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Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-37. The Yamaha EL-37 Electone combines the most advanced AWM tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. In order to make the most of the Electone and extensive performance potential, we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described.
Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet it is amazingly easy to use. The main features are briefly 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 technologies combined with authentic touch response for individual instrument voices, make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument.
Table of Contents Panel Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 1. Quick Introductory Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Playing Your Electone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panel Layout UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE LEAD VOICE VOLUME VOLUME MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MAX VIOLIN FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER MIN REVERB VOLUME LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE SUSTAIN BASIC REGIST. MAX MAX UPPER (KNEE) LOWER (KNEE) PEDAL STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 1 2 MIN MIN 3 RHYTHM VOLUME PEDAL VOICE VOLUME MAX SEQ.
RHYTHM PROGRAM DISPLAY SELECT PAGE VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT A.B.C. M.O.C. FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT PITCH MIDI TREMOLO (FAST) QUANTIZE PATTERN INSTRUMENT CLEAR CHANGE ACCENT 0 1 2 MASTER VOLUME 3 4 PRESET DATA CONTROL SEQUENCE 3 3 0 5 6 7 8 USER SET INS. DEL. CLEAR RECORD UPPER LOWER PAUSE LOWER PEDAL CONTROL FROM TO SONG COPY SONG REPEAT STOP POWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER SHIFT SONG DEL.
1. Quick Introductory Guide 1. Quick Introductory Guide Whether you are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your life, 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. The basic operations and functions that you learn in this section will also be important when you later use the Electone’s more advanced features. Getting Started 1.
3. Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. MASTER VOLUME 1. Quick Introductory Guide Set the control to roughly this position. This is the normal playing level. 4. Press the Expression pedal down with your foot. The Expression pedal also controls the entire volume of the Electone.
Try playing the melody line of following piece of music on the Upper Keyboard, using the indicated registration. 1. Quick Introductory Guide 8 Now, try out the rest of the 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.
The chart below lists the voices that have been set for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard in each of the five Basic Registrations. Basic Registration 1 Basic Registration 2 Basic Registration 3 Basic Registration 4 Basic Registration 5 Upper Keyboard voice Strings 1 Brass Flute Cosmic 1 Synth. Brass Lower Keyboard voice Strings 1 Horn Piano Cosmic 2 Cosmic 3 Pedal voice Contrabass Tuba Contrabass Cosmic 2 Synth. Bass 1.
3. Finally, call up the selected registration by selecting SET in the display. The message “Completed...!!” briefly appears on the display. 1. Quick Introductory Guide 9 :BRASS1 ¡1 [SET] You can now play the registration. If you wish, try out some of the other selections by repeating the above steps. If you’ve selected the registration with a rhythm set, press the START button in the Rhythm section.
● Registration Menu List Disk 1 Page 1 No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Rhythm (Tempo) STRINGS1 Orchestra Strings Violin Horn Contrabass — 2 STRINGS2 Pop Strings Strings Whistle Strings Pizzicato Bass — 3 STRINGS3 Chamber Strings Strings Violin Strings Pizzicato Bass — 4 STRINGS4 Solo Violin Violin Strings Contrabass 5 STRINGS5 Pops Orchestra 1 Harpsichord Strings Elec.
Disk 1 Page 3 No. LCD Display Sound Image 1. Quick Introductory Guide 1 SYNTH1 Wind Synth. 2 SYNTH12 Synth. Brass 1 3 SYNTH3 Cosmic Sound 4 SYNTH4 Synth. Brass 2 5 SYNTH5 Fusion 6 SYNTH6 Fantasy 2 7 SYNTH7 8 SYNTH8 No. LCD Display Upper Keyboard Voice — Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice Rhythm (Tempo) Cosmic 3 Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass (16') 8Beat 3 (150) Synth. Brass Clarinet (4') Elec. Guitar Elec. Bass 8Beat 1 (130) Cosmic 2 Whistle Elec. Piano Elec.
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Using the LCD Display The many sophisticated functions of the EL-37 are shown and controlled from the LCD display. The LCD display lets you see at-a-glance the current settings of the selected functions. This section introduces you to the control functions and conventions of the LCD display, allowing you to operate your new Electone quickly and effectively. 1. Quick Introductory Guide 1.
3. Let’s call up another display to see some of the other uses of the Data Control buttons. Press the PIANO button in the Upper Keyboard Voice section once again (the same one you pressed in step #1 above) to call up the Voice Condition display for the Piano voice. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1. Quick Introductory Guide VOLUME MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MIN The following display will appear: TOUCH=4 ¡1 VOL.
6. Try changing the effect setting now. Use the bottom right Data Control button pair in much the same way as you did with the volume setting above. 1. Quick Introductory Guide ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=SYM. Pressing this button selects the next effect. Pressing this button selects the previous effect. 7. Press Page [>] to select page 3 which includes the vibrato setting. PAGE ŒUSER VIB. ¡3 8.
