ELB-01 Playing the ELB-01 Tutorial EN
About This Manual (Read this first!) This manual is made up of two sections, Part 1 and Part 2. Part 1 covers basic information about playing the Electone, including the proper playing posture, and selecting Voices and Rhythms. Part 2 focuses on more advanced topics, including reading music scores, and detailed instructions on actually performing with two separate scores. After learning about the basic Electone functions in Part 1, try performing with the two scores in Part 2.
Contents About This Manual ........................................................ 2 Part 1 Using the Electone ...........................4 Turning on the power .................................................... 4 Sounds .......................................................................... 6 Play the Rhythm.......................................................... 10 Play the Voice and Rhythm at the same time ............. 12 Other fun features .....................................................
Part 1 Using the Electone Turning on the power Sitting Sit on the bench so that you’re roughly at the center of the Electone. This is the Upper Keyboard. This is the Lower Keyboard. (center E) Position yourself so that your ‘belly button’ is roughly in line with the central “E” key on the Lower keyboard. The posture Put your hands on the keyboards. Put your left foot on the Pedalboard, and your right foot on the Expression Pedal—and sit up straight.
Right foot Put your right foot on the Expression pedal. Be careful to keep your original posture when you use the pedal, since moving the pedal with your foot may throw your body slightly off balance. Expression pedal Turn on the Electone by pressing the [POWER] switch. Set the MASTER VOLUME control and press the Expression pedal down with your foot. The more you press down, the greater the volume. That’s it! Now, you’re ready to play the Electone.
Sounds Try out any one of the keyboards! Keep in mind that the sounds made by each of the keyboards may be different. You can select the desired Voice for each of the keyboards—the Upper Keyboard, Lower Keyboard and Pedalboard. The secret behind the Upper Keyboard sounds If you listen closely to the sound of the Upper Keyboard, you may notice that it sounds ‘fatter’ and more richly textured than the sounds of the other keyboard.
To begin with, select a Upper Keyboard Voice Press the [STRINGS] button in the Upper Keyboard Voice 1/2 section. Try playing some of the keys on the Upper Keyboard, and check out the Strings sound. Take a look at the display on the panel ¿01:Strings 1 ¨1 You may not be able to notice it right away, but the [STRINGS] button actually has a variety of “hidden” Strings and Violin sounds in it.
Naturally, you can select any of the other Strings or Violin Voices hidden away in the [STRINGS] button. These hidden Voices can be displayed and selected by turning the DATA CONTROL dial. For example, we’ll call up the Voice “19: Viola” here. ¿19:Viola ¨1 Currently selected Voice is displayed here Try out keys on the Upper Keyboard now and listen to the Viola sound. Select the hidden Voices by turning the DATA CONTROL dial clockwise.
Next, try playing a Piano Voice Press the [PIANO] button and try playing the keys on the Upper Keyboard. Now, the Electone sounds just like a piano. The [PIANO] button also has various hidden Piano sounds in it. Select the desired Piano Voice by using the DATA CONTROL dial.
Play the Rhythm Your Electone is also a rhythm expert, and there are various Rhythm buttons on the panel. Let’s play one of the Rhythm patterns now. Press the [POPS] button. Press the [START] button to start the Rhythm! Hidden in the [POPS] button are many different Pop music rhythms. You can select the desired Pops rhythm by using the DATA CONTROL dial.
Want to slow down the rhythm, or speed it up? You can adjust the Rhythm tempo with the TEMPO buttons. Pressing the [▲] button increases the tempo, while pressing the [▼] button decrease it. Increase the tempo Decrease the tempo To instantly restore the original tempo setting, press the [▲][▼] buttons simultaneously. Just as with the Voices, there are various rhythm buttons on the panel—so try them out and check out the different rhythm patterns! Press the [START] button again to stop the rhythm.
Play the Voice and Rhythm at the same time Thanks to the Registration Menu buttons, you can call up both Voices and a Rhythm at the same time—with one simple button press. Here, we’ll select a March Registration with one of the Registration Menu buttons. Press the [1] button in the Registration Menu button section. Select the Registration “09: Symphonic March 1” at the bottom of the display by using the DATA CONTROL dial. ¸˛˝ ¿09:Symphn.March 1 Press the [SYNCHRO START] button.
Did you know that you can add your own bass notes sounds to the rhythm playback? Play the C pedal in rhythm on the first and third beats with your left foot on the Pedalboard while holding down the C chord with your left hand on the Lower Keyboard. Can you hear the bass sounds? Now, play the melody written below with your right hand on the Upper Keyboard, while playing the Lower Keyboard and Pedalboard. Notice how the sounds of the Lower and Upper Keyboards match the overall feel of the March rhythm.
