Yamaha Vl70m User Manual

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The “Others” Edit Parameters
Please note that a number of OTHERS EDIT parameters which are available
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.
 VOICE Sound Module Mode “Others” Edit Parameters
Refer to the page numbers listed for full details on each parameter.
Vibrato.............................................................................................79
01: Vib Rate (Vibrato Rate)
02: Vib Depth (Vibrato Depth)
03: Vib Delay (Vibrato Delay)
Detune & Voice Level.....................................................................79
04: Detune (Detune)
05: VoiceLevel (Voice Level)
Assignment & Expansion...............................................................80
06: Mono/Poly (Monophonic/Polyphonic Mode)
07: AssignMode (Assign Mode)
08: PolyExpnd (Polyphonic Expansion)
Velocity Sensitivity.........................................................................81
09: VelSensDpt (Velocity Sensitivity Depth)
10: VelSensOfs (Velocity Sensitivity Offset)
Note Limits......................................................................................81
11: NoteLimitL (Low Note Limit)
12: NoteLimitH (High Note Limit)
Portamento......................................................................................82
13: Porta Mode (Portamento Mode)
14: Porta Sw (Portamento Switch)
15: Porta Time (Portamento Time)
Dry Level & Voice Name.................................................................82
16: Dry Level (Dry Output Level)
17: Voice Name (Voice Name)
Other Edit Parameters 
						

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 VL-XG Sound Module Mode “Others” Edit Parameters
Refer to the page numbers listed for full details on each parameter.
Vibrato.............................................................................................79
01: Vib Rate (Vibrato Rate)
02: Vib Depth (Vibrato Depth)
03: Vib Delay (Vibrato Delay)
Detune.............................................................................................79
04: Detune (Detune)
Assignment......................................................................................80
05: Mono/Poly (Monophonic/Polyphonic Mode)
Velocity Sensitivity.........................................................................81
06: VelSensDpt (Velocity Sensitivity Depth)
07: VelSensOfs (Velocity Sensitivity Offset)
Note Limits......................................................................................81
08: NoteLimitL (Low Note Limit)
09: NoteLimitH (High Note Limit)
Portamento......................................................................................82
10: Porta Sw (Portamento Switch)
11: Porta Time (Portamento Time)
Dry Level..........................................................................................82
12: Dry Level (Dry Output Level)
Other Edit Parameters 
						

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 “Others” Edit Parameter Descriptions
The small parameter numbers in parentheses apply in the VL-XG sound module mode.
Detune & Voice Level
04
(04): Detune
•Detune
•Settings: -12.8 … +12.7 Hz
The “Detune” parameter allows the pitch of the
VL70-m to be shifted slighlty upward or down-
ward to produce detune effects in relation to other
VL70-m units or other tone generators being used
with the VL70-m. Positive values shift the pitch
upward by the indicated amount in Hertz, and
negative values shift the pitch downward.
05: Voice  Level (VOICE mode only)
•Voice Level
•Settings: 000 … 127
Sets the level (volume) of the voice. The higher the
value the higher the volume. The minimum setting
of “000” will result in no sound.
Other Edit Parameters
Vibrato
01
(01): Vib Rate
•Vibrato Rate
•Settings:  -64 … +63
The vibrato effect produces a cyclic variation in
pitch and embouchure. The “Vib Rate” parameter
sets the speed of the vibrato effect. Positive values
produce a faster vibrato, while negative values
produce a slower vibrato.
• In the VL70-m extremely realistic vibrato
effects are produced by simultaneously modu-
lating the pitch, embouchure, and pressure
parameters.
02(02): Vib  Depth
•Vibrato Depth
•Settings: -64 … +63
Sets the depth of the vibrato effect. The higher the
value the greater the vibrato depth. Positive values
produce greater vibrato depth while negative values
result in reduced vibrato depth.
03(03): Vib Delay
•Vibrato Delay
•Settings: -64 … +63
Sets the delay time between the beginning of a
note and the beginning of the vibrato effect.
Positive values produce longer delays while
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Assignment & Expansion
06
(05): Mono/Poly
•Monophonic/Polyphonic Mode
•Settings: mono, poly
Selects the VL70-m monophonic or polyphonic
note mode. When the “mono” mode is selected
note output will always be generated as long as a
MIDI note-on message is being received. For
example, if you play key “A” on your keyboard
and then, while still holding “A”, play key “B”,
note “B” will sound but will switch back to note
“A” the instant key “B” is released. In the “poly”
mode however, sound output will stop the instant
key “B” is released.
• When “mono” is selected and the “14(10):
Porta Sw” parameter is turned “on”, the
“single-trigger” mode is engaged (i.e. the EG is
not re-triggered if a new note is played while a
previous note is held). In all other cases (e.g.
the “poly” mode is selected or the “14(10):
Porta Sw” parameter is turned “off”) the
“multi-trigger” mode is engaged and the EG
will be re-triggered every time a note is played.
07: AssignMode (VOICE mode only)
•Assign Mode
•Settings: Botm, Top, Last
Determines which note will be played when more
than one note is played at a time. When “Botm”
(Bottom) is selected only the lowest note in a
group of notes played simultaneously will sound.
When “Top” is selected only the highest note in a
group of notes played simultaneously will sound.
The “Last” setting causes only the last note played
to sound.
08: PolyExpnd (VOICE mode only)
•Polyphonic Expansion
•Settings: 0ff, 02>01, 02>02, 03>01, 03>02, 03>03 …
32>32
This parameter is used when several VL70-m units
are used together to increase the number of notes
which can be played simultaneously (polyphony).
The number preceding the “>” should be set to
correspond to the number of VL70-m units to be
used. The number following the “>” should be set
to a different consecutive number for each VL70-m
unit. For example, if you use four VL70-m units
their “PolyExpnd” parameters should be set as
follows:
Other Edit Parameters
VL70-m Unit No. PolyExpnd Setting
1 04>01
2 04>02
3 04>03
4 04>04
PHONESWX IN BREATH
POWER/VOLPUSH ON/OFFPART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY
BC/WX
VELOCITY
TOUCH EG
VOICE
VL-XGPLAY EDIT
UTILEFFECTBREATHMODEMIDI/
WX
ENTER
EXITPART
SELECT
VALUE
ALLVIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR
PHONESWX IN BREATH
POWER/VOLPUSH ON/OFFPART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY
BC/WX
VELOCITY
TOUCH EG
VOICE
VL-XGPLAY EDIT
UTILEFFECTBREATHMODEMIDI/
WX
ENTER
EXITPART
SELECT
VALUE
ALLVIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR
PHONESWX IN BREATH
POWER/VOLPUSH ON/OFFPART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY
BC/WX
VELOCITY
TOUCH EG
VOICE
VL-XGPLAY EDIT
UTILEFFECTBREATHMODEMIDI/
WX
ENTER
EXITPART
SELECT
VALUE
ALLVIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR
PHONESWX IN BREATH
POWER/VOLPUSH ON/OFFPART MIDI BANK/PGM# VOL EXP PAN REV CHO VAR KEY
BC/WX
VELOCITY
TOUCH EG
VOICE
VL-XGPLAY EDIT
UTILEFFECTBREATHMODEMIDI/
WX
ENTER
EXITPART
SELECT
VALUE
ALLVIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR
MIDI IN
04>01
04>02
04>03
04>04
MIDI
THRU MIDI
OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI
THRU
MIDI IN
MIDI
THRU
MIDI IN
MIDI controller
VL70-m (1st)
VL70-m (2nd)
VL70-m (3rd)
VL70-m (4th) 
						

