Yamaha VL-1 Feature Reference - 6: Micro Tuning

42

Feature Reference

●

Edit Mode

6: Micro Tuning

● Element 1

● Element 2

≤

off, I-1 … I-2, P-1 … P-54.

Selects the micro-tuning for Element 1 or Element 2.

Equal Temperament: the standard modern keyboard tuning with

perfectly even intervals between all 12 notes of the scale. This tuning

allows transposition to any key without modification.

Internal Microtuning: These tuning are included in the system data on

the VL-1 voice disk.

Pure Major C … Pure Major B: A brass-instrument tuning based on

their natural harmonic series. Produces a beautiful beat-free sound in

ensemble, but the tuning must be changed to match the key of the

music.

Pure Minor C … Pure Minor B: Same as the Pure Major scales

above, but for minor keys.

Mean Tone C … Mean Tone B: This tuning was originally devised to

eliminate the conflict caused by the third degree of the Pythagorean

tuning (below). The tuning must be matched to the key of the music.

Pythagorean: A classic tuning from ancient Greece — with a few

rough spots that were fixed in later improvements. The tuning must be

matched to the key of the music.

Werckmeister: This and the following two tunings were created to

allow transposition to any key without the need for re-tuning. They have

the curious chacteristic, however, that the “tension” of the sound

increases in proportion to the number of sharps or flats in the key

being played. Many of the classics were created using these tunings.

Kirnberger: See “Werckmeister”.

Vallotti & Young: See “Werckmeister”.

1/4 Shifted Equal: This is an equal temperament tuning with the

overall pitch raised 1/4 tone. It can be used with other instruments in

standard equal temperament tuning for some unusual and very “tense”

effects.

1/4 Tone: All semitones on the keyboard become 1/4-tone intervals.

1/8 Tone: All semitones on the keyboard become 1/8-tone intervals.

Off

I-1, I-2

P-1 … P-12

P-13 … P-24

P-25 … P-36

P-37 … P-48

P-49

P-50

P-51

P-52

P-53

P-54

•

The I-1 and I-2 tunings (Internal Microtuning) cannot be edited or modified

using the VL1. Microtuning data from the Yamaha SY99 or SY77 synthesizer

can, however, can be loaded into the VL1 via a MIDI bulk dump or parameter

change operation.