Other fun features The Electone Voices can also be enhanced with effects, such as Reverb, Phaser and so on. What’s more, you can play specific Keyboard Percussion sounds—such as snare drum, toms and congas—assigned to the individual keys of the Upper and Lower Keyboards. Plug in your own USB flash memory device, then record your Electone performance and save it to the USB device. For details, see “Recording” on page 117 in the Owner’s Manual.
Part 2 Playing the Scores In Part1, you learned how to start playing your Electone. Now in Part 2, you can actually perform on the instrument using the scores. First, we’ll show you how to play the specific keys for the notes written in the score, and tell you a little bit more about how to read the scores. Two scores are given here: “When the Saints Go Marching In” and “Jupiter.
Left foot C D E F G To play C on the Pedalboard, play the leftmost pedal. Pedalboard C D E F G Scores ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Below are some score examples for the Electone. Melody Score (one staff) Chord C Play the melody with your right hand. The letters printed above the score (in this case, “C”) indicates what chords and notes you should play on the Lower Keyboard and Pedalboard.
Performance Marks on the Score These special performance marks indicate which buttons you should press on the panel and when you should press them while playing the Electone. In the example below, first press the INTRO [3] button, then press the [SYNCHRO START] button. INTRO 3 + RHYTHM SYNCHRO START Octave This “8va” mark indicates that the part underneath should be played one octave higher than written.
When the Saints Go Marching In American Folk Song INTRO 3 + RHYTHM SYNCHRO START ENDING 2 (with right hand) 18 Playing the ELB-01 — Tutorial
“When the Saints Go Marching In” is an traditional American spiritual, and is most closely associated with the birthplace of jazz, New Orleans. Performed in parades, blues and jazz festivals and popularized by many—most notably, Louis Armstrong—it is a well-loved tune all over the world. The bright brass sounds used here in this arrangement match well with the joyful rhythm. Helpful Hint The tempo of this piece is fast, so play it energetically keeping with the feel of the double-time rhythm.
Selecting the Registration for performing from the Registration Menu Simply select the Registration from the Registration Menu and play the song. Selecting the Registration ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 1 Press the Registration Menu [3] button on the panel. The selected registration is shown at the bottom of the display.
Playing “When the Saints Go Marching In” 3 INTRO 3 + RHYTHM SYNCHRO START 1 2 ENDING 2 (with right hand) 4 1 2 Press the INTRO [3] button in the Rhythm section. Press the [SYNCHRO START] button. The lamp above the [SYNCHRO START] button will light, indicating that the Synchro Start standby mode has been engaged. What is Synchro Start standby? The [SYNCHRO START] button puts the rhythm in “standby” condition.
3 Play a C chord with your left hand on the Lower Keyboard and a C note with your foot on the Pedalboard, referring as needed to “Chords” on page 19. ( ) As soon as you play the C chord, a gorgeous introduction with full accompaniment will begin playing. Let the introduction continue for twelve bars, then start playing the melody with your right hand on the Upper Keyboard from the second beat in the thirteenth bar. You can visually confirm the beginning of the introduction with the “-13.
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Jupiter Composer Gustav Holst MEMORY INTRO 1 + RHYTHM START FILL IN B 24 Playing the ELB-01 — Tutorial
MEMORY FILL IN B (with left hand) ENDING 1 (with left hand) Playing the ELB-01 — Tutorial 25
“Jupiter” is one of the seven movements in the magnificent orchestral suite “The Planets” by the British composer Gustav Holst. This suite was completed in 1916 and is based on the concept of the planets of our solar system. “Jupiter” is one of the more well-known and popular pieces from this suite among classical music fans, because of its majestic, beautiful melody. Helpful Hint In this tune, the Lower Memory function is turned on.
Selecting the Registrations for performing from the Registration Menu To play this tune, you’ll need to use two registrations, Memory 1 and Memory 2. For Memory 1, select one of the Registration Menu buttons (as you did in “When the Saints Go Marching In”). For Memory 2, first select a Registration (to serve as a ‘template’), then create a new Registration from it by changing the original settings.
3 Store the setting to the Registration Memory [1] button. While holding down the [M.] (Memory) button in the Registration Memory section, press the [1] button—to which the Registration will be stored. 1. While holding down [M.] button... 2. Press the desired numbered button. When the Registration is stored, the LED above the [1] button flashes momentarily. This completes the settings for Registration Memory 1.
2 The Upper Keyboard Voice of the Registration selected in step 1 above is a Strings Voice. You can create a richer, more dramatic sound by changing the feet of the Strings Voice—to better bring out the melody played on the Upper keyboard. 2-1 Press the [STRINGS] button in the Upper Keyboard 1/2 Voice section.
