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Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-700/500. The Yamaha EL-700/500 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 EL-700 Panel Layout ...................................................... 6 EL-500 Panel Layout ...................................................... 8 LCD Display/Display Select .......................................... 10 Main Features .............................................. 11 1 2 3 4 Storing Registrations ............................................... 77 Selecting Registrations ............................................. 78 Saving the Registration Data to Disk .........
EL-700/500 Panel Layout EL-700 Panel Layout LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2 (page 26) UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2 (page 26) Monitor Speaker UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 REVERB BRILLIANT REVERB (page 49) STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MELLOW MIN LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 SUSTAIN SUSTAIN (page 52) LOWER (KNEE) PEDAL STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MELLOW KEYBO
LCD Display (page 20) DISPLAY SELECT (page 10) LEAD VOICE (page 26) LEAD VOICE VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. VIOLIN FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX MELLOW MIN BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX MASTER VOLUME (page 13) Monitor Speaker MASTER VOLUME PAGE CONTRAST FOOT SW. REGIST. EXP. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE U. FLUTE VOICE L.
EL-500 Panel Layout LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2 (page 26) Monitor Speaker UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2 (page 26) UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 REVERB UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 MAX MAX REVERB (page 49) STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MAX 1 2 MIN MIN LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 SUSTAIN MIN MAX UPPER (KNEE) SUSTAIN (page 52) LOWER (KNEE) PEDAL STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN 1 ORGAN PIA
LCD Display (page 20) DISPLAY SELECT (page 10) VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. LEAD VOICE (page 26) MASTER VOLUME (page 13) LEAD VOICE MASTER VOLUME Monitor Speaker MAX VIOLIN FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER PAGE FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE MIN CONTRAST PEDAL VOICE 2 PEDAL VOICE 1 MAX MAX CONTRA BASS ELEC.
LCD Display/Display Select EL-700 LCD Display (page 20) VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET 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 (FAST) VOICE Page Buttons (page 21) VOICE DISPLAY Button (page 28) EFFECT SET Button (page 45) A. B. C. /M. O. C. Button (page 66) FOOT SW. Button (page 148) REGIST SHIFT Button (page 79) 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. Included among the main features are: 1 Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) and FM (Frequency Modulation) tone generation technologies combined with authentic touch response make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument.
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. 1 Getting Started Only use the voltage specified as correct for the Electone.
Quick Introductory Guide 3 1 Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. 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. Louder Softer 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: Symphonic Orchestra LCD (Name) Content 1 Maestoso Symphonic Orchestra 1 2 GrandOrch. Symphonic Orchestra 2 3 Full St. String Ensemble 1 4 Str. Ens. String Ensemble 2 5 LowSt&Harp Strings & Harp 6 Pizz.Ens. Pizz. Strings 7 ClassicEns Classical Orchestra 8 WoodsQuart Wood Ensemble 9 Flute&Harp Flute & Harp 10 Fanfare Brass Ensemble 1 11 BrassEns. Brass Ensemble 2 12 PfClimax Piano Concerto 13 Baroque Baroque 1 14 Vl.
1 Quick Introductory Guide Page 3: Latin LCD (Name) Content 1 SambaBrass Samba 1 2 SambaLight Samba 2 3 BossaCombo Bossanova 1 4 BossaStr.
1 Quick Introductory Guide Page 5: Black & White ~ Organ Sounds LCD (Name) Content 1 Straight Flute Combi. 1 2 Cluster Flute Combi. 2 3 Dry Combi Flute Combi. 3 4 Fat &Rich Flute Combi. 4 5 Moody Jazz Ballad 1 6 Full Balad Jazz Ballad 2 7 LightCombi Organ Bossa 1 8 OrganCla.
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 41 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 Quick Introductory Guide The Summary of the LCD Operation 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.
VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. PAGE CONTRAST COARSE REGIST. EXP. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE U. FLUTE VOICE L. FLUTE TREMOLO (FAST) VOICE HOLD DATA CONTROL EL-700 FOOT SW. DISPLAY SELECT Data Control Buttons Coarse Button Contrast Dial Hold Button Hold This button allows you to keep the LCD display at the current function. Normally, if the buttons of other functions are pressed, the LCD will switch to those functions.
1 Quick Introductory Guide 6 Voice List A variety of voices can be divided into the following categories.
1 Quick Introductory Guide LEAD Violin 1 Violin 2 Violin 4 Violin 5 Pizzicato Violin Cello Kokyu Violin 3 Flute 1 Flute 2 Recorder Whistle Shakuhachi Pan Flute Piccolo Oboe 2 English Horn Bassoon 1 Bassoon 2 Oboe 1 Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 Trumpet 3 Muted Trumpet Trombone 1 Contrabass 1 Contrabass 2 Contrabass 3 Pizzicato Bass Upright Bass Electric Bass 2 Electric Bass 3 Electric Bass 4 Synth Bass 1 Synth Bass 2 Trumpet 4 Flugelhorn Trumpet 5 Trombone 2 Muted Trombone Ocarina Yokobue Trumpet 6
2 Voice Sections 2 The EL-700/500 features 173 different high quality AWM/FM voices Each of the AWM/FM voices can be used on the Upper keyboard, Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. There are three voice sections for the Upper keyboard, two voice sections for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. Each voice section can, of course, have its own Voice Condition page(s), which allow you to finely set up voice and volume settings.
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 If you wish to, you can select voices from the other Upper Keyboard Voice sections (Upper Voices 2 and Lead Voice), following steps #1 and #2 above. 4 Set the volume for each voice section. There are two volume controls: Coarse and Fine.
NOTE: 2 Voice Sections 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. 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.
2 Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons —Dotted Buttons and User Voices— Each voice section has one or two dotted buttons, found on the right side of each voice section. These dotted buttons function as “wild card” Voice Menu selectors; any internal or User voices can be selected from these buttons.
2 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. Voice Sections PAGE NOTE: 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.
3 Voice Menus The following chart lists the voices available and their button/page assignment. 2 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 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 CLARINET Upper/Lower Voice Sections 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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 18 19 20 21 22 Voice Sections VIBRAPHONE Glocken. 17 2 VIBRAPHONE Upper/Lower Vibraphone 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Synth. Bass1 Synth. Bass 2 Synth.
Details on Each Voice Page/Section Preset Voice Name Feet 2 Comments Effect 1. Upper/Lower Strings 1 8' - Large strings ensemble. STRINGS Strings 2 8' - Relatively small strings ensemble for contemporary music. Voice Sections 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.
Page/Section Preset Voice Name Comments Feet Effect 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 Preset Voice Name Feet 2 Comments Effect 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' - For country and dixieland. Mandolin 8' Cele. Sitar 8' - Shamisen 8' - Japanese classical shamisen. U16'/L8' - For backing.
