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    to the present of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the product. The lightning spaces provided below and retain this manual as a permanent record of your purchase. IMPORTANT NOTICE: All Yamaha electronic products are tested and approved by
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    electrical or electronic product, basic precautions should always be followed. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Read all Safety Instructions, Installation Instructions, Special Message Section items, and any Assembly Instructions found in this manual BEFORE making
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    according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park,
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    electrical storms. • Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off the power for all components. Before keyboard. If this happens, immediately turn off the power and remove the electric plug from the outlet and have the instrument inspected by qualified Yamaha service
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    Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha AR-80 Electone! The AR-80 combines the most advanced and natural-sounding AWM tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to give you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjoyment. A large custom
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    Calling Up the Accompaniment Program Function 122 Accompaniment Program Voice List 125 Accompaniment Program Drum List 126 Drum Assignment 128 Troubleshooting 165 MIDI Implementation Chart 169 Specifications 171 Index 172 Recording a User Style 129 Mute 134 Delete 135 Direct Cancel
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    SU. OCT. 2 MIX. IV ORGAN VARIATION THEATRE JAZZ/ELECTRONIC CLASSICAL UPPER KEYBOARD EXTRA VOICE KINURA8 VOX HUM. 8 STRING 6 USER 7 USER 8 ⁄ MIN MIN PEDAL MANUAL BALANCE BALANCE MAX UPPER MIN LOWER ,ª ‹ M. switch P. 6 2 MASTER VOLUME P. 7 3 DEMO button P. 8 4 D. (Disable) button P.
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    15 £ TRANSPOSE buttons P. 161 ¢ ORGAN VARIATION button ........P. 27 ∞ TREMOLO button P. 39 § FLUTE/TIBIA and EXTRA VOICE-PEDAL ..P. 26 ¶ SUSTAIN P. 43 • REVERB P. 41 ª MANUAL BALANCE P. 18 , PEDAL BALANCE P. 18 ⁄ STYLE P. 45 ¤ KEYBOARD PERCUSSION........P. 61 ‹ REGISTRATION MEMORY buttons
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    Main Features Your Yamaha AR-80 Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions, yet is amazingly easy to use. The main features are briefly described here (along with page references) so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of the Electone. Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new
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    you can use the A.B.C. automatic accompaniment features with these Style sequences as well. (See page 145.) Wide Variety of Digital Effects The AR-80 Voices can also be enhanced with a full range of high-quality effects, including Tremolo (for reproducing rotating speaker sounds), Symphonic/Celeste
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    Introductory Guide Whether you are an advanced Electone performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your life, 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 AR-80. It also introduces you to
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    3. Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. MASTER VOLUME MIN MAX 4. Press the Expression pedal down with your foot. Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level, you can use the Expression
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    from time to time. No matter what your level of Electone expertise, you'll find them to be a continuing source of inspiration for ways to best use and perform on your new AR-80. To select and play a Demo Song or Songs: 1. Press the DEMO button, located at the top right of the front panel
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    continue your explorations of the AR-80 is the Registration Menu. This section features a total of 288 preset Registrations, created to suit a wide variety of music styles. You've already heard some of these Registrations in action when you listened to the special Demo Songs. Since each Registration
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    section. ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL INTRO A/ INTRO B/ FILL TO A FILL TO B MAIN A MAIN B ENDING SYNCHRO START START As you play chords in the Lower keyboard, you may also hear the automatic accompaniment of the Style. For more information on using automatic accompaniment, see page 45. To stop the
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    and easy-to-understand display. It provides comprehensive at-a-glance information on all current settings, and gives you convenient, intuitive control over the AR-80's functions. In this section, we'll take a look at some example displays, and see how the surrounding panel buttons are used with
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    buttons are used. Press the STRINGS button in the UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 section twice (or repeatedly until the display below appears). UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARI- SAXO- CHORUS HARMO- 1 NET PHONE NICA ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA- COSMIC TUTTI 2 PHONE MIN Use the Data
