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Page 3: Table Of Contents
(25) (26) Using the Sylphyo as a controller ......29 Quick start using a Windows or macOS computer •...
Page 4 ......133 Technical features • Repairing the Sylphyo • Using the bat‐ (133)
Page 5: The Sylphyo At A Glance
A warm thank you from the Aodyo team for believing in us and supporting our work! We hope you will love using your Sylphyo as much as we do. Sylphyo is an electronic wind instrument that reproduces the feeling of an acoustic wind instrument.
Page 6: Overview
Two accessories are included along with your Sylphyo: Before August 2018, the Sylphyo did not include sounds and there wasn’t a Link wireless receiver. Instead, there was a small black wireless receiver that could be connect to a computer (via USB) or to a synthesizer (via MIDI) in order to receive a...
Page 7: First Steps
Use the USB cable to connect the receiver device to your computer. You might also have bought a Link wireless receiver to turn your Sylphyo into a wireless instrument. You can use the charger and USB cable to power your Link receiver, or to connect it to a computer. For more information about the Link receiver, please see the dedicated section.
Page 8 IMPORTANT Once the Sylphyo has been turned on, do not blow into it nor press any key before the main screen is shown on the display. During this time, your Sylphyo calibrates its sensors to ensure the best response while playing.
Page 9: See
But before that, let’s get to know your Syl‐ phyo a bit better. What is there to see? The display of your Sylphyo provides you with three main screens that provide you with all the relevant information to perform and configure it according to your needs.
Page 10: What Is There To Touch
Settings menu, where you can customize many aspects of your Sylphyo, from the fingerings to the way it responds to your movements. What is there to touch? The following explains the different keys and touchable elements you can interact with.
Page 11 ◆ The Aodyo key ( ) allows you to enter Quick settings, which you enter as soon as the key is pressed, and leave as soon as it is re‐ leased. You can also access the Settings menu by holding while sliding your thumb over the slider from bottom to top.
Page 12: What Is It, Exactly
What is it, exactly? Your Sylphyo is a musical instrument: it is a tool that turns your gestures into sounds. Once you learn how to play it, it becomes an extension of your mouth and hands, allowing you to convey emotions and intentions in a musical form, respecting most nuances you put into playing.
Page 13 In the future, you will also be able to buy an active mouthpiece with extra sensors for even more expressiveness. If you bought a Sylphyo before August 2018, you can purchase the sound upgrade to turn it into a Sylphyo +Link combo with sounds.
Page 15: Playing The Sylphyo
BEFORE YOU START PLAYING FOR THE FIRST TIME Please make sure of the following: − your Sylphyo is fully charged (leave it charging up to 8 hours the first time), − your headphones are connected to the headphones output of the Sylphyo near the bell, −...
Page 16: Breath Control
Now, place the mouthpiece between your lips, and gently blow into it. You should hear a sound coming out of your headphones. Don’t worry if you don’t really like what you hear, because your Sylphyo can play several different sounds, and you’ll soon learn how to play them.
Page 17 When you blow more air, the sound intensifies, and when you blow more lightly, its intensity decreases. When you stop blowing, the sound stops. Take a moment to appreciate the relationship between how hard you blow and how intense the sound is. You should notice that the way you breathe has an impact on the timbre of the instrument: loud notes seem brighter, and soft notes seem darker.
Page 18 Playing the Sylphyo Crescendo and descrescendo Start by making a really soft note, then increase its intensity in a very gradual way. Stay at the loudest for a moment, then make it softer and softer until it vanishes. Tremolo Try maintaining a note for a second, then use your throat to softly oscillate the amount of air.
Page 19: Fingerings
Continue raising your fingers one by one, from bottom to top, blow‐ ing into the mouthpiece each time so as to hear the notes you play. When only your left index finger remains in the front of the Sylphyo ), you are playing a B3.
Page 20: Brato
Playing the Sylphyo Finally, raise your left index and touch the left middle finger key ( then blow into the mouthpiece: you just ended the C major scale with a C4 (C note on the fourth octave). VIDEO youtu.be/8YTuDTQgfWw  Playing the C major scale...
