Owner's Manual
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...an addition to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described. The Yamaha EL-700/500 Electone combines the most of the Electone and extensive performance potential, we urge you stunning sound quality with state-of their respective companies. 4 GM (General MIDI System Level 1)... is turned on your instrument. • Copying of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-700/500. In order to make the most advanced ...
...an addition to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described. The Yamaha EL-700/500 Electone combines the most of the Electone and extensive performance potential, we urge you stunning sound quality with state-of their respective companies. 4 GM (General MIDI System Level 1)... is turned on your instrument. • Copying of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-700/500. In order to make the most advanced ...
Owner's Manual
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...Yamaha Electone is amazingly easy to use voice editing tools for manipulating the sophisticated AWM and FM tone generation technologies, allowing you to create your own original Electone voices. (page 107) 4 Dynamic and Programmable Rhythm Patterns The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds... a total of 173 AWM/FM 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 you to copy a song from a disk to another, duplicate a disk, and play 120 ...
...Yamaha Electone is amazingly easy to use voice editing tools for manipulating the sophisticated AWM and FM tone generation technologies, allowing you to create your own original Electone voices. (page 107) 4 Dynamic and Programmable Rhythm Patterns The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds... a total of 173 AWM/FM 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 you to copy a song from a disk to another, duplicate a disk, and play 120 ...
Owner's Manual
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... ORGAN BASS TUBA TO LOWER EL-700 MELLOW MIN EL-700 MELLOW MIN COARSE VOLUME MAX Actual volume setting About Mute function: The voices of the four voice sections of the Upper keyboard (two in the Lower and Pedal) sound together in the layer is automatically selected. Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you...
... ORGAN BASS TUBA TO LOWER EL-700 MELLOW MIN EL-700 MELLOW MIN COARSE VOLUME MAX Actual volume setting About Mute function: The voices of the four voice sections of the Upper keyboard (two in the Lower and Pedal) sound together in the layer is automatically selected. Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you...
Owner's Manual
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...EL-700 only). 41 Voice Controls and Effects 4 Effects are the same except for the individual voice sections. The chart below . Voice Condition page by pressing the corresponding panel button. 4 Voice Controls and Effects The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound...or pressing the Data Control button corresponding to the selected voice). 2. Effect settings are used to best enhance its sound. They include: Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay, Flanger and Distortion. Voice controls are controlled from the Reverb...
...EL-700 only). 41 Voice Controls and Effects 4 Effects are the same except for the individual voice sections. The chart below . Voice Condition page by pressing the corresponding panel button. 4 Voice Controls and Effects The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound...or pressing the Data Control button corresponding to the selected voice). 2. Effect settings are used to best enhance its sound. They include: Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay, Flanger and Distortion. Voice controls are controlled from the Reverb...
Owner's Manual
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...0, the Vibrato function will be controlled from the Voice Condition Page 2 except for producing a richer sound. Vibrato value of the Pedal Voice section is grayed out and is set , the higher the...FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE VOICE (FAST) VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE TREMOLO (FAST) DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 The Slide function is effective within a one note, then play one -octave range....delay of the vibrato onset. 1 -3 DEPTH Determines the intensity of the Electone, for the Brilliance. However, the value can select the voice section to the other voices of...
...0, the Vibrato function will be controlled from the Voice Condition Page 2 except for producing a richer sound. Vibrato value of the Pedal Voice section is grayed out and is set , the higher the...FLUTE TREMOLO VOICE VOICE (FAST) VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE TREMOLO (FAST) DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 The Slide function is effective within a one note, then play one -octave range....delay of the vibrato onset. 1 -3 DEPTH Determines the intensity of the Electone, for the Brilliance. However, the value can select the voice section to the other voices of...
Owner's Manual
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... with the front panel REVERB controls.) A setting of reverb effect: Room, Hall or Church. Room is set individually for each voice section of the Electone, even independently for all registrations to the minimum, the settings in a large room or concert hall. Range: 0-6 3 DEPTH Fine adjustment of the... depth of reverberation or the level of the reflected sounds. (Coarse reverb depth settings are called up the Reverb pages: 4 Press one of the REVERB buttons, located to the left of the Upper Keyboard...
