Yamaha Audio EL-37 User Manual

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

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RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.

DO NOT OPEN

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE

COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE

PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO

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The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock.

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BATTERY NOTICE: This product MAY contain a small nonrechargeable battery which (if applicable) is soldered in place. The average life span of this type of battery is approximately five years. When replacement becomes necessary, contact a qualified service representative to perform the replacement.

WARNING: Do not attempt to recharge, disassemble, or incinerate this type of battery. Keep all batteries away from children. Dispose of used batteries promptly and as regulated by applicable laws. Note: In some areas, the servicer is required by law to return the defective parts. However, you do have the option of having the servicer dispose of these parts for you.

DISPOSAL NOTICE: Should this product become damaged beyond repair, or for some reason its useful life is considered to be at an end, please observe all local, state, and federal regulations that relate to the disposal of products that contain lead, batteries, plastics, etc.

NOTICE: Service charges incurred due to lack of knowledge relating to how a function or effect works (when the unit is operating as designed) are not covered by the manufacture's warranty, and are therefore the owner's responsibility. Please study this manual carefully and consult your dealer before requesting service.

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92-469-➀

Model

Serial No.

Purchase Date

Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ,

Electone EL-37. The Yamaha EL-37 Electone

combines the most advanced AWM tone generation

technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics

and features to give you stunning sound quality

with maximum musical enjoyment.

In order to make the most of the Electone and

extensive performance potential, we urge you to

read the manual thoroughly while trying out the

various features described. Keep the manual in a

safe place for later reference.

Main Features

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

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

Included among the main features are:

Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds

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

High-quality Digital Effects

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

Dynamic Rhythm Patterns

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

Comprehensive Automatic Accompaniment

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

Sophisticated Rhythm Pattern and Rhythm Sequence Programming

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

Wide Variety of Registration Menus

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

Recording of Performances with the Music Disk Recorder

The EL-37 also features a Music Disk Recorder for recording your performances. The recording is completely digital and is stored to disk, which means that no matter how many times you play back the recording, it will always sound exactly the same as the original performance. (See page 48.)

Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have

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

1. Quick Introductory Guide

2. Voice Sections

3. Voice Controls and Effects

4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion

5. Registration Memory

6. Music Disk Recorder

7. Rhythm Pattern Programming and Rhythm Sequence Programming

8. Footswitches and Knee Lever

9. Pitch Controls

10. MIDI Controls

11. Accessory Jacks and Controls

12. Appendix

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Panel Layout

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

LOWER

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

SYNCHRO

START

REVERB SUSTAIN

UPPER (KNEE)

LOWER (KNEE)

PEDAL

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS

CLARI-

NET

SAXOPHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

HORN

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

ROCK

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

PEDAL VOICE

ELEC. BASS

CONTRA

BASS

TUBAORGAN

BASS

LOWER

PEDAL

INTRO.

ENDING

START

FILL IN

DATA

CONTROL

RHYTHM

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS

CLARI-

NET

SAXOPHONE

CHORUS

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

MIN

SEQ. SEQ.

BASIC

REGIST.

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

REGIST.

SHIFT

PITCH

MIDI

EFFECT

A.B.C.

M.O.C.

TREMOLO

(FAST)

MASTER VOLUME

PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD

UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL

CUSTOM PLAY

SHIFT

POWER

RECORD

PLAY

FORMAT

SONG

REPEAT

FROM SONG DEL.

SONG COPY

MUSIC DISK RECORDER

- TEMPO +

PATTERN

SEQUENCE

CLEAR CHANGE

PRESET

USER SET INS. DEL. CLEAR

PAGE

DISPLAY SELECT

3 3

DATA

CONTROL

ACCENTINSTRUMENTQUANTIZE

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

05678

1234

1. Quick Introductory Guide

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

Getting Started

1. Plug the power cord in to an appropriate

electrical outlet.

2. Tu rn on the Electone by pressing the POWER

switch

POWER

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

YAMAHA Electone

£Strings ¢™Violin ¢Strings ¡ContBass

Yamaha products are manufactured specifically for

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

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

Tur ning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory (see page 42.) before turning the Electone off. You can, however, restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. In doing this, first be careful NOT to press any panel buttons (excepting those in Basic Registration) after you turn the Electone back on. Then, to restore the previous settings, hold down the M (Memory) button and press the D (Disable) button.