Page 21: Inertial Mode
♯ ♯ To make a vibrato, repeatedly and slightly shake your Sylphyo away from and towards your mouth while playing a note. VIDEO youtu.be/0S‐sE7vTMIY  Using shake vibrato Usually, electronic instruments only allow you to control vibrato at a fixed rate or intensity, but with shake vibrato you can control all aspects of your vibrato.
Page 22 While in inertial mode, the shake vibrato behaves a little bit differently: you must shake the Sylphyo laterally. Elevation, roll, and compass control Aside from inertial mode, you can also move your Sylphyo around while playing to get all kinds of different effects on your sound.
Page 23: The Slider
Elevation control Elevation control works just like in inertial mode (by tilt‐ ing your Sylphyo), but instead of replacing your breath it modulates sound in a certain way, which depends on the sound you’ve chosen. Roll control Roll control is an additional way to access a second kind of sound modulation.
Page 24 For most sounds of the Sylphyo, it will enable you to play portamento: when you go from a note to another, the time it takes to smoothly transition be‐...
Page 25: Changing Sounds
VIDEO youtu.be/aJ00Mgg4KNU  Using the slider Changing sounds The sound you’ve been playing with is called MacGuffin, but there are several others to try. To change to another sound, hold the key using your left index finger, ◆ and press the middle octave key using your left thumb.
Page 26 Playing the Sylphyo Adjusting breath resistance If you find your Sylphyo doesn’t offer enough resistance to your breath, you can adjust its air exhaust size at the bell and change its breath set‐ tings. In order to make this process easier, we sell a breath adjustment kit with three plugs offering different resistances.
Page 27 These plugs change the volume of air needed to produce a sound with the same breath settings. Therefore, plug #3, which requires less air, will avoid the feeling of breathlessness that can occur when using a Sylphyo without a plug. But it can also give the impression that not enough air is passing.
Page 28 Breath section, and change the settings according to the following table: Force Minimum Range Curve Filtering 1200 Linear IMPORTANT These plugs are fragile and should be handled with care. Remember to remove the plug before cleaning your Sylphyo with a swab.
Page 29: Using The Sylphyo As A Controller
If you have virtual instruments on your computer, or apps on your phone that sound great, you'll be able to play them using your Sylphyo as a con‐ troller. In this section, you will learn how to connect your Sylphyo to a computer, phone, or tablet, and control a virtual instrument.
Page 30 If not, make sure the MIDI input at the top of the window is set to Syl- phyo. If you don’t see it on the list, make sure your Sylphyo is plugged to a USB port on your computer, then hit the Refresh button before selecting the MIDI input again.
Page 31 ASIO4ALL at www.asio4all.com. Quick start with an iOS smartphone or tablet You can also use the Sylphyo to control sounds generated from any iOS app on your iDevice (iPhone, iPod, or iPad). However, you will need to get Apple’s official Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter.
Page 32 (Grand Piano in the image below). Then, go to Synth Leads and select Retro Lead. You can now play your Sylphyo and you will hear the sound coming out of your iDevice. Garageband has many other interesting sounds in the Synth Leads sec‐...
Page 33: Apps To Work With The Sylphyo
(VSTi, Audio Unit, app…) that accepts MIDI. NOTE On a Mac, your Sylphyo will also work out of the box with most wind and synth sounds of Garageband. However, many virtual instruments are not made for wind controllers and might not respond to your breath and to the other controls.
Page 34 Using the Sylphyo as a controller messages sent by your Sylphyo that you can map to parameters of your virtual instrument. We have successfully used the following virtual instruments and audio workstations with the Sylphyo: Audio Modeling / SWAM (audiomodeling.com, paid) We highly recommend the Audio Modeling instruments based on their SWAM engine.
Page 35: Recommendations
Default MIDI mappings and general recommendations Your Sylphyo assumes a default pitch‐bend range of ±2 semitones. The following table summarizes the MIDI messages sent by the Sylphyo for each of the parameters you control, with the default mapping (al‐ though you may have to enable some of these parameters first). You can always change these messages in the MIDI Mappings section of the Settings menu.
Page 36 And while the default settings are perfectly fine when starting to play with the Sylphyo, a tailored setup makes a world of difference in realism, expressiveness, playability, and enjoyment.
Page 37 This matches the pitch‐bend range of the Sylphyo. − Transit. time / Port. time: CC This is not used on the Sylphyo now, but maybe in a future update. − Expr.Rel.Stop: OFF (Strings only) This way, pianissimo notes sound right away.
