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Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-200. The Yamaha EL-200 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. Almost all functions are accessible through systematic and intuitive panel operations.
Table of Contents Panel Layout ............................................................................................... 6 EL-200 Panel Layout .......................................................................................................................................... 6 Others ................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Main Features ..................................
Panel Layout EL-200 Panel Layout UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE (page 13) LEAD VOICE (page 13) PEDAL VOICE (page 13) Monitor Speaker LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE (page 13) MAX REVERB (page 17) MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MIN SUSTAIN (page 17) FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER MIN PEDAL VOICE LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE UPPER (KNEE) LOWER (KNEE) MAX VIOLIN MIN SUSTAIN PEDAL BASIC REGIST.
Monitor Speaker MASTER VOLUME RECORD SONG REPEAT PAUSE PEDAL CONTROL FROM TO SONG COPY STOP MUSIC DISK RECORDER (page 28) PLAY UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. SONG SELECT RECORD TEMPO FORMAT MASTER VOLUME (page 10) CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER POWER POWER (page 10) Floppy Disk Slot LED (Lamp in-use) 5 6 7 8 Eject D. D.
Others Keyboard Cover/Music Stand Monitor Speakers Upper Keyboard Lower Keyboard MIDI Jacks (page 51) Jacks (page 51) Knee Lever (page 49) Right-Footswitch (page 27) Speaker Unit Left-Footswitch (page 49) Expression Pedal (page 10) Pedalboard 8
Main Features 1 Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) and FM (Frequency Modulation) tone generation technologies make this Electone a truly lifelike musical instrument. You can enjoy playing a total of 21 AWM/FM voices using the touch response function. 2 Expressive Touch Tone From fortissimo to pianissimo you can express strong emotion to subtle nuance of each instrument.
1 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Getting Started 1 Plug the power cord in to an appropriate electrical outlet. 2 Turn on the Electone by pressing the POWER switch. POWER When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. 3 Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control that affects the volume of the entire instrument. MASTER VOLUME 4 Press the Expression pedal down with your foot.
BASIC REGIST. 2 Basic Registrations 1 Quick Introductory Guide The Basic Registration section has five factory preset registrations. Each of which is preset with a different set of voices for the Upper/Lower keyboards and Pedalboard, and each specially suited for playing in a different music style. To select Basic Registrations: Press the BASIC REGIST. buttons to select each Basic Registration. When you turn the power on, the Electone automatically selects Basic Registration 1.
3 Basic Operation 1 Quick Introductory Guide Registration Set-up Select the keyboard to play Select the voice (Voice Menu) Select the rhythm (Rhythm Menu) Add effects (Effect Set) Add reverb Adjust the total volume (Master Volume) Playing Electone Setting Registration Shift/Footswitch /Knee Lever Saving the registration data Recording the performance Music Disk Recorder Expression Pedal Playing back 12 Loading the registration data
2 Voice Sections The EL-200 features 21 different high quality AWM/FM voices. All voices are divided in to four voice groups. There are two voice groups on the Upper keyboard, one each on the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. Each voice section can, of course, have its own voice condition settings such as voice assignment and applying sustain effect.
3 2 Set the volume for each voice section. 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.
Details on All Voices The following chart lists the available voices on the EL-200. Preset Voice Name Voice Group Feet Effect Comments STRINGS Upper/Lower 8' - VIOLIN Lead 8' - For multi purposes. CONTRABASS Pedal 8' - Standard type. 2 Large strings ensemble. Upper/Lower 8' - Trumpet and Trombone ensemble. For classical music. HORN Lower 8' - Standard type. For classicals. TRUMPET Lead 8' - Standard type. For classical music.
The Additional Voices This table lists all the voices including panel voices that can be played back on the EL-200. The voices not lead by a bullet indicate that they are only playable using the M.D.R. playback function. Group Upper/Lower 2 STRINGS Voice Sections Lead VIOLIN Pedal CONTRABASS Upper/Lower BRASS Lower HORN Lead TRUMPET Pedal TUBA Lead FLUTE Lead OBOE 16 Voice Name ● Strings 1 Strings 2 Strings 3 Strings 4 Strings 5 Strings 6 Strings 7 Pizz. Strings Trem. Strings Synth.
3 Voice Controls and Effects You can add Reverb and Sustain effects to your selected voices. 1 Reverb Reverb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving the impression of a performance in a large room or concert hall. Reverb effect affects the entire system at one time. 3 Voice Controls and Effects You can control the amount of Reverb applied to the Electone by pressing one of the Reverb buttons. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no effect, to a maximum of full Reverb.
4 Rhythms The Rhythm features of the Electone use actual drum and percussion sampled sounds to automatically play various rhythms. In addition, the Electone has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. 1 Selecting Rhythms from the Panel Ten different rhythms in various styles can be instantly selected from the front panel. 1) To select and play a rhythm: 1 4 Press to select any of the RHYTHM or METRONOME buttons.
