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Panel Controls

Front Panel

REVERB (See page 30.)

Adjusts the Reverb effect for the entire sound.

SUSTAIN Buttons (See page 30.)

Adds the Sustain effects each to Upper/Lower Keyboard and
Pedalboard.

Monitor Speakers

Built-in speakers for your monitoring.

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE (See page 18.)

Selects the Upper Keyboard voices and adjusts the volume.

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE (See page 18.)

Selects the Lower Keyboard voices and adjusts the volume.

LEAD VOICE (See page 18.)

Selects the voices and adjusts the volume.

PEDAL VOICE (See page 18.)

Selects the voices and adjusts the volume.

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BASIC REGIST. (Basic Registration) Buttons

(See page 8.)

Selects the Basic Registrations.

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LCD DISPLAY & DATA CONTROL Buttons

(See page 4.)

DISPLAY SELECT Section (See page 4.)

Selects the various functions.

MASTER VOLUME (See page 8.)

Adjusts the entire volume.

RHYTHM Section (See page 31.)

Selects the rhythm patterns and adjusts the volume.

BAR/BEAT

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TEMPO Display (See page 32.)

Displays the rhythm tempo or bar/beat.

UPPER
(KNEE)

LOWER

(KNEE)

PEDAL

SUSTAIN

MAX

MIN

REVERB

MARCH

WALTZ

SWING

BOUNCE

SLOW
ROCK

MAX

MIN

TANGO

LATIN

8 BEAT

16 BEAT

RHYTHM

LOWER

PEDAL

KEYBOARD

PERCUSSION

SYNCHRO

START

RHYTHM

FILL IN

INTRO.

ENDING

BAR/BEAT

BAR

BEAT

BASIC

REGIST.

DATA CONTROL

TEMPO

CONTRA

BASS

ELEC.
BASS

MAX

MIN

ORGAN

BASS

TUBA

LOWER

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE

PEDAL VOICE

STRINGS

BRASS

CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HARMO-

NICA

MAX

MIN

ORGAN

PIANO

GUITAR

VIBRA-
PHONE

COSMIC

TUTTI

VIOLIN

FLUTE

MAX

MIN

OBOE

TRUM-

PET

LOWER

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE

LEAD VOICE

STRINGS

BRASS

CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

HORN

MAX

MIN

ORGAN

PIANO

GUITAR

VIBRA-
PHONE

COSMIC

TUTTI

DATA CONTROL

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SEQ.

Summary of Contents for Electone EL-27

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Page 4: ...arious functions MASTER VOLUME See page 8 Adjusts the entire volume RHYTHM Section See page 31 Selects the rhythm patterns and adjusts the volume BAR BEAT TEMPO Display See page 32 Displays the rhythm tempo or bar beat M 1 2 3 4 5 UPPER KNEE LOWER KNEE PEDAL SUSTAIN MAX MIN REVERB MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK MAX MIN TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT RHYTHM LOWER PEDAL KEYBOARD PERCUSSION...

Page 5: ... or stop the rhythm pattern 5 M Memory Button See page 47 Used to store a Registration to the Registration Memory buttons 6 Registration Memory Buttons See page 47 Used to store a Registration to or call up the stored Registration from 7 D Disable Button See page 47 Used to keep the same rhythm and accompaniment patterns throughout the registration changes 8 POWER Switch See page 7 Turns the EL 27...

Page 6: ...Selects the Registration Shift function B PITCH MIDI Button See pages 54 75 Displays Transport Pitch page or MIDI page C REGIST MENU Button See page 10 Selects the Registration Menu pages D Accessory Jacks and Controls See page 77 E Keyboard Cover Music Stand F Upper Keyboard G Lower Keyboard H MIDI Jacks See page 75 I Knee Lever See page 52 Turns on and off the Sustain or M O C effect with your r...

Page 7: ...companiment Controls 39 6 Automatic Accompaniment Auto Bass Chord 40 7 Keyboard Percussion 43 8 Melody On Chord 45 5 Registration Memory 47 1 Storing Registrations 47 2 Registration Shift 48 6 Footswitches and Knee Lever 51 1 Footswitch Control 51 2 Knee Lever 52 7 Pitch Controls 54 8 Music Disk Recorder 55 Precautions 55 Formatting a Disk 57 Recording 58 Recording Registrations and Bulk Data 63 R...