3 Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) - EL-700 only 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 Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) - EL-700 only 1 2 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. NOTE: “Mode” is common to both Upper and Lower Flute Voices. 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: SAVE Page PAGE 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 3 Press the Page buttons to select the MENU page. MENU Page PAGE Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) - EL-700 only NOTE: The User area described in this section has no relation to that of the Voice Menu page. 2 Select Preset or User Flute Voices.
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, 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’s panel button again (or again press the Data Control button corresponding to the selected voice). LEAD VOICE 4 VIOLIN FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER Voice Controls and Effects BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX MELLOW MIN EL-700 The Voice Condition display pages of the various voice sections have slight differences in their functions.
2 FEET Determines the octave setting of the voice. PRESET is the original (factory) setting; 4' is the highest and 16' is the lowest. 2' setting is added to the Pedal Voice sections. 3 PAN Determines the position of the voice in the stereo image. Seven pan positions are available. 4 REV. (REVERB) 4 NOTE: Determines the amount of reverb applied to each Voice section. Range: 0-24 5 VOL.
4 1 -4 SYMPH. (SYMPHONIC): Selects Symphonic/ Celeste. See page 46 for the details of the Symphonic/ Celeste setting. 1 -5 DELAY: Selects Delay. See page 46 for the details of the Delay setting. 1 -6 FLANG. (FLANGER): Selects Flanger. See page 47 for the details of the Flanger setting. 1 -7 DIST. (DISTORTION): Selects Distortion. See page 48 for the details of the Distortion setting. 2 BRIL. (BRILLIANCE) Voice Controls and Effects Adjustment of the voice tone.
1 -2 1 -3 1 -4 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. Vibrato Control Speed Delay Depth DEPTH Determines the intensity of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings result in a more pronounced vibrato. SPEED Determines the speed of the vibrato effect (see diagram). NOTE: When you set the DEPTH to 0, the Vibrato function will be inactive.
1 TREM./CHOR. (TREMOLO/CHORUS) See Tremolo section on page 53. Independently applied to each voice section. 2 SYMP. (SYMPHONIC/CELESTE) 4 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 3 -2 3 -3 3 3 -4 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 3 -2 4 4 -2 Voice Controls and Effects 4 -1 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% 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 Voice Controls and Effects Select [Uniform] to set the current Length value for all registrations in the 16 Registration Memories. Select [Cancel] to abort the operation. NOTE: In the case of EL-500 equipped with 8 Registration Memories (page 77), from 1 through 8, executing the operation (uniforming Length/Depth) equally affects the Registration Memories 9 through 16, too.
1 UPPER 1, 2, FLUTE (EL-700 only) Sections Determines the amount of reverb applied to each voice section. Range: 0-24 2 LOWER 1, 2, FLUTE (EL-700 only) Sections Determines the amount of reverb applied to each voice section. Range: 0-24 3 LEAD Section Determines the amount of reverb applied to the Lead Voice section. Range: 0-24 REVERB Page 3 PAGE 1 2 3 1 PEDAL 1, 2 Sections Determines the amount of reverb applied to the Pedal Voice sections. Range: 0-24 2 RHYTHM ACC.
NOTE: Sustain cannot be applied to the Lead voices. NOTE: 4 If Knee Lever control of the Upper or Lower sustain has been turned on (folded down), pressing the Upper or Lower buttons here will not add sustain unless the Knee Lever is pushed (See page 150 for more information.). 2) Sustain The Sustain effect, selectable for the Upper, Lower and Pedal voices, causes voices to gradually fade out when the keys are released.
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 switch Tremolo on and off in real time, you must first turn the effect on in the various voice sections. This doesn’t actually start the effect, but merely puts Tremolo in a “standby” 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). To turn on the Tremolo effect and call up the Tremolo Control page: Press the TREMOLO (FAST) button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The lamp of the button lights up to indicate that Tremolo is on. Press the button again to turn Tremolo off and Chorus on (the LED turns off). VOICE DISPLAY FOOT SW. A. B. C. M. O. C. REGIST. EXP.
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 “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.
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’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’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: Though independent Tune, Pan, Reverb and Volume settings can be made each instrument, only one set of settings is available. (Settings cannot be memorized to Registration Memory.
To use the Copy function, press one of the rightmost Data Control buttons. The following display will appear: Copy Cancel Press any of the Data Control buttons below [Copy] on the display to erase all user settings and restore the preset data. When [Copy] is selected, a “Completed” 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 5 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. MARCH MARCH March 1 March 2 March 3 Polka 1 Country1 Country2 Broadway Baroque NOTE: Polka 2 The Baroque on the March page is configured with accompaniment only; it does not contain any drum or percussion.
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 LATIN2 LATIN2 Samba 1 Samba 2 Samba 3 Bossanova1 Bossanova2 Bossanova3 8 Beat 1 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 8 BEAT 5 8 Beat 5 16 BEAT 16 BEAT Rhythm and Accompaniment 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 64 10 11
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): VOICE DISPLAY FOOT SW. EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. REGIST. EXP. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE DISPLAY RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE VOICE EDIT U. FLUTE VOICE EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE 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.
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) C p la C d h an H Hig o og ow L Ag o og h Ag ig H k oc Bl Low d oo ock W Bl 1 d ll oo be w n W o 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 ar 1 Sn m ra To st 2 he m rc O To 3 m To 1 ot Sh l h ol us Br sh R e ar Bru 1 Sn re m a To Sn 2 h. m nt Sy . To 3 h nt om Sy T h. nt s ve la Sy 5 e ar Sn 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. on the display to page through the 12 available Instrument categories. (Refer to the User Keyboard Percussion Categories list below.) 3 CLEAR This function is used to erase User assignments for User 1. CLEAR works in two ways: either to erase a single instrument, or to erase all instruments. (See step #5 below.
Page 4 4.SNARE BRUSH SD Br Shot 1 SD Br Shot 2 SD Br Roll Page 5 5.TOM Tom 1 Tom 2 Tom 3 Tom 4 Tom Br Shot 1 Tom Br Shot 2 Tom Br Shot 3 Tom Br Shot 4 Synth. Tom 1 Synth. Tom 2 Synth. Tom 3 Page 6 6.BASS DRUM 5 BD Light BD Heavy Analog BD 1 Analog BD 2 BD Attack Synth. BD BD March ConcertBD 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.
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 or Pedalboard 5 To erase an instrument/key assignment, use the Clear function. Clear can be used in two ways: to erase one instrument or all instruments.
