Growl; Throat Formant - Yamaha VL Owner's Manual

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.
Press the • (Para) function button to go to the breath
noise parameter page.
6.
Use the cursor buttons to highlight the "Ctrl Balance"
parameter.
7.
Use the data dial to set the "Ctrl Balance" parameter to
"-64".
8.
Try operating the modulation wheel (MW1) while playing
the keyboard, and note how the sound changes.
You should hear a corresponding variation in the
amount of breath noise in the sound.
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When done, reset the "Ctrl Balance" parameter to "63".
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Press • (Ctrl) to go back to the controller page.
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Press = once to turn the "Controller" parameter "off".
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Press ].
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: Growl

1.
Use the cursor buttons to highlight the "09: Growl" item
in the element edit display.
2.
Press [ to go to the GROWL 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".
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5.
Try operating the modulation wheel (MW1) while playing
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the keyboard, and note how the sound changes.
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Growl is basically a periodic pressure variation
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. . similar to the "growl" effect sax players often use. Growl
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6.
Press = once to turn the "Controller" parameter "off".
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Press ].
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: Throat Formant

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1.
Use the cursor buttons to highlight the "10: Throat" item
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in the element edit display.
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Press [ to go to the THROAT FORMANT param-
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If necessary, use the cursor buttons to highlight the
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current setting of the "Controller" parameter.
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"Modulation Wheel".
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5.
Try operating the modulation wheel (MW1) while playing
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the keyboard, and note how the sound changes.
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The throat formant function corresponds to the
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resonance of the player's throat and lungs, and can
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produce large variations in the overall sound.
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Press = once to turn the "Controller" parameter "off".
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Press ].
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