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Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-900. The Yamaha EL-900 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. A large Liquid Crystal Display and sophisticated yet easy-to-use interface also greatly enhance the operability of this advanced instrument.
Table of Contents Panel Layout .............................................. 6 Main Features ............................................ 9 1 Quick Introductory Guide .................. 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Getting Started .................................................... 10 Basic Registrations .............................................. 11 Registration Menu Disk ...................................... 12 Basic Operation ................................................... 19 Using the LCD Display ........
Panel Layout Front Panel LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2 (page 26) UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2 (page 26) Monitor Speaker UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 REVERB BRILLIANT STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MELLOW MIN LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 SUSTAIN SUSTAIN (page 55) LOWER (KNEE) PEDAL STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MELLOW KEYBOARD PERCUSSION RHYTHM VOLUME BRILL
LCD Display (page 20) DISPLAY SELECT (page 8) LEAD VOICE 1, 2 (page 26) LEAD VOICE 1 VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. PAGE FOOT SW. CONTRAST VOICE EDIT REGIST. EXP.
LCD/Display Select LCD Display (page 20) Page Buttons (page 28) VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. PAGE CONTRAST COARSE DATA CONTROL FOOT SW. REGIST. EXP. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE U. FLUTE VOICE L. FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE (FAST) VOICE DISPLAY Button (page 28) EFFECT SET Button (page 48) A. B. C. /M. O. C. Button (page 69) FOOT SW. Button (page 151) REGIST SHIFT Button (page 82) EXP.
Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet is amazingly easy to use. The main features are briefly described here so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of your Electone.
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ユs more advanced features.
Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. Quick Introductory Guide 3 1 MASTER VOLUME 4 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. Maximum volume Minimum volume BASIC REGIST.
1 Quick Introductory Guide 3 Registration Menu Disk The Electone includes convenient Registrations that let you completely and instantly change the voices and other settings for all of the keyboards, even as you play. Each registration is pre-programmed to be used for a specific music style or instrumental combination. Included with your Electone is a Registration Menu Disk. The disk is packed with 80 different types of registrations, including voice and rhythm selections.
Select one of the registrations shown on the LCD by pressing the appropriate Data Control button. Quick Introductory Guide 3 1 Up to 16 registration selections are shown on the LCD, and the 16 Data Control buttons correspond to those selections. The Data Control buttons are used to select voices, rhythms and various functions. They are also used to raise or lower volumes and levels, as well as move the cursor up and down, right and left.
1 Registration Menu List Quick Introductory Guide Page 1: Strings Orchestra1 Orchestra2 Orchestra3 Orchestra4 Orch.Pops1 Orch.Pops2 Orch.Pops3 Musical Strs.Ens.1 Strs.Ens.2 Strs.Ens.3 Strs.Ens.4 Solo Vln. Strs.Quart Pizz.Strs. Pizz.Ens.
1 Quick Introductory Guide Page 2: Brass Marching Band 1 Marching Band 2 BigBand1 BigBand2 BigBand3 BigBand4 BigBand5 BigBand6 Fanfare Horn.Ens.
1 Quick Introductory Guide Page 3: Lead Wood.Ens. Menuet Swan PolkaEns.1 PolkaEns.2 Pops1 Pops2 Pops3 Jazz.Cla. Folklore Folk.Harm. BluesHarp Tango Chanson Jazz.Org.1 Jazz.Org.2 1 Clarinet 1 2 Flute 1 4 5 Bassoon 2 6 7 Contrabass 1 8 1 2 Flute 1 4 5 Harp 6 7 Contrabass 1 8 1 2 5 Tremolo Strings 6 1 2 5 Horn 3 6 1 2 Glockenspiel 5 English Horn 6 7 Pizzicato Bass 1 2 Flute 2 5 Elec.
1 Quick Introductory Guide Page 4: Decay Piano1 Piano2 E.Piano1 E.Piano2 HonkyTonk Country BossaGuit. SambaGuit. Samba Canzone Reggae Japan MusicBox X'masChime Oldies HeavyMetal 1 Piano 1 2 5 Piano 1 6 1 Piano 2 2 5 Piano 2 6 Strings 2 1 Elec. Piano 1 2 5 Elec. Piano 1 6 1 Elec. Piano 2 2 5 Elec. Piano 2 6 1 Honky Tonk Piano 2 5 Honky Tonk Piano 6 1 2 5 Guitar 1 6 1 2 5 Elec.