2. Voice Sections UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE LEAD VOICE VOLUME VOLUME MAX MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 VIOLIN FLUTE 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER MIN MIN PEDAL VOICE VOLUME LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE VOLUME MAX BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MAX CONTRA BASS ELEC.
3. Set the volume for each voice section. There are two volume controls: Coarse and Fine. Coarse: Use the VOLUME controls of each voice section on the panel to set the desired level for each voice. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of full volume. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE VOLUME MAX 2.
About the Voice Display: You can return to the Voice Display which shows the currently selected voices on each keyboard by pressing the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. When you load the registrations created by the other type Electones, the voice name may not be seen but a solid box may blink. This is because the loaded registration include the voice which EL-37 doesn’t contain.
2. Select one of the pages with the PAGE buttons. Each voice group appears in the LCD display when the page has been selected. Strings PizzStrs ¡1 The first character of the selected voice's name flashes to indicate that the voice has been selected. As long as you do not select a voice, this indication will not appear. NOTE When you load the registrations created by the other type Electones, the voice name may not be seen but a solid box may blink.
● Voice Menus The following chart lists the voices available and their button/page assignment. The numbers shown in the list correspond to the page numbers shown in the display. STRINGS (Upper/Lower) Strings PizzStrs TUTTI (Upper/Lower) ¡1 VIOLIN (Lead) ¡2 ¡12 Chorus ¡13 HARMONICA (Upper) ContBass PizzBass ¡3 BRASS (Upper/Lower) Harmonic ¡14 2.
3. Voice Controls and Effects The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound of the voices: Voice Controls and Effects. These are used to change various aspects of the voices, such as the volume or octave (footage), or enhance the sound of the voices, such as with Reverb, Tremolo, or Vibrato. Each voice has been given certain factory-preset effect settings to best enhance its sound.
Voice Condition Page 1 TOUCH=4 ! TOUCH=4 ! ¡1 VOL.=16 " ¡1 VOL.=24 " 1 Touch Tone TOUCH=4 ¡1 VOL.=16 Increases the sensitivity. NOTE Some voices may not have a remarkable effect. 3. Voice Controls and Effects The Touch Tone function gives you expressive control over the volume and timbre of a voice. Two types of keyboard touch affect this function: Initial Touch and After Touch. Range: 1-7 Decreases the sensitivity.
Voice Condition Page 2 ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE. 3 PAGE 4 ¡2 FEET=PRE.EFFECT=PRE. 3 4 3 Feet 3. Voice Controls and Effects Determines the octave setting of the voice. PRE. (Preset) is the original (factory) setting; 4' is the highest and 16' is the lowest. Settings: PRE., 4', 8', 16' By using different Feet settings in the Lower and Upper keyboards and Pedalboard, you can duplicate the wide octave range of many instruments.
Voice Condition Page 3 PAGE ¡3 ŒUSER VIB. ŒT.VIB. 5 -1 5 -2 ŒUSER VIB ¡3 NOTE The Pedal Condition display has only two pages. 5 -1 5 Vibrato 3. Voice Controls and Effects Vibrato is an effect that periodically, or regularly, varies the pitch of a voice for a quavering sound. Used properly, it can make a voice sound richer and more natural. Call up the Vibrato and Touch Vibrato settings on Voice Condition Page 3 by using the Page buttons. PAGE ¡3 ŒUSER VIB. ŒT.VIB.
Voice Condition Page 4 1 PAGE VIB. DELAY=0¡4 DEPTH=0 SPEED=0 2 3 VIB. DEPTH=0 ¡4 2 3. Voice Controls and Effects 1 Delay (Lead Voice only) Determines the amount of time that elapses between the playing of a key and the start of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings increase the delay of the vibrato onset. Range: 0-7 2 Depth Determines the intensity of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings result in a more pronounced vibrato.
Effects The effects include the Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay and Flanger which should first be selected and turned on for the specific voice section(s) on the Voice Condition page 2 above, and Reverb, Sustain and Guide. 1 Tremolo/Chorus Tremolo recreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker effect. Just as with a conventional rotating speaker, you can switch the effect on and off as you play.
3 Delay and Flanger Delay and Flanger are two unusual effects used often in contemporary music. Like Tremolo and Symphonic, the Delay and Flanger effects are set in two steps, from two different groups of display page: the Voice Condition pages and the Effect pages. Delay and Flanger Operation 1) Select DLY. (Delay) or FLG. (Flanger) in each Voice Condition display page 2. NOTE 2) Press the EFFECT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and use the Page buttons to select the corresponding pages.
4 Reverb Reverb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving the impression of a performance in a large room or concert hall. The effect is applied equally and simultaneously to all voice sections. To adjust the reverb effect: Press one of the REVERB buttons, located at the far left of the panel. These controls determine the depth of the reverb effect. There are seven settings, from a minimum of 0, or no reverb, to the maximum.
