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Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha AR-100 Electone! The AR-100 combines the most advanced and natural-sounding AWM tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. A large custom display also makes the AR-100 exceptionally easy to use and operate.
. Music Disk Recorder .....................83 Other Settings — Volume, Reverb, M.D.R. Precautions .........................................83 Formatting a Disk ............................................85 Recording ........................................................88 Recording Parts Separately.............................92 Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) ........95 Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data)................................................................
Panel Controls * STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS $ & LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 MAX HORN 1 TUTTI 2 STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE MAX CHORUS HARMONICA 1 COSMIC 2 °°°° TEMPO ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC ORGAN PIANO GUITAR MIN MAX LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 VIBRAPHONE TUTTI MIN MAX UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOP
9 VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ! ! PAGE PEDAL MAX VOICE 1 CONTRA BASS FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT 1 ELEC. CONTRA BASS BASS ELEC. BASS PAGE PITCH/ DISK MIDI CONTRAST HELP HOLD DISK HELP TRANSPOSE COARSE PEDAL VOICE 2 TO LOWER 1 ELEC. CONTRA BASS BASS HOLD ORGAN BASS TUBA ORGAN TO TUBA BASS LOWER LEAD PEDAL PEDAL THEATRE FULL D. DEMO CONSOLE LIGHT CONSOLE LIGHT DEMO 1 ELEC. BASS SYMPHONY ORCHES.
Main Features Your Yamaha AR-100 Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions, yet is amazingly easy to use. The main features are briefly described here (along with page references) so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of the Electone. Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technology gives you 205 exceptionally realistic and natural-sounding Voices.
Accompaniment Program and Sequence Program The powerful Accompaniment Program function lets you create your own User Styles (accompaniment patterns) — including drum/percussion, bass, chord, pad and phrase parts. Each Style you create can have different Intro, Main A and B, Fill In, and Ending patterns. (See page 122.
Introductory Guide Whether you are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your life, we recommend that you take the time to go through this basic section. It shows you in the simplest possible manner how to start playing your AR-100. It also introduces you to some of the basic operations and functions that will come in handy when you later use the AR100’s more advanced features. Getting Started 1. 2. Plug the power cord into an appropriate electrical outlet.
3. Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. MASTER VOLUME MIN 4. MAX Press the Expression pedal down with your foot. Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level, you can use the Expression pedal to change the volume with your foot as you play.
Playing the Demo Songs Before you start playing your new AR-100, you’ll probably want to hear what the instrument is truly capable of doing. For this purpose, the AR-100 features a variety of special Demo Songs that showcase the dynamic Voices and Styles of the instrument. There are a total of 24 Demo Songs, each recorded in a different music style, and each corresponding to the 24 music styles of the Registration Menu.
Playing the Included XG Disk Included with your AR-100 is an XG Song Disk. This disk features eight Demo Songs that have recorded in Yamaha’s XG format, and demonstrate the stunning XG/GM Voices of the instrument. The AR-100 is compatible with virtually all XG and GM song data disks, of which there is a extremely wide variety. Registration Menu The next place to continue your explorations of the AR-100 is the Registration Menu.
2. Select the desired Registration from the display with the appropriate Data Control button. Each Registration Menu button selection calls up a menu of up to 16 Registrations. Press the Data Control button that corresponds to the Registration you wish to play. DATA CONTROL Press the Data Control button corresponding to the desired music style. (The selected Registration is highlighted.) 3. Try playing some songs that are suited to the selected Registration. Also, try playing the selected rhythm Style.
Using the Display and Related Controls As you’ve seen in the sections above, the AR-100 features an exceptionally large and easy-tounderstand display. It provides comprehensive at-a-glance information on all current settings, and gives you convenient, intuitive control over the AR-100’s functions. In this section, we’ll take a look at some example displays, and see how the surrounding panel buttons are used with them. 1. Call up the Help function by pressing the HELP button.
2. Let’s take a look at some other ways the Data Control buttons are used. Press the STRINGS button in the UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 section twice (or repeatedly until the display below appears). UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC 2 TUTTI MIN Use the Data Control buttons below each section in the display to change the corresponding settings.
Help Messages Before you go on to use some of the other features of the AR-100, you should explore the Help messages. This convenient function provides a comprehensive yet concise “on-line” guide covering all AR-100 operations and features. If there is an operation you’re unfamiliar with or if you need quick information on a function or feature, the relevant Help message is only a few button presses away. Help is divided into many different sections, each covering a different group of AR-100 functions.
3. Select the desired Help Menu section. Press the MENU button corresponding to the desired subject. Each Menu section covers a different subject (or group of functions) of the AR-100, and each has several “screens” You can also scroll through the entire set of Help Menus by using the PAGE buttons. 4. Use the appropriate Data Control buttons to scroll up and down through the individual “screens” of the selected Menu.
Voice Sections The AR-100 features a total of 205 realistic, high-quality AWM Voices. There are five Voice sections for the Upper keyboard, four Voice sections for the Lower keyboard, and four Voice sections for the Pedalboard. Each Voice section has its own Voice Condition page(s) (described on page 33), which allow you to make independent Voice, volume and other settings for each section.
3. Press the Data Control button corresponding to the voice you wish to select. DATA CONTROL COARSE The name of the selected Voice appears at the top of the display. In this case, Pop Organ is shown. Some Voices (such as Organ and Guitar) have two pages of Voices. To select the desired page, press the Menu button next to it. PAGE 4. Select Voices for the other Upper Voice sections in the same way (steps #1 #3 above), if desired. 5. Set the volume for each active Voice section.
Coarse: Use the touch controls at the right of each Voice section on the panel to set the desired level for each Voice. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0 (MIN) to a maximum of 24 (MAX). (The lamps on the controls light to indicate the volume.) UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC 2 TUTTI MIN Fine: Fine adjustments to the volume are made from the Voice Condition page.
6. Now select Voices for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard as you did for the Upper keyboard above. Also set the volumes of the Voices. 7. Adjust the volume balance between the Upper and Lower Voices with the MANUAL BALANCE touch The Lead and Pedal Voices sound one note at a time; when you simultaneously press two or more keys, only the highest note will sound. control. Adjust the overall level of the Pedal Voices with the PEDAL BALANCE touch control.
Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons The AR-100 has a wide variety of Voices from which you can choose — far greater than what is immediately apparent from the front panel controls. You’ve already learned in the section above how to select the different Voices that are available in the Voice Menu display of each panel Voice.
3. Select a specific Voice Menu (GUITAR, for example) by pressing corresponding Menu button. Select specific pages with the Menu buttons. PAGE The Voice name at the top of the display is that of the currently assigned Voice and is unrelated to the Voice menu at the bottom. Use the PAGE buttons to scroll through the various Voice categories. Each page represents a general Voice category and the category title appears in the dark bar at the top of the menu when the page has been selected. 4.
To select User Voices: Select the USER Voice Menu (by the same method above) when you wish to play Voices that you’ve created in Voice Edit (see page 114). PAGE You can directly view and select Voice Menu pages by holding down one of the dotted buttons and simultaneously pressing the desired Voice buttons in succession. DATA CONTROL Voice Menus / Voice List The following list shows the Voice categories and the available Voices. 1. UPPER/LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS Class. Popular Bowed Chamber Orch.
11. UPPER/LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE SAXOPHONE Alto Jazz Tenor Breathy Jazz Sax. Alto Sax. Tenor Tenor Sax. Sax. Saw. Section Ensem. Lead1 18. UPPER/LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE PIANO Soprano Bari. Sax. Sax. Saw. Lead2 Band Tutti Str.& Bell Wind. Wind. Brass Ensem. Quintet Quintet Str.& Orch. Horn Hit Choir Ooh Choir Aah Synth. Synth. Synth. Chorus1 Chorus2 Chorus3 Folk Guitar 50's Guitar Harmo- Blues nica Harm. Nylon Guitar Elec. Guitar Banjo Mandolin Harp Cath- Chapel Stop. Cinema Theat.
Voice Display The Voice Display is the “home” or default display for the AR-100 and provides at-a-glance information on some of the most important settings for the instrument. These include: • Current Voice selections for each Voice section. (The active Voice sections are highlighted.) For the Flute/Tibia (Organ) sections, the active sections are highlighted. • Organ Variation setting. • Current Style selection. • Transpose setting. • Chord root and type (the currently played chord in the Lower keyboard).