1 Quick Introductory Guide Page 5: Synth Fusion1 Fusion2 Dance1 Dance2 Dance3 Dance4 Dance5 Funk Pops1 Pops2 JazzySax. Jazz.Waltz Orch.Syn.1 Orch.Syn.2 Cosmic1 Cosmic2 1 2 Soprano Sax 5 Elec. Guitar 2 6 7 Elec. Bass 3 1 Elec. Guitar 1 2 5 Elec. Piano 1 6 Strings 2 1 Synth. Brass 2 2 5 Elec. Guitar 1 6 1 Brass 3 2 Brass 3 (16') 5 Elec. Guitar 1 6 1 Cosmic 3 2 5 Elec. Guitar 1 6 Synth. Strings 1 1 Synth. Brass 1 2 Synth. Brass 2 5 Cosmic 3 6 Elec.
1 Quick Introductory Guide 4 Basic Operation Registration Set-up Select the keyboard to play Select the voice (Voice Menu) Select the rhythm (Rhythm Menu) Voice Edit (User Voice) Finely adjust the voice (Voice Condition) Finely adjust the rhythm (Rhythm Condition) * The Controls and Effects may be applied differently depending on the selected type of Controls and Effects. See page 44 for more information.
1 Quick Introductory Guide 5 Using the LCD Display This section introduces you the convenient control functions of the LCD display. The LCD display lets you see at a glance the current settings and provides easy-to-understand graphic representation of all parameters. Selecting a voice/rhythm 1 Press the panel voice/rhythm button which you want to use (For example, press the STRINGS button in the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 section).
1 Quick Introductory Guide Using Data Control Buttons 1 2 3 4 2 The Data Control buttons are used to select 1 a voice/rhythm or function shown on the display. Press the STRINGS button in the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 section once again. This LCD changes to show some of the other ways in which the Data Control buttons are used to control Electone functions. Each pair of buttons corresponding to the section of the display directly above it increases/decreases 2 the value or chooses 3 a setting/ function.
1 The Summary of the LCD Operation Quick Introductory Guide 1. To call up the LCD display 2) Pressing a Display Select button 1) Pressing Panel Buttons ● Selecting voices or setting up the Voice Condition ● Selecting rhythms or setting up the Rhythm Condition ● Setting the Reverb effect ● Setting the Sustain ● Setting the User Keyboard Percussion ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Displaying Voice Display (Manual Balance) Setting effects Setting A.B.C./M.O.C.
Page Buttons LCD Display 1 Display Select Buttons EFFECT SET Quick Introductory Guide VOICE DISPLAY A. B. C. M. O. C. PAGE CONTRAST COARSE FOOT SW. REGIST. EXP. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE U. FLUTE VOICE L. FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE (FAST) HOLD DISPLAY SELECT DATA CONTROL Data Control Buttons Coarse Button Contrast Dial Hold Button Hold This button allows you to keep the LCD display at the current function.
1 Quick Introductory Guide 6 Voice List A variety of voices can be divided into the following categories. ORCHESTRAL Strings 1 The voice names in a square indicate they are created by VA (Virtual Acoustic) Synthesis.
1 Quick Introductory Guide ORCHESTRAL Tutti 1 Tutti 2 Tutti 3 Tutti 4 Tutti 7 Harmonica 1 Harmonica 2 Thin Reed Muted Lead Horn 1 Horn 2 Horn 3 Horn 4 Muted Horn Violin 1 Violin 2 Violin 4 Violin 5 Buzz String Pizzicato Violin Cello Kokyu Violin 3 Flute 2 Recorder Shakuhachi Pan Flute Air Reed Whistle V-Flute Piccolo Oboe 2 English Horn Bassoon 1 V-Oboe Grass Reed Trumpet 2 Trumpet 3 Muted Trumpet Trumpet 4 Flugelhorn Trumpet 5 Waspy Horn Trombone 2 Muted Trombone V-Trombone Tutti 5 Tutt
2 Voice Sections The EL-900 features 207 different high quality voices: 173 AWM/FM voices and 34 VA voices. Each of the AWM/FM voices can be used on the Upper keyboard, Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. There are five voice sections for the Upper keyboard (including the Upper Flute Voice section), three voice sections for the Lower keyboard (including the Lower Flute Voice section), and two voice sections for the Pedalboard.
