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SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION This product utilizes batteries or an external power supply (adapter). DO NOT used to produce them, meet these goals. In keeping with both the letter and connect this product to any power supply or adapter other than one described the spirit of the law, we want you to be aware of the following: in the manual, on the name plate, or specifically recommended by Yamaha. Battery Notice: WARNING: Do not place this product in a position where anyone could walk on, This product M
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PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short- circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: • Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify should appear to be caused by it, imme
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Congratulations! Your Yamaha WX5 is a state-of-the-art Wind MIDI Controller which takes wind MIDI control to new levels of performance and playability. With 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 ever before. While it gives experienced wind players a new medium and vastly expanded sonic possibilities in a familiar format, it is playable enough that b
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Main WX5 Features Realistic wind-instrument type response and playability Responsive lip sensor allows lip control of pitch and other offers unprecedented expressive control. parameters when used with the reed (saxophone type) mouthpiece. A 16-key layout similar to the standard saxophone lay- out, and a choice of four fingering modes, make the WX5 Thumb-controlled pitch-bend wheel allows convenient pitch bend control when either the reed (saxophone type) easily accessible to most wind players. B
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ON DC IN 12V OFF + – The WX5 Controls & Connectors 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. To remove and replace the mouthpiece see the “Maintenance” section on page 28. 1 2 LED 1 Indicators 3 LED 2 Indicators Viewed from the key side of the instrument (as in the illustra- tion), the LED indicator on the right s
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The WX5 Controls & Connectors @ Pitch Bend Wheel v Attaching the Strap Like the pitch bend wheel on keyboard synthesizers, the WX5 When using the supplied neck strap with the pitch bend wheel can be used to produce smooth upward or down- ward pitch bends. Details on page 13. WX5, attack the strap hook to the strap ring as shown in the illustration. # Key Hold Button The Key Hold button controls any of four assignable key hold functions including sustain. Details on page 14. $ Program Change Butt
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ON DC IN 12V OFF + – Setting Up Since the WX5 is a MIDI controller, it must be used with a MIDI tone generator to produce sound. Yamaha recommends the VL70-m or an MU-series XG tone generator, but just about any MIDI tone generator can be used. WX-Compatible Tone Generators When the WX5 is connected to a WX-compatible tone generator such as the VL70-m via the supplied WX cable (the tone generator must have a WX IN connector) power is supplied to the WX5 via the WX cable and no other po
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Setting Up Connecting to a Tone Generator Connecting to a Tone Generator with a Connecting to a Standard MIDI Tone WX Connector Generator The Yamaha VL70-m Virtual Acoustic Tone Genera- In addition to connecting an AC adaptor or installing tor was designed for optimum matching with Yamaha batteries as described on page 8, connect the MIDI OUT WX-series Wind MIDI Controllers, and is recommended connector of the WX5 to the MIDI IN connector of the for use with the WX5 to make the most of the WX5’s
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ON DC IN 12V OFF + – Preparing to Play Turning the Power On Selecting a Lip Mode: Tight Lip or Loose Lip The WX5 has two basic playing modes: Tight Lip Whether you are powering the WX5 via the WX cable and Loose Lip, described below. Select the mode which connected to a VL70-m tone generator, or via an AC adap- best suits your playing style. tor or batteries, the WX5 power is switched on by sliding the POWER switch to the “ON” position. Turn the power • The Tight Lip or Loose Lip mode
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Preparing to Play l LED1 (Lip Sensor Data) n Loose Lip LED 1 responds as follows in the Tight Lip mode, and In the loose lip mode no pressure (or very slight pressure) with the initially factory settings: is applied to the reed when playing normally. Pressure applied to the reed causes an increase in pitch. Thus, in LED On : Reed open (bend down). the loose lip mode only upward pitch bend can be ap- LED Off : Reed at center (no bend). LED On : Reed closed (bend up). plied, but the amount of upwa