Page 8: ...stain See page 24 Dynamic Rhythm Patterns The Rhythm section of the EL 27 features authentic drum and percussion sounds accompanied with convenient Accompaniment functions See page 31 A Keyboard Percussion function is also provided for playing the realistic percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard See page 43 Wide Variety of Registration Menus Your Electone also has convenient Regi...

Page 9: ...ion for each voice section beside the voice name Upper Lower Lead and Pedalboard Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made When the Electone is turned on Basic Registration 1 is automatically selected If you have made panel settings you wish to keep save them to Registration Memory see page 47 before turning the Electone off You can however restore the panel settings that we...

Page 10: ...t Registrations that let you completely and instantly change the voices and other settings for all of the keyboards even as you play Each registration is pre programmed to be used for a specific music style or instrumental combination Basic Registrations The Basic Registration section has five factory preset registrations each with a different set of voices for the Upper Lower keyboards and Pedalb...

Page 11: ... A B G F E C G F E C G G E C F E C G D E C D C A B G D G E A C B A D E G F D F E G G A A C C G F F E E D D C D E F G A B C C D E F D D D F E A G G G D E F D C Basic Registration 1 Basic Registration 2 Basic Registration 3 Basic Registration 4 Basic Registration 5 Skaters Waltzes E Waldteuful When the Saints Go Marchin in American Traditional Folk Song Ave Maria Gnauld Twinkle Twinkle Little Star F...

Page 12: ...page 15 To select a registration from the built in Registration Menu For example let s select an appropriate registration Waltz A for the Skaters Waltzes Basic Regisatrtion 1 1 Press the REGIST MENU button in the DISPLAY SELECT section 2 From the display that appears select the desired page In this case select page 3 The top right PAGE buttons select the next or previous page Some of the functions...

Page 13: ...hion for instance to decrease a value or select a previous setting or position The right button is used in a positive fashion to increase a value or select the next setting or position To Start the Rhythm 5 Once you ve selected a registration press the START button in the RHYTHM section This step starts up a rhythm pattern appropriate to the music style you have selected To turn the pattern off pr...

Page 14: ...re details on A B C see page 41 Now return to the first five written music examples in the Basic Registrations section above see page 9 Select the registration indicated at the top right of the score for example 13 Waltz A in the first song Refer back to the steps on selecting registrations above see page 10 if necessary 7 Play the melody line as you did before with your right hand on the Upper ke...

Page 15: ...s There s a great wealth of realistic voices authentic orchestration and stylistically varied rhythms all instantly available from the Registration Menus feature ABC MEMORY 1 OFF ŒL ŒP Turns the Lower keyboard Memory L on and off Turns the Pedalboard Memory P on and off These buttons correspond to the bottom left of the LCD and let you step through the various A B C modes ABC MEMORY 1 Fingered L P...

Page 16: ...ration menu 2 Press the PAGE buttons in the right of the LCD to select the various menu pages of registrations available on the disk 3 Select one of the registrations shown on the LCD by pressing the DATA CONTROL button in the left bottom of the display 4 Press the DATA CONTROL buttons in the right of the LCD to call up the Registration you have selected The message Completed momentarily appears i...

Page 17: ...rumpet Trumpet Elec Bass Pizzicato Bass 15 BRASS7 Dixie Jazz Clarinet Piano Pizzicato Bass 16 BRASS8 Fusion Saxophone Saxophone Elec Piano Elec Bass Page 2 No LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice 1 LEAD1 Woodwind Ensemble Oboe Flute Clarinet Bassoon 8 2 LEAD2 Solo Flute Flute Strings Contrabass 3 LEAD3 Solo Oboe Oboe Strings Contrabass 4 LEAD4 Po...

Page 18: ...gae A 132 4 Marimba Elec Bass 16 8 Reggae B 120 3 Elec Piano Synth Bass Elec Bass 16 9 Slow Rock A 80 3 Guitar Elec Bass 16 Elec Bass 16 10 Slow Rock B 74 1 Trumpet Elec Bass 16 11 Slow Rock C 80 3 Saxophone Elec Bass 16 12 Tango A 120 1 Harmonica Harmonica 16 Pizzicato Bass 16 13 Tango B 120 1 Strings Violin Pizzicato Bass 16 14 Tango C 120 4 Violin Pizzicato Bass 16 15 ChaCha 126 4 Piano 16 Pian...