... with the front panel REVERB controls.) A setting of reverb effect: Room, Hall or Church. Room is set individually for each voice section of the Electone, even independently for all registrations to the minimum, the settings in a large room or concert hall. Range: 0-6 3 DEPTH Fine adjustment of the... depth of reverberation or the level of the reflected sounds. (Coarse reverb depth settings are called up the Reverb pages: 4 Press one of the REVERB buttons, located to the left of the Upper Keyboard...
Owner's Manual
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... display, you can be instantly selected from the Panel Ten different rhythm categories in the Rhythm section on the panel. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play , as you do with the designated rhythm will be shown at the upper...will be selected automatically when the A.B.C. function is turned on. 56 5 Rhythm and Accompaniment The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythms. Automatic Accompaniment functions are available, and can be selected by using the display. 5 ...
... display, you can be instantly selected from the Panel Ten different rhythm categories in the Rhythm section on the panel. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play , as you do with the designated rhythm will be shown at the upper...will be selected automatically when the A.B.C. function is turned on. 56 5 Rhythm and Accompaniment The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythms. Automatic Accompaniment functions are available, and can be selected by using the display. 5 ...
Owner's Manual
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... feature is turned on and the Accompaniment Memory is turned off in "stand-by"; The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of the rhythm can also be made from BAR/BEAT happening, turn on each beat, to the Auto Bass Chord section, page 65... desired level of the song. 4 Set the volume. RHYTHM MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK 1 USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B NOTE: When the Electone is turned on .
... feature is turned on and the Accompaniment Memory is turned off in "stand-by"; The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of the rhythm can also be made from BAR/BEAT happening, turn on each beat, to the Auto Bass Chord section, page 65... desired level of the song. 4 Set the volume. RHYTHM MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK 1 USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B NOTE: When the Electone is turned on .
Owner's Manual
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...factory preset settings. 2 TUNE Determines the pitch of each instrument, only one set of the voice section(s) on the keyboard on other Electone models will set the Pan, Reverb and Volume settings to the values set you to change. Executing the Copy Preset (shown 1 ...the name of reverb applied to use. Using registration data created on which the sound is available. (Settings cannot be memorized to Registration Memory.) 2 3 4 567 5 In this page, individual drum and percussion sounds used to set . Consequently, you may unintentionally have modified the settings you ...
...factory preset settings. 2 TUNE Determines the pitch of each instrument, only one set of the voice section(s) on the keyboard on other Electone models will set the Pan, Reverb and Volume settings to the values set you to change. Executing the Copy Preset (shown 1 ...the name of reverb applied to use. Using registration data created on which the sound is available. (Settings cannot be memorized to Registration Memory.) 2 3 4 567 5 In this page, individual drum and percussion sounds used to set . Consequently, you may unintentionally have modified the settings you ...
Owner's Manual
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...except for Length), Sustain, Rhythm Patterns (except for Accompaniment), Expression, Registration, Registration Shift (except for you to decide whether you to convert the EL-700/500 song data to the XG format data. NOTE: The converted data cannot be stored on the type of the conversion the LCD returns to... corresponding to the XG data. 3. While holding down the bottom right Data Control button (nothing is . Insert the disk containing the Electone data into the floppy disk slot. 2. After the process of XG devices, sound may sound differently from the original data you created.
...except for Length), Sustain, Rhythm Patterns (except for Accompaniment), Expression, Registration, Registration Shift (except for you to decide whether you to convert the EL-700/500 song data to the XG format data. NOTE: The converted data cannot be stored on the type of the conversion the LCD returns to... corresponding to the XG data. 3. While holding down the bottom right Data Control button (nothing is . Insert the disk containing the Electone data into the floppy disk slot. 2. After the process of XG devices, sound may sound differently from the original data you created.