4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythm patterns. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with the rhythm patterns, providing appropriate and completely automatic accompaniment to match the style of the rhythm pattern selected. Moreover, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.
" SYNCHRO START This button puts the rhythm pattern in “stand-by”; the rhythm will start when you press a note on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. To stop the rhythm, press this button again. # INTRO. ENDING Pressing this button automatically plays a short introduction (of up to eight measures) before starting the actual rhythm pattern. First, press the INTRO. ENDING button, then the START or SYNCHRO START button to actually start the rhythm.
" TEMPO Display (BAR/BEAT Indicator) Shows the current tempo. (Displayed values are given in beats per minute, just as on a conventional metronome.) The tempo range is 40 to 240 beats per minute. When the rhythm pattern begins playing, the TEMPO display changes function to a bar/beat indicator. BAR/BEAT BAR/BEAT Indicator: shows the current position in the measures TEMPO The number on the left indicates the current bar or measure and the one on the right indicates the number of the beat in each bar.
Auto Variation and Percussion Volume These two settings are controlled from each rhythm’s Rhythm Condition pages. There are three Rhythm Condition pages. To select the Rhythm Condition pages: Choose a rhythm pattern, and press that pattern’s panel button again. (The button should be pressed only once if the Rhythm display has already been called up; otherwise press the button twice.) RHYTHM VOLUME MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 3 SEQ.
To select a rhythm pattern from a dotted button: 1. Press one of the dotted buttons on the right side of the Rhythm section. RHYTHM VOLUME MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 3 SEQ. 4 1 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 SLOW ROCK A TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT 2 USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D B MIN 2. Select one of the pages with the Page buttons. PAGE Swing1 Swing2 J.Ballad Dixie 4. Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion 34 3.
Rhythm Menus This chart lists all 38 of the rhythm patterns available on the Electone. The numbers in the chart correspond to the page numbers shown in the display. MARCH LATIN 1 March Country Polka ¡1 Broadway Cha-cha Beguine WALTZ Rhumba Mambo ¡7 Samba 2 Bossa.2 ¡8 8Beat2 D.Pop ¡9 LATIN 2 Waltz 1 J.Waltz Waltz 2 Bolero ¡2 Samba 1 Bossa.1 SWING 8 BEAT Swing 1 Swing 2 J.Ballad Dixie ¡3 8Beat1 8Beat3 BOUNCE 16 BEAT 16Beat1 16Beat3 SLOW ROCK S.Rock1 S.
2. Once the Rhythm Condition Page 1 display (above) has been called up, use the Page buttons to select Page 2. Rhythm Condition Page 2 Sets volume to minimum value. Sets volume to maximum value. PAGE ¡2 TYPE=1 VOL.=0 1 2 Increases volume. Decreases volume. Selects the Accompaniment type. 1 TYPE (1-4) 4.
Auto Bass Chord 1 Mode: Off, Single, Fingered, Custom Off Cancels the Auto Bass Chord function. Single (Single Finger mode) The Single Finger mode provides the fastest and easiest means to obtain many different chord/bass combinations, by simply using one, or at most, two or three fingers to play the chords. Refer to the chart below, Chords Recognized in the Single Finger Mode, for details on playing chords in this mode.
Chords Recognized in the Single Finger Mode (Key of C) Major, minor, 7th and minor 7th chords can all be played in the Single Finger mode. Major chords: Press the root of the chord (the note that corresponds to the chord’s name). C Chord Roots on the Lower Keyboard G F A G B A D B C E D E Minor chords: Simultaneously press the root and any one black key to the left of it. Cm 7th chords: Simultaneously press the root and any one white key to the left of it.
Keyboard Percussion The various drum and percussion sounds (a total of 43 available) have been assigned to the Lower keyboard and pedalboard for you to play. To play the Keyboard Percussion sounds : 1. Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing either or both the LOWER and PEDAL buttons in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section. (Keyboard Percussion switches for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard can be used together or independently as you wish.
Percussion Assignments for the Pedalboard h. nt Sy m To m To 1 2 3 n pe O m Ri t gh Li ed os Cl um Dr rb ve Re y av He l1 ba m Cy ra st he l rc ba O m Cy h as l Cr ba m Cy at -h Hi de Ri 1 e ar Sn at -h Hi 2 um Dr um Dr The Melody On Chord (M.O.C.) feature automatically adds a harmony part to the melodies you play on the Upper keyboard. The harmony is derived from the chords you play on the Lower keyboard—or from the chords that are played for you, if you use Automatic Accompaniment.
