- Yamaha WX5 - "First Impressions" Article
- Akai EWI4000s - General overview
- Yamaha WX7 - "First Impressions" Article
- Yamaha WX11 - Overview and "First Impressions" Article
- Akai EWI3000 - "First Impressions" Article
- Yamaha EW20 (WindJamm'r) - "First Impressions" Article
- Casio DH-100/200 - Overview and "First Impressions" Article
- Yamaha VL1m Physically Modeled Synth Module - "First Impressions" Article
- Yamaha VL70m Physically Modeled Synth Module - "First Impressions" Article
Vintage Software & Patches
Software for wind controllers:
- PC-based Expert Editor for Yamaha VL70m Synth Modules
- Aaron Michael's Breath Mapper Program for Windows
Patches for wind controllers:
- Art's best JazzFlute1 Patch for VL1m, built from the JazzFlute patch by Bill Busch
Download 6kB VL1m format file - jazzflut.1vc - Our favorite jazz clarinet patch, LicoriceStick, by Bill Busch
Download 6kB VL1m format file - licorice.1vc
Vingate Hardware Hacking
- Yamaha WT11 - "Secret Mode" Synth Programming Article
- Measurments of WX5 Reed Displacement vs. Midi Bend Data
- Description of WX7 keyworks mods for 4-key 'valve-type' playing
- Repair a WX7 that has a slipped keyworks PCB (dropped)
- Sketches and Notes on drilling Air Relief Holes in a WX11 Mouthpiece
- Notes on making a Tilt Sensor for a Wind Synth
- Notes on adding pressure sensing (aftertouch) to a WX7/11 Wind Synth (FSRs)
- Notes on making a toe-pressure controller (VL-suede shoes!)
- Characterization of the BREATH input on the VL1-m front panel
- Notes on Battery Operation of a WT11 Synth Module
- Reed Gap Measurements of WX and Alto Sax Mouthpieces
- Broken Breath Response on WX5
- WX5 Voltage Margin Experiment
