Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual page 39

L ead V oi ce 2 (V A )
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VA Acoustic
VA Virtual
VA Electronic
VA Custom
*1 Each acoustic instrument has its own suited range. Be aware that exceeding the range may create an unexpected and unrealistic (non-musical) sounds.
*2 Embouchure indicates the tightness of the lips against the reed or against each other in the wind instruments, and the force of the bow against the string.
N ot i ces for V A V oi ces
D i fferent from t he A W M / FM voi ces t he V A voi ces have unprecedent ed uni que charact eri st i cs si nce t hey are
cl oser t o acoust i c i nst rum ent s, and t hus, you shoul d t ake care t he fol l ow i ng t hi ngs w hen pl ayi ng t hem .
･ Som e voi ces m ay not sound as you expect ed i n t he regi st er l ow er / or hi gher t han t he recom m ended range.
･ Pi t ch m ay be affect ed by t he Ini t i al t ouch and/ or A ft er t ouch on som e voi ces.
･ Pi t ch change m ay not sm oot h on som e voi ces w hen H ori zont al t ouch i s appl i ed.
･ Port am ent (L ead Sl i de) effect s m ay not be sm oot h on som e voi ces.
･ T he l ow er keys m ay becom e unst abl e w hen a pat t ern w i t h one oct ave pi t ch change i s pl ayed.
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Preset
Voice Name Horizontal
Feet Effect
V-Flute Pitch
8
V-Oboe Pitch
8
V-Clarinet Pitch
8
V-Sopra. Sax. Pitch
8
Alto Sax. Pitch
8
Tenor Sax. Pitch
16
Breath Sax. Pitch
16
V-Trumpet Embouchrue *2
8
V-Trombone Embouchure
16
V-Shakuhachi Embouchure
8
V-Kokyu Pitch
8
V-Sitar Pitch
8
Pan Pipe Pitch
8
Air Reed Pitch
8
Thin Reed Pitch
8
Grass Reed Pitch
4
Soft Reed Embouchure
8
Buzz String Pitch
8
Bow Strings Pitch
8
Waspy Horn Embouchure
8
Jazz Guitar Pitch
16
Picked Guitar Pitch
16
Saw Lead Pitch
8
Edge Lead Pitch
16
Dist.Lead Pitch
16 Dist.
Woody Lead Pitch
8
Muted Lead Pitch
8
Talken Lead Pitch
16
Custom1 Pitch
16
Custom2 Embouchure
8
Custom3 Pitch
8
Custom4 Pitch
8
Custom5 Pitch
8
Custom6 Pitch
8
Recommended
Range *1
G2~A6 Flute, containing noise factors, which may squeak in the high register. Setting the Touch
Tone (After) higher and applying keyboard pressure can result in flutter tonguing.
C3~F5 Wider dynamic range with the Touch Tone effect.
Breath noise in pianissimo and brighter sound with the pitch a little bit lowered in fortissimo.
D2~F5
♯
A 2~D5 Rounder and softer soprano saxophone.
♯
D 2~G4 A bright alto saxophone for contemporary music.
♯
A 2~C4 Multipurpose tenor saxophone. Softer in pianissimo and brighter in fortissimo.
♯
A 2~C4 Softer tenor saxophone with much breath noise suited for music in slow tempo.
♯ ♯
A 2~A 4 Softer trumpet. Lip-slide can be obtained with the Horizontal touch.
Lip-slide can be obtained with the Horizontal touch. Also, cracking image with the After touch.
E1~G3
Higher Touch Tone (After) setting increases breath noises and then squeaks the sounds.
Palying with softer touch produces hoarse sounds.
Palying with harder touch squeaks the sounds.
E2~G5 Setting the Touch Tone (After) higher and applying keyboard pressure can result in flutter tonguing.
A2~C5 An image of adopting an oboe reed to a saxophone.
An image of adopting a clarinet mouthpiece to a flute.
E2~G5
An image of adopting a bassoon reed to a brass wind instrument. After touch changes the pitch.
E2~G5
A2~G5 An image of adopting a clarinet mouthpiece to a brass wind instrument.
A2~F5 An image of bowed-wind instrument.
E1~E6 Artificially synthesized strings.
C1~G4 An image of adopting a brass wind instrument mouthpiece to a wind instrument. After touch
affects the muted condition. Lip-slide can be obtained with the Horizontal touch.
Softer and warm Jazzy sounds.
E1~E5
E1~E5 Plucked guitar sounds with a pick.
C1~C5 Multipurpose lead sounds. After touch affects to change the filter.
C1~C4 Sound suited for synthe. bass with a sharp attack portion. After touch affects to change the filter.
G1~C5 Distorted lead sounds. Setting the Touch Tone (After) higher and applying keyboard
pressure can raise the pitch one octave.
Lead sound with woody quality.
C2~G5
C2~C5 Lead sound with wah-wah effect. After touch affects the wah-wah effect.
C1~C5 Talkative lead sound. Setting the Touch Tone (After) higher and applying keyboard pressure
can result in hum noises.
— Sounds tapping an opening of a pipe with your palm.
— Sounds scraping a metalic plate. After touch affect the degree of scraping.
Sounds hitting a metalic plate with a wood block. Initial touch affects to change the
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hardness of the wood block.
— Softer playing results in sounds of wind. Applying the keyboard pressure (After touch)
produces a distorted guitar sounds.
— Jet noise sounds. Applying the keyboard pressure produces lead sounds.
— Sounds colliding a metalic plate with another.
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