OFF OFF MOC TYPE1 MOC TYPE2 MOC TYPE3 ¡3 ŒKNEE 1 2 1 Type Even when Melody On Chord is on, if the Upper keyboard voices are set to 0, the function will not sound. NOTE OFF Cancels the Melody On Chord function. MOC Type 1 Produces harmonies of up to two notes in a range close to the melody played. MOC Type 3 Produces harmonies of up to four notes in a range relatively distant from the melody played. 2 Knee On/off switch for knee lever control over Melody On Chord operation.
5. Registration Memory Registration Memory allows you to store virtually all the settings you make on the panel and LCD, providing a convenient way to instantly change all voice settings and rhythms while you're playing, with the simple touch of a single button on the Registration Memory panel. The buttons are conveniently located between the upper and lower keyboards for easy access while playing. 1 M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.
To store all registrations to disk: 1. Insert a formatted disk into the disk slot under the Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) Make certain that the disk is either blank or has data you can erase. If the disk is new and unformatted, you will have to format it. Refer to the instructions how to format a disk (See page 50). 2. Select a song number on the M.D.R. by using the SONG SELECT buttons.
Registration Shift The Registration Shift function allows you to change registrations, all the settings you make on the panel and LCD, without taking your hands from the keyboards. By using the right footswitch on the expression pedal, you can step through the panel registrations in sequence, either in numeric order or in any order you specify. Registration Shift has two modes: Shift and User. To select the Registration Shift functions: Press the REGIST. SHIFT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.
G ¡MODE ŒOFF ŒSHIFT „USER The selected box flashes. Registration Shift Edit Page PAGE ¡EDIT T12314545454541 E ● Cursor Controls The cursor controls are used to move the cursor (the flashing box in the display) along the registration row in the display. The entered registration numbers are shown in the display; spaces not yet entered are represented by a dot.
● Data Controls The buttons in the Rhythm Sequence section described below are used to enter and delete registration numbers in the registration row. Move the cursor to the desired position and edit the registration data. RHYTHM PROGRAM QUANTIZE PATTERN INSTRUMENT CLEAR CHANGE ACCENT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 PRESET 3 SEQUENCE 3 0 USER 1 2 3 4 SET INS. DEL.
Registration numbers cannot be entered beyond the Registration Shift function’s capacity of 18. The following message momentarily appears when the 18 spaces have been filled: ¡EDIT Data Full...!! First delete unnecessary registrations, then perform the operation again. Resetting the Registration Memory Buttons (Power On Reset) All current settings including Registration Memories and User rhythms can be deleted at once by using the Power On Reset function. To do this: 1. Turn oft the power.
6. Music Disk Recorder The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) is a sophisticated recording device built into the Electone that lets you record your performances and registration settings. The Music Disk Recorder not only records the notes you play; it also remembers the voices and rhythms you select, the front panel controls you change, as well as all expression pedal, footswitch and knee lever positions, to reproduce your performance exactly as you play it.
Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head ● Clean the read/write head regularly. This instrument employs a precision magnetic read/write head which, after an extended period of use, will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks used that will eventually cause read and write errors. ● To maintain the disk drive in optimum working order Yamaha recommends that you use a commercially-available dry-type head cleaning disk to clean the head about once a month.
Formatting a Disk Before recording a performance to your blank disk, the disk must first be formatted. To format a disk: 1. Put the disk, label facing up, into the RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT disk drive (insertion slot). “Fort” will appear on the LED display indicating that the inserted disk requires to be formatted. SONG REPEAT PAUSE FROM TO SONG COPY STOP PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER 2. While holding down the SHIFT button, press the FORMAT button.
Recording (1) To record a song: 1. Set the desired registrations on the Electone. Make all the Electone settings necessary for the song you will record. This means entering the all registrations you will need for the entire performance in the Registration Memory. Make sure also to select the registration that you will use at the beginning of the song. When a disk is first inserted, song number 01 is automatically selected.
6. After numbers appear on the LED RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT display of the M.D.R., begin playing. Once the setup operation in step #5 is complete, a number will appear on the LED display indicating that you can begin recording your performance. The number also indicates the amount of memory left on the disk. SONG REPEAT SONG DEL.
Outline of M.D.R. Operation Though the M.D.R. is as easy to operate as a cassette tape recorder, it is far move versatile. Since it records all Electone settings and control movements as well as the notes you play as digital data, it allows you much more flexibility and control than even the most sophisticated tape recorder. Basically, the M.D.R.
2. Select the parts for recording. Pressing the RECORD in the procedure 1) – 4) above turns on the all parts' LEDs in the upper left row indicating that each part is ready to record. Press the RECORD buttons for each part in the upper left row to turn off the parts you don't want to record. For this example, press RECORD/UPPER. The PLAY/UPPER lamp in the upper right row lights up. RECORD UPPER LOWER SONG REPEAT PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL FROM TO SONG COPY CONTROL SHIFT SONG DEL.
