Yamaha VL-1 Owner's Manual - ● Hdtime

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Feature Reference

●

Edit Mode

2-1: Embouchure & Pitch Hold Time Key Scaling

Embouchure & pitch hold time key scaling produces natural hold time variations

across the range of the keyboard by allowing different hold time offset values to be

applied to each of two breakpoints set at appropriate keys.

•

The ¶ button (“

Fpag

”) can be used to go directly forward to the next

Embouchure & Pitch key scaling page without having to return to the main

parameter page.

● HdTime

≤

0 … 127.

The “

HdTime

” parameter is linked to the main Embouchure & Pitch “

Hold

Time

” parameter, and has the same effect. This value also determines the hold time on

which all key-scaled variations are based (indicated by a dotted line on the graph).

● Breakpoint 1 & 2 Key

≤

C-2 … G8.

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

≤

-64 … 63.

Set the amount of hold time offset for each of the breakpoints defined by the

breakpoint key parameters, above. Negative values reduce the hold time, and positive

values increase the hold time at the corresponding breakpoint. No matter what offset

value is chosen, the actual hold time will never exceed its minimum or maximum abso-

lute value. When different offset values are applied to adjacent breakpoints, the hold time

varies smoothly between the breakpoints.

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If two breakpoints are

set to the same note, the

lower one functions as the

end of the key scaling

segment connecting to the

next lowest breakpoint

while the higher one

functions as the end of the

segment connecting to the

next highest breakpoint.

Further, the higher

breakpoint applies to the

specified note while the

lower one actually applies

to the next note to its left.

If more than two break-

points are set to the same

note, only the lowest and

highest of these will

function as ends of the

corresponding key scaling

segments while the rest

are ignored.

BP3

BP2

BP4

BP1

BP5

C2

C3

C4

NOTES