2 Press one of the Data Control buttons that corresponds to voice you wish to select. 2 Voice Sections The selected voice will be shown at the upper row of the LCD. In this case, Pop Organ 1 appears. 3 4 If you wish to, you can select voices from the other Upper Keyboard Voice sections (Upper Voices 2, Lead Voice 1 and Lead Voice 2), following steps #1 and #2 above. Set the volume for each voice section. There are two volume controls: Coarse and Fine.
NOTE: 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. 2 Voice Sections VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET 5 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. Adjust the volume balance between the Upper and Lower Voices with the Balance Control provided on the Voice Display. 1.
About Solo Mode 2 Unique to the Lead Voice 2 (VA) section is a Solo Mode function. Solo Mode lets you instantly switch to a solo Lead voice in the middle of your performance, muting all other Upper Keyboard voices. Voice Sections To Use the Solo Mode: Select the voice in the Lead Voice 2 section that you wish to play in the Solo Mode. In this condition, the Normal Mode, all four voice sections for the Upper Keyboard (Upper Keyboard Voice 1 and 2, and Lead Voice 1 and 2) can be played.
2 Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons 2 ムDotted Buttons and User Voicesム Voice Sections The EL-900 has a wide variety of voices from which you can choose-far greater than what is immediately apparent from the front panel controls. Youユ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.
2 Select one of the pages with the Page buttons, and choose a Voice Menu (PIANO, for example). Each page represents a general voice category and the title of the category appears in the dark bar in the middle of the display when the page has been selected. NOTE: 2 The VA voices of the Lead Voice 2 section are not comprised in the 22 Voice Menu pages. Voice Sections PAGE NOTE: The voice name shown at the top of the LCD is that of the currently assigned voice and is irrelevant to the Voice Menu below.
3 Voice Menus 2 The following chart lists the voices available and their button/page assignment. STRINGS Upper/Lower Voice Sections STRINGS Strings 1 Strings 2 Pizz. Strings Trem. Strings Strings 3 Strings 4 Strings 5 Strings 6 Strings 7 Synth. Strs.1 Synth. Strs.2 Synth. Strs.3 VIOLIN Lead VIOLIN Violin 1 Violin 2 Cello Kokyu Violin 3 Violin 4 Violin 5 Pizz. Violin CONTRABASS Pedal CONTRABASS Contra Bass 1 Contra Bass 2 Contra Bass 3 Pizz.
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 2 Voice Sections CLARINET Upper/Lower CLARINET Clarinet 1 Clarinet 2 Bass Cla. Synth. Cla.1 Synth. Cla.2 SAXOPHONE Upper/Lower SAXOPHONE Saxophone1 Saxophone2 Sopra. Sax. Sax. Ens.1 Sax. Ens.2 Synth. Lead1 Synth. Lead2 Synth. Lead3 Synth. Lead4 Synth. Lead5 Synth.
Page 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 VIBRAPHONE Upper/Lower VIBRAPHONE Voice Sections Vibraphone Glocken. Chime Synth. Chime Celesta Music Box Marimba Xylophone Steel Drum ELECTRIC BASS Pedal ELECTRIC BASS Elec. Bass1 Elec. Bass 2 Elec. Bass 3 Elec. Bass 4 Synth. Bass1 Synth. Bass 2 Synth.
About the Virtual Acoustic Synthesis ム VA voices of the Lead Voice 2 Section 2 Voice Sections Unlike previous tone generation systems which use oscillators, function generators, preset waveforms or samples to produce sound, Yamaha Virtual Acoustic (VA) Synthesis applies sophisticated computer-based メphysical modelingモ technology to musical sound synthesis.