5. Press the RECORD button to set up RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT recording of the next part. In this case, the song (number) contains the performance data of the Lower and Pedal in addition to the registration and setup data. The small bars ("––") appear at the left part of LED display and flash along with the song number, warning you that the selected song number already contains recorded data. 6.
Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) You can also record registrations by themselves, without recording a performance. Bulk data, including Registration Memory and Registration Shift settings, Rhythm Pattern (User rhythms) and Rhythm Sequence data, and User voices, is also saved in the operation. There are two ways to record the registrations and bulk data: (1) To record only the registrations and bulk data: 1. On the Electone, set the registrations and all other data you wish to record. 2.
Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) The registrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers in the above operation can be loaded back to the Electone by simply selecting the appropriate song number and pressing the PLAY button. When the operation has been completed, the M.D.R. returns to STOP status. The M.D.R. also makes it possible to use more than the 8 Registration Memory registrations in a performance – without having to alter the current panel settings.
Playback You can play back your recorded performance by simply pressing the PLAY button. Registrations and other data will be recalled to the Electone. (1) To play back a song: 1. Select the number of the song you wish to play back by using the SONG SELECT buttons. RECORD UPPER LOWER SONG REPEAT PLAY PEDAL CONTROL STOP PLAY 6. Music Disk Recorder Electone data is reset and the song time is shown on the M.D.R.'s display. Playback automatically stops at the end of a song.
(2) To play back the selected part(s): You can also play back the selected parts of your recorded performance, while other parts are temporarily turned off. This function is especially useful for playing a single part, such as the melody, over previously recorded accompaniment parts. To select specific parts for playback: 1. Select the number of the song to be RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT played back. SONG REPEAT FROM TO SONG COPY SONG DEL.
(3) To repeat playback of a song or songs: This feature allows you to repeatedly play back either all songs on a disk or only one specific song. 1. Select the song number you wish to play RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT back. If you wish to play back all songs on a disk, select the first song that will be played back. The others will follow in order. SONG REPEAT FROM TO SONG COPY 01 PAUSE STOP PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER 2.
Other Functions (1) Custom Play If you want to play back the song without resetting the registrations and other data, press the CUSTOM PLAY button. This displays the song time and starts playback immediately. 0000 If you hold down the SHIFT and press CUSTOM PLAY, all data, except for that of Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence, will be loaded and played back. NOTE (2) Pause If you want to temporarily stop playback of the song or songs, press the PAUSE button.
(4) Changing the Tempo RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT You can change the tempo of the song as the song is playing on the M.D.R. by holding down the SHIFT button and pressing the TEMPO + or TEMPO - button. (The Tempo dial on the Electone panel cannot be used to change the tempo on the Music Disk MUSIC DISK RECORDER Recorder.) Each press of the button slows down or speeds up the tempo by a small amount.
(5) Song Copy This function lets you copy the data recorded at one song number to another song number. To use the Song Copy function: 1. Select the song number to be copied with the SONG SELECT buttons. 2. While holding down the SHIFT button, NOTE If the specified song number has no recorded data, the M.D.R. automatically searches for and selects the next song that contains recorded data. RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT press the SONG COPY FROM button.
(6) Song Delete You can delete a song on disk by performing this function. To use Song Delete: 1. Use the SONG SELECT buttons to select the number of the song you wish to delete. 2. While holding down the SHIFT button, RECORD UPPER LOWER PLAY PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT press the SONG DEL. button. The letters "dL" appear on the left side of the LED display, next to the selected song number. RECORD lamp flashes to indicate that the M.D.R. is ready to delete the song.
(9) Voice Disk (Optional) The M.D.R. also lets you use voices from optional Voices Disks. You can play these voices and save them to User memory for future recall. To select voices from the disk and save them to User memory: 1. Insert the optional Voice Disk into the Disk slot under the Music Disk Recorder. The following display appears, prompting you to select the voice group (Upper, Lower, Lead or Pedal). Select a Group...!! 2.
4. To save the selected voice, press one of the right DATA CONTROL buttons corresponding to SAVE in the display. The following display showing User voices 1– 4 appears. To USER 1 USER 3 USER 2 USER 4 5. Select the User number to which you wish to save the voice, and press the corresponding DATA CONTROL button. 6. The following display appears, prompting you for confirmation of the operation. Select "OK" to actually assign the voice to the specific User number, or "CANCEL" to abort the operation. 6.
Messages on the M.D.R. LED Display Display Description of the Messages No disk is installed. Install a disk. 1)The installed disk is write-protected, so the Record, Song Copy, and Song Delete jobs cannot be performed. Set the disk's Write-protect tab to OFF. (See page 49.) 2)If you are using a copy-protected playback-only disk, this message may appear when you attempt the Record, Song Copy, or Song Delete operations. The installed disk is not formatted. Format the disk. (See page 50.
