Yamaha EL57E, EL57 User Manual

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92-469-➀

Model Serial No. Purchase Date

PRECAUTIONS

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING

* Please keep these precautions in a safe place for future reference.

WARNING

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Do not open the instrument or attempt to disassemble the internal parts or modify them in any way. The instrument contains no user-serviceable parts. If it should appear to be malfunctioning, discontinue use immediately and have it inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not expose the instrument to rain, use it near water or in damp or wet conditions, or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings.

• If the power cord or plug becomes frayed or damaged, or if there is a sudden loss of sound during use of the instrument, or if any unusual smells or smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power

CAUTION

Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others, or damage to the instrument or other property. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:

switch, disconnect the electric plug from the outlet, and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument.

• Before cleaning the instrument, always remove the electric plug from the outlet. Never insert or remove an electric plug with wet hands.

• Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it.

• Do not place the power cord near heat sources such as heaters or radiators, and do not excessively bend or otherwise damage the cord, place heavy objects on it, or place it in a position where anyone could walk on, trip over, or roll anything over it.

• When removing the electric plug from the instrument or an outlet, always hold the plug itself and not the cord. Pulling by the cord can damage it.

• Do not connect the instrument to an electrical outlet using a multipleconnector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause overheating in the outlet.

• Remove the electric plug from the outlet when the instrument is not to be used for extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all components, set all volume levels to minimum.

• Do not expose the instrument to excessive dust or vibrations, or extreme cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the day) to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal components.

• Do not use the instrument near other electrical products such as televisions, radios, or speakers, since this might cause interference which can affect proper operation of the other products.

• Do not place the instrument in an unstable position where it might accidentally fall over.

• Before moving the instrument, remove all connected cables.

• When cleaning the instrument, use a soft, dry cloth. Do not use paint thinners, solvents, cleaning fluids, or chemical-impregnated wiping cloths. Also, do not place vinyl, plastic or rubber objects on the instrument, since this might discolor the panel or keyboard.

• Do not rest your weight on, or place heavy objects on the instrument, and do not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

• Take care that the key cover does not pinch your fingers, and do not insert a finger or hand in the key cover gap.

• Never insert or drop paper or metallic or other objects between the slits of the key cover and the keyboard. If this happens, immediately turn off the power and remove the electric plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service personnel.

• Do not place the instrument against a wall (allow at least 3 cm/one-inch from the wall), since this can cause inadequate air circulation, and possibly result in the instrument overheating.

• Read carefully the attached documentation explaining the assembly process. Failure to assemble the instrument in the proper sequence might result in damage to the instrument or even injury.

• Do not operate the instrument for a long period of time at a high or uncomfortable volume level, since this can cause permanent hearing loss. If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

■USING THE BENCH

• Do not play carelessly with or stand on the bench. Using it as a tool or stepladder or for any other purpose might result in accident or injury.

• Only one person should sit on the bench at a time, in order to prevent the possibility of accident or injury.

• If the bench screws become loose due to extensive long-term use, tighten them periodically using the included tool.

■SAVING USER DATA

• Always save data to a floppy disk frequently, in order to help prevent the loss of important data due to a malfunction or user operating error.

Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

Always turn the power off when the instrument is not in use.

(1)B-2

Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-87.

The Yamaha EL-87 Electone combines the most advanced AWM tone generation

technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you

stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. A large Liquid Crystal

Display and sophisticated yet easy-to-use interface also greatly enhance the

operability of this advanced instrument.

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.

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.

Table of Contents

Panel Layout ..........................................2

Main Features ........................................5

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

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

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

3 Registration Menu Disk ................................ 8

4 Basic Operation ......................................... 13

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

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

1 Selecting Voices from the Panel ................. 18

2 Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons ... 21

3 Voice Menus ............................................. 23

3 Voice Controls and Effects............ 28

1 Selecting from Voice Condition Pages ........ 29

[PAGE 1]...................................................... 29

1) Touch Tone .......................................... 29

2) Feet ...................................................... 30

3) Effect (On/Off) ...................................... 30

4) Pan....................................................... 30

[PAGE 2]...................................................... 31

1) Vibrato ................................................. 31

2) Touch Vibrato....................................... 31

2 Selecting from Effect Set Pages ................... 32

1) Tremolo/Chorus.................................... 32

2) Symphonic/Celeste ............................... 32

3) Delay ................................................... 33

4) Flanger ................................................. 33

3 Selecting from the Panel............................. 34

1) Reverb .................................................. 34

2) Sustain .................................................. 35

3) Tremolo/Chorus.................................... 36

4 Rhythm and Accompaniment ....... 39

1 Selecting Rhythms from the Panel............... 39

2 Rhythm Condition Page ............................. 42

3 Dotted Buttons and User Rhythms .............. 43

4 Rhythm Menus .......................................... 44

Automatic Accompaniment-Auto Bass Chord

(A.B.C.) .................................................................

6 Accompaniment Controls........................... 48

7 Keyboard Percussion.................................. 49

8 Melody On Chord (M.O.C.) ....................... 51

5 Registration Memory ..................... 52

1 Storing Registrations................................... 52

2 Selecting Registrations................................ 52

3 Saving the Registration Data to Disk ........... 63

4 Registration Shift ........................................ 54

6 Music Disk Recorder ..................... 58

1 Precautions ................................................ 58

2 Formatting a Disk....................................... 60

3 Recording ..................................................61

4 Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) ..... 67

Recalling Recorded Registrations (and BulkData) ........

6 Replacing Registrations ..............................68

7 Playback .................................................... 69

8 Other Functions ......................................... 71

1) Custom Play .........................................71

2) Pause ................................................... 71

3) Fast Forward and Fast Reverse............... 71

4) Changing the Tempo............................. 72

5) Song Copy............................................ 73

6) Song Delete.......................................... 74

7) Disk Copy ............................................ 74

8) Checking the Remaining Memory ......... 76

9) Voice Disks .......................................... 76

10)Copy Protect......................................... 76

7 Voi ce Ed it ....................................... 7 8

1 Editing a Voice........................................... 78

2 Saving Your New Voice ............................. 83

3 Quitting Voice Edit .................................... 84

4 Recalling an Edited Voice .......................... 84

Selecting Voices from a Voice Disk (Optional)...

6 Voice Editing Basics................................... 86

8 Rhythm Program ............................ 96

Outline of the Rhythm Programming Operation.....

1 Rhythm Pattern Program ............................ 97

1) Entering Rhythm Pattern Program .......... 97

2) Percussion Sounds Used for Rhythm

Pattern Program .................................... 99

3) Step Write and Real Time Write .......... 100

4) Selecting Step Write or Real Time Write

Operation ........................................... 100

5) Setting the Beat/Quantize Values......... 100

6) Entering Percussion Sounds to a Rhythm

Pattern................................................ 101

7) Editing with Step Write ....................... 102

8) Editing with Real Time Write............... 106

9) Selecting Accompaniment Patterns...... 107

10)Saving Rhythm Patterns....................... 108

11)Quitting Rhythm Pattern Program........ 109

12)Recalling User Rhythm Patterns........... 110

2 Rhythm Sequence Program ...................... 111

1) Selecting a Sequence .......................... 111

2) Programming a Sequence ................... 112

3) Quitting Rhythm Sequence Program.... 115

4) Playing Rhythm Sequences ................. 115

5) Playing All Sequences in Order ........... 116

9 Footswitches, Knee Lever and

Expression Pedal ........................ 118

1 Footswitch ...............................................118

2 Knee Lever............................................... 120

3 Expression Pedals..................................... 121

10 Transpose and Pitch Controls... 122

11 MIDI............................................ 123

12 Accessory Jacks and Controls... 1 25

13 Appendix .................................... 126

MIDI ........................................................... 126

MIDI Data Format........................................ 127

MIDI Implementation Chart ......................... 131

Troubleshooting........................................... 132

Specifications .............................................. 135

Index ........................................................... 136

12 13

Quick Introductory Guide

Voice Sections

Voice Controls and Effects

Rhythm and Accompaniment

Registration Memory

Music Disk Recorder

Voice Edit

Rhythm Program

Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal

Transpose and Pitch Controls

MIDI

Accessory Jacks and Controls

Appendix

Panel Layout

Front Panel

REVERB

(Page 34)

SUSTAIN (Page 35)

Rhythm Section

(Page 39)

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE

(Page 18)



REVERB

MAX



KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

LOWER

PEDAL

SEQ.

SEQ. SEQ.

TEMPO

MIN

SUSTAIN

UPPER

(KNEE)

LOWER

PEDAL

(KNEE)

RHYTHM

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D

ROCK

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

NET

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE

NET

BASIC

REGIST.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

(Page 18)

MAX

HORN

NICA

MIN

MAX

MIN

SAXOPHONE

PHONE

SAXOPHONE

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

CHORUS

COSMIC TUTTI



INTRO. ENDING

SYNCHRO

START

FILL IN

KEYBOARD PERCUSSION

(Page 49)



/TO DISK

M./TO DISK Button

(Page 52)



BASIC REGIST.

(Page 7)



1 2 3 4

Registration Memory Buttons

(Page 52)



LCD

Display

(Page 14)



DISPLAY SELECT

(Page 4)



LEAD VOICE

(Page 18)



PEDAL VOICE 

(Page 18)



MASTER VOLUME

(Page 7)



ATA CONTROL

VOICE

EFFECT

A. B. C.

DISPLAY

SET

FOOT

REGIST

SW.

SHIFT

VOICE

EDIT

PATTERN SEQUENCE

DISPLAY SELECT

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

M. O. C.

EXP.

PITCH/MIDI

TREMOLO

(FAST)

PAGE

HOLDCOARSE

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PEDAL VOICE

CONTRA

BASS

PETTOLOWER

ELEC. BASS

TUBAORGAN

LOWER

MAX

MASTER VOLUME

MIN

MAX

MIN

Monitor Speaker

POWER (Page 6)

RECORD

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

PLAY

FORMAT

TEMPO– +

POWER

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY



MUSIC DISK RECORDER  (Page 58)



5 6 7 8 D.

D (Disable) Button

(Page 52)

Floppy Disk Slot

LED (Lamp in-use) Eject Button



LCD/Display Select

LCD Display (Page 14)

DATA CONTROL Buttons (Page 9)

Others

DATA CONTROL

VOICE

EFFECT

DISPLAY

PAGE

HOLDCOARSE

HOLD Button (Page 17) 

COARSE Button (Page 17) 

SET

FOOT

REGIST

SW.

SHIFT

VOICE

EDIT

PATTERN SEQUENCE

DISPLAY SELECT

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

VOICE DISPLAY Button (Page 20)

A. B. C.

EFFECT SET Button (Page 32)

M. O. C.

A. B. C. /M. O. C. Button (Page 47) FOOT SW. Button (Page 118)

EXP.

