Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet it is amazingly easy to use. The main features are described here so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of your Electone. Included among the main features are: Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation system provides authentic, dynamic voices, making the Electone a truly expressive musical instrument. (See page 13.) Expressive Touch Tone The Touch Tone function provides you with expressive control over the volume and timbre of a voice, making it possible to perfectly reproduce the subtle dynamaic and tonal changes of actual instruments. (See page 15.) Dynamic Rhythm Patterns The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds, ranging from Waltz to 16 Beat including convenient metronome function. (See page 16.) The Keyboard Percussion function is also provided for you to play the realistic percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and pedalboard. (See page 18 .) Table of Contents P a n e l C o n t r o l s ................................................... 2 1 . B a s i c O p e r a t i o n .......................................... 4 Getting Started ......................................................................... 4 Playing Back the Demonstration Songs ................................... 5 Playing Your Electone ................................................................6 BasicRegistrations ............................................................ 6 1. Basic Operation 2. Voice Sections 2 . V o i c e S e c t i o n s .......................................... 1 3 Selecting Voices from the Panel ............................................. 13 Setting the volume for the voice sections ............................... 14 3. Effects 4. Rhythms 3 . E f f e c t s ........................................................... 1 5 Touch Tone ............................................................................... 1 5 Reverb ...................................................................................... 1 5 Sustain ...................................................................................... 1 5 Appendix 4 . R h y t h m s ....................................................... 1 6 Selecting Rhythm Patterns ...................................................... 16 Playing Keyboard Percussion ................................................. 18 PercussionAssignments ................................................... 1 9 A p p e n d i x .......................................................... 2 0 MIDI ......................................................................................... 20 Troubleshooting ....................................................................... 23 Specifications .......................................................................... 24 MIDI Messages ........................................................................ 25 Panel Controls Front Panel 1 REVERB Buttons (See page 15.) Adjust the Reverb effect for the entire sounds. 7 PEDAL VOICE Section (See page 13.) Selects the Pedal voices and adjusts the volume. 2 SUSTAIN Buttons (See page 15.) Add the Sustain effects to Upper/Lower Keyboard and Pedalboard. 8 BASIC REGIST. (Basic Registration) Buttons (See page 6.) Select the Basic Registrations. 3 Monitor Speakers Built-in speakers for your monitoring. 9 MASTER VOLUME Control (See page 4.) Adjusts the entire volume. 4 UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE Section (See page 13.) Selects the Upper Keyboard voices and adjusts the volume. 0 METRONOME/RHYTHM Section (See page 16.) Selects a rhythm or metronome pattern and adjusts its volume level. 5 LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE Section (See page 13.) Selects the Lower Keyboard voices and adjust the volume. ! KEYBOARD PERCUSSION Buttons (See page 18.) Used to play the percussion sounds with Lower Keyboard or Pedalboard. 6 LEAD VOICE Section (See page 13.) Selects the LEAD voices and adjusts the volume. @ BAR/BEAT TEMPO Display (See page 17.) Displays the rhythm tempo or bar/beat. 2 Other Parts, Controls and Terminals 18 19 20 21 24 25 22 23 * Key Cover/Music Stand Ã…@ ( Upper Keyboard ) Lower Keyboard q MIDI Jacks w Expression Pedal (See page 4.) # TEMPO Dial (See page 17.) Adjusts the rhythm tempo. Used to adjust the entire volume level during the performance. e Pedalboard r AUX. OUT Jack (RCA/Mono) This set of stereo outputs (RCA pin jacks) is for connection to external amplification/speaker systems. Typically, they are for direct connection to a home audio system or cassette deck. $ BAR/BEAT Indicator (See page 17.) Flashes to the first beat of every measure (or every beat). % SYNCRO START Button (See page 16.) Puts the rhythm pattern in "stand-by" and enables the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard to start the rhythm. ^ START Button (See page 16.) Used to start or stop the rhythm pattern. t HEADPHONES Jack For connection of a stereo or monaural headphone set. When headphones are connected to this jack, sound to the Electone's built-in speaker system is automatically cut off, allowing you to play without disturbing others. & POWER Switch (See page 4.) TurnstheEL-17on/off. 3 1. Basic Operation No matter what your level of playing experience, 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. Getting Started Once you've set up your Electone and plugged the power cord into an electrical outlet, you're ready to get started and play. 1 2 3 Turn on the Electone by pressing the POWER switch. POWER 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. Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. MASTER VOLUME Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. 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. Louder Smaller For now, press the pedal down slightly beyond the halfway point. 