1-3: Harmonic Enhancer Carrier Level Key Scaling - Yamaha VL-1 Feature Reference

Feature Reference
Breakpoint 1 & 2 Key
Allows two separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C-2 and
G8. You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any
of the normal data entry procedures, or use the keyboard. To use the keyboard for break-
point entry, position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter, press the •
button ("Kbd"), and then press the key at which you want to set the breakpoint while
"Kbd" appears in inverse characters.
No breakpoint can be set to a key lower than the breakpoint to its left.
Breakpoint 1 & 2 Offset
Set the amount of overdrive offset for each of the breakpoints defined by the
breakpoint key parameters, above. Negative values reduce the overdrive level, and
positive values increase the overdrive level at the corresponding breakpoint. No matter
what offset value is chosen, the actual overdrive level will never exceed its minimum or
maximum absolute value. When different offset values are applied to adjacent break-
points, the overdrive level varies smoothly between the breakpoints.

1-3: Harmonic Enhancer Carrier Level Key Scaling

Harmonic Enhancer carrier level key scaling produces natural timbral variations
across the range of the keyboard by allowing different carrier level offset values to be
applied to each of four breakpoints set at appropriate keys.
The § and ¶ buttons ("Bpag" and "Fpag") can be used to go directly
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backward or forward to the next harmonic enhancer key scaling page without
having to return to the main parameter page.
CrrLvl
The "CrrLvl" parameter is linked to the main harmonic enhancer carrier "Level"
parameter, and sets the output level of the carrier block. This value also determines the
main carrier level on which all key-scaled variations are based (indicated by a dotted line
on the graph).
Breakpoint 1 ... 4 Key
Allows four separate key scaling breakpoints to be set at any notes between C-2 and
G8. You can position the cursor at the appropriate breakpoint key parameter and use any
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