User manual YAMAHA EL15

[. . . ] (See page 16. ) The Keyboard Percussion function is also provided for you to play the realistic percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and pedalboard. (See page 18 . ) Table of Contents P a n e l C o n t r o l s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B a s i c O p e r a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Each music example has been chosen to best suit its companion registration. When the Electone is turned on, Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected. The voices, Cosmic 2, Cosmic 3, Synth. Bass, used in the Basic Registrations are not selectable from the panel voice buttons. The rhythm (except for metronome) volume and tempo will be reset to each default value (volume: 0, tempo: 120) whenoneoftheBasicRegistrationsisselected. 6 Basic Registration 1 Symphonie No. 9 Try playing with your right hand. L. Beethoven 2 34 1 5 Right hand C 3 E 3 E 4 F 5 G 5 G 4 F G7 3 E 2 D 1 C 1 C 2 D 3 E 3 E 2 D 2 D C 3 E 3 E 4 F 5 G 5 G 4 F G7 3 E C 1 C 2 D 1 C 1 C 2 D 3 E 2 D 1 C 7 Basic Registration 2 Next, play the accompaniment parts with your left hand and foot in addition to playing the melody line. When the Saints Go Marchin' in American Folk Song 8 Basic Registration 3 Romance de L'amour Accompaniment pattern 1 Left hand 5 432 Spanish Folk Song Pedal Left foot Am 5 E 5 5 E 5 A 5 A 5 E 5 E 4 D 3 C 3 C 2 B 1 A 1 A 2 C 3 E A Am 5 31 Am A 5 4 G 3 F Dm 3 F 2 E 1 D 1 D 2 E 3 F E7 2 E 3 F 2 E 4 G 3 F 2 E Am 5 31 Dm 5 21 E7 5 21 Am 5 E E7 4 D Am 2 B 3 C 3 C 2 B 1 A 2 B 2 B 2 B 3 C 2 B 1 A Am 5 31 E7 5 21 Am 5 31 9 Basic Registration 4 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star French Folk Song 10 Basic Registration 5 Chopsticks Hilster 11 Selecting Voices Try playing the voices not assigned in the Basic Registration section. Select the voice to play on the Upper Keyboards from the Upper Keyboard voices/Lead voices. The LED (s) will be lit above the selected voice button. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HARMONICA MAX VIOLIN LEAD VOICE FLUTE MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRAPHONE COSMIC TUTTI OBOE TRUMPET TO LOWER MIN MIN Select the voices to play on the Lower Keyboards from the Lower Keyboard voices. LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN MAX ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA PHONE COSMIC TUTTI MIN Select the voices to play on the Pedalboards from the Pedalboard voices. You can play the Lead/Pedal voices PEDAL VOICE CONTRA BASS ELEC. (See page 14. ) ORGAN BASS TUBA TO LOWER MIN Selecting Rhythm Patterns Try playing the Electone to the rhythm or metronome. When one of the Basic Registration is selected, the rhythm volume is automatically set to "0". Set the rhythm volume to any value but 0 before starting the rhythm. After pressing the desired rhythm button to select the rhythm, press the START button in the Rhythm section. METRONOME 2 4 MARCH WALTZ RHYTHM SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK MAX START 3 4 4 4 TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT MIN The rhythm starts to play. Pressing the START button again stops the rhythm. START Stops You can also adjust the rhythm tempo by turning the TEMPO dial, as indicated in the illustration below. Turning the dial clockwise makes it faster and turning it counterclockwise slower. The tempo is automatically set to 120 when the Electone is turned on. BAR/BEAT TEMPO Slower Faster About the Rhythm Tempo BAR/BEAT 2 TEMPO 1 1 TEMPO Dial BAR 3 BEAT Adjusts the rhythm tempo. Turn the dial clockwise to increase the tempo, and turn it counterclockwise to decrease it. The tempo range is 40 to 240 beats per minute. 2 TEMPO Display BAR/BEAT Display Shows the current tempo while the rhythm is stopped. BAR/BEAT TEMPO Display When the rhythm pattern begins playing, the TEMPO display changes function to a BAR/BEAT display. BAR/BEAT The number on the left indicates the current bar or measure. The number on the right indicates the number of the beat in each bar. BAR/BEAT Display 3 BAR/BEAT Indicator Flashes every first beat in each bar during playback. Flashes every beat until the rhythm actually starts after the SYNCROSTARTbuttonhasbeenpressed. When one of the Basic Registration is selected, the rhythm volume and its tempo will be reset to 0 and 120, respectively. 17 Playing Keyboard Percussion The various drum and percussion sounds (a total of 43 are available) have been assigned to the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard for you to play. To play the Keyboard Percussion sounds: 1 2 3 4 Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing one of the LOWER or PEDAL buttons in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section. KEYBOARD PERCUSSION LOWER PEDAL DEMO Set the volume. The volume of the percussion sounds is set together with that of the rhythm by using the VOLUME controls in the Rhythm section. Set the volume to the desired level. 2 4 MARCH WALTZ RHYTHM SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK MAX 4 4 TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT MIN Turn off the Lower/Pedal voices by setting each voice's volume to MIN. MAX MIN Play some notes on the Lower keyboard/Pedalboard. The various percussion sounds (a total of 43 are available) have been as s i g n e d t o t h e k e y b o a r d s a s s h o w n i n t h e i ll u s t r a t i o n b e l o w . 18 Percussion Assignments Percussion Assignments for the Lower Keyboard Percussion Assignments for the Pedalboard 19 Appendix MIDI MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending and receiving MIDI messages. On the right underside of the Electone keyboard you will find the MIDI IN/OUT jacks. If your Electone is connected with external devices via these MIDI jacks and appropriate MIDI settings are done, you can play an external MIDI device such as synthesizer from your Electone keyboard or your Electone can be played by an external device such as sequencer. The optional Yamaha Music Disk Recorder MDR-4 is also connected with EL-17 via MIDI jacks using commercially available MIDI cables. EL-17 MIDI cables are reguired. OUT IN MDR-4 MUSIC DISK RECORDER MDR-4 POWER IN OUT To communicate with each other, the MIDI transmit/receive channels of the external MIDI device must match the receive/transmit channels of your EL-17 since the MIDI channels of the EL-17 are preset to the following numbers. External MIDI Devices Upper keyboard Lower keyboard Pedalboard Keyboard Percussion (receive only) Control (Operation data including the Expression pedal controls and Basic Registration changes. ) Trasmit/Receive Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Channel15 Channel16 See page 25 for more detailed information on the MIDI messages. 20 Setting Examples 1. Using MIDI OUT jack If a MIDI keyboard or tone generator is properly connected: Synthesizer, etc. MIDI OUT Tone generator EL-17 MIDI IN MU80 · Playing your Electone can cause the MIDI keyboard (or tone generator) to be played using its own voices, accomplishing thick sound layers. (The MIDI receive channel of the MIDI keyboard must match the transmit channel of your Electone. ) · Various messages including the values how far the expression pedal is pressed down and how hard you play the Electone keyboard can be transmitted as digital data. [. . . ] If this occurs, plug the Electone into an electrical outlet located as far as possible from the device that seems to be the source of the problem. This is caused by the proximity of a high-power broadcasting station or amateur ham radio setup. Because the Electone is capable of producing powerful bass sounds, resonance may be caused in surrounding objects, such as cabinets or glass windows. To avoid this, relocate the objects or lower the Electone's volume. [. . . ]