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    Help Messages Before you go on to use some of the other features of the AR-80, you should explore the Help messages. This convenient function provides a comprehensive yet concise "on-line" guide covering all AR-80 operations and features. If there is an operation you're unfamiliar with or if you
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    desired Help Menu section. Press the MENU button corresponding to the desired subject. Each Menu section covers a different subject (or group of functions) of the AR-80, and each has several "screens" . You can also scroll through the entire set of Help Menus by using the PAGE buttons. 4. Use the
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    throughout the various Voice sections, instructions for only Upper Keyboard Voice 1 are given here. In these instructions, you'll also learn how to display. These are variations of the basic Organ Voice category. In addition to the 148 panel Voices, the AR-80 has many other Voices for playing back
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    to select. DATA CONTROL COARSE The name of the selected Voice appears at the top of the display. In this case, Pop Organ is shown. Some Voices (such as Organ and Guitar) have two pages of Voices. To select the desired page, press the Menu button next to it. PAGE 4. Select Voices
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    0 (MIN) to a maximum of 24 (MAX). (The lamps on the controls light to indicate the volume.) UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARI- SAXO- CHORUS HARMO- 1 NET PHONE NICA ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA- COSMIC TUTTI 2 PHONE MIN Fine: Fine adjustments to the volume are made from the Voice
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    manual balance (in fine steps) from the Voice Display page. (See page 24.) MIN LOWER About TO LOWER - Playing Lead and Pedal Voices from the Lower keyboard: The AR-80 VOICE 1 LOWER VOICE 2 LOWER ORGAN LOWER UPPER VOICE 1 UPPER VOICE 2 UPPER ORGAN LEAD VOICE UPPER LEAD PEDAL VOICE 1
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    The AR-80 has a wide 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 AR80
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    3. Select a specific Voice Menu (GUITAR, for example) by pressing corresponding Menu button. Select specific pages with the Menu buttons. The Voice name at the top of PAGE the display is that of the currently assigned Voice and is unrelated to the Voice menu at the bottom. Use the PAGE
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    shows the Voice categories and the available Voices. 1. UPPER/LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS Class. Popular Bowed Chamber Orch. Full Strs. Strs Synth. Strs. 2. LEAD VOICE Orch. Jazz Violin Violin Fiddle VIOLIN Cello Organ String 6. LEAD VOICE Class. Dixie Cornet Trp. Trp. Smooth Band Muted Trb
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    Blues nica Harm. 15. UPPER/LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE ORGAN Pipe CathOrgan edral Stop. Cinema Theat. Theat. Flute Organ Organ Mix. Click Elec. Bright Rock Jazz Pop Organ Post Organ Organ Combi. Organ Organ Organ Horn Horn 16. UPPER/LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE ACCORDION Accordion Bando- Musette neon 18
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    ) sections, the active sections are highlighted. • Organ Variation setting. • Current Style selection. • Transpose setting. • Chord root and type (the currently played chord in the Lower keyboard). The Voice Display is automatically called up when you turn on the AR-80. You can also call it up by
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    VOLUME Page PAGE 1 2 3 DATA CONTROL 4 COARSE 1 LOWER 1 and 2 2 UPPER 1 and 2 3 LEAD 4 MANUAL BALANCE This determines the overall balance between the Upper and Lower Keyboard levels. MANUAL BALANCE is shown as a slider graphic; higher slider settings make the Upper Voices relatively louder
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    been turned on for a Voice section (see page 34), the corresponding section in this page is disabled. Saving and Recalling Panel Settings Turning the AR-80 off or selecting different Registrations (see page 9) erases all settings you have made. If you have made settings you wish to keep, save them
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    . Click settings are available for all sections. Creating Flute/Tibia Voices Setting Footages 1. Turn off all Voice sections for the appropriate keyboard (in the ENSEMBLE section), except the Organ section. For example, press the UPPER and LEAD buttons in the ENSEMBLE section until only the UPPER
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    PEDAL VOICE 1 PEDAL VOICE 2 PEDAL ORGAN PEDAL ORGAN VARIATION THEATRE JAZZ ELECTRONIC CLASSICAL TREMOLO (TREMULANT) FAST PAGE 2 1-1/3 1 CLICK 4 2-2/3 2 LENGTH RESPONSE FAST MID. UPPER KEYBOARD SLOW Play the keyboard and listen to the changes in the sound as you adjust the footage
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    to the right of each Flute/Tibia section. FLUTE/TIBIA (THEATRE) ATTACK/CHIFF 16 8 5-1/3 4 2-2/3 2 1-1/3 1 CLICK 4 2-2/3 2 LENGTH RESPONSE FAST MID. UPPER KEYBOARD SLOW CLICK Turns the key click sound on and off. (The lamp lights when Click is on.) RESPONSE (FAST, MID., SLOW
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    provide a variety of additional Voices for the four Organ Variations - Theatre, Jazz, Electronic, and Classical. Though they can be used on their own, they are essentially designed to supplement the Flute/Tibia sections. The Upper and Lower keyboards each have four Extra Voices, and the Pedalboard
