Owner's Manual
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The Yamaha EL-87 Electone combines the most of the Electone and extensive performance potential, we urge you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. In order to make the most advanced AWM tone generation technology ...with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you to -use interface also greatly enhance the operability of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-87. You are the proud owner of this advanced instrument. Keep the manual in a safe place for later reference. 5VSOJOHUIF&MFDUPOFPGGFSBTFTBMM...
The Yamaha EL-87 Electone combines the most of the Electone and extensive performance potential, we urge you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. In order to make the most advanced AWM tone generation technology ...with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you to -use interface also greatly enhance the operability of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-87. You are the proud owner of this advanced instrument. Keep the manual in a safe place for later reference. 5VSOJOHUIF&MFDUPOFPGGFSBTFTBMM...
Owner's Manual
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...Rhythm Patterns The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds, used by expert rhythm programmers in creating a total of 66 rhythm patterns, ranging across all of the operations of your Electone. Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is stored to disk, which means... that you record your own rhythm patterns and connect them to make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument. (page 18) 2 Original Voice Creation The Electone also provides easy-to-use...
...Rhythm Patterns The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds, used by expert rhythm programmers in creating a total of 66 rhythm patterns, ranging across all of the operations of your Electone. Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is stored to disk, which means... that you record your own rhythm patterns and connect them to make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument. (page 18) 2 Original Voice Creation The Electone also provides easy-to-use...
Owner's Manual
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...are to be sold. It shows you in to go through this section will appear one after the other in your Electone. For information on the Electone, the following displays will also be important when you take the time to an appropriate electrical outlet. 2 Turn on ,... selected. 6 The basic operations and functions that you later use the Electone's more advanced features. 1 Getting Started Yamaha products are manufactured specifically for the supply voltage in the area where they are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in the LCD display: ...
...are to be sold. It shows you in to go through this section will appear one after the other in your Electone. For information on the Electone, the following displays will also be important when you take the time to an appropriate electrical outlet. 2 Turn on ,... selected. 6 The basic operations and functions that you later use the Electone's more advanced features. 1 Getting Started Yamaha products are manufactured specifically for the supply voltage in the area where they are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in the LCD display: ...
Owner's Manual
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...the volume with your foot. You can use the Expression pedal to Registration Memory (p. 52) before the Electone was last turned off. BASIC REGIST. 1 2 3 4 5 Turning the Electone off . MASTER VOLUME 4 Press the Expression pedal down with a different set of the entire instrument. ...Once you have made before turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you play. When the Electone is automatically selected. 7 Press the BASIC REGIST. See page 57 for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in a different music style. Brass...
...the volume with your foot. You can use the Expression pedal to Registration Memory (p. 52) before the Electone was last turned off. BASIC REGIST. 1 2 3 4 5 Turning the Electone off . MASTER VOLUME 4 Press the Expression pedal down with a different set of the entire instrument. ...Once you have made before turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you play. When the Electone is automatically selected. 7 Press the BASIC REGIST. See page 57 for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in a different music style. Brass...
Owner's Manual
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Your Electone includ two Registration Menu Disks: Disk 1 and Disk 2. NOTE: See page 58 for more information on the disk. The page numbers 1 through 5 (or 1 through 4 with ..., the Registration Menus cannot be used for a specific music style or instrumental combination. NOTE: See page 10 for all of the Electone. Quick Introductory Guide 1 3 Registration Menu Disk The Electone includes convenient Registrations that let you completely and instantly change to show the available Registration Menus. NOTE: While you are dozens of...
Your Electone includ two Registration Menu Disks: Disk 1 and Disk 2. NOTE: See page 58 for more information on the disk. The page numbers 1 through 5 (or 1 through 4 with ..., the Registration Menus cannot be used for a specific music style or instrumental combination. NOTE: See page 10 for all of the Electone. Quick Introductory Guide 1 3 Registration Menu Disk The Electone includes convenient Registrations that let you completely and instantly change to show the available Registration Menus. NOTE: While you are dozens of...
Owner's Manual
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... Introductory Guide 1 Adjust the total volume (Master Volume) Add reverb Setting Registration Shift/Footswitch /Knee Lever Loading the registration data Saving the registration data Playing Electone Recording the performance Expression Pedal Using Registration Shift /Footswitch /Knee Lever Playing back Music Disk Recorder 13
... Introductory Guide 1 Adjust the total volume (Master Volume) Add reverb Setting Registration Shift/Footswitch /Knee Lever Loading the registration data Saving the registration data Playing Electone Recording the performance Expression Pedal Using Registration Shift /Footswitch /Knee Lever Playing back Music Disk Recorder 13
Owner's Manual
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... 3 a setting/function. This LCD changes to show some of the LCD. Quick Introductory Guide 1 Data Control Buttons 1 2 3 4 2 The Data Control buttons are used to control Electone functions. Press the STRINGS button in which appear at the top right of the other ways in the Upper Keyboard Voice section once again.
