Yamaha VL Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
VL Version 2
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5: Experiments
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5. Try operating the modulation wheel (MW1) while playing
the keyboard, and note how the sound changes.
Amplitude is purely a volume variation, with no
effect on pitch or timbre.
6. Press = once to turn the Controller parameter off.
7. Press ].
07
: Scream
1. Use the cursor buttons to highlight the 07: Scream item
in the element edit display.
2. Press [ to go to the SCREAM parameter display.
3. If necessary, use the cursor buttons to highlight the
current setting of the Controller parameter.
4. Press - once to set the Controller parameter to
Modulation Wheel.
5. Try operating the modulation wheel (MW1) while playing
the keyboard, and note how the sound changes.
As its name implies, scream can produce some
really wild variations.
6. Press = once to turn the Controller parameter off.
7. Press ].
08
: Breath Noise
1. Use the cursor buttons to highlight the 08: B.Noise
item in the element edit display.
2. Press [ to go to the BREATH NOISE parameter
display.
05
: Tonguing
1. Use the cursor buttons to highlight the 05: Tnguing
item in the element edit display.
2. Press [ to go to the TONGUING parameter display.
3. If necessary, use the cursor buttons to highlight the
current setting of the Controller parameter.
4. Press - once to set the Controller parameter to
Modulation Wheel.
5. Try operating the modulation wheel (MW1) while playing
the keyboard, and note how the sound changes.
Tonguing generally refers to the technique of
controlling the reed with the tongue. The shakuhachi does
not have a reed, but, with a VL instrument it becomes
possible to apply tonguing effects to a shakuhachi voice.
Tonguing produces variations in both volume and timbre.
6. Press = once to turn the Controller parameter off.
7. Press ].
06
: Amplitude
1. Use the cursor buttons to highlight the 06: Ampltd item
in the element edit display.
2. Press [ to go to the AMPLITUDE parameter
display.
3. If necessary, use the cursor buttons to highlight the
current setting of the Controller parameter.
4. Press - once to set the Controller parameter to
Modulation Wheel.