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    . 8 TRUMP. 8 OBOE 8 CLARI. 8 STRING 8 STRING 4 TROMB. 8 HORN 8 FLUTE 16 DIAP. 8 OCT. 4 SU. OCT. 2 MIX. IV TRUMP. 8 ORGAN VARIATION THEATRE JAZZ/ELECTRONIC CLASSICAL UPPER KEYBOARD EXTRA VOICE KINURA 8 VOX HUM. 8 STRING 8 STRING 4 SAX. 16 TRUMP. 8 OBOE 8 CLARI. 8 STRING 8 STRING 4 TROMB. 16 TRUMP
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    /Celeste effect. (See page 37). 2 EXTRA VOICE VOLUME (LOWER, UPPER, PEDAL) Determines the overall Extra Voice level for the Lower and Upper keyboards and Pedalboard, respectively. Range: 0 - 24 3 EXTRA FEET (LOWER, UPPER) Determines the octave (or footage) for the Extra Voice Lower and Upper
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    Voice Controls and Effects The AR-80 features two general kinds of functions that can be used to Tone (Initial / Feet After) Upper Keyboard Voice 1 Ø Ø Upper Keyboard Voice 2 Ø Ø Flute / Tibia Extra Voice - - Ø Lower Keyboard Voice 1 Ø Ø Lower Keyboard Voice 2 Ø Ø Flute / Tibia
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    1 23 4 56 1 TOUCH TONE The Touch Tone function gives you expressive control over the volume and timbre of a Voice. Two types of keyboard touch affect this function: Initial Touch and After Touch. All Voices are provided with this expressive function, making it possible to perfectly reproduce the
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    • INITIAL Touch Controls volume and timbre according to the velocity at which you play the keys. The harder you strike the keys, the greater the volume and the brighter the timbre will become. Range: 1 (no Initial Touch effect) - 7 (maximum effect) • AFTER Touch Controls volume and timbre according
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    VIBRATO Page Select the Vibrato page by pressing the corresponding Menu button. The Vibrato page for the Lead Voice section has additional Slide and Tune settings (unlike that of the Upper and Lower sections). The Pedal Voice sections have no Vibrato page. PAGE CONTRAST 1 2 3 4 1 VIBRATO
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    (Lead Voices only) Determines the pitch of the Lead Voice. This control lets you detune the Lead Voice relative to the other Voices of the AR-80, for producing a richer sound. The higher the value, the higher the pitch. When Vibrato is set to USER: 123 DATA CONTROL COARSE 1 DELAY Determines the
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    Effect Set Pages Turning On the Effects Before you can work with the effects in the Effect Set pages, you must first turn on the desired effect in the Voice Condition page. 1. Call up the Voice Condition page by pressing the desired Voice button on the panel twice (or by using any other method; see
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    DELAY & FLANGER Page PAGE VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP. SEQUENCE PROGRAM PROGRAM PITCH/ DISK MIDI CONTRAST HELP HOLD 1 2 1 DELAY Delay is a pronounced echo effect, with distinct delayed repeats of the original sound. • Note Value
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    slow and fast speeds. And like a motordriven speaker, the characteristic tremolo effect gradually changes speed after it is switched. (For ELECTRONIC, JAZZ ORGAN, and ROCK ORGAN only.) You can also choose among different Tremolo types and adjust the maximum speed of the effect to suit your playing
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    PAGE 1 23 CONTRAST 1 TREMOLO Determines the type of Tremolo effect. These types have been programmed to match the corresponding type of organ sounds: Jazz, Rock, Theatre (THEAT.), and Classical (CLASS.). 2 TREMOLO SPEED Determines the speed of the Tremolo (rapid rotation) effect. Range: 0 - 100
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    a large room or concert hall. The effect can be applied equally and simultaneously to all Voices, or set individually for each section of the AR-80, even independently for rhythm, accompaniment and effects. To call up the Reverb pages: Press the REVERB touch control, then select "Reverb Menu" in the
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    sections: Lower 1 and 2, Upper 1 and 2, Lead, Pedal 1 and 2, and Organ (Flute/Tibia). Range: 0 - 24 REVERB - K.B.P. & EFFECT Page PAGE CONTRAST 1 2 1 K.B.P. (Keyboard Percussion) Determines the amount of Reverb effect applied to the Keyboard Percussion sounds. (This does not affect the drum and
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    Pedal Voices, causes the sound to gradually fade out when the keys are released. The Sustain on/off and length settings are independent for each keyboard, providing maximum expressive control. Sustain can be switched on and off in real time as you play, either with the panel SUSTAIN buttons or the
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    LENGTH (LOWER, UPPER, PEDAL) Determines the length of Sustain applied to each keyboard. The display shows the current Sustain length values for each keyboard. (These settings are the same as those made from the panel SUSTAIN touch controls.) Range: 0 - 12 • The values here must be set high enough
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    Moreover, the AR-80 has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. Selecting and Playing Styles Ten different Style categories in various styles can be instantly selected from the front panel. The Electone has many more
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    3. Before starting the Style, make sure that the Volume and Tempo settings are appropriate. Volume Settings Use the RHYTHM touch control to adjust the drum/percussion volume, and use the BASS/CHORD touch control to adjust the volume of the bass and chord accompaniment. The controls have seven