Page 19: ...nd Ensemble 2 Clarinet Bassoon Clarinet 9 LEAD9 Solo Clarinet Clarinet Horn Pizzicato Bass 10 LEAD10 Solo Saxophone Saxophone Strings Contrabass Page 3 No LCD Display Sound Image Upper Keyboard Voice Lead Voice Lower Keyboard Voice Pedal Voice 1 DECAY1 Piano Piano Piano Piano 2 DECAY2 Harpsichord Harpsichord Strings Contrabass 3 DECAY3 Marimba Marimba Clarinet Pizzicato Bass 4 DECAY4 Music Box Vib...

Page 20: ...ICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section The Voice Display is indicated on the LCD The Voice Display is automatically shown when the Electone is turned on Strings Violin Strings ContBass FOOT SW REGIST MENU VOICE DISPLAY A B C M O C REGIST SHIFT PITCH MIDI DISPLAY SELECT SYMPHO NIC CONTRA BASS ELEC BASS MAX MIN ORGAN BASS TUBA TO LOWER LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE PEDAL VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARI N...

Page 21: ...u have selected the PIANO voice the following display will appear Notice that several different voice names are shown on this display These are variations of the basic Piano voice category 2 Press one of the DATA CONTROL buttons that corresponds to the voice you wish to select Harpsi Piano E Piano The first character flashes to indicate the selected voice Harpsi Piano E Piano STRINGS BRASS CLARI N...

Page 22: ...O LOWER button on the voice section you wish to assign and that voice will be playable from the Lower keyboard If the effect vibrato etc is set to the original Pedal Voices the voices assigned to the Lower keyboards are playable with the effects as well The Lead Pedal Voice cannot be played on the Upper keyboard Pedalboard if the Lead Pedal Voice is assigned to the Lower keyboard TOUCH 4 VOL 24 UP...

Page 23: ...basic uses For playing any voice of the Voice Menus from any of the keyboards or Pedalboard You can play on the Upper keyboard for example voices from the twenty two Voice Menu pages including User and not be limited to only the twelve buttons equivalent to twelve Voice Menu pages that make up the Upper Voice section Another advantage to this feature is that when the normally monophonic one note L...

Page 24: ...si Piano E Piano 17 Piano E Piano 17 Harpsi PAGE Strings 1 STRINGS BRASS CLARI NET SAXO PHONE CHORUS HARMO NICA MAX MIN ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA PHONE COSMIC TUTTI UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 2 Dotted buttons 22 2 Voice Sections You can directly view and select Voice Menu pages by holding down one of the dotted buttons and simultaneously pressing the desired voice buttons in succession The first charac...

Page 25: ...ead Chorus 13 CHORUS Upper Lower ContBass PizzBass 3 CONTRABASS Pedal Harmonic 14 HARMONICA Upper Brass SynBrass 4 BRASS Upper Lower Organ JazzOrgn 15 ORGAN Upper Lower Horn 5 HORN Lower OrgBass 16 ORGAN BASS Pedal Trombone Trumpet 6 TRUMPET Lead Harpsi Piano E Piano 17 PIANO Upper Lower Tuba 7 TUBA Pedal Guitar 18 GUITAR Upper Lower Flute 8 FLUTE Lead Marimba Vibrphon 19 VIBRAPHONE Upper Lower Ob...

Page 26: ...ur preferences by using the controls described in this section 1 Selecting from the Voice Condition Pages To select the Voice Condition pages for changing the settings Choose a voice on the panel then press that voice s panel button twice If the voice you want to select is already displayed on the LCD display press once For the Lead Voice example shown below press the VIOLIN button in the LEAD VOI...

Page 27: ...See page 28 Voice Condition Page 4 When USER VIB is ON Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 4 Lead Voice Upper Keyboard Voice DELAY Lead Voice only See page 29 DEPTH See page 29 SPEED Lead Voice only See page 29 UPPER VIB 4 DEPTH 0 PAGE LEAD VIB DELAY 0 4 DEPTH 0 SPEED 0 PAGE LEAD 3 USER VIB PAGE LEAD 2 FEET PRE SYM PRE PAGE The Vibrato function in Page 4 of the Lead Voice is different from the U...