REGIST SHIFT Button (Page 54)

PITCH/MIDI

EXP./PITCH/MIDI Button (page121) VOICE EDIT Button (Page 78)

RHYTHM PATTERN PROGRAM Button (Page 96) RHYTHM SEQUENCE Button (page 111)

TREMOLO

(FAST)

TREMOLO (FAST) Button (Page 38)

Monitor Speskers

Jacks (Page 125)

Speaker Unit

Keyboard Cover/Music Stand

Front Panel (Page 2)



Upper Keyboard

Lower Keyboard

MIDI Jacks (Page 125)

 Knee Lever (Page 120)



Right-Footswitch (Page 54) 

Left-Footswitch (page 118) 

Expression Pedal (Page 121) 

Pedalboard

Main Features

Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet is amazingly easy to use. The main features are briefly described here so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of your Electone. Included among the main features are:

1 Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds

The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) and FM (Frequency Modulation) tone generation technologies combined with authentic touch response for individual instrument voices, make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument. (page 18)

2 Original Voice Creation

The Electone also provides easy-to-use voice editing tools for manipulating the sophisticated AWM and FM tone generation technologies, allowing you to create your own original Electone voices. (page 78)

3 Dynamic and Programmable Rhythm Patterns

The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds, used by expert rhythm programmers in creating a total of 66 rhythm patterns, ranging across all styles of music. (page 39) Along with the Keyboard Percussion function, which lets you play percussion sounds from the keyboard, the Rhythm Pattern Programmer and Rhythm Sequence Programmer let you record your own rhythm patterns and connect them to make songs. (page 96)

4 Wide Variety of Effects

Electone voices can also be enhanced with a full range of high-quality effects, ranging from Tremolo (for reproducing the sound of a rotating speaker) and Reverb to Flanger and Delay. (page 28)

5 Recording of Performances with the Music Disk Recorder

The Electone also features a Music Disk Recorder for recording your registrations and 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. (page 58)

6 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) for Systematic, Intuitive Operation

The LCD display provides comprehensive and easy-to-understand control over virtually all of the operations of the Electone.

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

Plug the power cord in to an appropriate electrical outlet.

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.

Turn on the Electone by pressing the POWER switch.

POWER

When you turn on the Electone, the following displays will appear one after the other in the LCD display:

®

This last display, Voice Display, shows the currently assigned voice settings for each voice section, as well as the overall balance between the Upper and Lower voices. For information on the Voice Display see page 20.

When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected.

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

MASTER VOLUME

Press the Expression pedal down with your foot. Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level, you can use the Expression pedal to change the volume with your foot as you play.

Quick Introductory Guide

Maximum volume Minimum volume

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.

To select Basic Registrations:

When you turn the power on, the Electone automatically selects Basic Registration 1. Press the BASIC REGIST. buttons to select each Basic Registration. The chart below lists the voices that have been set for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in each of the five Basic Registrations.

Basic

Registration 1

Upper Keyboard

Voice

Lower Keyboard

Voice

Pedal Voice



Strings 1



Strings 1



Contrabass



If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory (p. 52) before turning the Electone off. You can, however, restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. See page 57 for more information.

Basic

Ragistration 2



Brass



Horn1



Tuba



Basic

Ragistration 3



Flute



Piano



Contrabass



Basic

Ragistration 4



Cosmic 1



Cosmic 2



Cosmic 2



Basic

Ragistration 5



Synth. Brass



Cosmic 3



Synth. Bass



BASIC

REGIST.

Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected.

PAGE

Quick Introductory Guide

NOTE:

See page 58 for more information on the Music Disk Recorder.

NOTE:

See page 10 for the complete list of the Registration Menus.

NOTE:

While you are in the Voice Edit mode or Rhythm Pattern/Sequence Program mode, the Registration Menus cannot be displayed on the LCD.

Registration Menu Disk

The Electone includes convenient Registrations that let you completely and instantly change the voices and other settings for all of the keyboards, even as you play. Each registration is preprogrammed to be used for a specific music style or instrumental combination. Your Electone includ two Registration Menu Disks: Disk 1 and Disk

2. The Registration Menu Disk 1 is packed with 80 different types of registrations, including voice and rhythm selections, while the Registration Menu Disk 2 with 40. Each registration is preprogrammed to be used for a specific music style or instrumental combination.

To select registrations from the Registration Menu Disks:

Put either of the included Registration Menu Disks (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. There are dozens of registrations on a disk, but up to 16 can only be shown in the LCD Display at a time. The page numbers 1 through 5 (or 1 through 4 with the Disk 2) shown at the top right corner of the LCD indicate this Registration Menu Disk contains five (or four) pages.

Press the Page button to select the various menu "pages" of

registrations available on the disk.

When the page numbers are displayed at the top right corner, you can select the pages by pressing the Page buttons, [F] to select next page and [E] to select previous page.

Select one of the registrations shown on the LCD by pressing the appropriate Data Control button.

Up to 16 registration selections are shown on the LCD, and the 16 Data Control buttons correspond to those selections.

Quick Introductory Guide

The Data Control buttons are used to select voices, rhythms and various functions. They are also used to raise or lower volumes and levels, as well as move the cursor up and down, right and left.

NOTE:

Inadvertently pressing another button on the panel may change the content of the LCD during the Registration Menu operation. In this case press PLAY button on the Music Disk Recorder section, to retrieve the Registration Menu display.

Quick Introductory Guide

Registration Menu List

Disk 1 Page 1

No. LCD Display Sound Image 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 8Beat 1 (115) 6 STRINGS6 Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Strings – Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Strings – 7 STRINGS7 Pops Orchestra 2 Strings Trumpet Brass Pizzicato Bass Polka (130) 8 STRINGS8 Strings Ensemble Strings Strings (16') Strings Contrabass –

9 BRASS1 Marching Band Brass Trombone Brass Tuba March (120) 10 BRASS2 Solo Trumpet – Trumpet Horn Tuba – 11 BRASS3 Big Band 1 Brass Saxophone Trombone Pizzicato Bass Swing 1 (168) 12 BRASS4 Solo Trombone – Trombone Saxophone Pizzicato Bass Swing 2 (125) 13 BRASS5 Big Band 2 (Saxophone Ensemble) Saxophone Saxophone (8') Piano Pizzicato Bass Swing 1 (136) 14 BRASS6 Jazz Combo 1 (Trumpet) – Trumpet Elec. Bass Pizzicato Bass Bossanova 2 (160) 15 BRASS7 Dixieland – Clarinet Piano Pizzicato Bass Dixie (96) 16 BRASS8 Solo Saxophone – Saxophone Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16') 16Beat 3 (80)

Page 2

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

1 LEAD1 Woodwind Ensemble Oboe Flute Clarinet Bassoon (8') –

2 LEAD2 Solo Flute – Flute Pizzicato Strings Contrabass –

3 LEAD3 Solo Oboe – Oboe Strings Contrabass –

4 LEAD4 Polka – Clarinet Harmonica Pizzicato Bass Polka (115)

5 LEAD5 Whistle – Whistle Elec. Piano Elec. Bass 8Beat 1 (78)

6 LEAD6 Harmonica – Harmonica Strings Contrabass –

7 LEAD7 Tango Harmonica Harmonica (16') Strings Pizzicato Bass Tango 1 (120)

8 LEAD8 Jazz Organ Jazz Organ Jazz Organ (4') Jazz Organ (8') Organ Bass Bossanova 2 (150)

9 DECAY1 Acoustic Piano Piano – Piano Pizzicato Bass – 10 DECAY2 Elec. Piano Elec. Piano – Elec. Piano Elec. Bass 16Beat 3 (78) 11 DECAY3 Honky Tonk Piano Piano – Piano Piano Dixie (90) 12 DECAY4 Jazz Guitar Elec. Bass Elec. Bass Strings Elec. Bass Bossanova 1 (140) 13 DECAY5 Marimba Marimba – Piano Elec. Bass Samba 1 (125) 14 DECAY6 Fantasy 1 Vibraphone (4') Whistle Strings Elec. Bass Slow Rock 1 (72) 15 DECAY7 Elec. Guitar Elec. Guitar – Elec. Piano Elec. Bass 8Beat 3 (130) 16 DECAY8 Oriental Harpsichord Harpsichord Strings Contrabass –

• 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.

Page 3

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

1 SYNTH1 Wind Synth. – Cosmic 3 Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass (16') 8Beat 3 (150) 2 SYNTH2 Synth. Brass 1 Synth. Brass Clarinet (4') Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass 8Beat 1 (130) 3 SYNTH3 Cosmic Sound Cosmic 2 Whistle Elec. Piano Elec. Bass 8Beat 2 (120) 4 SYNTH4 Synth. Brass 2 Tutti 2 Brass Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass (16') 16Beat 3 (117) 5 SYNTH5 Fusion – Elec. Guitar Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16') 16Beat Funk (120) 6 SYNTH6 Fantasy 2 Cosmic 1 (8') Whistle Cosmic 2 Contrabass – 7 SYNTH7 Fantasy 3 Cosmic 2 Marimba (4') Elec. Piano Elec. Bass Dance Pop (125) 8 SYNTH8 Fantasy 4 Cosmic 3 Whistle Cosmic 3 Elec. Bass Bounce 1 (125)

Quick Introductory Guide

No. LCD Display Rhythm Tempo

9 March 120 4 Brass Trumpet Tuba 10 Polka 110 4 Bassoon Flute (4') Pizzicato Bass 11 Country 112 1 – Harmonica Pizzicato Bass (16') 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')

Accompaniment Type

Upper Keyboard Voice Lead V oice Pedal Voice

Page 4

No. LCD Display Rhythm Tempo

1 Swing-1 160 3 Brass Trumpet Pizzicato Bass

2 Swing-2 138 4 – Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

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 Reggae-1 132 4 Marimba – Elec. Bass

8 Reggae-2 120 4 Cosmic 2 Synth. Brass 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 Violin Pizzicato Bass (16') 14 Tango-3 110 1 Harmonica 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')

Accompaniment Type

Upper Keyboard Voice Lead V oice Pedal Voice

Page 5

No. LCD Display Rhythm Tempo

1 Beguine 118 4 Strings Whistle Elec. Bass (16')

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

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

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

5 Bossanova-1 103 1 – Flute Elec. Bass (16')

6 Bossanova-2 124 2 – Saxophone Elec. Bass (16')

7 8 Beat-1 100 3 Cosmic 2 Vibraphone(4') Elec. Bass (16')

8 8 Beat-2 117 2 Elec. Piano – Elec. Bass (16')

9 8 Beat-3 152 3 Elec. Guitar Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass (16') 10 Dance Pop 130 4 Vibraphone (4') Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16') 11 16 Beat-1 85 4 – Flute Elec. Bass (16') 12 16 Beat-2 124 4 Synth. Brass Synth. Brass (16') Elec. Bass (16') 13 16 Beat-3 112 4 Brass Trumpet Elec. Bass (16') 14 16 Beat Funk 118 4 Elec. Guitar (8') Cosmic 3 Elec. Bass (16')

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

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

Accompaniment Type

Upper Keyboard Voice Lead V oice Pedal Voice

Quick Introductory Guide

Disk 2 Page 1

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 (4') Horn Pizzicato Bass 3 STRINGS3 Pop Strings 1 Strings Vibraphone(4') Horn Contrabass 4 STRINGS4 Pop Strings 2 Strings Clarinet Strings Pizzicato Bass 5 STRINGS5 Symphonic Orchestra Tutti 1 Tutti 2 (16') 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 (4') Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Bass 4 LEAD4 Flute Ensemble Flute Flute (4') Bassoon Pizzicato Bass 5 LEAD5 Pop Flute Vibraphone (4') Flute Strings Contrabass 6 LEAD6 Woodwind Ensemble 1 Bassoon Flute (4') 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

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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 (4') – Vibraphone (4') Vibraphone (4') 5 DECAY5 Classical Guitar Guitar – Strings Pizzicato Bass 6 ORGAN1 Organ Organ – Organ Organ Bass 7 ORGAN2 Jazz Organ Jazz Organ (8') – Jazz Organ (8') 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 (8') Cosmic 3 Synth. Bass

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No. LCD Display Rhythm (Tempo)

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

10 16Beat 74 4 Harmonica Harmonica Elec. Bass (16')

• 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.