Page 38 − Formant: CC 75 This maps to elevation control. It adds a bit of brillance when your Sylphyo is horizontal, and makes the sound darker when it is ver‐ tical. − OverBlow (ON OFF): CC 13 This maps to the bottom edge of the slider.
Page 39 − Bow Position: CC 75, from 64 to 0 This maps to elevation control. It positions the bow further from or closer to the bridge, adding a bit of brillance when your Sylphyo is horizontal. − Harmonics: CC 13 This maps to the bottom edge of the slider.
Page 40 Using the Sylphyo as a controller MIDI Mapping − Breath > Breath rate: Medium to Maximum This depends on the processing power of your computer; the higher the better. This allows flutter‐tonguing and other very quick effects to be played with higher fidelity by SWAM virtual instruments.
Page 41 − Key noise (BETA): if you like it, Enabled (Disabled for Strings) With the SWAM winds, this allows you to make key noises with‐ out even blowing, just by touching the keys of the Sylphyo. If you set this and find key noise volume too high, set Key noise to...
Page 43: The Link Receiver
The Link receiver In this section, you will learn how to use the Link receiver to make your Sylphyo wireless and use it with your computer, iOS smartphone or tablet, or hardware synthesizer. The Link turns your Sylphyo into a wireless instrument, allowing you to plug it to an amp, a mixer, or a hi‐fi system while you play a few...
Page 44 The Link receiver Indicator light. Tells whether there is a wireless connection to a Sylphyo: A yellow light means the Link is looking to pair with any Sylphyo. A green light means the Link is paired and connected with a Syl‐...
Page 45: Pairing With A Sylphyo
Then, turn on your Link using the power‐on switch, and turn on your Sylphyo as well. If the Link displays a green light , then they are already paired (i.e., they already know each other), and you can skip the rest of this subsection.
Page 46: Internal Sounds
If not, just restart the pairing process again. From the moment your Sylphyo and Link are paired, they will constantly look for each other. If your Sylphyo doesn’t find your Link, it will display icon. If your Link doesn’t find your Sylphyo, it will display a red light .
Page 47: Playing Wirelessly With A Computer
Connect the included USB cable to the smaller USB power supply port of the Link, connect the other end to a USB port on your computer, and turn on your Link. As with the Sylphyo, no drivers are required, and it should be immediately recognized as a standard USB‐MIDI peripheral.
Page 48 USB connection to the Sylphyo. You still need to get Apple’s official Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter. First, turn off your Sylphyo if it is powered on. Connect the adapter to a power source, such as a USB charger or a portable power bank. Then,...
Page 49: Midi Routing
First, connect the Link to a power supply. Then, plug one end of the MIDI cable to the MIDI Out port of your Link, and plug the other end into the MIDI In port of your synth. Finally, turn on your Link and Sylphyo, as well as your synth.
Page 51: Settings
Settings In this section, you will discover how to setup your Sylphyo in the way that best fits your needs. On the Sylphyo, settings can be quickly accessed using the Aodyo key ), which you can find in the upper part of the front of the instrument.
Page 52: Settings Menu
Octave key Icon Quick setting and meaning ↑ Base key Change the base pitch of the Sylphyo (C3 by default). ◆ Sound and program change Change the current sound, and send a MIDI program change message for the current MIDI channel.
Page 53 The following will recapitulate the different sections of the Settings menu. Sound This is where you can setup the internal sounds of the Sylphyo and Link. Volume Set the volume of the internal sounds. Default: 80% Reverb Adjust the general level of reverb in all internal sounds.
Page 54 Set the MIDI message (CC or Aftertouch) sent in response to the intensity of your breath. If no MIDI message is selected, then the Sylphyo will not send anything regarding breath and will send MIDI note messages every time a new note is selected using the note keys.
Page 55 Velocity Set the velocity value sent with every note. You can select any fixed velocity value from 1 to 127, or select Dynamic if you want the Sylphyo to set velocity based on the intensity of your breath. Default: 127...
Page 56 Elevation control option is set in the Movement section. Default: CC 75 Roll ctrl. Set the MIDI CC sent when varying the roll angle of the Sylphyo if the Roll control option is set in the Movement section. Default: CC 76 Compass ctrl.