7. Rhythm Pattern Programming and Rhythm Sequence Programming The EL-37 includes powerful Rhythm Program functions: the Rhythm Pattern Program and the Rhythm Sequence Program. The Rhythm Pattern Program allows you to record your own original rhythm patterns using the high-quality percussion sounds of the Electone.
Panel Controls—Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program The functions of the Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program are controlled from the Data Control buttons and a special set of buttons to the right of the DISPLAY SELECT section. The PATTERN and SEQUENCE buttons are used to select those respective programming functions. The other buttons differ in operation depending on the programming mode.
2. While holding down the PATTERN button, select a preset rhythm pattern to be copied to the Rhythm Pattern Program. Releasing the PATTERN button without selecting a rhythm loads a blank pattern to the Programmer. Copying a preset rhythm lets you make changes to an existing rhythm pattern, saving your time if you want to program a rhythm that is similar to an existing preset pattern. Two measures of the selected rhythm pattern will be copied to the Rhythm Pattern Program.
● Rhythm Programming Percussion Sounds —Upper and Lower Keyboards The Rhythm Programmer has a total of 75 different percussion sounds that are assigned to the keys of the Upper and Lower keyboards, as shown in the following chart.
● Step Write and Real Time Write Operation There are two different methods you can use to program rhythm patterns: Step Write and Real Time Write. Step Write allows you to enter percussion sounds as individual note values. As a method, it is very similar to writing down the notes on a sheet of music paper; each note is entered one at a time, and though you can hear each individual note entered, you cannot actually hear the pattern playing as you create it.
● Entering Percussion Sounds to a Rhythm Pattern Percussion sounds can be entered by either Step Write or Real Time Write from the EDIT page. Select the EDIT page with the Page buttons. The Step Write version of the EDIT page is automatically called up if the rhythm pattern is stopped, and Real Time Write is called up if the pattern is running. Quantize Quantize determines the resolution for entering percussion sounds to a pattern.
EDIT Page—Step Write 2 Jump Reverse Jump Forward 3 4 100% ¡BEAT 1.1. 1 1:Ride Cym1 Beat Measure Step Forward Step Reverse Click Track number and instrument name These buttons are used to step through the instrument track number (left to decrease, right to increase). 1 1 Step Forward and Step Reverse Controls Each press of the corresponding Data Control buttons advances or reverses the rhythm clock by one step. The size of a single step is determined by the Quantize value on the panel.
2. Select the percussion sound you wish to enter. NOTE You can return to the Beat page in the middle of editing and change the time signature. There are two ways to select percussion sounds in the Step Write mode: Press the key on the Upper or Lower keyboard that corresponds to the sound. The instrument name automatically appears at the bottom right of the LCD when the key is pressed. The selected instrument is automatically assigned to an available empty rhythm track.
● Clear and Change The Rhythm Pattern Program is made up of sixteen individual tracks, each capable of recording a different instrument. The Clear function is used to delete the entire contents of an instrument track, while Change is used to assign a different instrument to an already occupied track. Clear The Clear function is used to erase an instrument from the rhythm pattern. All instances of the selected instrument, irrespective of which tracks they occupy, will be erased from the pattern.
● Editing with Real Time Write To enter sounds with Real Time Write: 1. From the BEAT/EDIT page, start the rhythm pattern by pressing the START button. 2. While the rhythm pattern is running, play the percussion sounds from the Upper and/or Lower keyboards. A metronome is provided for rhythmic reference. Listen to the metronome click as you play the sounds, using it as a guide to keep in time and tempo. The pattern will automatically repeat (or “loop”) every two measures.
● Selecting Accompaniment Patterns This function of the Rhythm Pattern Program allows you to use one of the Electone’s Accompaniment patterns with your original rhythm pattern. You can select the Accompaniment pattern that best matches the rhythm pattern that you have created. To select an appropriate Accompaniment pattern for your newly created rhythm pattern: 1. Select the ACC. (Accompaniment) page with the Page buttons PAGE March ¡ACC. If a rhythm pattern is started in the ACC.
● Saving Rhythm Patterns To save a newly created rhythm pattern to a User pattern number: 1. Select the Save page with the Page buttons. The current rhythm pattern, if playing, will automatically be stopped when this page is selected. PAGE 100% ¡SAVE USER1-A [SAVE] 2. Using the appropriate Data Control buttons, select both the User number and variation type to which you wish to save the newly created rhythm pattern.
Press any of the right Data Control buttons (corresponding to “Confirm”) to return to the original Save display. You should periodically save your rhythm pattern as you are making it and check the amount of remaining memory. If the rhythm pattern currently being edited cannot be saved because of a lack of memory space, erase some of the less necessary percussion sounds with the Clear function, and try saving the pattern again.