Accompaniment Type

Upper Keyboard Voice Lead V oice Pedal Voice

Basic Operation

Voice Edit

(User Voice)

* The Controls and Effects may

be applied differently depending

on the selected type of Controls

and Effects. See page 28 for

more information.



Registration Set-up

Select the keyboard

to play

Select the voice

(Voice Menu)

Finely adjust the voice

(Voice Condition)

Add effects

(Effect Set)

Add reverb

Select the rhythm

(Rhythm Menu)

Finely adjust the rhythm

(Rhythm Condition)

Quick Introductory Guide

Rhythm Program

(User Rhythm

/Rhythm Sequence)

Adjust the total volume

(Master Volume)

Playing Electone

Expression Pedal

Recording the performance

Using Registration Shift

/Footswitch

/Knee Lever



Playing back 



Setting Registration 

Shift/Footswitch

/Knee Lever



Loading the

registration data



Music Disk Recorder

Saving the registration data



Quick Introductory Guide

Using the LCD Display

This section introduces you the convenient control functions of the LCD display. The LCD display lets you see at a glance the current settings and provides easy-to-understand graphic representation of all parameters.

Selecting a voice/rhythm

Press the panel voice/rhythm button which you want to use (For

example, press the STRINGS button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section).

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

The following display will appear, showing all the available voices/rhythms in the category (Strings Category in this case).

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

NICA

MAX

MIN

Press the Data Control button corresponding to the voice you want to play (Strings 2 in this case).

The selected voice/rhythm will be shown in the reversed box. For more information on the Voice Menus and Rhythm Menus, see pages 23 and 44.

Data Control Buttons

Quick Introductory Guide

The Data Control buttons are used to select 1 a voice/rhythm or function shown on the display. Press the STRINGS button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section once again. This LCD changes to show some of the other ways in which the Data Control buttons are used to control Electone functions. Each pair of buttons corresponding to the section of the display directly above it increases/decreases 2 the value or chooses 3 a setting/function. When you are setting the Pan position, each of them moves the curosr 4 to the right/left.

Page Buttons

These buttons 5 are used to select (when available) the various "pages" of the display, the names of which appear at the top right of the LCD. Use Page [F] to select the next page, and Page[E] to select the previous page.

232

PAGE

Quick Introductory Guide

The Summary of the LCD Operation

1. To call up the LCD display

1) Pressing Panel Buttons

● Selecting voices or setting up the Voice Condition

● Selecting rhythms or setting up the Rhythm Condition

● Setting the Reverb effect

● Setting the Sustain

2) Pressing a Display Select button

● Displaying Voice Display (Manual Balance)

● Setting effects

● Setting A.B.C./M.O.C.

● Setting the Left-Footswitch

● Setting Registration Shift (Right-Footswitch)

● Setting Pitch and Transpose

● Setting MIDI

● Setting Voice Edit

● Setting Rhythm Pattern Program

● Setting Rhythm Sequence Program

● Selecting and setting Tremolo/Chorus

LCD display

2. To Select Pages

Selecting the page you want

to use with the Page buttons

3. To Actually Change the Settings

Using the Data Control buttons to

● Select voices/rhythms/effects

● Turn on/off the Accompaniment and A.B.C. Memory

● Adjust Touch Tone and Reverb depth

● Edit the rhythm pattern/sequence

● Move the Pan position and cursor position

LCD Display

PAGE buttons

PAGE

HOLDCOARSE

DISPLAY 

SELECT 

buttons

VOICE

EFFECT

DISPLAY

SET

FOOT

REGIST

SW.

SHIFT

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

VOICE

EDIT

PATTERN SEQUENCE

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

EXP.

PITCH/MIDI

TREMOLO

(FAST)

Quick Introductory Guide

DATA CONTROL

DISPLAY SELECT

DATA CONTROL buttons

HOLD button

COARSE button

HOLD Button

This button allows you to keep the LCD display at the current function. Normally, if the buttons of other functions are pressed, the LCD will switch to those functions. To keep this from happening, press the Hold button; the button's LED will remain lit as long as Hold is in effect. Press the button again to cancel Hold.

HOLD

COARSE Button

This button allows you to make quick "jumps" when changing values (of the parameters with bar indications). While holding the Coarse button down, press the Data Control button corresponding to the value you wish to change; the values will change rapidly toward the maximum or minimum.

COARSE

2 Voice Sections

The EL-57 features 49 different high quality AWM voices, each of them can be used on the Upper keyboard, Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.

Voice Sections

There are four voice sections for the EL-57. Each voice section can, of course, have its own Voice Condition page(s), which allow you to finely set up voice and volume settings.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

NICA

MAX

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

MAX

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE

SAXO-

NET

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

HORN

CHORUS

COSMIC TUTTI

MIN

MAX

MIN

OBOE TRUM-

PEDAL VOICE

CONTRA

BASS

PETTOLOWER

ELEC. BASS

TUBAORGAN

LOWER

MIN

MAX

MIN

1 Selecting Voices from the Panel

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

To select voices:

Select a voice from the Upper Keyboard Voice section by

pressing one of the Voice buttons in that section.

NOTE:

Some of the voices have no variation.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

NICA

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

If, for example, you have selected the ORGAN voice, the following display (Voice Menu) will appear:

Notice that four different voice names are shown on this display. These are variations of the basic organ voice category.

3 4

Press one of the Data Control buttons that corresponds to voice you wish to select.

Voice Sections

The selected voice will be shown at the upper row of the LCD. In this case, Pop Organ appears.

(If necessary) select a voice from the Lead Voice, following steps #1 and #2 above.

Set the volume for each voice section. 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.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

NICA

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

Fine: Pressing the same panel voice button again (or the same Data Control button corresponding to the selected voice) calls up the Voice Condition display. Use the Data Control buttons directly under the display to change the level of the desired voice. The relative level is indicated by the bar under each voice in the display as well as by a numeric value (from 0-24).

NOTE:

Pressing a voice button once calls up that voice's Voice Menu display. Pressing it a second time calls up the Voice Condition display. Successive presses alternate between the two displays.

PEDAL VOICE

ELEC. BASS

CONTRA

BASS

TUBAORGAN

BASS

LOWER

MAX



Now select voices for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard as you did for the Upper keyboard above. Also set the volumes of the voices.

Voice Sections

NOTE:

The Lead and Pedal Voices sound one note at a time; when you simultaneously press two or more keys, only the highest note will sound.

VOICE

EFFECT

SET

REGIST

SHIFT

A. B. C.

M. O. C.

PITCH/MIDI

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

TREMOLO

(FAST)

EXP.

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

VOICE

EDIT PA TTERN SEQUENCE

DISPLAY SELECT

Adjust the volume balance between the Upper and Lower Voices

with the Balance Control provided on the Voice Display.

To adjust the volume balance:

1. Return to the Voice Display by pressing the VOICE DISPLAY

button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

2. Adjust the balance with the corresponding Data Control buttons.

Pressing this pair of Data Control buttons at the same time restores the balance to the center position.

When the TO LOWER button is turned on, the Lead voices and Pedal voices cannot be played on the Upper keyboard and Pedalboard, respectively.

About TO LOWER - Playing Lead and Pedal voices from the Lower keyboard:

The Electone has a special "To Lower" function that lets you assign Lead or Bass voices to the Lower keyboard. Simply press the TO LOWER button on the voice section you wish to assign, and that voice will be playable from the Lower keyboard.

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

MAX

MIN

About Mute function:

You can easily mute the voice of a voice section by holding down the COARSE button and pressing the panel volume control of the voice section you wish to mute. Repeating the procedure restores the original volume setting.

MAX

COARSE

MIN

Actual volume setting

When muted

Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons

—Dotted Buttons and User Voices—

The EL-57 has a wide 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 access to even more voices by including space for storing and recalling voices you've created yourself (User voices) by using Voice Edit function (page 78). Optional Voice Disk voices containing many new voices are also being made available for the EL-57 (page 85).

Each voice section has one or two dotted buttons, found on the right side of each voice section. These dotted buttons function as "wild card" Voice Menu selectors; any internal or User voices can be selected from these buttons.

Voice Sections

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

NICA

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

The dotted buttons have three basic uses:

● For playing any voice of the Voice Menus from any of the keyboards or Pedalboard. You can play on the Upper keyboard, for example, voices from the twenty-two 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 feature is that when the normally monophonic (one note) Lead and Pedal voices are assigned to the Upper or Lower keyboard Voice sections, they can be played polyphonically.

● For having three different voices from the same Voice Menu page available for selection in the same song. For example, you can assign one of the voices to a dotted button 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 playing the User voices of your own creation or those from a Voice Disk. (page 78)

To select voices from the dotted buttons:

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

Voice Sections

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

COSMIC TUTTI

NICA

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

Select one of the pages with the Page buttons, and choose a Voice Menu (PIANO, for example). Each page represents a general voice category and the title of the category appears in the dark bar in the middle of the display when the page has been selected.

PAGE

NOTE:

You can directly view and select Voice Menu pages by holding down one of the Dotted buttons and simultaneously pressing the desired voice buttons in succession.

The voice name shown at the top of the LCD is that of the currently assigned voice and is irrelevant to the Voice Menu below.

Select a voice from the display (PIANO, for example) Piano will be shown at the top of LCD indicating that it has been selected.

To select User voices:

Select the USER page when you wish to play voices that you've created in Voice Edit (page 78) or voices from a Voice Disk (page 85).

Voice Menus

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 LCD display.

Page 1 Upper/Lower

STRINGS

String1String

Pizz. Strs.

