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"Rare rack mount version of the classic VL expressive synth!
Includes PatchMan VL1 synth bank for use with MIDI wind controllers
This unit has some rack scratches and the right front rack has been bent and restored. The unit and disc drive are in perfect working order
The Yamaha VL1-m is a pressure and velocity sensitive 3U rack (2 voice) Virtual Acoustic modelling synthesizer, featuring up to 2 elements, 3 effects processors, MIDI, disk drive, and 128 presets. Each element features a modelled instrument and associated controllers/modifiers. Element controllers include pressure (with preset ADSR envelope), embouchure/pitch (with IHD envelope), vibrato, tonguing, amplitude (with AADSR envelope shared with filter), scream, breath noise, growl, throat formant, dynamic filter (high, low, or band pass or band reject), harmonic enhancer (FM), damping, and absorption. Modifiers include extensive key scaling, 5 band parametric equalizer, Impulse Expander (delay), and resonator (parallel delays)."
"Superb example of the Neuron, one of the absolute pinnacles of Axel Hartmann's original sound engine concepts and design flair. There is really nothing anywhere near like this in the synth world. You could argue that it is really just a couple of 90s computers inside a box - but then you listen to the sounds that flow out of it, and use the pretty much unbeatable control surface, and you have to acknowledge it as a masterpiece.
Many of these machines packed up over the years, but that was more often than not down to a hard drive failure. That has been solved on this machine by replacement with a modern SATA solid state drive. It's in beautiful cosmetic condition as well as full working order, and comes with its manual, a UK IEC lead, and actually the old hard disk in case that has uses in future.
This is not the easiest synth to pack safely (overhanging keys and those potentially damaged little mushroom controllers) - but we will make an excellent custom carton: 30GBP."
"Rare rack mount version of the classic VL expressive synth!
