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6. Repeat As Necessary
Repeat steps 4 and 5 to edit as many parameters as required.
7. Exit When Done
Press ther [EXIT] button to return to the VOICE EDIT sub-mode menu, or
the [PLAY] button to return to the VOICE PLAY mode when you’re finished
editing.

 IMPORTANT!
• If you want to keep the changes you made in the VOICE EDIT mode, be sure to store the
edited voice to an appropriate INTERNAL voice number before selecting a new voice. 
All
edited data will be lost if you select a new voice before storing the edited voice!
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Pitch Bend........................................................................................52
01: PB Ctrl (Pitch Bend Control)
02: PB LowCtrl (Pitch Bend Low Control)
03: PBLFO PMod (Pitch Bend LFO Pitch Modulation)
Modulation Wheel..........................................................................53
04: MWLFO PMod (Modulation Wheel LFO Pitch Modulation)
05: MWLFO FMod (Modulation Wheel LFO Filter Modulation)
Aftertouch.......................................................................................53
06: ATFil Ctrl (Aftertouch Filter Control)
07: ATLFO PMod (Aftertouch LFO Pitch Modulation)
Assignable Controller.....................................................................54
08: AC1 CC No. (Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number)
09: AC1FilCtrl (Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control)
10: AC1AmpCtrl (Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control)
11: AC1LFOPMod (Assignable Controller 1 LFO Pitch Modulation)
Expression........................................................................................54
12: Exp Mode (Expression Mode)
Pressure............................................................................................55
13: Prs CC No. (Pressure Control Change Number)
14: PrsCtrlDpt (Pressure Control Depth)
15: Prs Curve (Pressure Curve)
Filter..............................................................................................55
16: Fil CC No. (Filter Control Change Number)
17: FilCtrlDpt (Filter Control Depth)
18: Fil Curve (Filter Curve)
Amplitude........................................................................................56
19: Amp CC No. (Amplitude Control Change Number)
20: AmpCtrlDpt (Amplitude Control Depth)
21: Amp Curve (Amplitude Curve)
Controllers & Control Editing
The Control Edit Parameters
Please note that a number of CONTROL EDIT parameters which are avail-
able in the VOICE sound module mode are not available in the VL-XG
sound module mode (page 28). The parameter numbers are therefore different in
each mode. Some of the value ranges are also different — the differences will
be listed with the actual parameter descriptions.
 VOICE Sound Module Mode Control Edit Parameters
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Embouchure.....................................................................................57
22: Emb CC No. (Embouchure Control Change Number)
23: EmbUpprDpt (Embouchure Upper Control Depth)
24: EmbLowrDpt (Embouchure Lower Control Depth)
25: Emb Mode (Embouchure Mode)
Tonguing..........................................................................................58
26: Tng CC No. (Tonguing Control Change Number)
27: TngCtrlDpt (Tonguing Control Depth)
28: Tng Curve (Tonguing Curve)
Scream..............................................................................................59
29: Scr CC No. (Scream Control Change Number)
30: ScrCtrlDpt (Scream Control Depth)
31: Scr Curve (Scream Curve)
Breath Noise....................................................................................60
32: Bnz CC No. (Breath Noise Control Change Number)
33: BnzCtrlDpt (Breath Noise Control Depth)
34: Bnz Curve (Breath Noise Curve)
Growl..............................................................................................61
35: Grl CC No. (Growl Control Change Number)
36: GrlCtrlDpt (Growl Control Depth)
37: Grl Curve (Growl Curve)
Throat Formant...............................................................................62
38: Thr CC No. (Throat Formant Control Change Number)
39: ThrCtrlDpt (Throat Formant Control Depth)
40: Thr Curve (Throat Formant Curve)
Harmonic Enhancer.........................................................................62
41: Hrm CC No. (Harmonic Enhancer Control Change Number)
42: HrmCtrlDpt (Harmonic Enhancer Control Depth)
43: Hrm Curve (Harmonic Enhancer Curve)
Damping..........................................................................................63
44: Dmp CC No. (Damping Control Change Number)
45: DmpCtrlDpt (Damping Control Depth)
46: Dmp Curve (Damping Curve)
Absorption.......................................................................................64
47: Abs CC No. (Apsorption Control Change Number)
48: AbsCtrlDpt (Absorption Control Depth)
49: Abs Curve (Absorption Curve) 
						

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 VL-XG Sound Module Mode Control Edit Parameters
Refer to the page numbers listed for full details on each parameter.
