Owner's Manual
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... be used for future reference. CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to a malfunction or user operating error. Pulling by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not place the instrument against a wall (allow at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls ... damage to an electrical outlet using the included tool. Using it as televisions, radios, or speakers, 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 paint thinners, solvents, cleaning...
... be used for future reference. CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to a malfunction or user operating error. Pulling by qualified Yamaha service personnel. • Do not place the instrument against a wall (allow at their minimum levels and gradually raise the volume controls ... damage to an electrical outlet using the included tool. Using it as televisions, radios, or speakers, 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 paint thinners, solvents, cleaning...
Owner's Manual
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...Implementation Chart 175 Troubleshooting 177 Specifications 180 Index 182 5 1 Quick Introductory Guide 2 Voice Sections Flute Voices 3 (Organ Sounds) - EL-700 only 4 Voice Controls and Effects 5 Rhythm and Accompaniment 6 Registration Memory 7 Music Disk Recorder 8 Voice Edit Rhythm Pattern 9...Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C 65 6 Accompaniment Controls 67 7 Preset/User Keyboard Percussion 68 8 Melody On Chord (M.O.C 76 9 Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program 122 Outline of Contents EL-700 Panel Layout 6 EL-500 Panel Layout 8 LCD Display/Display Select 10 Main Features 11 6...
...Implementation Chart 175 Troubleshooting 177 Specifications 180 Index 182 5 1 Quick Introductory Guide 2 Voice Sections Flute Voices 3 (Organ Sounds) - EL-700 only 4 Voice Controls and Effects 5 Rhythm and Accompaniment 6 Registration Memory 7 Music Disk Recorder 8 Voice Edit Rhythm Pattern 9...Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C 65 6 Accompaniment Controls 67 7 Preset/User Keyboard Percussion 68 8 Melody On Chord (M.O.C 76 9 Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program 122 Outline of Contents EL-700 Panel Layout 6 EL-500 Panel Layout 8 LCD Display/Display Select 10 Main Features 11 6...
Owner's Manual
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... LCD Display (page 20) DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL Buttons (page 21) EL-500 LCD Display (page 20) DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL Buttons (page 21) PAGE CONTRAST VOICE EFFECT A. B. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE Page ... 55) HOLD Button (page 23) COARSE Button (page 23) Contrast Dial (page 23) Others Monitor Speakers Jacks (page 157) Speaker Unit Keyboard Cover/Music Stand Front Panel (page 6~9) Upper Keyboard Lower Keyboard MIDI Jacks (page 157) Knee Lever (page 150) Right-Footswitch (page 79) Left-Footswitch (page 148) Expression Pedal (page 13) Second...
... LCD Display (page 20) DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL Buttons (page 21) EL-500 LCD Display (page 20) DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL Buttons (page 21) PAGE CONTRAST VOICE EFFECT A. B. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE Page ... 55) HOLD Button (page 23) COARSE Button (page 23) Contrast Dial (page 23) Others Monitor Speakers Jacks (page 157) Speaker Unit Keyboard Cover/Music Stand Front Panel (page 6~9) Upper Keyboard Lower Keyboard MIDI Jacks (page 157) Knee Lever (page 150) Right-Footswitch (page 79) Left-Footswitch (page 148) Expression Pedal (page 13) Second...
Owner's Manual
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...a full range of your registrations and performances to a floppy disk. Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is amazingly easy to use voice editing tools for manipulating the sophisticated AWM and FM... of music. (page 56) Along with the Keyboard Percussion function (page 68), which lets you play 120 different percussion sounds from the keyboard, the Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program ...voices using the touch response function. (page 26) 2 Limitless Variety of Organ Sounds (EL-700 only) The Electone also has separate voice sections that feature classic organ sounds-from Tremolo...
...a full range of your registrations and performances to a floppy disk. Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is amazingly easy to use voice editing tools for manipulating the sophisticated AWM and FM... of music. (page 56) Along with the Keyboard Percussion function (page 68), which lets you play 120 different percussion sounds from the keyboard, the Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program ...voices using the touch response function. (page 26) 2 Limitless Variety of Organ Sounds (EL-700 only) The Electone also has separate voice sections that feature classic organ sounds-from Tremolo...
Owner's Manual
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... on the name plate of the Electone. 1 Quick Introductory Guide Whether you are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your Electone. Yamaha products are to start playing your life, we recommend that you learn in this basic section. POWER When you later use the Electone's more...
... on the name plate of the Electone. 1 Quick Introductory Guide Whether you are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your Electone. Yamaha products are to start playing your life, we recommend that you learn in this basic section. POWER When you later use the Electone's more...
