Panel Controls Front Panel DATA CONTROL REVERB UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE MAX BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MIN MAX VIOLIN FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER MIN DATA CONTROL BASIC REGIST.
DISPLAY SELECT VOICE DISPLAY DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL SYMPHONIC A. B. C. M. O. C. FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT MASTER VOLUME PITCH MIDI REGIST. MENU PAGE PLAY RECORD UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER SONG REPEAT PAUSE LOWER FROM TO SONG COPY STOP PLAY PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG DEL. SONG SELECT RECORD TEMPO FORMAT CUSTOM PLAY MUSIC DISK RECORDER POWER 1 2 3 4 5 D. . KEYBOARD PERCUSSION Buttons (See page 43.) Used to play the percussion sounds on the Lower Keyboard or Pedalboard.
LCD Display/DISPLAY SELECT Section DISPLAY SELECT VOICE DISPLAY DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL : LCD Display Displays various information for you to play EL-27. ; DATA CONTROL Buttons (See page 11.) Selects the functions or sets the values. < PAGE Buttons (See page 10.) Changes pages when a function has more than two pages. = VOICE DISPLAY Button (See page 18.) Displays the currently assigned voices to each keyboard. > SYMPHONIC Button (See page 27.) DIsplays the Symphonic page. SYMPHONIC A. B. C. M. O.
Table of Contents Main Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 Quick Introductory Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 Quick Introductory Guide 1. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2. Playing Your Electone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3. Registration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet it is amazingly easy to use. The main features are 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) and FM (Frequency Modulation) tone generation technologies, combined with authentic tone function, make the EL-27 a truly expressive musical instrument.
1 Quick Introductory Guide 1. Getting Started Once you've set up your Electone and plugged the power cord into an electrical outlet, you're ready to get started and play. 1. Turn on the Electone by pressing the POWER switch. 1 Quick Introductory Guide No matter what your level of playing experience, 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.
2. 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 3. Press the Expression pedal down with your foot. The Expression pedal also controls the entire volume of the Electone. Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level, you can use the Expression pedal to change the volume with your foot as you play.
Now, try out the five 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. Basic Registration 1 Page 3 [13: Waltz-A] Tempo=105 E.
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 Strings Brass Flute Cosmic 1 Synth. Brass Strings Horn Piano Cosmic 2 Cosmic 3 Contrabass Tuba Contrabass Cosmic 2 Synth. Bass Upper Keyboard voice Lower Keyboard voice 1 Quick Introductory Guide Pedal voice 3.
3. Press the bottom left DATA CONTROL buttons to select the registration you want to use. (In this case, select Waltz-A [No.13].) The bottom left DATA CONTROL buttons step through the various selections, while the top left DATA CONTROL buttons are used to jump ahead or back by ten selections. 1 Quick Introductory Guide Jumps back ten numbers. Jumps ahead ten numbers. Selects next number. Selects previous number. 4.
You can also adjust the tempo of the rhythm to your liking by turning the TEMPO dial, as indicated in the illustration below. Turning the dial clockwise makes the tempo faster and counterclockwise makes slower. BAR/BEAT TEMPO BAR 1 Quick Introductory Guide BEAT Slower Faster To use Auto Bass Chord function: The A.B.C. (Auto Bass Chord) automatic accompaniment feature of the Electone also plays an important role and is used in conjunction with the registrations and rhythm patterns.
To cancel the A.B.C. Automatic Accompaniment: You can, of course, cancel the automatic accompaniment patterns (Fingered mode) if you want to play the accompaniment by yourself on the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. 8. Press the A.B.C./M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, to the right of the LCD Display. VOICE DISPLAY SYMPHONIC A. B. C. M. O. C. FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT PITCH MIDI Fingered „L „P 1 Quick Introductory Guide DISPLAY SELECT REGIST. MENU ¡1 9.
To select the Registrations from the Registration Menu disk: Included with your Electone is a Registration Menu Disk, containing 40 different menus. 1. Put the included Registration Menu Disk, 1 Quick Introductory Guide facing the label up, into the Disk slot, located just under the Music Disk Recorder at the right side of the Electone. Once you've securely inserted the disk into the slot, the LCD Display on the panel will automatically change to show the available registration menu. 2.