Pitch Bend........................................................................................52
01: PB Ctrl (Pitch Bend Control)
02: PB LowCtrl (Pitch Bend Low Control)
03: PBLFO PMod (Pitch Bend LFO Pitch Modulation)
Modulation Wheel..........................................................................53
04: MWLFO PMod (Modulation Wheel LFO Pitch Modulation)
05: MWLFO FMod (Modulation Wheel LFO Filter Modulation)
Aftertouch.......................................................................................53
06: ATFil Ctrl (Aftertouch Filter Control)
07: ATLFO PMod (Aftertouch LFO Pitch Modulation)
Assignable Controller.....................................................................54
08: AC1 CC No. (Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number)
09: AC1FilCtrl (Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control)
10: AC1AmpCtrl (Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control)
11: AC1LFOPMod (Assignable Controller 1 LFO Pitch Modulation)
Pressure............................................................................................55
12: Prs CC No. (Pressure Control Change Number)
13: PrsCtrlDpt (Pressure Control Depth)
Embouchure.....................................................................................57
14: Emb CC No. (Embouchure Control Change Number)
15: EmbCtrlDpt (Embouchure Control Depth)
Tonguing..........................................................................................58
16: Tng CC No. (Tonguing Control Change Number)
17: TngCtrlDpt (Tonguing Control Depth)
Scream..............................................................................................59
18: Scr CC No. (Scream Control Change Number)
19: ScrCtrlDpt (Scream Control Depth)
Breath Noise....................................................................................60
20: Bnz CC No. (Breath Noise Control Change Number)
21: BnzCtrlDpt (Breath Noise Control Depth)
Growl..............................................................................................61
22: Grl CC No. (Growl Control Change Number)
23: GrlCtrlDpt (Growl Control Depth) 
						

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Throat Formant...............................................................................62
24: Thr CC No. (Throat Formant Control Change Number)
25: ThrCtrlDpt (Throat Formant Control Depth)
Harmonic Enhancer.........................................................................62
26: Hrm CC No. (Harmonic Enhancer Control Change Number)
27: HrmCtrlDpt (Harmonic Enhancer Control Depth)
Damping..........................................................................................63
28: Dmp CC No. (Damping Control Change Number)
29: DmpCtrlDpt (Damping Control Depth)
Absorption.......................................................................................64
30: Abs CC No. (Apsorption Control Change Number)
31: AbsCtrlDpt (Absorption Control Depth)
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 Control Edit Parameter Descriptions
The small parameter numbers in parentheses apply in the VL-XG sound module mode.
Pitch Bend
01
(01): PB Ctrl
•Pitch Bend Control
•Settings: -24 … +24
This parameter sets the maximum amount of pitch
bend which will occur when the pitch controller is
set to its maximum position (e.g. when the pitch
bend wheel on a keyboard is rolled all the way up).
Minus setting produce a downward pitch bend.
Each increment corresponds to a semitone. A
setting of “+12”, for example, results in maximum
upward pitch bend of one octave.
• This setting automaically switches the plus/
minus status of the “PB LowCtrl” parameter,
below: If “PB Ctrl” is set to a “+” value, “PB
LowCtrl” is automatically switched to a “-”
value, and vice-versa.
• 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 VL70-m 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 “mathemati-
cally” accurate.
02(02): PB LowCtrl
•Pitch Bend Low Control
•Settings: -24 … +24
“PB LowCtrl” sets the maximum amount of pitch
bend which will occur when the pitch controller is
set to its lowest position (e.g. when the pitch bend
wheel on a keyboard is rolled all the way down).
Plus settings produce an upward pitch bend. Each
increment corresponds to a semitone. A setting of
“-12”, for example, results in maximum downward
pitch bend of one octave.