MANUAL VOLUME Page PAGE 1 2 3 4 DATA CONTROL COARSE 1 LOWER 1 and 2 2 UPPER 1 and 2 3 LEAD 4 MANUAL BALANCE This determines the overall balance between the Upper and Lower Keyboard levels. MANUAL BALANCE is shown as a slider graphic; higher slider settings make the Upper Voices relatively louder, while lower settings make the Lower Voices relatively louder. This can also be set from the MANUAL BALANCE touch control.
2 PEDAL Controls • 1, 2 These determine the volume of each Pedal Voice section. These can also be set from the respective panel touch controls. 3 PEDAL BALANCE This determines the level of the Pedal Voice sections. PEDAL BALANCE is shown as a slider graphic; higher slider settings make the Pedal Voices louder. This can also be set from the PEDAL BALANCE touch control.
Flute/Tibia and Extra Voice The Flute/Tibia and Extra Voice sections provide a variety of popular and traditional organ sounds. Used together or separately, they give you the sounds and the convenient, intuitive control found on conventional organs. Flute/Tibia (Theatre) The Flute/Tibia section allows you to create your own organ voices. With this function you can recreate popular organ sounds by adjusting the flute footage levels directly from the convenient panel touch controls.
2. Select one of the Organ Variations: Theatre, Jazz, Electronic, or Classical. Press the ORGAN VARIATION button. This calls up the FLUTE and EXTRA VOICE pages (shown below). Each successive press of the button selects a different Organ Variation. You can also select the Organ Variations by pressing the appropriate Menu buttons. TRANSPOSE COARSE ORGAN VARIATION PEDAL VOICE 1 PEDAL VOICE 2 THEATRE JAZZ ELECTRONIC CLASSICAL PEDAL ORGAN TREMOLO (TREMULANT) FAST PEDAL PAGE 3.
4. Turn the Tremolo effect on or off for the Flute Voices, if desired. Also set the Flute Volume and Click Volume as needed. EFFECT This turns Tremolo on or off for the Flute/Tibia Voices. (As with the other Voice sections, this enables Tremolo. To actually turn Tremolo on, use the panel TREMOLO button. To make changes to the Tremolo settings, see page 40.) The Symphonic/Celeste, Delay and Flanger effects cannot be applied to the Flute/Tibia Voice sections.
Setting Attack/Chiff (Upper Keyboard only) Attack/Chiff is a special set of footages for the Upper Keyboard that produces a percussive sound, like that on conventional organs. The length of the percussive sound is also adjustable. To set Attack/Chiff, use the ATTACK/CHIFF touch controls. The actual sound differs depending on the Organ Variation selected. For Jazz and Electronic, this functions as Attack, reproducing the percussive attack on popular conventional organs.
3. Press one of the buttons in one of the Extra Voice sections. This turns on the selected Voice (the button’s lamp lights) and automatically calls up the FLUTE VOICE and EXTRA VOICE pages. Upper Keyboard Extra Voice section. Selected Voice is highlighted. Lower Keyboard Extra Voice section. Pedalboard Extra Voice section. LOWER KEYBOARD EXTRA VOICE KINURA 8 VOX HUM. 8 STRING 8 OBOE 8 CLARI. 8 STRING 8 FLUTE 16 DIAP. 8 OCT.
5. From the EXTRA VOICE page, make additional settings for the Extra Voices. The EXTRA VOICE page automatically appears when you press one of the EXTRA VOICE buttons, except when the FLUTE VOICE page is active — in which case you can use the PAGE buttons to select the EXTRA VOICE page. 1 2 3 1 EFFECT This determines the effect type (Tremolo or Symphonic) for the Extra Voice sections. • OFF: Cancels the effect. • TREM. (Tremolo): Enables Tremolo for the Extra Voice The Delay and Flanger effects sections.
Voice Controls and Effects The AR-100 features two general kinds of functions that can be used to control or change the sound of the Voices: Voice controls and effects. Voice controls are used to change various basic settings for the Voices, such as volume, octave (Feet), Pan, Vibrato, touch sensitivity (Touch Tone) and Brilliance. The Voice controls, as well as the selection of certain effects, are provided in the Voice Condition pages (described below).
To change the desired Voice control or effect setting, select the appropriate page: • For Touch Tone, Feet, Effect On/Off/Type (Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay, and Flanger), Pan, Brilliance, Volume, and Vibrato —Select the Voice Condition pages (see below). • For Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay, and Flanger parameter settings —Select the Effect Set page by pressing the EFFECT SET button.
• INITIAL Touch Controls volume and timbre according to the velocity at which you play the keys. The harder you strike the keys, the greater the volume and the brighter the timbre will become. Range: 1 (no Initial Touch effect) – 7 (maximum effect) • AFTER Touch Controls volume and timbre according to the pressure you Generally, After Touch has no apply to the keys after playing them.
VIBRATO Page Select the Vibrato page by pressing the corresponding Menu button. The Vibrato page for the Lead Voice section has additional Slide and Tune settings (unlike that of the Upper and Lower sections). The Pedal Voice sections have no Vibrato page. PAGE CONTRAST 1 2 3 4 1 VIBRATO PRESET/USER (See next page for detail on USER VIBRATO.) Selects Preset, which calls up the original (factory) Vibrato settings for the Voice, or User, which lets you adjust the Vibrato settings yourself.
4 TUNE (Lead Voices only) Determines the pitch of the Lead Voice. This control lets you detune the Lead Voice relative to the other Voices of the AR-100, for producing a richer sound. The higher the value, the higher the pitch. When Vibrato is set to USER: 1 2 3 DATA CONTROL COARSE 1 DELAY Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing of a key and the start of the Vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings increase the delay of the Vibrato onset.
Effect Set Pages Turning On the Effects Before you can work with the effects in the Effect Set pages, you must first turn on the desired effect in the Voice Condition page. 1. Call up the Voice Condition page by pressing the desired Voice button on the panel twice (or by using any other method; see page 33). 2. Turn on the desired effect for the Voice by using the Data Control buttons below EFFECT in the display. Tremolo / Symphonic, Delay, can Flanger and be selected independently for each Voice section.
DELAY & FLANGER Page VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP. SEQUENCE PROGRAM PROGRAM PAGE CONTRAST 1 DISK PITCH/ MIDI HELP HOLD 2 1 DELAY Delay is a pronounced echo effect, with distinct delayed repeats of the original sound. • Note Value Determines the Delay time as a note value, to ensure that the Delay repeats in sync with the Style tempo.
Panel-selectable Effects — Tremolo, Sustain, and Reverb The Reverb, Sustain, and Tremolo pages are called up by pressing the respective panel buttons, then selecting the menu with the bottom left Menu button. For example, if you press the TREMOLO button (so that the button’s lamp lights), the selection “Tremolo Menu” appears at the left of the display: From this display, use the bottom left Menu button to call up the Tremolo page.
Setting the Tremolo Effect Settings for the Tremolo effect are made from the TREMOLO & SYMPH. (Symphonic) page. PAGE CONTRAST 1 2 3 1 TREMOLO Determines the type of Tremolo effect. These types have been programmed to match the corresponding type of organ sounds: Jazz, Rock, Theatre (THEAT.), and Classical (CLASS.). 2 TREMOLO SPEED Determines the speed of the Tremolo (rapid rotation) effect.
Reverb Reverb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving the impression of a performance in a large room or concert hall. The effect can be applied equally and simultaneously to all Voices, or set individually for each section of the AR-100, even independently for rhythm, accompaniment and effects. To call up the Reverb pages: Press the REVERB touch control, then select “Reverb Menu” in the display with the bottom left Menu button.
REVERB — VOICE GROUP Page PAGE CONTRAST Voice Section (LOWER 1, 2; UPPER 1, 2; LEAD; PEDAL 1, 2; ORGAN) Determines the amount of Reverb applied to each of the Voice sections: Lower 1 and 2, Upper 1 and 2, Lead, Pedal 1 and 2, and Organ (Flute/Tibia). Range: 0 – 24 REVERB — K.B.P. & EFFECT Page PAGE CONTRAST 1 2 1 K.B.P. (Keyboard Percussion) Determines the amount of Reverb effect applied to the Keyboard Percussion sounds. (This does not affect the drum and percussion sounds of the Styles.
