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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 con-
troller 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.
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.
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
PHONES
WX IN BREATH
POWER/VOL
PUSH ON/OFF
PART MIDI BANK/PGM#VOLEXPPANREV CHOVARKEY
BC/WX
VELOCITY
TOUCH EG
VOICE
VL-XG
PLAY EDIT
UTIL
EFFECT
BREATH
MODE
MIDI/
WX
ENTER
EXIT
PART
SELECT
VALUE
ALL
VIRTUAL ACOUSTIC TONE GENERATOR
WX IN
WX11
VL70-m