1. Quick Introductory Guide

3. Set the MASTER VOLUME control.

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

MASTER VOLUME

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

4. Press the Expression pedal down with your

foot.

The Expression pedal also controls the entire volume of the Electone. Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level, you can use the Expression pedal to change the volume with your foot as you play.

Maximum volume Minimum volume

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

Playing Your Electone

Your new Electone is fully equipped with an exceptionally wide variety of voice, rhythms, effects and other convenient functions. Since it may takes some time to master the wealth of features available, the Electone includes convenient Registrations that let you completely and instantly change the voices and other settings for all of the keyboards, even as you play. Each registration is pre-programmed to be used for a specific music style or instrumental combination.

BASIC

REGIST.

● Basic Registrations

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

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

1. Quick Introductory Guide

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

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

1. Quick Introductory Guide

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

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

Upper Keyboard voice

Lower Keyboard voice

Pedal voice

Strings 1

Contrabass

Brass

Horn

Tuba Contrabass

Flute Cosmic 1

Piano

Cosmic 2

Basic Registration 5

Synth. Brass

Cosmic 3

Synth. Bass

● Registration Menu Disk

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

To select registrations from the Registration Menu Disk:

1. Put the Registration Menu Disk (with the label

of the disk facing upward and the sliding shutter facing forward) into the Disk slot, located just under the Music Disk Recorder at the right side of the Electone.

Once you've securely inserted the disk into the slot, the LCD Display on the panel will automatically change to show the available Registration Menus.

2. From the display that appears, first press the

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

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

Jump back ten numbers.

Jump ahead ten numbers.

9 :BRASS1

Selects next number.

Selects previous number.

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

PAGE

See page 11 for the complete

NOTE

list of the Registration Menus.

The Registration Menu Disk

does not operate when the

NOTE

RHYTHM PROGRAM buttons

are on.

3. Finally, call up the selected registration by

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selecting SET in the display.

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

<REGIST DISK> ¡1 9 :BRASS1 [SET]

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

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

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

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

How to Return to the Registration Menu Display:

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

Pressing any of

these buttons

selects SET.

You can use the Automatic

Accompaniment (A.B.C.)

NOTE

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

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● Registration Menu List

Disk 1

Page 1

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

1 STRINGS1 Orchestra Strings Violin Horn Contrabass

2 STRINGS2 Pop Strings Strings Whistle Strings Pizzicato Bass

3 STRINGS3 Chamber Strings Strings Violin Strings Pizzicato Bass

4 STRINGS4 Solo Violin Violin Strings Contrabass

5 STRINGS5 Pops Orchestra 1 Strings Harpsichord Strings Elec. Bass

6 STRINGS6 Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Strings — Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Strings

7 STRINGS7 Pops Orchestra 2 Strings Trumpet Brass Pizzicato Bass

8 STRINGS8 Strings Ensemble Strings Strings (16') Strings Contrabass

9 BRASS1 Marching Band Brass Trombone Brass Tuba

10 BRASS2 Solo Trumpet Trumpet Horn Tuba

11 BRASS3 Big Band 1 Brass Saxophone Trombone Pizzicato Bass

12 BRASS4 Solo Trombone — Trombone Saxophone Pizzicato Bass

13 BRASS5

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

15 BRASS7 Dixieland

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

Sound Image

Big Band 2 (Saxophone

Ensemble)

—

Saxophone Saxophone (8') Piano Pizzicato Bass

—

Clarinet Piano Pizzicato Bass

8Beat 1 (115)

Polka (130)

March (120)

Swing 1 (168)

Swing 2 (125)

Swing 1 (136)

Bossanova 2 (160)

Dixie (96)

16Beat 3 (80)

—

Page 2

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

1 LEAD1

2 LEAD2

3 LEAD3

4 LEAD4

5 LEAD5

6 LEAD6

7 LEAD7

8 LEAD8

9 DECAY1

10 DECAY2

11 DECAY3

12 DECAY4

13 DECAY5

14 DECAY6

15 DECAY7

16 DECAY8

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

Sound Image

Woodwind Ensemble Oboe Flute Clarinet Bassoon (8')

