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Yamaha VL70M Virtual Acoustic Tone Generator

1/2 space rack monophonic tone generator with 256 presets in 2 banks, custom bank (6 voices), internal bank (64 voices), VLXG mode with effects (3 blocks), BC and WX input, and to host connector. Editor software available.

Overall User Ratings

Overall:
           9 out of 10
Features:
           9 out of 10
Quality:
           9 out of 10
Value:
           9 out of 10
I Want It:
           10 out of 10
Sound:
           8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
           10 out of 10
Support:
           7 out of 10
 
 

"The only module for windsynth gigs."

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          8 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
Sound:
          10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
          10 out of 10
Support:
          3 out of 10
User: a customer from celticjazz.com
Submitted: 8/26/2008
Style of Music: World, Jazz, Fusion, Celtic
Musical Experience: Active Musician.
Location: Nice, France

 

 
Quality:
Power unit died, but easy to replace. Second-hand unit just died, so I'll be buying a new one asap.

Sound:
The best sounds for windsynth, once you have the Patchman chip installed :)

Ease of Use:
Again, once you install Matt Traum's chip from Patchman Music... it's the best.

Support:
Unfortunely Yamah don't sell this in Europe, so you cannot get a european guarantee :/

Overall:
Fantastic possibilities for sonic creation and control, whether you emulate real instruments or not. I don't.

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"Used with a WX5 wind controller - excellent saxes"

Overall:
          10 out of 10
Features:
          10 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          10 out of 10
I Want It:
          10 out of 10
User: a customer from att.net
Submitted: 5/19/2001
Style of Music: Jazz, R&B, eclectic
Location: New York, NY

 

 
This instrument is fantastic.. Great saxophone
voices. Highly recommend using with a WX5.
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"Unless the factory can give better preset sounds and then ways to make them better, it is useless to a novice user"

Overall:
          3 out of 10
Features:
          6 out of 10
Quality:
          10 out of 10
Value:
          6 out of 10
I Want It:
          6 out of 10
Sound:
          3 out of 10
Support:
          5 out of 10
User: a customer from aol.com
Submitted: 2/16/2005
Style of Music: mostly church music
Musical Experience: soloist, (singer)
Location: Moosic, Pa. 18507

 

 
Feature:
I have the WX5 next generation instrument which is a great looking unit and easy to play which the exception of the lower E flat key and the lower C sharp key. It takes some getting used to on this two keys.

Quality:
Well constructed and a fine looking instrument.

Value:
too expensive for the quality of sound I am able to produce with the unit.

Sound:
It is too difficult to set all of the parameters to get a good sound. I have an older model which if feel is easier to work with than the VL70M. The sounds are too difficult to set. I have even written many letters to Yamaha and have had some success with their tips, but they are still not true sounds.

Support:
I have sent many emails trying to get someone to help me set the paramenters. Did get some help on the woodwinds, but nothing on the brass sounds.

Overall:
I am not really satisfied with the unit. I paid over $1,200 for the instrument and the sound module and I must say that it is not worth that much money since no one can actually give the parameters that make it worth using.

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