Page 57 Key‐bend ctrl. Set the MIDI CC sent when performing a key‐bend on the keys of the Sylphyo if the Key‐bend (BETA) option is set to Control in the Keys section. Default: CC 78 PROGRAM CHANGE Send bank By enabling this option, the Sylphyo will send Bank Select MIDI messages before a Program Change message is sent.
Page 58 Settings Breath This section allows you to setup the breath sensor of the Sylphyo. Minimum Set the minimum amount of breath intensity (in arbitrary units, between 0 and 3000) that will trigger a note start. Usually, you might want to decrease the minimum to get the fastest response, or to increase it to avoid spurious notes.
Page 59 Keys This section allows you to change the fingerings of the Sylphyo, as well as several parameters and functions pertaining to the note keys. Fingering If you are used to a particular wind instrument, you can select the correspond‐ ing fingering in this list. For details on the fingerings, please see the corre‐...
Page 60 C key, by making a path with copper tape from each of the settings keys to their corresponding desired position on the front of the Sylphyo. This option is only available with the Sax and EWI fingerings, and when using 3 or 3(+2) octaves.
Page 61 Mappings section) instead of pitch. Note that this option will soon be available for Sylphyo Pearl Limited Edition. Default: No Key noise (BETA) Generate MIDI note‐on/note‐off messages even without breathing into the Sylphyo. This is used to hear key noise with the Audio Modeling / SWAM virtual instruments. Default: Disabled...
Page 62 Settings Slider In this section, you will be able to configure the various functions of the slider. Function Select the main function of the slider, between None, Control (issue the control CC defined in the MIDI Mappings section during contact, and return to 0 as soon as there is no contact), Control (latch) (same, but do not return to 0), Breath (play notes using the slider instead of your breath), Pitch‐bend ±...
Page 63 Shake to move Allow the activation of the inertial mode by shaking the Sylphyo once in a down‐ wards movement, while touching the slider surface using the thumb. To exit inertial mode, just blow into the mouthpiece.
Page 64 A higher threshold makes it difficult to accidentally trigger the vibrato. Default: 9% Elevation control Allow the Sylphyo to send MIDI CC messages (defined in the MIDI Mappings section) corresponding to the elevation angle of the Sylphyo (altitude of the bell) when not in inertial mode.
Page 65 Enabled MORE OPTIONS Bidirectional When active, the value is bidirectional; i.e., it is different depending on whether the Sylphyo is rolled to the left or to the right. In this case, the central MIDI CC value is 64. Default: Disabled Absolute When active, the roll angle is directly derived from raw sensor values, in‐...
Page 66 MIDI CC value is 64. Default: Disabled Absolute When active, the compass direction is directly derived from raw sensor val‐ ues, instead of being relative to the direction of the Sylphyo when the cur‐ rent note started. Default: Disabled Range The relative direction (compared to the direction of the Sylphyo when the current note started) that will yield the maximum value.
Page 67 Display some information (such as the version of the internal software and various sensor values) that our technical support might want to get in order to troubleshoot your Sylphyo. Reset Perform a factory reset. This changes all the settings of your Sylphyo to the default ones.
Page 69: Sounds
Sounds This section shortly describes the sounds inside the Sylphyo and Link. MacGuffin Bright, brassy, inconspicuous, yet surprisingly able to sustain even the most trancey of anthems when least expected. SLIDER Timbre Thickens the sound in a ``trance'' fashion. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note.
Page 70 Sounds VIDEO youtu.be/suZZZAw0JgE  Sylphyo Sounds: MacGuffin...
Page 71: Daphnis Flute
SLIDER Bass voice Adds a bass voice. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Fife voice Adds a high‐pitched voice. ELEVATION Reverb Emphasizes the reverberation effect. ROLL Less air Removes air noise. VIDEO youtu.be/bsqhTUeUx84  Sylphyo Sounds: Daphnis Flute...
Page 72: House Of Chords
SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Timbre Morphs between 12 different timbres. ROLL Filter resonance Adds a ``wow'' and ringing quality to the sound. VIDEO youtu.be/Wa2aQv8wid8  Sylphyo Sounds: House of Chords...