4. Registration Menu List Built-in Registration Menu (80 Menus) Page1 LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice STRINGS1 Orchestra Strings Violin Horn Pedal Voice Contrabass 2 STRINGS2 Pop Strings Strings Flute (4') Strings Pizzicato Bass 3 STRINGS3 Chamber Strings Strings Violin Strings Pizzicato Bass 4 STRINGS4 Solo Violin - Violin Strings Contrabass 5 STRINGS5 Pops Orchestra 1 Strings Harpsichord Strings Elec.
Page 3 1 Quick Introductory Guide No. LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice 1 CONTEMP.1 Wind Synth. 1 - Cosmic 3 Elec. Piano Elec. Bass (16') 2 CONTEMP.2 Synth. Brass Synth. Brass Synth. Bass (8') Harpsichord Elec. Bass (16') 3 CONTEMP.3 Wind Synth. 2 Oboe Saxophone (8') Piano Elec. Bass (16') 4 CONTEMP.4 Synth. Horn Tuba (8') Guitar Elec. Bass 5 CONTEMP.
Registration Menu Disk (40 Menus) LCD Display STRINGS1 STRINGS2 STRINGS3 STRINGS4 STRINGS5 BRASS1 BRASS2 BRASS3 BRASS4 BRASS5 Sound Image Solo Violin Strings Ensemble Pop Strings 1 Pop Strings 2 Symphonic Orchestra Trumpet Ensemble Solo Trumpet Solo Trombone Brass Ensemble Big Band Upper Keyboard Voice Strings Strings Strings Tutti 1 Brass Trumpet Brass Lead Voice Violin Strings Vibraphone Clarinet Tutti 2 Trumpet Trumpet Trombone Trombone Trombone Lower Keyboard Voice Strings Horn Horn Strings Strings
2 Voice Sections The following illustration shows the various available voice sections. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE LEAD VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MAX VIOLIN FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER MIN MAX MIN 2 Voice Sections LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE PEDAL VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MAX CONTRA BASS ELEC.
2. Selecting Voices from the Panel Since selection of panel voices follows the same procedure throughout the various voice sections, instructions for only the Upper Keyboard Voice section are given here. 1. Select a voice from the UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE section by pressing one of the Voice buttons in that section.
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.
3. Selecting Additional Voices – Dotted Buttons and User Voices The EL-27 Electone has a variety of voices from which you can choose – far greater than what is immediately apparent from the front panel controls. You've already learned in the section above how to select the different voices that are available in the Voice Menu display of each panel voice. The Electone also has dotted buttons in each voice section, giving you convenient access to any voice.
To select a voice from a dotted button: 1. Press one of the dotted buttons in any of the voice sections. For example, let's select the E. Piano (Page 17: Piano) using the dotted button. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 Voice Sections STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA 1 ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI 2 MAX MIN Dotted buttons Page 1 (Strings) is displayed on the LCD. Strings ¡1 2.
4.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 and are displayed only when pressing the dotted buttons. Some of the voice names are abbreviated: e.g., ContBass for Contrabass.
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) settings, or enhance the sound of the voices, such as with Reverb or Tremolo. They are divided into two groups: 1) The controls/effects selected on the Voice Condition pages. 2) The effects set by the panel buttons.
Voice Condition – Page 2 Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 2. FEET=PRE. ¡2 SYM.=PRE. ! PAGE " ! FEET See page 26. " SYM. (SYMPHONIC) See page 27. Voice Condition – Page 3 „USER VIB. ¡3 PAGE USER VIB. (User Vibrato) See page 28. Voice Condition – Page 4 3 Voice Controls and Effects Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 3. (When USER VIB. is ON.) Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 4. Lead Voice ! VIB.
Press the PAGE button to return to the Page 1. Voice Condition - Page 1 ●Touch Tone The Touch Tone function gives you expressive control over the volume and timbre of a voice. TOUCH (Touch Tone) The depth of Touch Tone is switchable alternately to 1 (Shallow) or 4 (Deep) by pressing the DATA CONTROL button found in the bottom left to the LCD display. 4 is the factory setting. TOUCH=4 ¡1 VOL.
●Symphonic/Celeste Symphonic simulates the effect of a large ensemble, while Celeste creates the effect of a gradually expanding sound. Symphonic/Celeste function can be set separately to each of the voices. 1. Press the bottom right DATA CONTROL buttons to turn the SYM. (Symphonic) ON in the Voice Condition – Page 2. FEET=PRE. ¡2 SYM.=PRE. PRE. OFF ON PAGE Selects next setting. Selects previous setting. 3 Voice Controls and Effects 2.