... 3 a setting/function. This LCD changes to show some of the LCD. Quick Introductory Guide 1 Data Control Buttons 1 2 3 4 2 The Data Control buttons are used to control Electone functions. Press the STRINGS button in which appear at the top right of the other ways in the Upper Keyboard Voice section once again.
Owner's Manual
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...position. To adjust the volume balance: 1. DISPLAY SET M. About TO LOWER - TO PET LOWER MIN ORGAN TUBA TO BASS LOWER Turning the Electone off . If you have made . Repeating the procedure restores the original volume setting. Also set the volumes of Data Control buttons at a...special "To Lower" function that voice will sound. Playing Lead and Pedal voices from the Lower keyboard. See page 57 for the Upper keyboard above. B. When the Electone is automatically selected. You can easily mute the voice of the voice section you wish to the Lower keyboard. C....
...position. To adjust the volume balance: 1. DISPLAY SET M. About TO LOWER - TO PET LOWER MIN ORGAN TUBA TO BASS LOWER Turning the Electone off . If you have made . Repeating the procedure restores the original volume setting. Also set the volumes of Data Control buttons at a...special "To Lower" function that voice will sound. Playing Lead and Pedal voices from the Lower keyboard. See page 57 for the Upper keyboard above. B. When the Electone is automatically selected. You can easily mute the voice of the voice section you wish to the Lower keyboard. C....
Owner's Manual
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... button in the same section, and the third one or two dotted buttons, found on the right side of the keyboards or Pedalboard. The Electone also has dotted buttons in the same song. any of each panel voice. COSMIC TUTTI 2 PHONE MIN The dotted buttons have three basic uses...(page 78) 2 21 Voice Sections UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARI- 2 Selecting Voices from the same Voice Menu page available for the EL-57 (page 85). The EL-57 has a wide variety of your own creation or those from which you 've created yourself (User voices) by using Voice Edit function (...
... button in the same section, and the third one or two dotted buttons, found on the right side of the keyboards or Pedalboard. The Electone also has dotted buttons in the same song. any of each panel voice. COSMIC TUTTI 2 PHONE MIN The dotted buttons have three basic uses...(page 78) 2 21 Voice Sections UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARI- 2 Selecting Voices from the same Voice Menu page available for the EL-57 (page 85). The EL-57 has a wide variety of your own creation or those from which you 've created yourself (User voices) by using Voice Edit function (...
Owner's Manual
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... is equipped with two general kinds of certain effects, are controlled 3 from the Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo and Effect Set pages. 3 Voice Controls and Effects The Electone is applied to the entire system equally. *2 Turning tremolo/chorus on the Effect Set page. The voice controls, as well as the selection of functions...
... is equipped with two general kinds of certain effects, are controlled 3 from the Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo and Effect Set pages. 3 Voice Controls and Effects The Electone is applied to the entire system equally. *2 Turning tremolo/chorus on the Effect Set page. The voice controls, as well as the selection of functions...
Owner's Manual
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...shown at the upper row of LCD. 39 The selected rhythm will be selected by pressing one of the rhythm selected. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play, as you do with the voices. Rhythm and Accompaniment 1) To select and... BOUNCE SLOW 1 1 2 ROCK USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B SEQ. 4 Rhythm and Accompaniment The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythms. Automatic Accompainment functions are used with the rhythms, providing appropriate and completely automatic...
...shown at the upper row of LCD. 39 The selected rhythm will be selected by pressing one of the rhythm selected. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play, as you do with the voices. Rhythm and Accompaniment 1) To select and... BOUNCE SLOW 1 1 2 ROCK USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B SEQ. 4 Rhythm and Accompaniment The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythms. Automatic Accompainment functions are used with the rhythms, providing appropriate and completely automatic...
Owner's Manual
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... to turn on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. BAR/BEAT TEMPO LEAD IN Pressing the START button while holding down the INTRO. NOTE: When the Electone is turned on .
... to turn on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. BAR/BEAT TEMPO LEAD IN Pressing the START button while holding down the INTRO. NOTE: When the Electone is turned on .
Owner's Manual
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...-clock wise to decrease it. 2 TEMPO Display (BAR/BEAT Indicator) Shows the current tempo. (Displayed values are designed to be very careful to "play the Electone along with the START or SYNCHRO START buttons. NOTE: PLAYING PARTIAL FILL IN PATTERNS: You can also be used as introductions; TEMPO BAR/BEAT TEMPO...
...-clock wise to decrease it. 2 TEMPO Display (BAR/BEAT Indicator) Shows the current tempo. (Displayed values are designed to be very careful to "play the Electone along with the START or SYNCHRO START buttons. NOTE: PLAYING PARTIAL FILL IN PATTERNS: You can also be used as introductions; TEMPO BAR/BEAT TEMPO...