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    phrase before stopping the Accompaniment. Synchro Start: Any of the above start types can be synchronized to the first note you play on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. 47
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    (The BAR/BEAT indicator above the TEMPO display flashes at the current tempo.) BAR/BEAT 124 TEMPO • Next, play a note or chord on the Lower keyboard (or a note on the Pedalboard). This starts the Rhythm and the bass/chord Accompaniment. To stop the Accompaniment, press SYNCHRO START again. About
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    5. Select Sections, if desired. You can switch between the two Style Sections, Main A and Main B, as the Accompaniment is playing by pressing the appropriate button, MAIN A or MAIN B. ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL INTRO A/ INTRO B/ FILL TO A FILL TO B MAIN A MAIN B ENDING SYNCHRO START START 6. Select
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    About the Style Sections Each Style has a total of ten sections, as illustrated below. INTRO A INTRO B MAIN A MAIN B FILL IN AA FILL IN AB FILL IN BA FILL IN BB ENDING A ENDING B The FILL TO A button plays a one-measure Fill In and goes to the Main A pattern. The FILL TO B button plays a one-measure
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    Style Condition Page The Style Condition page provides fine controls over Rhythm volume and Bass/Chord volume and allows you to turn each accompaniment part on or off. To call up the page, press the selected Style button (or appropriate Data Control button) again, or select CONDITION from the
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    Selecting Styles from the Dotted Buttons The Style section, like the Voice sections, also has dotted buttons from which additional Styles can be selected. These dotted buttons function as "wild card" Style selectors; any of the Styles available from the panel buttons, Style Menus, or User Styles (
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    3. Select a specific Style Menu by pressing corresponding Menu button. PAGE Each page represents a general Style category and the category title appears in the dark bar at the top of the menu when the menu has been selected. 4. Select a specific Style from the display by using the Data Control
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    Entertainment Wild Adven- USA TV Secret Movie Show West ture Theme Service Romance Four Xmas Xmas Show- Broad- Classic OverSwing Waltz time way Modern St.Bern. BigBand Foxtrot Foxtrot Foxtrot Foxtrot Waltz Waltz Waltz Gentle Organ Theatre BigBand 6/8 Barn Paso. Paso. Waltz Q.step Q.step Q.step
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    Chord (A.B.C.) function works with the Style section of the AR-80 to automatically produce chord and bass accompaniment as you play. can play anything from a single note to a full chord on the Lower keyboard and hear complete, rhythmical bass and chord accompaniment. Setting the A.B.C. Mode There
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    you can make A.B.C. settings: Mode Off The Off mode automatically produces chord accompaniment for chords played in the Lower keyboard. (Bass lines are not produced; you can play bass lines manually from the Pedalboard.) This mode is similar to the Custom A.B.C. mode in that you play all the notes
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    be used in the Single Finger mode.) To use Chord Cancel: While the A.B.C. accompaniment is playing, simultaneously press three adjacent keys in the Lower keyboard. "Chord Cancel" appears in the display, and the rhythm of the Style plays without chord or bass accompaniment. To resume bass/chord
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    Fingered Mode Chords • Notes in parentheses ( ) can be omitted. • Chord types marked with an asterisk (*) can be played in any inversion (i.e. the root does not have to be the lowest note in the chord). • If you play any three adjacent keys (including black keys), the chord sound will be canceled
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    on for both Lower and Pedal. In other words, both the bass and chord accompaniment continue even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard and/or Pedalboard. OFF SINGLE FINGERED CUSTUM MEMORY D. FINGER CHORD A.B.C. AUTO BASS CHORD 12 DATA CONTROL If you wish, you can set Lower
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    keys are released, chord accompaniment and rhythm continue; played pedal notes are held. Fingered Full chord and bass Chord accompaniment by playing Lower keyboard; playing Pedalboard has no effect. OFF ON OFF OFF When Lower keys are released, accompaniment and rhythm stop. (When START LED is on
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    of the panel. Pressing the LOWER button (the lamp lights) calls up the following display. KEYBOARD PERCUSSION LOWER 1 PEDAL 2 Do the same for the Pedal Keyboard Percussion, if desired. Pressing one of the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION buttons calls up the Mode display shown at the left. If the User Mode is
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    MIN 3. Turn off the Lower and/or Pedal Voices by turning each Voice section off in the ENSEMBLE section. 4. Play some notes on the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. The 49 percussion sounds have been assigned to the
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    Preset Percussion Assignments for the Lower Keyboard BrushBTraupsh Slap CastanOetpSetnicRksim ShotSide StHicaknd Hi-Hat Clap CHloi-sHeadt PHei-dHaaltCOrapsehnCyRmidbealC1ymbalT1ambourineCowbVeilbl raslap BConognogaLH OpenTimbale ALgogoMLaracas T S C R 1 1 L H L L CLICK R L L