PAGE

Voice Sections

Page 2 Lead

VIOLIN

Violin

Page 3 Pedal

CONTRABASS

Contra

Bass

Page 4 Upper/Lower

BRASS

Brass Synth.

Page 5 Lower

HORN

Horn1Horn

Pizz. Bass

Brass

TRUMPET

Trum-

pet1

Trum-

pet2

Trom-

bone

Page 6 Lead

TUBA

Tuba Tim-

pani

Page 7 Pedal

FLUTE

Flute

Whis-

tle

Page 8 Lead

OBOE

Oboe Bas-

soon

Page 9 Lead

CLARINET

Clari-

net

Page 10 Upper/Lower

SAXOPHONE

Saxophone

Page 11 Upper/Lower

TUTTI

Tutti1Tutti

Page 12 Upper/Lower

CHORUS

Chorus

Page 13 Upper/Lower

HARMONICA

Harmo-

nica

Page 14 Upper

Voice Sections

Page 15 Upper/Lower

Organ

Pop

Organ

Page 16 Pedal

Organ

Bass 1

Organ

Bass 2

Page 17 Upper/Lower

Piano

Harpsi

-chord

Page 18 Upper/Lower

Guitar

Elec.

Guitar

ORGAN

Jazz

Organ

Accor-

dion

ORGAN BASS

PIANO

Elec.

Piano

GUITAR

Harp

Voice Sections

Page 19 Upper/Lower

VIBRAPHONE

Vibraphone

Page 20 Pedal

Gloc-

ken.

Synth.

Chime

ELECTRIC BASS

Elec.

Bass1

Page 21 Upper/Lower

Cosmic1Cosmic2Cosmic3Cosmic

Page 22 USER

Elec.

Bass 2

USER VOICE

USER1USER2USER3USER

Marim-

Synth.

Bass

COSMIC

Details on Each Voice

Voice Sections

Page/Section Voice Name

1. Upper/Lower

STRINGS



2. Lead Violin

VIOLIN

3. Pedal

CONTRABASS

4. Upper/Lower

BRASS

5. Lowerr

HORN

6. Lead

TRUMPET



7. Pedal

TUBA

8. Lead

FLUTE

9. Lead

OBOE

10. Upper/Lower

CLARINET

11. Upper/Lower

SAXOPHONE

12. Upper/Lower

TUTTI

13. Upper/Lower

CHORUS

14. Upper

HARMONICA

15. Upper/Lower

ORGAN

 

16. Pedal

ORGAN BASS

17. Upper/Lower

PIANO



18. Upper/Lower

GUITAR

 

19. Upper/Lower

VIBRAPHONE

 

20. Pedal

ELECTRIC BASS



21. Upper/Lower

COSMIC

Strings 1 8' - Large strings ensemble.  Strings 2 8' - Relatively small strings ensemble for contemporary music.  Pizz. Strings 8' - Pizzicato strings.  Violin 8' - For multi purposes. 



Contrabass 8' - Standard type. Pizz. Bass 8' - Pizzicato contrabass for classicals. Brass 8' - Trumpet and trombone ensemble for classicals.  Synth. Brass 8' - Synth. brass with sharp attack. Used for Basic Regist. 5. Horn 1 8' - Standard horn for classicals. Horn 2 8' - Horn unison solo. Alpenhorn. Trumpet 1 8' - Standard trumpet for classicals. Trumpet 2 8' - Jazz trumpet 1 with full-bodied sounds. Trombone U16'/L8' - For legato playing. Tuba 16' - Accentuated by touch. Timpani 8' - Standard timpani. Flute 8' - Standard flute solo.  Whistle 4' - Whistle.  Oboe 8' - Softer oboe.  Bassoon U16'/L8' - For legato playing.  Clarinet 8' - Standard clarinet. 

 Saxophone U16'/L8' - Alto sax.  

Tutti 1 8' - Strings unison and wood winds ensemble.  Tutti 2 8' - Strings unison and the brasses.  Chorus 8' - Female "Ah". 

 Harmonica 8' - Standard type with pitch modulated vibrato. 

Organ 8' - Small pipe organ. 8'. Jazz Organ 16' Chor. For solo playing. 16'+8'+5 1/3'. Pop Organ 8' Chor. Bright sounds for jazz. 8'+4'+2 2/3'.  Accordion 8' - Slower attack.  Organ Bass 1 8' - Combination organ bass.  Organ Bass 2 16' - Pipe organ bass 1. Standard type.  Piano 8' - For multi purposes.  Elec. Piano 8' Cele. DX7 type.  Harpsichord 8' - Standard cembalo.  Guitar 1 U16'/L8' - Folk guitar. Steel string.  Guitar 2 U16'/L8' - Acoustic jazz guitar. Tone varies depending on the touch.  Elec. Guitar U16'/L8' - For backing.  Harp 8' - Grand harp.  Vibraphone 8' - Standard vibraphone.  Glocken 4' - Glockenspiel.  Marimba 8' - Concert marimba. Synth. Chime 8' Cele. Starry chime. Elec. Bass 1 8' - For multi purposes. Elec. Bass 2 16' - Slap bass. Synth. Bass 16' - Sustained sounds. Cosmic 1 4' - Decay type. For multi purposes. UK in Basic Regist. 4. Cosmic 2 8' - The lower register of celesta. LK and PK in Basic Regist. 4.  Cosmic 3 8' - Brass type.LK in Basic Regist. 5. Cosmic 4 8' - Decay type. With fantastic image.

Preset

Feet Effect

Comments

Voice Sections

3 Voice Controls and Effects

The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound of the voices: Voice Controls and Effects. Voice controls include the Touch sensitivity, Volume, Octave (feet), Vibrato and Pan setting. The voice controls, as well as the selection of certain effects, are provided in the Voice Condition pages, described below. Effects include Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay and Flanger. Effect settings are controlled from the Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo and Effect Set pages.

Voice Controls and Effects

Each voice has been given certain factory-preset effect settings to best enhance its sound. However, if you wish, you can change the sound to suit your preferences by using the controls described in this section. The chart below shows the various voice controls and effects for the individual voice sections or the entire system. Available functions are indicated by circles.

Upper Keyboard Voice

Lower Keyboard Voice

Lead Voice

Pedal Voice

Voice Condition Page 1

Voice Condition Page 2

Effect Set Page

Touch

Tone

(Initial/

After)

Feet Pan Sym-

phonic/ Celeste

*3 *3 *3 *3

Delay FlangerVibrato Reverb*1Sustain Tremolo

/Chorus

Reverb Page

Sustain Page

Tremolo Page

*1 Reverb is applied to the entire system equally. *2 Turning tremolo/chorus on/off and switching between tremolo and chorus are common to all voice sections. *3 This sets the type of effect applied to each voice section. Further effect settings should be done on the Effect Set page.

To change the settings and add the effects, display the appropriate page:

1. Voice Condition page by pressing the panel voice button twice (or pressing the Data Control button corresponding to the selected voice).

2. Effect Set page by pressing the EFFECT SET button in the DISPLAY SELECT.

3. Reverb, sustain or tremolo page by pressing the corresponding panel button.

Selecting from Voice Condition Pages

To call up the Voice Condition page:

Choose a voice on the panel, then press that voice’s panel button again (or again press the Data Control button corresponding to the selected voice).

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

MAX

Voice Controls and Effects

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

MIN

The Voice Condition display pages of the various voice sections have slight differences in their functions. Each function in the Voice Condition page is independently applied to each voice section.

Voice Condition [PAGE 1]

123 54

Upper/Lower

Pedal

1) 1 TOUCH TONE

The Touch Tone function gives you expressive control over the volume and timbre of a voice. Two types of keyboard touch affect this function: Initial Touch and After Touch. All voices are provided with this expressive function, making it possible to perfectly reproduce the subtle dynamic and tonal changes of actual instruments. For example, piano voices sound much brighter when you hit the keys strongly, especially in the attack portion of the soundexactly as if you were playing an acoustic piano.

-1 INITIAL Touch

Controls volume and timbre according to the velocity at which you strike the keys. The harder you strike the keys, the greater the volume and the brighter the timbre will become.

-2 AFTER Touch

Controls volume and timbre according to the pressure you apply to the keys after playing them. The harder, you press down on the keys, the greater the volume and the brighter the timbre will become.

NOTE:

The Touch Tone function is not available with the Pedal voice.

NOTE:

Generally, After Touch has no effect on percussive voices (such as Piano, Harpsichord or Vibraphone) or percussion sounds.

Voice Controls and Effects

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

-6

NOTE:

Each effect may not be noticeable even though you select the effect here, if the corresponding settings on the Effect Set page (page 32) are not appropriate.

2) 2 FEET

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

3) 3 EFFECT (On/Off)

Determines the effect type applied to the voice section. This is essentially an on/off switch for the effects; settings and adjustments to the effects are made from other pages. (For more information, see page 32.)

-1 PRESET:

Selects the original (factory) effect.

-2 OFF:

Cancels the effect.

-3 TREM (TREMOLO):

Selects tremolo/chorus. See page 37 for the details of the tremolo/chorus setting.

-4 SYMPH (SYMPHONIC):

Selects symphonic/celeste. See page 32 for the details of the symphonic/celeste setting.

-5 DELAY:

Selects delay. See page 33 for the details of the delay setting.

-6 FLANG. (FLANGER):

Selects flanger. See page 33 for the details of the flanger setting.

NOTE:

The Pan effect is displayed and active only when other effects are set to OFF (in the EFFECT parameter above).

4) 4 PAN

Determines the position of the voice in the stereo image. Seven pan positions are available.

5 VOL. (VOLUME)

Fine adjustment of the voice volume. See page 19 for more information.

Voice Condition [PAGE 2]

Delay

Vibrato Controls

Speed

Depth

Press Page buttons to select PAGE 2.

-1

-2

-3

-4

The Pedal voice section has PAGE 1 settings only (no PAGE 2). No Vibrato setting is available with the Pedal voice section. The Touch Vibrato function is only available with the Lead voice section.

1) 1 VIBRATO

1-1 PRESET/USER

Selects Preset, which calls up the original (factory) vibrato settings for the voice, or User, which lets you adjust the vibrato settings yourself.

-2 DELAY

Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing of a key and the start of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings increase the delay of the vibrato onset.

-3 DEPTH

Determines the intensity of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings result in a more pronounced vibrato.

PAGE

Upper/Lower

Voice Controls and Effects

NOTE:

The User vibrato may not be effective for some voices such as Synth. Chime.

NOTE:

The Delay, Depth and Speed settings are not displayed and cannot be adjusted unless USER has been selected in this setting.

-4 SPEED

Determines the speed of the vibrato effect (see diagram).

2) 2 TOUCH VIB. (TOUCH VIBRATO)

On/Off switch for the Touch Vibrato function. Touch Vibrato lets you apply vibrato to individual notes as you play them. While playing a key, press down harder on it to give the note vibrato. The harder you press the key down, the greater the vibrato will be.

