Yamaha EL37E, EL37 User Manual

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92-469-➀

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ,

Electone EL-37. The Yamaha EL-37 Electone

combines the most advanced AWM tone generation

technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics

and features to give you stunning sound quality

with maximum musical enjoyment.

In order to make the most of the Electone and

extensive performance potential, we urge you to

read the manual thoroughly while trying out the

various features described. Keep the manual in a

safe place for later reference.

Main Features

Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet it is amazingly easy to use.

The main features are briefly described here so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of your Electone.

Included among the main features are:

Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds

The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technologies combined with authentic touch response for individual instrument voices, make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument.

High-quality Digital Effects

Electone voices can also be enhanced with a full range of high-quality digital effects, including Tremolo (for reproducing the sound of a rotating speaker), Reverb, and Flanger and Delay. (See page 27.)

Dynamic Rhythm Patterns

The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds, used by expert rhythm programmers in creating a total of 38 rhythm patterns, ranging across all styles of music. (See page 30.) A Keyboard Percussion function is also provided for playing the realistic percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. (See page 39.)

Comprehensive Automatic Accompaniment

The Electone is also equipped with various automatic accompaniment functions, including Auto Bass Chord, Accompaniment and Melody On Chord. (See pages 36, 40.)

Sophisticated Rhythm Pattern and Rhythm Sequence Programming

The Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program let you use the realistic Keyboard Percussion sounds, along with additional percussion sounds on the upper keyboard, to create and record your own rhythm patterns, then combine them (and the preset rhythms, if you wish) to make complete automatic rhythm tracks. (See page 68.)

Wide Variety of Registration Menus

The Electone is equipped with convenient Registration Menus that allow you to instantly change all settings for the entire instrument in real time, as you play! The EL-37 has 120 registrations available on disk. (See page 9.)

Recording of Performances with the Music Disk Recorder

The EL-37 also features a Music Disk Recorder for 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 48.)

Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have

made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory before turning the Electone off.

1. Quick Introductory Guide

2. Voice Sections

3. Voice Controls and Effects

4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

5. Registration Memory

6. Music Disk Recorder

7. Rhythm Pattern Programming and Rhythm Sequence Programming

8. Footswitches and Knee Lever

9. Pitch Controls

10. MIDI Controls

11. Accessory Jacks and Controls

12. Appendix

Table of Contents

Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

1. Quick Introductory Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Playing Your Electone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Basic Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Registration Menu Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Registration Menu List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the LCD Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

2. Voice Sections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Selecting Voices from the Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Selecting Additional Voices—Dotted Buttons and User Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Voice Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

3. Voice Controls and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Voice Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Voice Condition Page 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

1 Touch Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

2 Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Voice Condition Page 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

3 Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

4 Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Voice Condition Page 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

5 Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

1 Tremolo/Chorus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

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

3 Delay and Flanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

4 Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

5 Sustain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

6 Glide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Rhythm Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Fill In Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Auto Variation and Percussion Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Dotted Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Rhythm Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Accompaniment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Automatic Accompaniment—Auto Bass Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Keyboard Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Melody On Chord . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

5. Registration Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Storing Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Registration Shift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Resetting the Registration Memory Buttons (Power On Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

6. Music Disk Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Formatting a Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Replacing Registrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Messages on the M.D.R. LED Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

7. Rhythm Pattern Programming and Rhythm Sequence Programming . . . . . . . . . .68

Outline of Rhythm Programming Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Panel Controls—Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Rhythm Pattern Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Programming Rhythm Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Saving Rhythm Pattern and Rhythm Sequence Data to Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Recalling Rhythm Pattern and Rhythm Sequence Data from Disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

8. Footswitches and Knee Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Footswitch Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Knee Lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

9. Pitch Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

10. MIDI Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

11. Accessory Jacks and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

12. Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

MIDI Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

Panel Layout

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

LOWER

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

SYNCHRO

START

REVERB SUSTAIN

UPPER (KNEE)

LOWER (KNEE)

PEDAL

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS

CLARI-

NET

SAXOPHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

HORN

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

ROCK

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

PEDAL VOICE

ELEC. BASS

CONTRA

BASS

TUBAORGAN

BASS

LOWER

PEDAL

INTRO.