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    memory locations: User 1 and User 2. (For this example, use User1.) To create your own Keyboard Percussion assignments: 1. Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing the LOWER/1 button in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section. The numbers "1" and "2" on the LOWER and PEDAL buttons refer to User
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    2. Select the User mode with the appropriate Data Control button. 3. Select the ASSIGN page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. ASSIGN Page Instrument categories PAGE Clears all assignments (See page 66). Individual instrument sounds 4. Select the desired instrument category (Cymbal/Hi-Hat,
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    Clear The Clear function lets you erase one or all instrument/key assignments. To erase a single instrument assignment: Simultaneously hold down the Data Control button corresponding to CLEAR and press the key or pedal corresponding to the instrument you wish to erase. A short click sound indicates
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    User Keyboard Percussion Categories Crash Crash Cym1 Cym2 Splash. Chinese Cym Cym CYMBAL / Scratch Samba Slap Push Pull Whis H Bell Tree Samba Whis L Hi Q CLEAR Though two User Keyboard Percussion setups can be created, they cannot be memorized to Registration Memory. Only on/off data and the
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    can make your own custom Keyboard Percussion setups, without having to start from scratch. To copy the Lower Preset Keyboard Percussion to User 1: 1. Mode page and select USER 1. Press the LOWER/1 button in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section, then use the appropriate Data Control buttons to select USER
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    operation. Use the appropriate Data Control buttons. When the operation is finished, a "Completed" message momentarily appears in the display. The Pedal Preset Keyboard Percussion (PK PRESET) can be copied in the same way when USER 2 is selected as the Mode. DATA CONTROL Copying User Locations You
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    part to the melodies you play on the Upper keyboard. The harmony is derived from the chords you play on the Lower keyboard - or from the chords that you indicate when Voice sections (1, 2, or Organ) have been turned on in the ENSEMBLE section and the corresponding volume settings are appropriate.
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    Voices to the left and right sides of the Lower keyboard, split at a user-determined key. This effectively gives you a "third" keyboard, letting you play different Voices from the left and right sides of the keyboard. To set the L.M. Split function: 1. Press the M.O.C./L.M. SPLIT button, and
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    the Key Set setting, if needed. To do this, simultaneously hold down the appropriate Data Control button and press the desired key on the Lower keyboard. You can also use the Data Control buttons corresponding to SPLIT KEY in the display to change the Split setting: 4. Set the desired Voice sections
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    simple touch of a single button on the Registration Memory panel. The buttons are conveniently located between the Upper and Lower keyboards for easy access while playing. M. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 D. /TO DISK Functions and settings that cannot be memorized to Registration Memory
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    is either blank or has data you can erase. If the disk is new and unformatted, you will have to format it. (Refer to the instructions on formatting a disk on page 85.) For instructions on saving/recalling Registrations to/from the M.D.R., see pages 95, 96. 74
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    Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) The Registrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers in the above operation can be easily loaded back to the AR-80. For instructions on this operation, see page 96. 75
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    make on the panel and LCD - without taking your hands from the keyboards. By using the right footswitch on the expression pedal, you can "jump and use the Data Control buttons to select the mode. Then, follow the instructions below for each mode. PAGE VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW.
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    Registration number. 4 USER In the User mode, each press of the right footswitch selects the next Registration according to the order you specify. Up to 80 steps can be stored. To set the User mode: 1. Select USER in REGIST SHIFT page. DATA CONTROL COARSE User settings can be saved to and
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    cannot be moved unless Registration numbers have been entered. • Though 45 Registration Shift steps are shown in the display at one time, up to 80 steps can be memorized; use the cursor controls to access the undisplayed steps. 3. Use the POSITION controls to move the cursor along the Registration
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    DATA CONTROL User settings created and saved to disk on the AR-100 Electone may contain Registrations 13 - 16, which are unavailable on the AR-80. Data using these Registrations will function properly; however, these Registrations appear "ghosted" in the Registration Shift display. (See page 84.)