NOTE:

Only the Depth parameter is available for the User setting of the Upper/ Lower Keyboard Voice sections.

NOTE:

When you set the DEPTH (avobe) to 0, the Touch Vibrato function will be inactive.

2 Selecting from Effect Set Pages

You must first "turn on" the desired effect on the Voice Condition Page 1 before working on the Effect Set page.

Voice Controls and Effects

VOICE

EFFECT

SET

REGIST

SHIFT

A. B. C.

M. O. C.

PITCH/MIDI

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

TREMOLO

EXP.

(FAST)

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

VOICE

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DISPLAY SELECT

1.Call up a Voice Condition page by pressing the desired voice button on the panel twice.

2.Turn on the desired effect for the voice by using the Data Control buttons below EFCT. in the display.

Each effect can be selected for each voice section independently. Select the effect you want to apply to the voice, or turn all effects off by selecting OFF.

To call up Effect Set page:

Press the EFFECT SET button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and use the Page buttons to select the various pages.

TRM. & SYM. Page

1) 1 TREM./CHOR. (TREMOLO/CHORUS)

See Tremolo section on page 36.

2) 2 SYMP. (SYMPHONIC/CELESTE)

Determines the type of the Symphonic effect, SYMPHONIC (SYMP.) or CELESTE (CELE.). Symphonic is a subtle echo effect that makes one voice sound like an ensemble. For example, a solo violin voice played through Symphonic would sound like many violins playing together. SYMPHONIC simulates the effect of a large ensemble, while CELESTE creates the effect of a gradually expanding sound.

DELAY & FLANGER Page

Press Page buttons to select Delay and Flanger pages.

PAGE

-1

-2

-3

-1

-2

-3

3 DELAY

Delay is a pronounced echo effect, with distinct delayed repeats of the original sound.

-1 SPEED

Determines the time between delayed repeats. Range: 0-100

-2 F.B. (Feedback)

Determines the number of delayed repeats. Range: 0-100

Voice Controls and Effects

NOTE:

Delay and Flanger are not available with the Pedal voice section.

-3 BAL. (Balance)

Determines the volume of the delay effect, relative to the original sound. Higher settings produce a louder delay. Range: 0-100

4 FLANGER

Flanger introduces a swirling, animated modulation effect to the sound.

-1 SPEED

Determines the speed of the modulation. Range: 0-100

-2 F.B. (Feedback)

Controls the brightness and the metallic sound of the effect. Range: 0-100

-3 DEPTH

Determines the intensity of the effect. Range: 0-100

3 Selecting from the Panel

Reverb, Sustain and Tremolo/Chorus pages are called up by pressing the respective panel buttons.

1) Reverb

Voice Controls and Effects

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 voices, the entire system.

To adjust the reverb effect and call up the Reverb page:

Press one of the REVERB buttons, located to the left of the Upper Keyboard Voices section.

REVERB

MAX

MIN

REVERB Page

PAGE

213

1 TYPE

Determines the type of reverb effect: Room, Hall or Church. Each type simulates a different acoustic environment; Room is the smallest and Church the largest.

2 LENG. (Length)

Determines the acoustic liveliness of the simulated room in the effect. Higher settings make the room more reverberant. Range: 0-6

3 DEPTH

Fine adjustment of the depth of reverberation or the level of the reflected sounds. (Coarse reverb depth settings are made with the front panel REVERB controls.) A setting of 0 cancels the reverb effect. Range: 0-24

2) Sustain

The Sustain effect, selectable for the Upper, Lower and Pedal voices, causes voices to gradually fade out when the keys are released. The sustain on/off and sustain length settings are independent for each keyboard, providing maximum expressive control.

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

Press one of the SUSTAIN buttons in the SUSTAIN section.

SUSTAIN

UPPER (KNEE)

LOWER

PEDAL

(KNEE)

The lamp of the button lights up to indicate that sustain is on. Press the button again to turn sustain off.

SUSTAIN LENGTH Page

Voice Controls and Effects

NOTE:

Sustain cannot be applied to the Lead voices.

NOTE:

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 120 for more information.).

UPPER/LOWER/PEDAL

Determines the length of sustain applied to each keyboard. The display shows the current sustain length values for each keyboard. Range: 0-12.

NOTE:

The values here must be set high enough for the sustain effect to be noticeable.

Voice Controls and Effects

3) Tremolo/Chorus

Tremolo recreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker effect. Just as with a conventional rotating speaker, you can switch between slow and fast speeds. And like a motor-driven speaker, the characteristic tremolo effect gradually changes speed after it is switched. You can also adjust the maximum speed of the effect to suit your playing style. The Tremolo effect can be switched in real time as you play with either the front panel button or the left footswitch (when properly set for footswitch operation).

Tremolo Operation



1 

Turn on Tremolo effect in each Voice Condition page 1.



2 

Adjust the Tremolo setting in Tremolo Control (or Effect Set) page.



3 

Assign footswitch for Tremolo Control, if desired.

Turn on Tremolo as you play, with Tremolo button or footswitch.

1) Turning on the Tremolo effect (set to standby):

Before you can switch Tremolo on and off in real time, you must first turn the effect on in the desired voice sections. This doesn’t actually start the effect, but merely puts Tremolo in a “standby” condition.

1.Press the desired voice button on the panel twice, then select Tremolo.

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

MAX

Voice Controls and Effects

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

MIN

The selected Voice Condition page will be displayed.

2.Select the Voice Condition page 1 by pressing the Page button.

3. Selecting TREM. in the EFCT. turns on Tremolo for the selected

voice section.

PAGE

2) Setting the Tremolo effect

Tremolo setting made here are global; in other words , they are applied the same to all voices for which Tremolo has been turned on (set to standby).

Voice Controls and Effects

VOICE

EFFECT

SET

REGIST

SHIFT

A. B. C.

M. O. C.

PITCH/MIDI

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

TREMOLO

EXP.

(FAST)

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

VOICE

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DISPLAY SELECT

To turn on the Tremolo effect and call up the Tremolo Control page:

Press the TREMOLO (FAST) button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The Tremolo Control page will be displayed. The lamp of the button lights up to indicate that Tremolo is on. Press the button again to turn Tremolo off and Chorus on (the LED turns off).

TREMOLO CONTROL Page

1 TREM. SPEED (Tremolo Speed)

Determines the speed of the Tremolo (rapid rotation) effect. Range: 0-100

NOTE:

The EL-57’s various effects include Glide effect. See page 119 for the information on Glide.

2 CHOR. MODE (Chorus Mode)

Determines the effect applied when Tremolo is switched off (the LED turns off): a slow chorus effect (SLOW) or STOP. Use the SLOW setting when you want to have a constant rotating speaker sound. When you turn off the TREMOLO button while STOP is selected, you can obtain the effect that the rotating speaker is stopped.

3) Realtime control of Tremolo effect

Once the Tremolo effect has been turned on and set, you can control the effect in real time from the panel or from the left footswitch.

Panel Control

Simply press the TREMOLO (FAST) button in the DISPLAY SELECT section to turn the Tremolo effects on and off while you're playing. This button functions just like the fast/slow switch on an actual rotating speaker cabinet. When Tremolo is on, the rotation effect is fast; when off (Chorus), it is slow. The speed change is gradual, effectively simulating the slowing down and speeding up of a rotating speaker.

Footswitch Control

You can also use the left footswitche to control the Tremolo effect in the same way, if the footswitch has been properly assigned. (See the section Footswitch Assign on page 118 for details.)

4 Rhythm and Accompaniment

The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythms. Automatic Accompainment functions are used with the rhythms, providing appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match the style of the rhythm 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 Rhythms from the Panel

Ten different rhythm categories in various styles can be instantly selected from the front panel. The Electone has many more "hidden" rhythms, however. A total of 66 rhythms are available, and can be selected by using the display.

1) To select and play a rhythm:

Choose a rhythm by pressing one of the Rhythm buttons in the

Rhythm section on the panel.

SEQ. SEQ.

From this display, you can also select other rhythms. These additional patterns are generally variations on the basic rhythm categories.

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D

RHYTHM

ROCK

MAX

MIN

Rhythm and Accompaniment

Press the Data Control button corresponding to the rhythm you wish to play, as you do with the voices. The selected rhythm will be shown at the upper row of LCD.

Rhythm and Accompaniment

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

on the rhythm:

1 START

This button does as its name indicates; the rhythm begins as soon as the button is pressed. To stop the rhythm, press this button again.

2 SYNCHRO START

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

INTRO.

ENDING

SYNCHRO

START

123

FILL IN

NOTE:

The left footswitch can also be used to turn the rhythm off and on in the middle of song. (To assign the footswitch for rhythm control, see page 118.)

NOTE:

ABOUT SYNCHRO START: Synchro Start functions quite defferently when the Auto Bass Chord feature is turned on and the Accompaniment Memory is turned off. The rhythm 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 Automatic Accompaniment section, page 46, for details on Auto Bass Chord and Memory.)

3 INTRO. ENDING

Pressing this button automatically adds a short introduction (of up to eight measures) before starting the actual rhythm. First, press the INTRO. ENDING button, then the START or SYNCRO START button to actually start the rhythm. While the introduction is playing, the display shows the countdown to the first measure of the pattern. For example, if there is a eight-measure lead-in for a pattern in 4/4 time, the following display appears: Pressing the INTRO. ENDING button again while the pattern is being played will automatically add an ending phrase before stopping the rhythm.

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

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 bead, to cue you in to the beginning of the song.

NOTE:

When the Electone is turned on, the Rhythm Volume is automatically set to

Set the volume. 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 can also be made from the Rhythm Condition page (page 42).

MAX

MIN

Set the tempo.

TEMPO

1 TEMPO Dial

For adjusting the speed of the rhythm. Turn the dial clockwise to increase the tempo, and counter-clock wise to decrease it.

2 TEMPO Display (BAR/BEAT Indicator)

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

When the rhythm begins playing, the TEMPO display changes function to a Bar/Beat indicator.

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

(BAR/BEAT Indicator: shows the 

current position in the measures)

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

(TEMPO Display: shows current 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. The beat indicator lamp above the display also indicates the beats.

Rhythm and Accompaniment

NOTE:

When you turn the TEMPO Dial even while the rhythm is playing, the display momentarily changes to show the current tempo.

2) To use the Fill In patterns:

Fill In patterns are designed to be used as temporary and regular rhythmic breaks to spice up a repeating rhythm. Like the regular rhythms, all Fill In patterns have been designed to perfectly match the bass and chord parts of the Automatic Accompaniment feature.

Select and play a rhythm.

As you play the Electone along with the rhythm, 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.

INTRO.

ENDING

SYNCHRO

START

FILL IN

NOTE:

USING A FILL IN FOR THE 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.

NOTE:

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.

