8: Breath Noise - Yamaha VL1 Owner's Manual

Feature Reference

8: Breath Noise

The § and ¶ buttons ("Bpag" and "Fpag") can be used to go directly
•
backward or forward to the next Element Controller page without having to
return to the directory.
The • button ("Para") can be used to go directly to the Breath Noise
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parameter page (≥
LANEOUS directory. You can then return to the controller Breath Noise page
by pressing • ("Ctrl") again.
Controller
≤
off, Modulation Wheel ... Touch EG (124 settings).
The "Breath Noise" parameter can be used to add the required amount of breath
noise to a voice. The sound of the breath noise itself can be varied over a wide range
using the Breath Noise parameters — accessible from this page by pressing the •
button, or from the ELEMENT MISCELLANEOUS directory. The "Controller"
parameter specifies the controller to be used for breath noise control. When set to "off"
no breath noise variation can be produced, but an absolute breath noise value can be set
via the "Value" parameter, below.
Depth
≤
-127 ... 127.
Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to breath noise.
The higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause an increase in breath
noise in response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher
modulation wheel position), while minus values cause a decrease in breath noise in
response to higher controller values. The "Depth" setting is reflected in the graph to the
right of the parameters — the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the
vertical axis represents breath noise.
Curve
≤
-16 ... 16.
Determines the relationship between the controller value and breath noise. When set
to "0" the relationship is linear. That is, a change in the controller value produces a
corresponding change in breath noise. As the curve value increases the lower end of the
controller range has relatively little effect on the sound while higher controller values
produce more dramatic changes. Negative curve values have the opposite effect: the
sound changes dramatically at low controller values while higher values produce rela-
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