3 “Timpani 1” is set for the Pedal Voice 2 in the selected registration. Make it a little more simple and sparse, by muting Pedal Voice 2. 3-1 Press the [VOICE SECTION] button at the top left on the panel to light up lamp [2] in the Voice Section as shown below. When the Voice Section lamp [2] lights up, you can select a Voice from Voice Section 2 for each Keyboard, or visually confirm the Voices selected from Voice Section 2 for each Keyboard.
4 Set the Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function What is the A.B.C. function? The A.B.C. function works with the Rhythm section of the Electone to automatically produce bass accompaniment as you play. It adds an entirely new dimension to your performance by effectively putting a full backing band at your disposal. 4-1 Press the [A.B.C./ M.O.C.] button in the DISPLAY SELECT section to call up the A.B.C. display. ¿OFF ’L.MEMORY⁄ ’P.MEMORY The selected A.B.C.
4-4 Press the [D] button to turn Pedal Memory on. ¿CUSTOM ”L.MEMORY⁄ ”P.MEMORY On What is Pedal Memory? When Pedal Memory is set to on, the Pedalboard Voices and bass accompaniment keep playing even after you release your foot from the Pedalboard, while the rhythm plays. This is useful when you play while using the A.B.C. function. 5 Store the setting to the Registration Memory [2] button. While holding down the [M.
Saving the Registrations to a USB flash memory device ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Now that you’ve stored the created registrations to the numbered buttons on the panel, you should save them to an optional USB flash memory device. Once saved to a USB device, you can easily connect it to the Electone and load back the saved data anytime you wish.
3 Select a blank song “new song” to which you want to save the Registration data. To select a “new song,” press the [D] button to enter the media, and the selected new song is shown at the bottom of the display. If “new song” is not displayed, turn the DATA CONTROL dial or press the [C] button successively to select a new song. ¿Ã001:USB 01 ⁄ [Õ] ÃUSB 01 [˜] ⁄ ¿ ___:new song Select the new song You have selected a new song for saving the Registration data.
5 Press the [B] button corresponding to [EXE] in the display. A message appears, indicating the Registration data is currently being saved. After the message disappears, the song to which the Registration is recorded is automatically named “SONG XX” (xx indicates the number). Now you have saved your Registrations to the USB flash memory device. You can change the song name as desired. For details on how to edit the song name, see page 122 in the Owner’s Manual.
Recalling Recorded Registrations ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Load back the Registrations in the media to the Electone so that you can use the settings for performing “Jupiter.” 1 2 Insert the USB flash memory into the USB TO DEVICE terminal. Press the [MDR] button and select the song to which the Registrations of “Jupiter” have been saved. For details on selecting a song, see pages 111 – 117 in the Owner’s Manual.
Playing “Jupiter” 1 MEMORY MEMORY 5 INTRO 1 + RHYTHM START 3 2 FILL IN B 4 1 Press the Registration Memory [1] button 2 Press the INTRO [1] button in the Rhythm section.
3 Press the [START] button in the Rhythm section. Start playing from the fourth beat in the first bar. 4 Press the FILL IN [B] button in the Rhythm section with your left hand at the point in the score marked “FILL IN B.
6 After playing the melody, press the ENDING [1] button with your left hand at the point marked “ENDING 1 (with left hand)” in the score. Press the ENDING [1] button with your left hand at the third beat in the last measure. The rhythm will automatically stop after the ending phrase is played. While the ending phrase is played, hold down the keys on the Upper Keyboard.
Electone Chords Major Minor Sixth Seventh Minor seventh C Cm C6 C7 Cm7 ( ) 40 ( ) ( ) ( ) Minor seventh flatted fifth Cm7–5 ( ) ( ) D (C ) C m(D m) D 6(C 6) D 7(C 7) C m7(D m7) C m7–5(D m7–5) D Dm D6 D7 Dm7 Dm7–5 E (D ) D m(E m) E 6(D 6) E 7(D 7) D m7(E m7) D m7–5(E m7–5) E Em E6 E7 Em7 Em7–5 F Fm F6 F7 Fm7 Fm7–5 G (F ) F m(G m) G 6(F 6) G 7(F 7) F m7(G m7) F m7–5(G m7–5) G Gm G6 G7 Gm7 Gm7–5 A (G ) G m(A m) A 6(G 6) A 7(G 7) G m7(A m7) G
This chord chart shows the notes you should play when Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) is set to Custom. When the accompaniment mode is set to Off or Fingered, make sure to also play the proper root note on the lower keyboard, which is indicated here in the Pedalboard graphic.
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