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Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-37. The Yamaha EL-37 Electone combines the most advanced AWM tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. In order to make the most of the Electone and extensive performance potential, we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described.
Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet it is amazingly easy to use. The main features are briefly described here so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of your Electone. Included among the main features are: Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technologies combined with authentic touch response for individual instrument voices, make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument.
Table of Contents Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1. Quick Introductory Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Playing Your Electone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panel Layout UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE LEAD VOICE VOLUME VOLUME MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MAX VIOLIN FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER MIN REVERB VOLUME LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE SUSTAIN BASIC REGIST. MAX MAX UPPER (KNEE) LOWER (KNEE) PEDAL STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 1 2 MIN MIN 3 RHYTHM VOLUME PEDAL VOICE VOLUME MAX SEQ.
RHYTHM PROGRAM DISPLAY SELECT PAGE VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT A.B.C. M.O.C. FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT PITCH MIDI TREMOLO (FAST) QUANTIZE PATTERN INSTRUMENT CLEAR CHANGE ACCENT 0 1 2 MASTER VOLUME 3 4 PRESET DATA CONTROL SEQUENCE 3 3 0 5 6 7 8 USER SET INS. DEL. CLEAR RECORD UPPER LOWER PAUSE LOWER PEDAL CONTROL FROM TO SONG COPY SONG REPEAT STOP POWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER SHIFT SONG DEL.
1. Quick Introductory Guide 1. Quick 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 Electone. The basic operations and functions that you learn in this section will also be important when you later use the Electone’s more advanced features. Getting Started 1.
3. Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. MASTER VOLUME 1. Quick Introductory Guide Set the control to roughly this position. This is the normal playing level. 4. Press the Expression pedal down with your foot. The Expression pedal also controls the entire volume of the Electone.
Try playing the melody line of following piece of music on the Upper Keyboard, using the indicated registration. 1. Quick Introductory Guide 8 Now, try out the rest of the Basic Registrations with the following music examples. Press the appropriate buttons to select the registrations. Each music example has been chosen to best suit its companion registration.
The chart below lists the voices that have been set for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in each of the five Basic Registrations. Basic Registration 1 Basic Registration 2 Basic Registration 3 Basic Registration 4 Basic Registration 5 Upper Keyboard voice Strings 1 Brass Flute Cosmic 1 Synth. Brass Lower Keyboard voice Strings 1 Horn Piano Cosmic 2 Cosmic 3 Pedal voice Contrabass Tuba Contrabass Cosmic 2 Synth. Bass 1.
3. Finally, call up the selected registration by selecting SET in the display. The message “Completed...!!” briefly appears on the display. 1. Quick Introductory Guide 9 :BRASS1 ¡1 [SET] You can now play the registration. If you wish, try out some of the other selections by repeating the above steps. If you’ve selected the registration with a rhythm set, press the START button in the Rhythm section.
● Registration Menu List Disk 1 Page 1 No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Rhythm (Tempo) STRINGS1 Orchestra Strings Violin Horn Contrabass — 2 STRINGS2 Pop Strings Strings Whistle Strings Pizzicato Bass — 3 STRINGS3 Chamber Strings Strings Violin Strings Pizzicato Bass — 4 STRINGS4 Solo Violin Violin Strings Contrabass 5 STRINGS5 Pops Orchestra 1 Harpsichord Strings Elec.
Disk 1 Page 3 No. LCD Display Sound Image 1. Quick Introductory Guide 1 SYNTH1 Wind Synth. 2 SYNTH12 Synth. Brass 1 3 SYNTH3 Cosmic Sound 4 SYNTH4 Synth. Brass 2 5 SYNTH5 Fusion 6 SYNTH6 Fantasy 2 7 SYNTH7 8 SYNTH8 No. LCD Display Upper Keyboard Voice — Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Rhythm (Tempo) Cosmic 3 Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass (16') 8Beat 3 (150) Synth. Brass Clarinet (4') Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass 8Beat 1 (130) Cosmic 2 Whistle Elec. Piano Elec.
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Using the LCD Display The many sophisticated functions of the EL-37 are shown and controlled from the LCD display. The LCD display lets you see at-a-glance the current settings of the selected functions. This section introduces you to the control functions and conventions of the LCD display, allowing you to operate your new Electone quickly and effectively. 1. Quick Introductory Guide 1.
