ver- sion 2, or VL7 Version 2 or upgraded from an original version, you are now in possession of what is currently the most advanced computer-based “physical modelling” musical synthesis system in the world. VL Version 2 is a software upgrade which significantly enhances the sound and playability of the original VL system in the same sense that operating system upgrades for personal computers can provide major improvements in
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VL Version 2 Contents About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Model Name Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5 1: Initial Setup Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 VL1-m Ver.2 MIDI Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Audio Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Load the Pre-programmed Voice Data . . . . . . . . . 7 Power-on Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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VL Version 2 22 4. New Features & Parameters PLAY Mode EDIT/E1/MISC/THROAT FORMANT/KSC . . 44 Play Mode Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 EDIT/E1/MISC/MIXING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Continuous Sliders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 EDIT/E1/MISC/EXCITATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Excitation Level to Pipe/String Key Scaling. . . 46 EDIT Mode Excitation Level to Driver Key Scaling . . . . . . 47 Initial Edit Page Excitati
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VL Version 2 About This Manual This manual supplements the original VL manuals with information about the improvements and changes in Version 2. The information provided in the original VL manuals is essential for a full understanding of Version 2, and those manuals — particularly the Getting Started manual — should be read before attempting any serious work with Version 2. This manual is made up of 5 chapters, as follows: 1. Initial Setup [˘ Page 5] Setting up the instrument without external co
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1: Initial Setup VL Version 2 1: Initial Setup The best way to appreciate the outstanding sound and playability of Ver- sion 2 is to set up and try out some of the voices. Although controllers such as a foot controller, breath controller, and footswitch are essential for maximum musical expression with Version 2, you can initially set up without them and still appreciate the extraordinary sound and playability it offers. This section will guide you through the basic setup and voice loading proce
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VL Version 2 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 instrument’s volume control are turned all the way down prior to turning power on. 2. Turn on the instrument. If you are using a VL1-m Ver.2, turn on your MIDI key- board or other controller after turning on the VL1-m Ver.2. 3. Turn on the sound system. 4. Raise
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1: Initial Setup VL Version 2 NOTES For detailed MIDI specifications refer to the “MIDI Data Format” section in the “Voice Lists & MIDI Data for Version 2” document. When using the VL1-m Ver.2 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. Load the Pre-programmed Voice Data Although the factory pre-programmed voices are stored in the instrument’s internal memory when it i
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VL Version 2 3. Select the Disk Function Directory Press the £ function button (“Disk”) to select the utility mode disk function directory. 4. Select “Load From Disk” Use the cursor buttons to move the cursor to “Load From Disk” and then press [. 5. Select “All” and Select the “VL1_VER2.ALL” or “VL7_VER2.ALL” File Make sure the cursor is positioned at “All” and press [. When the list of files appears use the cursor > and < buttons to select the “VL1_VER2.ALL” file if you have a VL1 Ver.2 or VL1-
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1: Initial Setup VL Version 2 7. Return to the Play Mode, Eject the Disk, & Select a Voice When the “Completed!” display appears, press the P button to return to the play mode, then press the eject button below the disk drive slot to eject the disk. Store the disk in a safe place. You must now select a voice in order for the loaded data to be properly activated — see the following section. About the Version 2 Data Disk The Version 2 floppy disk contains the following files: NOTES These voice f
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VL Version 2 2: Test Driving Version 2 Set the Breath Mode to “Touch EG” Once the Version 2 voices are loaded you’re almost ready to try them out — “almost” because there’s one more step necessary to play the voices without a breath controller: NOTES The procedure below sets the breath mode to “Touch EG” so “breath” control can be applied via keyboard touch response. This setting is automatically selected when the VL1-VER2.ALL or VL7_VER2.ALL file is loaded, so you may not need to bother with
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2: Test Driving Version 2 VL Version 2 Try Some Version 2 Voices Voice selection is described in detail in the Getting Started manual. In case you’re not already familiar with the procedures, here’s a summary to get you started. 1. Select the Play Mode Press the P button so that its indicator lights and the word “PLAY” appears in the upper left corner of the LCD panel. 2. Select a Voice On the VL1 Ver.2 or VL7 Ver.2 any voice can be selected by specifying its bank using the bank keys (a, b, c, e
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VL Version 2 is described in the next section of this manual), and compare it with the D02 BaritonSax voice. The difference should be obvious. A04 Jazz Trumpt Use this voice to play a trumpet phrase. Like the previous voice, you should fairly easily be able to produce the sound of a trumpet played by a highly accomplished artist. Version 2 allows a much more accurate simulation of the trumpet tubing, resulting in a highly responsive, realistic trumpet voice. This voice is ideal for jazzy phras
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2: Test Driving Version 2 VL Version 2 4. Move the cursor to “Breath Noise” and press the [ button. 5. Move the cursor to the “Noise” parameter (currently set to “Dark Woody”), and use the = and - buttons to select different noise types while playing the voice (there are 23 different noise types to choose from). 6. Press the P button to return to the play mode when done. The noise parameter you just edited changes the noise components at the flute mouthpiece. The ability to choose from a range o
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VL Version 2 3. Press the ™ (Efct) button. 4. Move the cursor to “Modulation Effect” and press the [ button. 5. Move the cursor to the “Modulation Effect Type” parameter (cur- rently set to “Flanger”). Play the voice to hear the sound of the bass voice with a subtle touch of flanger, then press the - button a few times to select the Dist+Flanger effect type. Play the voice again to hear the difference. 6. Press the P button to return to the play mode when done. Unlike the original VL models, Ver
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2: Test Driving Version 2 VL Version 2 Controller Connection & Calibration If you followed the procedures in the previous section you are already at least partly familiar with the extraordinary expressive capabilities of the VL1 Ver.2, VL7 Ver.2, or VL1-m Ver.2 — without using external controllers. The next step is to connect a foot controller and breath controller and experiment with the unprecedented expressive power at your disposal when Version 2 is used with external controllers. The BC2 Br
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VL Version 2 2. Select the Utility Mode System Page Press the U button to select the utility mode. Then, if it is not already selected when the utility mode display appears, press the ¡ button to select the “System” function page. NOTES On the VL1 Ver.2 and VL7 Ver.2 you can move the cursor to “Assign- able Ctrl” and press [ to see the current control assignments for the various controllers. Press ] when you’re ready to go back to the previous page. On the VL1-m press the ¶ (Moni) button to