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ON DC IN 12V OFF + – Basic Playing Techniques Fingering Modes The WX5 offers a choice of four fingering modes. Re- fer to the explanations of each mode, below, and the fin- gering charts on page 32, to determine which fingering mode is best for you. * The fingering mode is set via the setup switches, as de- scribed on page 23. * The WX5 is initially shipped with the Saxophone(a) finger- ing mode selected. n Saxophone(a) Basically the same as saxophone fingering, except that the fingeri
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Basic Playing Techniques n Changing the Pitch Bend Wheel Function Octave Shift The function of the pitch bend in the upward and down- The octave keys can be used to shift the pitch up or ward directions (i.e. the MIDI data it generates when down by one, two, or three octaves while playing, as fol- rolled upward or downward) can be changed by using lows: the Setup and Octave buttons while the pitch bend wheel [Up 2] Octave Key 3 octaves up is rolled all the way up or down, as listed below: [Up 1
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ON DC IN 12V OFF + – Basic Playing Techniques Key Hold The Key Hold function can be used to hold a speci- fied note while playing other notes, thus allowing more than one note to be played at the same time. You actually have a choice of four different Key Hold functions - Nor- mal Hold, Follow Hold, Sustain, and Portamento - se- lected by holding the Key Hold button and pressing one of the Octave keys. • When using a monophonic tone generator such as the VL70-m, the Normal Hold and Fol
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Basic Playing Techniques Press the Key Hold button while no note is being Changing the Held Interval played to disengage the Key Hold function. 1 Play a note (a second note will sound at the specified In the Normal Hold mode, no key off message is trans- interval). mitted to the tone generator when breath pressure is stopped. Rather, the sound is stopped because the wind 2 Rapidly press and release the Key Hold button. The sensor produces a volume value of “0”. Depending on second note will sto
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ON DC IN 12V OFF + – Program Change Control By using the playing keys and octave keys in conjunction with the Program Change button, it is possible to change voices and other MIDI functions on your tone generator directly from the WX5. • Refer to your tone generator’s owner’s manual for details on the pertinent MIDI settings and functions. Changing Voices n Program Change Increment & Decrement The voice number currently selected on your tone gen- erator can be increment or decremented
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Program Change Control n Direct Program Change Entry B 1 Specific program change numbers can be directly trans- A# 2 mitted from the WX5 by using the playing keys (num- A bers 1 through 0 are assigned to the keys - see illustration above) while pressing the Program Change button. G 4 1-digit Example: Program Change Number 003 • This method cannot be used to change the bank se- Press the A key (number 3) while holding the Program lect number. The specified voice number within the Change button.
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ON DC IN 12V OFF + – Program Change Control Changing the MIDI Transmit Channel The WX5 MIDI transmit channel can be changed by pressing the appropriately numbered playing key (see the channel number assignment illustration to the left) while holding the Program Change button and the Key Hold button. Playing Keys WIND GAIN WIND ZERO LIP GAIN LIP ZERO • The default MIDI transmit channel is channel 1. MIDI Channel Number • Make sure that your tone generator is set to receive Vel Trns Assi
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ON DC IN OFF + – ON DC IN ON DC IN ON DC IN OFF + – OFF + – OFF + – Program Change Control Program Change Button + Down 2 Octave Key Mono/Poly & Portamento Switching MIDI “Portamento OFF” message transmitted. By using the Octave Keys while holding the Program LIP Whl LIP+ Change button, it is possible to transmit MIDI Mono, nrm fix B/C EXP VOL A C nrm hrd B Fl tht loos off on Poly, and Portamento mode messages to your t
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ON DC IN 12V OFF + – Using the Setup Button A number of important WX5 parameters can be changed as required by using the Setup button in conjunc- tion with the Octave keys or Pitch Bend wheel. Sensitivity (Software Wind Gain) The WX5’s software sensitivity setting (software wind gain) can be adjusted in five stages by using the Octave keys while holding the Setup button. The software wind gain settings are: Soft, Medium Soft, Medium, Medium Hard, and Hard. The power-on default setting