3. Let’s call up another display to see some of the other uses of the Data Control buttons. Press the PIANO button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section once again (the same one you pressed in step #1 above) to call up the Voice Condition display for the Piano voice. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1. Quick Introductory Guide VOLUME MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MIN The following display will appear: TOUCH=4 ¡1 VOL.
6. Try changing the effect setting now. Use the bottom right Data Control button pair in much the same way as you did with the volume setting above. 1. Quick Introductory Guide ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=SYM. Pressing this button selects the next effect. Pressing this button selects the previous effect. 7. Press Page [>] to select page 3 which includes the vibrato setting. PAGE ŒUSER VIB. ¡3 8.
2. Voice Sections UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE LEAD VOICE VOLUME VOLUME MAX MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 VIOLIN FLUTE 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER MIN MIN PEDAL VOICE VOLUME LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE VOLUME MAX BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MAX CONTRA BASS ELEC.
3. Set the volume for each voice section. There are two volume controls: Coarse and Fine. Coarse: Use the VOLUME controls 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, or no sound, to a maximum of full volume. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE VOLUME MAX 2.
About the Voice Display: You can return to the Voice Display which shows the currently selected voices on each keyboard by pressing the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. When you load the registrations created by the other type Electones, the voice name may not be seen but a solid box may blink. This is because the loaded registration include the voice which EL-37 doesn’t contain.
2. Select one of the pages with the PAGE buttons. Each voice group appears in the LCD display when the page has been selected. Strings PizzStrs ¡1 The first character of the selected voice's name flashes to indicate that the voice has been selected. As long as you do not select a voice, this indication will not appear. NOTE When you load the registrations created by the other type Electones, the voice name may not be seen but a solid box may blink.
● Voice Menus The following chart lists the voices available and their button/page assignment. The numbers shown in the list correspond to the page numbers shown in the display. STRINGS (Upper/Lower) Strings PizzStrs TUTTI (Upper/Lower) ¡1 VIOLIN (Lead) ¡2 ¡12 Chorus ¡13 HARMONICA (Upper) ContBass PizzBass ¡3 BRASS (Upper/Lower) Harmonic ¡14 2.
3. Voice Controls and Effects The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound of the voices: Voice Controls and Effects. These are used to change various aspects of the voices, such as the volume or octave (footage), or enhance the sound of the voices, such as with Reverb, Tremolo, or Vibrato. Each voice has been given certain factory-preset effect settings to best enhance its sound.
Voice Condition Page 1 TOUCH=4 ! TOUCH=4 ! ¡1 VOL.=16 " ¡1 VOL.=24 " 1 Touch Tone TOUCH=4 ¡1 VOL.=16 Increases the sensitivity. NOTE Some voices may not have a remarkable effect. 3. Voice Controls and Effects The Touch Tone function gives you expressive control over the volume and timbre of a voice. Two types of keyboard touch affect this function: Initial Touch and After Touch. Range: 1-7 Decreases the sensitivity.
Voice Condition Page 2 ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE. 3 PAGE 4 ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE. 3 4 3 Feet 3. Voice Controls and Effects Determines the octave setting of the voice. PRE. (Preset) is the original (factory) setting; 4' is the highest and 16' is the lowest. Settings: PRE., 4', 8', 16' By using different Feet settings in the Lower and Upper keyboards and Pedalboard, you can duplicate the wide octave range of many instruments.
Voice Condition Page 3 PAGE ¡3 ŒUSER VIB. ŒT.VIB. 5 -1 5 -2 ŒUSER VIB ¡3 NOTE The Pedal Condition display has only two pages. 5 -1 5 Vibrato 3. Voice Controls and Effects Vibrato is an effect that periodically, or regularly, varies the pitch of a voice for a quavering sound. Used properly, it can make a voice sound richer and more natural. Call up the Vibrato and Touch Vibrato settings on Voice Condition Page 3 by using the Page buttons. PAGE ¡3 ŒUSER VIB. ŒT.VIB.
Voice Condition Page 4 1 PAGE VIB. DELAY=0¡4 DEPTH=0 SPEED=0 2 3 VIB. DEPTH=0 ¡4 2 3. Voice Controls and Effects 1 Delay (Lead Voice only) 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. Range: 0-7 2 Depth Determines the intensity of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings result in a more pronounced vibrato.