Page 73 Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Harmonics Makes the sound scream. ROLL Harmonics tuning Detunes the screaming part of the sound up to a major third higher, with max. brilliance. VIDEO youtu.be/UDcR4I1zatQ  Sylphyo Sounds: Meow...
Page 74: Sync Asset
Controls how the sync effect evolves. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Sync amount Emphasizes the sync effect. ROLL Pulse width Thins the sound. VIDEO youtu.be/UUpaFfLQTUA  Sylphyo Sounds: Sync Asset...
Page 75: Soyuz Lt
SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Reverb / Timbre Emphasizes the reverberation effect; with brilliance, changes timbre. ROLL Timbre With brilliance, changes timbre even more. VIDEO youtu.be/ZAtSYl16lgY  Sylphyo Sounds: Soyuz LT...
Page 76: Corroboree
SLIDER Overdrive Adds distortion to the sound. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Reverb diffusion Turns reverberation into echoes. ELEVATION Reverb Emphasizes the reverberation effect. ROLL Reverb damping Darkens the reverb and adds echoes. VIDEO youtu.be/A0QXvYvitTQ  Sylphyo Sounds: Corroboree...
Page 77 Makes sound richer, but harder to control. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Brilliance Adds brightness to the sound. ROLL Inharmonicity Creates weird intervals and beating tones. VIDEO youtu.be/ziSgvwBxDso  Sylphyo Sounds: Chalumeau...
Page 78: Chameleon Bass
SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Attack and Timbre Controls how attacks evolve and influence timbre. ROLL Filter resonance Emphasizes the ``wow'' quality of the sound. VIDEO youtu.be/yesMuuxmDSw  Sylphyo Sounds: Chameleon Bass...
Page 79: Electro Fuse
Darkens the sound. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Feedback Adds feedback to the distorted sound. ROLL Attenuation Darkens the sound and reduces distortion. VIDEO youtu.be/m7mziheMLDU  Sylphyo Sounds: Electro Fuse...
Page 80: Sylphatty
SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Sync frequency Controls the sync effect. ROLL LFO rate Makes the sound oscillate to the point of ``rattling'' . VIDEO youtu.be/‐B79N9BFNGY  Sylphyo Sounds: Sylphatty...
Page 81 Controls how fast the sound oscillates. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION LFO depth Controls how much the sound oscillates. ROLL Harmonics Adds high‐pitched elements to the sound. VIDEO youtu.be/mYuOdHMo7Qw  Sylphyo Sounds: Unreasonable...
Page 82: Justin Whistle
Makes the sound thinner. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Reverb Emphasizes the reverberation effect. ROLL Inharmonicity Creates weird intervals and beating tones. VIDEO youtu.be/46QbbpWnPVY  Sylphyo Sounds: Justin Whistle...
Page 83: Braveheart
On activation, tunes the drone, and otherwise makes it louder or qui‐ eter. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Reverb Emphasizes the reverberation effect. ROLL Timbre Slightly changes the timbre of the chanter. VIDEO youtu.be/RcauPBIH904  Sylphyo Sounds: Braveheart...
Page 84: Cheap Tunes
SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Downsampling Degrades and distorts the sound. ROLL Resolution Bitcrushes the sound, making it more noisy and clicky. VIDEO youtu.be/97tf4vqWpgM  Sylphyo Sounds: Cheap Tunes...
Page 85 Selects a different range of vowels to morph between using breath. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Filter resonance Adds a ``wow'' and ringing quality to the sound. ROLL Timbre Darkens the sound. VIDEO youtu.be/ZQvgU77znsw  Sylphyo Sounds: Vocobot...
Page 86: Sylphyridoo
SLIDER Harmonics Makes harmonics more prominent. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Growl Makes the sound rattle. ROLL Timbre Brightens the sound. VIDEO youtu.be/PDn31JNvy_4  Sylphyo Sounds: Sylphyridoo...
Page 87 Vagualame Turn your Sylphyo into an ocean wave generator and control the tides with your movements. SLIDER Tide height Makes the waves larger. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Swell / Wind Agitates the waves. ELEVATION Swell / Wind Agitates the waves.
Page 88: Classic Sinetri
Sounds Classic SineTri An almost pure electronic sound inspired by the first analog electronic instruments. SLIDER Waveform Enriches the sound by fading from a sine to a triangle waveform. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Delay Adds an echo effect.
