Yamaha Audio ELS-01C, ELS-01 User Manual

Playing the ELS-01/01C — Tutorial

About This Manual

(Read this ﬁrst!)

This manual is made up of four chapters, each focusing on a single song

for you to practice. By playing and working on each song, you’ll build up

your knowledge and experience of using the ELS-01/01C, and increase

your familiarity with the functions of the instrument naturally. If you’re

already familiar with the Electone or have experience playing one, feel free

to start somewhere in the middle of the book, rather than the beginning.

The point is to learn things about the Electone that you may not have

known before, and to use them effectively in your performance.

When you need more speciﬁc instructions or want to explore a feature or

function in greater detail, refer to the separate Owner’s Manual.

In addition, the Owner’s Manual contains basic information about the

ELS-01/01C, such as the Panel Layout and Basic Operations (pages 8 –

21), helpful sections you should read before working through this

booklet.

Now, go to the next page and take a look at the brief overviews of each

chapter.

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ACT 1

Page 6

Playing with the Registration Menus

Song: “Grandfather’s Clock”

Simply select the Registration from the Registration Menu and play the song. It’s not a difﬁcult piece to play, but if y ou’re unfamiliar with the score, try slowing down the rh ythm and playing it at a more relaxed pace . Enjoy perf orming with the clear oboe melody and the beautiful strings harmony.

ACT 2

Page 12

Editing a Registration and Storing it to Registration Memory

Song: “Dancing Queen”

Here, you’ll select a Registration from the Registration Menu, then slightly edit it and save to Registration Memory. Three Registration Memories (M1, M2, and M3) are used in this song. You’ll also save these Registrations to a SmartMedia card. Finally, play the song and use the right footswitch to change the Registration Memory. The Lower keyboard and Pedalboard parts are very simple, letting you master this piece quickly.

M 1 M 2 M 3

Creating a Simple Intro Sound based on the Registration Menu Slightly Editing the Intro Sound Enjoying the Original Sound of the Registration Menu

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ACT 3

Page 24

Selecting and Editing Voices Working with Rhythm Sequence and Registration Sequence

Song: “Change the World”

In this chapter, we’ll work on creating each Registration from scratch, instead of using the Registration Menu. First, select the Voices for each Voice section and apply some controls and effects. Then, program a Rhythm Sequence and Registration Sequence. These allow you to play the song with all the necessary changes made automatically — without your having to use the footswitch, switch Registrations or select different rhythms. Finally, record the settings and your performance to a SmartMedia card.

Intro with Acoustic Guitar and Electric Piano Classic Rock Organ Sweet Harmonica Melody Soft Harmony with Pad Sound on the Lower Keyboard Mysterious Arpeggio with Delay Electric Guitar Solo Ending with Acoustic Guitar and Electric Piano

ACT 4

M 1 M 2 M 3 M 4 M 5 M 6 M 7

Page 60

Creating Various Organ Sounds (ELS-01C only)

Song: “Moldau”

The Organ Flutes function (not available on the ELS-01) lets you create various organ sounds — such as those of a traditional pipe organ, gorgeous jazz organ, and more. “Moldau” is a short song, yet it includes a very colorful organ sound. Enjoy all of the sounds from your head down to your feet.

M 1 M 2 M 3 M 4 M 5 M 6

Classical Sound Soft Jazz Sound Tasty Jazz Sound Colorful Jazz Sound Percussive Rock Sound Classical Sound (same as M1)

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ACT

the Registration Menus

Playing with

Song:

“Grandfather’s Clock”

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One of the most exciting aspects of the Electone is its abundance of realistic Voices and dynamic rhythms. For details on exactly what Voices and rhythms are available, check the Voice List and Rhythm List in the Owner’s Manual (pages 30 and 59). With all the hundreds of choices available, you may have a difﬁcult time ﬁnding which is best for a particular song. That’s where the Registration Menu comes in handy.

Registration Menu contains 48 Registrations (60 on the ELS-01C) in ﬁve main categories: (1) Kids, (2) Pops & Rock, (3) Dance & Ballad, (4) Jazz & Latin, and (5) Symphony & World. Registration settings in the Registration Menu include not only the Voices for each ke yboar d — Upper, Lo wer and Pedal — but also the rhythm and Auto Bass Chord settings. This means you can enjoy playing the Electone with appropriate settings for any style of music or song simply by selecting the desired Registration from the Registration Menu.

