Yamaha EL27E, EL27 User Manual

Panel Controls

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Front Panel

! REVERB (See page 30.)
" SUSTAIN Buttons (See page 30.)

# Monitor Speakers

Adjusts the Reverb effect for the entire sound.

Adds the Sustain effects each to Upper/Lower Keyboard and
Pedalboard.

Built-in speakers for your monitoring.

$ UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE (See page 18.)

Selects the Upper Keyboard voices and adjusts the volume.

% LOWER KEYBOARD V OICE (See page 18.)

Selects the Lower Keyboard voices and adjusts the volume.

& LEAD VOICE (See page 18.)

Selects the voices and adjusts the volume.

' PEDAL VOICE (See page 18.)

Selects the voices and adjusts the volume.

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( BASIC REGIST. (Basic Registration) Buttons

(See page 8.)

Selects the Basic Registrations.

) LCD DISPLAY & D ATA CONTROL Buttons

(See page 4.)

* DISPLAY SELECT Section (See page 4.)

Selects the various functions.

+ MASTER VOLUME (See page 8.)

Adjusts the entire volume.

, RHYTHM Section (See page 31.)

Selects the rhythm patterns and adjusts the volume.

- BAR/BEAT／ TEMPO Display (See page 32.)

Displays the rhythm tempo or bar/beat.

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VOICE

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UPPER LOWER PEDAL

CONTROL

UPPER LOWER PEDAL

CONTROL SHIFT

SONG
REPEAT

FROM

SONG DEL.

TO

PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY

FORMAT

STOP PLAY SONG SELECT

RECORD

PLAY

SONG COPY

TEMPO

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

. KEYBOARD PERCUSSION Buttons

(See page 43.)

Used to play the percussion sounds on the Lower Keyboard or
Pedalboard.

/ TEMPO Dial (See page 33.)

Adjusts the rhythm tempo.

0 BAR /BEAT Indicator (See page 33.)

Flashes to the first beat of every measure (or every beat).

1 INTRO. ENDING Button (See page 32.)

Used to add a short introduction before starting actual rhythm
pattern or an ending pattern before stopping the rhythm.

2 SYNCHRO START Button (See page 32.)

Puts the rhythm pattern in "stand-by" and enables the Lower
keyboard or Pedalboard to start the rhythm.

3 FILL IN Button (See page 34.)

Used to add a FIll-In pattern in the middle of rhythm playback.

4 START Button (See page 32.)

Used to start or stop the rhythm pattern.

5 M. (Memory) Button (See page 47.)

Used to store a Registration to the Registration Memory buttons.

6 Registration Memory Buttons (See page 47.)

Used to store a Registration to or call up the stored Registration
from.

7 D. (Disable) Button (See page 47.)

Used to keep the same rhythm and accompaniment patterns
throughout the registration changes.

8 POWER Switch (See page 7.)

Turns the EL-27 on/off.

9 Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) (See page 55.)

Used to record/play back your performance and save/load the
registration data.

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LCD Display/DISPLAY SELECT Section

DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL PAGE

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: LCD Display

Displays various information for you to play EL-27.

; DAT A CONTROL Buttons (See page 11.)

Selects the functions or sets the values.

< PAGE Buttons (See page 10.)

Changes pages when a function has more than two pages.

= VOICE DISPLAY Button (See page 18.)

Displays the currently assigned voices to each keyboard.

> SYMPHONIC Button (See page 27.)

DIsplays the Symphonic page.

? A.B.C./M.O.C. Button (See pages 40, 45.)

Selects the Auto Bass Chord page or Melody On Chord page.

@ FOOT SW. (Footswitch) Button (See page 51.)

Selects the (Left) Footswitch page.

A REGIST. SHIFT (Registration Shift) Button

(See page 48.)

Selects the Registration Shift function.

B PITCH/MIDI Button (See pages 54, 75.)

Displays Transport/Pitch page or MIDI page.

C REGIST. MENU Button (See page 10.)

Selects the Registration Menu pages.

Other Parts, Controls and Terminals

D Accessory Jacks and Controls (See page 77.)
E Keyboard Cover/Music Stand
F Upper Keyboard
G Lower Keyboard
H MIDI Jacks (See page 75.)
I Knee Lever (See page 52.)

Turns on and off the Sustain or M.O.C. effect with your right knee
even while you are playing.

J Left Footswitch (See page 51.)

Allows you to control the rhythm in the middle of performance.

K Right Footswitch (See page 48.)

Allows you to control the Registration Shift function.

L Expression Pedal (See page 8.)

Used to adjust the entire volume level in the middle of
performance.

M Pedalboard

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Table of Contents

1 Quick Introductory Guide

2 Voice Sections

3 Voice Controls and

Effects

4 Rhythm, Accompaniment

and Percussion

5 Registration Memory

6 Footswitches and

Knee Lever

7 Pitch Controls

8 Music Disk Recorder

9 MIDI Controls

10 Accessory Jacks and

Controls

Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1 Quick Introductory Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2. Playing Your Electone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

3. Registration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

4. Registration Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

2 Voice Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

1. Voice Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2. Selecting Voices from the Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3. Selecting Additional Voices – Dotted Buttons and User Voices . . . . . . . . 21

4. Voice Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

3 Voice Controls and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

1. Selecting from the Voice Condition Pages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Touch Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Symphonic/Celeste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

2. Selecting from the Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Sustain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . 31

1. Selecting Rhythm Patterns from the Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

2. Auto Variation and Rhythm Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

3. Selecting Rhythms from the Dotted Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4. Rhythm Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

5. Accompaniment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

6. Automatic Accompaniment – Auto Bass Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

7. Keyboard Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

8. Melody On Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

5 Registration Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

1. Storing Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

2. Registration Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

6 Footswitches and Knee Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

1. Footswitch Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

2. Knee Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

7 Pitch Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

8 Music Disk Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Formatting a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Replacing Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Other Functoins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

9 MIDI Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

10 Accessory Jacks and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

MIDI Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

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Main Features

Your Yamaha Electone is pac ked with many sophisticated functions. Yet it is amazingly easy to
use. The main features are described here so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of
your Electone.

Included among the main features are:

Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds

The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) and FM (Frequency Modulation)
tone generation technologies, combined with authentic tone function, make
the EL-27 a truly expressive musical instrument.

Wide Range of Voice Controls and Effects

Electone voices can also be enhanced with a variety of v oice controls and
effects, including octa ve settings, Touch Tone, Symphonic/Celesta, Vibrato,
Reverb, and Sustain. (See page 24.)

Dynamic Rhythm Patterns

The Rhythm section of the EL-27 f eatures authentic drum and percussion
sounds, accompanied with conv enient Accompaniment functions. (See
page 31.)

A Keyboard Percussion function is also provided for playing the realistic
percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. (See page

43.)

Wide Variety of Registration Menus

Your Electone also has convenient Registration Men us that allow you to
instantly change all settings for the entire instrument in real time, as you
play. (See page 10.)

Recording of Performances with the Music Disk Recorder

The Electone also features a Music Disk Recorder f or recording your
performances. The recording is completely digital and is stored to disk,
which means that no matter how many times you play back the recording, it
will always sound exactly the same as the original performance. (See page

55.)

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1 Quick Introductory Guide

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YAMAHA Electone

POWER

1 Quick Introductory Guide

POWER

No matter what your level of pla ying experience, we recommend that you take the time to go
through this basic section. It shows y ou 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 adv anced features.

1. Getting Started

Once you've set up y our Electone and plugged the power cord into an
electrical outlet, you're ready to get started and play.

1. Turn on the Electone by pressing the POWER switch.

When you turn on the Electone, the following displays will appear in
succession on the LCD:

Yamaha products are
manufactured specifically

for the supply voltage in the
area where they are to be sold. If
you should move, or if any doubt
exists about the supply voltage,
please consult with a qualified
technician.

This last display (Voice Display) shows the currently assigned voice settings
for each voice section of the instrument, with the abbreviation for each voice
section beside the voice name: Upper (£), Lower (¢), Lead (¢™), and
Pedalboard (¡).