Solo Flute — Flute Pizzicato Strings Contrabass

Solo Oboe — Oboe Strings Contrabass

Polka — Clarinet Harmonica Pizzicato Bass

Whistle — Whistle Elec. Piano Elec. Bass

Harmonica — Harmonica Strings Contrabass

Tango Harmonica Harmonica (16') Strings Pizzicato Bass

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

Acoustic Piano Piano — Piano Pizzicato Bass

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

Honky Tonk Piano Piano — Piano Piano

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

Marimba Marimba — Piano Elec. Bass

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

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

Oriental Harpsichord Harpsichord Strings Contrabass

—

Polka (115)

8Beat 1 (78)

—

Tango 1 (120)

Bossanova 2 (150)

—

16Beat 3 (78)

Dixie (90)

Bossanova 1 (140)

Samba 1 (125)

Slow Rock 1 (72)

8Beat 3 (130)

—

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Disk 1

Page 3

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

1 SYNTH1

SYNTH12

SYNTH3

SYNTH4

SYNTH5

SYNTH6

SYNTH7

SYNTH8

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

9 March 120 4 Brass Trumpet Tuba

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

11 Country 112 1 —

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

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

14 Waltz-2 180 2 Strings Violin Pizzicato Bass

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

16 Bolero 136 1 Trumpet Pizzicato Bass (16')

Page 4

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

1 Swing-1 160 3 Brass Trumpet Pizzicato Bass

2 Swing-2 138 4 —

3 J. Ballad 60 3 Trombone Pizzicato Bass

4 Dixie 108 4 Trumpet Tuba

5 Bounce-1 123 2 Guitar — Elec. Bass

6 Bounce-2 140 2 Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

7 Reggae1 132 4 Marimba — Elec. Bass

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

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

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

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

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

13 Tango-2 120 1 Strings

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

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

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

Sound Image

Wind Synth.

Synth. Brass 1

Cosmic Sound

Synth. Brass 2

Fusion

Fantasy 2

Fantasy 3

Fantasy 4

—

Synth. Brass

Cosmic 2

Tutti 2

—

Cosmic 1 (8')

Cosmic 2

Cosmic 3

Clarinet (4')

Whistle

Brass

Elec. Guitar

Whistle

Marimba (4')

Whistle

Harmonica

—

Elec. Guitar

Elec. Piano

Elec. Guitar

Elec. Piano

Cosmic 2

Elec. Piano

Cosmic 3

Elec. Bass (16')

Elec. Bass

Elec. Bass (16')

Contrabass

Elec. Bass

Harmonica Pizzicato Bass (16')

Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

Violin Pizzicato Bass (16')

8Beat 3 (150)

8Beat 1 (130)

8Beat 2 (120)

16Beat 3 (117)

16Beat Funk (120)

—

Dance Pop (125)

Bounce 1 (125)

Page 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1516Wedding

X'mas

Wedding

X'mas

Organ

Cosmic 2

Organ (4')

Vibraphone (4')

Organ

Strings

Organ (16')

