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VL1-m

Yamaha VL1-m

VL1-m
(image courtesy of Yamaha)

Released: 1994

MSRP: Y300,000

Synopsis:

Rack mounted VL1. Architecture Class: Modelling.

Ebay Description:

The Yamaha VL1-m is a pressure and velocity sensitive 3U rack (2 voice) Virtual Acoustic modelling synthesizer, featuring up to 2 elements, 3 effects processors, MIDI, disk drive, and 128 presets. Each element features a modelled instrument and associated controllers/modifiers. Element controllers include pressure (with preset ADSR envelope), embouchure/pitch (with IHD envelope), vibrato, tonguing, amplitude (with AADSR envelope shared with filter), scream, breath noise, growl, throat formant, dynamic filter (high, low, or band pass or band reject), harmonic enhancer (FM), damping, and absorption. Modifiers include extensive key scaling, 5 band parametric equalizer, Impulse Expander (delay), and resonator (parallel delays).

Physical

Form Factor Dimensions Weight Audio Input Audio Output Communication Port Control Input Control Output Switch Input Power
3U rack W:480mm D:361mm H:132mm 7.5kg no stereo MIDI MIDI MIDI no AC (16W)

Interface

Compatibility Multitimbral Memory Program Memory External Storage External Programming UI Input UI Output
VL1 VL1-m N/A 128 drive:3.5"DSHD MIDI-SysEx MIDI-SysEx mode based buttons LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral Polyphony Unison Architecture
no 2 no [Instrument->Modifiers]x2

Output

Effects Pan Modulator Volume Modulator Headphone
flanger/pitch-shift/distortion delay:3 reverb:8 (serial|parallel) Impulse-Expander/Resonator(delays) no aftertouch MIDI-CC7 TEG velocity yes

Control

Arpeggiator Arpeggiator External Sequencer Sequencer Memory Sequencer External Continuous Program Change
no N/A no N/A N/A MIDI-CC1 MIDI-CC2 MIDI-CC4 MIDI-CC7 MIDI

Keyboard

Key Pressure Chord Memory External Control External Sustain Key Scaling Velocity Curves
channel no MIDI:IN/OUT/THRU pedal MIDI microtuning 4

Source

Name Signal Class Waveform Octave Range Amplitude Modulator Harmonics Modulator Pitch Modulator Wave Assign Modulator
Driver1 digital preset - aftertouch MIDI-CC TEG velocity FM aftertouch MIDI-CC TEG velocity PitchEG1 aftertouch MIDI-CC TEG velocity portamento no

Filter

Name Signal Class IC Resonant Shape Frequency Modulator Resonance Modulator Shape Modulator
Filter1 digital ? yes high, low, or band pass or band reject FilterEG1 aftertouch MIDI-CC TEG velocity aftertouch aftertouch MIDI-CC TEG velocity aftertouch aftertouch MIDI-CC TEG velocity
Equalizer1 digital ? parametric low/high pass and 5 band parameteric aftertouch MIDI-CC TEG velocity aftertouch MIDI-CC TEG velocity aftertouch MIDI-CC TEG velocity

Envelope

Name Level Rate Loop Polarity Trigger Level Modulator Rate Modulator
PressureEG1 sustain attack decay release no no key velocity velocity
PitchEG1 initial hold decay no no key key velocity key velocity
FilterEG1 attack1 sustain attack1 attack2 decay release no no key key key
VibratoEG1 sustain delay attack no no key key key

LFO

Name Waveform Delay Polarity Sync Delay Modulator Level Modulator Rate Modulator
Growl triangle? no no Vibrato no no key
Vibrato triangle? yes attack no key no key key
Modelling Models
VL1 VL1-m VL7 VP1 VL70-m