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    Strs. PIANO/Grand Piano 8, 4, 2 ALL OFF FLUTE/Orch. Flute ORGAN BASS/8+16ft. CONTRA BASS/Upright Bass 16, 8 ALL OFF LATIN/Rhumba OFF OFF ON ON Electronic LOWER Voice Voice 1 Voice 2 - - Organ Ø UPPER Voice Voice 1 Voice 2 Organ Lead - - Ø - PEDAL Voice Voice 1 Voice 2 - - Organ Ø 80
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    Initial Reg. All" appears at the top left of the display. THEATRE FULL THEATRE SOFT REGISTRATION MENU ORGAN PRESET THEATER U.S.A. JAZZ ORGAN POP ORGAN CLASSIC ORGAN ORCHESTRAL PRESET SYMPHONY BALLROOM BALLROOM ORCHES. TRAD. LATIN LATIN TRAD. COUNTRY BALLAD WORLD MUSIC BIG BAND JAZZ
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    numbered Registration Memory button (as shown below). THEATRE FULL THEATRE SOFT REGISTRATION MENU ORGAN PRESET THEATER U.S.A. JAZZ ORGAN POP ORGAN CLASSIC ORGAN 1 2 3 4 5 ORCHESTRAL PRESET SYMPHONY BALLROOM BALLROOM ORCHES. TRAD. LATIN LATIN TRAD. COUNTRY 6 BALLAD WORLD
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    type floppy disks. A blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with your AR-80 for you to record your performances. DISK IN USE Lamp This red lamp green lamp is always on when the power to the AR-80 is on, regardless of M.D.R. operation. When the AR-80 is turned on, the lamp below the floppy disk
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    tab Protect On (tab open: locked) Data Backup For maximum data security Yamaha recommends that you keep two copies of important data on separate floppy disks. Floppy disks containing data recorded on the AR-100 Electone can also be used on the AR-80, with virtually complete compatibility. However,
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    Formatting a Disk Before recording your performance to a blank disk, the disk must first be formatted. (A blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with your AR-80.) To format a disk: 1. Put the disk, label facing up, into the disk slot. If the disk is blank, the following display will automatically
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    PAGE DATA CONTROL Select "DISK FORMAT" with the appropriate Data Control button. DATA CONTROL 2. At the prompt, select "OK" to begin formatting, or "Cancel" to abort the operation. When the REMAIN section in the display reaches "001," formatting is completed, and the CONTROL PANEL page is
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    File The Style File format is an auto-accompaniment format developed by Yamaha. The rhythm and accompaniment data on Style File disks is fully compatible for use with the automatic accompaniment features of the AR-80. Inserting a Style File disk automatically calls up the display for loading data
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    Recording To record a song: 1. Set the desired Registrations on the Electone. Make all the settings necessary for the song you will record. This includes entering all the Registrations you will need during the performance to Registration
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    4. Use the SONG SELECT buttons (or the corresponding controls in the display) to select the song number for recording. STOP MUSIC DISK RECORDER 01 PLAY SONG SELECT DISK IN USE REC When a disk is first inserted, song number 1 is automatically selected. Song numbers 1 through 40 are available
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    7. After the elapsed recording time appears on both displays, begin playing. There is a slight pause for setup, during which the M.D.R. records Registration and other data. Once the setup The short time it takes to set up for recording is recorded as well, causing a short pause before operation
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    drive. Be sure to remove the floppy disk from the disk drive before turning off the power. 10. Input a name for your new song. The AR-80 automatically assigns a name and number to a newly recorded song (for example, "Song 1"). However, you can assign an original name to the song with the Input
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    chords and bass to the song (using the Lower and Pedalboard), and after that record the melody. This function also lets you record 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
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    the display. For example, if you've set LOWER, PEDAL and CONTROL to RECORD (and all other parts to PLAY or OFF), play the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. 4. After you've finished recording the first part(s), stop recording by pressing the STOP button. 5. Press RECORD to set up recording of the
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    7. Press the REC button again. The REC lamp lights and the PLAY lamp flashes, indicating that the Music Disk Recorder is ready to record. 8. Press the Data Control button corresponding to CUSTOM PLAY to start recording of the new part or parts. Playback of the previously recorded parts starts
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    by themselves, without recording a performance. Bulk data - which includes Registration Shift settings, User Styles, Sequence Program sequences, Keyboard Percussion User Assign settings, Organ Variation settings, and User Voices - is also saved in the operation. There are two ways to record the
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    Registrations (and Bulk Data) The Registrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers in the above operation can be easily loaded back to the AR-80. To recall Registration data: 1. Insert the proper disk and select the appropriate song number. Use the SONG SELECT buttons in the M.D.R. section, or
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    Naming Your Song Once you have recorded a song, you can give that song a name by using the Input Name function. To name your newly recorded song: 1. Call up the UTILITY page with the appropriate Menu button. PAGE DATA CONTROL 2. Select "INPUT NAME" with the appropriate Data Control buttons. 3.