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 another: 1. Select the MENU page by using the Page buttons. COPY/USER Copies one of the eight Users to another. 3. Select a User as the copy source (copied from) by pressing the Data Control buttons corresponding to the marks. 4. Press any of the Data Control buttons below [Copy] in the display to copy from the source (USER 1) to the destination (USER 3). When [Copy] is selected, a “Completed” message momentarily appears on the display.
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 — 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 FOOT SW. EFFECT SET A. B.
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’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. EL-700 M. /TO DISK 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 D.
2 Selecting Registrations Simply press the numbered button that corresponds to the registration you wish to select. Using the D (Disable) button: Rhythm and automatic accompaniment patterns also change when you select different Registration Memory buttons. Pressing the D (Disable) button allows you to keep the same rhythm and accompaniment patterns throughout all your registration changes, or make your own rhythm selections if you want to.
3 While holding down the RECORD button on the M.D.R., press the M (Memory) button in Registration Memory. RECORD UPPER LOWER SONG REPEAT PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL FROM TO SONG COPY CONTROL SHIFT SONG DEL. ---PAUSE STOP PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER M. /TO DISK 13 14 15 16 SONG SELECT RECORD – FORMAT TEMPO + 1 2 3 CUSTOM PLAY 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 D.
NOTE: Although the number of the Registration Memory buttons of EL-500 are limited to eight, from Registration Memory 1 through Registration Memory 8, you can select the other eight Registration Memory numbers, the Registration Memory 9 through Registration Memory 16. This means that you can change the Registration Shift data created with the upper models such as EL-700 and EL900. 6 3 JUMP Selects the Jump mode. In the Jump mode, each press of the Right Footswitch selects a specified panel registration.
STOP: Selects the last registration and quits the operation. NOTE: TOP: After reaching the last preset, then selects the first preset again and repeats the operation. NEXT SONG: After reaching the last preset, then calls up the registration data of the next song. This function is handy for you to play a song containing more than 16 registrations. Recording the songs onto the M.D.R. using this function allows you to play back them successively.
2 -2 INS. (Insert) For inserting a registration number just before the current cursor position. The new registration number is inserted at the cursor position and all other numbers to the right of the cursor are moved to accommodate the new numbers. To perform the operation, first move the cursor to a numbered position. Then press the desired Registration Memory button (the selected button will light), and press the Data Control button corresponding to INS. 2 -3 DEL.
Resetting the Electone to the Factory Preset (Power On Reset) All current settings including Registration Memories, User voices and User rhythms can be deleted at once by using the Power On Reset function. To reset the all settings: Turn off the power. 1 2 Be careful when using this operation, since it erases all your existing data. Always save your important data to a floppy disk using M.D.R. (page 84) in advance. While holding down the top left Data Control button, turn the power 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.
■ To protect your data (Write-protect Tab): To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect” position (tab open). If you attempt to modify the disk when the write-protect tab is set to “on” position, “Prot (Protected)” will appear on the LED display in the M.D.R. section indicating that the operation is not possible. Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head ● Clean the read/write head regularly.
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). “Fort” will appear on the LED display indicating that the inserted disk requires to be formatted.
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 CONTROL FROM TO SONG COPY 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 < : Moves the cursor one step to the left. 2 : Selects the letter, number or symbol at the current cursor position. 3 > : 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 the lead voice, 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.
Separate recording for Lead Voice and/or Keyboard Percussion parts: Hold down the SHIFT button and simultaneously press the appropriate button in the top row in the procedure #2. above. The two buttons (indicated in the illustration at the right) function as Lead Voice and Keyboard Percussion selectors in the record mode. RECORD PLAY SHIFT (LEAD) (K.PERC.) (LEAD) (K.PERC.) 01 PAUSE ■ RECORD/LEAD Records the performance data of the Lead Voice voice when turned on. ■ RECORD/K.PERC.
8 Press the CUSTOM PLAY button to start recording of the new part or parts (Upper part). Playback of the previously recorded parts starts immediately. The CUSTOM PLAY button is used here to record only the parts that have been selected for recording, and play back only those parts that have been selected for playback. Since registration data has already been recorded with the first parts of the song, recording begins immediately.
4 Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) You can also record registrations by themselves, without recording a performance. Bulk data, including Registration Memory and Registration Shift settings, Rhythm Pattern (User rhythms) and Rhythm Sequence data, and User voices, are also saved in the operation. There are two ways to record the registrations and bulk data: [1] To record only the registrations and bulk data: 1 2 3 On the Electone, set the registrations and all other data you want to record.
5 Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) The registrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers in the above operation can be loaded back to the Electone by simply selecting the appropriate song number and pressing the PLAY button. When the operation has been completed, the M.D.R. returns to STOP status. The M.D.R. also makes it possible to use more than the 16 Registration Memory registrations (eight for the EL-500) in a performance—without having to alter the current panel settings.
7 Playback You can play back your recorded performance by simply pressing the PLAY button. Registrations and other data will be recalled to the Electone. RECORD 1) To play back a song: 1 UPPER Select the number of the song you want to play back by using the SONG SELECT buttons. You can also select the song by pressing the Data Control buttons.
3 Press the PLAY button. First the registration and other data are read, then playback of the performance starts (excepting the parts that were turned off in step #2). 4 Now perform your new part or parts over the playback parts. When the end of the recorded performance is reached, playback is automatically stopped and the STOP status is resumed. 3) To repeat playback of a song or songs: This feature allows you to repeatedly play back either all songs on a disk or only one specific song.
About XG The EL-700/500 allows you to play back the commercially available XG song data using the M.D.R. Also, the XG Easy Convertor function of the EL-700/500 lets you convert the data created with the EL-700/500 to the XG compatible data. Playing back the XG Song Data This function is for playback only. You can practice a specific part of the XG song data by muting that part. To play back XG song data: 1. Insert the XG song disk into the floppy disk slot. The following display appears.
XG Easy Convertor This function allows you to convert the EL-700/500 song data to the XG format data. You can then play back the data using XG devices and/or personal computer. Depending on the type of XG devices, sound may be different from the original data you created.
8 Other Functions 1) Custom Play If you want to play back the song without resetting the registrations and other data, press the CUSTOM PLAY button. This displays the song time and starts playback immediately. RECORD UPPER LOWER SONG REPEAT PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL FROM TO SONG COPY CONTROL SHIFT SONG DEL.
5) Changing the Tempo You can change the tempo of the song as the song is playing on the M.D.R. by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the TEMPO + or TEMPO - button. (The Tempo dial on the Electone panel cannot be used to change the tempo on the Music Disk Recorder.) Each press of the button slows down or speeds up the tempo by a small amount. Changing the tempo does not change the pitch of the music.