●Vibrato 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. Press the PAGE buttons to select page 3. Voice Condition – Page 3 ŒUSER VIB. ¡3 PAGE 1. Turn on USER VIB. (User Vibrato) in the Voice Condition – Page 3. 3 Voice Controls and Effects When this is turned on, you can adjust the vibrato settings: Delay, Depth and Speed for Lead voices, and Depth for Upper/Lower voices.
Upper Keyboard Voice VIB DEPTH=0 ¡4 PAGE " ! 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 " Depth Determines the intensity of the vibrato effect (see diagram). Higher settings result in a more pronounced vibrato. Range: 0 – 7 Determines the speed of the vibrato effect (see diagram).
2. Selecting from the Panel Buttons ●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. 1.
3. Set the volume. Press the VOLUME controls to the right of the RHYTHM buttons to set the desired level of the rhythm. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of full volume. Fine adjustments in the volume of the rhythm pattern can also be made from the Rhythm Condition page (see page 35.). When the Electone is turned on, the rhythm volume is automatically set to 0. 4. Turn the rhythm on.
5. Set the tempo by turning the TEMPO dial below the RHYTHM section. BAR/BEAT TEMPO BAR BEAT Slower Faster ! TEMPO Dial For adjusting the speed of the rhythm. Turn the dial clockwise to increase the tempo, and counter-clockwise to decrease it. " TEMPO Display / BAR/BEAT Display 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.
Fill In Patterns Fill In patterns are designed to be used as temporary and regular rhythmic breaks to spice up a repeating rhythm pattern. To use the Fill In patterns: 1. Select and play a rhythm pattern. USING A FILL IN FOR THE START OF A SONG: Fill In patterns can also be used as introductions; simply press the FILL IN button before starting the rhythm with the START or SYNCHRO START buttons. 2. As you play the Electone along with the rhythm pattern, occasionally press the FILL IN button.
2. Auto Variation and Rhythm 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 SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK 1 SEQ. 3 SEQ.
3. Selecting Rhythms from the Dotted Buttons The Rhythm section also has, like the voice sections, dotted buttons from which rhythm patterns can be selected. These dotted buttons function as "wild card" rhythm pattern selectors; any of the rhythm patterns available from the panel buttons or from the pattern displays can be selected from these buttons.
User Rhythm Pages: You will find the User Rhythm Pages (8 in total) in the Rhythm Menu. You can call up and use the User Rhythm Patterns created with other Electones such as EL-37. 1. First, create a user rhythm with the EL-37, register it in one of the user rhythm number, and record it as a part of the registration to a floppy disk. 2. Insert the floppy disk into the EL-27's M.D.R. slot. Call up the registration, to load the user rhythm to the corresponding user rhythm number.
4. Rhythm Menus This chart lists all 24 rhythm patterns available on the Electone. The numbers in the chart correspond to the page numbers shown in the display. Some of the rhythm names are abbreviated (e.g., J. Waltz for Jazz Waltz). March Country 4 Rhythm, Accompaniment and Percussion 38 ¡1 Cha-cha Beguine Waltz J.Waltz ¡2 Samba Bossa. ¡8 Swing J.Ballad Dixie ¡3 8Beat D.Pop ¡9 Bounce Reggae ¡4 16Beat Funk ¡10 Broadway Rhumba Mambo ¡7 S.Rock1 S.
5. Accompaniment Controls The Accompaniment function here is independent of the A.B.C. accompaniment and works with the Rhythm section to automatically add arpeggiated chords and other instrumental embellishments. The Accompaniment controls include the setting of the Accompaniment type and its volume. To select the Accompaniment controls in the Rhythm Condition pages: 1. Press any one of the RHYTHM buttons on the panel twice. RHYTHM SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK 1 SEQ. 3 SEQ.
6. Automatic Accompaniment – Auto Bass Chord The Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function works with the Rhythm section of the Electone to automatically produce chord and bass accompaniment as you play. Depending on the feature or mode selected, you can play anything from a single note to a full chord on the Lower keyboard and hear complete, rhythmical bass and chord accompaniment. There are three Auto Bass Chord modes – Single Finger, Fingered Chord and Custom A.B.C.
Auto Bass Chord ! 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 in page 42, "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. G Major chords: Press the root of the chord (the note that corresponds to the chord's name). F A G B A D B C E D E C 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.