2 Rhythm Condition Page

The Rhythm Condition page includes Auto Variation, Percussion, and Accompaniment Volume Controls.

To select the Rhythm Condition page:

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

Rhythm and Accompaniment

NOTE:

See page 46 for the information on A.B.C.

NOTE:

The Auto Variation function is not applied to some of the rhythms.

Rhythm Condition Page

123

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.

2 PERC. VOL. (Percussion Volume)

Fine adjustment of the overall volume of the rhythms (page 40) and Keyboard Percussion (page 49).

3 ACC. VOL. (Accompaniment Volume)

This control is the same as that described in the Accompaniment section, page 48.

3 Dotted Buttons and User Rhythms

The Rhythm section also has, like the voice sections, dotted buttons from which rhythms can be selected. These dotted buttons function as "wild card" rhythm selectors; any of the rhythms available from the panel buttons, the Rhythm Menus or User rhythms can be selected from these buttons.

1) To select a rhythm from a dotted button:

Press one of the dotted buttons on the right side of the Rhythm

section.

SEQ. SEQ.

RHYTHM

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

ROCK

MAX

NOTE:

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

Rhythm and Accompaniment

SEQ. SEQ.

The Rhythm Menu page appears.

Select one of the pages with the Page buttons.

Each page represents the same general rhythm types as those selected from the panel buttons. The currently assigned rhythm name appears at the top of the display when the page has been selected. The rhythm name shown at the top of the LCD is that of the currently assigned rhythm and is irrelevant to the Rhythm Menu below.

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D

MIN

PAGE

Press the Data Control button corresponding to the rhythm you wish to use.

Rhythm and Accompaniment

2) To call up the User rhythms:

You can select the User page and rhythm when you wish to play rhythms you've created with the Rhythm Pattern Programmer function. (page 110)

Press Page buttons to select the USER page.

Press to select the User rhythm number (USER 1 - USER 8) and

its Type (A - D).

PAGE

4 Rhythm Menus

This chart lists all 66 of the rhythms available on the Electone. The numbers in the chart correspond to the page numbers shown in the display.

Page 1

MARCH

March1March2March3Polka

Coun-

try1

Page 2

Coun-

try2

Broad-

way

WALTZ

Waltz1Waltz2Waltz3Waltz

Jazz

Waltz 1

Page 3

Jazz

Waltz 2

Jazz

Waltz 3

SWING

Swing

Swing2Swing

Baro-

que

Bolero

Swing

Polka

Waltz

Swing5Swing

Jazz

Ballad

Page 4

Dixieland1

Dixie-

land2

BOUNCE

Bounce1Bounce2Bounce

Reggae1Reggae

Page 5

SLOW ROCK

Slow

Rock 1

Page 6

Tango1Tango2Tango

Page 7

Cha-

cha

Mambo Salsa

Slow

Rock 2

Rhumba Begui-

Slow

Rock 3

TANGO

Rhythm and Accompaniment

LATIN1

Page 8

LATIN2

Samba1Samba2Samba

Bossa-

nova1

Page 9

Bossa-

nova2

Bossa-

nova3

8 BEAT

8 Beat

Dance

Pop 1

Page 10

8 Beat28 Beat

Dance

Pop 2

Dance

Pop 3

8 Beat

Dance

Pop 4

8 Beat

16 BEAT

16 Beat116 Beat216 Beat316 Beat416 Beat

16 Beat

Funk 1

16 Beat

Funk 2

16 Beat

Funk 3

Page 11

USER RHYTHM

USER1USER2USER3USER

USER5USER6USER7USER

NOTE:

The Baroque on the March page is configured with accompaniment only; it does not contain any drum or percussion.

Rhythm and Accompaniment

5 Automatic Accompaniment - Auto

Bass Chord (A.B.C.)

The Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function works with the Rhythm section of the Electone to automatically produce chord and bass accompaniment as you play. It adds a entirely new dimension to your performance by effectively putting a full backing band at your disposal. Depending on the feature or mode selected, you can play anything from a single note to a full chord on the Lower keyboard and hear complete, rhythmical bass and chord accompaniment.

To select the A.B.C. function, call up the Rhythm Condition page:

Choose a rhythm on the panel, then press that rhythm's panel button again (or again press the Data Control button corresponding to the selected rhythm).

Rhythm Condition Page

-1

-3

-2

-4

-1

-2

1 A.B.C.

-1 OFF

Cancels the Auto Bass Chord function.

1-2 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.

1-3 Fingered Chord Mode

The Fingered Chord mode automatically produces bass and chord accompaniment for chords played in the Lower keyboard. 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.

1-4 Custom A.B.C. Mode

The Custom A.B.C. mode is a slight variation on the Fingered Chod mode. It allows you to determine what bass notes will be played in the accompaniment by playing a note on the Pedalboard along with the chords you play in the Lower keyboard.

2 MEM.(Memory)

The Memory function allows you to have the bass and chord accompaniment continue even after you release your fingers from the keyboard.

2-1 LOWER

Selecting this keeps the chord accompaniment of the Lower Keyboard voices playing even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard.

2-2 PEDAL

Selecting this keeps the bass accompaniment of the Pedalboard voices playing even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard.

To select the A.B.C. function, call up the A.B.C./M.O.C. page:

The Auto Bass Chord page can be called up by pressing the A.B.C./ M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The A.B.C. section on this page are the same as the one found in the Rhythm Condition page.

VOICE

EFFECT

SET

REGIST

SHIFT

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

PITCH/MIDI

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

TREMOLO

(FAST)

EXP.

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

VOICE

EDIT PA TTERN SEQUENCE

3) Chords Recognized in the Single Finger Mode

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

GAB DE

FGABCDE

(Key of C)

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.

Cm7

Minor 7th chords: Simultaneously press the root as well as any black key and any white key to the left of it.

4) Chords Recognized in the Fingered Chord Mode

(Key of C)

C Cm C7 Cm7 Cmaj7

DISPLAY SELECT

Rhythm and Accompaniment

NOTE:

With Single Finger, the chord produced will sound in the same octave regardless of where it is played on the Lower keyboard.

NOTE:

PLAYING SINGLE FINGER CHORDS WITHOUT RHYTHM: Auto Bass Chord is generally used with rhythms to create full rhythmic accompaniment, but it can also be used in the Single Finger mode to add full continuous chords to your performance without the use of the rhythm. Simply leave the rhythm off in Single Finger mode, and play Single Finger chords from the Lower keyboard.

NOTE:

Minor, 7th and minor 7th chords with black key roots (such as Bb or Gb) are played in the same way as those with white key roots.

C+5Cm maj7 C7+5 Cdim C7sus4

C-5Cm7-5 C7-5 C6 Cm6

6 Accompaniment Controls

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 D

RHYTHM

SEQ. SEQ.

MAX

MIN

The Accompaniment function described in this section is independent of the A.B.C. accompaniment. When rhythms are used, A.B.C. provides rhythmical chords and bass, while the Accompaniment of this section provides arpeggiated chords and other instrumental embellishments. Accompaniment controls include the setting of the Accompaniment type and its volume. These controls are selected from the Rhythm Menu and Rhythm Condition pages.

Rhythm and Accompaniment

NOTE:

To turn the Accompaniment function off, press the Data Control button corresponding to the currently selected type. (When off, all types should appear in normal display.)

NOTE:

Even if the Accompaniment Type is changed, the Intro/Ending and Fill In patterns remain the same.

To select and set up the Accompaniment controls:

Press any of the RHYTHM buttons once.

The types of the Accompaniment are displayed to the right of the display.

Rhythm Menu Page

ACCOMPANI. (Accompaniment) 1 Type 1-Type 4

These settings provide various types of rhythmic and melodic accompaniment, and generally become more complex according to the type number.

When the Electone is turned 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.

NOTE:

Press the same rhythm button again to display the Rhythm Condition page.

Rhythm Condition Page

2 Volume

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

7 Keyboard Percussion

The various drum and percussion sounds (a total of 43 are available) have been assigned to the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard for you to play.

To play the Keyboard Percussion sounds:

Turn off all the lower and Pedal voices by setting each voice's

1 2

volume to minimum. Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing either or

both the LOWER and PEDAL buttons in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section.

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

LOWER

PEDAL

Set the rhythm volume. The volume of the percussion sounds is set together with that of the rhythm by using the VOLUME controls in the Rhythm section. Set the volume to the desired level.

RHYTHM

SEQ. SEQ.

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

ROCK

Rhythm and Accompaniment

MAX

SEQ. SEQ.

Play some notes on the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. The various percussion sounds (a total of 43 are available) have been assigned to the keyboards as shown in the charts below.

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D

MIN

NOTE:

When the Electone is turned on, the Rhythm Volume is automatically set to

NOTE:

Additional percussion sounds are available on the Upper keyboard when using the Rhythm Pattern Programmer function (page 97).

Keyboard Percussion

Percussion Assignments for the Lower Keyboard

Rhythm and Accompaniment

Synth. Tom 3

Claves

Snare Brush Roll

Synth. Tom 1

Synth. Tom 2

Concert Bass Drum

Snare Brush Shot 1

Bass Drum Heavy

Snare Drum Heavy

Bass Drum Light

Orchestra Snare Drum

Tom 2

Tom 3

Snare Drum Light

Snare Drum Reverb 1

Snare Drum Heavy

Snare Drum Roll

Tom 1

Snare Drum Rim 1

Hi-hat Open

Hi-hat Closed

Triangle Closed

Triangle Open

Ride Cymbal 1

Orchestra Cymbal 1

Crash Cymbal 1

Wood Block High

Wood Block Low

Cowbell 1

Tambourine

Castanet

Orchestra Cymbal 2

Conga Low

Timbale 1 Low

Timbale 1 High

Agogo High

Agogo Low

Conga High

Hand Clap

Bongo High

Bongo Low

Cuica High

Cuica Low

Shaker

Percussion Assignments for the Pedalboard

Snare Brush Shot 1

Snare Brush Roll

Tom 2

Tom 3

Snare Drum Rim 1

Snare Drum Light

Snare Drum Reverb 1

Snare Drum Heavy

Bass Drum Heavy

Tom 1

Hi-hat Closed

Synth. Tom 3

Hi-hat Open

Synth. Tom 2

Ride Cymbal 1

Orchestra Cymbal 1

Crash Cymbal 1

Synth. Tom 1

8 Melody On Chord (M.O.C)

The Melody On Chord (M.O.C.) feature automatically adds a harmony part to the melodies you play on the Upper keyboard. The harmony is derived from the chords you play on the Lower keyboard--or from the chords that are played for you, if you use Automatic Accompaniment. Melody On Chord has three different modes, each providing a different set of harmonies to accompany the melody played. The modes are selected from the A.B.C./M.O.C. page.

To select the M.O.C. function:

Press the A.B.C./M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The M.O.C. section will be displayed to the right of the display.