ENDING

START

FILL IN

DATA

CONTROL

RHYTHM

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS

CLARI-

NET

SAXOPHONE

CHORUS

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

SEQ. SEQ.

BASIC

REGIST.

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

REGIST.

SHIFT

PITCH

MIDI

EFFECT

A.B.C.

M.O.C.

TREMOLO

(FAST)

MASTER VOLUME

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

POWER

RECORD

PLAY

FORMAT

SONG

REPEAT

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

- TEMPO +

PATTERN

SEQUENCE

CLEAR CHANGE

PRESET

USER SET INS. DEL. CLEAR

PAGE

DISPLAY SELECT

3 3

DATA

CONTROL

ACCENTINSTRUMENTQUANTIZE

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

05678

1234

1. Quick Introductory Guide

Whether you are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your life, we recommend that you take the time to go through this basic section. It shows you in the simplest possible manner how to start playing your Electone. The basic operations and functions that you learn in this section will also be important when you later use the Electone’s more advanced features.

Getting Started

1. Plug the power cord in to an appropriate

electrical outlet.

2. Tu rn on the Electone by pressing the POWER

switch

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

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 (

Tur ning 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 42.) 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.

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.

POWER

YAMAHA Electone

£Strings ¢™Violin ¢Strings ¡ContBass

1. Quick Introductory Guide

3. Set the MASTER VOLUME control.

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

4. Press the Expression pedal down with your

foot.

The Expression pedal also controls the entire volume of the Electone. 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.

For now, press the pedal down slightly beyond the halfway point.

Playing Your Electone

Your new Electone is fully equipped with an exceptionally wide variety of voice, rhythms, effects and other convenient functions. Since it may takes some time to master the wealth of features available, 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.

● 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 playing 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.

MASTER VOLUME

Set the control to roughly this position. This is the normal playing level.

Maximum volume Minimum volume

BASIC

REGIST.

1. Quick Introductory Guide

Try playing the melody line of following piece of music on the Upper Keyboard, using the indicated registration.

Now, try out the rest of the Basic Registrations with the following music examples. Press the appropriate buttons to select the registrations. Each music example has been chosen to best suit its companion registration.

1. Quick Introductory Guide

The chart below lists the voices that have been set for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in each of the five Basic Registrations.

● Registration Menu Disk

In addition to the Basic Registrations, many more registrations are available on your Electone; supplied as the Music Disk Recorder data in the included Registration Menu Disk 1 and Disk 2. These registrations include voice and rhythm selections and have been specially created to suit a variety of music styles. With the variety of registrations available, you’re certain to find the right registration that perfectly suits any style of music you play.

To select registrations from the Registration Menu Disk:

1. Put the Registration Menu Disk (with the label

of the disk facing upward and the sliding shutter facing forward) 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 available Registration Menus.

2. From the display that appears, first press the

Page [>] button to select the various menu “pages” of registrations available on the disk...

...then, select the desired registration from each menu.

The bottom left Data Control buttons step through the various selections, while the top left Data Control buttons are used to jump ahead or back by ten selections.

See page 11 for the complete

list of the Registration Menus.

The Registration Menu Disk

does not operate when the RHYTHM PROGRAM buttons

are on.

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

Upper Keyboard voice

Lower Keyboard voice

Pedal voice

Strings 1

Contrabass

Brass

Horn

Tuba Contrabass

Flute Cosmic 1

Piano

Cosmic 2

Basic Registration 5

Synth. Brass

Cosmic 3

Synth. Bass

Jump back ten numbers.

Jump ahead ten numbers.

9 :BRASS1

Selects next number.

Selects previous number.

PAGE

NOTE

3. Finally, call up the selected registration by

selecting SET in the display.

The message “Completed...!!” briefly appears on the display.

You can now play the registration. If you wish, try out some of the other selections by repeating the above steps.

If you’ve selected the registration with a rhythm set, press the START button in the Rhythm section.

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

You can also adjust the tempo of the rhythm to your liking by turning the TEMPO dial, as indicated in the illustration below.

How to Return to the Registration Menu Display:

If you unintentionally change the display by pressing a button on the panel, you can return to the display of the Registration Menu by pressing the PLAY button in the Music Disk Recorder section.