Sustain The Sustain effect, selectable for the Upper, Lower, and Pedal Voices, causes the sound to gradually fade out when the keys are released. The Sustain on/off and length settings are independent for each keyboard, providing maximum expressive control. Sustain can be switched on and off in real time as you play, either with the panel SUSTAIN buttons or the knee lever (when properly set for knee lever operation; Upper and Lower keyboards only).
LENGTH (LOWER, UPPER, PEDAL) Determines the length of Sustain applied to each keyboard. The display shows the current Sustain length values for each keyboard. (These settings are the same as those made from the panel SUSTAIN touch controls.) Range: 0 – 12 • The values here must be set high enough for the Sustain effect to be noticeable. • Remember that the SUSTAIN buttons are on/off switches.
Styles (Rhythm and Accompaniment) The Style section provides realistic rhythm patterns — with actual drum and percussion sounds — and automatic accompaniment to back your performance. Moreover, the AR-100 has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. Selecting and Playing Styles Ten different Style categories in various styles can be instantly selected from the front panel. The Electone has many more “hidden” Styles, however.
3. Before starting the Style, make sure that the Volume and Tempo settings are appropriate. Volume Settings Use the RHYTHM touch control to adjust the drum/percussion volume, and use the BASS/CHORD touch control to adjust the volume of the bass and chord accompaniment. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of full volume. (Both of these settings can also be adjusted from the Style Condition page; see page 51.) STYLE SEQ. SEQ. 1 2 SEQ. SEQ.
4. Start the Accompaniment. You can start the Accompaniment in several different ways from the ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL buttons: ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL ENDING INTRO A/ FILL TO A INTRO B/ FILL TO B MAIN A MAIN B SYNCHRO START START Straight Start: Select the desired Style section, Main A or Main B (by pressing the appropriate button, MAIN A or MAIN B), then press the START button. The Main A (or B) begins playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment.
To use Synchro Start: • First, press the SYNCHRO START button. This puts the Style in stand-by. (The BAR/BEAT indicator above the TEMPO display flashes at the current tempo.) BAR/BEAT 124 TEMPO • Next, play a note or chord on the Lower keyboard (or a note on the Pedalboard). This starts the Rhythm and the bass/chord Accompaniment. To stop the Accompaniment, press SYNCHRO START again.
5. Select Sections, if desired. You can switch between the two Style Sections, Main A and Main B, as the Accompaniment is playing by pressing the appropriate button, MAIN A or MAIN B. ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL ENDING 6. INTRO A/ FILL TO A INTRO B/ FILL TO B MAIN A MAIN B SYNCHRO START START Select Fill In patterns, if desired. Fill In patterns are designed to be used as temporary and regular rhythmic breaks, to add interest to a repeating rhythm.
About the Style Sections Each Style has a total of ten sections, as illustrated below. INTRO A INTRO B MAIN A MAIN B FILL IN AA FILL IN AB ENDING A ENDING B FILL IN BA FILL IN BB The FILL TO A button plays a one-measure Fill In and goes to the Main A pattern. The FILL TO B button plays a one-measure Fill In and goes to the Main B pattern. However, you can change the pattern to be played by pressing the appropriate button (MAIN A or MAIN B) while the Fill In is playing.
Style Condition Page The Style Condition page provides fine controls over Rhythm volume and Bass/Chord volume and allows you to turn each accompaniment part on or off. To call up the page, press the selected Style button (or appropriate Data Control button) again, or select CONDITION from the display with the appropriate Menu button (from the Style Menu page). Adjust the settings with the appropriate Data Control buttons. 1 2 3 DATA CONTROL 1 RHYTHM Fine control of the drum/percussion volume.
Selecting Styles from the Dotted Buttons The Style section, like the Voice sections, also has dotted buttons from which additional Styles can be selected. These dotted buttons function as “wild card” Style selectors; any of the Styles available from the panel buttons, Style Menus, or User Styles (created with the Accompaniment Program function) can be selected from these buttons.
3. Select a specific Style Menu by pressing corresponding Menu button. PAGE Each page represents a general Style category and the category title appears in the dark bar at the top of the menu when the menu has been selected. The Style name at the top of the display is that of the currently assigned Style and is unrelated to the Style menu at the bottom. 4. Select a specific Style from the display by using the Data Control buttons. The name of the selected Style appears at the top of the display.
To select User Styles: Select the USER Style Menu (by the same method above) when you wish to play Styles that you’ve created in the Accompaniment Program function (see page 122). PAGE DATA CONTROL Style Menus / Style List Page 1 Page 6 Pop / Rock Pop Rock Light Rock Rock Rock & Roll 1 & Roll 2 Pop / R&B Rock Ballad Heavy Rock Boogie Twist Rockabilly Slow Rock Eurobeat Disco Tropic.
Automatic Accompaniment — Auto Bass Chord The Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function works with the Style section of the AR-100 to automatically produce chord and bass accompaniment as you play. It adds an entirely new dimension to your performance by effectively putting a full backing band at your disposal. Depending on the feature or mode selected, you can play anything from a single note to a full chord on the Lower keyboard and hear complete, rhythmical bass and chord accompaniment. Setting the A.B.C.
Selecting “A.B.C. Menu” calls up the following display, from which you can make A.B.C. settings: Mode Off The Off mode automatically produces chord accompaniment for chords played in the Lower keyboard. (Bass lines are not produced; you can play bass lines manually from the Pedalboard.) This mode is similar to the Custom A.B.C. mode in that you play all the notes of the chord while the Auto Bass Chord function automatically selects the appropriate chord patterns.
Single Finger Mode Chords C C7 Major chords: Press the root note of the chord. 7th chords: Press the root note together with any white key to the left of it. Cm Cm7 Minor chords: Press the root note together with any black key to the left of it. Minor 7th chord: Press the root note together with any white and black key to the left of it (three keys altogether). Chord Cancel Chord Cancel allows you to instantly turn off the chord and bass accompaniment, and have the rhythm pattern continue.
Fingered Mode Chords • Notes in parentheses ( ) can be omitted. • Chord types marked with an asterisk (*) can be played in any inversion (i.e. the root does not have to be the lowest note in the chord). • If you play any three adjacent keys (including black keys), the chord sound will be canceled and only the rhythm instruments will continue playing (CHORD CANCEL function). • Please determine which chords you are going to use before playing a song.
Memory Memory allows you to have the bass and/or chord accompaniment continue even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard and/or Pedalboard. For more information on the Memory settings and how they function with the different A.B.C. modes, refer to the chart on page 60. Press the MEMORY button in the AUTO BASS CHORD section to turn Memory on (both Lower and Pedal). When the button is lit, Memory is on for both Lower and Pedal.
About the A.B.C. Modes and Memory Settings The automatic accompaniment functions in different ways depending on the selected A.B.C. mode and the Memory setting. The chart below details how the automatic accompaniment functions for the various setting combinations when Synchro Start is on. When the START button is used, the functions are the same, except that the rhythm is started and stopped only with the START button or the left footswitch (when enabled; see page 154). A.B.C.
Disabling Accompaniment Changes (Disable) This function allows you to maintain the same Style and its tempo, even when you change Registrations. To do this, press the D. (Disable) button in the AUTO BASS CHORD section (or the D. button in the Registration Memory section). (Both buttons light.) OFF SINGLE FINGER FINGERED CHORD CUSTUM A.B.C. MEMORY D. AUTO BASS CHORD 8 9 10 11 12 D.
2. Set the volume. The volume of the percussion sounds is set together with that of the rhythm volume from the RHYTHM touch control. STYLE 3. 4. 62 SEQ. SEQ. 1 2 SEQ. SEQ. 3 4 POP ROCK USER 1 ENTERTAIN USER 2 BALLAD LATIN USER 3 USER 4 POP R&B USER 5 TRADITIONAL USER 6 COUNTRY FOLK USER 7 LATIN POPS USER 8 BALLROOM 1 SWING JAZZ 2 RHYTHM BASS/ CHORD MAX MAX MIN MIN Turn off the Lower and/or Pedal Voices by turning each Voice section off in the ENSEMBLE section.