Contrabass

—

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Disk 2

Page 1

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

STRINGS1 Solo Violin — Violin Strings Contrabass

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

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

STRINGS4 Pop Strings 2 Strings Clarinet Strings Pizzicato Bass

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

BRASS1 Trumpet Ensemble Brass Trumpet Brass Tuba

BRASS2 Solo Trumpet — Trumpet Trombone Tuba

BRASS3 Solo Trombone — Trombone Trombone Tuba

BRASS4 Brass Ensemble Trumpet Trombone Horn Tuba

BRASS5 Big Band Brass Trombone Saxophone Pizzicato Bass

Page 2

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

LEAD1 Solo Flute 1 —

LEAD2 Solo Flute 2 Flute Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

LEAD3 Whistle Flute (4') Pizzicato Strings Pizzicato Bass

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

LEAD5 Pop Flute Vibraphone (4') Flute Strings Contrabass

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

LEAD7 Solo Oboe Oboe Bassoon Pizzicato Bass

LEAD8 Woodwind Ensemble 2 Clarinet Bassoon Clarinet

LEAD9 Solo Clarinet Clarinet Horn Pizzicato Bass

LEAD10 Solo Saxophone Saxophone Strings Contrabass

—

Flute Strings Contrabass

—

Page 3

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

DECAY1 Piano Piano Piano Piano

DECAY2 Harpsichord Harpsichord Strings Contrabass

DECAY3 Marimba Marimba Clarinet Pizzicato Bass

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

DECAY5 Classical Guitar Guitar Strings Pizzicato Bass

ORGAN1 Organ Organ Organ Organ Bass

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

BANDONEON Bandoneon Harmonica Harmonica Strings Pizzicato Bass

SYNTH1 Cosmic Sound 1 Cosmic 2 Cosmic 1 Chorus Contrabass

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

—

Page 4

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

March 120 4 Brass Trumpet Tuba

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

Waltz 105 4 Strings Strings (16') Pizzicato Bass

Swing 160 3 Brass Trumpet Pizzicato Bass

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

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

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

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

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

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

Using the LCD Display

1. Quick Introductory Guide

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

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

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

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

The following display will appear:

Piano E.Piano Harpsi.

2. Press either one of the top right Data control

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

The first character flashes to indicate the selected voice.

Piano E.Piano Harpsi.

Data Control Buttons

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

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

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

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

The following display will appear:

<UPPER> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

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

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

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

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

Pressing this button decreases the value.

Pressing this button increases the value.

<UPPER> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

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

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

Indicates the currently selected page.

<UPPER> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

PAGE

6. Tr y changing the effect setting now. Use the

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bottom right Data Control button pair in much the same way as you did with the volume setting above.

<UPPER> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=SYM.

Pressing this button selects the next effect.

Pressing this button selects the previous effect.

7. Press Page [>] to select page 3 which includes

the vibrato setting.

<UPPER> ¡3 ŒUSER VIB.

PAGE

8. From the page you’ve just selected, try pressing

one of the bottom left Data Control buttons (indicated below). These turn the User Vibrato (USER VIB.) function on and off.

The box next to “USER VIB.” in the LCD indicates the on/off status; a solid box means ON, and an outlined box means OFF.

<UPPER> ¡3 „USER VIB.

Pressing either of these buttons turns User Vibrato on and off.

The Data Control buttons are nearly always used in the ways you’ve seen in the above steps. You’ll have noticed that the left button of a Data Control button pair is usually used in a “negative” fashion-for instance, to decrease a value, or select a previous setting or position. The right button is used in a “positive” fashion-to increase a value, or select the next setting or position. In some cases, the buttons are also used to turn functions on and off.

Display Select Buttons

These buttons access some of the major functions of the Electone and call up their respective LCD displays. The LCD display changes when another function has been selected.

There are two ways to call up LCD displays: One is by pressing the panel’s voice/rhythm buttons or the sustain controls; the other is by pressing the DISPLAY SELECT buttons. The LEDs above the buttons momentarily flash when the buttons are pressed.

DISPLAY SELECT

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SW.

NOTE

not call up an LCD display.

A.B.C.

EFFECT

M.O.C.

REGIST.

PITCH

SHIFT

MIDI

Turning on Tremolo with the

TREMOLO button in the

DISPLAY SELECT section does

TREMOLO

(FAST)

2. Voice Sections

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

CLARI-

SAXO-

NET

PHONE

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

SAXO-

NET

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

HORN

CHORUS

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

PEDAL VOICE

ELEC.

CONTRA

BASS

TUBAORGAN

BASS

LOWER

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

The Electone has four voice sections: Upper Keyboard Voice, Lead Voice, Lower Keyboard Voice, and Pedal Voice. All voices are playable from the Upper or Lower keyboards or Pedalboard.

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 section are given here.

1. Select a voice from the Upper Keyboard Voice

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

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

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

Piano E.Piano Harpsi.

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

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

Some voice buttons have only

NOTE

one voice.

To Select one of these voice variations.

2. Press one of the Data Control buttons that

corresponds to the voice you wish to select.

2. Voice Sections

3. 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

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

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

<UPPER> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

Pressing this button increases the value.

Pressing this button decreases the value.

Use the Data Control buttons that correspond to the Volume setting to change the level of the desired voice. The relative level is indicated by a numeric value (from 0 – 24).

Pressing a voice button once

NOTE

calls up that voice's Voice Menu

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

4. Now select voices for the Lower keyboard and

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

Playing Lead And Bass 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.

About Voice Section Volumes:

The Upper Keyboard and Lead voices (when not using the “To Lower” function) sound together in a layer, and the balance of the voices in the layer is determined by the VOLUME controls of each section. In order to hear or audition one voice section, set the volume of the other voice section to the minimum level.