6) Song Copy This function lets you copy the data recorded at one song number to another song number. You can copy and exchange the data even between two different disks. NOTE: This function is available with the Electone data, not with the XG data. To use the Song Copy function within a disk: 1 RECORD Select the song number to be copied (source) with the SONG SELECT buttons. UPPER LOWER SONG REPEAT PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL FROM TO SONG COPY CONTROL SHIFT SONG DEL.
To use the Song Copy function between two different disks: Insert the source disk that contains the song you want to copy to. 1 2 RECORD UPPER While holding down the SHIFT button, press the SONG COPY FROM button. The song number to be copied from appears at the left of the LED display. LOWER SONG REPEAT PLAY PEDAL CONTROL LOWER SHIFT 01-PAUSE Select the song number to be copied (source) with the SONG SELECT buttons.
7) Song Delete You can delete a song on disk by performing this function. To use Song Delete: 1 2 Use the SONG SELECT buttons to select the number of the song you wish to delete. RECORD UPPER While holding down the SHIFT button, press the SONG DEL. button. LOWER SONG REPEAT PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL FROM TO SONG COPY CONTROL SHIFT SONG DEL. dL04 The letters “dL” appear on the left side of the LED display, next to the selected song number.
3 Insert the source disk into the disk slot. The M.D.R. starts reading the data in the source disk. “out 1” appears on the LED display.
9) Checking the Remaining Memory RECORD While playback is stopped, you can check the amount of memory available for additional recording in your disk. To do this, simultaneously hold down the SHIFT button and the PAUSE button (indicated in the illustration at right as REM. MEM.: Remaining Memory). The maximum amount of memory is ca.700 for 2DD disks and ca.1400 for 2HD disks. PLAY SHIFT (LEAD) (K.PERC.) (LEAD) (K.PERC.) 540 PAUSE 10) Voice Disks and Pattern Disks The M.D.R.
Messages on the M.D.R. LED Display Display Description of the Messages No disk is installed. Install a disk. 1) The installed disk is write-protected, so the Record, Song Copy, and Song Delete jobs cannot be performed. Set the disk’s Write-protect tab (page 85) to OFF. 2) If you are using a copy-protected playback-only disk, this message may appear when you attempt the Record, Song Copy, or Song Delete operations. 3) When executing Disk Copy, set the Write-protect tab on the source disk to ON.
8 Voice Edit The EL-700/500 Electone has a Voice Edit feature that allows you to create your own voices. The Voice Edit uses sophisticated sound shaping tools that make it possible to craft just about any kind of sound— from authentic recreations of acoustic instruments to wild electronic voices and special effects. The following section will introduce you to the basics of voice editing by taking you step by step through a specific editing example.
EDIT Page Name of the voice to be edited Operator NOTE: The currently selected Operator name is shown in the dark bar in the middle of the display. Algorithm Envelope Parameters At the left side of the display is the Algorithm used for this voice. An algorithm is a kind of “map” that shows how the sound components of the voice are related to each other. Each voice has nine separate sound components and they are called “Operators,” AWM Operator and FM Operators 1 through 8.
2) To edit the FM Operators: 1 Adjust the Envelope Parameters of Operator 1 (after turning off the other Operators). The Envelope Parameters control the level of the sound and how that level changes over time. See page 119 for more information. For now, try making some of these changes in the envelope: Adjust the OL (Output Level) parameter. Envelope Parameters Changing the OL parameter affects the volume of the selected Operator.
Adjust the RR (Release Rate) parameter. Play a note on the keyboard and then release it. Notice how the changes affect the tail end of the sound, just after you release the key. By changing this parameter, you can make the sound sustain beyond the release point (lower settings). 2 Keeping Operator 1 on, select and turn on Operator 2, then adjust the Operator level. Adjust the OL (Output Level) parameter.
3) To edit the AWM Operator: éNext, we’ll make some changes in the sound of the AWM Operator. The AWM Operator is a specially recorded waveform with an actual instrumental sound, unlike the pure electronic sounds of the other Operators. Before you actually change it, try listening to this sound on its own, with the other eight Operators turned off. 1 2 Turn off all of the Operators, except for the AWM Operator. The AWM Operator has its own page with a different group of settings.
NOTE: The Operator on/off settings you made here are temporary. Even though you turn off an Operator when editing a voice, the on/off status of the Operators will forcibly be changed and saved as “on” in a User voice. If you want an Operator muted, set the OL parameter of the selected Operator to the minimum. NOTE: After making changes in the voice, you can restore the original voice by switching to another function. If, however, you wish to keep the newly created voice for future use, you should save it.
3 (If necessary) Press the Data Control buttons below [Edit Name] to give a name to the voice you have edited. The method to edit the name is the same as the one for the song name in the M.D.R. section, See page 89 for more information. Up to 16 characters can be used in this case. This operation automatically erases any voice that had been previously saved to the selected User voice number.
3 Quitting Voice Edit You can quit the Voice Edit function from any of its display pages. To quit: VOICE DISPLAY FOOT SW. EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. 1 Press the VOICE EDIT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section once again. 2 Select [Exit] to quit the Voice Edit function, or [Cancel] to abort the operation and return to the previous display. REGIST. EXP. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE DISPLAY RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE VOICE EDIT U. FLUTE VOICE EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. FOOT SW. REGIST.
5 Selecting Voices from a Voice Disk (Optional) You can also load voices from optional Voice Disks to the 16 User voices in the Voice Menu. The EL-700/500 can read the data from the EL-900/90/87 Voice Disk. To do this: 1 2 2 NOTE: Hold down the VOICE EDIT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section and simultaneously press any one of the panel voice buttons. NOTE: Any one of the voice sections can be used here. Make sure that the volumes of all other voices are set to off (the minimum value).
6 Voice Editing Basics The EL-700/500 Electone uses a versatile tone generation system developed by Yamaha that is capable of producing an exceptionally wide range of voices. To be more specific, the system uses individual sound sources that “modulate” each other’s frequencies and thus create complex sounds not possible by the ordinary mixing of those sound sources.
3) AWM Operators Each algorithm has a special AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) Operator. AWM Operators are not sine waves like the other Operators, but are digital recordings of actual instrument sounds, such as piano, violin, guitar, and so on. The AWM Operator’s sound is mixed with the sounds of the other Operators in the algorithm to create realistic voices. AWM Operator 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 OL (Output Level) Determines the level of the AWM sound.
4) FM Operators The Operators 1 through 8 are the sine wave Operators of the algorithm. When one of these Operators has been selected, the following parameters are displayed: 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 OL (Output Level) Determines the level of the selected Operator’s sound. Range: 0 - 127 2 AR (Attack Rate) Determines how quickly the Operator will reach its maximum level after the key is played. Lower values produce a slower attack.
