Yamaha VL1
(image courtesy of Yamaha )
Released: 1993
MSRP: Y470,000
Synopsis:
Virtual Acoustic (modelling).
Architecture Class: Modelling.
Ebay Description:
The Yamaha VL1 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 49 key (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
49 keys
W:914mm
D:380mm
H:105mm
12.5kg
no
stereo
MIDI
MIDI
breath-control
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
volume-pedal
MIDI
portamento sustain
AC
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
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC7
pitch-wheel
TEG
velocity
volume-pedal
yes
Control
Arpeggiator
Arpeggiator External
Sequencer
Sequencer Memory
Sequencer External
Continuous
Program Change
no
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
breath-control
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
pitch-wheel
CS1-slider
CS2-slider
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
volume-pedal
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
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC
pitch-wheel
TEG
velocity
FM
aftertouch
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC
pitch-wheel
TEG
velocity
PitchEG1
aftertouch
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC
pitch-wheel
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
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC
pitch-wheel
TEG
velocity
aftertouch
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC
pitch-wheel
TEG
velocity
aftertouch
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC
pitch-wheel
TEG
velocity
Equalizer1
digital
?
parametric
low/high pass and 5 band parameteric
aftertouch
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC
pitch-wheel
TEG
velocity
aftertouch
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC
pitch-wheel
TEG
velocity
aftertouch
breath-control
CS1
CS2
fc-pedal1
fc-pedal2
mod-wheel1
mod-wheel2
MIDI-CC
pitch-wheel
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
