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Polyphony Expansion mode, Motif, S80, MU, CS6X, etc.

Last post by jnm2 « Mon Jun 08, 2020 5:20 pm
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by 2ManyKeys » Sat Aug 18, 2018 1:55 pm

I finally found a reference in a Yamaha doc as to why two PLG-150VL boards will automatically act like a two-note polyphonic VL board. It's a...

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Last post by jnm2
Mon Jun 08, 2020 5:20 pm
Yamaha VP1 Harmonics

Last post by Bender29 « Mon May 25, 2020 9:08 pm
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by javelin276 » Sat Nov 25, 2017 7:41 am
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I've been looking at the Yamaha VP1 patches on a spectrum analyzer, I'm getting ready to recreate a few of the patches on my FS1R. I've found...
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Last post by Bender29
Mon May 25, 2020 9:08 pm
USB-MIDI Driver for MU2000 WinXP

Last post by SeaGtGruff « Fri May 15, 2020 7:06 pm
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by sloanefreeman » Fri Jun 15, 2018 5:19 pm

Hi,

Could someone post the Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver for MU2000 WinXP? It is no longer available on their website. Thanks!

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Last post by SeaGtGruff
Fri May 15, 2020 7:06 pm
And so from the ashes a Phoenix will arise...Full Yamaha VP1 Rig !

Last post by DrSynth « Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:45 am
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by DrSynth » Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:13 am

For those who don't do the F-Book thing, I've been documenting my efforts to 'trap a Unicorn' as it were and get a VP1 with a fully functional...

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Last post by DrSynth
Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:45 am
VL7 Gotek & FlashFloppy

Last post by MacMan003 « Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:25 am
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by MacMan003 » Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:27 am

Hello everyone!

I am a new member - but have used the forums for information quite a few times.
I have become, somewhat, besotted by the Yamaha VL...

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Last post by MacMan003
Mon Apr 13, 2020 10:25 am
VL1m / VL7 Version 2 EPROM Images?

Last post by DrSynth « Fri Nov 01, 2019 5:24 am
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by DrSynth » Tue Sep 24, 2019 5:22 am

So,

Does anyone have the EPROM Images of the Version 2 firmware for the VL1m or VL7?

I have them for the VL1 keyboard.

You'll need two TI...

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Last post by DrSynth
Fri Nov 01, 2019 5:24 am
MIDI Channels w/ Motif Rack ES and PLG Cards

Last post by Derek « Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:04 pm
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by puremusic » Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:53 am

I don't think there's a way to do this but I could be wrong.

I'd like to setup the two PLG cards in my Motif Rack ES to receive on MIDI Channels 1...

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Last post by Derek
Sun Aug 18, 2019 7:04 pm
Good VL-saxophones?

Last post by gregholwell « Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:37 pm
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by ledan » Tue Apr 02, 2019 10:26 pm

Hi

I spent some hours today trying to find freely available patches for the vl70m and eventually found 15 or so in a best of library on a...

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Last post by gregholwell
Wed Aug 07, 2019 9:37 pm
Yamaha Demo VL midi song files

Last post by javelin276 « Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:41 pm
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by javelin276 » Mon Oct 09, 2017 5:31 pm

I have a collection of VL midi song files, if anyone is interested in learning what makes them tick on your VL synth.
You can download them off my...

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Last post by javelin276
Fri Jun 21, 2019 3:41 pm
VL70-M, VL1, PLG100-VL

Last post by puremusic « Wed May 08, 2019 2:34 am
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by puremusic » Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:58 am
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I was looking at the VL70-M due to really liking the saxophone sounds it produced, and then found out about the VL1 (great if only I could afford it...
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Last post by puremusic
Wed May 08, 2019 2:34 am
Yamaha Studio Manager and PLG Cards

Last post by Derek « Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:16 am
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by puremusic » Sat Mar 09, 2019 4:20 am

Well, my PLG-100-VL arrived in the mail today, and I'm quite happy with it so far installed in my Motif ES Rack.

But I'm a bit clueless as to how to...

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Last post by Derek
Sun Mar 10, 2019 9:16 am
Yamaha VL7 on eBay for $800 buy now.

Last post by Saul « Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:04 pm
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by javelin276 » Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:18 am

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Hey guys,
There is a VL7 keyboard on sale on eBay for $800 Buy now with no bids. US Seller.

Just sayin... Normally they are twice...

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Last post by Saul
Sun Feb 03, 2019 12:04 pm
Matsushita EME-216Y floppy drive error

Last post by ledan « Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:29 pm
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by Outof » Fri Jan 04, 2019 6:37 pm

I have a disk floppy drive that is supposed to be inside a Yamaha VL7 synthesizer. Not many were made, and the question is: could it be other stuff I...

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Last post by ledan
Thu Jan 24, 2019 4:29 pm
VL7 floppy drive belt

Last post by Outof « Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:25 am
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by Outof » Mon Sep 24, 2018 7:02 pm

I see a lot of information how to replace floppy drive belt on Yamaha SY99 or W7, but I can't find a single place where the Yamaha VL1/VL7 are...

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Last post by Outof
Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:25 am
MU2000 EX and 2 PLG VL cards = VL1?

Last post by jnm2 « Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:22 am
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by 2ManyKeys » Tue Apr 03, 2018 11:50 pm
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More specifically, would the MU128 or MU2000 EX and two VL cards be ROUGHLY equivalent to the VL1?