Page 28: ...s the lowest Settings PRE 4 8 16 LEAD 2 FEET PRE SYM PRE PAGE PRE 4 8 16 Selects next setting Selects previous setting PEDAL 1 VOL 10 LEAD 1 TOUCH 4 VOL 24 PAGE 1 4 The Touch Tone function provides initial after touch response over the voices controlling volume and timbre according to the velocity at after which you strike the keys The set values 1 and 4 are the same as the ones found in the upper...

Page 29: ...section to select either Symphonic or Celeste The Symphonic menu is displayed on the LCD display Press the bottom DATA CONTROL buttons to switch between Symphonic and Celeste SYMPHONIC Symphonic ŒCeleste Use these buttons to select Symphonic or Celeste FOOT SW REGIST MENU VOICE DISPLAY A B C M O C REGIST SHIFT PITCH MIDI DISPLAY SELECT SYMPHO NIC LEAD 2 FEET PRE SYM PRE PAGE PRE OFF ON Selects nex...

Page 30: ...ettings Delay Depth and Speed for Lead voices and Depth for Upper Lower voices The Delay Depth and Speed settings are set in the next page Voice Condition Page 4 The Delay Depth and Speed settings are not displayed and cannot be adjusted unless USER VIB has been turned on in this setting 2 Call up the Voice Condition Page 4 by pressing the PAGE buttons Voice Condition Page 4 Lead Voice LEAD VIB DE...

Page 31: ...ed vibrato Range 0 7 Speed Lead Voice only Determines the speed of the vibrato effect see diagram Range 0 7 The following diagram graphically shows the vibrato effect and its related controls Vibrato Controls 3 Select the setting of USER VIB by using either of the PAGE buttons as indicated in the illustration of Step 2 If User Vibrato has not been turned on the following display appears when Page ...

Page 32: ... Press the button again to turn sustain off The Sustain display appears on the LCD display 2 Determines the length of sustain applied to each voice section by using each of the DATA CONTROL buttons The display shows the current sustain length values for each voice section Increasing values makes sustain more effectively Range 0 12 SUSTAIN UPPER 10 LOWER 10 PEDAL 6 UPPER KNEE LOWER KNEE PEDAL SUSTA...

Page 33: ...the front panel The Electone has additional hidden rhythm patterns however A total of 24 rhythm patterns are available and can be selected by using combination of the RHYTHM buttons and the LCD display To select and play a rhythm pattern 1 Choose a rhythm pattern by pressing one of the RHYTHM buttons on the panel The first character of the selected rhythm pattern s name flashes on the LCD display ...

Page 34: ...n is playing the TEMPO display shows the countdown to the first measure of the pattern ENDING Pressing the INTRO ENDING button again while the pattern is being played will automatically add an ending phrase before stopping the rhythm 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...

Page 35: ...o Displayed values are given in beats per minute just as on a conventional metronome The tempo range is 40 to 240 beats per minute When the rhythm pattern begins playing the TEMPO display changes function to a BAR BEAT display BAR BEAT Indicator The BAR BEAT indicator flashes to the first beat of every measure BAR BEAT TEMPO The number on the left indicates the current bar or measure and the one o...

Page 36: ...ING 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 PLAYING PARTIAL FILL IN PATTERNS You can also start Fill In patterns within a bar in order to play only the final one or two beats of the Fill In pattern and create additional rhythmic interest Since the Fi...

Page 37: ...on lets you set pattern variations to be played automatically When set to on Auto Variation automatically substitutes additional pattern variations to make the rhythm more interesting and complex VOL Volume Fine adjustment of the overall volume of the rhythm patterns and Keyboard Percussion see page 43 on the Keyboard Percussion Range 0 24 RHYTHM 1 ŒAUTO VARI VOL 0 Decreases the volume These butto...

Page 38: ...he dotted buttons To select a rhythmpattern froma dotted button 1 Press one of the dotted buttons on the right side of the RHYTHM section Select the Dixie in the Swing Page for example Page 1 of the RHYTHM menu appears on the display 2 Select one of the pages with the PAGE buttons 3 Select one of the rhythms by pressing one of the appropriate bottom right DATA CONTROL buttons Swing 3 J Ballad Dixi...

Page 39: ...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 3 Select the user rhythm by using the dotted button USER1 A USER1 B U1 USER1 C USER1 D 37 4 Rhythm Accompaniment and Percussion When you turn off and turn on the Electone again the voice is set to the Basic Registration 1 Be sure to store th...