Details on Each Voice Page/Section 2 Voice Name Preset Feet Comments Effect Strings 1 8' - Large strings ensemble. STRINGS Strings 2 8' - Relatively small strings ensemble for contemporary music. Strings 3 8' - Small strings ensemble. Strings 4 8' - Having specific harmonics for layering other voices. Strings 5 8' - For legato playing. Strings 6 8' - Strings with clarity. Appropriate for the fast passages. Strings 7 8' - Expressive full bodied strings with a slow attack.
Page/Section Voice Name Preset Feet Effect Comments 9. Lead Oboe 1 8' - OBOE Oboe 2 8' - Softer oboe. Rounder tone with characteristic tonguing. For fast phrases. English Horn 8' - Cor Anglais. U16'/L8' - For legato playing. Bassoon 2 U16'/L8' - For staccato playing. 10. Upper/Lower Clarinet 1 8' - Standard clarinet. CLARINET Clarinet 2 8' - Clarinet solo for jazz and contemporary. Bass Cla. 8' - Bass clarinet with fat and resonant sounds. Synth. Cla.
Page/Section 2 Voice Name Effect Comments Guitar 1 U16'/L8' - Folk guitar. Steel string. GUITAR Guitar 2 U16'/L8' - Acoustic jazz guitar. Tone varies depending on the touch. Guitar 3 U16'/L8' - Classic guitar. Suitable to backing for bossanova. 12Str. Guitar U16/L8 - 12-string classic guitar with gorgeous sounds. Banjo 8' - Mandolin 8' Cele. Sitar 8' - Shamisen 8' - Japanese classical shamisen. U16'/L8' - For backing. Voice Sections 18. Upper/Lower Elec.
Lead Voice 2 (VA) page Preset Voice Name Feet VA Acoustic VA Electronic VA Custom Recommended Range *1 V-Flute 8 Pitch G2~A6 Flute, containing noise factors, which may squeak in the high register. Setting the Touch Tone (After) higher and applying keyboard pressure can result in flutter tonguing. V-Oboe 8 Pitch C3~F5 Wider dynamic range with the Touch Tone effect. V-Clarinet 8 Pitch Breath noise in pianissimo and brighter sound with the pitch a little bit lowered in fortissimo. V-Sopra.
3 Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) The Flute Voice feature allows you to create your own organ voices, giving you access to an unlimited combination of organ sounds. With this function, you can recreate all of the classic organ sounds by adjusting the flute footage levels and the percussive sounds, just like on conventional organs. There are eight flute footage settings, with three additional footage settings for the attack sound.
3 Press the Page buttons to select the various pages for the other Flute Voice functions. ATTACK Page PAGE 3 2 Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) 1 3 1 Attack Footages Determines the level of each volume in the percussive portion of the voice. Footage settings are 4', 2-2/3' and 2'. 2 Attack Length Determines the duration of the attack sound. 3 Mode Determines which notes in a held group of notes are given an attack sound.
2 Save to User Flute Voice Saves the currently created Flute Voice to the selected User Flute Voice memory space. After you have created a Flute Voice with the Flute, Attack and Volume pages, you can save that Flute Voice. 3 To save your own Flute Voice: Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) NOTE: All settings in the Footage, Attack and Volume pages can be saved to the Save page, except for the following: Attack Mode, Tremolo On/Off, Reverb and Volume.
3 Using Preset and User Voices To call up the Preset Voices and User Voices: 1 Press the Page buttons to select the MENU page. 3 MENU Page PAGE Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) 2 Select Preset or User Flute Voices. Eight factory-preset voices (four Jazz Organ and four Pop Organ voices) are set to the upper row, and the eight User voices in the bottom row are for selecting voices you created and stored with the SAVE page.
4 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. Voice controls are used to change various aspects of the voices, such as the touch sensitivity fortified with Horizontal touch, volume, octave (footage), vibrato, pan setting and brilliance. The voice controls, as well as the selection of certain effects, are provided in the Voice Condition pages, described below.