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

The Lead Voice and Pedal

NOTE

Voice sounds one note at a

time; when you simultaneously press two or more keys, only the highest note will sound. As for been Upper and Lower keyboard Voice voices, you can play up to 11 notes simultaneously. (Total polyphonic capacity is 11 notes at one time.)

When the TO LOWER button is

turned on, the Lead voices and

Pedal voices cannot be played

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

PEDAL VOICE

CONTRA

BASS

ELEC. BASS

TUBAORGAN

LOWER

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

on the Upper keyboard and Pedalboard, respectively.

Turning the Electone off erases

all panel settings you have

made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory (See page 42) before turning the Electone off. You can, however, restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. See page 47 for more information.

About the Voice Display:

2. Voice Sections

You can return to the Voice Display which shows the currently selected voices on each keyboard by pressing the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

When you load the registrations

NOTE

created by the other type

Electones, the voice name may not be seen but a solid box may blink. This is because the loaded registration include the voice which EL-37 doesn’t contain.

Selecting Additional Voices—Dotted Buttons and User Voices

The EL-37 Electone has a variety of voices from which you can choose—far greater than what is immediately apparent from the front panel controls. You've already learned in the section above how to select the different voices that are available in the Voice Menu display of each panel voice. The Electone also has dotted buttons in each voice section, giving you access to even more voice. Optional Voice Disk voices are also available for storing to User Voices.

● Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons

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

The dotted buttons have the following basic uses:

1) 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.

2) 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.

3) For storing voices from a Voice Disk. (See page 65.)

To select a voice from a dotted button:

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

voice sections.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

CLARI-

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

NET

HARMO-

NICA

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

You can directly view and select

NOTE

Voice Menu pages by holding

down one of the dotted buttons and simultaneously pressing the desired voice buttons in succession.

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

2. Voice Sections

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

been selected. As long as you do not select a voice, this indication will not appear.

Strings ¡1 PizzStrs

not be seen but a solid box may blink. This is because the loaded registration include the voice which EL-37 doesn’t

3. Select a voice from the display (PizzStrs, for

example).

Strings ¡1 PizzStrs

Select the USER page when you wish to use a voice from a Voice Disk. (See page 65.)

contain.

The first character of the

NOTE

selected voice's name flashes to indicate that the voice has

When you load the registrations created by the other type

NOTE

Electones, the voice name may

USER 1 USER 2 ¡US USER 3 USER 4

● Voice Menus

2. Voice Sections

The following chart lists the voices available and their button/page assignment. The numbers shown in the list correspond to the page numbers shown in the display

STRINGS (Upper/Lower)

Strings ¡1 PizzStrs

VIOLIN (Lead)

Violin ¡2

CONTRABASS (Pedal)

ContBass PizzBass ¡3

BRASS (Upper/Lower)

Brass SynBrass ¡4

HORN (Lower)

Horn ¡5

TRUMPET (Lead)

Trumpet ¡6 Trombone

TUTTI (Upper/Lower)

Tutti1 Tutti2 ¡12

CHORUS (Upper/Lower)

Chorus ¡13

HARMONICA (Upper)

Harmonic ¡14

ORGAN (Upper/Lower)

Organ JazzOrgn¡15

ORGAN BASS (Pedal)

OrgBass ¡16

PIANO (Upper/Lower)

Piano E.Piano ¡17 Harpsi.

TUBA (Pedal)

Tuba ¡7

FLUTE (Lead)

Flute ¡8 Whistle

OBOE (Lead)

Oboe Bassoon ¡9

CLARINET (Upper/Lower)

Clarinet ¡10

SAXOPHONE (Upper/Lower)

Saxophon ¡11

GUITAR (Upper/Lower)

Guitar ¡18 E.Guitar

VIBRAPHONE (Upper/Lower)

Vibrphon ¡19 Marimba

ELACTRIC BASS (Pedal)

E.Bass ¡20 SynBass

COSMIC (Upper/Lower)

Cosmic1 Cosmic2 ¡21 Cosmic3

USER 1 USER 2 ¡US USER 3 USER 4

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.

These are used to change various aspects of the voices, such as the volume or octave (footage), or enhance the sound of the voices, such as with Reverb, Tremolo, or Vibrato.

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

Voice Controls/Effects Chart

This chart shows all of the Voice Controls and Effects for the various voice sections of the EL-37. A circle (Ø) indicates that the setting is available. The bottom of the chart shows the relevant LCD titles for each setting.

