Yamaha VL-1 Owner's Manual - ● Level

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Feature Reference

●

Edit Mode

2-1: Breath Noise Level Key Scalling

Breath noise level key scaling produces natural breath noise level variations across

the range of the keyboard by allowing different level offset values to be applied to each

of six breakpoints set at appropriate keys.

•

The ¶ button (“

Fpag

”) can be used to go directly the next breath noise key

scaling page without having to return to the main parameter page.

● Level

≤

0 … 127.

The “

Level

” parameter is linked to the main breath noise “

Level

” parameter, and

sets the level (volume) of the breath noise sound. The higher the value the higher the

level. This value also determines the main level on which all key-scaled variations are

based (indicated by a dotted line on the graph).

● Breakpoint 1 … 6 Key

≤

C-2 … G8.

Allows six 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 … 6 Offset

≤

-64 … 63.

Set the amount of level offset for each of the breakpoints defined by the breakpoint

key parameters, above. Negative values reduce the level, and positive values increase the

level at the corresponding breakpoint. No matter what offset value is chosen, the actual

level will never exceed its minimum or maximum absolute value. When different offset

values are applied to adjacent breakpoints, the level varies smoothly between the break-

points.

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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