3. Select the desired User rhythm number from the LCD display by using the Page buttons, then select the desired pattern variation with the appropriate Data Control button. PAGE USER 1-A USER 1-B¡U1 USER 1-C USER 1-D Use these to select the User pattern number. Use these to select the User pattern variation. PLAYING USER FILL IN PATTERNS: You can play User Fill In patterns by selecting the desired User number and pressing the FILL IN button in the Rhythm section on the panel.
2. Press one of the numbered Sequence buttons to call up the Rhythm Sequence display. RHYTHM VOLUME MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 3 SEQ.
2. Select the desired rhythm pattern by pressing the appropriate button in the panel Rhythm section, then press the SET button on the panel to enter the pattern. (Refer to the Rhythm Pattern Number Table below for a list of the rhythm patterns and their number assignments.) RHYTHM VOLUME MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 3 SEQ.
Rhythm Pattern Number Table 01 04 06 08 10 11 15 18 19 20 25 26 28 29 31 32 33 34 35 36 March 1 Polka Country Broadway Waltz 1 Waltz 2 Jazz Waltz Bolero Swing 1 Swing 2 Fill-in/Intro.
Cursor Controls on the Panel Shifts the cursor back by 10 measures. Shifts the cursor forward by 10 measures. RHYTHM PROGRAM QUANTIZE PATTERN INSTRUMENT CLEAR CHANGE ACCENT 0 1 2 3 4 0 5 6 7 8 USER SET INS. DEL. CLEAR PRESET 3 SEQUENCE 3 Shifts the cursor one step forward. Shifts the cursor one step back. Shifts the cursor to the end of sequence. Shifts the cursor to the beginning of the sequence. Cursor Control with the Data Control Buttons 1 2 1 2 TYPE=1 ¡ACC. VOL.
3 INS. (Insert) For inserting a pattern number before the current cursor position. The new pattern is entered to the cursor position and all other patterns to the right of the cursor are moved to accommodate the new number. The operation is the same as for SET (see steps #2 and #3 above). 4 DEL. (Delete) For deleting a pattern number at the current cursor position. 5 CLEAR For erasing all patterns entered to the selected sequence.
● Playing Rhythm Sequences To play any of the rhythm sequences you have created: Press the appropriate Sequence button on the panel, then press the rhythm START button. RHYTHM VOLUME MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 3 SEQ. 4 1 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 SLOW ROCK A TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT 2 USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D B MIN INTRO.
● Playing All Sequences In Order You can also have up to all four rhythm sequences automatically play in order, one after the other. To do this: 1. Press the desired Sequence buttons, making sure that their LEDs are all lit. RHYTHM VOLUME MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 3 SEQ. 4 1 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 SLOW ROCK A TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT 2 USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D B MIN 2. Press the START button. INTRO.
8. Footswitches and Knee Lever These leg- and foot-operated controls allow you to turn on and execute various performance functions without taking your hands from the keyboards. Footswitch Control The Electone has two footswitches on the expression pedal that can be used to control various functions. The right footswitch is used for the Registration Shift functions (See page 44). The left footswitch can be set to control one of the following functions: Glide, rhythm stop, rhythm ending, and rhythm Fill In.
1 STOP Functions as an off/on switch for the rhythm pattern in the middle of rhythm playback. 2 ENDING Switches the rhythm to the Ending pattern, after which the rhythm is stopped. 3 FILL (Fill In) Switches the rhythm to the Fill In pattern. ● GLIDE Selection of footswitch control over Glide. Pressing the footswitch immediately lowers the pitch of the selected voice or voices by a half step.
● Melody On Chord To select knee lever control over Melody On Chord: Press the A.B.C./M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section and use the Page buttons to select the M.O.C. page (Page 2). Then set the KNEE control to ON, and select one of the modes. MOC TYPE1 NOTE If the KNEE is set to ON, the Melody On Chord cannot be applied without using the knee lever. ¡2 ŒKNEE 8.
9. Pitch Controls There are two pitch-related controls on the Electone: Transpose and Pitch. Transpose allows you to change the key of the instrument and Pitch lets you finely adjust the tuning. These features make it easy to change the key of a song to accommodate a vocalist's range or to precisely match the tuning of another instrument. The Pitch controls are located on the Pitch page. To select the Pitch page (Page 1): Press the PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.
10. MIDI Controls MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a kind of communication system for electronic musical instruments. It is built into most every modern digital musical instrument and allows different instruments to “talk” to each other and control each other’s functions. For example, the Upper keyboard of your Electone could be used to play sounds on a connected synthesizer.
Page 3—Internal/External Control 1 INT. EXT. These select the Lead setting. LEAD=INT.¡3 SYNC=INT.EXP.=AUTO 2 These select the Sync setting. INT. EXT. 3 AUTO EXT. INT. These select the Expression Pedal setting. 1 LEAD Determines Internal or External control of the Lead Voices. When set to Internal, Lead Voices are played from the Electone and the sounds from a connected MIDI instrument can be played via MIDI channel 1 (or channel 2, when the To Lower function is on).