Preset Percussion Assignments for the Lower Keyboard as ac ar M oL og Ag L le ba m Ti n pe O H L ga go on n o C B p la as br ll Vi be ow C ne i ur bo m Ta l1 ba ym C al 1 e b id m R y C n sh pe ra O C at al d i-H H t Pe a ed i-H os l H C at p i-H la H C d an ick H St de Si ot Sh im R icks n St t pe O ne ta as C ap Sl h us ap Br h T us Br L le st hi H W tle ba is m Wh Sa ba m Sa sa a ab C oH og H Ag le ba m e Ti ga L ut M on C aH g 2 on C o H al ng mb l 2 Bo Cy ba m l e y a id R h C mb p s y u ra C C C sh
User Keyboard Percussion A total of 72 different percussion sounds can be assigned to any key or pedal, and your original setups can be saved to two memory locations: User 1 and User 2. (For this example, use User1.) To create your own Keyboard Percussion assignments: 1. Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing the LOWER/1 button in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section. The numbers “1” and “2” on the LOWER and PEDAL buttons refer to User 1 and User 2, respectively.
2. Select the User mode with the appropriate Data Control button. 3. Select the ASSIGN page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. ASSIGN Page Instrument categories PAGE Clears all assignments (See page 66). Individual instrument sounds 4. 5. Select the desired instrument category (Cymbal/Hi-Hat, Snare Drum, etc.) by pressing the appropriate Menu button.
Clear The Clear function lets you erase one or all instrument/key assignments. To erase a single instrument assignment: Simultaneously hold down the Data Control button corresponding to CLEAR and press the key or pedal corresponding to the instrument you wish to erase. A short click sound indicates that the instrument has been erased. To erase all instrument assignments: 1. Press the Data Control button corresponding to CLEAR in the display (see step #3 above). DATA CONTROL 2.
User Keyboard Percussion Categories CYMBAL / HI-HAT Ride Ride Ride Cym1 Cym2 CymCup HH HH HH CLEAR Open Close Pedal Crash Crash Cym1 Cym2 Splash. Chinese Cym Cym SNARE DRUM Snare Snare Snare Brush Brush Drum L Drum M Drum H Tap Swirl L SD O Rim Side Sticks Roll Shot Stick Floor Tom L Floor Tom H Low Tom TOM Mid Mid Tom L Tom H Brush Slap Brush Swirl H CLEAR Though two User Keyboard Percussion setups can be created, they cannot be memorized to Registration Memory.
Other User Keyboard Percussion Functions Additional operations in the User Mode include copying of Lower/Pedal Preset Keyboard Percussion to User 1 or 2, and copying from one User location to the other. The copy operations here are convenient for creating a basic foundation over which you can make your own custom Keyboard Percussion setups, without having to start from scratch. To copy the Lower Preset Keyboard Percussion to User 1: 1. Call up the K.B.P. 1 Mode page and select USER 1.
3. At the prompt, select “OK” to copy the data, or “Cancel” to abort the operation. Use the appropriate Data Control buttons. When the operation is finished, a “Completed” message momentarily appears in the display. The Pedal Preset Keyboard Percussion (PK PRESET) can be copied in the same way when USER 2 is selected as the Mode. DATA CONTROL Copying User Locations You can also copy the assignments from User 1 to User 2 (or vice versa).
Melody On Chord The Melody On Chord (M.O.C.) feature automatically adds a harmony part to the melodies you play on the Upper keyboard. The harmony is derived from the chords you play on the Lower keyboard — or from the chords that you indicate when using Auto Bass Chord (see page 55). To call up the MELODY ON CHORD page: Press the M.O.C./L.M. SPLIT button. VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP.
L.M. Split This function lets you assign different Voices to the left and right sides of the Lower keyboard, split at a user-determined key. This effectively gives you a “third” keyboard, letting you play different Voices from the left and right sides of the keyboard. To set the L.M. Split function: 1. Press the M.O.C./L.M. SPLIT button, and select the L.M. Split page with the appropriate Menu button. PAGE DATA CONTROL 2. Turn on the Split function.
3. 4. Change the Key Set setting, if needed. To do this, simultaneously hold down the appropriate Data Control button and press the desired key on the Lower keyboard. You can also use the Data Control buttons corresponding to SPLIT KEY in the display to change the Split setting: Set the desired Voice sections for both the Left and Right sides of the Lower keyboard. Use the appropriate Data Control buttons.
Registration Memory Registration Memory allows you to store virtually all the settings you make on the panel and LCD, providing a convenient way to instantly change all Voice settings and Styles while you’re playing, with the simple touch of a single button on the Registration Memory panel. The buttons are conveniently located between the Upper and Lower keyboards for easy access while playing. M. 13 /TO DISK 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 D.
Selecting Registrations Simply press the appropriate numbered Registration Memory button. Using the D. (Disable) button: The Styles also change when you select different Registration Memory buttons. Pressing the D. (Disable) button allows you to keep the same Style and its tempo throughout all your Registration changes, or make your own Style selections if you want to. Saving Registration Data to Disk You can save up to 40 sets of your own registrations (each with 16 registrations) on a floppy disk. 1.
2. Select a song number with the SONG SELECT buttons in the Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) section. You can also use the SONG SELECT controls in the display by pressing the appropriate Data Control buttons. STOP PLAY SONG SELECT REC DATA CONTROL There are 40 songs, or memory locations, available on a single disk. 3. While holding down the REC button on the M.D.R., press the M. (Memory) button. STOP PLAY SONG SELECT REC + M.
Registration Shift The Registration Shift function allows you to change all Registrations — the settings you make on the panel and LCD — without taking your hands from the keyboards. By using the right footswitch on the expression pedal, you can “jump” to a specified Registration or step through the panel Registrations in sequence, either in numeric order or in any order you specify. Registration Shift has three modes: Shift, Jump and User.
3 JUMP In the Jump mode, pressing the right footswitch selects a specific Registration. DATA CONTROL COARSE With JUMP selected in the display, use the Data Control buttons to select the desired Registration number. 4 USER In the User mode, each press of the right footswitch selects the next Registration according to the order you specify. Up to 80 steps can be stored. To set the User mode: 1. Select USER in REGIST SHIFT page. DATA CONTROL COARSE 6.
2. Select the EDIT page with the Menu button. PAGE 1 2 1 POSITION Moves cursor to the first position. Moves cursor one step to the left. Moves cursor one row up. Moves cursor one row down. Moves cursor to the last position. Moves cursor one step to the right. • The cursor cannot be moved unless Registration numbers have been entered. • Though 45 Registration Shift steps are shown in the display at one time, up to 80 steps can be memorized; use the cursor controls to access the undisplayed steps. 3.
DATA CONTROL Select “OK” to clear all data (a “Completed!” message momentarily appears followed by the previous display), or select “Cancel” to abort. Registration numbers cannot be entered beyond the Registration Shift function’s capacity of 80. A “Data full…!!” message momentarily appears when the 80 spaces have been filled. If this happens, first delete unnecessary Registrations, then perform the operation again.
Recall Panel Function Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory before turning the Electone off. You can, however, recall the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. In doing this, first be careful NOT to press any panel buttons after you turn the Electone back on.
Initial Registration The Initial Registration function lets you reset (initialize) all of the Registration Memory buttons to the original factory settings, without affecting any of the current panel settings. (Power On Reset, on page 79, restores the factory settings, but also automatically deletes any other current settings you have made.) This function also lets you call up individual factory preset Registrations for each Registration Memory button. Initializing All Registration Memory Buttons 1.
Calling Up Individual Factory Preset Registrations (for each Registration Memory button) 1. Press one of the sixteen ORCHESTRAL PRESET buttons in the REGISTRATION MENU section. “Initial Regist #” appears at the left side of the display. Each button corresponds to a different numbered Registration Memory button (as shown below). REGISTRATION MENU ORGAN PRESET THEATRE FULL THEATRE SOFT THEATER U.S.A.
Music Disk Recorder The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) is a sophisticated recording device built into the AR-100 that lets you record your performances and Registration settings. The Music Disk Recorder not only records the notes you play; it also remembers the voices and rhythms you select, the front panel controls you change, as well as all expression pedal, footswitch and knee lever positions, to reproduce your performance exactly as you play it.
Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head Protecting Your Data (Write-protect Tab) Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument employs a precision magnetic read/write head which, after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks used that will eventually cause read and write errors. To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect” position (tab open).
Formatting a Disk Before recording your performance to a blank disk, the disk must first be formatted. (A blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with your AR-100.) To format a disk: 1. Put the disk, label facing up, into the disk slot. If the disk is blank, the following display will automatically appear: XG/GM, DOC or Style File disks cannot be formatted. DATA CONTROL If the disk is not blank, another display may be shown.