Page 40: ...the page numbers shown in the display Some of the rhythm names are abbreviated e g J Waltz for Jazz Waltz Country Broadway March 1 Beguine Mambo Cha cha Rhumba 7 J Waltz Waltz 2 Bossa Samba 8 J Ballad Dixie Swing 3 D Pop 8Beat 9 Reggae Bounce 4 Funk 16Beat 10 S Rock1 S Rock2 5 USER1 C USER1 D USER1 A USER1 B U1 Tango1 Tango2 6 USER8 C USER8 D USER8 A USER8 B U8 ...

Page 41: ... the simplest Type 4 the most complex VOL Volume Determines the volume of the Accompaniment The Accompaniment can be turned off by setting this parameter to the minimum value Range 0 24 3 Turn on the rhythm by pressing the START button and play on the Lower Keyboard The rhythmic or arpeggiated chords will be automatically added to the original chords you play on the Lower keyboard ACCOMPANIMENT 2 ...

Page 42: ...tion Page 3 or the A B C M O C button page in the DISPLAY SELECT section To select the A B C function 1 Press the A B C M O C button Or press any of the RHYTHM buttons twice to call up the Rhythm Condition pages then use the PAGE buttons to select Page 3 the A B C MEMORY page A B C MEMORY Page ABC MEMORY 1 Fingered L ŒP OFF Single Fingered Custom Turns the Pedalboard Memory P on and off Turns the ...

Page 43: ... the accompaniment and the freedom to use a wider variety of chords and voicings yet are still able to take advantage of the automatic accompaniment capabilities of the Auto Bass Chord feature MEMORY Memory The Memory function allows you to have the bass and chord accompaniment continue even after you release your fingers from the keyboard Independent Memory settings are available for the Lower ke...

Page 44: ...THM Auto Bass Chord is generally used with rhythm patterns to create full rhythmic accompaniment but it can also be used in the Single Finger mode to add full continuous chords to your performance without the use of the rhythm Simply leave the rhythm off in Single Finger mode and play Single Finger chords from the Lower keyboard C Cm C7 Cm7 Cmaj7 Cm maj7 C 5 C7 5 Cdim C7sus4 C 5 Cm7 5 C7 5 C6 Cm6 ...

Page 45: ...ercussion 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 3 Turn off all the Lower and Pedal voices by setting each voice s volume to MIN 4 Play some notes on the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard The various percussion sounds have been assigned to the keyboards as shown in the charts on page 44 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOU...

Page 46: ...r a C y m b a l 2 O r c h e s t r a C y m b a l 1 C r a s h C y m b a l R i d e C y m b a l H i h a t O p e n H i h a t C l o s e d S n a r e D r u m R i m S n a r e D r u m L i g h t S n a r e D r u m R e v e r b S n a r e D r u m H e a v y S n a r e D r u m H e a v y B a s s D r u m L i g h t B a s s D r u m H e a v y C o n c e r t B a s s D r u m S y n t h T o m 1 S y n t h T o m 2 S y n t h T ...

Page 47: ...range close to the melody played M O C Type 2 Produces harmonies of up to three notes in a range close to the melody played M O C Type 3 Produces harmonies of up to four notes in a range relatively distant from the melody played KNEE On off switch for knee lever control over Melody On Chord operation When this is on pressing the knee lever to the right activates the Melody On Chord function Refer ...

Page 48: ...ern If you once read the external rhythm sequence data the above settings for each SEQ button will be overwritten and lost If you want to return to the default setting perform the Power On Reset operation described on page 49 SYNCHRO START START RHYTHM FILL IN INTRO ENDING MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW ROCK MAX MIN TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT RHYTHM 1 2 SEQ SEQ 1 3 SEQ SEQ 2 4 MARCH WALTZ...

Page 49: ...red button to which you wish to store your registration When the registration is stored the numbered button flashes momentarily To select registrations from Registration Memory Simply press the numbered button that corresponds to the registration you wish to select USING THE D DISABLE BUTTON Rhythm and automatic accompaniment patterns also change when you select different Registration Memory butto...

