Wx11 Keys & Controls; Front View / Rear View - Yamaha wx11 Product Manual

W X 1 1 KEYS & CONTROLS

Front View / Rear View

Mouthpiece
The WX11 mouthpiece is a single-reed type that is similar to
conventional saxophone or clarinet mouthpieces. The mouth-
piece can be removed for cleaning and maintenance, but it
should only be removed when necessary.
Lip Zero Control
As in any acoustic reed instrument, the pitch of the sound
produced by the WX11 can be varied according to the "bite,"
or lip pressure, applied to the reed. This recessed trimmer
control is used to adjust the "Lip Zero" point, or the normal
playing pressure at which no pitch bend is produced.
Keys & Octave Keys
The WX11 keys conform to standard Böhm fingering. The
octave keys allow transposing up by 1, 2, or 3 octaves, or
down by 1 or 2 octaves.
Setup Key
The Setup key is used in conjunction with the octave keys to
select one of the WX11's 5 sensitivity settings. See "Setting
Sensitivity" on page 7 for details. The Setup key is also used
to select the WXll's "tight lip" or "loose lip" playing mode
when the system power is initially turned ON. See "Selecting
the "Loose Lip" or 'Tight Lip" Playing Mode and Adjusting
Lip Zero" on page 8 for details.
Hold Key
The hold key offers a function that is not available on acous-
tic instruments: the capability to produce a "pedal" tone
which is held while you play other notes over it See "Using
the Hold Key" on page 9 for details.
Program Change Key
Used in conjunction with the octave keys, the program
change key allows selection of programs (voices or perform-
ance combinations) 1 through 5 on the WT11 Wind Tone
Generator or other MIDI-compatible tone generator. See
"Selecting Performance Combinations from the WX11" on
page 6 for details.
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