1 Selecting from Voice Condition Pages To call up the Voice Condition page: Choose a voice on the panel, then press that voiceユs panel button again (or again press the Data Control button corresponding to the selected voice). LEAD VOICE 1 FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX 4 MELLOW Voice Controls and Effects VIOLIN BRILLIANCE MIN The Voice Condition display pages of the various voice sections have slight differences in their functions.
2 PITCH (Horizontal Touch) NOTE: Horizontal Touch is not available on the Pedalboard. NOTE: Horizontal Touch may affect not only the pitch but the timbre on some voices in the Lead Voice 2 section. Horizontal Touch allows you to controls the pitch by holding down the keys and pressing them laterally. In general the faster (and wider) you press the keys laterally (right and left) the faster (and greater) the pitch change becomes, within the range of ア one octave.
1-4 SYMPH. (SYMPHONIC): Selects Symphonic/ Celeste. See page 49 for the details of the Symphonic/ Celeste setting. 1-5 DELAY: Selects Delay. See page 49 for the details of the Delay setting. 1-6 FLANG. (FLANGER): Selects Flanger. See page 50 for the details of the Flanger setting. 1-7 DIST. (DISTORTION): Selects Distortion. See page 51 for the details of the Distortion setting. 4 2 BRIL.(BRILLIANCE) Voice Controls and Effects Adjustment of the voice tone. Higher settings make the voice brighter.
2 TOUCH VIB. (TOUCH VIBRATO) On/Off switch for the Touch Vibrato function. Touch Vibrato lets you apply vibrato to individual notes as you play them. While playing a key, press down harder on it to give the note vibrato. The harder you press the key down, the greater the vibrato will be. 3 SLIDE (Lead voices only) Slide applies a portamento effect to notes played in legato.
1 TREM./CHOR. (TREMOLO/CHORUS) See Tremolo section on page 56. Independently applied to each voice section. 2 SYMP. (SYMPHONIC/CELESTE) Determines the type of the Symphonic effect, SYMPHONIC (SYMP.) or CELESTE (CELE.). Symphonic is a subtle echo effect that makes one voice sound like an ensemble. For example, a solo violin voice played through Symphonic would sound like many violins playing together.
3-1 4 3-2 3-3 3 3-4 Voice Controls and Effects 3 -1 TIME Determines the time between delayed repeats. Range: 5ms - 956ms 3 -2 F.B. (Feedback) Determines the number of delayed repeats. Range: 0.2% - 46.9% 3 -3 BAL. (Balance) Determines the volume of the delay effect, relative to the original sound. Higher settings produce a louder delay. Range: 0% - 100% 3 -4 MODE Selects the delay type from Mono, ST (Stereo) 1, 2, 3.
4-1 4-2 4 4-2 SPEED Determines the speed of the modulation. Range: 0Hz - 12.1Hz 4 -2 F.B. (Feedback) Controls the brightness and the metallic sound of the effect. Range: 0.6% -94.0% 4 -3 DEPTH Determines the intensity of the effect. Range: 37.8% - 87.8% 4 Voice Controls and Effects 4 -1 5 DISTORTION Distortion adds a distorted image to the sounds usually found in electric guitars. Independently applied to each voice section.
3 Selecting from the Panel Reverb, Sustain and Tremolo/Chorus pages are called up by pressing the respective panel buttons. 1) 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 voice section of the Electone, even independently for rhythm and accompaniment.
Selecting LENG. (LENGTH) will display the following message. 4 Select [Uniform] to set the current Length value for all registrations in the 16 Registration Memories. Select [Cancel] to abort the operation. Voice Controls and Effects Selecting DEPTH will display the following message. Select [Uniform] to set the current Depth value for all registrations in the 16 Registration Memories. Select [Cancel] to abort the operation.
1 UPPER 1, 2, FLUTE Sections Determines the amount of reverb applied to each voice section. Range: 0-24 2 LOWER 1, 2, FLUTE Sections Determines the amount of reverb applied to each voice section. Range: 0-24 3 LEAD 1, 2 Sections Determines the amount of reverb applied to each Lead Voice section. Range: 0-24 4 REVERB Page 3 Voice Controls and Effects Determines the amount of Reverb effect independently applied to Pedal Voice sections, Rhythm section and Accompaniment. Each parameter corresponds to REV.
