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Voices
ELS-01/01C Owner’s Manual
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ELS-01C (VA)
Voice Name
Range
Description
VA ACOUSTIC
1
V-Flute 1
G2 – A6
Flute with breath and other noises, which may squeak in higher registers. Setting the Touch Tone
(After) higher and applying keyboard pressure can recreate flutter tonguing.
V-Flute 2
C2 – C6
Flute suited for legato playing. Setting the User Vibrato depth to higher values has a nice effect.
V-Ocarina
C3 – C6
Soft ocarina.
V-Oboe
C3 – F5
Wider dynamic range with the Touch Tone effect.
V-Clarinet
D2 – F5
Playing pianissimo creates breath noises, while playing fortissimo creates a brighter sound with
slightly lower pitch.
V-Soprano Sax
A
#
2 – D5
Rounder and softer soprano saxophone.
V-Alto Sax 1
D
#
2 – G4
A bright alto saxophone for contemporary music. You can make the sound ‘break up’ as if
overblowing the instrument by setting After Touch to maximum and applying pressure to the key.
V-Alto Sax 2
C2 – E4
Alto saxophone suited for fusion music. Playing legato creates squeaky attack sounds and high
After Touch settings produce an overblowing effect.
V-Tenor Sax 1
A
#
2 – C4
Multi-purpose tenor saxophone. Soft in pianissimo and brighter in fortissimo.
V-Tenor Sax 2
C1 – G4
Soft tenor saxophone suited for jazz. Playing Legato creates squeaky attack sounds.
V-Breath Sax 1
A
#
2 – C4
Soft, breathy tenor saxophone suited for slow tempo music.
V-Breath Sax 2
C2 – E4
Brighter, breathy tenor saxophone suited for jazz.
2
V-Trumpet 1
A
#
2 – A
#
4
Soft trumpet. Slides and glissandos can be created with Horizontal Touch.
V-Trumpet 2
C2 – C5
Trumpet with characteristic attack sound. Lip slurs can be created by changing the pitch.
V-Trumpet 3
G2 – C5
Soft trumpet. Applying slight keyboard pressure produces breath noise.
V-Muted Trumpet
A
#
2 – A
#
4
Cup-muted trumpet.
V-Trombone
E1 – G3
Slides and glissandos can be created with Horizontal Touch. Also, high After Touch settings
produce an overblowing effect.
V-High Trombone
C2 – C5
Brighter trombone suited for high notes.
V-Shakuhachi
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Higher Touch Tone (After) setting increases breath noise and also squeaks the sound.
V-Erhu
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Playing with softer touch produces hoarse sounds.
V-Sitar
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Playing with harder touch squeaks the sounds.
VA VIRTUAL
1
V-Pan Pipe 1
E2 – G5
Setting the Touch Tone (After) higher and applying keyboard pressure can result in flutter tonguing.
V-Pan Pipe 2
C1 – C6
Panpipe flute sound. After and Initial Touch affect the pitch and timbre.
V-Bamboo
C1 – C6
Bamboo panpipe sound with breath noise. After Touch changes the pitch dynamically.
V-Bottle
C1 – C6
Sound of blowing a bottle. Playing trills over a wide interval range creates a squeaky attack sound.
V-Floboe
F2 – C7
A hybrid sound combining oboe and saxophone.
V-Alt Kwek
C3 – C7
A hybrid sound grafting an oboe reed onto a piccolo, with a distinctive pitch change in the low
registers.
V-Tin Whistle
C2 – C7
Sound of a small flute. Playing with softer touch produces breath noise.
V-India
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Percussive sitar sound.
V-East
G1 – C5
Sitar with resonance and reverberation.
V-Zag
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Simulation of a bowed ethnic instrument. Playing legato brings out higher octave sounds.
2
V-Asian Pluck
C1 – G6
Plucked ethnic instrument. Using Initial Touch brings out higher octave sounds.
V-Air Reed 1
A2 – C5
A hybrid sound grafting an oboe reed onto a saxophone. High After Touch settings produce an
overblowing effect.
V-Air Reed 2
E2 – C5
A hybrid sound combining a conventional flute with panpipes.
V-Airphone
A2 – C5
A hybrid sound grafting an oboe reed onto a soprano saxophone.
V-Thin Reed
E2 – G5
A hybrid sound grafting a clarinet mouthpiece onto a flute. High After Touch settings produce an
overblowing effect.
V-Harmophone
G1 – G5
A hybrid sound combining a harmonica and saxophone. Depending on use of Touch Tone, both
breath noise and a bright clear sound can be produced.
V-Saxonica
G2 – G5
Harmonica sound resembling an alto saxophone. Playing with soft touch results in a high-pitched
sound.
V-Grass Reed
E2 – G5
A hybrid sound grafting a bassoon reed onto a brass wind instrument. After Touch changes the
pitch.
V-Soft Reed 1
A2 – G5
A hybrid sound grafting a clarinet mouthpiece to a brass wind instrument.
V-Soft Reed 2
C1 – C6
A hybrid sound grafting a bassoon reed onto a soprano saxophone; includes breath noise.
V-Troppo
E1 – C6
Thick bassoon sound. After Touch changes the pitch dynamically, and applying keyboard
pressure more produces wind noise.
3
V-Buzz String
A2 – F5
Simulation of a hybrid bowed-wind instrument.
V-Bow String
E1 – E6
Artificial synthesized strings sound.
V-String Bow
C1 – C6
Simulation of a slow-attacked violin bowed with something other than a violin bow. Playing trills
over a wide interval range creates a squeaky attack sound.
V-Cosmosis
C1 – G5
Bowed strings. Initial Touch affects the attack sound.