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 (see page 47.) 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. Then, to
restore the previous settings, hold down the M. (Memory) button and press the D. (Disable) button.

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2.

Maximum volume Minimum volume

MASTER VOLUME

1

2

3

4

5

BASIC

REGIST.

Set the MASTER VOLUME control.

The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the
volume of the entire instrument.

3. Press the Expression pedal down with your foot.

The Expression pedal also controls the entire volume of the Electone. Once
you hav e 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.

For now, press the pedal down slightly beyond the halfwa y point.

2. Playing Your Electone

The Electone includes convenient Registrations that let you completely and instantly change the voices
and other settings for all of the keyboards, ev en as you play. Each registration is pre-programmed to be
used for a specific music style or instrumental combination.

●Basic Registrations

The Basic Registration section has five factory preset registrations, each
with a different set of voices for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard
and each specially suited for pla ying in a different music style.

When you turn the Electone on, the Electone automatically selects Basic
Registration 1. If another registration has been selected (the lamp on the
button will be lit), press the button for Basic Registration 1.

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Now, try out the five Basic Registrations with the following music examples. Press the appr opriate

Page 3 [13: Waltz-A]

Tempo=105

Page 4 [1: Swing-B]

Tempo=160

Page 5 [11: 16 Beat-A]

Tempo=74

Page 5 [7: 8Beat-A]

Tempo=100

Page 3 [9: March-A]

Tempo=120

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Basic Registration 1

Basic Registration 2

Basic Registration 3

Basic Registration 4

Basic Registration 5

Skaters Waltzes E. Waldteuful

When the Saints Go Marchin' in American Traditional Folk Song

Ave Maria Gnauld

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star French Traditional Folk Song

Overture "Orphee aux enfers" J. Offenbach

C

C CC

C

CG7

G7

G7

G7

GDm Am D7

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G7C

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CFC C C

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Am

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G7 G7 G7

G7

D7

G7

C

buttons to select the registrations. Each music example has been chosen to best suit its
companion registration.

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The chart below lists the voices that have been set for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in

DATA CONTROLDATA CONTROL PAGE

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Basic Registration 1 Basic Registration 2 Basic Registration 3 Basic Registration 4

Strings

Upper Keyboard
voice

Lower Keyboard
voice

Pedal voice

Strings

Contrabass

Brass

Horn

Tuba Contrabass

Piano

Flute Cosmic 1

Cosmic 2

Cosmic 2

Basic Registration 5

Synth. Brass

Cosmic 3

Synth. Bass

each of the five Basic Registrations.

3. Registration Menu

In addition to the Basic Registrations, many more registrations are available on y our Electone. Some of
the registrations include voice and rhythm/accompaniment selections. With the variety of registrations
availab le, you're certain to find the right registration that perfectly suits any style of music you play.

The EL-27 is equipped with a total of 80 specially programmed registrations, selected with the built-in
Registration Menu button on the panel, as well as the 40 registr ations selected from the included
Registration Menu disk. Refer to the Registr ation Menu List on page 15.

To select a registration from the built-in Registration Menu:

For e xample, let's select an appropriate registration (Waltz-A) f or the "Skaters Waltzes" (Basic
Regisatrtion 1).

1. Press the REGIST. MENU button in the DISPLAY SELECT

section.

2. From the display that appears, select the desired

page. (In this case, select page 3.)

The top right PAGE buttons select the next or previous page.

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Some of the functions have more than two pages. Each press of the PAGE buttons (1q) increases the page
number found in the top right in the display.

3. Press the bottom left DATA CONTROL buttons to select

SYNCHRO

START

START

RHYTHM

FILL IN

INTRO.

ENDING

<REGIST DISK> ¡3
13:Waltz-A [SET]

Any button can be
used to actually select
the setting.

Selects next number.

Selects previous number.

Jumps ahead ten numbers.

Jumps back ten numbers.

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the registration you want to use. (In this case, select
Waltz-A [No.13].)

The bottom left DAT A CONTROL buttons step through the various
selections, while the top left DATA CONTROL buttons are used to jump
ahead or back by ten selections.

4.

Finally, call up the selected registration by pressing
the right DATA CONTROL buttons, selecting SET (Waltz-A
[No.13] here, for example.).

The message "Completed...!!" will be instantly indicated in the display,
meaning that the registration menu indicated in the display has been set.

The DATA CONTROL buttons are generally used to select voice and rhythms, and are also used as
described above. The left button of a DATA CONTROL button pair is usually used in a "negative" fashion –
for instance, to decrease a value, or select a previous setting or position. The right button is used in a
"positive" fashion – to increase a value, or select the next setting or position.

To Start the Rhythm:

5. Once you've selected a registration, press the START

button in the RHYTHM section.

This step starts up a rhythm pattern appropriate to the music style you have
selected. (To turn the pattern off, press the START button again.)

Some of the registrations in

the Registration Menu section
may not have assigned rhythm and
automatic accompaniment patterns.
See a chart included with this manual
that provides a list of all the available
music styles, along with the rhythm
patterns used. (See page 15.)

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You can also adjust the tempo of the rhythm to your liking by turning the

BAR/BEAT

BAR

BEAT

TEMPO

Slower Faster

C
G

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TEMPO dial, as indicated in the illustration below. T urning the dial clockwise
makes the tempo faster and counterclockwise makes slower.

To use Auto Bass Chord function:

The A.B.C. (Auto Bass Chord) automatic accompaniment feature of the Electone also plays an important
role and is used in conjunction with the registrations and rhythm patterns. Like the rhythm patterns, A.B.C.
patterns have been programmed to best match the selected registration in pages 3, 4 and 5 of the
Registration Menu. They allow you to add sophisticated bass and chord accompaniment patterns that suit
the music, simply by playing chords on the Lower keyboard.

6. Press the chord "C"on the Lower keyboard. (Try the

chord shown in the illustration on the right.)

This function provides automatic accompaniment specially tailored for the
music style in which you pla y. Notice that ev en after you release your fingers
from the keyboard, the chord and accompaniment patterns continue to
sound. For more details on A.B.C., see page 41.

Now return to the first five written music examples in the Basic Registrations
section above (see page 9). Select the registration indicated at the top right
of the score (for e xample, "13: Waltz-A" in the first song). Refer back to the
steps on selecting registrations above (see page 10.) if necessary.

7. Play the melody line as you did before with your

right hand on the Upper keyboard. This time, however,
use the A.B.C. automatic accompaniment by pressing the
chords with your left hand. The keys you should press
are indicated by the small diagrams just below the
melody in the score.

Now that you'v e heard what A.B.C. can do, try selecting other registrations
from the Registration Menu. Use the A.B.C. function with these newly
selected registrations as well, to get a better idea of the wide stylistic range
of your Electone.

See how easy it is? And remember, you don't have to hold the key down to
use the automatic accompaniment. Just press the ke y once and the
automatic accompaniment will continue until you press the ne xt key.

If you have unintentionally

changed the display by
pressing a button on the panel, return
to Step #1 above (pressing the
REGIST. MENU button) to return to the
Registration Menu.

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To cancel the A.B.C. Automatic Accompaniment:

<ABC> <MEMORY> ¡1
OFF ŒL ŒP

Turns the Lower keyboard Memory (L)
on and off.

Turns the Pedalboard
Memory (P) on and off.

These buttons correspond to the bottom left
of the LCD and let you step through the various
A.B.C. modes.

<ABC> <MEMORY> ¡1
Fingered „L „P

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VOICE

DISPLAY

A. B. C.
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You can, of course, cancel the automatic accompaniment patterns (Fingered mode) if you want to play
the accompaniment by yourself on the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.

8. Press the A.B.C./M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT

section, to the right of the LCD Display.

9. Press one of the bottom left DATA CONTROL buttons

repeatedly until "OFF" appears below ABC on the LCD.

10 . Turn the Memory function off as well by using the

bottom right DATA CONTROL buttons.

