User manual YAMAHA PLG150VL

[. . . ] Yamaha Virtual Acoustic Plug-in Board Virtual Acoustic Plug-in-Karte Carte Plug-in Acoustique Virtuelle Owner's Manual Bedienungsanleitung Mode d'emploi Precautions q Do not expose the plug-in board to direct sunlight, excessive humidity, high temperatures, excessive dust or strong vibrations. q Before handling the plug-in board, be sure to touch a metal surface to discharge any static electricity which may be in your body. q When holding the plug-in board, do not touch the inside area of the circuit board or apply excessive pressure to the board, and be sure to protect the board from contact with water or other liquids. q Before installing the plug-in board onto a tone generator/sound card, unplug the power connector of your computer. [. . . ] Press VALUE button to change its setting. Press the EXIT button to quit editing. System Parameters 1 Part Assign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Settings: In the XG Mode: 01. . . 16, off In the Performance Mode: 01. . . 04 , off Designates the Part to which the VL voice is assigned. · The VL voices cannot be assinged to several parts at one time since the PLG150-VL is monophonic. · The SW1000XG doesn't include "Performance" mode. 31 VL System Parameters 2 WX Lip Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Settings:Norm (Normal), Expd (Expand) WX-series Wind MIDI Controllers produce pitch bend data ranging from "-16" to "+32" in response to lip (reed) pressure. The "WX Lip" parameter determines whether these values are used as is ("Norm"), or expanded to a full "-64" through "+63" range ("Expd"). The pitch bend data transmitted from the device other than WX-series can be received. · 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. · The settings made here is effective only for the PLG150-VL. Pitch Bend Range When Using a WX Controller in the "tight lip" Mode When "Norm" is selected When "Expd" is selected +63 +32 +32 +32 0 -16 Received data -16 Data sent to the tone generator 0 -16 -64 Received data Data sent to the tone generator 3 Breath Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Settings: BC/WX, Velocity, Touch EG The same parameter, Breath Mode, can be found in the VL Part Parameters. The setting done here is effective only when the Breath Mode in the VL Part Parameters is set to "System. " See page 28 for the detailed information on each parameter. 32 VL System Parameters 4 Breath Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Settings:BC (Breath Control), Exp (Expression) Specifies the MIDI control change number to be used for breath control when breath control is applied from a breath controller or WX-series Wind MIDI Controller. When "BC" is selected control change number "02" (breath control) is used for breath control. When "Exp" is selected control change number "11" (expression) is used for breath control. · This parameter is also available for the breath controller data transmitted from a device other than the WXseries. · This parameter is effective only when "BC/WX" is selected from Breath Mode. 5 Breath Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Settings: -16 . . . +16 Determines the relationship between breath control data received from a breath controller, WXseries Wind MIDI Controller (via the BT7 and MIDI IN connector), and the actual amount of breath variation applied. Minus settings result in a large breath variation with a relatively small amount of breath pressure applied to the controller, while plus settings required a greater range of input breath control values to produce the same degree of breath variation. · This parameter is also available for the breath controller data transmitted from the device other than WXseries. · The settings made here is effective only when "BC/WX" is selected from Breath Mode. · Connection Between WX-series and "mother" tone generator/sound card WX5 CS6x WX IN BT7 MIDI OUT MIDI IN MU128 MIDI OUT When you use a sound card built into PC. . . To control PLG150-VL using WX-series Wind Controller, select "SW1000 #1 Synthesizer" for the MIDI Thru setting in the System Setup dialog of the "XGworks lite. " 33 Q&A 1 Some voices sound as if they are in the original octave even when shifted down an octave. This is because Virtual Acoustic synthesis accurately simulates the acoustic behaviour of a pipe or string. Simply stated, the harmonic balance of the voice when played in the normal octave is retained even when the voice is shifted down an octave. The change in timbre can be greater or less, depending on the selected voice. 2 Portamento doesn't produce smooth effect on some voices. Trumpets and some other brass instruments tend to exhibit this phenomenon more than others. In a VA tone generator portamento is produced by lengthening or shortening the instrument's pipe. A trumpet is designed to emphasize the "modes" of the pipe(s) to produce notes over a wide range using only three valves. When portamento is applied to a trumpet voice, the pitch tends to jump from mode to mode, thus producing the observed glissando effect. [. . . ] Rebouças 2636, São Paulo, Brasil Tel: 011-853-1377 DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 8B DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark Tel: 44 92 49 00 PHILIPPINES Yupangco Music Corporation 339 Gil J. Box 885 MCPO, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: 819-7551 ARGENTINA Yamaha Music Argentina S. A. Viamonte 1145 Piso2-B 1053, Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: 1-371-7021 FINLAND F-Musiikki Oy Kluuvikatu 6, P. O. Box 260, SF-00101 Helsinki, Finland Tel: 09 618511 SINGAPORE Yamaha Music Asia Pte. , Ltd. [. . . ]