A.B.C./M.O.C. page

VOICE

EFFECT

SET

REGIST

SHIFT

A. B. C.

M. O. C.

PITCH/MIDI

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

TREMOLO

(FAST)

EXP.

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

VOICE

EDIT PA TTERN SEQUENCE

DISPLAY SELECT

Rhythm and Accompaniment

MELODY ON CHORD

1 OFF

Cancels the Melody On Chord function.

2 MODE 1

Produces harmonies of up to two notes in a range close to the melody played.

3 MODE 2

Produces harmonies of up to three notes in a range close to the melody played.

4 MODE 3

Produces harmonies of up to four notes in a range relatively distant from the melody played.

5 KNEE

On/off switch for knee lever control over Melody On Chord operation. To use the Melody On Chord function with knee lever control, first switch the Knee setting to ON, then select one of the three modes (described above). When the control is on, pressing the knee lever to the right activates the Melody On Chord function.

NOTE:

Melody On Chord applies only when the Upper Keyboard Voice section's volume is set to the appropriate value.

5 Registration Memory

Registration Memory allows you to store virtually all the settings you make on the panel and LCD, providing a convenient way to instantly change all voice settings and rhythms while you're playing, with the simple touch of a single button on the Registration Memory panel. The eight buttons are conveniently located between the Upper and Lower keyboards for easy access while playing.

/TO DISK

Functions and settings that cannot be memorized are:

● Reverb type

● Registration Shift settings

● Pitch/Transpose settings

● Voice Edit settings (except for User voices currently

assigned to the Dotted buttons)

● Voice Disk voices

Registration Memory

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.

● User rhythms in the Rhythm Pattern Program

(except for User rhythms currently assigned to the Dotted buttons)

● Rhythm Sequences

● MIDI settings

1 Storing Registrations

Newly created registrations you make can be stored to the Registration Memory panel buttons. All registrations in Registration Memory can also be saved to floppy disk for future recall.

To store registrations to the Registration Memory:

After creating your original registration, decide which numbered

button you wish to store.

While holding down the M(Memory) button in the Registration

1. While holding down M button... 2. ...Press desired numbered button.

/TO DISK

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.

Memory section, press the numbered button to which you wish to save your registration.

When the registration is stored, the numbered button flashes momentarily.

2 Selecting Registrations

Simply press the numbered button that corresponds to the registration you wish to select.

Using the D (Disable) button:

Rhythm and automatic accompaniment patterns also change when you selct different Registration Memory buttons. Pressing the D (Disable) button allows you to keep the same rhythm and accompaniment patterns throughout all your registration changes, or make your own rhythm selections if you want to.

3 Saving the Registration Data to Disk

Insert a formatted disk into the disk slot under the Music Disk

Recorder (M.D.R.). Make certain that the disk is either blank or has data you can erase. If the disk is new and unformatted, you will have to format it. Refer to the instructions how to formatt a disk (page

60).

NOTE:

See pages 67 and 68 for the details on saving/recalling registrations to/from the M.D.R.

Select a song number on the M.D.R. by using the SONG SELECT buttons.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

There are 40 songs, or memory locations, available on a single disk.

While holding down the RECORD button on the M.D.R., press the M (Memory) button in Registration Memory.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

----

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

Registration Memory

/TO DISK

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.

This operation saves all eight registrations in Registration Memory to one song. The other 39 available songs on the disk can be used for saving additional batches of eight registrations.

2143

VOICE

DISPLAY

EFFECT

SET

A. B. C.

M. O. C.

4 Registration Shift

The Registration Shift function allows you to change registrations, all the settings you make on the panel and LCD, without taking your hands from the keyboards. By using the right footswitch on the expression pedal, you can “jump” to a specified registration or step through the panel registrations in sequence, either in numeric order or in any order you specify. Registration Shift has three modes: Shift, Jump and User.

To select the Registration Shift functions:

Press the REGIST SHIFT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

REGIST SHIFT Page

Registration Memory

FOOT

REGIST

SHIFT

PITCH/MIDI

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

TREMOLO

(FAST)

EXP.

SW.

VOICE

EDIT PA TTERN SEQUENCE

DISPLAY SELECT

2143

1 OFF

Turns off the Registration Shift assignment.

2 SHIFT

Selects the Shift mode. In the Shift mode, each press of the right footswitch selects the Registration Memory presets in their numerical order. After the last preset is reached, the function “wraps around” to select the first preset again. The numbered buttons light up as they are selected.

To set the Shift mode function:

Simply press the Data Control button corresponding to the SHIFT.

3 JUMP

Selects the Jump mode. In the Jump mode, each press of the right footswitch selects a specified panel registration.

To set the Jump mode function:

1.Select JUMP in the Registration Shift page. The Jump “destination” appears at the right side of the LCD.

2.Enter the desired registration number using the Data Control buttons to select the registration number.

4 USER

Selects the User mode. In the User mode, each press of the right footswitch selects registrations according to the order you specify.

To set the User mode function:

1.Select USER in the Registration Shift page. The page information, indicating that the Edit page is available, appears at the top right section of the LCD.

2.Press the Page buttons to select the EDIT page. The Edit page appears. There are two pages in the User mode, Mode and Edit. Select the Edit page to program the desired sequence.

EDIT Page

Registration Memory

PAGE

-1

-2

-3

-4

-1

-2

-3

-4

1 POSITION (Cursor Controls)

The cursor controls are used to move the cursor (the arrow in the display) along the registration row in the display. Entered registration numbers are shown in boxes, while the numbers in the row above indicate the number of successive presses of the right footswitch. Move the cursor to the point you wish to edit.

-1 |<< Moves the cursor to the first position.

-2 < Moves the cursor one step to the left.

-3 > Moves the cursor one step to the right.

-4 >>| Moves the cursor to the last position.

NOTE:

The cursor cannot be moved unless registration numbers have been entered.

NOTE:

Though about 15 Registration Shift steps are shown in the display at one time, up to 80 steps can be memorized; use the cursor controls to access the undisplayed steps.

OK Cancel

Registration Memory

2 DATA (Data Controls)

The data controls are used to enter and delete registration numbers in the registration row. Move the cursor to the desired position and edit the registration data.

-1 SET

For initially entering a registration number to a blank space in the registration row, or for replacing a number at the current cursor position. To enter a number, press the desired Registration Memory button (the selected button will light), then press the Data Control button corresponding to SET. After using SET to enter registrations, the cursor can be moved among the numbers.

2-2 INS. (Insert)

For inserting a registration number just before the current cursor position. The new registration number is inserted at the cursor position and all other numbers to the right of the cursor are moved to accommodate the new numbers. To perform the operation, first move the cursor to a numbered position. Then press the desired Registration Memory button (the selected button will light), and press the Data Control button corresponding to INS.

-3 DEL. (Delete)

For deleting a registration number at the current cursor position. To delete the unnecessary number, move the cursor to a numbered position and press the Data Control button corresponding to DEL.

-4 CLEAR

For erasing all current user Registration Shift Settings. After selecting CLEAR, the following display appears:

Select OK to clear all data. The message “Completed!!” momentarily appears on the LCD and returns to the previous display.

Select Cancel to abort the operation.

Registration numbers cannot be entered beyond the Registration Shift function's capacity of 80. The following message momentarily appears when the 80 spaces have been filled: First delete unnecessary registrations, then perform the operation again.

Resetting the Electone to the Factory Preset (Power On Reset)

All current settings including Registration Memories, User voices and User rhythms can be deleted at once by using the Power On Reset function.

To reset the all settings:

Turn off the power.

While holding down the top left Data Control button, turn the power

back on.

Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory before turning the Electone off. You can, however, restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. In doing this, first be careful NOT to press any panel buttons (excepting those in Basic Registration) after you turn the Electone back on. Then, to restore the previous settings, hold down the M (Memory) button and press D (Disable) button.

/TO DISK

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.

Be careful when using this operation, since it erases all your existing data. Always save your important data to a floppy disk using M.D.R. (page 67) in advance.

POWER

Registration Memory

6 Music Disk Recorder

The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) is a sophisticated recording device built into the Electone that lets you record your performances and registration settings. The Music Disk Recorder not only records the notes you play; it also remembers the voices and rhythms you select, the front panel controls you change, as well as all expression pedal, footswitch and knee lever positions, to reproduce your performance exactly as you play it. Moreover, you can separately record different parts of your performance, building up a song part by part.

1 Precautions

Be sure to handle floppy disks and treat the disk drive with care. Follow the important precautions below.

Music Disk Recorder

Compatible Disk Type

3.5” 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used. A blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with your Electone for you to record your performances.

Inserting/Ejecting Floppy Disks

■ To insert a floppy disk into the disk drive:

Hold the disk so that the label of the disk is facing upward and the sliding shutter is facing forward, towards the disk slot. Carefully insert the disk into the slot, slowly pushing it all the way in until it clicks into place and the eject button pops out.

Floppy disk slot

To eject a floppy disk:

Before ejecting the disk, be sure to confirm that the M.D.R. is stopped (check if the LED above the STOP button in the M.D.R. section is lit).

Press the eject button slowly as far as it will go; the disk will automatically pop out. When the disk is fully ejected, carefully remove it by hand.

Never attempt to remove the disk or turn the power off during recording, reading and playing back. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive.

If the eject button is pressed too quickly, or if it is not pressed in as far as it will go, the disk may not eject properly. The eject button may become stuck in a half-pressed position with the disk extending from the drive slot by only a few millimeters. If this happens, do not attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk, since using force in this situation can damage the disk drive mechanism or the floppy disk. To remove a partially ejected disk, try pressing the eject button once again, or push the disk back into the slot and then repeat the eject procedure.

LED (Lamp in-use) Eject button

NOTE:

When the EL-57 is turned on, the LED below the floppy disk slot will be lit indicating that the M.D.R. is ready to use.

Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive before turning off the power. A floppy disk left in the drive for extended periods can easily pick up dust and dirt that can cause data read and write errors.

Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head

● Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument employs a precision magnetic read/ write head which, after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks used that will eventually cause read and write errors.

● To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially-available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head about once a month. Ask your Yamaha dealer about the availability of proper head-cleaning disks.

Never insert anything but floppy disks into the disk drive. Other objects may cause damage to the disk drive or floppy disks.

About the Floppy Disks

■ To handle floppy disks with care:

Do not place heavy objects on a disk or bend or apply pressure to the disk in any way. Always keep floppy disks in their protective cases when they are not in use.

Do not expose the disk to direct sunlight, extremely high or low temperatures, or excessive humidity, dust or liquids.

■ To protect your data (Write-protect Tab):

To prevent accidental erasure of important data, slide the disk’s write-protect tab to the “protect” position (tab open). If you attempt to modify the disk when the write-protect tab is set to “on” position, “Prot (Protected)” will appear on the LED display in the M.D.R. section indicating that the operation is not possible.