A solid or dark box on the LCD indicates that the function is on; an empty or
outlined box indicates that the function is off. Make sure the boxes next to L
(Lower) and P (Pedal) are both off, as shown in the example LCD above.

This short introductory section has shown you just a small portion of the
vast potential of your Electone . Now that you know how to select among the
Registrations and use the A.B.C . Automatic Accompaniment, take some
time to explore the other registrations and their rhythm patterns. There's a
great wealth of realistic voices , authentic orchestration and stylistically
varied rhythms – all instantly available from the Registration Menus feature.

Before going on to explore the
remaining sections of this manual, we
suggest that you turn the A.B.C.
automatic accompaniment and
memory functions off. Otherwise,
single notes played on the Lower
keyboard will sound as full chords,
and the Pedal voices will not sound
when playing the Pedalboard. To
keep this from happening, select the
OFF setting in A.B.C. and press the
buttons that correspond to LOWER
and PEDAL in the display to turn
memory off.

As in the operation described

above, the DATA CONTROL
buttons are also used simply to turn
functions on and off.

Press the Registration Menu

buttons in the DISPLAY
SELECT section to display the
registration menu on the LCD.

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1 Quick Introductory Guide

To select the Registrations from the Registration Menu disk:

Any button can be used to
actually select the setting.

Selects the next number.

Selects the previous number.

PAGE

Included with your Electone is a Registration Menu Disk, containing 40 different menus.

1. Put the included Registration Menu Disk,

facing the label up, into the Disk slot, located just
under the Music Disk Recorder at the right side of
the Electone.

Once you've securely inserted the disk into the slot, the LCD
Display on the panel will automatically change to show the
availab le registration menu.

2. Press the PAGE buttons in the right of the LCD

to select the various menu "pages" of registrations
available on the disk.

3. Select one of the registrations shown on the LCD by

pressing the DATA CONTROL button in the left bottom of
the display.

4. Press the DATA CONTROL buttons in the right of the

LCD to call up the Registration you have selected.

The message "Completed...!!" momentarily appears, indicating that the
menu has been selected.

Up to 10 registration

selections are shown on the
LCD; no data is stored in the
registration numbers from 11 through

16.

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1 Quick Introductory Guide

4. Registration Menu List

Page1
No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

1 STRINGS1 Orchestra Strings Violin Horn Contrabass
2 STRINGS2 Pop Strings Strings Flute (4') Strings Pizzicato Bass
3 STRINGS3 Chamber Strings Strings Violin Strings Pizzicato Bass
4 STRINGS4 Solo Violin - Violin Strings Contrabass
5 STRINGS5 Pops Orchestra 1 Strings Harpsichord Strings Elec. Bass
6 STRINGS6 Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Bass Pizzicato Bass (4') Pizzicato Bass Pizzicato Bass
7 STRINGS7 Pops Orchestra 2 Strings Trumpet Brass Pizzicato Bass
8 STRINGS8 Strings Ensemble Strings Strings (16') Strings Contrabass
9 BRASS1 Marching Band Brass Trombone Brass Tuba
10 BRASS2 Solo Trumpet - Trumpet Horn Tuba
11 BRASS3 Big Band 1 Brass Saxophone Trombone Pizzicato Bass
12 BRASS4 Solo Trombone - Trombone Saxophone Pizzicato Bass
13 BRASS5 Big Band 2 (Saxophone Ensemble) Saxophone Saxophone (8') Piano Pizzicato Bass
14 BRASS6 Jazz Combo 1 (Trumpet) - Trumpet Elec. Bass Pizzicato Bass
15 BRASS7 Dixie Jazz - Clarinet Piano Pizzicato Bass
16 BRASS8 Fusion (Saxophone) Saxophone Elec. Piano Elec. Bass

Page 2
No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

1 LEAD1 Woodwind Ensemble Oboe Flute Clarinet Bassoon (8')
2 LEAD2 Solo Flute - Flute Strings Contrabass
3 LEAD3 Solo Oboe - Oboe Strings Contrabass
4 LEAD4 Polka - Clarinet Harmonica Pizzicato Bass
5 LEAD5 Fantasy 1 Cosmic 1 Flute (4') Elec. Piano Elec. Bass
6 LEAD6 Harmonica - Harmonica Strings Contrabass
7 LEAD7 Tango Band Harmonica Harmonica (16') Piano Pizzicato Bass
8 LEAD8 Jazz Organ Jazz Organ Jazz Organ (4') Jazz Organ (8') Organ Bass
9 DECAY1 Piano Piano - Piano Piano
10 DECAY2 Jazz Combo 2 (Vibraphone) Vibraphone - Piano Pizzicato Bass
11 DECAY3 Honky-tonk Piano Piano - Piano Piano
12 DECAY4 Jazz Guitar Elec. Bass Elec. Bass (16') Strings Elec. Bass
13 DECAY5 Marimba Marimba - Piano Pizzicato Bass
14 DECAY6 Fantasy 2 Vibraphone (4') Flute (4') Strings Elec. Bass
15 DECAY7 Guitar Guitar Elec. Bass (16') Strings Contrabass
16 DECAY8 Oriental 1 Harpsichord Harpsichord (16') Strings Elec. Bass

● The numbers in the parentheses indicate that the "feet" settings for the assigned voice are different from the default.

Built-in Registration Menu (80 Menus)

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1 Quick Introductory Guide

Page 3
No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

1 CONTEMP.1 Wind Synth. 1 - Cosmic 3 Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16')
2 CONTEMP.2 Synth. Brass Synth. Brass Synth. Bass (8') Harpsichord Elec. Bass (16')
3 CONTEMP.3 Wind Synth. 2 Oboe Saxophone (8') Piano Elec. Bass (16')
4 CONTEMP.4 Synth. Horn Tuba (8') Guitar Elec. Bass
5 CONTEMP.5 Fantasy 3 Cosmic 1 (8') Organ Bass (4') Cosmic 1 (8 ') Contrabass
6 CONTEMP.6 Fantasy 4 Cosmic 2 Cosmic 1 Chorus Organ
7 CONTEMP.7 Piano + Synth. Piano Cosmic 1 (8') Clarinet Synth. Bass
8 CONTEMP.8 Oriental 2 Cosmic 2(16') Marimba Contrabass Horn (16')

No. LCD Display Rhythm (Tempo) Accompaniment Type Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Pedal Voice

9 March-A 120 4 Brass Trumpet Tuba
10 March-B 11 0 1 Bassoon Flute (4') Pizzicato Bass (16')
11 Country 112 1 - Harmonica Pizzicato Bass (16')
12 Broadway 135 4 Trombone (8') Trumpet Pizzicato Bass
13 Waltz-A 10 5 4 Strings Strings (16') Pizzicato Bass (16')
14 Waltz-B 17 0 1 Strings Violin Pizzicato Bass
15 Jazz Waltz 140 4 Elec. Bass (16') Flute (4') Pizzicato Bass (16')
16 Swing-A 16 5 2 Saxophone Saxophone (8') Pizzicato Bass

Page 4
No. LCD Display Rhythm (Tempo) Accompaniment Type Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Pedal Voice

1 Swing-B 16 0 3 Brass Trumpet Pizzicato Bass
2 Swing-C 138 1 - Clarinet Pizzicato Bass
3 Jazz Ballad 60 3 - Trombone Pizzicato Bass
4 Dixieland 108 4 - Trumpet Tuba
5 Bounce-A 123 2 Guitar Elec. Bass (16') Elec. Bass (16')
6 Bounce-B 130 4 - Clarinet Pizzicato Bass (16')
7 Reggae-A 13 2 4 Marimba - Elec. Bass (16')
8 Reggae-B 12 0 3 Elec. Piano Synth. Bass Elec. Bass (16')
9 Slow Rock-A 80 3 Guitar Elec. Bass (16') Elec. Bass (16')
10 Slow Rock-B 74 1 - Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')
11 Slow Rock-C 80 3 - Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')
12 Tango-A 12 0 1 Harmonica Harmonica (16') Pizzicato Bass (16')
13 Tango-B 120 1 Strings Violin Pizzicato Bass (16')
14 Tango-C 1 20 4 - Violin Pizzicato Bass (16')
15 ChaCha 126 4 Piano (16') Piano (4') Elec. Bass (16')
16 Rhumba 115 1 - Trombone (8') Elec. Bass (16')

