Controllers & Control Editing - Yamaha VL70-m Owner's Manual

Controllers & Control Editing
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Controllers & Control Editing
If you've read the "Virtual Acoustic Synthesis" section (if you haven't, please
do so — page 6) you should understand the concept of "controllers" as applied
to the VL70-m. The "controller parameters" correspond to simulated character-
istics of the instrument model — e.g. breath pressure, embouchure or tonguing.
Any of these can be controlled by you via "physical controllers" — e.g. a breath
controller or modulation wheel — assigned to the required controller parameter.
Physical Controllers
• Breath Controller
• Foot Controller
• Etc.
The effectiveness of the VL70-m as a musical instrument depends to a great
deal on how well you learn to use these controllers. Since the VL70-m sound is
produced by a computer-based physical model rather than a oscillator-based
tone generator, there are no hard-and-fast rules as to how any controller will
actually affect the sound. There are guidelines, based on the rule of the corre-
sponding controller parameter within the physical model, but proficiency with
the VL70-m depends more on experience and practice — just as it does in any
acoustic instrument.
"Physical controllers" such as
the Breath or Foot Controller
can be assigned to "controller
parameters" such as Pressure
or Embouchure.
VL Controller Parameters
• Pressure
• Embouchure
• Etc.