Protect Off 

(tab closed: unlocked)

Rear side

Shutter

Write-protect tab

Protect On 

(tab open: locked)

■ Data backup

For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you keep two copies of important data on separate floppy disks. This gives you a backup if one disk is lost or damaged. To make a backup disk use the Disk Copy function on page 74.

Music Disk Recorder

Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the exposed surface of the floppy disk inside.

Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields, such as those produced by televisions, speakers, motors, etc., since magnetic fields can partially or completely erase data on the disk, rendering it unreadable.

Never use a floppy disk with a deformed shutter or housing.

Do not attach anything other than the provided labels to a floppy disk. Also make sure that labels are attached in the proper location.

2 Formatting a Disk

Before recording a performance to your blank disk, the disk must first be formatted.

Music Disk Recorder

To format a disk:

Put the disk, label facing up, into the disk drive

(insertion slot). “Fort” will appear on the LED display indicating that the inserted disk requires to be formatted.

While holding down the SHIFT button, press the FORMAT button. This step puts the format operation on stand-by, indicated by the dashes on the LED display and the flashing LED above the FORMAT button.

Press the FORMAT button again to begin formatting. The LED above the FORMAT button stays lit. The number “160” appears on the LED display and counts down to “001” as the disk is being formatted. When formatting is completed, operation returns to the original STOP status.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

FORMAT

----

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

CUSTOM PLAY

If you format a disk that contains previously recorded data, all data on the disk will be erased. To avoid inadvertently formatting a disk after this step, press the STOP button.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

160

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

About SHIFT button:

You will find the SHIFT button (printed in green) at the top right side of the M.D.R. section. Some buttons in the M.D.R. section have dual functions: the first function is printed in white above each button; the second function is printed in green below each button. The SHIFT button is used to select the second functions by pressing each function button while holding down the SHIFT.

3 Recording

1) To record a song:

Set the desired registrations on the Electone.

Make all the Electone settings necessary for the song you will record. This means entering the all registrations you will need for the entire performance in the Registration Memory. Make sure also to select the registration that you will use at the beginning of the song.

Put a formatted disk into the disk slot.

Use the SONG SELECT (G, H)buttons to select the

3 4

song number for recording.

Press the RECORD button. The RECORD lamp lights up and the PLAY and CUSTOM PLAY lamps begins blinking, indicating that the Music Disk Recorder is ready to record.

NOTE:

When a disk is first inserted, song number 01 is automatically selected. The song numbers 01 through 40 are available and up to 40 songs can be stored on a disk. However, available song numbers may be reduced depending on the amount of the song data you have recorded.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

NOTE:

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

Music Disk Recorder

Press the PLAY button. The PLAY lamp lights up and small bars flash across the LED display from left to right, indicating that the M.D.R. is reading the registrations and other settings.

After numbers appear on the LED display of the M.D.R., begin playing. Once the setup operation in step #5 is complete, a number will appear on the LED display indicating that you can begin recording your performance. The number also indicates the amount of memory left on the disk.

If the selected song number already contains recorded data, small bars (“--”) appear at the left part of LED display and flash along with the song number, warning you that the selected song number already contains recorded data. If you want to execute recording operation over the song number, press the RECORD button again. If you don’t want, select another song number for recording or press the STOP button to cancel recording.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

622

TEMPO +–

NOTE:

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

The short time it takes to set up for recording is recorded as well, causing a short pause before playback of the song.

If you make a mistake during recording:

1.Press the PLAY button while the M.D.R. is still running. This stops the recording and returns you to the starting point of the song. The letters “rE” (retry) appear on the left side of the LED display and the PLAY and CUSTOM PLAY LEDs start flashing, indicating that you can re-record the song.

2.Press PLAY again to begin re-recording the song. Re-recording starts from the beginning of the song and replaces the previously recorded performance with the newly recorded performance.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

Music Disk Recorder

When you finish playing, press the STOP button. After the small bars flash to draw a square on the LED display to indicate the processing for stop, both the RECORD and PLAY lamps go out, and recording is stopped.

To hear your newly recorded performance, press the PLAY button. Play back will begin after a couple of seconds. For more information on playback and other playbackrelated functions, see page 69.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive after the STOP lamp lights up.

NOTE:

When the available memory reaches “008” or less, the numbers begin flashing to warn you. If this happens, stop recording before the display reaches “000.”

Never attempt to press the eject button or turn the power off during recording, reading and playing back. Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive. Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive before turning off the power.

Outline of M.D.R. Operation

Though the M.D.R. is as easy to operate as a cassette tape recorder, it is far move versatil. Since it records all Electone settings and control movements as well as the notes you play as digital data, it allows you much more flexibility and control than even the most sophisticated tape recorder. Basically, the M.D.R. independently records the following three types of data:

1. Registration data (including Bulk data)

All registrations stored to the Registration Memory numbered buttons as well as the registration currently set to the panel, are recorded at the beginning of a song, before the actual recording of your performance. Bulk data is also saved to the song with the Registration data. Bulk data includes: Registration Shift settings, Rhythm Pattern (User rhythms) and Rhythm Sequence data, and User voices.

2. Performance data

The M.D.R. records your performance on the keyboards and pedalboard of the Electone exactly as you play it, even recording the strength at which you play the keys and how hard you press them down while playing. The various types of performance data--Upper, Lower, Pedal and Lead--are recorded to independent “tracks,” so that you can change any one of them without affecting the others.

3. Control data

All changes you make on the Electone during your performance are recorded in real time. These include registration changes, the use of the expression pedals, footswitches and knee lever.

Music Disk Recorder

2) To record each part separately:

You can also record the parts of your performance independently; for example, first recording the chords and bass to the song (using the Lower and Pedalboard), and after that recording the melody. This function also lets you record keyboard percussion and performance control data, such as registration changes and expression pedal operation, separately from the other parts of the song.

Set up the M.D.R. for recording, as you did in the

section above. The first steps in recording parts separately are the same as for normal recording on page 61:

1.Memorize all the registrations needed for your performance to the Registration Memory numbered buttons, and set the registration that will be used at the beginning of the song.

2.Insert a formatted disk.

3.Select the song number to which you will record

your performance.

4.Press the RECORD button to make the Music Disk Recorder ready to record.

Select the parts for recording. Pressing the RECORD in the procedure 1.-4 above turns on the all parts’ LEDs in the upper left row indicating that each part is ready to record. Press the RECORD buttons for each part in the upper left row to turn off the parts you don’t want to record. For this example, press RECORD/UPPER. The PLAY/UPPER lamp in the upper right row lights up.

■ RECORD/UPPER - Records the performance data

of the Upper keyboard when turned on.

■ RECORD/LOWER - Records the performance

data of the Lower keyboard when turned on.

■ RECORD/PEDAL - Records the performance data

of the Pedalboard when turned on.

■ RECORD/CONTROL - Records the Control data

(see Outline of M.D.R. Operation above) when turned on. The LED lamps above the buttons indicate the record status of the parts. This example operation disables recording of the Upper part.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

Separate recording for Lead and/or Keyboard Percussion parts:

Hold down the SHIFT button and simultaneously press the appropriate button in the top row in the procedure #2. above. The two buttons (indicated in the illustration at the right) function as Lead and Keyboard Percussion selectors in the record mode.

RECORD/LEAD - Records the performance data of the Lead voice when turned on.

RECORD/K.PERC. - Records the performance data of Keyboard Percussion when turned on. (Keyboard Percussion can be recorded and played independent of the Rhythm patterns.)

RECORD PLAY

PAUSE

REM.MEM.

NOTE:

SHIFT

(K.PERC.)(LEAD)(K.PERC.)(LEAD)

Holding down the SHIFT button in the record condition lets you select these “hidden” functions. The lamps above each button will also change to indicate the status of SHIFT-selected parts.

Press the PLAY button, and start playing after

numbers appear in the display. For this example, play the lower keyboard and pedalboard.

Press the STOP button when you are finished with

your performance to stop recording. Now that you’ve recorded the first parts of your performance.

Press RECORD to set up recording of the next part.

In this case, the song (number) contains the performance data of the Lower and Pedal in addition to the registration and setup data. The small bars (“-”) appear at the left part of LED display and flash along with the song number, warning you that the selected song number already contains recorded data.

Press the RECORD button again to record another

part (Upper part). The RECORD lamp lights up and the PLAY and CUSTOM PLAY lamps begins blinking, indicating that the Music Disk Recorder is ready to record.

If you don’t record the Lead and Keyboard Percussion parts separately, the Lead part will be recorded as the Upper data and the Keyboard Percussion part will be recorded as the Lower/Pedal data.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

--01

TEMPO +–

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

FORMAT

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

Music Disk Recorder

Press the RECORD buttons for each part in the upper left row to turn off the parts you have already recorded. In this case, press RECORD/LOWER, RECORD/PEDAL and RECORD/CONTROL to turn off.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

Music Disk Recorder

Press the CUSTOMPLAY button to start recording of the new part or parts (Upper part). Playback of the previously recorded parts starts immediately.

The CUSTOM PLAY button is used here to record only the parts that have been selected for recording, and play back only those parts that have been selected for playback. Since registration data has already been recorded with the first parts of the song, recording begins immediately. While you listen to the parts being played back, start playing the melody on the Upper keyboard. When the end of the recorded performance is reached, playback is automatically stopped and the STOP status is resumed.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

The CUSTOM PLAY button is used to record or play back the specified track(s).

The length of a subesquently recorded part cannot exceed the length of the previously recorded parts. If you want to change the song length, first delete the exisiting song (see Song Delete on page 74) and record again.

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

610

TEMPO +–

NOTE:

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

4 Recording Registrations

(and Bulk Data)

You can also record registrations by themselves, without recording a performance. Bulk data, including Registration Memory and Registration Shift settings, Rhythm Pattern (User rhythms) and Rhythm Sequence data, and User voices, is also saved in the operation. There are two ways to record the registrations and bulk data:

To record only the registrations and bulk data:

On the Electone, set the registrations and all other

1 2 3

data you wish to record.

Select the song number to which you wish to record the registrations.

While holding down the RECORD button, press the M (Memory) button on the Registration Memory panel. Small bars flash across the LED display from left to right, indicating that the M.D.R. is reading the registrations and other settings. After recording, the M.D.R. is automatically stopped and returns to STOP status.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

----

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

Music Disk Recorder

/TO DISK

To record only the registrations and bulk data:

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Set up the registrations and select the song number as

you did in steps #1 and #2 above. Press the RECORD button.

Press the PLAY button to record the registrations,

then press the STOP button as soon as you see the small bars flash across the LED display from left to right. The small bars that flash across the display indicate that the M.D.R. is recording the registrations and being set up for normal recording; pressing the STOP button interrupts this process.

RECORD PLAY

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

SONG

REPEAT

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

TEMPO +–

RECORD PLAY

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

FORMAT

TEMPO +–

FORMAT

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

CUSTOM PLAY

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