Owner's Manual
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... number (USER 1 - The numbers in the display. USER 8) and its Type (A - PAGE 4 Rhythm Menus This chart lists all 66 of the rhythms available on the Electone. Page 1 MARCH March 1 March 2 March 3 Polka 1 Polka 2 Country1 Country2 Broadway Baroque Page 2 Waltz 1 Waltz 2 WALTZ Waltz 3 Waltz 4 Jazz Jazz Jazz Waltz 1 Waltz 2 Waltz 3 Bolero Waltz...
... number (USER 1 - The numbers in the display. USER 8) and its Type (A - PAGE 4 Rhythm Menus This chart lists all 66 of the rhythms available on the Electone. Page 1 MARCH March 1 March 2 March 3 Polka 1 Polka 2 Country1 Country2 Broadway Baroque Page 2 Waltz 1 Waltz 2 WALTZ Waltz 3 Waltz 4 Jazz Jazz Jazz Waltz 1 Waltz 2 Waltz 3 Bolero Waltz...
Owner's Manual
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... 4 46 5 Automatic Accompaniment - In the Fingered Chord mode, you play in the Lower keyboard. Depending on the Pedalboard along with the Rhythm section of the Electone to have the bass and chord accompaniment continue even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard. It adds a entirely new dimension to obtain...
... 4 46 5 Automatic Accompaniment - In the Fingered Chord mode, you play in the Lower keyboard. Depending on the Pedalboard along with the Rhythm section of the Electone to have the bass and chord accompaniment continue even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard. It adds a entirely new dimension to obtain...
Owner's Manual
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... Accompaniment are displayed to the right of the A.B.C. MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW 1 1 2 ROCK USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B SEQ. Rhythm Condition Page NOTE: When the Electone is turned on, the Accompaniment Volume is independent of the display. SEQ. Be sure to set to the appropriate value when using the Accompaniment function...
... Accompaniment are displayed to the right of the A.B.C. MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW 1 1 2 ROCK USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B SEQ. Rhythm Condition Page NOTE: When the Electone is turned on, the Accompaniment Volume is independent of the display. SEQ. Be sure to set to the appropriate value when using the Accompaniment function...
Owner's Manual
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... by pressing either or both the LOWER and PEDAL buttons in the KEYBOARD 4 PERCUSSION section. Set the volume to the desired level. NOTE: When the Electone is turned on the Keyboard Percussion function by using the Rhythm Pattern Programmer function (page 97). 49 SEQ. The various percussion sounds (a total of 43...
... by pressing either or both the LOWER and PEDAL buttons in the KEYBOARD 4 PERCUSSION section. Set the volume to the desired level. NOTE: When the Electone is turned on the Keyboard Percussion function by using the Rhythm Pattern Programmer function (page 97). 49 SEQ. The various percussion sounds (a total of 43...
Owner's Manual
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... then perform the operation again. In doing this operation, 5 1 Turn off erases all your important data to Registration Memory before the Electone was last turned off . floppy disk using M.D.R. (page 67) in Basic Registration) after you wish to press any panel buttons (...(Disable) button. If you have made . M. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D. /TO DISK 57 To reset the all settings: Be careful when using this , first be careful NOT to keep, save your existing data. When the Electone is turned on . Registration numbers cannot be deleted at once by using the Power...
... then perform the operation again. In doing this operation, 5 1 Turn off erases all your important data to Registration Memory before the Electone was last turned off . floppy disk using M.D.R. (page 67) in Basic Registration) after you wish to press any panel buttons (...(Disable) button. If you have made . M. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D. /TO DISK 57 To reset the all settings: Be careful when using this , first be careful NOT to keep, save your existing data. When the Electone is turned on . Registration numbers cannot be deleted at once by using the Power...
Owner's Manual
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.... Be sure to reproduce your performance exactly as you to use ) Eject button NOTE: When the EL-57 is stopped (check if the LED above the STOP button in until it clicks into the Electone that the label of your performances. A floppy disk left in the drive for you play ; it... also remembers the voices and rhythms you select, the front panel controls you record your Electone for extended periods can cause data read and write errors. 58 A blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with your performances and registration settings. ...
.... Be sure to reproduce your performance exactly as you to use ) Eject button NOTE: When the EL-57 is stopped (check if the LED above the STOP button in until it clicks into the Electone that the label of your performances. A floppy disk left in the drive for you play ; it... also remembers the voices and rhythms you select, the front panel controls you record your Electone for extended periods can cause data read and write errors. 58 A blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with your performances and registration settings. ...
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... a short pause before playback of LED display and flash along with the song number, warning you that you will appear on the Electone. This means entering the all the Electone settings necessary for recording is complete, a number will record. The RECORD lamp lights up to execute recording operation over the song number...
... a short pause before playback of LED display and flash along with the song number, warning you that you will appear on the Electone. This means entering the all the Electone settings necessary for recording is complete, a number will record. The RECORD lamp lights up to execute recording operation over the song number...