Page 5
No. LCD Display Rhythm (Tempo) Accompaniment Type Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Pedal Voice

1 Beguine 118 4 Strings Flute (4') Elec. Bass (16')
2 Mambo 100 4 Brass Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')
3 Samba-A 120 1 Saxophone Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')
4 Samba-B 12 0 4 Elec. Bass (16') Flute Elec. Bass (16')
5 Bossanova-A 1 03 1 - Flute Elec. Bass (16')
6 Bossanova-B 1 2 4 1 - Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')
7 8 Beat-A 100 3 Cosmic 2 Vibraphone (4') Elec. Bass (16')
8 8 Beat-B 117 1 Elec. Piano - Elec. Bass (16')
9 8 Beat-C 152 1 Jazz Organ - Elec. Bass (16')
10 DancePop 130 4 Vibraphone (4') Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16')
11 16 Beat-A 85 4 - Flute Elec. Bass (16')
12 16 Beat-B 124 1 Synth. Brass Synth. Brass (16') Elec. Bass (16')
13 16 Beat-C 112 1 Brass Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')
14 16 Beat Funk 118 4 Synth. Bass Cosmic 3 Elec. Bass (16')

No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

15 Wedding Wedding Organ Organ (4') Organ Organ (16')
16 X'mas X'mas Vibraphone (4') Cosmic 2 Strings Contrabass

● For No.9 through 16 of Page 3, and Pages 4 and 5 above, settings are as follows: A.B.C.: "Fingered", Memory: "ON" to both Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.

● The numbers in the parentheses indicate that the "feet" settings for the assigned voice are different from the default.

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Registration Menu Disk (40 Menus)

1 Quick Introductory Guide

Page1
No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

1 STRINGS1 Solo Violin - Violin Strings Contrabass
2 STRINGS2 Strings Ensemble Strings Strings Horn Pizzicato Bass
3 STRINGS3 Pop Strings 1 Strings Vibraphone Horn Contrabass
4 STRINGS4 Pop Strings 2 Strings Clarinet Strings Pizzicato Bass
5 STRINGS5 Symphonic Orchestra Tutti 1 Tutti 2 Strings Contrabass
6 BRASS1 Trumpet Ensemble Brass Trumpet Brass Tuba
7 BRASS2 Solo Trumpet - Trumpet Trombone Tuba
8 BRASS3 Solo Trombone - Trombone Trombone Tuba
9 BRASS4 Brass Ensemble Trumpet Trombone Horn Tuba
10 BRASS5 Big Band Brass Trombone Saxophone Pizzicato Bass

Page 2
No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

1 LEAD1 Solo Flute 1 - Flute Strings Contrabass
2 LEAD2 Solo Flute 2 - Flute Clarinet Pizzicato Bass
3 LEAD3 Whistle - Flute Pizzicato Bass Pizzicato Bass
4 LEAD4 Flute Ensemble Flute Flute Bassoon Pizzicato Bass
5 LEAD5 Pop Flute Vibraphone Flute Strings Contrabass
6 LEAD6 Woodwind Ensemble 1 Bassoon Flute Clarinet Pizzicato Bass
7 LEAD7 Solo Oboe - Oboe Bassoon Pizzicato Bass
8 LEAD8 Woodwind Ensemble 2 - Clarinet Bassoon Clarinet
9 LEAD9 Solo Clarinet Clarinet - Horn Pizzicato Bass
10 LEAD10 Solo Saxophone - Saxophone Strings Contrabass

Page 3
No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice

1 DECAY1 Piano Piano - Piano Piano
2 DECAY2 Harpsichord Harpsichord - Strings Contrabass
3 DECAY3 Marimba Marimba - Clarinet Pizzicato Bass
4 DECAY4 Music Box Vibraphone - Vibraphone Vibraphone
5 DECAY5 Classical Guitar Guitar - Strings Pizzicato Bass
6 ORGAN1 Organ Organ - Organ Organ Bass
7 ORGAN2 Jazz Organ Jazz Organ - Jazz Organ Organ Bass
8 BANDONEON Bandoneon Harmonica Harmonica Strings Pizzicato Bass
9 SYNTH1 Cosmic Sound 1 Cosmic 2 Cosmic 1 Chorus Contrabass
10 SYNTH2 Cosmic Sound 2 Cosmic 3 Synth. Bass Cosmic 3 Synth. Bass

Page4
No. LCD Display Rhythm (Tempo) Accompaniment Type Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Pedal Voice

1 March 120 4 Brass Trumpet Tuba
2 Broadway 135 4 Trombone Saxophone Pizzicato Bass
3 Waltz 105 4 Strings Strings Pizzicato Bass
4 Swing 160 3 Brass Trumpet Pizzicato Bass
5 SlowRock 80 3 Guitar Elec. Bass Elec. Bass
6 Tango 127 3 Harmonica Harmonica Pizzicato Bass
7 Cha Cha 126 4 Piano Piano Elec. Bass
8 Samba 120 1 Saxophone Trumpet Elec. Bass
9 8 Beat 100 3 Cosmic 2 Vibraphone Elec. Bass
10 16 Beat 74 4 Harmonica Harmonica Elec. Bass

● For Page 4 above, settings are as follows: A.B.C.: "Fingered", Memory: "ON" to both Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.

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2 Voice Sections

£Strings ¢™Violin
¢Strings ¡ContBass

FOOT

SW.

REGIST.

MENU

VOICE

DISPLAY

A. B. C.
M. O. C.

REGIST.

SHIFT

PITCH

MIDI

DISPLAY SELECT

SYMPHO-

NIC

CONTRA

BASS

ELEC.
BASS

MAX

MIN

ORGAN

BASS

TUBA TO

LOWER

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE PEDAL VOICE

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

NICA

MAX

MIN

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

VIOLIN FLUTE

MAX

MIN

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE LEAD VOICE

1

2

1

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

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SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HORN

MAX

MIN

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

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COSMIC TUTTI

1

2

1

2 Voice Sections

The following illustration shows the various available voice sections.

The Electone has four voice sections: Upper Keyboard Voice, Lead Voice, Lower Keyboard Voice,
and Pedal Voice. All voices are playable from the Upper or Lower keyboards or Pedalboard,
allowing you to create richly textured voice layers on a single keyboard.

1. Voice Display

You can see at-a-glance which voices are currently selected for each of the voice sections by calling up
the Voice Display.

Press the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT
section.

The Voice Display is indicated on the LCD.

The Voice Display is automatically shown when the Electone is turned on.

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2 Voice Sections

2. Selecting Voices from the Panel

Harpsi.

Piano E.Piano

The first character flashes to
indicate the selected voice.

Harpsi.

Piano E.Piano

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

NET

SAXO­PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

NICA

MAX

MIN

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

1

2

Since selection of panel voices follows the same procedure throughout the various voice sections,
instructions for only the Upper Keyboard Voice section are given here.

1. Select a voice from the UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

section by pressing one of the Voice buttons in that
section.

If, for example, you have selected the PIANO voice, the following display will
appear:

Notice that several different voice names are sho wn on this display.
These are variations of the basic Piano voice category.

2. Press one of the DATA CONTROL buttons that

corresponds to the voice you wish to select.

Some voice buttons have

only one voice.

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2 Voice Sections

3. Set the volume for each voice section.

TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

<UPPER> ¡1

Pressing this button decreases the value.

Pressing this button increases the value.