As I understand one of the...
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Last post by jnm2
Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:22 am
A MU128 or MU2000 with 2 PLG-100 ou 150-VL

Last post by Musella « Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:54 am
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by Musella » Wed May 30, 2018 1:02 pm
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Hello,

I'm Xavier-Joseph, a new member, from Reunion Island (a little tropical french island in Indian Ocean, near Mauritius Island and Madagascar...
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Last post by Musella
Mon Jul 23, 2018 6:54 am
Yamaha VL, PLG150-VL card

Last post by sloanefreeman « Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:27 am
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by javelin276 » Thu Oct 05, 2017 3:49 am
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I don't see any forum catagories for VL Instruments, so I guess here in the 'Other' category works.
There are a few people with...
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Last post by sloanefreeman
Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:27 am
Help using two VL boards in an MU100R

Last post by sloanefreeman « Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:40 pm
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by sloanefreeman » Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:59 pm

Hello,

How do I load voices to and use two VL boards in my MU100R at the same time. I plan on loading the same voice to both cards. I have loaded to...

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Last post by sloanefreeman
Sat Jun 16, 2018 7:40 pm
VL randomness... very cool

Last post by javelin276 « Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:08 pm
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by 2ManyKeys » Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:41 pm

I spent a good portion of my weekend working on an alto sax solo for my son. What better time to get acquainted with VL! Obviously I didn't have time...

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Last post by javelin276
Mon Apr 30, 2018 7:08 pm
So this is why the VL1 had two engines

Last post by DrSynth « Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:15 pm
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by 2ManyKeys » Thu Apr 19, 2018 12:49 pm

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Interesting series of pages about physical modeling on the Nord Modular. The writer often l makes references to the approach used by...

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Last post by DrSynth
Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:15 pm
Good bowed strings with VL?

Last post by SysExJohn « Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:19 am
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by 2ManyKeys » Thu Apr 12, 2018 1:59 am

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So far in my exposure to Yamaha VL I have played with the dual 150 cards I have and heard samples on the web. The wind instruments...

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Last post by SysExJohn
Sun Apr 15, 2018 10:19 am
VL70M, PLG150 elements like VL1 ver. 2?

Last post by 2ManyKeys « Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:16 am
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by 2ManyKeys » Thu Apr 12, 2018 3:27 pm

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I was starting to read some of the VL1 Ver. 2 manual just for reference. I assume that the later VL products like the VL70m and...

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Last post by 2ManyKeys
Fri Apr 13, 2018 7:16 am
Expert editor for PLG150-VL

Last post by 2ManyKeys « Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:04 pm
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by 2ManyKeys » Mon Apr 02, 2018 6:14 am

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I just picked up a PLG150-VL for my S80. I found the old Visual editor but it's really limited. Some Yamaha articles make...

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Last post by 2ManyKeys
Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:04 pm
Cool VL tech info from the inventor

Last post by 2ManyKeys « Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:59 pm

by 2ManyKeys » Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:59 pm

Julius Smith at Stanford invented the methods of digital waveguide synthesis. Stanford still holds the patents which were licensed by Yamaha for the...

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Last post by 2ManyKeys
Tue Apr 10, 2018 4:59 pm
What's this VL1-m in my rack worth?

Last post by kbdPlyr « Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:54 pm
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by kbdPlyr » Sun Nov 19, 2017 2:27 am

Hi... new here (today),

So... modernizing my studio to a Laptop DAW with VSTs interface type of set-up, and getting rid of things like the old KX-88...

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Last post by kbdPlyr
Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:54 pm
VL1 vs VL70m comparison needed

Last post by Monte « Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:23 am
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by javelin276 » Mon Oct 30, 2017 7:17 pm

Has anyone played the different VL instruments who can give me an objective comparison between the sound quality of the VL1 vs the VL70m? How much...

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Last post by Monte
Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:23 am
Looking for VL-1 / VL-7 Voices parameters

Last post by javelin276 « Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:44 pm
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by EXer » Wed Oct 11, 2017 9:56 am

I'm looking for the Equalizer Band data of VL-1 / VL-7 Voices :

► If the owner of a VL-1 or VL-7 reads this post, could you please send pictures of...

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Last post by javelin276
Sat Oct 14, 2017 4:44 pm
Request: PLG150-VL Visual Editor - MacOS

Last post by wavesequence « Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:50 pm
Replies: 5
by wavesequence » Mon Oct 09, 2017 11:15 am

I've just bought a PLG150-AN from eBay (to be honest I'm still waiting for it...). The seller is Japanese and didn't provide neither a manual nor the...

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Last post by wavesequence
Tue Oct 10, 2017 9:50 pm
A Method if you don't play a Wind Controller

Last post by javelin276 « Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:12 pm

by javelin276 » Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:12 pm

I don't play wind instruments, but that doesn't stop me from using VL and fancy Breath Controller moves in my song files. There is at least one...

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Views: 1538

Last post by javelin276
Mon Oct 09, 2017 6:12 pm
New VL Editor

Last post by AndyHornBlower « Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:15 am
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by Derek » Sun Jun 25, 2017 7:11 pm

I guess this is the best forum for this......

A lot of people have been searching for a modern VL editor for a long time for Yamaha VL technology,...

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Last post by AndyHornBlower
Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:15 am

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