Yamaha VL-1 Feature Reference - ● Phase (Modulator Only)

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Feature Reference

●

Edit Mode

● Phase (Modulator only)

≤

0deg … 360deg.

This parameter is provided for the modulator block only. It allows a degree of

timbral variation by varying the phase of the modulator signal through 360 degrees in 2-

or 3-degree increments.

● Index (Modulator only)

≤

0 … 127.

Determines how much modulation is applied to the carrier signal (i.e. the level of

the modulator signal applied to the carrier). The higher the value the greater the modula-

tion.

Notes On Using the Harmonic Enhancer

Although any modulator source signal can be applied to any carrier

source signal, two approaches are recommended when attempting to create

an acoustic instrument simulation.

The first is to set the carrier signal to “

Normal

” and the modulator

signal to any other than normal, set the dry/wet “

Balance

” to 63 (all wet),

and set a relatively high “

Index

” value. In this case the total output of the

instrument model (“

Normal

” signal) will by modulated by one of the

component signals, so the dry/wet “

Balance

” can be set to fully wet

(carrier output only) since the carrier source and dry signals are essentially

the same. The 

Index

 parameter determines how much modulation is

applied, so a higher value is generally required to create sufficient variation.

The second approach is to set the carrier signal to any other than

normal and the modulator signal to any of the six possibilities, set the dry/

wet “

Balance

” to a more central value, and set a relatively low “

Index

”

value. In this situation it is necessary to set the “

Balance

” more toward

the “

Dry

” side since the carrier source signal is not the normal signal and

at least some of the dry signal is necessary to provide the basic sound of

the instrument model. In other words, the sound produced by the Harmonic

Enhancer is simply added to the basic sound of the instrument, in contrast

with the first approach in which the basic sound of the instrument is modu-

lated directly.

Please note that these are only guidelines, and are by no means the

only way to work with the Harmonic Enhancer. Since the Harmonic En-

hancer tends to respond differently with different instrument models,

experimentation and experience are your most valuable tools.

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