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

NICA

MAX

MIN

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

1

2

Maximum

Minimum

CONTRA

BASS

ELEC.
BASS

MAX

MIN

ORGAN

BASS

TUBA TO

LOWER

PEDAL VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

MAX

MIN

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

LEAD VOICE

1

1

There are two volume controls: Coarse and Fine.

Coarse:

Use the VOLUME controls of each voice section on the panel to set the
desired level for each voice.

The controls have seven volume settings , from a minimum of 0, or no sound,
to a maximum of full volume.

Fine:

Pressing the same panel voice button again calls up the Voice Condition
display.

Use the DAT A CONTROL buttons, in the bottom right of the LCD, that
correspond to the Volume setting to change the lev el of the desired voice.
The relative level is indicated by a numeric value (from 0 – 24).

Pressing a voice button once

calls up that voice's Voice
Menu display. Pressing it a second
time calls up the Voice Condition
display (as shown in the illustration).
Successive presses alternate between
the two displays.

4. Now select voices for the Lower keyboard and

Pedalboard as you did for the Upper keyboard above.
Also set the volumes of the voices.

PLAYING LEAD AND PEDAL VOICES FROM THE LOWER KEYBOARD:

The Electone has a special "To Lower" function that lets you assign Lead
or Pedal voices to the Lower ke yboard. Simply press the TO LOWER

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button on the voice section you wish to assign, and that voice will be
playable from the Lower keyboard.

●If the effect (vibrato, etc.) is set to the original Pedal Voices, the voices
assigned to the Lower ke yboards are playable with the effects as well.

●The Lead/Pedal Voice cannot be played on the Upper keyboard/
Pedalboard, if the Lead/Pedal Voice is assigned to the Low er keyboard.

The Lead Voice and Pedal

time; when you simultaneously press
two or more keys, only the highest
note will sound.

Voice sounds one note at a

2 Voice Sections

3. Selecting Additional Voices – Dotted Buttons
and User Voices

The EL-27 Electone has a variety of voices from which you can choose – far greater than what is
immediately apparent from the front panel controls. You've already learned in the section above how to
select the different voices that are available in the Voice Menu display of each panel voice . The Electone
also has dotted buttons in each voice section, giving you convenient access to any voice.

Selecting Voices From the Dotted Buttons

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 voices can be selected from these buttons.

The dotted buttons have the following basic uses:

! For playing any voice of the Voice Menus from any of the keyboards
or Pedalboard.

You can play on the Upper ke yboard, for example, voices from the twenty­two Voice Menu pages (including User), and not be limited to only the twelve
buttons (equivalent to twelve Voice Menu pages) that make up the Upper
Voice section. Another advantage to this f eature is that when the normally
monophonic (one note) Lead and Pedal voices are assigned to the Upper or
Lower ke yboard voice sections, they can be played polyphonically. The
opposite is also the case: Upper or Lower voices assigned to the Lead or
Pedal sections will be monophonic.

" For having three different voices from the same Voice Menu page
available f or selection in the same song.

For e xample, you can assign one of the voices to a dotted b utton in the
Upper Keyboard Voice section, the second voice to the other dotted button
in the same section, and the third one on the Voice Menu.

# For storing voices from a Voice Disk.

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To select a voice from a dotted button:

USER 3 USER 4

USER 1 USER 2 ¡US

Harpsi.

Piano E.Piano ¡17

Piano E.Piano ¡17
Harpsi.

PAGE

Strings ¡1

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

NET

SAXO­PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

NICA

MAX

MIN

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

1

2

Dotted buttons

2 Voice Sections

1. Press one of the dotted buttons in any of the voice

sections.

For e xample, let's select the E. Piano (Page 17: Piano) using the dotted
button.

Page 1 (Strings) is displayed on the LCD.

2. Select one of the pages with the PAGE buttons found

in the right to the LCD display (Page 17: Piano).

Each voice group appears on the LCD display when the page has been
selected.

3. Select a voice from the display (E. Piano).

Select the USER page in the same manner as above when y ou wish to use
a voice from a Voice Disk. (See page 72.)

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.

The first character of the

selected voice's name
flashes to indicate that the voice has
been selected. As long as you do not
select a voice, this indication will not
appear.

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When you turn off and turn
on the Electone again, the
voice is set to the Basic

Registration 1. Be sure to store the
selected voices (registration
setting) to the Registration Memory
before you turn off the Electone
(see page 47).

4.Voice Menus

2 Voice Sections

Strings ¡1

STRINGS (Upper/Lower)

Tutti1 Tutti2 ¡12

TUTTI (Upper/Lower)

Violin ¡2

VIOLIN (Lead)

Chorus ¡13

CHORUS (Upper/Lower)

ContBass PizzBass ¡3

CONTRABASS (Pedal)

Harmonic ¡14

HARMONICA (Upper)

Brass SynBrass ¡4

BRASS (Upper/Lower)

Organ JazzOrgn¡15

ORGAN (Upper/Lower)

Horn ¡5

HORN (Lower)

OrgBass ¡16

ORGAN BASS (Pedal)

Trombone

Trumpet ¡6

TRUMPET (Lead)

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Piano E.Piano ¡17

PIANO (Upper/Lower)

Tuba ¡7

TUBA (Pedal)

Guitar ¡18

GUITAR (Upper/Lower)

Flute ¡8

FLUTE (Lead)

Marimba

Vibrphon ¡19

VIBRAPHONE (Upper/Lower)

Oboe Bassoon ¡9

OBOE (Lead)

SynBass

E.Bass ¡20

ELACTRIC BASS (Pedal)

Clarinet ¡10

CLARINET (Upper/Lower)

Cosmic3

Cosmic1 Cosmic2 ¡21

COSMIC (Upper/Lower)

Saxophon ¡11

SAXOPHONE (Upper/Lower)

USER 3 USER 4

USER 1 USER 2 ¡US

The following chart lists the voices available and their button/page
assignment. The numbers shown in the list correspond to the page numbers
shown in the display and are displayed only when pressing the dotted
buttons.

Some of the voice names are abbreviated: e.g., ContBass for Contrabass .

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3 Voice Controls and Effects

3 Voice Controls and Effects

<LEAD> ¡1
TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

PAGE

!"

VIOLIN FLUTE

MAX

MIN

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

LEAD VOICE

1

The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the
sound of the voices: Voice Controls and Effects.

These are used to change various aspects of the voices, suc h as the volume or octave (footage)
settings, or enhance the sound of the voices, such as with Reverb or Tremolo. They are divided
into two groups: 1) The contr ols/effects selected on the Voice Condition pages. 2) The effects set
by the panel buttons.

Each voice has been given certain factory-preset settings to best enhance its sound. However,
you can also change the settings to suit your pref erences by using the controls described in this
section.

1. Selecting from the Voice Condition Pages

To select the Voice Condition pages for changing the settings:

Choose a voice on the panel, then press that v oice's panel button
twice; If the voice you want to select is already displayed on the LCD
display, press once.

For the Lead Voice example shown below, press the VIOLIN button in the
LEAD VOICE section twice.

Page 1 of the Voice Condition pages is displayed on the LCD display. Each
of the Voice Conditions has page 1 through 4.

Voice Condition – Page 1

Lead Voice

! TOUCH (TOUCH TONE)

See page 24.

" VOL. (VOLUME)

Fine adjustment of the voice volume. See page 20.

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The Pedal Condition display

Pedal voices do not have the Vibrato
function.

has only two pages: The

3 Voice Controls and Effects

Voice Condition – Page 2

<UPPER>VIB. ¡4
DEPTH=0

PAGE

"

<LEAD>VIB. DELAY=0¡4
DEPTH=0 SPEED=0

PAGE

"#

!

<LEAD> ¡3
„USER VIB.

PAGE

<LEAD> ¡2
FEET=PRE. SYM.=PRE.

PAGE

!"

Press the PAGE buttons to select P age 2.

! FEET

See page 26.

" SYM. (SYMPHONIC)

See page 27.

Voice Condition – Page 3

Press the PAGE buttons to select P age 3.

USER VIB. (User Vibrato)

See page 28.