Page 89: Squaresaw
Classic SquareSaw A rich electronic sound inspired by analog synths, ready to be modu‐ lated and filtered. SLIDER Waveform Enriches the sound by fading from a square to a saw waveform. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Depth Thickens the sound.
Page 90: 1984 Pad
Fades between a major and minor chord. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Timbre Changes the harmonics of the sound. ROLL Chorus Controls the rate of a chorus effect. VIDEO youtu.be/k_m5OCGxkUU  Sylphyo Sounds: 1984 Pad...
Page 91: Antimatter Pad
Antimatter Pad An atmospheric, cinematic sound, perfect for playing slow and deep chords. SLIDER Chord Fades between a major and minor chord. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Vibrato Controls an automated vibrato effect. ROLL Timbre Makes the third of the chord stand out.
Page 92: Kokomo Drums
Determines whether the strike happens near the center or the rim. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Timbre Increases attack but decreases resonance. ELEVATION Ensemble Adds another pitched voice to the upper octave. ROLL Tension Increases the tension of the skin. VIDEO youtu.be/FaeT_usFijQ  Sylphyo Sounds: Kokomo Drums...
Page 93: Boom Tschak
Boom Tschak A modern take on the classic drum machine sounds. Pitch controls which percussion is played using breath, and movement changes its tim‐ bre. SLIDER Kick/snare Fades between the family of kick, toms, rimshots and percs (0%), to that of snares and cymbals (100%). ELEVATION Timbre Darkens the sound.
Page 94: Deep Organs
Sounds Deep Organs Jazz and rock organ sounds inspired from the 70’s, to play with or with‐ out mustaches and long hair. SLIDER Overdrive Distorts the sound. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Percussion Adjusts the level of the organ ``click'' . ELEVATION Chorus / Leslie Adds an effect inspired from Leslie speakers.
Page 95 Breathed‐on Bach Organ sounds inspired from baroque and classical music, to play with or without church. SLIDER Timbre Navigates between different harmonics. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Fundamental Adjusts the level of the first harmonic. ELEVATION Reverb Increases the level of the reverb effect. ROLL Vibrato Adds an automatic vibrato.
Page 96: Da Funk
Sounds Da Funk A lead sound straight from classic P‐Funk albums. Free your mind… and your Sylphyo will follow! SLIDER Timbre Changes the color of the resonance. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note.
Page 97: The Big Blue
The Big Blue A dive into the world of deep sea creatures, where you can hear whales singing and moaning. SLIDER Echo Accentuates the echo effect. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Drone Makes the sound last arbitrarily long. ELEVATION Filter Removes low frequencies.
Page 98: Alto Sax Phi
Alto Sax Phi The first offspring of our new physical modeling technology Aodyo Phi, a model of an alto saxophone sound over 3 octaves (from C2 to C5), exclusive to the Sylphyo. Your ticket to Birdland. SLIDER Brightness Makes the sound brighter (mouthpiece tip opening).
Page 99: Flute Phi
Flute Phi A model of a transverse flute over 3 octaves (from B2 to D6), made us‐ ing our new Aodyo Phi physical modeling technology. Another Sylphyo exclusive that’ll leave you enchanted! SLIDER Attack / Overblow Changes how attacks behave, from soft (classical music) to more noisy (jazz, ethnic music).
Page 100: Harrachi Phi
ROLL Palm mute Imitates a ``palm mute'' technique by muffling the resonance of the string. VIDEO youtu.be/CjN9vu6YyGI  Sylphyo Sounds: El Harrachi Phi We recommend to use shake vibrato and key‐bend to take full advantage of this sound.
Page 101: Laraaji Phi
ELEVATION Balance Balances levels between the struck strings and the sympathetic strings. ROLL Attack Makes plucks more percussive. VIDEO youtu.be/BCFNKRsygS4  Sylphyo Sounds: Laraaji Phi We recommend to use shake vibrato and key‐bend to take full advantage of this sound.
Page 102: Synthbrass 80'S
SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note. ELEVATION Filter Darkens the sound. ROLL Vibrato Controls an automatic vibrato effect. VIDEO youtu.be/SchZKp92qgY  Sylphyo Sounds: Synthbrass 80's...