11. Accessory Jacks and Controls On the left underside of the Electone keyboard is a separate panel equipped with various input/output terminals, the functions of which are described below. 1 R RHYTHM IN L 2 AUX. IN 3 AUX. OUT R L HEADPHONES 4 1 RHYTHM IN (Phone; L/R) This pair of phone jacks are for connection to an external rhythm machine. The sound of the connected device is mixed with the sound of the Electone and played through the Electone’s speaker system.
12. Appendix Troubleshooting Please note that the appearance of any of following phenomena does not indicate a mechanical failure of the Electone. Problem Possible Cause and Solution GENERAL OPERATION Some of the LEDs in the DISPLAY SELECT section do not light. The LEDs of on/off buttons [RHYTHM PROGRAM and TREMOLO (FAST)] are lit when those functions are turned on. The LEDs of other function’s buttons momentarily flash when the functions are selected. No sound is produced from the Electone’s speakers.
Problem Possible Cause and Solution VOICES/RHYTHMS While an Intro./Ending pattern is automatically Since the Accompaniment chords play automatically one after another, playing, the Lower keyboard does not produce the Lower keyboard is designed not to produce any sound during the any sound, even when the keys are played. play of an Intro./Ending pattern. During use of the Rhythm Pattern Program, no sound is produced even when you play a certain percussion sound.
Specifications KEYBOARD VOICE Keyboards Upper: 49 keys (C – C), Lower: 49 keys (C – C), Pedal: 20 keys (C – G) Touch Tone Initial/After (Upper, Lead, Lower) Tone Generation Upper /Lower Keyboard New AWM Strings, Pizz. Strings; Organ, Jazz Organ; Brass, Synth. Brass; Piano, Elec. Piano, Harpsichord; Clarinet; Guitar, Elec.
MIDI Specifications ■ Channel Messages Code (Hexadecimal) Message Transmit Receive 8n nn (Note No.) 00-7F Note OFF ˛ CH 1 UK ˛ CH 2 LK ˛ CH 3 PK ˛ (CH 4)* LEAD ˛ CH 15 Keyboard Percussion CH 1** CH 1 UK 9n nn (Note No.) 00 Note OFF 01-7F ON Bn 04 00-7F 2nd Expression Pedal BF 0B 00-7F Expression Pedal Bn 40 00 Sustain OFF 7F Bn 7B 00 Cn nn (Regist. No.) Dn 00-07 Remarks ON All Notes OFF Program Change After Touch * Received only when in the Ext. mode.
System Exclusive Messages Electone Common Messages ■ Bulk Dump Related Messages Code Messages Transmit Receive F0 43 70 70 00 ...(Data)*... F7 Bulk Dump data ˛ Ø 01 F7 Request-to-Send Voice parameter data ˛ Ø 02 F7 Request-to-Receive Voice parameter data ˛ Ø F0 43 70 70 10 F7 Request-to-Send all RAM data ˛ Ø 11 Request-to-Send all Registration memory data ˛ Ø 12 Request-to-Send R.S.P.
■ EL Series Common Messages Code Messages F0 43 70 78 00 ...(Data)*... F7 Bulk Dump data Transmit Receive Ø Ø 01 F7 Request-to-Send Voice parameter data ˛ Ø 02 Request-to-Receive Voice parameter data ˛ Ø F0 43 70 78 10 F7 Request-to-Send all RAM data ˛ Ø 11 Request-to-Send all Registration memory data ˛ Ø 12 Request-to-Send R.S.P.
■ Panel Operation Messages Functions Switches Code Data Remarks Selector UK Voices 02 00-0D SW No. LK Voices 03 00-0D SW No. LEAD 06 00-04 SW No. Volume To Lower Sustain PK Voice 07 00-04 SW No. Rhythm 0B 00-0B SW No.
MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmit Receive Default Changed 1, 2, 3, 16 4, 5 1, 2, 3, 15, 16 4 Mode Default Messages Altered Mode 3 Mode 3 ˛ ************************ ˛ ˛ 36-96 * ************************ 36-96 ** Ø 9nH, v=0-127 ˛ Ø 9nH, v=0-127 Ø 8nH, ˛ ˛ Ø Ø ˛ ˛ 1 4 11 ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ Ø Ø (Received only in External mode) 64 ˛ ˛ Ø 0-7, 112-116 ************************ Ø 0-7, 112-116 0-7, 112-116 System Exclusive Ø Ø System Common Song Position Song Select Tune ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛
Index A I s A.B.C. (Auto Bass Chord) ............................36 Accent (Rhythm Pattern) ..............................75 Accompaniment............................................35 Accompaniment (Rhythm Pattern) ..............78 After Touch ..................................................23 Auto Variation ..............................................33 Automatic Accompaniment..........................36 Aux In/Out....................................................95 Initial Touch................
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