2) Sustain The Sustain effect, selectable for the Upper, Lower and Pedal voices, causes voices to gradually fade out when the keys are released. The sustain on/off and sustain length settings are independent for each keyboard, providing maximum expressive control. NOTE: Sustain cannot be applied to the Lead voices. NOTE: To add sustain to the voices and call up the Sustain Length page: Press one of the SUSTAIN buttons in the SUSTAIN section.
3) Tremolo/Chorus Tremolo recreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker effect. Just as with a conventional rotating speaker, you can switch between slow and fast speeds. And like a motor-driven speaker, the characteristic tremolo effect gradually changes speed after it is switched. You can also adjust the maximum speed of the effect to suit your playing style.
1) Turning on the Tremolo effect (set to standby): Before you can switch Tremolo on and off in real time, you must first turn the effect on in the various voice sections. This doesnユt actually start the effect, but merely puts Tremolo in a メstandbyモ condition. Tremolo can be applied selectively to the voice sections; in other words, the Upper Keyboard voices can have the Tremolo effect while the Lead voices have another effect or no effect at all.
2) Setting the Tremolo effect Tremolo setting made here are global; in other words , they are applied the same to all voices for which Tremolo has been turned on (set to standby). VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. FOOT SW. REGIST. EXP. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE U. FLUTE VOICE L. FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE (FAST) To turn on the Tremolo effect and call up the Tremolo Control page: Press the TREMOLO (FAST) button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.
5 Rhythm and Accompaniment The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythms. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with the rhythms, providing appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match the style of the selected rhythm. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.
3 Turn the rhythm on. You can use one of three buttons to turn on the rhythm: INTRO. ENDING SYNCHRO START START 3 2 1 FILL IN 1 START This button does as its name indicates; the rhythm begins as soon as the button is pressed. To stop the rhythm, press this button again. 2 SYNCHRO START This button puts the rhythm in メstand-byモ; the rhythm will start when you press a note on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. To stop the rhythm, press this button again.
5 Set the tempo. TEMPO BAR/BEAT TEMPO 1 2 (TEMPO Display: shows current tempo) 1 TEMPO Dial For adjusting the speed of the rhythm. Turn the dial clockwise to increase the tempo, and counter-clock wise to decrease it. 2 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.
2 Rhythm Condition Pages The Rhythm Condition includes the following two pages: the Rhythm Condition page used to adjust the rhythms and the Instrument page used to make up each drum/ percussion instrument, each of which comprises the rhythms and is playable using the Keyboard Percussion function. 1) To select the Rhythm Condition page: Choose a rhythm, and press that patternユs panel button again (or again press the Data Control button corresponding to the selected rhythm).
2) To select the Instrument page: Choose a rhythm, and press that patternユs panel button again (or again press the Data Control button corresponding to the selected rhythm) to display the Rhythm Condition page. Then press the Page buttons to select INST. (Instrument) page. Instrument Page NOTE: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 In this page, individual drum and percussion sounds used to make up the Rhythms and Keyboard Percussion can be given independent settings.
To use the Copy function, press one of the rightmost Data Control buttons. The following display will then appear: Press any of the Data Control buttons below [Copy] in the display to erase all user settings and restore the preset data. When [Copy] is selected, a メCompletedモ message momentarily appears on the display. Press any of the Data Control buttons below [Cancel] in the display to abort the operation.
2 Select one of the pages with the Page buttons. PAGE Each page represents the same general rhythm types as those selected from the panel buttons. The currently assigned rhythm name appears at the top of the display when the page has been selected. The rhythm name shown at the top of the LCD is that of the currently assigned rhythm and is irrelevant to the Rhythm Menu below. 3 Press the Data Control button corresponding to the rhythm you wish to use.
4 Rhythm Menus This chart lists all 66 of the rhythms available on the Electone. The rhythm names in the chart correspond to the ones shown at the top right on the display.
