Owner`s manual

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Getting Started

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Voice Selection

2. Select a Voice

The VL1-m’s 128 voices are organized into 8 banks — “A” through “H” — of 16

voices each (8 x 16 = 128). These can be selected in sequence by using either the data

dial or the = and - buttons. Note that the voice number which appears on the

play mode display includes both the voice bank/number (“A01” through “A16”, “B01”

through “B16”, etc.) and the absolute voice number in parentheses following the bank/

number (“001” through “128”).

3. Play

Try playing the selected voice on your MIDI controller (or use the “Sound Func-

tion”, described below). Select a number of different voices and try them out.

You will

have to apply breath pressure to the breath controller, press the foot controller forward, or

roll the modulation wheel upward to produce sound with many of the VL1-m’s voices in

the “002:FULLCTRL:ALL”, “003:STANDARD:ALL” or “004:WXSELECT:ALL” voice

sets. A complete list of the pre-programmed voices and their controller assignments is

provided in the Voice List & MIDI Data Format. A brief voice list is provided below.

The VL1-m also provides “controller views”, described in the next chapter, that let you

check the current controller assignments via the VL1-m display.

NOTES ■ If you don’t get any sound at this point: Make sure your sound system

is turned ON and the volume is turned up to a reasonable level, make sure that

the VL1-m VOLUME control is turned up to a reasonable level, and check all

connections carefully.

These are best for small, step-wise changes — e.g.

selecting adjacent voice numbers, or numbers that are

only a few steps away. Press the = or -

button briefly to decrement or increment the voice

number by one, or hold either button for continuous

decrementing or incrementing in the corresponding

direction. The = and - buttons also have a

largestep function which allows you to skip ahead or

backward in increments of 16: press either the =

or - button while holding the other button. The

bank will switch automatically if you cross a bank

voice-number boundary.

● = and -

Buttons

DEC INC

The data dial provides a fast, efficient way to cover a

broad range of voice numbers when, for example,

you’re looking for a voice but don’t know the voice

number. Simply rotate the data dial clockwise for

higher voice numbers or counter-clockwise for lower

voice numbers while watching the display. The banks

are automatically switched when necessary as the voice

numbers are changed.

● Data Dial