Owner's Manual

Tone Generators of the ELS-02 Series
ELS-02/ELS-02C Owner’s Manual
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Voices
Tone Generators of the
ELS-02 Series
The Electone features two types of tone generators: AWM
(Advanced Wave Memory) and VA (Virtual Acoustic).
AWM Voices are available on all Voice Sections except for
Lead Voice 2, while VA Voices (available only for the
ELS-02C) are available only on the Lead Voice 2 Section.
AWM is a synthesis system based on sampled waves, or
audio recordings of actual instruments. AWM Voices use
multiple samples, so that they sound like a real
instrument. This section also describes how to play the
Super Articulation Voices, since you will need special
settings and operations for playing these Voices.
What are Super Articulation Voices?
The Super Articulation Voices (having names beginning
with the prefix “S-”) realistically recreate many of the
performance techniques and characteristic sounds
generated when an artist plays an instrument. As a result,
you can produce superbly detailed expression such as the
realistic sound of finger slides on guitar and keyboard
action noise of electronic piano. Moreover, these Voices
will enable you to feel the breath noise of musicians
which employ performance techniques such as legato,
pitch bend and glissando, as well as scat singing (“Shoo-
Bee-Doo-Bah,” etc.), such as adlibbed by jazz vocalists.
These expressions can be called up by simply playing the
keyboard or by using the Left Footswitch.
Expression examples via the Super
Articulation Voice
The following expressions can be produced by setting the
parameters of ARTICULATION (page 45) on page 2 of
the Voice Condition display.
Example: S-Nylon Guitar (type A)
When either of “ART.1” or “ART.2” is selected, pressing
the Left Footswitch will produce body-tapping sound.
Example: S-Steel Guitar (type B)
When “ART.1” is selected, playing the keyboard with the
Left Footswitch pressed will produce sound via picking
harmonics.
Example: S-ShooBeeDooBah/Hmm (type C)
When “ART.1” is selected, playing the keyboard with the
Left Footswitch pressed will produce a humming sound
while playing the keyboard with the Left Footswitch
released will produce “Shoo,” “Bee,” “Doo,” and “Bah”
alternatively.
Example: S-Alto Saxophone (type D)
When “ART.1” is selected, playing the keyboard with the
Left Footswitch pressed will bend the pitch up.
When “ART.2” is selected, playing the keyboard with the
Left Footswitch pressed will produce glissando.
When “AUTO” is set to ON, both the bend-up and
glissando are produced automatically by just playing the
keyboard.
Unlike with AWM Voices, VA synthesis applies
sophisticated computer-based “physical modeling”
technology to musical sound synthesis. VA Voices in this
Electone offer many advantages in terms of musical
performance, not just in terms of sound, but also in terms
of the behavior that makes acoustic instruments so
musical.
VA synthesis simulates the very complex vibrations,
resonances, reflections and other acoustic phenomena
that occur in an actual wind or string instrument.
Notes on VA Voices
Since the VA Voices have unique sonic characteristics and
are closer in behavior to acoustic instruments than the
AWM Voices, you should observe the following
precautions when playing VA Voices.
• Some Voices may produce unexpected or unnatural
sounds when played outside (higher or lower than) the
recommended note range (pages 37 and 38).
• Pitch change may not be smooth on some Voices when
Horizontal Touch is applied.
• Portamento (Lead Slide) effects may not be smooth on
some Voices.
• Keep in mind that playing legato or trills may not
produce any sound.
AWM Tone Generator
VA Voices
Driver
– generates physical energy
Pipe/strings
– simulates resonation
Mouthpiece
Embouchure
Bow
Single-ended pipe
(saxophone)
Double-ended pipe
(flute)
Strings
Calculates the
speed of the
resonated air