About “Grandfather’s Clock”

This plaintive and poignant folk song was written by Henry Clay Work back in 1876, and was one of the two most popular songs that year in the United States — the other being “I’ll Take You Home, Kathleen.” Standing clocks like the one mentioned in the lyrics were a common ﬁxture in homes across the country, and the image of the clock, as well as the parallel lives of the clock and the old man, captured the hearts of listeners as much as did the beautiful melody. The song has endured, renewing its popularity every generation, and has even left us with the word “grandfather clock” — meaning a standing, tallcase clock.

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Grandfather’s Clock

Composed by Henry Clay Work Arranged by Riko Morino

* Notes in parentheses can be ignored.

RHYTHM SYNCHRO START

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( )

( ) ( )

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RHYTHM STOP (with right hand)

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Selecting the Registration for “Grandfather’s Clock” from the Registration Menu

The simple, warm sounds of the oboe and soft strings perfectly match this melodic song, with the rhythm gently echoing the tick-tock sound of the clock.

Press the REGISTRATION MENU [1] button.

The Kids Menu appears.

REGISTRATION MENU

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Select [Simple 8Beat 2] in the Kids Menu.

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Playing “Grandfather’ s Clock”

Press the [SYNCHRO START] button.

The lamp above the BAR/BEAT display ﬂashes, indicating the rhythm is set to standby.

START

SYNCHRO

START

Play the song.

As soon as you play the ﬁrst note, the rhythm starts. Try putting some expression into your playing by using after touch (see page 39 of the Owner’s Manual).

When you come to the last measure, press the [SYNCHRO START] button with your

right hand to stop the rhythm.

BAR / BEAT

TEMPO

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NOTE

If you want to play the song at a slower tempo, turn the TEMPO dial counter-clockwise and decrease the tempo to around 70 or so.

TEMPO

Decreasing

the tempo

BAR / BEAT

TEMPO

Notice the tied notes in the left hand. When changing chords, be careful not to break up the continuous sound between the chords. The notes in parentheses are optional and can be left out, especially if you have difﬁculty playing them.

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ACT

Editing a Registration

Registration Memory

and Storing it to

Song:

Dancing Queen

M1 M2

Creating a Simple Intro Sound based on the Registration Menu

Slightly Editing the Intro Sound Enjoying the Original Sound

of the Registration Menu

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In this chapter, ﬁrst select one of the Registration Menu buttons (as you did in ACT 1), then create three new Registrations by changing the selected Registration. You can save the created Registrations to the Registration Memory buttons ﬁrst, then save them to a SmartMedia card.

Here is a brief rundown of the three Registrations you’ll be using in “Dancing Queen.” Registration M1 features a clear piano intertwined with warm strings and a distinctive wah guitar in the Lower keyboard. In M2, the Synth Lead performs the melody. The last Registration, M3, is the gorgeous sound of the original Registration Menu itself.

About “Dancing Queen”

The Disco craze of the mid 1970’s swept the entire world, resulting in a huge amount of hit songs and many popular artists, such as Earth, Wind & Fire, KC & the Sunshine Band, and the Bee Gees. One of the most successful Disco-ﬂavored acts was ABBA, the Swedish male/female team of songwriters/ singers — and “Dancing Queen” was one of their most popular songs. As you’ll discover, the Electone has a wide variety of highly danceable rhythms that are ideal for recreating the Disco sound.

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Dancing Queen

Composed by Benny Andersson/Bjorn Ulvaeus/Stig Anderson Arranged by Riko Morino

DANCING QUEEN Words & Music by Benny Andersson/Björn Ulvaeus/Stig Anderson © 1976 by UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING A.B./UNION SONGS A.B. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Prin rights for Japan controlled K.K. Music SALES

Softly

INTRO , RHYTHM SYNCHRO START

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ENDING 1 (with left footswitch)

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Creating a Simple Intro Sound based on the Registration Menu

The original Registration Menu we’ll use for “Dancing Queen” is full and rich — perfect for this song’s main melody. However, it’s a bit too extravagant to use in the intro. So, we’ll make it a little more simple and sparse, by canceling the Melody On Chord feature and muting the Lead Voice.

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Press the REGISTRATION MENU [3] button.

REGISTRATION MENU

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Press the [2] button in the display to change the displayed menu page, then select

[Disco Queen].

Press the [A.B.C./M.O.C.] button to call up the Auto Bass Chord/Melody On Chord

display, then set Melody On Chord (M.O.C. MODE) to OFF.

DISPLAY SELECT

A.B.C.