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 LATIN2 LATIN2 Samba 1 Samba 2 Samba 3 Bossanova1 Bossanova2 Bossanova3 8 BEAT 5 8 BEAT 8 Beat 2 8 Beat 3 8 Beat 4 Dance Pop 1 Dance Pop 2 Dance Pop 3 Dance Pop 4 16 Beat 1 16 Beat 2 16 Beat 3 16 Beat Funk 1 16 Beat Funk 2 16 Beat Funk 3 8 Beat 5 Rhythm and Accompaniment 8 Beat 1 16 BEAT 16 BEAT 16 Beat 4 16 Beat 5 USER RHYTHM USER RHYTHM USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D NOTE: The Baroque on the Ma
5 Automatic Accompaniment - Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) The Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function works with the Rhythm section of the Electone 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 key board and hear complete, rhythmical bass and chord accompaniment.
2) To select the A.B.C. function (from the A.B.C./M.O.C. page): The Auto Bass Chord page can be called up by pressing the A.B.C./M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The A.B.C. section on this page are the same as the one found in the Rhythm Condition page. VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. FOOT SW. REGIST. EXP. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE U. FLUTE VOICE L.
6 Accompaniment Controls The Accompaniment function described in this section is independent of the A.B.C. accompaniment. When rhythms are used, A.B.C. provides rhythmical chords and bass, while the Accompaniment of this section provides arpeggiated chords and other instrumental embellishments. Accompaniment controls include the setting of the Accompaniment type and its volume. These controls are selected from the Rhythm Menu and Rhythm Condition pages.
7 Keyboard Percussion The Keyboard Percussion function features a total of 120 different drum and percussion sounds, playable from the keyboards and Pedalboard. Keyboard Percussion has two different modes, Preset and User. Preset Keyboard Percussion lets you play 43 different sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard, while the User Keyboard Percussion lets you freely assign the 120 available sounds to any key or pedal you wish.
Preset Keyboard Percussion Preset Percussion Assignments for the Lower Keyboard (43) p la C d an gh H Hi o og ow L Ag o og h Ag ig H k oc w o Bl L d oo ock W Bl 1 d ll oo be W ow n C pe O le d ng se ia lo Tr e C l l ng ol ia R Tr m ru D rum e ar e D Sn a r 1 Sn m ra To st 2 he m rc O To 3 m To 1 ot Sh l h l us Ro Br sh e ar Bru 1 Sn e m ar To Sn 2 h. m nt Sy . To 3 h m nt o Sy T h.
2) To use the User Keyboard Percussion A total of 120 different drum and percussion sounds can be assigned to any key or pedal, and your original setups can be saved to eight memory locations: User 1 through User 8. (For this example, use User 1.) 1 Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing the LOWER/ 1 button in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section. KEYBOARD PERCUSSION LOWER 1 PEDAL 2 The Menu display appears on the LCD, and indicates that the LK Preset is currently selected.
3 Select the ASSIGN page by pressing the Page buttons. The display will be replaced with the Assign Page: PAGE 1 2 3 1 INST. (Instrument) Use the Data Control buttons below INST. in the display to page through the 12 available Instrument categories. (Refer to the User Keyboard Percussion Categories list below.) 5 Rhythm and Accompaniment 2 Instrument Names The individual instruments are shown in the display and can be selected with the appropriate Data Control buttons.
Page 4 4.SNARE BRUSH SD Br Shot1 SD Br Shot1 SD Br Roll Tom 1 Tom 2 Tom 3 Tom 4 TomBr Shot1 TomBr Shot2 TomBr Shot3 TomBr Shot4 Page 5 5.TOM Synth. Tom1 Synth. Tom2 Synth. Tom3 Page 6 6.BASS DRUM BD Light BD Heavy Analog BD1 Analog BD2 BD Attack Synth. BD BD March Concert BD 5 Rhythm and Accompaniment Page 7 7.CONGA/BONGO Conga High Conga Low Conga Slap Conga Muff. Bongo High Bongo Low Bongo Slap Bongo Mute Conga Slide Page 8 8.CUICA/SURDO Cuica High Cuica Med.
4 To assign an instrument to a particular key or pedal: simultaneously hold down the Data Control button corresponding to the desired instrument and press the key (or pedal) to which the instrument is to be assigned. The newly assigned instrument name and key are shown near the top of the display. Upper Keyboard Lower Keyboard 5 or Pedalboard Rhythm and Accompaniment Continue the operation above to build up your own User Keyboard Percussion set.
