Some Exercises With The Alto Sax Controllers - Yamaha VL-7 Owner's Manual

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Getting Started

Some Exercises With the Alto Sax 1 Controllers

Now that you know which physical controllers are assigned to which controller param-

eters in the Alto Sax 1 voice (A14), play the voice using the assigned controllers to get a feel

for their effect before changing the assignments.

Engage the EDIT Mode

The controller assignments are accessed via the EDIT mode Controller page. To get

to this page first press the E button to engage the edit mode. This is the initial EDIT

mode display:

If the initial EDIT mode display shown above does not appear when the E

button is pressed, try pressing the ] button one or more times.

NOTES

to the last edit page that was selected for maximum programming speed and

efficiency. You may have to ] through one or two layers of the EDIT mode

display hierarchy to return to the initial display.

Select the Element Controller Parameters

Press the ™ function button (immediately below "EL" on the display) to select the

element parameters.

If the display doesn't look like this press the ¡ function button (below "Ctrl" on

the display) to call the "Controller" page.

Select the Controller Parameter You Want To Edit

Use the cursor buttons to select the controller parameter you want to assign a

controller to (you can also use the = and - buttons or data dial for this), then

press the [ button.

For example, let's try adding scream control to the MODULATION 1 wheel (it

currently controls vibrato). Move the cursor to "07:Scream" and press [.

The Controllers

When the edit mode is selected, the VL7 will automatically go straight

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