03(03): PBLFO PMod
•Pitch Bend LFO Pitch Modulation
•Settings: 000 … 127
Sets the amount of LFO pitch modulation applied
by the pitch controller (e.g. the pitch bend wheel
on a keyboard). The higher the value the greater
the amount of pitch modulation produced by pitch
controller operation. A setting of “000” produces
no pitch modulation.
• In the VL70-m pitch modulation produces
extremely realistic vibrato effects by simulta-
neously modulating the pitch, embouchure, and
pressure parameters.
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Modulation Wheel
04
(04): MWLFO PMod
•Modulation Wheel LFO Pitch Modulation
•Settings: 000 … 127
Sets the amount of LFO pitch modulation applied
by the modulation controller (e.g. the modulation
wheel on a keyboard — MIDI control change
number 01). The higher the value the greater the
amount of pitch modulation produced by modula-
tion controller operation. A setting of “000”
produces no pitch modulation.
05(05): MWLFO FMod
•Modulation Wheel LFO Filter Modulation
•Settings: 000 … 127
Sets the amount of LFO filter cutoff frequency
modulation applied by the modulation controller
(e.g. the modulation wheel on a keyboard — MIDI
control change number 01). The higher the value
the greater the amount of filter modulation pro-
duced by modulation controller operation. A setting
of “000” produces no filter modulation.
Aftertouch
06
(06): ATFil Ctrl
•Aftertouch Filter Control
•Settings: -64 … +63
Determines the degree to which the filter is
affected by keyboard aftertouch. Plus settings
cause the cutoff frequency of the filter to increase
in response to increasing aftertouch pressure, while
minus values cause the filter frequency to decrease
in response to increasing aftertouch pressure.
07(07): ATLFO  PMod
•Aftertouch LFO Pitch Modulation
•Settings: 000 … 127
Sets the amount of LFO pitch modulation applied
by keyboard aftertouch. The higher the value the
greater the amount of pitch modulation produced
by aftertouch pressure. A setting of “000” produces
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Assignable Controller
08
(08): AC1 CC No.
•Assignable Controller 1 Control Change Number
•Settings: off … 95
Assigns the specified control change number as
“Assignable Controller 1”. The assigned controller
can then be used to control filter, amplitude, and/or
pitch modulation as specified by the “AC1FilCtrl”,
AC1AmpCtrl, and “AC1LFOPMod” parameters.
below. For example, if this parameter is set to “04”
(Foot Controller), then a MIDI foot controller can
be used to control any of the parameters just
mentioned.
09(09): AC1FilCtrl
•Assignable Controller 1 Filter Control
•Settings: -64 … +63
Determines the degree to which the filter is
affected by Assignable Controller 1 (see “AC1 CC
No.”, above). Plus settings cause the cutoff fre-
quency of the filter to increase in response to
increasing controller values, while minus values
cause the filter frequency to decrease in response
to increasing controller values.
10(10): AC1AmpCtrl
•Assignable Controller 1 Amplitude Control
•Settings: -64 … +63
Determines the degree to which amplitude (vol-
ume) is affected by Assignable Controller 1 (see
“AC1 CC No.”, above). Plus settings cause theamplitude to increase in response to increasing
controller values, while minus values cause the
amplitude to decrease in response to increasing
controller values.
11(11): AC1LFOPMod
•Assignable Controller 1 LFO Pitch Modulation
•Settings: 000 … 127
Sets the amount of LFO pitch modulation applied
by Assignable Controller 1 (see “AC1 CC No.”,
above). The higher the value the greater the
amount of pitch modulation produced by the
controller. A setting of “000” produces no pitch
modulation.
Controllers & Control Editing
Expression
12: Exp Mode
 (VOICE mode only)
•Expression Mode
•Settings: BC, Vol
Determines whether expression control (MIDI
control change number 11) will function as volume
control or as breath controller. When set to “Vol”
expression will affect volume, but when set to
“BC” expression will produce the same effect as a
breath controller connected to the VL70-m
BREATH jack, affecting the same breath-controlled
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Pressure
13
(12): 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.