Page 50: ...sing any one of the bottom DATA CONTROL buttons OFF Turns off the Registration function SHIFT Selects the SHIFT mode Each press of the right footswitch selects the Registration Memory buttons in their numerical order After the last preset is reached the function wraps around to select the first button again 3 Press the right footswitch Each press of the right footswitch selects the Registration Me...

Page 51: ...gistration row Resetting the Registration Memory Buttons Power On Reset All current data including the registrations can be deleted at once by using the Power On Reset function To do this 1 Turn off the Electone 2 While holding down the top left DATA CONTROL button turn the power back on Be careful when using this operation since it erases all your existing data Always save your important data to ...

Page 52: ...ish to keep save them to Registration Memory before turning the Electone off You can however restore the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off To do this 1 Turn the Electone back on 2 While being careful NOT to press any panel buttons excepting those in Basic Registration hold down the M Memory button and press the D Disable button M 1 2 3 4 5 D POWER 50 5 Registrat...

Page 53: ... is used for the Registration Shift functions see page 48 The left footswitch can be set to control one of the following functions Rhythm stop rhythm ending and rhythm Fill In Assignments of the functions are made in the Footswitch pages To select the Footswitch pages Press the FOOT SW button in the DISPLAY SELECT section FOOT SW MODE OFF Use any of these top DATA CONTROL buttons to select the foo...

Page 54: ...the middle of rhythm playback ENDING Switches the rhythm to the Ending pattern after which the rhythm is stopped FILL Fill In Switches the rhythm to the Fill In pattern Knee Lever The knee lever located on the underside of the keyboard panel can be used to turn one of the following functions on and off The Sustain effect or Melody On Chord Sustain To select knee lever control over Sustain 1 Make s...

Page 55: ...lect knee lever control over Melody On Chord 1 Press the A B C M O C button in the DISPLAY SELECT section 2 Select Page 2 M O C by pressing the PAGE buttons and select one of the modes then set KNEE control to ON by pressing the bottom right DATA CONTROL buttons 3 Press the knee lever to the right when you want to add the Melody On Chord feature MOC 2 MOC TYPE1 KNEE PAGE Set KNEE control to ON by ...

Page 56: ... MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section The display below appears on the LCD TRANS Transpose Determines the coarse pitch setting of all the voices and is adjustable in half steps semitones Range 6 6 one octave PITCH Determines the fine pitch setting of all the voices Range 438 8 Hz 444 5Hz TRANS PITCH 1 0 A 440 0Hz Increases the Transpose value Decreases the Transpose value Increases the Pitch ...

Page 57: ...ssibly the disk drive If the eject button is pressed too quickly or if it is not pressed in as far as it will go the disk may not eject properly The eject button may become stuck in a half pressed position with the disk extending from the drive slot by only a few millimeters If this happens do not attempt to pull out the partially ejected disk since using force in this situation can damage the dis...

Page 58: ...dust or liquids Do not open the sliding shutter and touch the exposed surface of the floppy disk inside Do not expose the disk to magnetic fields such as those produced by televisions speakers motors etc since magnetic fields can partially or completely erase data on the disk rendering it unreadable Never use a floppy disk with a deformed shutter or housing Do not attach anything other than the pr...

Page 59: ...is printed in white above each button the second function is printed in green below each button The SHIFT button is used to select the second functions by pressing each function button while holding down the SHIFT UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD PLAY SONG COPY TEMPO MUSIC DISK RECORD...

Page 60: ...SELECT RECORD PLAY SONG COPY TEMPO MUSIC DISK RECORDER 01 UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD PLAY SONG COPY TEMPO MUSIC DISK RECORDER If the selected song number already contains recorded data small bars appear at the left part of LED display and flash along with the song number warning...

Page 61: ...back will begin after a couple of seconds For more information on playback and other playback related functions see page 65 UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD PLAY SONG COPY TEMPO MUSIC DISK RECORDER 622 UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL...

Page 62: ...rmance data Upper Lower Pedal and Lead are recorded to independent tracks so that you can change any one of them without affecting the others 3 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 footswitches and knee lever 2 To record each part separately You can also record the par...

Page 63: ... in the procedure 2 above The shaded button indicated in the illustration at right functions as Keyboard Percussion selector in the record mode RECORD K PERC Records the performance data of Keyboard Percussion when turned on Keyboard Percussion can be recorded and played independent of the Rhythm patterns Holding down the SHIFT button in the record condition lets you select these hidden functions ...