Voice Controls & Effects

Related LCD Display

Upper/Lower

Lead

Pedal

Condition LCD

Effect LCD

Sustain LCD

Foot Switch LCD

Touch

Tone

(Initial/

After)

—

Tremolo/

SustainReverb

Volume

Fine

—

Feet

(Octave)

Chorus

—

*1 After setting this, press Tremolo button on the panel. *2 After setting 1, adjust the parameter in 2.

Symphonic/

Celeste

*2 *2 *2

111

*2 *2 *2

222

—

FlangerDelay

—

Voice Controls

Voice Condition Pages

To select the Voice Condition pages for changing the settings: Choose a voice on the panel, then press that voice’s panel button twice. Use the Page buttons to change the pages.

Vibrato

Delay, Depth,

Flanger

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TouchDepth

Glide

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Where appropriate, the different displays are shown.

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There are some differences between the functions in the Lead and Upper/Lower voices.

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For the Lead Voice example shown below, press the VIOLIN button in the Lead Voice section twice. To call up the corresponding Upper Voice example, press the PIANO button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section twice.

LEAD VOICE

VIOLIN FLUTE

OBOE TRUM-

PETTOLOWER

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

STRINGS BRASS

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

COSMIC TUTTI

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

3. Voice Controls and Effects

Voice Condition Page 1

<LEAD> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=16

<LEAD> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=24

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. Range: 1-7

<LEAD> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=16

Some voices may not have a

NOTE

remarkable effect.

Increases the sensitivity.

Decreases the sensitivity.

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.

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.

2 Volume

Fine adjustment of the voice volume. (Coarse volume settings are made with the front panel VOLUME controls.) Range: 0-24

<LEAD> ¡1 TOUCH=4 VOL.=16

Increases the volume.

Decreases the volume.

3. Voice Controls and Effects

Voice Condition Page 2

<LEAD> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

<UPPER> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

3 Feet

Determines the octave setting of the voice. PRE. (Preset) is the original (factory) setting; 4' is the highest and 16' is the lowest. Settings: PRE., 4', 8', 16' By using different Feet settings in the Lower and Upper keyboards and Pedalboard, you can duplicate the wide octave range of many instruments. For example, with both the Lower and Upper keyboards set to the Piano voice and Feet set to appropriate values, you can play the voice nearly over the full range of a grand piano.

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<LEAD> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

Selects next setting.

Selects previous setting.

4 Effect

Determines the effect type applied to the voice. PRE. (Preset) selects the original (factory) effect, while OFF cancels the effect. This is essentially an on/off switch for the effects. Settings: PRE., OFF, TRM. (Tremolo), SYM. (Symphonic), DLY. (Delay), FLG. (Flanger).

<LEAD> ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE.

PRE.

4' 8'

16'

PRE. OFF. TRM. SYM. DLY. FLG.

Selects next setting.

Selects previous setting.

Though different effects can be applied to different voice sections, only one effect can be selected at a time for each voice section. (In order to actually apply the Tremolo, Symphonic/Celeste, Delay and Flanger effects, one more step is necessary. Refer to the sections on those individual effects below.)

These effects are applied in different degrees depending on

NOTE

the voice selected.

Voice Condition Page 3

3. Voice Controls and Effects

<LEAD> ¡3 ŒUSER VIB. ŒT.VIB.

5 -1 5 -2

<UPPER> ¡3 ŒUSER VIB

5 -1

5 Vibrato

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

Call up the Vibrato and Touch Vibrato settings on Voice Condition Page 3 by using the Page buttons.

PAGE

The Pedal Condition display has

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only two pages.

PAGE

<LEAD> ¡3 ŒUSER VIB. ŒT.VIB.

Press either of these buttons to turn on User Vibrato.

5 -1 User Vibrato (USER VIB.)

When this is turned on, you can adjust the vibrato settings: Delay, Depth and Speed for Lead voices, and Depth for Upper/Lower voices. The Delay, Depth and Speed settings are set in the next page, Voice Condition Page 3. The Delay, Depth and Speed settings are not displayed and cannot be adjusted unless USER VIB. has been turned on in this setting.

5 -2 Touch Vibrato (T. VIB) (Lead Voice only)

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.