Envelope Parameters By using the modulators and setting them to various output levels, you can create all kinds of sounds. These sounds will be static, however, unless you have the output levels change in time. That is precisely what an envelope does. It varies the output of an Operator in time so that you can vary the tone or the level. If the output of the modulator changes, the tone will change. If the output level of the carrier changes, the volume will change.
5) General Guidelines for Editing Operators Before you edit a voice, always check its algorithm to see which Operators function as carriers and which as modulators. Then select each Operator in turn and edit its parameters. The Output Level and envelope parameters function differently depending on whether they belong to a carrier or a modulator. The following list illustrates the relationships between the Operators and parameters: 8 1 To change the overall volume: Change 1 of the carrier.
6) Some Voice Editing Examples The following examples illustrate some specific uses of the Voice Edit controls. Make the changes as described in the examples, then go on to explore some other voices on your own, making changes as you like. ■ Ex. 1: Emphasizing the attack of the “Banjo” voice This voice is composed mainly of the AWM sampled sound, with the other Operators providing the noise attack sound, simulating the picking of the string.
9 Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program The Electone also includes powerful Rhythm Program functions: the Rhythm Pattern Program and the Rhythm Sequence Program. The Rhythm Pattern Program allows you to record your own original rhythms using the 120 different high-quality percussion sounds of the Electone.
1 Rhythm Pattern Program The Rhythm Pattern Program lets you use any of 120 different instruments (percussion sounds) assigned to each key on the Upper and Lower keyboards in creating your own rhythms. Up to 16 separate rhythm “tracks” are provided in a single pattern for each instrument part, and up to 40 patterns—eight User numbers, each with five variations—can be memorized.
NOTE: The User rhythm you have created can also be copied to the Rhythm Pattern Program. You can edit it again and improve it. NOTE: When preset rhythms are copied to the Rhythm Pattern Program, the copied patterns may differ in volume from the original patterns. NOTE: Some Ending patterns consists of more than two measures. If you copy such a pattern, only the first two measures can be copied but the rest cannot be copied. NOTE: The Intro. patterns cannot be copied. 2 2.
2) Percussion Sounds Used for Rhythm Pattern Program The total of 120 different instruments are available for the Rhythm Pattern Programming and are divided into two instrument sets: Normal and Extend, and assigned to each key on the Upper and Lower keyboards, as shown in the following chart. Normal Set Consists of 91 different drum and percussion instruments.
Extend(ed) Set Consists of 29 different drum and percussion instruments.
3) Step Write and Real Time Write There are two different methods you can use to program rhythms: Step Write and Real Time Write. Step Write allows you to enter percussion sounds as individual note values. As a method, it is very similar to writing down the notes on a sheet of music paper; each note is entered one at a time, and though you can hear each individual note entered, you cannot actually hear the pattern playing as you create it.
BEAT/QUANTIZE Page—Step Write 1 NOTE: Beat can only be changed when the rhythm is stopped. 2 3 4 1 BEAT Determines the time signature used for the rhythm. Available time signatures are 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4. The 4/4 time is the default setting when a blank pattern has been selected. 2 QUANTIZE Determines the resolution of the Step Write function.
7) Editing with Step Write To enter sounds with Step Write: 1 2 3 Raise the rhythm volume, and turn off all the Upper and Lower keyboard voices by setting each section’s volume to MIN. Select the EDIT page with the Page buttons. Select the percussion sound you wish to enter. There are two ways to select percussion sounds in the Step Write mode: [1] Press the key on the Upper or Lower keyboard that corresponds to the sound.
To replace the instrument: 1. Select the track using the Rhythm Track control above. 2. Simultaneously hold down the Data Control button corresponding to CHANGE and press the key on the Upper or Lower keyboard that corresponds to the instrument you want to use. 3 CLEAR The Clear function is used to erase an instrument from the rhythm. All instances of the selected instrument, irrespective of which tracks they occupy, will be erased from the pattern.
EDIT Page—Step Write 2 Shows the current Quantize value. Measure Beat Click PAGE NOTE: If you have copied an existing pattern, its name will be shown below PATTERN on the display. 1 1 Step Forward and Step Reverse Controls Each press of the corresponding Data Control buttons advances or reverses the rhythm clock by one step. The size of a single step is determined by the Quantize value, set in the Beat/Quantize page.
About Quantize The Quantize function is a process of rounding off timing and/or duration values. With Real Time Write It allows you to automatically correct the timing of the notes you play, according to the specified Quantize resolution. The range can be corrected is within 50 percent of the selected note (Quantize) value. No correction occurs when you select OFF. With Step Write It allows you to automatically correct the length (duration) and timing of each note you enter.
8) Editing with Real Time Write To enter sounds with Real Time Write: 1 2 Raise the rhythm volume, and turn off all the Upper and Lower keyboard voices by setting each section’s volume to MIN. Select the BEAT/QUANTIZE page or EDIT page with the Page buttons, then start the rhythm by pressing the START button to engage the Real Time Write operation. EDIT Page—Real Time Write Only “CLEAR” is selectable on the EDIT Page in Real Time Write.
9) Selecting Accompaniment Patterns The Rhythm Pattern Program allows you to use one of the Electone’s Accompaniment patterns with your original rhythm. You can select and save the Accompaniment pattern that best matches the rhythm that you have created. Also, the Rhythm Pattern Program lets you use the Lower Rhythmic function to add your own backings, two measure long lower rhythmic patterns, to the rhythm you created.
To create your own backings with the Lower Rhythmic function: You can add backings (lower rhythmic pattern) to the rhythm. The lower rhythmic pattern, using one track, can be entered by the same method as the one for the rhythm. 1 2 3 Select the ACC. (Accompaniment) page with the Page buttons. PAGE Select the bass pattern, or the Accompaniment type which contains the bass pattern you want to use. Press the Data Control buttons corresponding to LOWER RHYTHMIC. The following display appears.
Pressing the Data Control button corresponding to CHANGE VOICE opens the following message on the display. Select the voice you want to use by pressing the Data Control buttons corresponding to . The available voices are as follows: Acc.Piano Acc.EP (Electric Piano) Acc.FolkGt (Acoustic Guitar) Acc.JazzGt (Jazz Guitar) Acc.Banjo Acc.ElecGt (Electric Guitar) Acc.MuteGt (Muted Guitar) Acc.DistGt (Distortion Guitar) Acc.Brass Acc.Horn Acc.Sax (Saxophone) Acc.Clari (Clarinet) Acc.JzOrg (Jazz Organ) Acc.