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The horizontal axis represents keyboard velocity
and the vertical axis represents output level.
Other Edit Parameters
• Polyphonic Expansion will not function when
the “06(05): Mono/Poly” parameter is set to
“mono”.
• When using Polyphonic Expansion be sure to
set the “07: AssignMode” parameter to “Last”.
11(08): NoteLimitL
•Low Note Limit
•Settings: C-2 … G8
Specifies the lowest note that will be produced by
the VL70-m. This and the “NoteLimitH” param-
eter, below, specify the VL70-m note range.
12(09): NoteLimitH
•High Note Limit
•Settings: C-2 … G8
Specifies the highest note that will be produced by
the VL70-m. This and the “NoteLimitL” parameter,
above, specify the VL70-m note range.
Note Limits
Velocity Sensitivity
09
(06): VelSensDpt
•Velocity Sensitivity Depth
•Settings: 000 … 127
Determines how the VL70-m responds to keyboard
velocity. When set to “000”, keyboard velocity (i.e.
how fast or hard the keyboard is played) has no
effect on the sound. At values higher than “001”,
however, high keyboard velocities will increase the
level of the sound and low keyboard velocities will
decrease the level of the sound. The higher the
value the greater the effect of keyboard velocity on
the voice level. The graph at the bottom of the
display indicates the current velocity sensitivity
response as determined by the “09(06):
VelSensDpt” and “10(07): VelSensOfs” parameters.
The horizontal axis represents keyboard velocity
and the vertical axis represents output level.
10(07): VelSensOfs
•Velocity Sensitivity Offset
•Settings: 000 … 127
Specifies an offset value that will apply to the
lowest keyboard velocity level. The graph at the
bottom of the display indicates the current velocity
sensitivity response as determined by the “09(06):
VelSensDpt” and “10(07): VelSensOfs” parameters.
note range no sound no sound
Low note limit High note limit 
						