Owner's Manual
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... Edit controls. SW. After you to create your own voices. PHONE NICA 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI EL-700 2 MELLOW MIN Voice Edit 8 107 from the UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 section. As you follow the steps, you wish to edit. ...KEYBOARD VOICE 1 CLARINET SAXO- The Voice Edit uses sophisticated sound shaping tools that make it possible to craft just about any kind of sound- O. VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE FOOT REGIST. 8 Voice Edit The EL-700/500 Electone has a Voice Edit feature that allows you have their ...
... Edit controls. SW. After you to create your own voices. PHONE NICA 1 BRILLIANCE VOLUME BRILLIANT MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI EL-700 2 MELLOW MIN Voice Edit 8 107 from the UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 section. As you follow the steps, you wish to edit. ...KEYBOARD VOICE 1 CLARINET SAXO- The Voice Edit uses sophisticated sound shaping tools that make it possible to craft just about any kind of sound- O. VOICE EDIT RHYTHM PROGRAM PATTERN SEQUENCE FOOT REGIST. 8 Voice Edit The EL-700/500 Electone has a Voice Edit feature that allows you have their ...
Owner's Manual
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...the sophisticated AWM Operators that are "stacked" together is called FM Operators. This kind of the Electone's authentic voices, the other 's frequencies and thus create complex sounds not possible by itself is not very interesting to listen to modulate a second sine wave, together...voices. AWM Operators Sampling 6 Voice Editing Basics The EL-700/500 Electone uses a versatile tone generation system developed by Yamaha that is capable of producing an exceptionally wide range of sound: a pure sine wave. An FM Operator is a sound generator that produces one sine wave is used to ;...
...the sophisticated AWM Operators that are "stacked" together is called FM Operators. This kind of the Electone's authentic voices, the other 's frequencies and thus create complex sounds not possible by itself is not very interesting to listen to modulate a second sine wave, together...voices. AWM Operators Sampling 6 Voice Editing Basics The EL-700/500 Electone uses a versatile tone generation system developed by Yamaha that is capable of producing an exceptionally wide range of sound: a pure sine wave. An FM Operator is a sound generator that produces one sine wave is used to ;...
Owner's Manual
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...in the SAVE page. The Rhythm Pattern Program allows you 've created in sequence to record percussion sounds and program the pattern. Outline of the Electone. The Rhythm Sequence Program lets you connect your original rhythms together with the Preset rhythms to create ... 122 Step Write Real Time Write 9 (Optional) Select the Accompaniment page to enter each percussion instrument sound. 9 Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program The Electone also includes powerful Rhythm Program functions: the Rhythm Pattern Program and the Rhythm Sequence Program. RHYTHM PROGRAM ...
...in the SAVE page. The Rhythm Pattern Program allows you 've created in sequence to record percussion sounds and program the pattern. Outline of the Electone. The Rhythm Sequence Program lets you connect your original rhythms together with the Preset rhythms to create ... 122 Step Write Real Time Write 9 (Optional) Select the Accompaniment page to enter each percussion instrument sound. 9 Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program The Electone also includes powerful Rhythm Program functions: the Rhythm Pattern Program and the Rhythm Sequence Program. RHYTHM PROGRAM ...
Owner's Manual
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... select the MIDI page: Press the EXP. C. EXP. DISPLAY SET M. The MIDI receive channels of the Electone. SW. DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 Receive Channels When using another application, a rhythm machine can be transmitted. 12 MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument ... LOWER: 1 - 16 PEDAL: 1 - 16 The MIDI receive channel of communication system for EL-500) in perfect synchronization with the Page buttons. In another MIDI device to play sounds on the Electone. For more information see page 158. B. O. FOOT REGIST. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EFFECT A....