10) Saving Rhythm Patterns To save a newly created rhythm to a User pattern number: 1 Select the SAVE page with the Page buttons. The current rhythm, if playing, will automatically be stopped when this page is selected. PAGE 2 Using the appropriate Data Control buttons, select both the User number and variation type to which you wish to save the newly created rhythm.
3 4 (If necessary) Press the Data Control buttons below [Edit Name] to give a name to the rhythm you have created. The method to edit the name is the same as the one for the song name in the M.D.R. section, See page 89 for more information. Up to 10 characters can be used in this case. Select [Save] to save the rhythm or [Cancel] to abort the operation and return to the previous display. When the pattern has been saved, the message “Completed!!” momentarily appears.
12) Recalling User Rhythm Patterns The User rhythms you have created in the Rhythm Pattern Program can be selected and played from the panel Rhythm controls. To call up the User rhythms: 1 Press one of the Dotted buttons in the Rhythm section. RHYTHM MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 3 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 4 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 1 B MIN The Rhythm Menu appears.
13) Selecting Rhythms From a Pattern Disk (Optional) You can also load the rhythms from optional Pattern Disks to the User rhythms in the Rhythm Menu. To do this: 1 2 3 Press the PATTERN button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. Select the DISK page with the Page buttons. The message “Insert Pattern Disk!!” appears and prompts you the operation. Insert the Pattern Disk into the disk slot under the Music Disk Recorder. The pattern number and name from the Pattern Disk appears.
2 Rhythm Sequence Program With the Rhythm Sequence Program function, you can connect any of the Electone’s existing rhythms and the rhythms of your own creation together to make complete rhythm compositions. You can save four rhythm compositions to the Sequence buttons on the panel for future recall. 1) Selecting a Sequence 1 Press the SEQUENCE button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.
2) Programming a Sequence 1 Select the type of rhythm you wish to enter, Preset or User. Press these Data Control buttons to select PRESET and USER, alternately. 9 Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program You can program the rhythm sequence a measure at a time. Every User rhythm consists of two measures. If you want to program two-measure User rhythms, you are required to enter it twice, for the first measure and the second measure.
Rhythm Pattern Number Table 01 March 1 18 Bolero 35 Slow Rock 3 5 2 8 Beat 3 02 March 2 19 Swing 1 36 Tango 1 5 3 8 Beat 4 03 March 3 20 Swing 2 37 Tango 2 5 4 8 Beat 5 04 Polka 1 21 Swing 3 38 Tango 3 5 5 Dance Pop 1 05 Polka 2 22 Swing 4 39 Cha-cha 5 6 Dance Pop 2 06 Country 1 23 Swing 5 40 Rhumba 5 7 Dance Pop 3 07 Country 2 24 Swing 6 41 Beguine 5 8 Dance Pop 4 08 Broadway 25 Jazz Ballad 42 Mambo 5 9 16 Beat 1 09 Baroque 26 Dixieland 1 43 Sals
Entering Intro. And Ending Patterns: Pressing the INTRO. ENDING button when at the first position in the pattern row automatically enters an Intro pattern there. Pressing the INTRO. ENDING button at any other position in the row enters an Ending pattern. Any existing pattern data that follows an Ending pattern is automatically deleted. 4 Use the cursor controls to move the cursor along the pattern row in the display and select the position at which patterns will be entered.
Audition: You can play the rhythm sequence at any time during the editing process by moving the cursor to the point at which you wish to begin playback and pressing the Rhythm START button. About Using Registration Memory with the Rhythm Sequence Program: The rhythms (Rhythm Menu) used to program the sequence can be changed during editing by selecting different registrations.
5) Playing All Sequences in Order You can also have up to all four rhythm sequences automatically play in order, one after the other. To do this: 1 Press the desired Sequence buttons, making sure that their LEDs are all lit. RHYTHM MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 3 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 4 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 1 B MIN 2 Press the START button. SYNCHRO START INTRO.
To start the sequence using the Left Footswitch: 1 2 NOTE: Select STOP from the RHYTHM CONTROL (page 148) on the FOOTSWITCH-LEFT display. Press the Left Footswitch with your right foot to turn the sequence on. Pressing the Left Footswitch again in the middle of the sequence playback cancels the rhythm sequence function. When you are playing the rhythm sequence that is made up of several sequences (SEQ.
10 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedals These leg- and foot-operated controls allow you to turn on and execute various performance functions without taking your hands from the keyboards. 1 Footswitch The Electone has two Footswitches on the main expression pedal that can be used to control various functions. The Right Footswitch is used for the Registration Shift functions (page 79). The Left Footswitch can be set to control one of the following functions: Glide, Tremolo, rhythm controls.
1) Rhythm Control Selection of Left Footswitch control over rhythm functions. When this is chosen, the following display appears: FOOTSWITCH-LEFT Page—Rhythm 1 2 3 One of the three Rhythm Control functions can be selected. Pressing the Footswitch executes the corresponding function. 1 STOP Functions as an on/off switch for the rhythm or the rhythm sequence. 2 ENDING Switches the rhythm to the Ending pattern, after which the rhythm is stopped. 3 FILL IN Switches the rhythm to the Fill In pattern.
3) Tremolo Control Selection of Footswitch control over Tremolo. Pressing the Footswitch turns the Tremolo effect on and off (Chorus), performing the same function as the TREMOLO (FAST) button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. If you want to use this function, the tremolo settings require to be set properly. See page 53 for more information.
2) Melody On Chord VOICE DISPLAY To select Knee Lever control over Melody On Chord: Press the A.B.C./M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section to select the A.B.C./M.O.C. page. 1 2 Then set the KNEE control to ON, and select one of the modes. FOOT SW. EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. REGIST. EXP. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE DISPLAY RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE VOICE EDIT U. FLUTE VOICE EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE L.
3 Expression Pedals There are two types of Expression Pedals: the Expression Pedal which controls the volume during performance with your toe, and the 2nd Expression Pedal (EL-700 only) which can control the Pitch Bend and Tempo. Second Expression Pedal (EL-700 only) —Pitch Bend And Tempo To select the 2nd Expression page: Press the EXP. PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. EXPRESSION 2ND EXPRESSION Page VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A. B. C. M. O. C. FOOT SW. REGIST. EXP.
Tempo Control 1 MODE Determines the range of the Tempo control. Range: 1 - 12 The setting 2 (NARROW) results in a small amount of tempo variation (70%-140%); the setting 12 (WIDE) results in a large amount of tempo variation (50%-200%). (This control is the same as for Pitch Bend above; the two cannot be used independently.) NOTE: Don’t use the Pitch Bend and Tempo at the same time since you may inadvertently apply both two controls at once. 3 TEMPO On/off switch for control over the rhythm tempo.