4 Playing Back the Demonstration Songs The Electone has five demonstration music pieces for your listening enjoyment. Try playing back the demos before you start to play. 1 2 3 Press and hold down the PEDAL/DEMO button. The five lamps in the BASIC REGIST. section will start blinking. PEDAL DEMO Release the PEDAL/DEMO button. The lamps above the Basic Registration buttons will go on blinking, indicating the Electone has entered the stand-by mode for playing back a demonstration song. BASIC REGIST. 1 1 2 3 2 Press the Basic Registration button you want to play back. The followings are the demo songs assigned to each Basic Registration Button: Basic Registration Button 1: Basic Registration Button 2: Basic Registration Button 3: Basic Registration Button 4: Basic Registration Button 5: 3 4 4 5 Eine Kleine Nachtmusik W. A. Mozart London Bridge English Folk Song To a Wild Rose E. MacDowell Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star French Folk Song Comical Train M. Watanabe 5 These lamps blink in succession. The demo song you have selected will start. When playback of the demo song is completed, the lamps will start blinking again, indicating that the Electone is ready to play the demo songs again. 4 Press the PEDAL/DEMO button again to cancel the stand-by mode. You can also cancel the stand-by mode and stop the playback while a demo is being played back. During demo playback, only the Basic Registration buttons and PEDAL/DEMO button can be used. All other controls, as well as the keyboard, are temporarily disabled. The demo function does not During playback PEDAL DEMO Stand-by mode cancelled. operate while the MDR-4 (the optional Music Disk Recorder), if installed, is played back. Stops 5 Playing Your Electone As a performance aid, the Electone includes convenient Basic Registrations that let you instantly change the voices and other settings for all of the keyboards, even as you play. Each registration is pre-programmed to be used for a specific music style or instrumental combination. Basic Registrations The Basic Registration section has five factory preset registrations, each with a different set of voices for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard, and each of which is specially suited for playing in a different music style. When you turn the power 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. BASIC REGIST. 1 Basic Registration 1 2 Basic Registration 2 3 Basic Registration 3 4 Basic Registration 4 The chart below lists the voices that have been set for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard. 5 Basic Registration 5 Basic Registration 1 Basic Registration 2 Basic Registration 3 Basic Registration 4 Basic Registration 5 Upper Keyboard Voice Strings Strings Contrabass Brass Horn Tuba Flute Piano Contrabass Cosmic (1) Cosmic 2 Cosmic 2 Synth.Brass Cosmic 3 Synth.Bass Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Now, try out all five 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. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. The voices, Cosmic 2, Cosmic 3, Synth. Brass and Synth. Bass, used in the Basic Registrations are not selectable from the panel voice buttons. The rhythm (except for metronome) volume and tempo will be reset to each default value (volume: 0, tempo: 120) whenoneoftheBasicRegistrationsisselected. 6 Basic Registration 1 Symphonie No.9 Try playing with your right hand. L. Beethoven 2 34 1 5 Right hand C 3 E 3 E 4 F 5 G 5 G 4 F G7 3 E 2 D 1 C 1 C 2 D 3 E 3 E 2 D 2 D C 3 E 3 E 4 F 5 G 5 G 4 F G7 3 E C 1 C 2 D 1 C 1 C 2 D 3 E 2 D 1 C 7 Basic Registration 2 Next, play the accompaniment parts with your left hand and foot in addition to playing the melody line. When the Saints Go Marchin' in American Folk Song 8 Basic Registration 3 Romance de L'amour Accompaniment pattern 1 Left hand 5 432 Spanish Folk Song Pedal Left foot Am 5 E 5 5 E 5 A 5 A 5 E 5 E 4 D 3 C 3 C 2 B 1 A 1 A 2 C 3 E A Am 5 31 Am A 5 4 G 3 F Dm 3 F 2 E 1 D 1 D 2 E 3 F E7 2 E 3 F 2 E 4 G 3 F 2 E Am 5 31 Dm 5 21 E7 5 21 Am 5 E E7 4 D Am 2 B 3 C 3 C 2 B 1 A 2 B 2 B 2 B 3 C 2 B 1 A Am 5 31 E7 5 21 Am 5 31 9 Basic Registration 4 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star French Folk Song 10 Basic Registration 5 Chopsticks Hilster 11 Selecting Voices Try playing the voices not assigned in the Basic Registration section. Select the voice to play on the Upper Keyboards from the Upper Keyboard voices/Lead voices. The LED (s) will be lit above the selected voice button. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA MAX VIOLIN LEAD VOICE FLUTE MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER MIN MIN Select the voices to play on the Lower Keyboards from the Lower Keyboard voices. LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA PHONE COSMIC TUTTI MIN Select the voices to play on the Pedalboards from the Pedalboard voices. You can play the Lead/Pedal voices PEDAL VOICE CONTRA BASS ELEC. BASS MAX on the Lower Keyboards. (See page 14.) ORGAN BASS TUBA TO LOWER MIN Selecting Rhythm Patterns Try playing the Electone to the rhythm or metronome. When one of the Basic Registration is selected, the rhythm volume is automatically set to "0". Set the rhythm volume to any value but 0 before starting the rhythm. After pressing the desired rhythm button to select the rhythm, press the START button in the Rhythm section. METRONOME 2 4 MARCH WALTZ RHYTHM SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK MAX START 3 4 4 4 TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT MIN The rhythm starts to play. Pressing the START button again stops the rhythm. START Stops You can also adjust the rhythm tempo by turning the TEMPO dial, as indicated in the illustration below. Turning the dial clockwise makes it faster and turning it counterclockwise slower. (See page 17 for details .) BAR/BEAT TEMPO Slower Faster 12 2. Voice Sections The Electone has four voice sections: Upper Keyboard Voice, Lead Voice, Lower Keyboard Voice, and Pedal Voice. The Lead voices are playable ...