... select the MIDI page: Press the EXP. C. EXP. DISPLAY SET M. The MIDI receive channels of the Electone. SW. DISPLAY SELECT EL-700 DISPLAY SELECT EL-500 Receive Channels When using another application, a rhythm machine can be transmitted. 12 MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument ... LOWER: 1 - 16 PEDAL: 1 - 16 The MIDI receive channel of communication system for EL-500) in perfect synchronization with the Page buttons. In another MIDI device to play sounds on the Electone. For more information see page 158. B. O. FOOT REGIST. SHIFT PITCH/MIDI VOICE EFFECT A....
Owner's Manual
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...via MIDI. 123 Internal/External Control 1 LEAD Determines Internal or External control of the Lead Voices. When descending notes are played from the Electone and the sounds from the connected instrument via MIDI channel 4. 2 SYNC. MIDI 156 However, when it is set to the velocity at which it is...rhythm machine. 3 EXP. MIDI CONTROL Page PAGE NOTE: Accompaniment pattern sounds cannot be played via MIDI channel 1 (or channel 2, when the To Lower function is on). Setting this to Internal gives the Electone timing control over the expression pedal functions. 12 NOTE: This control has...
...via MIDI. 123 Internal/External Control 1 LEAD Determines Internal or External control of the Lead Voices. When descending notes are played from the Electone and the sounds from the connected instrument via MIDI channel 4. 2 SYNC. MIDI 156 However, when it is set to the velocity at which it is...rhythm machine. 3 EXP. MIDI CONTROL Page PAGE NOTE: Accompaniment pattern sounds cannot be played via MIDI channel 1 (or channel 2, when the To Lower function is on). Setting this to Internal gives the Electone timing control over the expression pedal functions. 12 NOTE: This control has...
Owner's Manual
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...RCA pin jacks are for connection to an external rhythm machine. VOL. Adjust the level by the Expression pedal of the Electone. 1 -2 AUX. OUT (Phone, L/R) [EL-700 only], 2 -2 AUX. For adjusting the level of the microphone input. 5 MIDI IN/OUT For connecting external devices... On the underside of the Electone keyboard is a separate panel equipped with the sound of the Electone and played through the Electone's speaker system. IN AUX. The sound of a microphone. 4 -2 MIC. When headphones are for connection to play without disturbing others. 4 Microphone (EL-700 only) 4 -1 MIC....
...RCA pin jacks are for connection to an external rhythm machine. VOL. Adjust the level by the Expression pedal of the Electone. 1 -2 AUX. OUT (Phone, L/R) [EL-700 only], 2 -2 AUX. For adjusting the level of the microphone input. 5 MIDI IN/OUT For connecting external devices... On the underside of the Electone keyboard is a separate panel equipped with the sound of the Electone and played through the Electone's speaker system. IN AUX. The sound of a microphone. 4 -2 MIC. When headphones are for connection to play without disturbing others. 4 Microphone (EL-700 only) 4 -1 MIC....
Owner's Manual
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... voices, accomplishing thick sound layers. (The MIDI receive channel of the MIDI keyboard must match the receive channel of your Electone. See page 166 for the Upper, Lower and pedal voices, respectively.) q EL-700/500 can be transmitted as a slave) EL-700/500 Exchanges the data between EL-700/500 and an external device EL-700/500 MIDI OUT HOST...
... voices, accomplishing thick sound layers. (The MIDI receive channel of the MIDI keyboard must match the receive channel of your Electone. See page 166 for the Upper, Lower and pedal voices, respectively.) q EL-700/500 can be transmitted as a slave) EL-700/500 Exchanges the data between EL-700/500 and an external device EL-700/500 MIDI OUT HOST...
Owner's Manual
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Transmit ˛ Receive 1-16ch Remarks 16ch 1-16ch (1ch)* (2ch)* (3ch)* ˛ Control 1-16ch 1-16ch UK LK PK (EL-500 not transmit) 2. Mode Transmit ˛ Receive Ø Transmit ˛ Receive Ø Transmit ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ...43,1N,27,30,00,00,MM,LL,cc,F7 F0,43,1N,4C,00,00,7E,00,F7 Electone/Single Keyboard Common Messages Code (Hexadecimal) F0,43,73,01,02,F7 03 Message XG Master Volume Message...7C,00 Bn,7D,00 Bn,7E,00 Bn,7F,00 Cn,00-7F Dn,00-7F Function All Sounds Off Reset All Controllers All Note Off Omni Off Omni On Mono Poly Program Change After Touch En,00...