11 Transpose and Pitch Controls There are two pitch-related controls on the Electone: 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 select the Pitch page: VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET Press the EXP.
12 MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a kind of communication system for electronic musical instruments. It is built into most every modern digital musical instrument and allows different instruments to “talk” to each other and control each other’s functions. For example, the Upper keyboard of your Electone could be used to play sounds on a connected synthesizer.
MIDI CONTROL Page PAGE 1 2 3 Internal/External Control NOTE: Accompaniment pattern sounds cannot be controlled via MIDI. 1 LEAD Determines Internal or External control of the Lead Voices. When set to Internal, Lead Voices are played from the Electone and the sounds from a connected MIDI instrument can be played via MIDI channel 1 (or channel 2, when the To Lower function is on). When set to External, the Lead Voices can only be played from the connected instrument via MIDI channel 4. 2 SYNC.
13 Accessory Jacks and Controls On the underside of the Electone keyboard is a separate panel equipped with various input/output terminals and miscellaneous controls, the functions of which are described below. 4 -1 3 3 EL-500 MIC. EL-700 VOL REV MIN 6 TO HOST R L AUX. OUT 2 -2 AUX. IN R RHYTHM IN R L RHYTHM IN 1 -1 5 1 -2 IN L AUX. IN 1 -2 MIDI R AUX. OUT L R AUX.
14 Appendix MIDI NOTE: See page 160 for more information on the MIDI messages. MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving MIDI messages. On the right underside of the Electone keyboard you will find the MIDI IN/ OUT jacks and TO HOST terminal.
Using MIDI IN/OUT jacks Controls an external device using the EL700/500 (as a master) EL-700/500 Controls the EL-700/500 using an external device (as a slave) EL-700/500 MIDI OUT EL-700/500 MIDI IN MIDI IN HOST SELECT PC-2 MIDI MIDI IN Exchanges the data between EL-700/500 and an external device MIDI OUT HOST SELECT PC-1 Mac PC-2 MIDI HOST SELECT PC-1 Mac PC-2 MIDI MIDI OUT MIDI OUT MUSIC SYNTHESIZER REALTIME CONTROL EXTENDED SYNTHESIS PC-1 Mac MIDI IN MIDI Interface MU-80 etc.
The MIDI Messages of the EL-700/500 The MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: the Channel Messages and System Messages. Below is an explanation of the various types of MIDI messages which the EL-700/500 can receive/transmit. Channel Messages The Channel Messages are the data related to the performance on the keyboard for a specific channel.
System Messages The System Messages are the data related to the overall system of the device. System Exclusive Messages System Exclusive messages are used to exchange the system and voice/ registration data. These allow you to execute bulk dump operation, sending and receiving all the data of the EL-700/500 including registrations to and from an external device. This is especially useful for you to build up the library of the registration data in a device like a hard disk.
Send the Registration Data from your PC to the EL-700/ 500 and Change the Registration Memory Buttons • Receiving the Registration Data 1 Send the Request-to-Receive all RAM message, “F0, 43, 70, 70, 20, F7” (Hexadecimal), from the sequencing software (PC) to the EL700/500. Once the EL-700/500 receive the Request-to-Receive all RAM message, the EL-700/500 automatically receives all registration data and relocates them to the all registration numbers.
Use the EL-700/500 as an XG Tone Generator You can also use the EL-700/500 as an XG tone generator since the EL-700/ 500 is compatible with the XG format. You can play back the commercially available XG song data with the electone’s M.D.R., and also play them using an external sequencer (or sequencing software) and the internal XG tone generator. The internal tone generator section of the EL-700/500 is normally set to EL Mode for playing as an “Electone.
MIDI Data Format 1. Channel Messages 1.
Code (Hexadecimal) Function Cn,nn Program Change Dn,00-7F After Touch Transmit Receive ˛ 1ch UK ˛ 2ch LK ˛ 3ch PK ˛ 5-14ch XG 16ch 16ch Control (1ch)* 1ch UK (2ch)* 2ch LK (3ch)* 3ch PK (EL-500: not transmit) (4ch)* En,00-7F,00-7F Pitch Bend Remarks LEAD 5-14ch XG ˛ 5-14ch XG * Can be changed in the MIDI settings. ** Can be output when assigned to the channel 4. 1.
Code (Hexadecimal) Function Bn,78,00 All Sounds Off Bn,79,00 Reset All Controllers Bn,7B,00 All Note Off Bn,7C,00 Omni Off Bn,7D,00 Omni On Bn,7E,00 Mono Bn,7F,00 Poly Cn,00-7F Program Change Transmit Receive ˛ 1-16ch 16ch Control Remarks 1-16ch Dn,00-7F After Touch (1ch)* UK (2ch)* LK (3ch)* PK (EL-500 not transmit) 1-16ch En,00-7F,00-7F Pitch Bend ˛ 1-16ch Transmit Receive Ø Ø* * Can be changed in the MIDI settings. ** Can be output when assigned to the channel 4.
Electone Exclusive Code (Hexadecimal) Message F0,43,70,70,00,...(Data)...
*4 Switch Codes Selectors Code Switch Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Remarks 02 UK Voice 1 Ø [00-0D] Ø [00-0D] Switch Number 03 LK Voice 1 Ø [00-0D] Ø [00-0D] Switch Number 04 UK Voice 2 Ø [00-0D] Ø [00-0D] Switch Number (transmit value for EL-500: [00-01]) 05 LK Voice 2 Ø [00-0D] Ø [00-0D] Switch Number (transmit value for EL-500: [00-01]) 06 LEAD Voice Ø [00-04] Ø [00-04] Switch Number 07 Pedal Voice 1 Ø [00-04] Ø [00-04] Switch Number 08 Pedal Voice 2
Sustain Code Switch Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Remarks 50 Upper Keyboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:OFF,01:ON 51 Lower Keyboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:OFF,01:ON 52 Pedalboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:OFF,01:ON Keyboard Percussion Code Switch Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Remarks 5B Lower Keyboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:OFF,01:ON 5C Pedal Board Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:OFF,01:ON Disable Code Switch 5F Disable Transmit Tx Range Ø [00-01] Receive Ø Rx Ra
*5 EL MIDI Parameters Voice Section Parameters Panel Voice Parameters Address 00 00-04, 06, 07 00-0D Parameter Data 2 00-7F Voice Assign Number H ○ [00-7F] ○ 00-7F Voice Assign Number L ○ [00-0F] ○ [00-7F] × [00-0D] ○ [00-0D] × [00-7F] ○ [00-7F] ○ [00-7F] ○ [00-7F] × [00] ○ 00 00-04, 06, 07 10 1 00-0D Voice Selector Number 00 00-04, 06, 07 11 1 00-7F Volume Data Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Remarks Size 00:MIN [00-7F] 7F:MAX 00 00-04, 06, 07 12 1 00
Flute Voice Parameters (EL-700 only) Size Data 01 Address 00-01 00 1 00-7F FLUTE 16Feet Parameter 01 00-01 01 1 00-7F FLUTE 8Feet Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Content 00:MIN Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [43-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [30-48] Ø [00-7F] Ø
Keyboard Parameters Sustain Parameters Size Data 02 Address 00-02 00 1 00-01 Sustain On/Off Parameter 02 00-02 01 1 00-0C Length Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Content 00:OFF ˛ [00] Ø [15-3D] 01:ON Ø [01] 00:Short Remarks [00] [01-7F] Ø [00-7F] 0C:Long Keyboard Percussion Parameters Size Data Parameter 02 01-02 10 1 00-01 Keyboard Percussion 02 01-02 11 1 00-08 Modes Address Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Content ˛ 00:OFF 01:ON [00] Ø [01] Ø 00:Pr
Accompaniment Parameters Address 03 03 02 02 10 11 Size Data Parameter 1 00-03 Pattern Selector Number 1 00-01 Volume Mute Content 00:Type1 Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Ø 02 12 1 00-7F Volume Ø [01] [01] 02:Type3 [02] [02] 03:Type4 [03] 00:OFF Ø 00:MIN [00] Remarks [00] 01:Type2 [03] Ø [01] 01:MUTE 03 [00] [00] [01-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] Ø [00-7F] 7F:MAX 03 02 13 1 00-7F Reverb Send Level 00:MIN 7F:MAX A.B.C.