1. Quick Introductory Guide

You can use the Automatic

Accompaniment (A.B.C.)

function. See page 36 for more information on the A.B.C. function.

<REGIST DISK> ¡1 9 :BRASS1 [SET]

Pressing any of

these buttons

selects SET.

NOTE

1. Quick Introductory Guide

● Registration Menu List

Disk 1

Page 1

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

1 STRINGS1 Orchestra Strings Violin Horn Contrabass

2 STRINGS2 Pop Strings Strings Whistle Strings Pizzicato Bass

3 STRINGS3 Chamber Strings Strings Violin Strings Pizzicato Bass

4 STRINGS4 Solo Violin Violin Strings Contrabass

5 STRINGS5 Pops Orchestra 1 Strings Harpsichord Strings Elec. Bass

6 STRINGS6 Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Strings — Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Strings

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

14 BRASS6 Jazz Combo 1 (Trumpet) Trumpet Elec. Bass Pizzicato Bass

15 BRASS7 Dixieland

16 BRASS8 Fusion Saxophone Saxophone Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16')

Sound Image

Big Band 2 (Saxophone

Ensemble)

—

Saxophone Saxophone (8') Piano Pizzicato Bass

—

Clarinet Piano Pizzicato Bass

8Beat 1 (115)

Polka (130)

March (120)

Swing 1 (168)

Swing 2 (125)

Swing 1 (136)

Bossanova 2 (160)

Dixie (96)

16Beat 3 (80)

—

Page 2

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

1 LEAD1

2 LEAD2

3 LEAD3

4 LEAD4

5 LEAD5

6 LEAD6

7 LEAD7

8 LEAD8

9 DECAY1

10 DECAY2

11 DECAY3

12 DECAY4

13 DECAY5

14 DECAY6

15 DECAY7

16 DECAY8

* The numbers in the parentheses indicate that the "feet" settings for the assigned voice are different from the default. * As for the registrations assigned with rhythm, the Fingered is selected for the A.B.C. function and both Lower and Pedal Memories are set to on.

Sound Image

Woodwind Ensemble Oboe Flute Clarinet Bassoon (8')

Solo Flute — Flute Pizzicato Strings Contrabass

Solo Oboe — Oboe Strings Contrabass

Polka — Clarinet Harmonica Pizzicato Bass

Whistle — Whistle Elec. Piano Elec. Bass

Harmonica — Harmonica Strings Contrabass

Tango Harmonica Harmonica (16') Strings Pizzicato Bass

Jazz Organ Jazz Organ Jazz Organ (4') Jazz Organ (8') Organ Bass

Acoustic Piano Piano — Piano Pizzicato Bass

Elec. Piano Elec. Piano — Elec. Piano Elec. Bass

Honky Tonk Piano Piano — Piano Piano

Jazz Guitar Elec. Bass Elec. Bass Strings Elec. Bass

Marimba Marimba — Piano Elec. Bass

Fantasy 1 Vibraphone (4') Whistle Strings Elec. Bass

Elec. Guitar Elec. Guitar — Elec. Piano Elec. Bass

Oriental Harpsichord Harpsichord Strings Contrabass

—

Polka (115)

8Beat 1 (78)

—

Tango 1 (120)

Bossanova 2 (150)

—

16Beat 3 (78)

Dixie (90)

Bossanova 1 (140)

Samba 1 (125)

Slow Rock 1 (72)

8Beat 3 (130)