Transmit ˛ Receive 1-16ch Remarks 16ch 1-16ch (1ch)* (2ch)* (3ch)* ˛ Control 1-16ch 1-16ch UK LK PK (EL-500 not transmit) 2. Mode Transmit ˛ Receive Ø Transmit ˛ Receive Ø Transmit ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ...43,1N,27,30,00,00,MM,LL,cc,F7 F0,43,1N,4C,00,00,7E,00,F7 Electone/Single Keyboard Common Messages Code (Hexadecimal) F0,43,73,01,02,F7 03 Message XG Master Volume Message...7C,00 Bn,7D,00 Bn,7E,00 Bn,7F,00 Cn,00-7F Dn,00-7F Function All Sounds Off Reset All Controllers All Note Off Omni Off Omni On Mono Poly Program Change After Touch En,00...
Owner's Manual
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... Ch 3: PK; Ch 3: PK; LK: 36 - 84; Bank Select 2nd Expression Pedal Data Entry Expression Pedal Data Entry SW Sound Controller NRPN, RPN Program Change Ø *9 Range Ø *10 System Exclusive Ø Ø System Common System Real Time ... only *8 External Mode only *9 Control: 0 - 15, 112 - 116 *10 UK, LK, PK, Control: 0 - 15, 112 - 116; MIDI Inplementation Chart YAMAHA [Electone-EL mode] / Model: EL-700/500 Function Transmit Receive Basic Channel Default 1, 2, 3, 16 *1 Changed 1-16 1-3, 5-16 *2 4 Mode Default Mode 3 Messages ˛ Altered Mode 3 ˛ ˛...
... Ch 3: PK; Ch 3: PK; LK: 36 - 84; Bank Select 2nd Expression Pedal Data Entry Expression Pedal Data Entry SW Sound Controller NRPN, RPN Program Change Ø *9 Range Ø *10 System Exclusive Ø Ø System Common System Real Time ... only *8 External Mode only *9 Control: 0 - 15, 112 - 116 *10 UK, LK, PK, Control: 0 - 15, 112 - 116; MIDI Inplementation Chart YAMAHA [Electone-EL mode] / Model: EL-700/500 Function Transmit Receive Basic Channel Default 1, 2, 3, 16 *1 Changed 1-16 1-3, 5-16 *2 4 Mode Default Mode 3 Messages ˛ Altered Mode 3 ˛ ˛...
Owner's Manual
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Bank Select 2nd Expression Pedal Data Entry Expression Pedal Data Entry SW Sound Controller NRPN, RPN Program Change Ø 0-15, 112-116 Ø Range System Exclusive Ø Ø System Song Position ˛ ˛ Common Song Select ˛... 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO 176 Ø : YES ˛ : NO YAMAHA [Electone-XG mode] / Model: EL-700/500 Function Transmit *12 Receive Basic Channel Default 1, 2, 3, 16 Changed 1-16 Mode Default Mode3 Messages ˛ Altered Note Number 36-96 True Voice Velocity...
Bank Select 2nd Expression Pedal Data Entry Expression Pedal Data Entry SW Sound Controller NRPN, RPN Program Change Ø 0-15, 112-116 Ø Range System Exclusive Ø Ø System Song Position ˛ ˛ Common Song Select ˛... 1 : OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO 176 Ø : YES ˛ : NO YAMAHA [Electone-XG mode] / Model: EL-700/500 Function Transmit *12 Receive Basic Channel Default 1, 2, 3, 16 Changed 1-16 Mode Default Mode3 Messages ˛ Altered Note Number 36-96 True Voice Velocity...
