Yamaha WX5 manual

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2 This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over ,or roll anything over power or c[...]

3 PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please k eep these precautions in a safe place f or future ref erence. • Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way . The instrument contains no user -serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediat[...]

4 Congratulations! Y our Y amaha WX5 is a state-of-the-art W ind MIDI Controller which takes wind MIDI control to new levels of performance and playability . W ith precise, responsive wind and lip sensors, a choice of single-reed or recorder type mouthpieces, and a range of fingering modes, the WX5 makes expressive wind control more accessible than[...]

5 Main WX5 Features Realistic wind-instrument type response and play ability off ers unprecedented expressiv e control. A 16-ke y la yout similar to the standard saxophone la y- out, and a choice of f our finger ing modes, mak e the WX5 easily accessible to most wind pla yers. Beginners can select the fingering mode that they find easiest to pla y [...]

6 1 Mouthpiece The WX5 is supplied with two mouthpieces: a saxophone-type mouthpiece with a reed, and a recorder-type mouthpiece with no reed. The WX5 is initially shipped with the saxophone-type mouth- piece attached. T o remove and replace the mouthpiece see the “Maintenance” section on page 28. 2 LED 1 Indicators 3 LED 2 Indicators V iewed f[...]

7 @ Pitch Bend Wheel Like the pitch bend wheel on keyboard synthesizers, the WX5 pitch bend wheel can be used to produce smooth upward or down- ward pitch bends. Details on page 13. # Ke y Hold Button The Key Hold button controls any of four assignable key hold functions including sustain. Details on page 14. $ Program Change Button Used in conjunc[...]

8 P o wer Suppl y Setting Up Since the WX5 is a MIDI controller , it must be used with a MIDI tone generator to produce sound. Y amaha recommends the VL70-m or an MU-series XG tone generator , but just about any MIDI tone gener ator can be used. WX-Compatible T one Generators When the WX5 is connected to a WX-compatible tone generator such as the V[...]

9 Connecting to a T one Generator Setting Up WX5 Connection Connect the end of the WX cable with the screw ring to the WX5. Insert the connector with the arrow on the cable connector facing upward, then tighten the screw ring to ensure a solid connection. Finally , clip the cable into the cable holder for extra security . VL70-m Connection Align th[...]

10 Preparing to Play T urning the Power On Whether you are powering the WX5 via the WX cable connected to a VL70-m tone generator , or via an AC adap- tor or batteries, the WX5 power is switched on by sliding the POWER switch to the “ON” position. T urn the power off by sliding the POWER switch to the “OFF” position. • Depending on the se[...]

11 Preparing to Play ■ Loose Lip In the loose lip mode no pressure (or very slight pressure) is applied to the reed when playing normally . Pressure applied to the reed causes an increase in pitch. Thus, in the loose lip mode only upward pitch bend can be ap- plied, but the amount of upward pitch bend that can be applied is greater than that avai[...]

12 Basic Playing T echniques WIND GAIN WIND ZERO LIP GAIN LIP ZERO Vel Win Win LIP LIP LIP LIP+ Tr ns Fing Fast Hi ct Whl OFF + – ON DC IN 12V MIDI OUT WX OUT POWER nrm fix nrm hrd nrm wide P/B M/W off on tht loos B/C EXP VOL A C B Fl off on PB gen MW filt off on [Up 2] Octav e ke y [Up 1] Octav e ke y [Down 1] Octa ve k ey [Down 2] Octa ve k ey [...]

13 Basic Playing T echniques Octave Shift The octave keys can be used to shift the pitch up or down by one, two, or three octaves while playing, as fol- lows: [Up 2] Octave K ey 3 octa ves up [Up 1] + [Up 2] Octave K eys 2 octa ves up [Up 1] Octave K ey 1 octa ve up [Down 1] Octa ve Key 1 octav e down [Down 1] + [Do wn 2] Octave Ke ys 2 octav es do[...]

14 Basic Playing T echniques WIND GAIN WIND ZERO LIP GAIN LIP ZERO Vel Win Win LIP LIP LIP LIP+ Tr ns Fing Fast Hi ct Whl OFF + – ON DC IN 12V MIDI OUT WX OUT POWER nrm fix nrm hrd nrm wide P/B M/W off on tht loos B/C EXP VOL A C B Fl off on PB gen MW filt off on [Up 1] Octav e ke y [Up 2] Octav e ke y [Down 1] Octa ve k ey [Down 2] Octa ve k ey [...]

15 Basic Playing T echniques Press the Key Hold button while no note is being played to disengage the Key Hold function. In the Normal Hold mode, no key off message is trans- mitted to the tone generator when breath pressure is stopped. Rather , the sound is stopped because the wind sensor produces a volume value of “0”. Depending on the settin[...]