—

1. Quick Introductory Guide

Disk 1

Page 3

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

1 SYNTH1

SYNTH12

SYNTH3

SYNTH4

SYNTH5

SYNTH6

SYNTH7

SYNTH8

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

9 March 120 4 Brass Trumpet Tuba

10 Polka 110 4 Bassoon Flute (4') Pizzicato Bass

11 Country 112 1 —

12 Broadway 135 4 Vibraphone (4') Trumpet Pizzicato Bass

13 Waltz-1 105 4 Strings Strings (16') Pizzicato Bass (16')

14 Waltz-2 180 2 Strings Violin Pizzicato Bass

15 J. Waltz 140 4 Elec. Bass (16') Whistle Pizzicato Bass (16')

16 Bolero 136 1 Trumpet Pizzicato Bass (16')

Page 4

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

1 Swing-1 160 3 Brass Trumpet Pizzicato Bass

2 Swing-2 138 4 —

3 J. Ballad 60 3 Trombone Pizzicato Bass

4 Dixie 108 4 Trumpet Tuba

5 Bounce-1 123 2 Guitar — Elec. Bass

6 Bounce-2 140 2 Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

7 Reggae1 132 4 Marimba — Elec. Bass

8 Reggae-2 120 4 Cosmic 2 Synth. Bass Elec. Bass (16')

9 Slow Rock-1 80 1 Elec. Guitar — Elec. Bass (16')

10 Slow Rock-2 74 1 Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')

11 Slow Rock-3 92 4 Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')

12 Tango-1 120 1 Harmonica Harmonica (16') Pizzicato Bass (16')

13 Tango-2 120 1 Strings

14 Tango-3 110 1 Harmonica (16') Elec. Bass (16')

15 Cha-Cha 126 4 Piano (16') Piano (4') Elec. Bass (16')

16 Rhumba 115 1 Trombone (8') Elec. Bass (16')

Sound Image

Wind Synth.

Synth. Brass 1

Cosmic Sound

Synth. Brass 2

Fusion

Fantasy 2

Fantasy 3

Fantasy 4

—

Synth. Brass

Cosmic 2

Tutti 2

—

Cosmic 1 (8')

Cosmic 2

Cosmic 3

Clarinet (4')

Whistle

Brass

Elec. Guitar

Whistle

Marimba (4')

Whistle

Harmonica

—

Elec. Guitar

Elec. Piano

Elec. Guitar

Elec. Piano

Cosmic 2

Elec. Piano

Cosmic 3

Elec. Bass (16')

Elec. Bass

Elec. Bass (16')

Contrabass

Elec. Bass

Harmonica Pizzicato Bass (16')

Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

Violin Pizzicato Bass (16')

8Beat 3 (150)

8Beat 1 (130)

8Beat 2 (120)

16Beat 3 (117)

16Beat Funk (120)

—

Dance Pop (125)

Bounce 1 (125)

Page 5

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

Beguine 118 4 Strings Whistke Elec. Bass (16')

Mambo 100 4 Brass Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')

Samba-1 120 1 Saxophone Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')

Samba-2 112 1 Elec. Bass (16') Flute Elec. Bass (16')

Bossanova-1 1 03 1—Flute Elec. Bass (16')

Bossanova-2 1 24 2 — Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')

8 Beat-1 10 0 3 Cosmic 2 Vibraphone (4') Elec. Bass (16')

8 Beat-2 11 7 2 Elec. Piano — Elec. Bass (16')

8 Beat-3 15 2 3 Elec. Guitar Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass (16')

Dance Pop 130 4 Vibraphone (4') Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16')

16 Beat-1 8 5 4 — Flute Elec. Bass (16')

16 Beat-2 124 4 Synth. Brass Synth. Brass (16') Elec. Bass (16')

16 Beat-3 112 4 Brass Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')

16 Beat Funk 118 4 Elec. Guitar (8') Cosmic 3 Elec. Bass (16')

1516Wedding

X'mas

Sound ImageNo. LCD Display Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Rhythm (Tempo)

Wedding

X'mas

Organ

Cosmic 2

Organ (4')

Vibraphone (4')

Organ

Strings

Organ (16')

Contrabass

—

1. Quick Introductory Guide

Disk 2

Page 1

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

STRINGS1 Solo Violin — Violin Strings Contrabass

STRINGS2 Strings Ensemble Strings Strings (4') Horn Pizzicato Bass

STRINGS3 Pop Strings 1 Strings Vibraphone (4') Horn Contrabass

STRINGS4 Pop Strings 2 Strings Clarinet Strings Pizzicato Bass

STRINGS5 Symphonic Orchestra Tutti 1 Tutti 2 (16') Strings Contrabass

BRASS1 Trumpet Ensemble Brass Trumpet Brass Tuba

BRASS2 Solo Trumpet — Trumpet Trombone Tuba

BRASS3 Solo Trombone — Trombone Trombone Tuba

BRASS4 Brass Ensemble Trumpet Trombone Horn Tuba

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

LEAD1 Solo Flute 1 —

LEAD2 Solo Flute 2 Flute Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

LEAD3 Whistle Flute (4') Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Bass