PAGE DATA CONTROL Select “DISK FORMAT” with the appropriate Data Control button. DATA CONTROL 2. Atoperation. the prompt, select “OK” to begin formatting, or “Cancel” to abort the When the REMAIN section in the display reaches “001,” formatting is completed, and the CONTROL PANEL page is automatically called up. 86 7.
Overview of M.D.R. Operation Though the M.D.R. is as easy to operate as a cassette tape recorder, it is far move versatile. Since it records all Electone settings and control movements as well as the notes you play as digital data, it allows you much more flexibility and control than even the most sophisticated tape recorder. Basically, the M.D.R. independently records the following three types of data: 1.
Recording To record a song: 1. Set the desired Registrations on the Electone. Make all the settings necessary for the song you will record. This includes entering all the Registrations you will need during the performance to Registration Memory. Make sure also to select the Registration that you will use at the beginning of the song. 2. Insert a formatted disk into the disk slot. Inadvertently pressing another panel button during M.D.R. recording or playback may change the content of the display.
4. Use the SONG SELECT buttons (or the corresponding controls in the display) to select the song number for recording. MUSIC DISK RECORDER 01 STOP PLAY SONG SELECT DISK IN USE REC When a disk is first inserted, song number 1 is automatically selected. Song numbers 1 through 40 are available and up to 40 songs can be stored on a disk. However, the amount of available song numbers may be less depending on the amount of the song data you have recorded. 5.
7. After the elapsed recording time appears on both displays, begin playing. The short time it takes to set up There is a slight pause for setup, during which the M.D.R. for recording is recorded as well, records Registration and other data. Once the setup causing a short pause before operation is complete, the elapsed recording time (starting playback of the song. at 00:00) appears in both the M.D.R. LED display and the main display, indicating that you can begin recording your performance.
8. When you finish playing, press the STOP button. The DISK IN USE lamp lights intermittently while the data is being completely recorded. When recording is completed, the M.D.R. returns to normal stop status and the new song is automatically named “SONG 1.” CAUTION MUSIC DISK RECORDER DISK IN USE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT REC Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive after the STOP lamp lights up (unless you intend to play back the song or record additional parts). 9.
Recording Parts Separately You can also record the parts of your performance independently. For example, you can first record the chords and bass to the song (using the Lower and Pedalboard), and after that record the melody. This function also lets you record Keyboard Percussion and performance control data — such as Registration changes and expression pedal operation — separately from the other parts of the song. 1. Set up the M.D.R. for recording, as you did in the section above.
To change the status for each part, press the appropriate Data Control button in the upper row, corresponding to the part or parts you wish to record: • ALL RECORD This is available only in record standby. Selecting this instantly sets all parts (except K.B.P.) to record standby. • LOWER Lower keyboard data. • UPPER Upper keyboard data. • PEDAL Pedalboard data. • K.B.P. Keyboard Percussion data. (Keyboard Percussion can be Setting the K.B.P. part to recorded and played independent of the Style patterns.
7. Press the REC button again. The REC lamp lights and the PLAY lamp flashes, indicating that the Music Disk Recorder is ready to record. 8. Press the Data Control button corresponding to CUSTOM PLAY to start recording of the new part or parts. Playback of the previously recorded parts starts immediately, without the setup of Registration and other data. While you listen to playback of the previous parts, play the new part you wish to record.
Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) You can also record Registrations by themselves, without recording a performance. Bulk data — which includes Registration Shift settings, User Styles, Sequence Program sequences, Keyboard Percussion User Assign settings, Organ Variation settings, and User Voices — is also saved in the operation. There are two ways to record the Registrations and bulk data: Method #1 1. Set the Registrations and all other data you wish to record. 2.
Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) The Registrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers in the above operation can be easily loaded back to the AR-100. To recall Registration data: 1. Insert the proper disk and select the appropriate song number. Use the SONG SELECT buttons in the M.D.R. section, or use the appropriate Data Control buttons. 2. Press the PLAY button. When the data has been completely loaded, the M.D.R. returns to STOP status. The M.D.R.
Naming Your Song Once you have recorded a song, you can give that song a name by using the Input Name function. To name your newly recorded song: 1. Call up the UTILITY page with the appropriate Menu button. PAGE DATA CONTROL 2. Select “INPUT NAME” with the appropriate Data Control buttons. 3. Select the desired set of characters (A-N, O-Z, NUMBER, or EDIT) with the Menu buttons. PAGE 7.
4. Use the Data Control buttons corresponding to the cursor arrows to move the cursor position in the name. 5. Enter the desired character with the appropriate Data Control button. To enter lowercase letters (or the lower characters in each box), simultaneously hold down the COARSE button and press the appropriate Data Control button. 6. Ifpage. needed, select other characters and use the other controls in the Edit DATA CONTROL • SPACE Inserts a blank space at the cursor position.
Playback You can play back your recorded performance by simply pressing the PLAY button. Registrations and other data are automatically recalled to the AR-100 before playback. Song Playback To play back a song: 1. Insert the disk containing your recorded song. 2. Select the number of the song you wish to play back. Use the SONG SELECT buttons, or use the SONG SELECT controls in the display by pressing the appropriate Data Control buttons.
3. Start playback by pressing the PLAY button. The PLAY lamp lights up and small dashes move across the display, indicating that the M.D.R. is resetting Registrations on the AR-100. MUSIC DISK RECORDER STOP PLAY ---- DISK IN USE SONG SELECT REC Playback of the song begins after the AR-100 data is reset and the song time is shown on both displays. During playback, the bottom row of controls changes to include the following functions: Pause, Rewind (REW.), and Fast Forward (F.F.).
Repeat Play This function allows you to repeatedly play back all songs on a disk (either in order or at random), or play back one specific song. To use Repeat Play: 1. Call up the REPEAT PLAY page. Press the appropriate Menu button. PAGE DATA CONTROL COARSE 2. Select the song number you wish to play back. If you wish to play back all songs on a disk, select the first song that will be played back. The other songs will follow. 3.
Playback of XG/GM Disks (optional) The M.D.R. is compatible with XG and GM format song data. Additional playback functions — including Solo Play, Minus One, and Part Select — are available when disks containing XG/GM song data are used. A song disk with XG data has been included with your AR-100. Use this disk, or any other commercially available XG or GM song disk. 1. Insert an XG/GM song disk in the M.D.R. disk slot.
PLAY PART Page PAGE DATA CONTROL Press the Data Control button corresponding to the part you wish to turn on or off. (Parts that are on are highlighted.) 4. Start playback by pressing the PLAY button. The elapsed song time is shown on both the M.D.R. display and the main display. Playback automatically stops at the end of the selected song. All playback controls (Pause, Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward) are the same as in song playback for Electone disks (see page 108).
Playback of DOC Disks (optional) The M.D.R. is compatible with Clavinova DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) format song data. The Part Select function is available when disks containing DOC song data are used. 1. Insert an DOC song disk in the M.D.R. disk slot. The following CONTROL PANEL page appears: DATA CONTROL 2. Select the song number you wish to play back. Use the SONG SELECT buttons or the SONG SELECT controls in the display. 3. Select the desired parts for playback: LEFT, RIGHT, and/or ORCHESTRA.
PLAY PART Page DATA CONTROL Press the Data Control button corresponding to the part you wish to turn on or off. (Parts that are on are highlighted.) 4. Start playback by pressing the PLAY button. The elapsed song time is shown on both the M.D.R. display and the main display. Playback automatically stops at the end of the selected song. All playback controls (Pause, Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward) are the same as in song playback for Electone disks (see page 108).
To use Phrase Repeat: 1. Select the desired Phrase Number with the appropriate Data Control buttons. Phrase Number. DATA CONTROL 2. To repeatedly play back the selected Phrase, press the PLAY button (or select PLAY in the display). Playback of the selected Phrase continues indefinitely. To stop playback, press the STOP button (or select STOP in the display). 106 7.
Loading Styles from Style File Disks Many additional Styles are available for the AR-100 on disk, and these can be loaded to the eight User Style locations. To load a Style from a Style File disk (optional): 1. Insert a Style File disk in the disk slot. The following display appears: DATA CONTROL 2. Select the Style you wish to load with the FILE SELECT controls. 3. Select the destination User Style number (for loading the selected Style) by pressing the corresponding Data Control button, 4.
Other M.D.R. Functions Custom Play Custom Play allows you to play back the song without resetting the Registrations and other data. Custom Play can be used from either the CONTROL PANEL page or the REPEAT PLAY page. To use Custom Play: Press one of the Data Control buttons corresponding to CUSTOM PLAY in the display. The song time is displayed and playback starts immediately.