Voice Condition – Page 4

Press the PAGE buttons to select P age 4.
Lead Voice

Upper Keyboard Voice

(When USER VIB. is ON.)

! DELAY (Lead Voice only)

See page 29.

" DEPTH

See page 29.

# SPEED (Lead Voice only)

See page 29.

The Vibrato function in Page 4

of the Lead Voice is different
from the Upper/Lower Keyboard
Voice.

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3 Voice Controls and Effects

Press the PAGE button to return to the Page 1.

<LEAD> ¡2
FEET=PRE. SYM.=PRE.

PAGE

PRE.
4'
8'
16'

Selects next setting.

Selects previous setting.

<PEDAL> ¡1
VOL.=10

<LEAD> ¡1
TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

PAGE

1
4

Voice Condition - Page 1

●Touch Tone

The Touch Tone function gives you expressive control o ver the volume and timbre of a voice.

TOUCH (Touch T one)

The depth of Touch Tone is switchable alternately to 1 (Shallow) or 4 (Deep)
by pressing the D ATA CONTROL button found in the bottom left to the LCD
display. 4 is the factory setting.

The Touch Tone cannot be applied to the pedal voices.

response over the voices, controlling
volume and timbre according to the
velocity at/after which you strike the
keys.

in the upper models, respectively.

after touch does not function to the
percussive voices (Piano, etc.).

The Touch Tone function
provides initial/after touch

The set values 1 and 4 are
the same as the ones found

The Touch Tone does not
function to Organ Voice. The

Press the PAGE buttons to select the P age 2.

Voice Condition - Page 2

●Feet

FEET

Determines the octave setting of the voice . PRE. (Preset) is the original
(factory) setting; 4' is the highest and 16' is the lowest.

Settings: PRE., 4', 8', 16'

By using different Feet

settings in the Lower and
Upper keyboards, you can duplicate
the wide octave range of many
instruments. For example, with both
the Lower and Upper keyboards set to
the Piano voice and Feet set to
appropriate values, you can play the
voice nearly over the full range of a
grand piano.

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●Symphonic/Celeste

<SYMPHONIC>
„Symphonic ŒCeleste

Use these buttons to select Symphonic or Celeste.

FOOT

SW.

REGIST.

MENU

VOICE

DISPLAY

A. B. C.
M. O. C.

REGIST.

SHIFT

PITCH

MIDI

DISPLAY SELECT

SYMPHO-

NIC

<LEAD> ¡2
FEET=PRE. SYM.=PRE.

PAGE

PRE.
OFF
ON

Selects next setting.

Selects previous setting.

3 Voice Controls and Effects

Symphonic simulates the effect of a large ensemb le, while Celeste creates
the effect of a gradually expanding sound.

Symphonic/Celeste function can be set separately to each of the voices.

1. Press the bottom right DATA CONTROL buttons to turn

the SYM. (Symphonic) ON in the Voice Condition – Page 2.

2. Press the SYMPHONIC button in the DISPLAY SELECT

section to select either Symphonic or Celeste.

The Symphonic menu is display ed on the LCD display. Press the bottom
DAT A CONTROL buttons to switch betw een Symphonic and Celeste.

Symphonic/Celeste can be

selected by each voice,
however, both of them cannot be
applied at a time.

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●Vibrato

<LEAD>VIB. DELAY=0¡4
DEPTH=0 SPEED=0

PAGE

"#

!

<LEAD> ¡3
„USER VIB.

Press either of these buttons to turn on User Vibrato.

<LEAD> ¡3
ŒUSER VIB.

PAGE

3 Voice Controls and Effects

Vibrato is an effect that periodically, or regularly, varies the pitch of a voice
for a quavering sound. Used properly, it can make a voice sound richer and
more natural.

Press the PAGE buttons to select page 3.

Voice Condition – Page 3

1. Turn on USER VIB. (User Vibrato) in the Voice

Condition – Page 3.

When this is turned on, you can adjust the vibrato settings: Delay, Depth
and Speed for Lead voices, and Depth for Upper/Lower voices.

The Delay, Depth and Speed settings are set in the next page, Voice
Condition – Page 4. The Delay, Depth and Speed settings are not displayed
and cannot be adjusted unless USER VIB. has been turned on in this
setting.

2. Call up the Voice Condition – Page 4 by pressing the

PAGE buttons.

Voice Condition - Page 4

Lead Voice

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Upper Keyboard Voice

<LEAD>VIB ¡4
PRESET VIBRATO

Delay

Vibrato Controls

Speed

Depth

Key On

<LEAD>VIB ¡4
DEPTH=0

PAGE

"

3 Voice Controls and Effects

! Delay (Lead Voice only)

Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing of a ke y
and the start of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings increase the
delay of the vibrato onset. Range: 0 – 7

" Depth

Determines the intensity of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings
result in a more pronounced vibrato. Range: 0 – 7

# Speed (Lead Voice only)

Determines the speed of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Range: 0 – 7

The following diagr am graphically shows the vibrato effect and its related
controls.

Vibrato Controls

3. Select the setting of USER.VIB by using either of the

PAGE buttons, as indicated in the illustration of Step #2.

If User Vibrato has not been turned on, the following display appears when Page 4 is selected.

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2. Selecting from the Panel Buttons

<SUSTAIN> UPPER=10
LOWER=10 PEDAL=6

UPPER

(KNEE)

LOWER

(KNEE)

PEDAL

SUSTAIN

MAX

MIN

REVERB

●Reverb

Reverb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving the impression of a
performance in a large room or concert hall. The effect is applied equally
and simultaneously to all voice sections.

To adjust the reverb effect:

Press one of the REVERB buttons, located at the far left of the panel.

These controls determine the depth of the reverb eff ect. There are seven
settings, from a minimum of 0, or no reverb, to the maximum.

●Sustain

Sustain is selectable for the Upper, Lower and Pedal voices and makes the
sound gradually fade out when the keys are released. The sustain on/off
and sustain length settings are independent for each keyboard, providing
maximum expressiv e control.

To add sustain to the voices and call up the
Sustain Length page:

1. Press either of the buttons in the SUSTAIN section.

The lamp of the button pressed lights up to indicate that sustain is on.
Press the button again to turn sustain off.
The Sustain display appears on the LCD displa y.

Sustain cannot be applied to
the Lead voices.

If knee lever control of the

Upper or Lower sustain has
been turned on, pressing the Upper or
Lower buttons here will not add
sustain unless the knee lever is
pushed. (See page 52.)

Remember that the SUSTAIN

buttons are on/off switches. If
you use them to simply check the
sustain length values, you may
unintentionally change the on/off
status of the effect. Remember to
check whether the sustain button
lamps are on or off before you start to
play.

When you turn off and turn
on the Electone again, the
voice is set to the Basic

Registration 1. Be sure to store the
selected voices (registration
setting) to the Registration
Memory before you turn off the
Electone (see page 47.).

2.

Determines the length of sustain applied to each
voice section by using each of the DATA CONTROL
buttons.

The display shows the current sustain length values for each voice section.
Increasing valuesmakes sustain more effectively. Range:0 –12.

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4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

March
Country Broadway

Press either of these
DATA CONTROL buttons
that correspond to
Broadway on the
display.

Country Broadway

March

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

ROCK

MAX

MIN

TANGO LATIN1LATIN28 BEAT 16 BEAT

RHYTHM

1

2

SEQ.

SEQ.

1

3

SEQ.

SEQ.

2

4

The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to
automatically play various rhythm patterns. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with
the rhythm patterns, pro viding appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match
the style of the rhythm pattern selected. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion
feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and
Pedalboard.

1. Selecting Rhythm Patterns from the Panel

Ten different rhythm menus in various styles can be instantly selected from the front panel. The Electone
has additional "hidden" rhythm patterns, however. A total of 24 rhythm patterns are available, and can be
selected by using combination of the RHYTHM buttons and the LCD display.

