VL7

Yamaha VL7

Released: 1994

MSRP: Y300,000

Synopsis:

Half the VL1 functionality (monophonic, half preset memory, single element). Architecture Class: Modelling.

Ebay Description:

The Yamaha VL7 is a pressure and velocity sensitive 49 key (monophonic) Virtual Acoustic modelling synthesizer, featuring a single element, 3 effects processors, MIDI, disk drive, and 64 presets. An 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	12.3kg	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
VL7	N/A	64	drive:3.5"DSHD MIDI-SysEx	MIDI-SysEx	mode based buttons	LCD display

Architecture

Multitimbral	Polyphony	Unison	Architecture
no	2	no	Instrument->Modifiers

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-CC7 pitch-wheel TEG velocity	FM aftertouch breath-control CS1 CS2 fc-pedal1 fc-pedal2 mod-wheel1 mod-wheel2 MIDI-CC7 pitch-wheel TEG velocity	PitchEG1 aftertouch breath-control CS1 CS2 fc-pedal1 fc-pedal2 mod-wheel1 mod-wheel2 MIDI-CC7 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-CC7 pitch-wheel TEG velocity	aftertouch breath-control CS1 CS2 fc-pedal1 fc-pedal2 mod-wheel1 mod-wheel2 MIDI-CC7 pitch-wheel TEG velocity	aftertouch breath-control CS1 CS2 fc-pedal1 fc-pedal2 mod-wheel1 mod-wheel2 MIDI-CC7 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-CC7 pitch-wheel TEG velocity	aftertouch breath-control CS1 CS2 fc-pedal1 fc-pedal2 mod-wheel1 mod-wheel2 MIDI-CC7 pitch-wheel TEG velocity	aftertouch breath-control CS1 CS2 fc-pedal1 fc-pedal2 mod-wheel1 mod-wheel2 MIDI-CC7 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

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