Owner's Manual
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...the Electone automatically selects Basic Registration 1. Bass 1 If you have been set for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in a different music style. Press the BASIC REGIST. Upper Keyboard Voice 1 Lower Keyboard Voice 1 Pedal Voice 1 Basic Registration 1 Strings 1 Strings 1 Contra Bass1 Basic Registration 2 Brass...pedal to a suitable level, you can , however, restore the panel settings that have set of voices for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard and each of the entire instrument. BASIC REGIST. 1 2 3 To select Basic Registrations: When you have made ...
...the Electone automatically selects Basic Registration 1. Bass 1 If you have been set for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in a different music style. Press the BASIC REGIST. Upper Keyboard Voice 1 Lower Keyboard Voice 1 Pedal Voice 1 Basic Registration 1 Strings 1 Strings 1 Contra Bass1 Basic Registration 2 Brass...pedal to a suitable level, you can , however, restore the panel settings that have set of voices for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard and each of the entire instrument. BASIC REGIST. 1 2 3 To select Basic Registrations: When you have made ...
Owner's Manual
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... or instrumental combination. NOTE: See page 84 for more information on the panel will automatically change the voices and other settings for all of the keyboards, even as you can only be shown in the Voice Edit mode or Rhythm Pattern/Sequence Program mode, the Registration Menus cannot be used for...
... or instrumental combination. NOTE: See page 84 for more information on the panel will automatically change the voices and other settings for all of the keyboards, even as you can only be shown in the Voice Edit mode or Rhythm Pattern/Sequence Program mode, the Registration Menus cannot be used for...
Owner's Manual
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... Lever Loading the registration data Saving the registration data Recording the performance Playing back Music Disk Recorder 19 4 Basic Operation Registration Set-up Select the keyboard to play Select the voice (Voice Menu) Voice Edit (User Voice) * The Controls and Effects may be applied differently depending on the selected type of...
... Lever Loading the registration data Saving the registration data Recording the performance Playing back Music Disk Recorder 19 4 Basic Operation Registration Set-up Select the keyboard to play Select the voice (Voice Menu) Voice Edit (User Voice) * The Controls and Effects may be applied differently depending on the selected type of...
Owner's Manual
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...the category (Strings Category in this case). CHORUS HARMO- PHONE NICA 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI EL-700 2 MELLOW MIN The following display will be shown in this case). 2 Press the Data Control button corresponding to the voice ... introduces you see at a glance the current settings and provides easy-to-understand graphic representation of the LCD display. STRINGS BRASS UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 CLARINET SAXO- Selecting a voice/rhythm 1 Press the panel voice/rhythm button which you want to use (For example, ...
...the category (Strings Category in this case). CHORUS HARMO- PHONE NICA 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI EL-700 2 MELLOW MIN The following display will be shown in this case). 2 Press the Data Control button corresponding to the voice ... introduces you see at a glance the current settings and provides easy-to-understand graphic representation of the LCD display. STRINGS BRASS UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 CLARINET SAXO- Selecting a voice/rhythm 1 Press the panel voice/rhythm button which you want to use (For example, ...
Owner's Manual
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... appear at the top right of buttons corresponding to the right/left. This LCD changes to show some of the other ways in the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 section once again.
... appear at the top right of buttons corresponding to the right/left. This LCD changes to show some of the other ways in the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 section once again.
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... Pitch and Transpose q Setting MIDI q Entering Voice Edit q Entering Rhythm Pattern Program q Entering Rhythm Sequence Program q Selecting Flute voices or setting Flute Voices (EL-700 only) q Selecting and setting Tremolo/Chorus LCD display 2. To call up the LCD display 1) Pressing Panel Buttons 2) Pressing a Display Select button q Selecting...Voice Condition q Selecting rhythms or setting up the Rhythm Condition q Setting the Reverb effect q Setting the Sustain q Setting the User Keyboard Percussion q Displaying Voice Display (Manual Balance) q Setting effects q Setting A.B.C./M.O.C.
... Pitch and Transpose q Setting MIDI q Entering Voice Edit q Entering Rhythm Pattern Program q Entering Rhythm Sequence Program q Selecting Flute voices or setting Flute Voices (EL-700 only) q Selecting and setting Tremolo/Chorus LCD display 2. To call up the LCD display 1) Pressing Panel Buttons 2) Pressing a Display Select button q Selecting...Voice Condition q Selecting rhythms or setting up the Rhythm Condition q Setting the Reverb effect q Setting the Sustain q Setting the User Keyboard Percussion q Displaying Voice Display (Manual Balance) q Setting effects q Setting A.B.C./M.O.C.
