Vl1; Vl1-M; Vl7 - Yamaha VL Supplementary Manual

Note : <Tch> : MIDI transmit channel switch
<Dev No> : Device number switch
n : MIDI channel
m : Device number
The normal transmitted note numbers corresponding to the keyboard are $30
~ $60.
Use of Keyboard Transpose can shift these values by -$0C ~ +$0C, and use
of Octave Switch can shift them a further -$0C ~ +$0C.
Pitch Bend has 7 bit resolution.
In Demo mode, only Demo sequence data will be transmitted (not keyboard
data).
[for VL1-m]
Breath Controller
Universal Bulk Dump
With Additional Header
Parameter Change
Note : <Tch> : MIDI transmit channel switch
<Dev No> : Device number switch
n : MIDI channel
m : Device number
In Demo mode, only Demo sequence data will be transmitted.
Details of System Exclusive Message are given later.
3 Keyboard and Tone Generator Configuration
Note : Note On/Off messages received
from the keyboard and from
MIDI are indistinguishable. This
also applies to controller data.
Local keyboard and controller
data will always be received,
irrespective of the Transmit and
Receive channel settings.
VL1-m does not have Keyboards and
only have Breath Controller as a
controller.
MIDI Data Format Voice Lists
If the unit is in Play mode, or if Footswitches 1 or 2 are assigned to Program
Increment in any mode, then Program Increments of any type will cause a
Program Change message corresponding to the Voice number after the
change to be transmitted.

VL1

VL7

Details of System Exclusive Message are given later.
Active Sensing will be transmitted every 270 msec approximately.
$Bn $02 ...
$F0 $43 $0m $7A ...
$F0 $43 $1m ...
Keyboards
(Octave Switch)
(Transpose)
MIDI IN Rch
WX Lip
Voice number
: A01(001) ~ H16(128)
: A01(001) ~ D16(064)
<Tch>
<Dev No>
<Dev No>
Controllers
Local on/off
Breath Mode
(Note Shift)
Tone Generator
Program Change data
$00 ~ $7F
$00 ~ $3F
MIDI
Tch MIDI OUT
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