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    4. Use the Data Control buttons corresponding to the cursor arrows to move the cursor position in the name. 5. Enter the desired character with the appropriate Data Control button. To enter lowercase letters (or the lower characters in each box), simultaneously hold down the COARSE button and press
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    pressing the PLAY button. Registrations and other data are automatically recalled to the AR-80 before playback. Song Playback To play back a song: 1. Insert the disk CONTROL Song data recorded on the AR-100 Electone can also be played on the AR-80. However, there may be minor incompatiblities when playing the
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    on the AR-80. STOP MUSIC DISK RECORDER ---- PLAY SONG SELECT DISK IN USE REC Playback of the song begins after the AR-80 data is reset other parts are temporarily turned off. This function is especially useful for manually playing a single part (such as the melody) over previously recorded
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    Repeat Play This function allows you to repeatedly play back all songs on a disk (either in order or at random), or play back one specific song. To use Repeat Play: 1. Call up the REPEAT PLAY page. Press the appropriate Menu button. PAGE DATA CONTROL COARSE 2. Select the song number you wish to
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    Playback of XG/GM Disks (optional) The M.D.R. is compatible with XG and GM format song data. Additional playback functions - including Solo Play, Minus One, and Part Select - are available when disks containing XG/GM song data are used. 1. Insert an XG/GM song disk in the M.D.R. disk slot. The
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    automatically stops at the end of the selected song. All playback controls (Pause, Stop, Rewind, Fast Forward) are the same as in song playback for Electone disks (see page 108). REPEAT PLAY This function is the same as for
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    Playback of DOC Disks (optional) The M.D.R. is compatible with Clavinova DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) format song data. The Part Select function is available when disks containing DOC song data are used. 1. Insert an DOC song disk in the M.D.R. disk slot. The following CONTROL PANEL page appears:
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    disks (see page 108). REPEAT PLAY With the exception of the Phrase Repeat function described below, this function is the same as for Electone disks. (See page 101.) PHRASE REPEAT This enables the Phrase Repeat function, which allows you to repeat playback of specific sections of a DOC song. Phrase
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    To use Phrase Repeat: 1. Select the desired Phrase Number with the appropriate Data Control buttons. DATA CONTROL Phrase Number. 2. To repeatedly play back the selected Phrase, press the PLAY button (or select PLAY in the display). Playback of the selected Phrase continues indefinitely. To stop
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    Loading Styles from Style File Disks Many additional Styles are available for the AR-80 on disk, and these can be loaded to the eight User Style locations. To load a Style from a Style File disk (optional): 1. Insert a Style File disk
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    Other M.D.R. Functions Custom Play Custom Play allows you to play back the song without resetting the Registrations and other data. Custom Play can be used from either the CONTROL PANEL page or the REPEAT PLAY page. To use Custom Play: Press one of the Data Control buttons corresponding to CUSTOM
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    Changing the Tempo You can change the tempo of the song - either before song playback or as the song is playing - from the CONTROL PANEL page. To change the tempo: Use the Data Control buttons corresponding to TEMPO +/- in the display. Each press of the corresponding button slows down or speeds up
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    Song Copy This function lets you copy the data recorded at one song number to another song number. To use the Song Copy function: 1. Call up the UTILITY page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. PAGE DATA CONTROL 2. Select the song number to be copied by using the SONG SELECT buttons or the SONG
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    allows you to duplicate the contents on one floppy disk to another. Yamaha recommends that you keep copies of your important data on two separate floppy is a 2DD disk, use only a 2DD disk for the destination disk. For instructions on formatting a blank disk, see page 85. Be sure to set the Write-
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    2. Insert the source disk in the disk slot. 3. Call up the UTILITY page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. 4. Select "DISK COPY" in the display by pressing the appropriate Data Control button. 5. At the prompt, select "OK" to initiate the disk copy operation, or "Cancel" to abort. DATA CONTROL
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    for 2HD disks. Copy Protect Some of the Disks available for the AR-80 are purposely protected from being copied or erased. You cannot save the Wrong disk! Write protected! Cannot continue. Disk full! Cannot continue. Problem and Possible Solution An error occurred during reading from or writing to
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    /Tibia section, the AR-80 has a Voice Edit VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 MAX M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT While holding down SEQUENCE VOICE EDIT button..... PROGRAM PROGRAM PITCH/ DISK MIDI ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA- COSMIC TUTTI 2 PHONE HELP HOLD
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    to select the desired Voice Edit page, and edit the Voice according to the instructions that follow. VOICE EDIT - NAME REP. OL (Name/Repeat/OL) Page PAGE function produces repeating notes, when you hold a key or chord on the keyboard. There are two modes: All and Twin. (These modes only change the
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    or cutting a certain frequency range. In addition to making the sound either brighter or more mellow, Filter can be used to produce electronic, synthesizer-like effects. • CUTOFF Determines the cutoff frequency or effective frequency range of the filter. (See diagram below.) Higher values result in