Changing the Tempo You can change the tempo of the song — either before song playback or as the song is playing — from the CONTROL PANEL page. To change the tempo: Use the Data Control buttons corresponding to TEMPO +/- in the display. Each press of the corresponding button slows down or speeds up the tempo by a small amount. Changing the tempo does not change the pitch of the music. DATA CONTROL Tempo is expressed as a percentage, 100% being the normal tempo.
Song Copy This function lets you copy the data recorded at one song number to another song number. To use the Song Copy function: 1. Call up the UTILITY page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. PAGE DATA CONTROL 2. Select the song number to be copied by using the SONG SELECT buttons or the SONG SELECT controls in the display. If the specified song number has no recorded data, the message "No song data!" appears in the display. 3.
5. Select “COPY OK” in the display by pressing the appropriate Data Control button. 6. To actually execute the operation, select “OK” at the prompt, or select “CANCEL” to abort the operation. When the song has been completely copied, the display returns to the original UTILITY page. Song Delete Song Delete allows you to delete or erase a selected song on disk. To use Song Delete: 1. Call up the UTILITY page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. 2.
2. Insert the source disk in the disk slot. 3. Call up the UTILITY page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. 4. Select “DISK COPY” in the display by pressing the appropriate Data Control button. 5. Atto abort. the prompt, select “OK” to initiate the disk copy operation, or “Cancel” DATA CONTROL The M.D.R. starts reading the data in the source disk. (The REMAIN window and M.D.R. display both count down the remaining amount of data to be copied.) 6.
9. Repeat steps #6 through #8 above as many times as necessary, following the prompts on the display. The number of times the above steps need to be repeated depends on the amount of data to be copied and the disk type. (2DD type disks may take 2 to 16 repetitions; 2HD disks may take 2 to 31 repetitions.) When the operation is finished, the “REMAIN” counter in the display will show “0” briefly before returning to the original UTILITY page.
Voice Edit In addition to the versatile Flute/Tibia section, the AR-100 has a Voice Edit feature that allows you to create your own Voices. Voice Edit uses sophisticated sound-shaping tools that make it possible to take existing Voices and craft a virtually endless variety of original sounds from them. And once you’ve created a Voice, you can store it to a User Voice location for future recall (see page 119). Selecting a Voice for Editing / Calling Up the Voice Edit Pages 1.
After you have selected a Voice, the following display (or one similar) will appear: 3. Use the Menu buttons to select the desired Voice Edit page, and edit the Voice according to the instructions that follow. VOICE EDIT — NAME REP. OL (Name/Repeat/OL) Page PAGE 1 2 3 1 NAME • INPUT NAME This calls up the INPUT NAME pages for assigning an original name to the edited Voice. (For details, see page 118.) 2 REPEAT The Repeat function produces repeating notes, when you hold a key or chord on the keyboard.
• SPEED Determines the speed of the Repeat function. The higher the value, the faster the speed. Range:0 – 100 Some Voices may not sound properly if the Speed parameter is set too high (fast). These include Voices with naturally slow attacks (such as some of the Strings, Chorus, and Cosmic Voices) and Voices whose Attack parameter (see page 117) has been set to a slow value. 3 OL (Output Level) Determines the level of the Voice.
2 EG RATE The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. This lets you reproduce many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments — such as the quick attack and decay of percussion sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano tone. • ATTACK Determines how quickly the sound reaches its maximum level after the key is played. The higher the value, the quicker the attack.
Naming Your Voice Once you have created your own Voice, you can give that Voice a name. To name your newly created Voice: 1. Call up the NAME/ REPEAT/ OL page (see “Selecting a Voice for Editing” above for instructions), and select INPUT NAME with the appropriate Data Control buttons. PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE 2. Follow the instructions on pages 97, 98 (steps #2 - #6). The procedure for naming User Voices is the same as that of naming songs, described in the Music Disk Recorder section.
Saving the Edited Voice After you have created and named a new Voice, you should save that Voice for future use. 1. Select the Save page. Press the appropriate Menu button. PAGE 2. Select the desired User Voice number (1–16) with the appropriate Data Control button. CAUTION This operation automatically erases any Voice that had been previously saved to the selected User Voice number.
Quitting Voice Edit You can quit the Voice Edit function from any of its display pages. To quit: 1. Press the VOICE EDIT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section once again. VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP. SEQUENCE PROGRAM PROGRAM PAGE CONTRAST DATA CONTROL COARSE DISK PITCH/ MIDI HELP HOLD Keep in mind that unlike in most other pages and functions, you cannot quit Voice Edit simply by pressing a different function’s button in DISPLAY SELECT. 2.
2. Use the PAGE buttons to scroll through the various Voice category selections until “USER VOICE” is shown. PAGE 3. Press the Menu button corresponding to “USER VOICE” in the display. PAGE 4. Press the Data Control button corresponding to the User Voice you wish to select. User Voices can also be saved to and loaded from floppy disks. (See below.) Saving User Voices to Disk Once you have created your own User Voices, you’ll want to save them to disk.
Accompaniment Program The AR-100 features two powerful rhythm/accompaniment programming functions: Accompaniment Program and Sequence Program. The Accompaniment Program function lets you create up to eight of your own original User Styles, each of which includes rhythm patterns, bass and chord parts, and other instrumental phrases. Moreover, you can create up to five different sections for each Style: Intro, Main A and B, Fill In, and Ending.
STYLE SEQ. SEQ. 1 2 SEQ. SEQ. 3 4 POP ROCK USER 1 ENTERTAIN USER 2 BALLAD LATIN USER 3 USER 4 POP R&B USER 5 TRADITIONAL USER 6 COUNTRY FOLK USER 7 LATIN POPS USER 8 BALLROOM 1 SWING JAZZ 2 RHYTHM BASS/ CHORD MAX MAX MIN MIN DATA CONTROL Using an Existing Style Any Style in the AR-100 — including the User Styles you’ve created yourself — can be edited and further refined using the Accompaniment Program tools.
2. While holding down the ACCOMP. PROGRAM button, press the same button in the STYLE section again. VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP. SEQUENCE PROGRAM PROGRAM PAGE CONTRAST DISK PITCH/ MIDI HELP HOLD When recording a Style from scratch: Simply press and release the ACCOMP. PROGRAM button. VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP.
Accompaniment Program Voice List These Voices (shown according to their general categories) can be used for recording the Bass, Chord, Pad, and Phrase parts in the Accompaniment Program function. (See page 132.) (For a list of sounds that are available for the Rhythm part, see “Accompaniment Program Drum List” on the next page.) Instrument Group Piano Chromatic Percussion Organ Guitar Bass Strings Ensemble Brass No.
Accompaniment Program Drum List These Drum Kits (shown with the drum/percussion sound assignments) can be used for recording the Rhythm parts in the Accompaniment Program function. (See page 132.) (For a list of Voices available for the other parts, see “Accompaniment Program Voice List” on the previous page.
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Recording a User Style 1. Set up the AR-100 for recording by turning off all Voice sections in the ENSEMBLE section. Turning off all Voice sections allows you to properly hear the parts you will be recording. Also make sure that Keyboard Percussion has been turned off (both LOWER and PEDAL). ENSEMBLE LOWER VOICE 1 LOWER VOICE 2 LOWER ORGAN UPPER VOICE 1 LOWER UPPER VOICE 2 UPPER ORGAN UPPER LEAD VOICE PEDAL VOICE 1 LEAD PEDAL VOICE 2 PEDAL ORGAN PEDAL 2.
1 INPUT NAME This calls up the INPUT NAME pages for assigning an original Once you’ve recorded (and name to the created/edited Style. (See “Naming Your User saved) one section of a User Style” on page 140.). Style, you will probably want to 2 SECT (Section) use that section as a rhythmic This determines the section that is to be recorded. You can basis for other sections in that record five different sections for each User Style.
4. Set up recording for the desired part in the RECORD page. There are eight parts available for recording: Rhythm 1 & 2, Bass, Chord 1 & 2, Pad, and Phrase 1 & 2. Record each of these one by one, listening to previously recorded parts as you continue. To do this: First, call up the RECORD page with the corresponding Menu button. Then select “REC” (Record) for the instrumental part you wish to record (with the corresponding Data Control buttons).