Page 103 Resozen An ambient sound from the Anyma Phi synth, adapted for the Sylphyo. Movement mode is highly recommended. SLIDER Distortion Distorts the sounds and adds harmonics. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Portamento Increases the time to smoothly transition to another note.
Page 104: Trumpet
Gradually puts on a trumpet mute, dampening the sound. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Reverb Increases the level of the reverberation effect. ELEVATION Growl Makes the timbre grittier when blowing harder. ROLL Vibrato Controls an automatic vibrato effect. VIDEO youtu.be/ZLe6z22Tz6k  Sylphyo Sounds: Trumpet...
Page 105: Muted Trumpet
Muted Trumpet An acoustic trumpet‐like sound based on our brass physical model, with a trumpet mute effect. This is another version of Trumpet with alterna‐ tive mappings and response. SLIDER Growl Makes the timbre grittier when blowing harder. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Reverb Increases the level of the reverberation effect.
Page 106: Kalinka
SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Reverb Increases the level of the reverberation effect. ELEVATION Tremolo speed Increases the time between two attacks when continuously blowing. ROLL Attack timbre Modulates the timbre of the attacks. VIDEO youtu.be/55f7CzN2jN0  Sylphyo Sounds: Kalinka...
Page 107: Alt
Kalinka Alt A balalaika sound based on a string resonator physical model. Continu‐ ous breath control will adjust the pick tremolo effect on the string. This is another version of Kalinka with alternative mappings. SLIDER Tremolo Increases the time between two attacks when continuously blowing. SLIDER FROM THE BOTTOM EDGE Reverb Increases the level of the reverberation effect.
Page 109: Fingerings
Recorder This is the default fingering of the Sylphyo. It is designed for close com‐ patibility with soprano recorders, and includes most Baroque and Ger‐ man fingerings and trills up to C at the third octave, as well as some flute‐compatible fingerings.
Page 110: Clarinet
Fingerings Clarinet This fingering has been designed for close compatibility with Bb so‐ prano Boehm‐System clarinets, mainly in the Clarion register, with adap‐ tations to the keys of the Sylphyo. C′ C#′ D′ Eb′ E′ F′ F#′ G′...
Page 111: Flute
Flute This fingering has been designed for close compatibility with C concert (transverse) flutes, with adaptations to the keys of the Sylphyo. It in‐ cludes most usual fingerings from the first octave. In addition, it ex‐ tends fingerings of the beginning of the second octave (without the left index finger) up to the high A, which needs to be performed without the thumb.
Page 112: Flute (Alt.)
Fingerings Flute (alt.) This alternative flute fingering changes the right little finger key from a low C key to a low Eb key. In other words, performing will not result in a C but in an Eb note. C′ C#′ D′...
Page 113 Saxophone This fingering has been designed for close compatiblity with saxophones, with adaptations to the keys of the Sylphyo. C′ C#′ D′ Eb′ E′...
Page 114: Saxophone (Alt.)
Fingerings Saxophone (alt.) This alternative saxophone fingering changes the right little finger key from a low C key to a low Eb key. In other words, performing will not result in a C but in an Eb note. C′ C#′ D′...
Page 115: Saxophone (Alt. 2)
Saxophone (alt. 2) In this variant of the previous fingering, performing will not result in a C# but in an Eb note. C′ C#′ D′ Eb′ E′...
Page 116 Fingerings Oboe This fingering has been designed for close compatibility with oboes, with adaptations to the keys of the Sylphyo. It includes most usual fin‐ gerings from the first octave. C′ C#′ D′ Eb′ E′ F′...
Page 117: Trumpet (Evi)
Trumpet (EVI) This fingering is an adaptation of the fingering system of one of the first electronic wind instruments, and it has been designed to allow brass players to quickly adapt their playing style and fingerings to the Syl‐ phyo. hold these in base position “valves”...
Page 118 Fingerings – pressing the right index finger key: ‐2 (valve 1) – pressing the right middle finger key: ‐1 (valve 2) – pressing the right ring finger key: ‐3 (valve 3) – pressing the right pinky finger key: +2 The EVI lefty (beta) fingering works exactly like the EVI fingering, but it inverts the roles of the hands, so that valves are played on the left hand.