3) Other User Keyboard Percussion Functions Additional operations in the User Mode include copying of Lower/Pedal Preset Keyboard Percussion to one of the Users, and copying from one User location to another. 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 one of the Users: 1. Select the MENU page by using the Page buttons.
■ To copy from one User location to the other: 1. Select the MENU page by using the Page buttons. COPY/USER Copies one of the eight Users to another. 5 Rhythm and Accompaniment 2. With USER 3 selected as the MENU (for this example, use User 3 as the destination and User 1 as the source), press one of the Data Control buttons below メUSERモ in the COPY window. The following display appears, prompting confirmation of the operation. 3.
8 Melody On Chord (M.O.C.) 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 ム or from the chords that are played for you, if you use Automatic Accompaniment. Melody On Chord has three different modes, each providing a different set of harmonies to accompany the melody played. The modes are selected from the A.B.C./M.O.C. page. VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O.
6 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ユ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. /TO DISK 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 D.
3 Saving the Registration Data to Disk 2 Select a song number on the M.D.R. using the SONG SELECT buttons. You can also select a song number shown on the display using the appropriate Data Control button and (if necessary) using Page buttons to display the appropriate page. A song name is displayed next to the song number which already contains data. RECORD UPPER LOWER SONG REPEAT NOTE: See pages 96 and 97 for the details on saving/recalling registrations to/from the M.D.R.
4 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 メjumpモ 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. To select the Registration Shift functions: Press the REGIST.
4 USER Selects the User mode. In the User mode, each press of the Right Footswitch selects registrations according to the order you specify. ■ To set the User mode function: 1. Press any of the Data Control buttons below USER in the Registration Shift page. The page information, indicating that the Edit page is available, appears at the top right section of the LCD. 2. Press any of the Data Control buttons below SHIFT END to determine how to terminate the registration shift function.
EDIT Page PAGE NOTE: 1 -1 1 -2 The cursor cannot be moved unless registration numbers have been entered. NOTE: Though about 15 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. 6 NOTE: 1 -3 1 1 -4 2 -1 2 -2 2 -3 2 -4 2 1 POSITION (Cursor Controls) The cursor controls are used to move the cursor (the arrow in the display) along the registration row in the display.
2 -4 CLEAR For erasing all current user Registration Shift Settings. After selecting CLEAR, the following display appears: Clear Cancel Select [Clear] to clear all data. The message メCompleted!!モ momentarily appears on the LCD and returns to the previous display. Select [Cancel] to abort the operation. Registration numbers cannot be entered beyond the Registration Shift functionユs capacity of 80.
Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory before turning the Electone off. You can, however, restore 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 (excepting those in Basic Registration) after you turn the Electone back on.
7 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. Moreover, the M.D.R.
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.
2 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 disk drive (floppy disk slot). メFortモ will appear on the LED display indicating that the inserted disk requires to be formatted. RECORD UPPER LOWER SONG REPEAT PAUSE PLAY PEDAL CONTROL 2 STOP PLAY 3 PEDAL LOWER SONG REPEAT CONTROL SHIFT SONG DEL.
3 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. 2 3 Put a formatted disk into the disk slot. Use the SONG SELECT (˝, Ó) buttons to select the song number for recording.
6 After numbers appear on the LED 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. RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL SONG REPEAT CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL FROM TO SONG COPY CONTROL SHIFT SONG DEL.
Changing the Song Name 1. Press the top right Data Control button in the Song Name display. Edit Song Name display appears, prompting you to edit the song name. 1 1 : Moves the cursor one step to the left. 2 : Selects the letter, number or symbol at the current cursor position. 3 q : Moves the cursor one step to the right. NOTE: 1 2 3 2. Select the letter, number or symbol you want to use by pressing the Data Control buttons corresponding to 2. 3.
2) To record each part separately: You can also record the parts of your performance independently; for example, first recording the chords and bass to the song (using the Lower and Pedalboard), and after that recording the melody (using the Upper Keyboard). 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.