Overall System Parameters Address Parameter Size Data 04 00 00 1 00-01 Disable 04 00 01 1 00-01 Flute Coupler Attack Mode Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Content ˛ 00:OFF 01:ON 04 00 02 00 1 03 1 3A-46 00-0B Transpose 2nd Expression Range Ø [01] Ø 00:EachKey 01:FirstNewKey 04 [00] [00] [01-7F] Ø [01] Ø 3A:KeyDown [3A] 40:Normal [40] 46:KeyUp [46] 01:100 ¢ Remarks [00] [00] EL-500 not transmit [01-7F] Ø [3A] [40] [46] Ø [01-0C] Ø [01-0C] Ø [00] Ø
MIDI Inplementation Chart Date:14. Jan.1999 Version: 1.00 YAMAHA [Electone-EL mode] / Model: EL-700/500 Function Transmit Receive Remarks Basic Channel Default Changed 1, 2, 3, 16 *1 1-16 1-3, 5-16 *2 4 Mode Default Messages Altered Mode 3 ˛ ************************ Mode 3 ˛ ˛ 36-96 *3 ************************ 0-127 *4 True Voice Ø 9nH, v=1-127 Ø 9nH, v=0 Ø 9nH, v=1-127 Ø 9nH, v=0, 8nH Transmit with EL-500: fixed to 80. ˛ Ø ˛ Ø PK after touch with EL-500: not transmit.
Date:14. Jan.1999 Version: 1.
Troubleshooting Please note that the appearance of any of following phenomena does not indicate a mechanical failure of the Electone. Problem Possible Cause and Solution GENERAL OPERATION Some of the LEDs in the DISPLAY SELECT section do not light. The LEDs of on/off buttons (UPPER/LOWER FLUTE VOICES, VOICE EDIT, RHYTHM PROGRAM, and TREMOLO [FAST]) are lit when those functions are turned on. The LEDs of other function’s buttons momentarily flash when the functions are selected.
Problem Possible Cause and Solution VOICES/RHYTHMS Only one sound is heard when two notes of the Lead or Pedal voices are simultaneously played. For practical performance reasons, the Electone has been designed so that one note of the Lead or Pedal voices can be played at a time. If several keys are pressed at once, only the highest note will be sounded (highest-note priority). The Pedal voices do not sound, even though the volume is properly set.
Problem Possible Cause and Solution During voice editing, the specified voice isn’t heard, even when the keyboard is played. The current settings keep the voice from sounding. Make sure that the volume of the voice is set to a suitable level, and adjust the various parameters in the Voice Edit display until the voice can be heard. Changing the Envelope Generator of the Carrier (FM Operator) causes a timing gap in timbre changes.
EL-700/500 Specifications KEYBOARD Touch Tone VOICE Upper: 49 keys (C – C), Lower: 49 keys (C – C), Pedal: 20 keys (C – G) Initial Touch Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal * After Touch Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal * Tone Generation New AWM & FM Upper Keyboard Voice 1, 2 Lower Keyboard Voice 1, 2 Strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7, Pizz. Strings, Tremolo Strings, Synth. Strings 1, 2, 3; Brass 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Synth. Brass 1, 2, 3; Clarinet 1, 2, Bass Clarinet, Synth. Clarinet 1, 2; Saxophone 1, 2, Soprano Sax., Sax.
3 RHYTHM PROGRAM Pattern Program Rhythm Sequence KEYBOARD PERCUSSION ACCOMPANIMENT 3 3 On/Off; Step Write/Real Time Write; Beat (4/4, 3/4, 2/4); Quantize ( , , , , , , , Off); Metronome (On/Off); Assign (Normal/Extend); Edit: Instruments 1-16 (Change, Clear; Cursor); Accent Level 0-8; 120 Instruments; Accompaniment Select; Lower Rhythmic (Clear, Change, 16 Accompaniment Voices); Save: User 1-8 (A-D, Fill-In); (From) Pattern Disk; Pattern Name; Remaining Memory Display On/Off; Sequence 1-4; 120 Positio
Index A D I A.B.C. ............................................................. 65 A.B.C./M.O.C ............................................ 66, 76 ACC. (ACCOMPANIMENT) ............................ 67 ACCENT(LOWER RHYTHMIC) ..................... 136 ACCENT(RHYTHM PROGRAM) ................... 131 ACC. (RHYTHM PROGRAM) ........................ 134 AFTER ............................................................ 42 ALG (ALGORITHM) .............................. 108, 116 AR (AWM) .........................
N S V NEXT SONG (SHIFT END) .............................. 81 NORMAL Set ................................... 60, 125, 128 SAVE (FLUTE VOICE) .................................... 39 SAVE (RHYTHM PROGRAM) ....................... 137 SAVE (VOICE EDIT) ..................................... 112 2ND EXPRESSION ....................................... 152 SEQ. (SEQUENCE) ...................................... 141 SET (REGIST SHIFT) ...................................... 81 SET (REVERB) .........................
IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM Connecting the Plug and Cord IMPORTANT. The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: BLUE : NEUTRAL BROWN : LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured makings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows: The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK.