5. Select the desired Voice(s) for recording. Before you actually record any of the parts for your User Style, you should select which Voices you will use for each part. A special set of Voices are used for recording in Accompaniment Program. (For a list of the Voices available, see page 125.) To do this: First call up the VOICE page with the appropriate Menu button. Then play the keyboards and select a Voice for the part to be recorded. Only drum Voices are available for the Rhythm parts.
7. Record the selected part. Use the START or SYNCHRO START buttons to start and stop recording. ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL ENDING INTRO A/ FILL TO A INTRO B/ FILL TO B MAIN A MAIN B SYNCHRO START START Press START to start recording immediately, or press SYNCHRO START to start recording at the first press of a key in the Lower keyboard. (Pressing a pedal in the Pedalboard can also start recording when the A.B.C. mode is set to Off or Custom A.B.C.; see page 60.
8. Record the remaining parts (and sections) as needed. Continue recording in the same fashion (steps #2 – #7 above) for the other parts of the selected section, until you’re satisfied with the new Style. Record in the same way for the other sections (Intro, Ending, etc.) of the Style as needed. For internal Styles or Styles from a SFF disk, non-rhythm parts having existing data must be deleted before they can be recorded. However, you can overdub normally to the rhythm parts of these Styles.
Delete The Delete function erases all data recorded for the part. When DELETE is selected, the following prompt appears: DATA CONTROL Select “OK” to delete the part, or “Cancel” to abort the operation. 9. Once you’ve recorded your new User Style, you can edit it as needed, assign a name to it, and save it for future recall. Edit operations include Copy and Quantize (see next page) and settings for Voice, Volume, Reverb, Chorus, and Pan (see page 139).
Editing Recorded Parts — Copy and Quantize Copy and Quantize are convenient editing functions you can perform on recorded parts. Copy allows you to copy recorded data within a part. Quantize lets you “clean up” your recorded data, making sure that all parts are rhythmically precise and accurate. To use Copy and Quantize: 1. Call up the RECORD page (with the appropriate Menu button) and select the part to be edited by setting the desired part to REC. RHYTHM 1 is selected for editing. 2.
Part Copy The Copy function allows you to copy the data from a specified range of measures in the part to another measure(s) in the part. DATA CONTROL To copy the data of a part: 1. Set the TOP and LAST measures. The “up” Data Control button increases the value, the “down” button decreases it. These settings determine the length of the phrase to be copied. (Phrase length is automatically limited by the actual length of the Style section itself.) 2. Set the DEST (Destination) measure.
Part Quantize The Quantize function allows you to “clean up” your recorded data, making sure that the part is rhythmically accurate. Quantize aligns all notes in the part to the nearest specified beat — up to 1/32 note resolution. DATA CONTROL To quantize the data of a part: 1. Select the desired quantize value with the appropriate Data Control button. Aligns to the nearest quarter note. Aligns to the nearest quarter note triplet. Aligns to the nearest 8th note. Aligns to the nearest 8th note triplet.
Other Settings — Volume, Reverb, Chorus, and Pan These functions allow you to change and enhance the sound of the various parts. Each function for each part is completely independent, giving you enormous flexibility in mixing the parts. For example, you could put Reverb on one of the Rhythm parts, leave the other one “dry” with no Reverb, use Chorus to “thicken” the sound of the Pad part, and set each of the parts to different Pan positions for a wide stereo spread.
Naming Your User Style Once you have created your own Style, you can give that Style a name. To name your newly created or edited Style: 1. 2. Call up the BASIC page (with the appropriate Menu button), and select INPUT NAME (with the appropriate Data Control buttons). Follow the instructions in pages 97, 98 (steps #2 - #6). The procedure for naming User Styles is the same as that of naming songs, described in the Music Disk Recorder section.
2. Select the desired User location (1 – 8). Use the appropriate Data Control buttons. 3. At“Cancel” the prompt, select “OK” to save the User Style or to abort the operation. If you are recording each section of a User Style separately (i.e., over several sessions), select that User Style each time you record new data to it, and always save it to the same User number. Clear All Data This function deletes all User Styles from memory. 1.
Quitting Accompaniment Program You can quit the Accompaniment Program function from any of its display pages. To quit: 1. Press the ACCOMP. PROGRAM button in the DISPLAY SELECT section once again. VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP. SEQUENCE PROGRAM PROGRAM PAGE DISK PITCH/ MIDI HELP HOLD DATA CONTROL 2. AtProgram, the prompt, select “OK” to quit Accompaniment or “Cancel” to continue editing. 142 9.
Selecting and Playing User Styles The User Styles you have created in Accompaniment Program can be selected and played from the panel Style buttons. To select a User Style: 1. Press one of the dotted buttons in the STYLE section. STYLE SEQ. SEQ. 1 2 SEQ. SEQ. 3 4 POP ROCK USER 1 ENTERTAIN USER 2 BALLAD LATIN USER 3 USER 4 POP R&B USER 5 TRADITIONAL USER 6 COUNTRY FOLK USER 7 LATIN POPS USER 8 BALLROOM 1 SWING JAZZ 2 RHYTHM BASS/ CHORD MAX MAX MIN MIN 2.
Saving User Styles to Disk Once you have created your own User Styles, you’ll want to save them to disk. Doing so allows you to free up memory in the AR-100 for creating additional Styles. Also, the User Styles you’ve saved to disk can be loaded back to the AR-100 any time. User Style data is included in the bulk data that is saved when you record Registrations to disk. Refer to the section “Recording Registrations,” page 95, for instructions.
Sequence Program The Sequence Program function lets you connect any of the AR-100’s Styles — as well as your own original User Styles, created in Accompaniment Program (page 122) — to create complete rhythm/accompaniment compositions. Individual sections, such as Intro, Fill In, and Ending can also be entered. You can create up to four of these sequences, which you can play back and perform along with. Of course, you can use the A.B.C. automatic accompaniment features with these Style sequences as well.
2. Press one of the numbered Sequence buttons to call up the Sequence display. STYLE SEQ. SEQ. 1 2 SEQ. SEQ. 3 4 POP ROCK USER 1 ENTERTAIN USER 2 BALLAD LATIN USER 3 USER 4 POP R&B USER 5 TRADITIONAL USER 6 COUNTRY FORK USER 7 LATIN POPS USER 8 BALLROOM 1 SWING JAZZ 2 RHYTHM BASS/ CHORD MAX MAX MIN MIN Creating a Sequence Program 1. Select the EDIT page. PAGE DATA CONTROL 2. Select PRESET or USER, for the type of Style to be entered. Use the appropriate Data Control buttons.
3. Select the STYLE SELECT page. Use the corresponding Menu button. DATA CONTROL 4. Press a Style button, and select a Style from the Style menu, if desired. Pressing a Data Control button in this situation selects the corresponding Style and automatically returns to the EDIT page. Easy Method for Selecting User Styles You can directly select User Styles from the EDIT page by selecting USER in the display, then pressing one of the appropriate STYLE buttons (the ones labeled USER 1 - 8 in green). 10.
5. From the EDIT page, press the appropriate Data controls to set, insert, delete or clear the data as needed. In this display, different Styles and sections can be entered in sequence along the pattern row in the middle of the display. Entered Styles/sections are shown in boxes, while the numbers in the row above indicate the position. Each position or box in the row corresponds to one measure, and each sequence has a maximum of 120 measures.
1 2 3 4 DATA CONTROL 1 SET This enters the selected Style to the current cursor position, replacing the previous entry, and automatically moves the cursor arrow to the next position. 2 INS. (Insert) Inserts the selected Style to the current cursor position, and displaces all other Styles (including the one previously at the cursor position) to the right. Unlike with Set above, the cursor arrow stays at the same position. 3 DEL. (Delete) Deletes the Style at the current cursor position.
Copying Sequence Data This function allows you to copy the data stored at one Sequence button to another. 1. Call up the Sequence Program function by pressing the SEQUENCE PROGRAM button, and press the SEQ. (Sequence) button corresponding to the sequence you wish to copy. VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SHIFT SW. STYLE M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT SEQ. SEQ.
4. At the prompt, select "OK" to copy, or "Cancel" to abort the operation. Saving the Sequence and Quitting Sequence Program The edited Sequence is automatically saved when you quit the Sequence Program function. To save and quit, simply press the SEQUENCE PROGRAM button in the DISPLAY SELECT section again. (The button’s lamp turns off and the display returns to the Voice Display.) Playing Sequences To play any of the Sequences you have created: 1. Press the desired SEQ. (Sequence) button on the panel.