To select and play a rhythm pattern:

1. Choose a rhythm pattern by pressing one of the

RHYTHM buttons on the panel.

The first character of the selected rhythm pattern's name flashes on the
LCD display. (Refer to the Rhythm Menu list on page 38 for selecting a
rhythm pattern.)

2. Press the DATA CONTROL buttons to select a rhythm

pattern from the Rhythm menu.

From the example display shown belo w, select Broadway.

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3. Set the volume.

BAR/BEAT

BAR

BEAT

TEMPO

SYNCHRO

START

START

RHYTHM

FILL IN

INTRO.

ENDING

Press the VOLUME controls to the right of the RHYTHM buttons to set the
desired level of the rhythm.

The controls have seven volume settings , from a minimum of 0, or no
sound, to a maximum of full volume.

Fine adjustments in the volume of the rhythm pattern can also be made
from the Rhythm Condition page (see page 35.).

4. Turn the rhythm on. You can use one of three buttons

to turn on the rhythm:

When the Electone is turned
on, the rhythm volume is

automatically set to 0.

! 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.

" SYNCHRO START

This button puts the rhythm pattern in "stand-by"; the rhythm will start when
you press a note on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. To stop the rhythm,
press this button again.

# INTRO. ENDING
INTRO .

Pressing this button automatically plays a short introduction (of up to eight
measures) before starting the actual rhythm pattern. First, press the INTRO .
ENDING button, then the START or SYNCHRO START buttons.

While the introduction is playing, the TEMPO displa y shows the countdown
to the first measure of the pattern.

The left footswitch can also be

used to turn the rhythm off and
on in the middle of a song. (To assign
the footswitch for rhythm control, see
page 51.)

ABOUT SYNCHRO START:

The Synchro Start feature
functions quite differently when Auto
Bass Chord is turned on and
Accompaniment Memory is turned off.
The rhythm pattern starts when a key
on the Lower keyboard is played, but
then immediately stops when the key
is released. To keep this from
happening, turn the Memory function
on. (Refer to the A.B.C. section, page
40, for details on Auto Bass Chord
and Memory.)

The EL-27 does not sound by

playing the Lower Keyboard
while the introduction is played back.

ENDING

Pressing the INTRO . ENDING button again while the pattern is being played
will automatically add an ending phrase before stopping the rhythm.

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LEAD IN

Pressing the START button while holding down the INTRO. ENDING button automatically plays a special
one-measure Lead In, with a click on each beat, to cue you in to the beginning of the song.

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5.

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

The number on the left indicates
the current bar or measure
and the one on the right indicates
the number of the beat in each bar.

BAR/BEAT

BAR

BEAT

TEMPO

Slower Faster

Set the tempo by turning the TEMPO dial below the

RHYTHM section.

! TEMPO Dial

For adjusting the speed of the rh ythm. Turn the dial clockwise to increase
the tempo, and counter-cloc kwise to decrease it.

" TEMPO Display

/ BAR/BEAT Display

Shows the current tempo. (Displayed values are given in beats per minute,
just as on a conventional metronome .) The tempo range is 40 to 240 beats
per minute.

When the rhythm pattern begins playing, the TEMPO display changes
function to a BAR/BEAT display.

# BAR/BEAT Indicator

The BAR/BEAT indicator flashes to the first beat of every measure.

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Fill In Patterns

SYNCHRO

START

START

RHYTHM

FILL IN

INTRO.

ENDING

Fill In patterns are designed to be used as temporary and regular rhythmic breaks to spice up a repeating
rhythm pattern.

To use the Fill In patterns:

USING A FILL IN FOR THE

1. Select and play a rhythm pattern.

START OF A SONG:
Fill In patterns can also be used as
introductions; simply press the FILL
IN button before starting the rhythm
with the START or SYNCHRO START
buttons.

2. As you play the Electone along with the rhythm

pattern, occasionally press the FILL IN button.

For best results, press the FILL IN button just at the beginning or the first
beat of a measure.

PLAYING PARTIAL FILL IN

PATTERNS:
You can also start Fill In patterns
within a bar, in order to play only the
final one or two beats of the Fill In
pattern and create additional
rhythmic interest. Since the Fill In
feature is very sensitive to bar/beat
boundaries, you should be very
careful to "play" the FILL IN button
precisely on (or just slightly before)
the beat that you want the Fill In
pattern to begin.

The left footswitch can also

be used to apply the Fill In
or Ending. (See page 52.)

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2. Auto Variation and Rhythm Volume

<RHYTHM> ¡1
ŒAUTO VARI. VOL.=0

Decreases the volume.

These buttons turn the Auto Variation function on and off.

Increases the volume.

!"

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

ROCK

MAX

MIN

TANGO LATIN1LATIN28 BEAT 16 BEAT

RHYTHM

1

2

SEQ.

SEQ.

1

3

SEQ.

SEQ.

2

4

These two settings are controlled from each rhythm's Rhythm Condition pages. There are three Rhythm
Condition pages.

To select the Rhythm Condition pages:

Choose a rhythm pattern, and press that pattern's panel button again.
(The button should be pressed only once if the Rhythm display has
already been called up; otherwise press the button twice.)

Rhythm Condition Page appears on the LCD as below.

Rhythm Condition – Page 1

! AUTO VARI. (Auto Variation)

The Auto Variation function lets you set pattern variations to be played
automatically. When set to on, Auto Variation automatically substitutes
additional pattern variations to make the rhythm more interesting and
complex.

" VOL. (Volume)

Fine adjustment of the overall volume of the rhythm patterns and Keyboard
Percussion (see page 43 on the Keyboard Percussion.). Range: 0 – 24

The Auto Variation function is

not applied to some of the

rhythm patterns.

Rhythm Condition Pages 2

and 3 are described later in

this section. (See pages 39 and 40.)

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3. Selecting Rhythms from the Dotted Buttons

Swing ¡3
J.Ballad Dixie

Swing ¡3
J.Ballad Dixie

PAGE

Country Broadway

March ¡1

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

ROCK

MAX

MIN

TANGO LATIN1LATIN28 BEAT 16 BEAT

RHYTHM

1

2

SEQ.

SEQ.

1

3

SEQ.

SEQ.

2

4

Dotted buttons

4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

The Rhythm section also has, like the voice sections, dotted buttons from which rhythm patterns can be
selected. These dotted buttons function as "wild card" rhythm pattern selectors; any of the rhythm
patterns available from the panel b uttons or from the pattern displa ys can be selected from these buttons.

As with the Voice sections' dotted buttons, y ou can set two or three rhythm patterns from the same page
to be selected from different buttons (one from the original Rhythm button, and the others from the dotted
buttons).

To select a rhythm pattern from a dotted button:

1. Press one of the dotted buttons on the right side of

the RHYTHM section.

Select the Dixie in the Swing Page for example.

Page 1 of the RHYTHM menu appears on the display.

2.

Select one of the pages with the PAGE buttons.

3. Select one of the rhythms by pressing one of the

appropriate (bottom right) DATA CONTROL buttons.

You can directly go to the

Rhythm page by pressing the
appropriate RHYTHM button while
holding down the dotted buttons.

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User Rhythm Pages:

USER1-A USER1-B ¡U1
USER1-C USER1-D

4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

You will find the User Rhythm P ages (8 in total) in the Rhythm Menu. You can call up and use the User
Rhythm Patterns created with other Electones such as EL-37.

1. First, create a user rhythm with the EL-37, register it

in one of the user rhythm number, and record it as a part
of the registration to a floppy disk.

2. Insert the floppy disk into the EL-27's M.D.R. slot. Call

up the registration, to load the user rhythm to the
corresponding user rhythm number.

3. Select the user rhythm by using the dotted button.

When you turn off and turn
on the Electone again, the

voice is set to the Basic
Registration 1. Be sure to store the
selected voices (registration
setting) to the Registration Memory
before you turn off the Electone
(see page 47.).