16 Program Change Control By using the pla ying ke ys and octa ve k eys in conjunction with the Prog ram Change button, it is possib le to change voices and other MIDI functions on y our tone generator directly from the WX5. • Refer to y our tone generator’ s owner’ s man ual f or details on the per tinent MIDI settings and functions. WIND GA[...]

17 Program Change Control ■ Direct Pr ogram Change Entr y Specific program change numbers can be directly trans- mitted from the WX5 by using the playing keys (num- bers 1 through 0 are assigned to the keys - see illustration above) while pressing the Program Change button. 1-digit Example: Program Change Number 003 Press the A key (number 3) whi[...]

18 Program Change Control WIND GAIN WIND ZERO LIP GAIN LIP ZERO Vel Win Win LIP LIP LIP LIP+ Tr ns Fing Fast Hi ct Whl OFF + – ON DC IN 12V MIDI OUT WX OUT POWER nrm fix nrm hrd nrm wide P/B M/W off on tht loos B/C EXP VOL A C B Fl off on PB gen MW filt off on 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 B High D # Key High D K ey A # A G G # LO W B F E F # D D # C 13[...]

19 Program Change Control Mono/Poly & Portamento Switching By using the Octave Keys while holding the Program Change button, it is possible to transmit MIDI Mono, Poly , and Portamento mode messages to your tone gen- erator . * See your tone generator ’ s owner ’ s manual for details on how it responds to MIDI Mono, Poly , and Portamento mo[...]

20 Using the Setup Button A number of impor tant WX5 parameters can be changed as required by using the Setup b utton in conjunc- tion with the Octa ve k eys or Pitch Bend wheel. WIND GAIN WIND ZERO LIP GAIN LIP ZERO Vel Win Win LIP LIP LIP LIP+ Tr ns Fing Fast Hi ct Whl OFF + – ON DC IN 12V MIDI OUT WX OUT POWER nrm fix nrm hrd nrm wide P/B M/W [...]

21 Using the Setup Button • The WX5 hardware wind gain f or the wind sensor is set as described on page 25. Set both the hardware and software wind gain f or optimum pla yability . Octave T ranspose The MIDI note numbers transmitted by the WX5 can be shifted up or down by one or two octaves by using the Octave keys in conjunction with the Setup b[...]

22 Setup Switch Settings The WX5 has 16 DIP s witches which can be used to set up a range of impor tant basic parameters . These switches are not intended f or frequent use, b ut rather to set up the WX5 to match your individual pla ying requirements. Read the descriptions below carefully bef ore changing the setup s witch settings. ● Remov e the[...]

23 Setup Switch Settings ● Switch 1-7 (Lip) - Lip Data Specifies the type of MIDI data via which the WX5 lip data will be transmitted. SW 1-7 Setting OFF Pitch Bend ON Modulation Wheel ● Switch 1-8 (Lip+) - Lip + Contr ol Change Data Determines whether or not MIDI control change number #18 (GEN3: general control 3) will be added to the lip data[...]

24 Setup Switch Settings ● Switch 2-7 & 8 (Whl) - Pitch Bend to MIDI Data Determines the initial power-on Pitch Bend Wheel con- trol mode (page 13). SW 2-7 SW 2-8 Setting OFF OFF Mode 1 OFF ON Mode 2 ON OFF Mode 3 ON ON Mode 4 Mode 1 Pitch bend up data Pitch bend down data Mode 2 Mode 3 Modulation wheel data Pitch bend down data Control chang[...]

25 Wind & Lip Sensor Adjustment P erf or m the sensor adjustments after selecting the required pla ying mode (page 10). Wind Zero & W ind Gain Adjustment Adjust both W ind Zero and Wind Gain to set the ideal relationship between wind pressure input and MIDI data output for your playing style. • Wind Gain Sets the sensitivity to breath pre[...]

26 Wind & Lip Sensor Adjustment Lip Zero & Lip Gain Adjustment The WX5 lip sensor translates lip pressure applied to the WX5 reed to MIDI pitch bend data. Greater lip pres- sure raises the pitch. In the T ight Lip mode, however , the range of pitch variation which can be produced via lip pressure is much smaller than that which can be produ[...]

27 T uning T wo tuning methods are possib le with the WX5: T one Generator T uning, and Lip Sensor T uning. ■ T one Generator T uning Most tone generators have a master tuning parameter that can be used to tune the tone generator ’ s sound. When using a Y amaha VL70-m or MU-series tone generator , use the Master T une parameter in the System Se[...]