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SWITCH

VOICE EDIT PATTERN SEQUENCE

U.ORGAN

FLUTES

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MDR

M.O.C.

UTILITY INTERNET

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

ROTARY SP

L.ORGAN

SPEED

FLUTES

Press the [VOICE DISPLAY] button, to call up the Voice Display, then mute both Lead

Voice 1 and Lead Voice 2. (Press the buttons so they are grayed-out or “ghosted.”)

DISPLAY SELECT

A.B.C.

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SWITCH

VOICE EDIT PATTERN SEQUENCE

MDR

M.O.C.

UTILITY INTERNET

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

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U.ORGAN

FLUTES

L.ORGAN

FLUTES

ROTARY SP

SPEED

This completes the settings for Registration Memory 1, so record these settings to the [1] button in the Registration Memory section.

While holding down the [M.] (Memory) button in the Registration Memory section, press the [1] button.

1. While holding down [M.] button…

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2. Press the numbered button.

When the Registration is being stored, the [1] button ﬂashes momentarily.

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Slightly Editing the Intro Sound

Here, we’ll slightly change the Registration used in the intro (M1), by turning on the Lead Voice — to better bring out the melody played on the Upper keyboard.

Press the (muted) Lead Voice 1 and Lead Voice 2 buttons in the Voice Display to turn them back on.

DISPLAY SELECT

A.B.C.

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SWITCH

VOICE EDIT PATTERN SEQUENCE

MDR

M.O.C.

UTILITY INTERNET

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

U.ORGAN

FLUTES

L.ORGAN

FLUTES

ROTARY SP

SPEED

This completes the settings for Registration Memory 2, so record these settings to the [2] button in the Registration Memory section.

While holding down the [M.] (Memory) button in the Registration Memory section, press the [2] button.

1. While holding down [M.] button…

13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 D.

2. Press the numbered button.

When the Registration is being stored, the [2] button ﬂashes momentarily.

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Enjoying the Original Sound of the Registration Menu

For the main melody, we’ll use original Registration Menu, with no editing. Melody On Chord is set to on for the Registration Menu by default, automatically adding harmony notes to your performance.

Press the REGISTRATION MENU [3] button, then select the “Disco Queen” Registration.

REGISTRATION MENU

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Footswitch Settings

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You can use the footswitches on the Electone to control different performance functions — without ever having to take your hands from the keyboards! First, we’ll set the Left Footswitch function so that you can play the Ending 1 pattern with the left footswitch.

Press the [FOOT SWITCH] button to call up the Footswitch display, then press the [LEFT] button at the top right of the display.

Set the Mode to [RHYTHM], then select [ENDING 1] in the RHYTHM CONTROL section in the display.

DISPLAY SELECT

A.B.C.

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SWITCH

VOICE EDIT PATTERN SEQUENCE

U.ORGAN

FLUTES

MDR

M.O.C.

UTILITY INTERNET

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

ROTARY SP

L.ORGAN

SPEED

FLUTES

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Next, set the Right Footswitch function so that you can change the Registration with the right footswitch.

Press the [RIGHT] button at the top right of the display.

Select the [SHIFT] mode as shown below.

NOTE

This setting, Registration Shift, cannot be saved to the Registration Memory buttons.

This completes the settings for Registration Memory 3, so record these settings to the [3] button in the Registration Memory section.

While holding down the [M.] (Memory) button in the Registration Memory section, press the [3] button.

1. While holding down [M.] button…

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2. Press the numbered button.

When the Registration is being stored, the [3] button ﬂashes momentarily.

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Using the Music Data Recorder

In these instructions, you’ll learn how to save your new Registration Memory settings to a SmartMedia card.

Saving Registration Data to SmartMedia

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Insert the SmartMedia card with the terminal (gold-plated) side face down into the card

slot, until it clicks into place.

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Press the [MDR] button in the panel to call up the M.D.R. display, then select a

destination Song.

In the SONG SELECT Page of the display, select a blank Song to which the Registration data will be saved.

DISPLAY SELECT

A.B.C.

VOICE

DISPLAY

FOOT

SWITCH

VOICE EDIT PATTERN SEQUENCE

U.ORGAN

FLUTES

Press the [REGIST EDIT] button in the display.

MDR

M.O.C.

UTILITY INTERNET

RHYTHM

PROGRAM

ROTARY SP

L.ORGAN

SPEED

FLUTES

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Press the [SAVE] button in the display to save the Registration data. A message

appears indicating the data is being saved. After the message disappears, press the [CLOSE] button to close the Regist Edit display.