Playing All Sequences in Order You can also automatically play back up to all four Sequences in order, one after the other. To do this: 1. Press the desired Sequence buttons, making sure that their LEDs are all lit. 2. Press the START button, or press SYNCHRO START and start the Sequence by playing the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. The Sequences start from the lowest number and play in order automatically to the highest number.
Footswitches and KneeLever These leg- and foot-operated controls allow you to turn on and execute various performance functions without taking your hands from the keyboards. Footswitches The AR-100 has two footswitches on the expression pedal that can be used to control various functions. The right footswitch is used for the Registration Shift functions (see page 76). The left footswitch can be set to control one of the following functions: Glide, Tremolo, or certain Style playback operations.
RHYTHM Selection of left footswitch control over Style functions. When this is chosen, the following display appears: FOOT SWITCH LEFT Page — Rhythm 1 2 3 4 DATA CONTROL One of the four Accompaniment Control functions can be selected. Pressing the footswitch during accompaniment (Style) playback executes the selected function. 1 STOP Functions as an on/off switch for the accompaniment. 2 ENDING Switches the accompaniment to the Ending pattern, after which the accompaniment is stopped.
GLIDE Selection of footswitch control over Glide. Press the footswitch to immediately lower the pitch of the selected Voice or Voices by a halfstep, and release it to slowly return the pitch to normal. When the Glide setting is chosen, the following display appears: FOOT SWITCH LEFT Page — Glide 1 2 DATA CONTROL GLIDE CONTROL 1 Voice Sections The Glide function can be applied to any or all of the Voice sections shown in the display: Upper 1 and 2, Lead, Lower 1 and 2.
TREMOLO This enables footswitch control over the Tremolo effect. When TREMOLO is selected here, pressing the footswitch turns the Tremolo effect on and off, performing the same function as the TREMOLO button. To use this function, the Tremolo effect must be properly set. (See page 39 for more information.
3. Press the knee lever to the right with your knee when you want to have sustain. 1 2 3 1 When the knee lever is folded up, Sustain is applied constantly, as long as the front panel SUSTAIN buttons are on. 2 When the knee lever is vertical, Sustain is off. 3 When the knee lever is pressed and held to the right, SUSTAIN is on. Melody On Chord Control To select knee lever control over Melody On Chord: 1. Call up the MELODY ON CHORD page. To do this, press the M.O.C./L.M.
Lead Slide Control To select knee lever control over Lead Slide: 1. Call up the LEAD VOICE - VIBRATO Page. To do this, press the desired Lead Voice button twice (to call up the Lead Voice Condition page), then select the VIBRATO page with the appropriate Menu button. PAGE DATA CONTROL 2. Make sure that the Slide Time is set to a value other than 0, and set the Slide control to “KNEE.” 3. Press the knee lever continuously to the right to produce the Lead Slide effect as you play.
Accessory Jacks and Controls The AR-100 is equipped with various input/output terminals and miscellaneous controls, the functions of which are described below. Underside of Keyboard MIN AUX IN 1 AUX OUT 2 MAX MIN MAX PHONES MIC REV MIC VOL MIC 3 4 5 6 1 AUX IN jacks (RCA) For connection of another sound source (CD player, tone generator, etc.). The sound is mixed with the sound of the AR-100 and played through the built-in speakers.
Pitch Controls There are two overall pitch-related controls on the AR-100: Transpose and Pitch. Transpose allows you to change the key of the instrument and Pitch lets you finely adjust the tuning. These features make it easy to change the key of a song to accommodate a vocalist’s range or to precisely match the tuning of another instrument. To set Transpose and Pitch: 1. Press the PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, then press the appropriate Menu button to call up the PITCH page.
TRANSPOSE Buttons Transpose can also be set from the panel, with the TRANSPOSE ´/Ï buttons. Press TRANSPOSE Ï to raise the Transpose setting by a half-step, and press TRANSPOSE ´ to lower it. TRANSPOSE • The default Pitch setting is 440.0Hz (at A3). • Pitch changes cannot be recorded to the Music Disk Recorder. The current Transpose setting is shown in the Voice Display. VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP.
MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a worldwide standard that allows virtually all modern electronic instruments to communicate with each other and control each other’s functions. For example, you could play different sounds on a connected synthesizer from the keyboards of the AR-100. In another application, a rhythm machine can be programmed to play its rhythms in perfect synchronization with the tempo set on the Electone.
To select the MIDI page: Press the PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and select the MIDI page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. MIDI CONTROL Page VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP. SEQUENCE PROGRAM PROGRAM PAGE 1 2 DISK PITCH/ MIDI HELP HOLD 3 1 MODE Determines the MIDI operating mode of the AR-100. This should be set to match the connected MIDI device to ensure proper MIDI control and response.
3 INT./EXT. (Internal/External) • LEAD Determines internal or external control of the Lead Voice. When set to Internal, the Upper keyboard plays the Lead Voice. When this is set to External, a connected MIDI instrument can play the Lead Voice (over channel 4). • SYNC. Determines the timing control source, when using external rhythm machines, sequencers, etc. Setting this to Internal gives timing control to the AR-100. Setting this to External gives timing control to the external device. • EXP.
Appendix Troubleshooting GENERAL OPERATION • No sound is produced from the Electone’s speakers. The plug of the cable from the speaker unit is disconnected. Refer to the separate “Assembly Instructions,” and reconnect the plug securely. • A cracking noise is sometimes heard. Noise may be produced when either an electrical appliance is turned on or off, or an electric power tool (such as drill) is used in the proximity of the Electone.
• When playing a Pedal Voice from the Lower Keyboard (using the To Lower function), pressing the Lower Keyboard’s Sustain button does not turn on Sustain. Even though the Pedal Voice is being played from the Lower Keyboard, it is still a Pedal Voice; turn the Sustain on with the Pedal Sustain button. • The sound is too soft, despite the volume being set to the maximum. First check that the appropriate Voice sections are turned on in the ENSEMBLE section. (See page 18.
• The accompaniment and/or rhythm suddenly stops when releasing keys on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. Depending on the A.B.C. mode and Memory settings, you can stop the accompaniment and/or rhythm by releasing the keys. (See page 60.) • While an Intro or Ending pattern is automatically playing, the Lower Keyboard does not produce any sound, even when the keys are played.
REGISTRATION MEMORY • Certain functions have not been memorized to Registration Memory. Transposition and Pitch control data, among others, cannot be memorized (except as song data). (See page 73.) VOICE EDITING • During Voice editing, the specified Voice isn’t heard, even when the keyboard is played. The current settings may be preventing the Voice from sounding. Make sure that the Voice section is turned on (in ENSEMBLE section) and that the volume of the Voice is set to a suitable level.
MIDI Implementation Chart Date: 27-Aug-1996 Version: 1.
MIDI Implementation Chart Date: 27-Aug-1996 Version: 1.
Specifications KEYBOARD VOICE Keyboards Upper: 49 keys (C-C), Lower: 49 keys (C-C), Pedal: 20 keys (C-G) Touch Tone Initial, After (Upper, Lower) Tone Generation AWM (Polyphony 128) Voices 205 Voice Menu Voices, Full set of Organ Voices (Flute/Tibia) with Attack/Chiff, Extra Voices Voices for Playback Ensemble XG/GM Voices, DOC Voices *Available only when each sequence data is received/played back On/Off: Upper Voice 1, 2, Lead Voice, Upper Organ (Flute/Tibia, Extra); Lower Voice 1, 2, Lower Organ
Index A D A.B.C. (Auto Bass Chord) ................................55 Accomp. Part ...................................................51 Accompaniment Control ......................47, 49, 50 Accompaniment Program Drum List ..............126 Accompaniment Program Voice List ..............125 Accompaniment Program ..............................122 After (Touch Tone) .....................................33, 34 All Play (XG/GM) ............................................102 All Repeat (M.D.R.) .............
M R M./TO DISK button ..........................................73 M.D.R. (Music Disk Recorder) .........................83 Main A/B ............................................49, 50, 148 Manual Balance .........................................18, 24 Manual Volume ...............................................24 MASTER VOLUME control ................................7 Measure .........................................................130 Melody On Chord (Knee Lever control) ...70, 157 Melody On Chord .....
M.D.G., EMI Division, © Yamaha Corporation 1996 VU 94440 609MWCP3.