Owner's Manual
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... ORGAN voice, the following sections. BASS 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN BASS TUBA TO LOWER ORGAN BASS TUBA TO LOWER MELLOW MIN MELLOW MIN EL-500 UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXO- CHORUS PHONE HORN 1 MAX 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MIN 2 MIN LEAD VOICE MAX VIOLIN FLUTE...
... ORGAN voice, the following sections. BASS 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN BASS TUBA TO LOWER ORGAN BASS TUBA TO LOWER MELLOW MIN MELLOW MIN EL-500 UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXO- CHORUS PHONE HORN 1 MAX 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MIN 2 MIN LEAD VOICE MAX VIOLIN FLUTE...
Owner's Manual
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... voice. The controls have seven volume settings, from 0-24). PHONE NICA 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI EL-700 2 MELLOW MIN Fine: Pressing the same panel voice button again (or the same Data Control button corresponding to the selected voice)...up the Voice Condition display. NOTE: Pressing a voice button once calls up that corresponds to voice you can select voices from the other Upper Keyboard Voice sections (Upper Voices 2 and Lead Voice), following steps #1 and #2 above. 4 Set the volume for each voice in the display as...
... voice. The controls have seven volume settings, from 0-24). PHONE NICA 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI EL-700 2 MELLOW MIN Fine: Pressing the same panel voice button again (or the same Data Control button corresponding to the selected voice)...up the Voice Condition display. NOTE: Pressing a voice button once calls up that corresponds to voice you can select voices from the other Upper Keyboard Voice sections (Upper Voices 2 and Lead Voice), following steps #1 and #2 above. 4 Set the volume for each voice in the display as...
Owner's Manual
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... O. EXP. C. 5 Now select voices for the Upper keyboard above. FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE VOICE (FAST) VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE TREMOLO (FAST) DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 When the TO LOWER button is automatically selected. Adjust the balance... with the Balance Control provided on the Upper keyboard and Pedalboard, respectively. LEAD VOICE BRILLIANCE VOLUME PEDAL ...
... O. EXP. C. 5 Now select voices for the Upper keyboard above. FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE VOICE (FAST) VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE TREMOLO (FAST) DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 When the TO LOWER button is automatically selected. Adjust the balance... with the Balance Control provided on the Upper keyboard and Pedalboard, respectively. LEAD VOICE BRILLIANCE VOLUME PEDAL ...
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...to this feature is immediately apparent from the front panel controls. STRINGS BRASS UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 CLARINET SAXO- PHONE NICA 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI EL-700 2 MELLOW MIN 29 The Electone also has dotted buttons in each voice section... three different voices from the same Voice Menu page available for the EL-700/500 (page 115). CHORUS HARMO- 2 Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons -Dotted Buttons and User Voices- 2 The EL-700/500 has a wide variety of voices from which you can Voice Sections choose...
...to this feature is immediately apparent from the front panel controls. STRINGS BRASS UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 CLARINET SAXO- PHONE NICA 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI EL-700 2 MELLOW MIN 29 The Electone also has dotted buttons in each voice section... three different voices from the same Voice Menu page available for the EL-700/500 (page 115). CHORUS HARMO- 2 Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons -Dotted Buttons and User Voices- 2 The EL-700/500 has a wide variety of voices from which you can Voice Sections choose...
Owner's Manual
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...voice are preset to -life tight contrabass sounding in an octave unison. Voice Sections 2 Details on the lower keyboard. 34 Large strings ensemble. 8' - Strings 6 8' - Strings 8' - Pizzicato strings. Synth. Synth. For...- Euphonium U16/L8 - Accentuated by touch. 8' - Recorder 4' - Strings 4 8' - Strings 7 Pizz. Violin 5 8' - True-to 16' on the upper keyboard and 8' on Each Voice Page/Section Voice Name Preset Feet Effect Comments 1. With strong impact. Brass 2 8' - Brass 3 8' - Trombone 2 U16'/L8' - ...
...voice are preset to -life tight contrabass sounding in an octave unison. Voice Sections 2 Details on the lower keyboard. 34 Large strings ensemble. 8' - Strings 6 8' - Strings 8' - Pizzicato strings. Synth. Synth. For...- Euphonium U16/L8 - Accentuated by touch. 8' - Recorder 4' - Strings 4 8' - Strings 7 Pizz. Violin 5 8' - True-to 16' on the upper keyboard and 8' on Each Voice Page/Section Voice Name Preset Feet Effect Comments 1. With strong impact. Brass 2 8' - Brass 3 8' - Trombone 2 U16'/L8' - ...
