Yamaha WX5 Manuale d'uso - Pagina 11

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Loose Lip

In the loose lip mode no pressure (or very slight pressure)

is applied to the reed when playing normally. Pressure

applied to the reed causes an increase in pitch. Thus, in

the loose lip mode only upward pitch bend can be ap-

plied, but the amount of upward pitch bend that can be

applied is greater than that available in the tight lip mode.

Normal Pitch

• Always select the Loose Lip mode when using the

reedless mouthpiece.

• The lip range (the amount of variation caused by a

given change in lip- pressure), and the type of effect

produced by lip pressure (pitch or modulation) can be

adjusted via the Lip Range and Lip Data setup

switches, as described on page 22,23.

About the Wind and Lip Sensors

The WX5 has two sensors - wind and lip - which may

have to be adjusted for optimum playability (page 25).

• When the WX5 is initially shipped, the Tight Lip mode

is selected, and both sensors are adjusted for "aver-

age" playing conditions.

The LED Indicators

The WX5 has two LED indicators which indicate the sta-

tus of the wind and lip sensors. Viewing the instrument

from the front (the key side) the indicator on the right is

"LED 1", and the indicator on the left is "LED 2".

LED 2

Bend Up

Upward Pitch Bend

LED 1

LED1 (Lip Sensor Data)

LED 1 responds as follows in the Tight Lip mode, and

with the initially factory settings:

LED On

: Reed open (bend down).

LED Off

: Reed at center (no bend).

LED On

: Reed closed (bend up).

In the Loose Lip mode LED 1 responds as follows:

LED Off

: Reed completely open (pitch bend data "0").

LED On

: Reed closed (bend up).

When flute fingering is selected (page 12), LED 1 re-

sponds as follows (in this mode the Tight/Loose Lip set-

ting is ignored):

LED Off

: Reed completely open (pitch as fingered).

LED On

: Reed closed (pitch one octave above fingered

pitch).

LED 2 (Wind Sensor Data)

LED On

: Breath applied (sound will be produced if the

WX5 is connected to a tone generator).

LED Off

: No breath pressure (no sound will be produced

by the tone generator connected to the WX5)

• Both LED indicators will flash when the batteries (if

used) are almost depleted. If this happens, replace all

six batteries with new ones as soon as possible.

About Tonguing

"Tonguing" is a technique which is used to add attack to

notes, and to rapidly repeat notes. Rather than simply blow-

ing into the mouthpiece, the tip of the tongue is used as if

saying "tu" at the beginning of a note. A little practice is

required, but the extra expressive capability is well worth

the effort. Refer to a recorder or flute or saxophone method

book for details on tonguing technique.

All other playing techniques which can be used with the

WX5 -breath and lip control - are essentially the same as

those used with acoustic wind instruments, so referring to

appropriate wind instrument method books can be of great

value.

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