Yamaha WX5 Owner's Manual - Page 13

Basic Playing Techniques Octave Shift The octave keys can be used to shift the pitch up or down by one, two, or three octaves while playing, as follows: [Up 2] Octave Key 3 octaves up [Up 1] + [Up 2] Octave Keys 2 octaves up [Up 1] Octave Key 1 octave up [Down 1] Octave Key 1 octave down [Down 1] + [Down 2] Octave Keys 2 octaves down [Down 2] Octave Key 3 octaves down Pitch Bend Wheel The WX5 pitch bend wheel makes it possible to produce smooth upward and downward bends over a greater range than is possible via lip control. Rolling the wheel upward (towards the mouthpiece end of the instrument) produces an upward pitch bend, and rolling the wheel downward produces a downward pitch bend. Bend Up Bend Down • Using the neck strap and thumb hook provides maximum instrument stability, making it easier to produce accurate pitch bends using the pitch bend wheel. • Set the required pitch bend range via the corresponding parameter on your tone generator. • Don't turn the WX5 power on while moving the pitch bend wheel. Doing so will cause the center wheel position to shift, thereby causing the instrument to play out of tune. • Be careful not to accidentally press the Key Hold button while operating the Pitch Bend Wheel. s Changing the Pitch Bend Wheel Function The function of the pitch bend in the upward and downward directions (i.e. the MIDI data it generates when rolled upward or downward) can be changed by using the Setup and Octave buttons while the pitch bend wheel is rolled all the way up or down, as listed below: Pitch bend wheel + Setup Button + Octave Key Win LIP LIP LIP LIP+ 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 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 wheel data Pitch bend down data Pitch Bend Wheel + Setup Button + [Down 1] Octave Key Control change #16 (0 ... 127) data Control change #17 (0 ... 127) data Pitch Bend Wheel + Setup Button + [Down 2] Octave Key Brightness up (control change #74) data Brightness down (control change #74) data • When brightness control is selected, the wheel transmits control change #74 value 64 at its center position, value 127 in the maximum upward position, and value 0 in the maximum downward position. • According to GM (General MIDI) specifications, control change numbers #16 and #17 are non-reserved and available for general use. If your tone generator allows parameters to be assigned to MIDI control numbers, you can use the pitch bend wheel to control any available parameter. With the VL70-m, for example, you might want to assign the scream, growl, or other expressive parameters to control change numbers #16 and #17, so that they can be controlled via the WX5 pitch control wheel. 13