LEAD4 Flute Ensemble Flute Flute (4') Bassoon Pizzicato Bass

LEAD5 Pop Flute Vibraphone (4') Flute Strings Contrabass

LEAD6 Woodwind Ensemble 1 Bassoon Flute (4') Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

LEAD7 Solo Oboe Oboe Bassoon Pizzicato Bass

LEAD8 Woodwind Ensemble 2 Clarinet Bassoon Clarinet

LEAD9 Solo Clarinet Clarinet Horn Pizzicato Bass

LEAD10 Solo Saxophone Saxophone Strings Contrabass

—

Flute Strings Contrabass

—

Page 3

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

DECAY1 Piano Piano Piano Piano

DECAY2 Harpsichord Harpsichord Strings Contrabass

DECAY3 Marimba Marimba Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

DECAY4 Music Box Vibraphone (4') Vibraphone (4') Vibraphone (4')

DECAY5 Classical Guitar Guitar Strings Pizzicato Bass

ORGAN1 Organ Organ Organ Organ Bass

ORGAN2 Jazz Organ Jazz Organ (8') Jazz Organ (8') Organ Bass

BANDONEON Bandoneon Harmonica Harmonica Strings Pizzicato Bass

SYNTH1 Cosmic Sound 1 Cosmic 2 Cosmic 1 Chorus Contrabass

SYNTH2 Cosmic Sound 2 Cosmic 3 Synth. Bass (8') Cosmic 3 Synth. Bass

—

Page 4

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

March 120 4 Brass Trumpet Tuba

Broadway 135 4 Trombone (8') Saxophone (8') Pizzicato Bass

Waltz 105 4 Strings Strings (16') Pizzicato Bass

Swing 160 3 Brass Trumpet Pizzicato Bass

Slow Rock 80 3 Guitar Elec. Bass Elec. Bass (16')

Tango 127 3 Harmonica Harmonica (16') Pizzicato Bass (16')

Cha-Cha 126 4 Piano (16') Piano (4') Elec. Bass (16')

Samba 120 1 Saxophone Trumpet Elec. Bass (16')

8Beat 100 3 Cosmic 2 Vibraphone (4') Elec. Bass (16')

16Beat 74 4 Harmonica Harmonica Elec. Bass (16')

Using the LCD Display

The many sophisticated functions of the EL-37 are shown and controlled from the LCD display. The LCD display lets you see at-a-glance the current settings of the selected functions. This section introduces you to the control functions and conventions of the LCD display, allowing you to operate your new Electone quickly and effectively.

1. First, call up the Voice Menu LCD display for the

Piano voice of the Upper keyboard by pressing the PIANO button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section.

The following display will appear:

2. Press either one of the top right Data control

buttons (as indicated below) to select the E. Piano voice.

Data Control Buttons

These buttons are used to select or adjust the settings shown on the display. Generally, each pair of buttons corresponds to the section of the display directly next to it. In this example, the top right Data Control buttons correspond to the top right quarter of the display (E. Piano).

1. Quick Introductory Guide

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

Piano E.Piano Harpsi.

The first character flashes to indicate the selected voice.

Piano E.Piano Harpsi.

3. Let’s call up another display to see some of the

other uses of the Data Control buttons. Press the PIANO button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section once again (the same one you pressed in step #1 above) to call up the Voice Condition display for the Piano voice.

The following display will appear:

You can change two different settings of the voice from this display: the touch and volume.

4. First, let’s change the volume value. Press the

left button in the bottom right Data Control button pair (indicated below).

Notice that the value of the volume decreases each time you press the button. Try also pressing the right button in this Data Control button pair and notice that the value increases.

5. Next, we’ll use the Page buttons. These buttons

are used to select (when available) the various “pages” of the display, the numbers of which appear at the top right of the LCD. Press Page [>] to select page 2 shown below.

1. Quick Introductory Guide

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

<UPPER> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

Pressing this button decreases the value.

Pressing this button increases the value.

<UPPER> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

Indicates the currently selected page.

<UPPER> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

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