28 Maintenance Although the WX5 does not require the constant maintenance that acoustic wind instruments do , the simple maintenance steps described below will ensure that your WX5 will deliv er optimum perf ormance at all times. T op view of mouthpiece Cantile ver ● When replacing the mouthpiece, a little “Recorder Cream” (supplied with the [...]

29 MIDI System Setup Examples The WX5 can be used with MIDI de vices other than just tone generators f or expanded capabilities . Foot Control Data from a Y amaha MFC10 MIDI Foot Controller can be added to the MIDI output from the WX5 for extra control capability . • Up to 128 MIDI program change n umbers can be memorized and transmitted to the t[...]

30 T roubleshooting The LED indicators don’t light when the pow er is turned on. • The Loose Lip mode is selected. When the Loose Lip mode is selected the LED indicators ma y not light. This is nor mal. • If the Tight Lip mode is selected, the lip sensor may not be adjusted properly . Follo w the adjustment procedure outlined on page 26. • [...]

31 Index A A C Adaptor ....................................... 8 A udition Function ........................... 21 B Bank Select MSB ........................... 17 Bank Select LSB ............................ 17 Batteries ........................................... 8 Batter y Cov er ................................... 8 Breath Control .............[...]

32 WX5 Fingering Ref er to page 12 f or more information about the WX5 fingerings. Saxophone(a) ● The whole-tone trill key (side E) and semitone trill k ey (side A # ) raise the pitch of all notes a whole tone or semitone , re- spectively . ● The cross-hatched ke ys raise the pitch of notes in the range shown abov e a semitone in the same wa y [...]

33 8va 8va 8v a 8va WX5 Fingering Saxophone(a) Octave up[...]

34 WX5 Fingering Saxophone(b) ● The whole-tone trill key and semitone trill k ey raise the pitch of all notes a whole tone or semitone, respectiv ely . ● The High D # ke y and High D k ey raise the pitch of all notes a whole tone or semitone, respectiv ely . ● The G # ke y raises the pitch of notes outside the G … C # (D b ) range a semiton[...]

35 8va 8va 8va WX5 Fingering Saxophone(b) Octave up[...]

36 A B C E B A B A D B A A A A A A A A A B B B B A B C E D C A B C A B A A B C B D A C B D B B WX5 Fingering Saxophone(c) This chart shows only the alternate fingerings pr ovided in addition to the Saxophone(a) fingerings. ● Alternate finger ing v ariations are shown in A through E. ● When more that one ke y is shown in A through E, press all k[...]

37 OCT UP2 OCT UP1 OCT UP2 OCT UP1 OCT UP2 OCT UP1 WX5 Fingering Flute[...]

38 MIDI Data Format 1. TRANSMIT D A T A 1-1. CHANNEL V OICE MESSA GES 1-1-1. NOTE ON/OFF ST A TUS 1001nnnn ($9n) NO TE No . 0kkkkkkk k = 10 (Bb-2) - 104 (G#6) k = 0 (C-2) - 127 (G8) when F ollow Hold is ON. VELOCITY 0vvvvvvv v = 0 Note Off 1-1-2 CONTROL CHANGE ST A TUS 1011nnnn ($Bn) CONTROL No . 0ccccccc D A T A 0vvvvvvv * T ransmit CONTR OL NUMBE[...]

39 YAMAHA [ Wind MIDI Controller ] Date:17-Nov-1997 Model WX5 MIDI Implementation Chart Version : 1.0 +------------------------------------------------------------------------+ : : Transmitted : Remarks : : Function ... : : : :---------------------+---------------------------------+----------------: :Basic Default : 1 : : :Channel Changed : 1 - 16 [...]

40 WX5 Specifications Sensors Wind Sensor , Lip Sensor Ke ys/Buttons/Switches 16 ke ys, Octav e keys (Up2, Up1, Do wn1, Down2), Setup But- ton, Pitch Bend Wheel, K ey Hold Button, Program Change Button, P ower Switch, Setup Switches(16 DIP Switches) T rim Controls WIND GAIN, WIND ZERO , LIP GAIN, LIP ZERO T erminals DC IN 12V Connector , MIDI OUT C[...]

41 Key Operation Chart / MIDI Message Assignments PB MW BC V OL EXP GEN1 GEN2 GEN3 BR GC5 GC6 Lip ❍ ❍ Lip ❍❍ Wind ❍ Wind ❍ Wind ❍ PB ❍ PB ❍❍ PB ❍❍ PB ❍ High K eys ❍❍ When Saxophone(c) fingering selected ❍ ❍ Setup Button A udition Function Off Setup Button + Pitch Bend Wheel A udition Function On Setup Button + Octa[...]

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