Page 64: ...s of the song recording begins immediately While you listen to the parts being played back start playing the melody on the Upper keyboard When the end of the recorded performance is reached playback is automatically stopped and the STOP status is resumed UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECO...

Page 65: ...sh across the LED display from left to right The small bars that flash across the display indicate that the M D R is recording the registrations and being set up for normal recording pressing the STOP button interrupts this process 63 8 Music Disk Recorder UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RE...

Page 66: ...the registrations you need into several song numbers on the M D R before the performance You should also try to record them in the order that you ll use them if possible 2 During the performance after all 5 registrations from a certain song number have been used select the next song number and press the PLAY button on the M D R This replaces all 5 registrations in Registration Memory with the new ...

Page 67: ... however stop playback in the middle of a song by pressing the STOP button UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD PLAY SONG COPY TEMPO MUSIC DISK RECORDER 01 UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG...

Page 68: ...rmance starts excepting the parts that were turned off in step 2 4 Now perform your new part or parts over the playback parts When the end of the recorded performance is reached playback is automatically stopped and the STOP status is resumed UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD PLAY SONG...

Page 69: ... 2 Press the PLAY button to begin playback of the song Playback will begin from the song selected and repeat indefinitely To stop playback press the STOP button UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD PLAY SONG COPY TEMPO MUSIC DISK RECORDER 01 UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CON...

Page 70: ... time is shown When the button is released playback is paused To resume playback from the point you ve advanced or reversed to press the PLAY button UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD PLAY SONG COPY TEMPO MUSIC DISK RECORDER 00 00 If you hold down the SHIFT and press CUSTOM PLAY all dat...

Page 71: ...SE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD PLAY SONG COPY TEMPO MUSIC DISK RECORDER When tempo is changed the LED display indicates the change as a percentage of the original recording tempo 100 Values less than 100 indicate a slower tempo values greater than 100 indicate a faster tempo Tempo changes remain in effect even through changes in song number If you have changed the tempo ...

Page 72: ... The RECORD lamp stops flashing and remains lit indicating that the Song Copy function is in process The LED display shows the size of the song in numbers and counts down as the data is being copied When the display shows 000 the song has been completely copied UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL UPPER LOWER PEDAL CONTROL SHIFT SONG REPEAT FROM SONG DEL TO PAUSE RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT STOP PLAY SONG SELE...

Page 73: ...elete function is completed the STOP status is automatically resumed 7 Checking the Remaining Memory While playback is stopped you can check the amount of memory available for additional recording To do this simultaneously hold down the SHIFT button and the PAUSE button indicated in the illustration at right as REM MEM Remaining Memory The maximum amount of memory is 620 for 2DD disks and 1240 for...

Page 74: ...sk s voice name will appear on the LCD 3 Select the desired voice by using the left DATA CONTROL buttons Pressing the bottom left buttons steps through the voice numbers pressing the top left buttons jumps ten numbers back or forward The name of each voice appears on the display with the number Refer to the list included with your Voice Disk for voice names and numbers You can audition the voices ...

Page 75: ...fic User number or CANCEL to abort the operation When the voice has been assigned a Completed message appears 9 Copy Protect Some of the Disks available for the Electone are purposely protected from being copied or erased You cannot save the data to another floppy disk If you try to load data from such a copy protected disk to the Electone a Protected Disk Prxx message will appear on the LED displ...

Page 76: ...moved during recording or playback Press the STOP button and replace the disk then start the operation over again The installed disk cannot be played back on the M D R Press the STOP button then insert a compatible disk Recording cannot be performed because too much data was received at once Press the STOP button The disk is defective and cannot be formatted Press the STOP button then insert anoth...

Page 77: ...the expression pedal is pressed down and how hard you play the Electone keyboard can be transmitted as digital data However whether and how the external device responds or not depends on the external device you have connected 2 Using MIDI IN jack Playing the external MIDI keyboard can cause your Electone to be played using Electone s voices The MIDI transmit channel of the MIDI keyboard must match...

Page 78: ... rhythm machine from the Electone s panel controls Setting this to External gives timing control to the connected rhythm machine EXP Expression Determines the control of the expression functions Ordinarily this control is set to AUTO However when it is set to INT you can manually control the expression pedal during M D R playback When set to EXT another external Electone can be used to control the...