LEAD IN Pressing the START button while holding down the INTRO. ENDING button automatically plays a special one-measure Lead In, with a click on each beat, to cue you in to the beginning of the song. 3 Set the volume using the panel rhythm volume button. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of full volume. NOTE: When the Electone is turned on, the Rhythm Volume is automatically set to 0. RHYTHM MAX SEQ. 1 SEQ.
2) To use the Fill In patterns: Fill In patterns are designed to be used as temporary and regular rhythmic breaks to spice up a repeating rhythm. Like the regular rhythms, all Fill In patterns have been designed to perfectly match the bass and chord parts of the Automatic Accompaniment feature. 1 2 Select and play a rhythm. As you play the Electone along with the rhythm, occasionally press the FILL IN button.
2 Rhythms This chart lists all 10 of the rhythms available on the Electone. ■ March ■ Waltz ■ Tango ■ Latin 1 ■ Swing ■ Bounce ■ Latin 2 ■ 8 Beat ■ Slow Rock ■ 16 Beat NOTE: 66 voices including the panel voices are built in the EL-200 for playback. Accordingly, the EL-200 can correspond to the song data created with an upper model like EL-500/400 and reproduce it precisely. See the following table for the information on the additional rhythms.
3 Keyboard Percussion The keyboard Percussion function features a total of 43 different drum and percussion sounds, playable from the keyboards and pedalboard. 1 2 Turn off the Lower and/or Pedal voices by setting each voice’s volume to MIN. Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing the LOWER/1 or PEDAL/2 button in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section. KEYBOARD PERCUSSION LOWER 1 4 PEDAL 2 Rhythms 3 Set the volume.
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About the Rhythm Sequence Rhythm Sequence is built up with various different rhythm patterns, and can be programmed by the other Electone such as EL-700 and EL-500. The EL-200 doesn’t have Rhythm Sequence function, but it can read and load the rhythm sequence data recorded on the MDR (a floppy disk) to its four Metronome (SEQ.) buttons in the Rhythm section and play back them, as follows: 1. Insert the floppy disk containing rhythm sequence data into the EL-200’s MDR slot.
5 Registration Memory Registration Memory allows you to store virtually all the settings you make on the panel, 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. Almost all settings can be memorized. M. 1 /TO DISK 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 D.
3 Saving the Registration Data to Disk 5 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 (page 30). 2 Select a song number on the M.D.R. using the SONG SELECT buttons.
4 Registration Shift The Registration Shift function allows you to change registrations, all the settings you make on the panel, without taking your hands from the keyboards. Each press of the Right Footswitch on the Expression pedal selects the registrations in numerical order.
6 Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) lets you store the registration data and load back to the Electone as well as record your performance and play back the data. Moreover, the M.D.R. allows you to execute song copy operation and play back commercially available XG song data. 1 Precautions on M.D.R. Follow the important precautions below. To eject a floppy disk: Compatible Disk Type 3.5" 2DD and 2HD type floppy disks can be used.
Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head ● The M.D.R. employs precise magnetic head to read data. The magnetic head will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks for an extended period of time. The stained magnetic head 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.
2 Formatting a Disk Before recording, the disk must first be formatted. RECORD 1 PLAY UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER Put the disk, label facing up, into the disk drive (floppy disk slot). “Fort” will appear on the LED display indicating that the inserted disk requires to be formatted. SONG REPEAT PAUSE PEDAL CONTROL FROM TO SONG COPY STOP PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL.
3 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. 2 3 Insert the formatted disk in to the disk slot. NOTE: The song numbers 01 through 40 are available and up to 40 songs can be stored on a disk.
RECORD 6 PLAY UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER After numbers appear on the LED 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 PAUSE PEDAL CONTROL FROM TO SONG COPY STOP PLAY SHIFT 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) To record each part separately: You can also record the parts of your performance independently; for example, first recording the chords and bass to the song (using the Lower and Pedalboard), and after that recording the melody (using the Upper Keyboard). This function also lets you record the lead voice, keyboard percussion and performance control data, such as registration changes and expression pedal operation, separately from the other parts of the song. 1 Set up the M.D.R.
Separate recording for Lead Voice and/or Keyboard Percussion parts: RECORD The Lead voice and the Keyboard Percussion can be recorded/played back separately although they are not shown on the M.D.R. panel. SHIFT (LEAD) Separate recording for Lead Voice and/or eyboard K Percussion parts: Hold down the SHIFT button and simultaneously press the appropriate button in the top row in the procedure #2 above.
RECORD 8 PLAY UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER Press the CUSTOM PLAY button to start recording of the new part or parts (Upper part). Playback of the previously recorded parts starts immediately. The CUSTOM PLAY button is used here to record only the parts that have been selected for recording, and play back only those parts that have been selected for playback. While you listen to the parts being played back, start playing the melody on the Upper keyboard.
4 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) Rhythm Sequence data, and User voices, are also saved in the operation. There are two ways to record the registrations and bulk data: [1] 1 2 3 On the Electone, set the registrations and all other data you want to record.
5 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. 1 2 Insert the disk and select the song number you want to load back to the Eelectone. Press the PLAY button. Using More Than 8 Registrations The M.D.R.