Owner's Manual
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... of the buttons acts as you adjust the footage volumes. B. DISPLAY SET M. Play the keyboard and listen to change each footage volume. There are set on /off ), and changes the LCD to User Voices. EL-700 only To create the Flute Voices: 1 Press one of the classic organ sounds by ... Each of the all of the Flute Voice buttons (UPPER or LOWER) in the sound as an on the VOL. 3 Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) - EL-700 only The Flute Voice feature allows you access to an unlimited combination of organ sounds. With this function, you can select various Preset Flute...
... of the buttons acts as you adjust the footage volumes. B. DISPLAY SET M. Play the keyboard and listen to change each footage volume. There are set on /off ), and changes the LCD to User Voices. EL-700 only To create the Flute Voices: 1 Press one of the classic organ sounds by ... Each of the all of the Flute Voice buttons (UPPER or LOWER) in the sound as an on the VOL. 3 Flute Voices (Organ Sounds) - EL-700 only The Flute Voice feature allows you access to an unlimited combination of organ sounds. With this function, you can select various Preset Flute...
Owner's Manual
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... creating a pipe organ effect. 3 Tremolo Turns the Tremolo effect for more information.) 4 Reverb Determines the amount of the sound. Lower settings make the keyboard response faster; higher settings result in the DISPLAY SELECT section. (See the Tremolo section, page 56 for the Flute Voice on or off. Range: 0-... After this has been set to both Upper and Lower Flute Voices. 1 23 1 Attack Footages Determines the level of the Flute Voice voice. EL-700 only NOTE: "Mode" is common to 0, no attack. • EACH: All notes played have attack; ATTACK Page PAGE 3 Flute Voices (...
... creating a pipe organ effect. 3 Tremolo Turns the Tremolo effect for more information.) 4 Reverb Determines the amount of the sound. Lower settings make the keyboard response faster; higher settings result in the DISPLAY SELECT section. (See the Tremolo section, page 56 for the Flute Voice on or off. Range: 0-... After this has been set to both Upper and Lower Flute Voices. 1 23 1 Attack Footages Determines the level of the Flute Voice voice. EL-700 only NOTE: "Mode" is common to 0, no attack. • EACH: All notes played have attack; ATTACK Page PAGE 3 Flute Voices (...
Owner's Manual
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... Voice Condition Page 3 Effect Set Page *4 Reverb Page Related Pages Sustain Page Tremolo Page *1 Although no Brilliance buttons are provided on the EL-500's front panel, the Brilliance values can be adjusted in the Voice Condition page 2 (page 44). *2 The total reverb depth and length are... controlled from the Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo and Effect Set pages. Upper Touch Feet Tone (Initial/ After) Upper Keyboard Voice 1 Upper Keyboard Voice 2 Lower Keyboard Voice 1 Lower Keyboard Voice 2 Pan Brilliance Sym- To change the sound of the voices: Voice Controls and Effects. Reverb, Sustain ...
... Voice Condition Page 3 Effect Set Page *4 Reverb Page Related Pages Sustain Page Tremolo Page *1 Although no Brilliance buttons are provided on the EL-500's front panel, the Brilliance values can be adjusted in the Voice Condition page 2 (page 44). *2 The total reverb depth and length are... controlled from the Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo and Effect Set pages. Upper Touch Feet Tone (Initial/ After) Upper Keyboard Voice 1 Upper Keyboard Voice 2 Lower Keyboard Voice 1 Lower Keyboard Voice 2 Pan Brilliance Sym- To change the sound of the voices: Voice Controls and Effects. Reverb, Sustain ...
Owner's Manual
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...Voice section is grayed out and is independently applied to perfectly reproduce the subtle dynamic and tonal changes of actual instruments. Two types of keyboard touch affect this expressive function, making it possible to each voice section. Voice Controls and Effects 4 Upper/Lower 1 Selecting from the ... 3 45 1 TOUCH TONE The Touch Tone function gives you expressive control over the volume and timbre of the sound - NOTE: In the case of the EL-500 the Touch Tone (Initial/After) value of the various voice sections have slight differences in the attack portion of a voice.
...Voice section is grayed out and is independently applied to perfectly reproduce the subtle dynamic and tonal changes of actual instruments. Two types of keyboard touch affect this expressive function, making it possible to each voice section. Voice Controls and Effects 4 Upper/Lower 1 Selecting from the ... 3 45 1 TOUCH TONE The Touch Tone function gives you expressive control over the volume and timbre of the sound - NOTE: In the case of the EL-500 the Touch Tone (Initial/After) value of the various voice sections have slight differences in the attack portion of a voice.