Effects The effects include the Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay and Flanger which should first be selected and turned on for the specific voice section(s) on the Voice Condition page 2 above, and Reverb, Sustain and Guide. 1 Tremolo/Chorus Tremolo recreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker effect. Just as with a conventional rotating speaker, you can switch the effect on and off as you play.
3 Delay and Flanger Delay and Flanger are two unusual effects used often in contemporary music. Like Tremolo and Symphonic, the Delay and Flanger effects are set in two steps, from two different groups of display page: the Voice Condition pages and the Effect pages. Delay and Flanger Operation 1) Select DLY. (Delay) or FLG. (Flanger) in each Voice Condition display page 2. NOTE 2) Press the EFFECT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and use the Page buttons to select the corresponding pages.
4 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 is applied equally and simultaneously to all voice sections. To adjust the reverb effect: Press one of the REVERB buttons, located at the far left of the panel. These controls determine the depth of the reverb effect. There are seven settings, from a minimum of 0, or no reverb, to the maximum.
4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythm patterns. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with the rhythm patterns, providing appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match the style of the rhythm pattern selected. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.
" SYNCHRO START This button puts the rhythm pattern in “stand-by”; the rhythm will start when you press a note on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. To stop the rhythm, press this button again. # INTRO. ENDING Pressing this button automatically plays a short introduction (of up to eight measures) before starting the actual rhythm pattern. First, press the INTRO. ENDING button, then the START or SYNCHRO START button to actually start the rhythm.
" TEMPO Display (BAR/BEAT Indicator) Shows the current tempo. (Displayed values are given in beats per minute, just as on a conventional metronome.) The tempo range is 40 to 240 beats per minute. When the rhythm pattern begins playing, the TEMPO display changes function to a bar/beat indicator. BAR/BEAT BAR/BEAT Indicator: shows the current position in the measures TEMPO The number on the left indicates the current bar or measure and the one on the right indicates the number of the beat in each bar.
Auto Variation and Percussion Volume These two settings are controlled from each rhythm’s Rhythm Condition pages. There are three Rhythm Condition pages. To select the Rhythm Condition pages: Choose a rhythm pattern, and press that pattern’s panel button again. (The button should be pressed only once if the Rhythm display has already been called up; otherwise press the button twice.) RHYTHM VOLUME MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 3 SEQ.
To select a rhythm pattern from a dotted button: 1. Press one of the dotted buttons on the right side of the Rhythm section. RHYTHM VOLUME MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 3 SEQ. 4 1 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 SLOW ROCK A TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT 2 USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D B MIN 2. Select one of the pages with the Page buttons. PAGE Swing1 Swing2 J.Ballad Dixie 4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion 34 3.
Rhythm Menus This chart lists all 38 of the rhythm patterns available on the Electone. The numbers in the chart correspond to the page numbers shown in the display. MARCH LATIN 1 March Country Polka ¡1 Broadway Cha-cha Beguine WALTZ Rhumba Mambo ¡7 Samba 2 Bossa.2 ¡8 8Beat2 D.Pop ¡9 LATIN 2 Waltz 1 J.Waltz Waltz 2 Bolero ¡2 Samba 1 Bossa.1 SWING 8 BEAT Swing 1 Swing 2 J.Ballad Dixie ¡3 8Beat1 8Beat3 BOUNCE 16 BEAT 16Beat1 16Beat3 SLOW ROCK S.Rock1 S.
2. Once the Rhythm Condition Page 1 display (above) has been called up, use the Page buttons to select Page 2. Rhythm Condition Page 2 Sets volume to minimum value. Sets volume to maximum value. PAGE ¡2 TYPE=1 VOL.=0 1 2 Increases volume. Decreases volume. Selects the Accompaniment type. 1 TYPE (1-4) 4.
Auto Bass Chord 1 Mode: Off, Single, Fingered, Custom Off Cancels the Auto Bass Chord function. Single (Single Finger mode) The Single Finger mode provides the fastest and easiest means to obtain many different chord/bass combinations, by simply using one, or at most, two or three fingers to play the chords. Refer to the chart below, Chords Recognized in the Single Finger Mode, for details on playing chords in this mode.
