1994 Yamaha VL1 CD ROM Interactive Presentation

1994 Yamaha VL1 CD ROM Interactive Presentation

Yamaha VL Series Synthesizer
Virtual Acoustic Synthesis
Interactive Multimedia Experience CD ROM
©1994 Yamaha Corporation & Co-Activ LTD

Contents

CONTINUOUS PRESENTATION

1. Yamaha VL Presentation: a self running demonstration

INTERACTIVE PRESENTATION

2. How VA Synthesis Works: an in-depth look at Virtual Acoustic Synthesis

3. Demonstration Sounds & Tunes: sounds and tunes played on the VL1

4. Howard Jones & Wix Wickens Interviews: 2 leading keyboard players who are using the VL1

5. Controls & Features: a look at all the controls and features of the VL1

6. Sounds of the VL1: various sounds of the VL1, real and imaginary

7. MIDI Explorer: computer control of the VL1 via MIDI

8. VL Series - VL1-m & VL7: details of the other instruments in the VL series

DISC CAN ALSO BE PLAYED IN AN AUDIO CD PLAYER
NOT FOR SALE

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For the best operation of this CD-ROM please set up your computer as follows:

MINIMUM MACINTOSH SPECIFICATION:
68040 machine
256 colour monitor (or Thousands) set to 640x480
8 Megabytes of RAM
Double speed CD-ROM drive
14 Megabytes of free Hard Disk space
System 7.1 or later
Quicktime 1.6 onwards
Sound Manager 3.0
MIDI Patchbay 2.0

MINIMUM WINDOWS SPECIFICATION:
Multimedia PC compliant to MPC level 2 specification as summarised:
25 Mhz 486SX (or compatible) microprocessor
4 Megabytes of RAM (8 Megabytes recommended)
Windows 3.1
256 colour monitor (set to 640x480)
Double speed CD-ROM drive
Windows compatible 16-bit soundcard, with MIDI interface
14 Megabytes of free Hard Disk space

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SET UP
See the READ ME files on the CD-ROM for further information about the set up, including the set up for MIDI.

Most of the audio plays off the CD at Red Book 16-bit 44.1kHz resolution.
To hear the excellent sound quality of the VL1 we suggest you plug your CD-ROM audio outputs into a good hi-fi system.

MAIN MUSIC
Composed and performed by David Kelly

SOUND EXAMPLES
Moby - Daniel Powell (Yamaha R&D Centre London) Hydro Storm, Shakuhachi - Katsunori Ujiie (Japan)
Jet Lip Bow, Feed Back - Scott Plunket (USA)
Flute, In Vitro, Trumpet, Thai Reed, Monteverdi - Played by David Kelly (UK)

Four excerpts taken from the new Howard Jones album featuring the VL1 voices:
Flak, NuSoprPipe/Sitar, L7 Pluck/NuSoprPipe, Harmophone
©Copyright Howard Jones Music Ltd.

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