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4. Rhythm Menus

Country Broadway

March ¡1

Beguine Mambo

Cha-cha Rhumba ¡7

J.Waltz

Waltz ¡2

Bossa.

Samba ¡8

J.Ballad Dixie

Swing ¡3

D.Pop

8Beat ¡9

Reggae

Bounce ¡4

Funk

16Beat ¡10

S.Rock1 S.Rock2 ¡5

USER1-C USER1-D

USER1-A USER1-B ¡U1

Tango1 Tango2 ¡6

USER8-C USER8-D

USER8-A USER8-B ¡U8

This chart lists all 24 rhythm patterns available on the Electone. The n umbers in the chart correspond to
the page numbers shown in the display.

Some of the rhythm names are abbreviated (e.g., J. Waltz for Jazz Waltz).

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5. Accompaniment Controls

<ACCOMPANIMENT> ¡2
TYPE=1 VOL.=0

PAGE

Increases volume.

Decreases volume.

Sets volume to maximum value.

Sets volume to minimum value.

Select the Accompaniment type.

"!

<RHYTHM> ¡1
ŒAUTO VARI. VOL.=0

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

ROCK

MAX

MIN

TANGO LATIN1LATIN28 BEAT 16 BEAT

RHYTHM

1

2

SEQ.

SEQ.

1

3

SEQ.

SEQ.

2

4

The Accompaniment function here is independent of the A.B.C. accompaniment and works with the
Rhythm section to automatically add arpeggiated chords and other instrumental embellishments. The
Accompaniment controls include the setting of the Accompaniment type and its volume.

To select the Accompaniment controls in the Rhythm Condition
pages:

1.

Press any one of the RHYTHM buttons on the panel

twice.

2. Once the Rhythm Condition Page 1 display has been

called up, use the PAGE buttons to select Page 2.

Rhythm Condition – Page 2

! TYPE=1, 2, 3, 4

These settings provide four different types of rhythmic and melodic
accompaniment, and become more complex according to the type number
(Type 1 is the simplest, Type 4 the most complex).

" VOL. (Volume)

Determines the volume of the Accompaniment. The Accompaniment can be
turned off by setting this parameter to the minimum value. Range: 0 – 24

3. Turn on the rhythm by pressing the START button and

play on the Lower Keyboard.

The rhythmic or arpeggiated chords will be automatically added to the
original chords you play on the Low er keyboard.

Even if the Accompaniment

Type is changed, the
Intro/Ending pattern remains the
same.

When turning the Electone on,

the Accompaniment volume is
automatically set to 0. Be sure to set
the Accompaniment volume to the
appropriate value when using the
Accompaniment function.

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6. Automatic Accompaniment – Auto Bass Chord

<ABC> <MEMORY> ¡1
Fingered „L ŒP

OFF
Single
Fingered
Custom

Turns the Pedalboard
Memory (P) on and off.

Turns the Lower keyboard
Memory (L) on and off.

"

!

These buttons correspond to the bottom left of the LCD
and let you step through the various A.B.C. modes.

FOOT

SW.

REGIST.

MENU

VOICE

DISPLAY

A. B. C.

M. O. C.

REGIST.

SHIFT

PITCH

MIDI

DISPLAY SELECT

SYMPHO-

NIC

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. Depending on the feature or mode selected, y ou
can play anything from a single note to a full chord on the Lo wer keyboard and hear complete, rhythmical
bass and chord accompaniment.

There are three Auto Bass Chord modes – Single Finger, Fingered Chord
and Custom A.B.C.– and they are selected from either Rhythm Condition
Page 3 or the A.B .C./M.O.C. button (page) in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

To select the A.B.C. function:

1. Press the A.B.C./M.O.C. button. (Or press any of the

RHYTHM buttons twice to call up the Rhythm Condition
pages, then use the PAGE buttons to select Page 3, the
A.B.C./MEMORY page.)

A.B.C. function for the Pedal

voice does not work when the
To Lower in the Pedal voice section is
turned on.

A.B.C./MEMORY Page

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Auto Bass Chord

! Mode: Off, Single, Fingered, Custom

Off

Cancels the Auto Bass Chord function.

Single (Single Finger mode)

The Single Finger mode provides the fastest and easiest means to obtain
many different chord/bass combinations , by simply using one, or at most,
two or three fingers to play the chords.

Refer to the chart in page 42, "Chords Recognized in the Single Finger
Mode," for details on playing chords in this mode.

Fingered (Fingered Chord mode)

The Fingered Chord mode automatically produces bass and chord
accompaniment for chords pla yed in the Lower ke yboard. It allows you to
use a wider range of chord types than in the Single Finger mode. In the
Fingered Chord mode, you play all the notes of the chord while the Auto
Bass Chord function automatically selects the appropriate bass pattern and
rhythmic accents.

Refer to the chart in page 42, "Chords Recognized in the Fingered Chord
Mode," for details on playing chords in this mode.

Custom (Custom A.B.C. mode)

The Custom A.B.C. mode is a slight variation on the Fingered Chord mode.
It allows you to determine what bass notes will be play ed in the
accompaniment by playing a note on the Pedalboard along with the chords
you play in the Lower keyboard. In this way, you have greater control over
the actual notes of the accompaniment and the freedom to use a wider
variety of chords and voicings, yet are still able to take adv antage of the
automatic accompaniment capabilities of the Auto Bass Chord feature.

MEMORY

" Memory

The Memory function allows you to have the bass and chord
accompaniment continue even after you release your fingers from the
keyboard. Independent Memory settings are available for the Lower
keyboard and Pedalboard, making it possible, for example, to have the bass
continue with the rhythm while the chord accompaniment "rests." The
Memory function can also be used independently from the A.B.C. feature.

The bottom right DATA CONTROL button pair is used to control the Memory
function. The left button corresponds to the Lower keyboard, and the right
button corresponds to the Pedalboard.

L (Lower)

When Lower is set to on (solid box), the chord accompaniment of the Lower
Keyboard voices continues to play even after you release your fingers from
the Lower ke yboard.

P (Pedal)

When Pedal is set to on (solid box), the bass accompaniment of the
Pedalboard voices continues to play even after you release your fingers
from the Lower ke yboard.

Pedalboard does not sound in

the Single Finger or Fingered

mode.

When you start playing the

rhythm using the SYNCRO
START button with Auto Bass Chord
ON and Memory OFF and release
your fingers from the keyboard, the
rhythm pattern also stops.

The Pedal Voice remains

sounding even if you release
your fingers from the keyboard in the
Single Finger or Fingered Chord
mode.

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Chords Recognized in the Single Finger Mode (Key of C)

C Cm C7 Cm7 Cmaj7

Cm maj7 C+5 C7+5

Cdim C7sus4

C-5Cm7-5 C7-5 C6 Cm6

Cm7

C7

Cm

C

FGABCDE

GAB DE

Major, minor, 7th and minor 7th chords can all be played in the Single Finger
mode.

Major chords:

Press the root of the chord (the note that corresponds to the chord's name).

Minor chords:

Simultaneously press the root and any one black key to the left of it.

7th chords:

Simultaneously press the root and any one white key to the left of it.

Minor 7th chords:

Simultaneously press the root as well as any black key and any white key to
the left of it.

Minor, 7th and minor 7th

chords with black key roots
(such as Bor G) are played in the
same way as those with white key
roots.

With Single Finger, the chord

produced will sound in the
same octave regardless of where it is
played on the Lower keyboard.

Chords Recognized in the Fingered Chord Mode (Key of C)

PLAYING SINGLE FINGER CHORDS WITHOUT RHYTHM:

Auto Bass Chord is generally used with rhythm patterns to create full
rhythmic accompaniment, but it can also be used in the Single Finger mode
to add full continuous chords to your perf ormance without the use of the
rhythm. Simply leave the rhythm off in Single Finger mode, and play Single
Finger chords from the Lower keyboard.

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If you forget to cancel the

Single Finger or Fingered
Chord accompaniment functions,
single notes that you play will be
sounded as continuous chords.