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Portamento
13: Porta Mode
 (VOICE mode only)
•Portamento Mode
•Settings: Full, Fngr
Portamento produces a “slide” effect between
subsequently played notes. The “Portamento
Mode” parameter determines how the portamento
slide is produced. When “Full” is selected the
portamento slide will occur between any two
subsequent notes when the “14(10): Porta Sw”
parameter, below, is “on” even if the first note is
released before the second is played. When
“Fngr”(Fingered) is selected the portamento slide
will only occur if the first note is still held when
the second note is played.
• Portamento may not produce a perfectly smooth
slide with voices in which the driver character-
istics affect pitch (brass instruments, for
example).
14(10): Porta Sw
•Portamento Switch
•Settings: off, on
Turns portamento “on” or “off”. When “on” the
portamento effect will produced as determined by
the “13: Porta Mode” and “15: Porta Time”
parameters.
• This parameter also selects the “single-trigger”
or “multi-trigger” mode. Refer to “06(05):
Mono/Poly” on page 80.
15(11): Porta Time
•Portamento Time
•Settings: 000 … 127
The “Time” parameter sets the portamento time
(i.e. the length of the slide between notes). A
setting of “000” produces the fastest portamento
time; “127” produces the longest portamento slide
effect.
Dry Level & Voice Name
16
(12): Dry Level
•Dry Output Level
•Settings: 000 … 127
Sets the output level of the VL70-m “dry” (i.e.
without effects) sound. The higher the value the
higher the dry output level. Increased dry levels
produce a relative reduction in the perceived
“depth” of any applied effects.
• This parameter display will not appear when
the VARIATION EDIT mode “VarConnect”
parameter is set to “INS” (Insertion Effect).
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17: Voice  Name (VOICE mode only)
•Voice Name
•Settings: A voice name of up to 8 characters.
To enter a voice name first select the “Voice
Name” parameter and press the [ENTER] button.
The current voice name will appear between square
brackets on the display with the first character
flashing (the flashing character is selected for
editing). Use the VALUE [-] and [+] buttons to
select a new character for the current edit location,
as required, then use the SELECT []
buttons to move to the next character to be edited,
and repeat until done. When the voice name is
complete press [EXIT] to return to the OTHERS
edit mode.
Other Edit Parameters
 Character List
(space) !  # $ % &  ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 : ; < = > ? @
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
X Y Z [ ¥ ] ^ _ `
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
{
  } → ← 
						

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The Store Function
Once you’ve created a new voice in the edit mode, it’s necessary to store the
voice to one of the VL70-m INTERNAL memory locations otherwise the edited
data will be lost when a new voice is selected.

 NOTES
• Any previous data in the memory location to which the new voice is stored will be
erased. If you want to keep the previous data, save it to an external MIDI data storage
device via the UTILITY mode DUMP OUT function (page 100).
• The STORE function is not available in the VL-XG sound module mode.
Storing an Edited Voice
The STORE function mode can be accessed from the VOICE PLAY mode
as follows:
1. Press [EDIT]
Press the [EDIT] button to go to the EDIT sub-mode menu.
2. Select the STORE Sub-mode
Use the SELECT [] buttons to select the STORE sub-mode, if
necessary. The icon to the left of “STORE” on the display will flash when
the STORE sub-mode is selected.
3. Press [ENTER]
Press the [ENTER] button to go to the STORE function. “Store Voice” will
appear at the top of the display along with the flashing number of the
currently selected INTERNAL voice number.
4. Select a Destination Voice Number
Use the VALUE [-] and [+] buttons to select the number of the INTERNAL
memory location you want to store the edited voice to (I01 through “I64”).
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5. Press [ENTER] to Store
Press the [ENTER] button to store the voice. “Executing” will appear on the
display briefly while the data is being stored, then the VL70-m will return to
the EDIT sub-mode menu. Press [EXIT] rather than [ENTER] if you want to
abort the store operation.
The Store Function 
						

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Effects & Effect Editing
The VL70-m features a versatile internal effects system which consists of four
independent effect stages: REVERB, CHORUS, VARIATION, and DISTOR-
TION. Of these the REVERB and CHORUS stages function as “system ef-
fects”, the VARIATION stage can be used either as a system or “insertion”
effect, and the DISTORTION stage always functions as an insertion effect. See
the signal-flow diagrams below for the different between “system” and “Inser-
tion” effects.

 NOTES
• When the VOICE sound module mode is selected (page 27) effect edits can be stored
with each individual voice.
Effect Signal Flow
The following diagrams should help you to understand how the VL70-m
effect stages relate to overall signal flow.
 When the Variation Stage is an Insertion Effect
In this case the output from the tone generator is first sent to the distortion
stage, and the distortion effect signal is then mixed back into the main signal
line via the corresponding “Dry/Wet” parameter. Next is the variation stage,
with the same “Dry/Wet” mixing capability. In this connection mode the distor-
tion and variation stages are both functioning as insertion effects. After the
insertion effects the signal can be sent to the reverb and chorus stages via the
“RevSend” and “ChoSend” parameters available in the PLAY mode (pages 35
and 39). The output from both of these stages is stereo, and the effect signal can
be mixed back in with the main signal line via the “RevRtn” and “ChoRtn”
Effects & Effect Editing
Dry/Wet
RevSend
SendCho→Rev
ChoSend
DryLine
RevRtn
ChoRtn ChoPanRevPan Dry/Wet
Output Distortion Variation
Reverb
Chorus Tone
 generatorMonaural
Stereo