Explaining the Concept of the Yamaha VL1 Expert Controller

video upload by Robert Skerjanc

White model previously posted here.

00:00 Introduction
00:52 Overview Front Panel
02:06 Driver and Key Scaling
03:26 Pipe Group
04:31 Effects Group
04:50 Control Group
05:16 Global Group
06:15 MIDI Looper
07:32 Poly Chaining two VL1s
08:03 Morphing


For more information see: vl1.skerjanc.de

Snoring to Roaring Sounddesign ~ Yamaha FS1R FM Synthesizer & SkerjancController- Experimental Sound

video upload by DACHI Klangmusik

Algorithm 6
2 Operators in action
OP 1 is modulating OP2
OP 2 is a Formant Operator in FSeq no 68

Performance with modulation on OP1 // Filter Section // ADR

Sequence/Arp: I - V (C - G)

Expert Controller for Yamaha VL1

video upload by Robert Skerjanc

"Demonstration of the hardware prototype. It can edit the complete physical model of the VL1. Musically not much enlightening, but showing some first impressions. See also my home page: https://vl1.skerjanc.de/?p=23"

"This is my vision of an ideal hardware controller for the famous Yamaha VL1 synthesizer. After my experience of making a HW controller for the FS1R, I decided to create an new user interface that deals easily with hundreds of parameters to control this beast. The case is designed as a 19″ rack mount, the same size as the VL1m module. As the name implies, it can edit all physical modelling parameters as you were able with the Yamahas Expert Editor for Macs.

Individual dials for all parameters rendered quite impossible, so I found a way to divide the parameters into several pages of 16 parameters and show the content on an OLED displays.

You have 7 groups on the front panel: Global, Control, Effect, Driver, Physics, Pipe and Modifier. Each group has several buttons and LEDs to indicate the current selected parameter page. In the next image you see that the page for editing breath noise and excitation is selected, and the 16 dials are assigned to the belonging parameters.

The dials are endless encoders with haptic clicks. The displays are divided in two halves, upper display half describes the parameter name and value for the upper dial and vice versa.

That’s it: you have a good overview about the whole context and you can easily dive into all parameters."

You can find additional pics and details at https://vl1.skerjanc.de/?p=23.

Filter-Ambient-Scape w/Yamaha FS1R/ Skerjanc Controller x Waldorf Quantum x Strymon blueSky

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"Sunday Ambient Improvisation in my private Studio

The 2nd Part is with Sequence from Quantum
Sorry 🙈 for hard change there 🚨

Sounds
Waldorf Quantum : Taurus Bass
FS1R: Platipus

Nice Filter & Modulation on FS1R
Bottom Right is FM-Modulation Wheel
Bottom left is ADR
Top right is Filter Section

Resonance on Quantum and this Taurus Sound is tricky.. little percentage up and it is .. fieps.. ☣️"

MODULATION FM & Formant Sequence w/ Controller Yamaha FS1R

video upload by DACHI Klangmusik

"YAMAHA FS1R / Skerjanc Controller
8 Operators
Algorithm No 25
Formant Sequence No 67
I081 Lead Horn (Squeezed ;))
Step Sequence by Korg Electribe EA-1

Modulation on:
EG: ADR
Tone: Formant & FM
Formant Sequence: Loop Speed, Loop Start/End, Start Delay, Start Offset
OPs 1-8"

Yamaha FS1R Bass-Sequence Modulation w/Skerjanc Controller & Formant Shaping

video upload by DACHI Klangmusik

"FM Synthesizer Yamaha FS1R
Formant Sequence Nr 47
Shaping on FM & Formant Knobs , Speed of Formant Loop

Modulations on ADR, EG, Filter, Fader OP1

You just hear 2 OPs interacting!!!

OP1 & OP2 on I065, Part 1
w/Skerjanc Controller"

Kickdrum Modulation on Yamaha FS1R / FM Synthese/ Minimal Beat Generator /

video upload by DACHI Klangmusik

"Kind of Beatflow starting 28:00

Modulation Faders on OP 1-8
Preset I 064 Drumkit
Arpeggio on 120 bpm with 2 Notes
Osc Form of OP 8 is set on Formant (FS-Synthese)

FS1R FM Synthesis w/ Operators - Kickdrum Modulation on Skerjanc Controller- trying to find the „Kick“ - no effects added

Algorithm 25:
1
2
3-4-8
5-6-8
7-8

Modulations on:
Attack Decay Release
OP1-8
Filter (Scaling/ Scale BP/ F)
EG Depth

.. and no.. I am not a DJ .. 😂

this kind of fading and tweaking has technically almost nothing to do with a DJ

Just 2 sound sources X
each 2 signals per second X
are generating all the wave-signals you hear"

Live Modulation of Operators (Algorithm 17 FS1R Yamaha FM-Synthesizer) with Skerjanc Controller

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"Sequencer: Arpeggio UP / 1 Octave / 4 Notes

Tweaking/Fading on Operators 1 - 8
of Yamaha FM-Synthesizer FS1R with the Skerjanc Controller

Involved Sections in this Video:

Filter, Attack Decay Release, EG Depth (yellow, upper right), Tone

Operator Sound Section (red, upper left)
Fading on OP1-8, Algorithm 17,
Sound on Fader OP 1/2/6/8.
Modulating on Fader OP 3/4/5/7


additional Modulation on LFO 1

Enjoy ;)"

Exploring the Yamaha FS1R Controller by R. Skerjanc

video uploads by DACHI Klangmusik

Playlist:
Exploring the Yamaha FS1R Controller by R. Skerjanc - Tweaking on Preset Supersaw
Techno live w/Yamaha FS1R Skerjanc Controller & Roland TR8S
Skerjanc FS1R, TR8S, Quantum- Progressive to Minimal with FM, Wavetable - by DACHI SOUND MACHINE
Yamaha FM Synthesizer FS1R & Skerjanc Controller // live Sound & Modulation on Algorithm No. 11
Deep Frequency Sound on Yamaha FS1R (Skerjanc Controller), Waldorf Quantum & Roland JD-990
Roland JD800, JD900 - Waldorf Quantum - Yamaha FS1R Skerjanc CTRL // Impro by DACHI SOUND MACHINE

See the Skerjanc label below for more.

New Voices for the Yamaha FS1R - Demo w/ Custom Hardware Controller

video upload by Robert Skerjanc

"Demonstration of my Sound Set for the Yamaha FS1R, containing 117 new Voices and 86 Performances using some of these voices.
If you are interested in the purchase, contact robert@skerjanc.de"

You can find additional demos of the controller here.

FS1R improv with the wonderful Skerjanc controller

video upload by Video muzak

"More or less random noodling with the Yamaha FS1R using the hw controller designed and handbuilt by Robert Skerjanc. The Blokas Midihub (small grey box) helping things out. Just playing with the formants, FM and the nonvoiced operators at the part level. Audio could be better."

See the Skerjanc label below for more.

What is better than a Yamaha FS1r with a HW Controller?

video upload by Robert Skerjanc

"Answer: 2 FS1r with 2 HW controllers...
Testing session of controller #3 before shipping."

Follow-up to this post.

Yamaha FS1R Unleashed

Robert Skerjanc

"A small session controlling the FS1r Synthesizer live with a custom hardware controller."

Custom controller for the Yamaha FS1r. Almost looks like custome eurorack modules.

Curious how many of the FS1r parameters it controls. I once made an 80 page editor with Touch OSC with over 1000 parameters. It was ported to TB MIDI Stuff. There is also an editor for Patch Base here and free Edisyn 26 editor here. Without an editor it's like trying to paint a canvas through a keyhole.