Page 119: Ewi
This fingering has been designed to allow players of other electronic wind instruments to quickly adapt their playing style and fingerings to the Sylphyo. if both pressed if both pressed -1 -1 -2 semitones While it is based on familiar traditional woodwind fingerings, it allows for additional flexibility in the choice of alternate fingerings, which might ease the execution of some musical phrases.
Page 120 Fingerings C′ C#′ D′...
Page 121: Hulusi
This fingering has been designed for close compatibility with the hulusi. In addition, the left pinky key on the Sylphyo acts as a universal # (sharp) key, adding a semitone to any fingering, and the right pinky key acts as a universal b (flat) key, removing a semitone from any fingering.
Page 122: Celtic
Fingerings Celtic This fingering has been designed to allow bagpipe players to quickly adapt their playing style and fingerings to the Sylphyo. C′ C#′ In addition to the base fingerings, removing the left index finger or the octave key adds an octave to any fingering (in a non‐cumulative fashion).
Page 123: Clarinet
Oriental clarinet This fingering has been designed for close compatibility with modified‐ Albert‐System oriental clarinets, with adaptations to the keys of the Syl‐ phyo. It can be used to play middle‐eastern music, and more generally world music repertoires. C′ C#′ D′...
Page 124: Saxophone (Old)
Fingerings Saxophone (old) This fingering corresponds to the former Saxophone fingering in the first few versions of the Sylphyo internal software. C′ C#′ D′...
Page 125: Whistle
C. C′ In addition, the left pinky key on the Sylphyo acts as a universal # (sharp) key, adding a semitone to any fingering, and the right pinky key acts as a universal b (flat) key, removing a semitone from any fingering.
Page 126: Flute
Fingerings Native American Flute This provides a core set of fingerings found on most contemporary Na‐ tive American flutes. The pinky keys have no effect on any of the fin‐ gerings, and the octave key can be open or closed. Here are the primary fingerings for an A minor Native American flute.
Page 127 C′ C#′ D′ D#′ E′ F′ F#′ G′ G#′ A′ In addition, the extended fingering has an auxiliary set of patterns that support one‐handed play with the left hand completely off the instru‐ ment: A′ A#′ C′′ C#′′ D′′ E′′ F′′...
Page 128: Natural Harmonic Scale
Fingerings Natural Harmonic scale Offers a way to play Bruce Kanzelmeyer’s Natural Harmonic scale, a 16‐ tone microtonal scale that comprises pure intervals from the harmonic overtone series. All the notes of the scale are perfectly in tune with each other and a defined reference frequency, although some pitches included are foreign sounding to ears accustomed only to 12 EDO.
Page 129: Modes
In addition, the left pinky key on the Sylphyo acts as a universal # (sharp) key, adding a semitone to any fingering, and the right pinky key acts as...
Page 131: Online Support
Updates Chances are that while you are reading this, a new version of the in‐ ternal program of the Sylphyo is available. Thanks to updates, your Sylphyo will keep evolving for years. We list all the available updates for the Sylphyo at www.aodyo.com/updates.
Page 132: Munity
. We’ll try to answer you as soon as pos‐ sible. User community You might also want to exchange with other Sylphyo users. Feel free to join our forums at community.aodyo.com. Don’t hesitate to include pictures, videos, or audio clips, if you feel they can allow us...
Page 133: Complementary Information
40 °C (104 °F). Repairing the Sylphyo Do not open the Sylphyo and do not attempt to service it yourself. No‐ tably, the blue ring below the mouthpiece might be glued to the body in order to protect internal circuits from moisture in normal playing condi‐...
Page 134: Tery
If a connector does not fit into a port, first check that they match. The main screen of the Sylphyo turns on at most six sec‐ onds after power‐on. If you suspect that the Sylphyo does not turn...
Page 135: Using The Mouthpiece
Disposal and recycling Your Sylphyo must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regulations. Because it contains electronic components and a battery, it must be disposed of separately from household waste.
Page 136 Complementary information These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harm‐ ful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interfer‐ ence to radio communications.
Page 137: Trademarks
IC ID: 24942‐SYLPHYO Equipment for use in locations where children likely to be present. Trademarks All the trademarks cited in this documentation are only used here for descriptive purposes.

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