Chords Recognized in the Single Finger Mode (Key of C) Major, minor, 7th and minor 7th chords can all be played in the Single Finger mode. Major chords: Press the root of the chord (the note that corresponds to the chord’s name). C Chord Roots on the Lower Keyboard G F A G B A D B C E D E Minor chords: Simultaneously press the root and any one black key to the left of it. Cm 7th chords: Simultaneously press the root and any one white key to the left of it.
Keyboard Percussion The various drum and percussion sounds (a total of 43 available) have been assigned to the Lower keyboard and pedalboard for you to play. To play the Keyboard Percussion sounds : 1. Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing either or both the LOWER and PEDAL buttons in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section. (Keyboard Percussion switches for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard can be used together or independently as you wish.
Percussion Assignments for the Pedalboard h. nt Sy m To m To 1 2 3 n pe O m Ri t gh Li ed os Cl um Dr rb ve Re y av He l1 ba m Cy ra st he l rc ba O m Cy h as l Cr ba m Cy at -h Hi de Ri 1 e ar Sn at -h Hi 2 um Dr um Dr 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 are played for you, if you use Automatic Accompaniment.
OFF OFF MOC TYPE1 MOC TYPE2 MOC TYPE3 ¡3 ŒKNEE 1 2 1 Type Even when Melody On Chord is on, if the Upper keyboard voices are set to 0, the function will not sound. NOTE OFF Cancels the Melody On Chord function. MOC Type 1 Produces harmonies of up to two notes in a range close to the melody played. MOC Type 3 Produces harmonies of up to four notes in a range relatively distant from the melody played. 2 Knee On/off switch for knee lever control over Melody On Chord operation.
5. 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 rhythms 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. 1 M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.
To store all registrations to disk: 1. Insert a formatted disk into the disk slot under the Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) Make certain that the disk is either blank or has data you can erase. If the disk is new and unformatted, you will have to format it. Refer to the instructions how to format a disk (See page 50). 2. Select a song number on the M.D.R. by using the SONG SELECT buttons.
Registration Shift The Registration Shift function allows you to change registrations, all 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 step through the panel registrations in sequence, either in numeric order or in any order you specify. Registration Shift has two modes: Shift and User. To select the Registration Shift functions: Press the REGIST. SHIFT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.
G ¡MODE ŒOFF ŒSHIFT „USER The selected box flashes. Registration Shift Edit Page PAGE ¡EDIT T12314545454541 E ● Cursor Controls The cursor controls are used to move the cursor (the flashing box in the display) along the registration row in the display. The entered registration numbers are shown in the display; spaces not yet entered are represented by a dot.
● Data Controls The buttons in the Rhythm Sequence section described below are used to enter and delete registration numbers in the registration row. Move the cursor to the desired position and edit the registration data. RHYTHM PROGRAM QUANTIZE PATTERN INSTRUMENT CLEAR CHANGE ACCENT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRESET 3 SEQUENCE 3 0 USER 1 2 3 4 SET INS. DEL.
Registration numbers cannot be entered beyond the Registration Shift function’s capacity of 18. The following message momentarily appears when the 18 spaces have been filled: ¡EDIT Data Full...!! First delete unnecessary registrations, then perform the operation again. Resetting the Registration Memory Buttons (Power On Reset) All current settings including Registration Memories and User rhythms can be deleted at once by using the Power On Reset function. To do this: 1. Turn oft the power.
6. Music Disk Recorder The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) is a sophisticated recording device built into the Electone 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 ● 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 maintain the disk drive in optimum working order Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially-available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head about once a month.
Formatting a Disk Before recording a performance to your blank disk, the disk must first be formatted. To format a disk: 1. Put the disk, label facing up, into the RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT disk drive (insertion slot). “Fort” will appear on the LED display indicating that the inserted disk requires to be formatted. SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY STOP PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER 2. While holding down the SHIFT button, press the FORMAT button.
Recording (1) To record a song: 1. Set the desired registrations on the Electone. Make all the Electone settings necessary for the song you will record. This means entering the all registrations you will need for the entire performance in the Registration Memory. Make sure also to select the registration that you will use at the beginning of the song. When a disk is first inserted, song number 01 is automatically selected.
6. After numbers appear on the LED RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT display of the M.D.R., begin playing. Once the setup operation in step #5 is complete, a number will appear on the LED display indicating that you can begin recording your performance. The number also indicates the amount of memory left on the disk. SONG REPEAT SONG DEL.