• The “PrsCtrlDpt” parameter, below, must be set
to an appropriate value (higher than “+01” or
lower than “-01”) for pressure control to have
any effect.
14(13): PrsCtrlDpt
•Pressure Control Depth
•Settings: -127 … +127 (VL-XG Mode: -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. The “Depth” setting is
reflected in the graph at the bottom of the display
— the horizontal axis represents the controller
value and the vertical axis represents pressure.
• Set this parameter to “+00” if do not intend to
control pressure via a controller.
15: Prs Curve (VOICE mode only)
•Pressure Curve
•Settings: -16 … +16
Determines the relationship between the controller
value and pressure. When set to “+00” the relation-
ship is linear. That is, a change in the controller
value produces a corresponding change in pressure.
As the curve value increases the lower end of the
controller range has relatively little effect on the
sound while higher controller values produce more
dramatic changes. Negative curve values have the
opposite effect: the sound changes dramatically at
low controller values while higher values produce
relatively little effect. The “Curve” setting is
reflected in the graph at the bottom of the display
— the horizontal axis represents the controller
value and the vertical axis represents pressure.
Controllers & Control Editing
Filter
16: Fil CC No.
 (VOICE mode only)
•Filter Control Change Number
•Settings: off… 95, AT, VEL, PB
The “Fil CC No.” parameter specifies the control-
ler to be used for filter cutoff frequency control
(page 45). When set to “off” no filter frequency
variation can be applied via a controller.
• The “FilCtrlDpt” parameter, below, must be set
to an appropriate value (higher than “+01” or
lower than “-01”) for filter control to have any
effect.
• Most voices use the low-pass filter type, but
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eliminate types. Some voices use very little
filter processing at all. Changing the filter
settings may not produce a particularly notice-
able effect. For detailed filter parameter pro-
gramming use the VL70-m Expert Editor
software (page 25).
17: FilCtrlDpt (VOICE mode only)
•Filter Control Depth
•Settings: -127 … +127
Sets the amount of variation produced by the
controller assigned to dynamic filter. The higher
the value the greater the variation. Positive values
cause an increase in filter cutoff frequency in
response to higher controller values (e.g. increased
breath pressure or higher modulation wheel
position), while minus values cause a decrease in
filter cutoff frequency in response to higher
controller values. The “Depth” setting is reflected
in the graph at the bottom of the display — the
horizontal axis represents the controller value and
the vertical axis represents filter cutoff frequency.
• The effect of the filter may be barely noticeable
on some voices. In some cases it may be
necessary to lower the cutoff frequency to
produce the desired effect.
18: Fil Curve (VOICE mode only)
•Filter Curve
•Settings: -16 … +16
Determines the relationship between the controller
value and dynamic filter cutoff frequency. When
set to “+00” the relationship is linear. That is, a
change in the controller value produces a corre-
sponding change in frequency. As the curve value
increases the lower end of the controller range hasrelatively little effect on the sound while higher
controller values produce more dramatic changes.
Negative curve values have the opposite effect: the
sound changes dramatically at low controller
values while higher values produce relatively little
effect. The “Curve” setting is reflected in the graph
at the bottom of the display — the horizontal axis
represents the controller value and the vertical axis
represents filter cutoff frequency.
Controllers & Control Editing
Amplitude
19: Amp CC No.
 (VOICE mode only)
•Amplitude Control Change Number
•Settings: off… 95, AT, VEL, PB
Unlike pressure, “Amplitude” controls the volume
of the sound without varying timbre or pitch. The
“Amp CC No.” parameter specifies the controller
to be used for amplitude control. When set to “off”
maximum volume is produced at all times.
• The “AmpCtrlDpt” parameter, below, must be
set to an appropriate value (higher than “+01”
or lower than “-01”) for amplitude control to
have any effect.
20: AmpCtrlDpt (VOICE mode only)
•Amplitude Control Depth
•Settings: -127 … +127
Sets the amount of variation produced by the
controller assigned to amplitude. The higher the
value the greater the variation. Positive values
cause an increase in amplitude in response to
higher controller values (e.g. increased breath