Page 79: ... disturbing others AUX OUT Left and Right This set of stereo outputs RCA pin jacks is for connection to external amplification speaker systems Typically they are for direct connection to a home audio system or cassette deck RHYTHM IN Left and Right This pair of phone jacks are for connection to an external rhythm machine The sound of the connected device is mixed with the sound of the Electone and...

Page 80: ... 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 This happens very rarely Occasionally power surges and spikes due to electrical storms or other reasons may cause the Electone to malfunction and or alter the contents of memorized data If this happens perform the Power On Reset op...

Page 81: ...sounded will share the same pitch The Upper keyboard has been set to sound only lead voices Increase the volume of the Upper voices The following functions cannot be memomorized Rhythm START SYNCRO START FIll in all switches of Intro ENDING User Voice User Rhythm and REGIST Shift Check the volume level of the RYHTHM section Any data may not be loaded into the SEQ buttons Load the data created with...

Page 82: ... Volume Fine Upper Lower Lead Pedal Mode Off 1 2 3 Knee On Off Depth Upper Knee Lower Knee Pedal On Off Upper Lead Lower Pedal Mode Symphonic Celeste Upper Lower Depth Lead Delay Depth Speed Upper Lead Lower Pedal Preset 4 8 16 March Country Broadway Waltz Jazz Waltz Swing Jazz Ballad Dixieland Bounce Reggae Slow Rock 1 2 Cha cha Rhumba Beguine Mambo Samba Bossanova 8Beat Dance Pop Tango 1 2 16Bea...

Page 83: ...eceive User Voice Data F0 43 70 70 30 F7 Request to Send Model ID Data F0 43 70 70 38 7F F7 Bulk Dump Acknowledge 00 Bulk Dump Unacknowledge Data Exclusive data 81 Code Function Transmit Receive Remarks 8n nn 00 7F Note OFF CH 1 UK CH 2 LK CH 3 PK CH 4 LEAD CH 15 Keyboard Percussion 9n nn 00 Note OFF CH 1 CH 1 UK 9n nn 01 7F ON CH 2 CH 2 LK LK CH 3 CH 3 PK CH 4 CH 4 Transmit UK Receive LEAD CH 5 C...

Page 84: ...Rhythm Pointer Reset and fast forward signals are transmitted Others Code Messages Transmit Receive F0 43 70 70 78 SC NC F7 Bar Signal 82 2 EL Series Common Messages Code Messages Transmit Receive F0 43 70 78 00 Data F7 Bulk Dump Data 01 Request to Send Voice Parameter Data 02 Request to Receive Voice Parameter Data F0 43 70 78 10 F7 Request to Send all RAM 11 Request to Send Registration Data 12 ...

Page 85: ... Request to Receive User Pattern Data Request to Receive User Voice Data F0 43 73 01 02 F7 03 Request for Internal Synchronous Mode Request for External Synchronous Mode Functions Switches Code Data Remarks Selector UK Voices LK Voices LEAD PK Voice Rhythm 02 03 06 07 0B 00 0D 00 0D 00 04 00 04 00 0B SW No SW No SW No SW No SW No Volume UK Voices LK Voices LEAD PK Voice Rhythm Reverb 12 13 16 17 1...

Page 86: ...9nH v 0 0 4 112 116 CH 1 48 96 CH2 36 84 CH3 36 55 CH15 36 127 Others 36 96 CH1 UK CH2 LK CH3 PK CH4 UK Transmit LEAD Receive CH5 LK CH15 KEYBOARD PERCUSSION CH16 CONTROL Mode 3 36 96 Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY 1 2 3 15 16 4 9nH v 1 127 9nH v 0 8nH Received only inExternal mode 0 4 112 116 Received only inExternal mode Mode 3 36 96 Modulation Wheel 2nd Expression Pedal Expression Ped...

Page 87: ...y Lower Pedal 41 Memory M Button Registration Memory 47 Metronome 46 MIDI 75 MIDI IN OUT 75 Music Disk Recorder 55 O Output Channel MIDI 75 P Page Buttons 10 Pause M D R 68 Pedal Voices 18 Percussion 43 Percussion Volume 43 Pitch 54 Playback M D R 65 Power On Reset 49 Power Switch 7 R Record M D R 58 Registration Shift User 48 Registration Memory 47 Registration Menu 10 Registration Menu Disk 14 R...

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