Call up the User Vibrato settings on Voice Condition Page 4 by using the Page buttons.

5 -1 5 -2

Press either of these buttons to turn on Touch Vibrato.

Vibrato cannot be applied to the

NOTE

Pedalboard voices.

The Delay, Depth and Speed

setting can be adjusted only

NOTE

when the User Vib. on the Voice Condition Page 3 is turned on. Only the Delay is available for the Upper and Lower keyboard voices.

Voice Condition Page 4

3. Voice Controls and Effects

<LEAD>VIB. DELAY=0¡4 DEPTH=0 SPEED=0

<UPPER>VIB. ¡4 DEPTH=0

1 Delay (Lead Voice only)

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. Range: 0-7

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2 Depth

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

3 Speed (Lead Voice only)

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

The following diagram graphically shows the vibrato effect and is related controls.

Vibrato Controls

Speed

Delay

Depth

Key On

If User Vib. has not been turned on, the following display appears when Page 3 is selected.

<UPPER>VIB. ¡4 PRESET VIBRATO

When you set the DEPTH to 0, the Touch Vibrato function will

NOTE

be inactive.

Effects

3. Voice Controls and Effects

The effects include the Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay and Flanger which should first be selected and turned on for the specific voice section(s) on the Voice Condition page 2 above, and Reverb, Sustain and Guide.

1 Tremolo/Chorus

Tremolo recreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker effect. Just as with a conventional rotating speaker, you can switch the effect on and off as you play. And like a motor-driven speaker, the characteristic tremolo effect gradually changes speed after it is switched. The Tremolo effect can be switched in real time as you play with the TREMOLO (FAST) button on the panel.

Tremolo Operation

1) Select TRM. (Tremolo) in each Voice Condition display page 2.

2) Turn on Tremolo as you play with the panel Tremolo button.

When TREMOLO (FAST) button is turned on while the TRM. is selected in each Voice Condition display, the rotation effect is fast (Tremolo); when off, it is slow (Chorus).

2 Symphonic/Celeste

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

Symphonic/Celeste Operation

1) Select SYM. (Symphonic) in each Voice Condition display Page 2.

<UPPER> ¡2 FEET=4' EFFECT=SYM.

Selectng SYM. (Synphonic/Celeste) for the selected voice section.

2) Press the EFFECT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and call up the Symphonic page 3 (Effect Page 3) by using the Page button. Select Symphonic (or Celeste) by pressing any of the bottom Data Control buttons.

PAGE

<SYMPHONIC> ¡3 „Symphonic ŒCeleste

Use any of these Data Control buttons to select the Symphonic/Celeste settings.

3. Voice Controls and Effects

3 Delay and Flanger

Delay and Flanger are two unusual effects used often in contemporary music. Like Tremolo and Symphonic, the Delay and Flanger effects are set in two steps, from two different groups of display page: the Voice Condition pages and the Effect pages.

Delay and Flanger Operation

1) Select DLY. (Delay) or FLG. (Flanger) in each Voice Condition display page 2.

2) Press the EFFECT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and use the Page buttons to select the corresponding pages.

Delay Page (Effect Page 1)

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

The Delay and Flanger effects are available for the Upper,

NOTE

Lower and Lead Voice sections.

<DELAY> F.B.=20 ¡1 SPEED=25 BAL.= 5

1 F.B. (Feedback)

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

2 SPEED

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

3 BAL. (Balance)

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

Flanger Page (Effect Page 2)

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

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<FLANGER> F.B.=20 ¡2 SPEED=47 DEP.=10

1 F.B. (Feedback)

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

2 SPEED

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

3 DEP. (Depth)

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

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Yamaha Audio EL-37 User Manual

Table of Contents

Panel Layout

1. Quick Introductory Guide

Getting Started

Playing Your Electone

● Basic Registrations

● Registration Menu Disk

● Registration Menu List

Using the LCD Display

2. Voice Sections

Selecting Voices from the Panel

Selecting Additional Voices—Dotted Buttons and User Voices

● Voice Menus

3. Voice Controls and Effects

Voice Controls

Voice Condition Page 1

1 Touch Tone

2 Volume

Voice Condition Page 2

3 Feet

4 Effect

Voice Condition Page 3

5 Vibrato

Effects

1 Tremolo/Chorus

2 Symphonic/Celeste

3 Delay and Flanger