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How To Switch Wx5 To Continuous Midi Note Data Out Mode. For Use With Vocoder?
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Popular Yamaha WX5 Manual Pages
Owner's Manual - Page 2
... product. NAME PLATE LOCATION:
The name plate is being charged. This product, when installed as regulated by Yamaha. Failure to follow instructions could void your area. Compliance with any of producing sound levels that is located on the name plate, or specifically recommended by the laws in harmful interference with batteries of other uses are...
Owner's Manual - Page 4
... Function On/Off 21
Setup Switch Settings 22
Wind and Lip Sensor Adjustment 25
Wind Zero & Wind Gain Ajustment 25 Lip Zero & Lip Gain Adjustment 26
Tuning 27
q Tone Generator Setting 27
Maintenance 28
MIDI System Setup Examples 29
Foot Control 29 Sequencer Recording & Playback 29
Troubleshooting 30
Index 31
WX5 Fingering 32 MIDI Data Format 38 WX5 Specifications 40 Key Operation...
Owner's Manual - Page 6
... be installed or removed after removing this ring. The WX5 Controls & Connectors
3 6
1 Mouthpiece
The WX5 is initially shipped with the saxophone-type mouth- tion), the LED indicator on the right shows lip sensor status, and
WIND GAIN
the LED indicator on page 20.
! Thumb Hook
This hook allows the instrument to this cover
(page 8).
4 @
5
POWER
MIDI OUT...
Owner's Manual - Page 7
... OUT Connector
This connector allows the WX5 to be directly connected to power the WX5, the adaptor's output cable should be used to transmit MIDI program change voices directly from this aperture - Details on the right-hand thumb
while playing, supporting and steadying the instrument.
y Attaching the Strap When using a Yamaha PA-3B AC Adaptor to...
Owner's Manual - Page 8
... the AC adaptor's output cable into a convenient AC wall outlet. MIDI cable AC adaptor's cable
• Use only a Yamaha PA-3B AC Adaptor to produce sound. Never mix new batteries with a MIDI tone generator to power the WX5 from an optional Yamaha PA-3B AC Adaptor, or a set of the batteries properly as the VL70-m via the supplied...
Owner's Manual - Page 9
... on page 8, connect the MIDI OUT connector of the WX5 to your tone generator's owner's manual for extra security. Refer to the MIDI IN connector of receiving MIDI Breath Controller control change data (control change number 2).
Breath control is set to allow reception of breath controller data, but setting the WX5's "Wind Controller to MIDI Data" setup switches to "Expression" (page...
Owner's Manual - Page 10
...WX5 power is supplied with the Tight Lip mode selected. Reed Mouthpiece (Saxophone Type) This mouthpiece features a reed which can be determined by a given change in lip- When using the reedless mouthpiece, set via the Lip Range and Lip Data setup switches, as described on by lip pressure (pitch or modulation... The WX5 is initially shipped with two different mouthpieces. POWER
MIDI OUT ...
Owner's Manual - Page 11
... by lip pressure (pitch or modulation) can be adjusted via the Lip Range and Lip Data setup switches, as follows in the tight...setting is applied to the reed when playing normally. s The LED Indicators
The WX5 has two LED indicators which can be used to add attack to notes, and to the reed causes an increase in this happens, replace all six batteries with the WX5 -breath and lip control...
Owner's Manual - Page 13
...controlled via the WX5 pitch control wheel.
13
If your tone generator.
• Don't turn the WX5 power on
PB gen
MW filt
Octave key [Up 2], [Up 1], [Down 1], [Down 2]
Pitch Bend Wheel + Setup Button + [Up 2] Octave Key
Pitch bend up data
Pitch bend down data
Pitch Bend Wheel + Setup Button + [Up 1] Octave Key
Modulation... to GM (General MIDI) specifications, control change numbers #16 ...
Owner's Manual - Page 14
... Key Hold function can be used . Key Hold button
POWER
MIDI OUT WX OUT
ON DC IN 12V OFF + -
...played notes will sound simulta- Basic Playing Techniques
[Up 2] Octave key
WIND GAIN WIND ZERO
LIP GAIN... LIP ZERO
Vel
Win
Win LIP LIP LIP LIP+
Trns
Fing Fast Hi ct Whl
nrm fix B/C EXP
VOL
nrm hrd tht loos nrm wide
P/B M/W off on
A
C
B
Fl
off on
off on the WX5...
Owner's Manual - Page 15
... a MIDI portamento message (control change #64) to transmit wind sensor data as system expression or volume data may solve the problem (page 22).
• The Normal Hold mode is automatically selected whenever the WX5 power switch is turned on.
Rather, the sound is stopped because the wind sensor produces a volume value of your tone generator is not set up...
Owner's Manual - Page 22
... 1-4 (Win) - Wind Curve Determines the relationship between breath pressure and the output MIDI volume data. Tight Lip/Loose Lip Mode Selects the Tight Lip or Loose Lip playing mode. SW 1-5 OFF ON
Setting Tight Lip Loose Lip
22
q Switch 1-6 (Lip) - Setup Switch Settings
The WX5 has 16 DIP switches which can be produced via lip control, depending...
Owner's Manual - Page 26
...; Please note that the LED 1 indicator is applied to MIDI pitch bend data.
When Flute fingering is selected use the ...control clockwise increases sensitivity.
5 Repeat steps 2 through 5 as many times as necessary
until the lip zero and lip gain are set satisfactorily.
• For some players it just goes out. Wind & Lip Sensor Adjustment
Lip Zero & Lip Gain Adjustment
The WX5...
Owner's Manual - Page 27
...change data in the form of MIDI breath control data which can be set up for their sound.
Initially set overall system tuning. Familiarity with the WX5: Tone Generator Tuning, and Lip Sensor Tuning.
A Yamaha MFC10 MIDI Foot Controller can be accidentally changed. For broader control try a setting of volume.
Make sure your WX5 system.
VL70-m Display Setting
• It may be...
Owner's Manual - Page 30
.... Troubleshooting
PROBLEM
The LED indicators don't light when the power is turned on . If the WX5 wind sensor is not adjusted properly. Either change #02), then the tone generator must be off as MIDI breath control data (control change the WX5 wind sensor data type to allow breath control.
30 Try turning the Audition function off , or its MIDI settings may be set up...
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