Now, your Registration settings in Registration Memory buttons 1 – 3 have been saved to a SmartMedia card.

NOTE

To call up the saved Registration data, select the song in the SONG SELECT Page of the M.D.R. display then press the [F] (Play) button.

You can change the Song name as desired (see page 104 in the Owner’s Manual).

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Playing “Dancing Queen”

Using your three new Registrations (M1 – M3), try playing “Dancing Queen” now.

See the notation on pages 14 – 15. At the points in the score where M2 and M3 are indicated, press the right footswitch to change the Registration Memory. At the second to the last measure, press the left footswitch to switch to the Ending pattern and stop the rhythm. Using your foot to control these features may take some practice, but mastering this technique will make your performance much more dynamic and professional.

Press the Registration Memory [1] button.

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Press the INTRO [2] button on the panel.

INTRO

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Press the rhythm [SYNCHRO START] button. The lamp above the BAR/BEAT display

ﬂashes, indicating the rhythm is set to standby.

START

SYNCHRO

START

BAR / BEAT

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NOTE

NOTENOTE

Now, start playing — in rhythm!

In the intro section, play the right hand performance with a soft touch, as if you were adding embellishments to the auto accompaniment. (If this part is difﬁcult for you to play, feel free to ignore it.)

To better feel the disco rh ythm with your whole body, play the pedalboard with four quarter notes every measure.

TEMPO

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ACT

Selecting and Editing Voices

Working with Rhythm Sequence

and Registration Sequence

Song:

Change the World

M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 M7

Intro with Acoustic Guitar and Electric Piano

Classic Rock Organ Sweet Harmonica Melody

Soft Harmony with Pad Sound on the Lower Keyboard

Mysterious Arpeggio with Delay Electric Guitar Solo

Ending with Acoustic Guitar and Electric Piano

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In Acts 1 and 2, you were able to enjoy playing the songs quickly using just the Registration Menu. However, you may want to spice up your performance with more detailed Voice settings. In this chapter, we’ll create custom song settings from the default settings. First, we’ll select the necessary Voices and edit them with Voice controls and effects, then we’ll program a Rhythm Sequence and Registration Sequence especially for the song. After creating the song settings, try recording y our perf ormance to a SmartMedia card with the M.D.R. function. The recorded song can be played back easily. Since going through this chapter in v olves many diff erent operations, take y our time, master eac h step in turn while you familiarize yourself with the convenient, sophisticated functions of the Electone.

Here is a brief rundown of the seven Registrations you’ ll be using in “Change the W orld.” The acoustic guitar and electric piano accompaniment form the main part for M1, a rock organ for M2, a sweet harmonica melody and pad harmony for M3 – M4, a mysterious arpeggio for M5, and an electric guitar solo for M6. The ﬁnal, ending Registration, M7, has the same settings as the intro.

About “Change the W orld”

This huge hit spent 13 weeks at #1 on both the Billboard and R&R charts in 1996 and captured three major Grammy awards in 1997: Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. Though “Change the World” is closely identiﬁed with both Eric Clapton and Babyface, neither of those artists wrote the song. Moreover, the three acclaimed songwriters who actually composed the tune, wrote parts of it in turn and were not even in the same room together! The song was recorded ﬁrst by country superstar Wynonna, and eventually found its way to Eric Clapton and Babyface, who performed and produced it for the soundtrack of the movie “Phenomenon.”

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Change the World

Composed by Tommy Sims, Gordon Kennedy, Wayne Kirkpatrick Arranged by Riko Morino

CHANGE THE WORLD Words & Music by Tommy Sims/Gordon Kennedy/Wayne Kirkpatrick © Copyright 1996 by UNIVERSAL-POLYGRAM INT'L PUBL. INC., UNIVERSAL-MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING, A DIVISION OF UNIVERSAL STUDIOS, INC., CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC., and BASES LOADED MUSIC All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured. Print rights for Japan controlled K.K. MUSIC SALES

CHANGE THE WORLD Gordon Kennedy / Wayne Kirkpatrick / Tommy Sims © CAREERS-BMG MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC. / BASES LOADED MUSIC Assigned for Japan to BMG Funhouse Music Publishing, Inc.

ROTARY SP On (with right hand)

with left hand

60’s 8Beat

Intro1

8Beat Light1 MainB

8Beat Light1 MainA

8Beat Light1 FillInB 16Beat 1 MainC

8Beat Light1 MainB

60’s 8Beat Break

16Beat 1 MainC 16Beat 1 MainD

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