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Wind Synths:
Yamaha WX5 Wind Controller, VL70M Tone Generator.
Looks like a Clarinet. Same fingering as a Tenor Sax. Spit drips on
your shoes like a Sax too! The Yamaha patches (voices) are good, but
the best VL-70 sounds come from a 3rd party - Patchman. Pitch bending
with lips and right thumb. Octave switching with left thumb (7
octaves). It does a great job with Alto and Tenor Sax and trumpet.

My favorite sounds are:
Pat Metheny lead guitar
Stand up bass
Synth Strings (sounds like an ARP Pro Soloist with the string setting)
Taurus Bass Pedals

Michael Brecker plays Tenor Sax and Wind Synth. (The Hendrix of this
digital Musical Instrument ?) Audiences are a bit stunned when they
hear Taurus bass pedal sounds coming out of his Clarinet thing!

Clay