User manual YAMAHA EL-100

[. . . ] PRECAUTIONS PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING * Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference. WARNING Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from electrical shock, short-circuiting, damages, fire or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: Power supply/Power cord · Only use the voltage specified as correct for the instrument. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the instrument. · Check the electric plug periodically and remove any dirt or dust which may have accumulated on it. [. . . ] Doing so can damage the disk and possibly the disk drive. Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive before turning off the power. 77 Outline of 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. independently records the following three types of data: Registration data (including Bulk data) All registrations stored to the Registration Memory numbered buttons as well as the registration currently set to the panel, are recorded at the beginning of a song, before the actual recording of your performance. Bulk data is also saved to the song with the Registration data. Bulk data includes: Registration Shift settings, and Rhythm Pattern (User rhythms) and Rhythm Sequence data. records your performance on the keyboards and pedalboard of the Electone exactly as you play it, even recording the strength at which you play the keys and how hard you press them down while playing. The various types of performance data ­ Upper, Lower, Pedal and Lead ­ are recorded to independent "tracks, " so that you can change any one of them without affecting the others. Control data All changes you make on the Electone during your performance are recorded in real time. These include registration changes, the use of the expression pedals and footswitches. 6 Music Disk Recorder 78 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. for recording, as you did in the section above. The first steps in recording parts separately are the same as for normal recording on page 76: 1. Memorize all the registrations needed for your performance to the Registration Memory numbered buttons, and set the registration that will be used at the beginning of the song. Select the song number to which you will record your performance. Press the RECORD button to make the Music Disk Recorder ready to record. RECORD PLAY LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT 6 Music Disk Recorder SONG DEL. RECORD 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. [. . . ] 102 UPPER KEYBOARD VOlCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 UPPER KEYBOARD VOlCE 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 User (Registration Shift) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 User Keyboard Percussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]