13: Damping - Yamaha VL1 Owner's Manual

Feature Reference

13: Damping

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Controller
≤
off, Modulation Wheel ... Touch EG (124 settings).
Simulates the effect of damping due to losses within the body of a wind instrument
or in a string due to air friction. Affects both pitch and timbre. The "Controller"
parameter specifies the controller to be used for damping control. When set to "off" no
damping variation can be applied via a controller.
• Please note that accurate keyboard pitch is produced only when damping is
maximum.
Depth
≤
-127 ... 127.
Sets the amount of variation produced by the controller assigned to damping. The
higher the value the greater the variation. Positive values cause a decrease in damping in
response to higher controller values (e.g. increased breath pressure or higher modulation
wheel position), while minus values cause an increase in damping in response to higher
controller values. The "Depth" setting is reflected in the graph to the right of the param-
eters — the horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents
damping.
Curve
≤
-16 ... 16.
Determines the relationship between the controller value and damping. When set to
"0" the relationship is linear. That is, a change in the controller value produces a corre-
sponding change in damping. 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 relatively little effect.
The "Curve" setting is reflected in the graph to the right of the parameters — the
horizontal axis represents the controller value and the vertical axis represents damping.
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