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    2 EG RATE The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. This lets you reproduce many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments - such as the quick attack and decay of percussion sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano tone. • ATTACK
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    : 1. Call up the NAME/ REPEAT/ OL page (see "Selecting a Voice for Editing" above for instructions), and select INPUT NAME with the appropriate Data Control buttons. PAGE PAGE PAGE PAGE 2. Follow the instructions on pages 97, 98 (steps #2 - #6). The procedure for naming User Voices is the same
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    Saving the Edited Voice After you have created and named a new Voice, you should save that Voice for future use. 1. Select the Save page. Press the appropriate Menu button. PAGE 2. Select the desired User Voice number (1-16) with the appropriate Data Control button. DATA CONTROL CAUTION This
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    the dotted buttons for selecting and playing. To recall a User Voice: 1. Press the dotted button to which you wish to assign the User Voice. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 MAX STRINGS BRASS CLARI- SAXO- CHORUS HARMO- 1 NET PHONE NICA ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA- COSMIC TUTTI 2 PHONE MIN 120
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    Registrations to disk. Refer to the section "Recording Registrations," page 95, for instructions. Loading User Voices from Disk The User Voice data saved to disk as part of bulk data can instantly be loaded back to the AR-80. Refer to the section "Recalling Recorded Registrations," page 96, for
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    can be used with the A.B.C. automatic accompaniment, so that when you play or indicate chords on the Lower keyboard, your custom-recorded accompaniment changes chords automatically. The AR-80 lets you store up eight User Styles for instant recall. However, you can save additional User Styles to
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    LATIN SWING 2 3 4 R&B TIONAL FOLK POPS JAZZ USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 MIN MIN DATA CONTROL Using an Existing Style Any Style in the AR-80 - including the User Styles you've created yourself - can be edited and further refined using the Accompaniment Program tools. When you select an
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    2. While holding down the ACCOMP. PROGRAM button, press the same button in the STYLE section again. PAGE VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP. SEQUENCE PROGRAM PROGRAM PITCH/ DISK MIDI CONTRAST HELP HOLD When recording a Style from scratch: Simply
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    Program Drum List" on the next page.) Instrument Group Piano Chromatic Percussion Organ Guitar Bass Strings Ensemble Brass No. Voice Name 1 GrandPno 2 BritePno 3 74 Flute 75 Recorder 76 PanFlute 77 Bottle 78 Shakhchi 79 Whistle 80 Ocarina 81 SquareLd 82 Saw.Lead 83 CaliopLd 84 Chiff Ld 85
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    L 73 C#4 Guiro Short 74 D 4 Ø Guiro Long 75 D#4 Claves 76 E 4 Wood Block H 77 F 4 Wood Block L 78 F# 4 Cuica Mute 79 G 4 Cuica Open 80 G#4 2 Triangle Mute 81 A 4 2 Triangle Open 82 A# 4 Shaker 83 B 4 Jingle Bell 84 C 5 Bell Tree Standard2 Kit Snare Roll 2 Snare L 2 Open Rim
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    62 D 3 63 D# 3 64 E 3 65 F 3 66 F# 3 67 G 3 68 G# 3 69 A 3 70 A# 3 71 B 3 Ø 72 C 4 Ø 73 C# 4 74 D 4 Ø 75 D# 4 76 E 4 77 F 4 78 F# 4 79 G 4 80 G# 4 2 81 A 4 2 82 A# 4 83 B 4 84 C 5 Classic Kit Style Kit 1 - Bass Drum L2 - Gran Cassa - Gran Cassa Mute - - Marching Sn
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    Drum Assignment (Upper Keyboard) Side SHtiacnkd Hi-Hat Clap CHloi-sHeadt PHei-dHaaltCOrapsehn CyRmidbealC1ymbalT1ambourineCowbVelilbraslap BCoonnggoaLH OpenTimbale ALgogoMLaracaGsuiro Short ClaveCsuicaTrMiauntgele MuteShaker SnareSMnareFHloor Assignment (Lower Keyboard) BrushBTraupsh
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    Recording a User Style 1. Set up the AR-80 for recording by turning off all Voice sections in the ENSEMBLE section. Turning off all Voice sections allows you to properly hear the parts you will be recording. Also make sure that Keyboard Percussion has been turned off (both LOWER and PEDAL).
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    (Metronome) to ON. If you are recording a Style from scratch (and no parts have yet been recorded), you should turn the metronome on as a rhythmic guide. Once other parts (especially rhythm) have been recorded, you can turn this back off. 130
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    4. Set up recording for the desired part in the RECORD page. There are eight parts available for recording: Rhythm 1 & 2, Bass, Chord 1 & 2, Pad, and Phrase 1 & 2. Record each of these one by one, listening to previously recorded parts as you continue. To do this: First, call up the RECORD page with
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    call up the VOICE page with the appropriate Menu button. Then play the keyboards and select a Voice for the part to be recorded. Only drum Voices each part can be assigned a different Voice. For example, you can use an electronic drum kit for the main rhythm in Rhythm 1, yet still have some standard
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    SYNCHRO START START Press START to start recording immediately, or press SYNCHRO START to start recording at the first press of a key in the Lower keyboard. (Pressing a pedal in the Pedalboard can also start recording when the A.B.C. mode is set to Off or Custom A.B.C.; see page 60.) The BAR/BEAT
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    8. Record the remaining parts (and sections) as needed. Continue recording in the same fashion (steps #2 - #7 above) for the other parts of the selected section, until you're satisfied with the new Style. Record in the same way for the other sections (Intro, Ending, etc.) of the Style as needed. For
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    for Voice, Volume, Reverb, Chorus, and Pan (see page 139). For instructions on naming and saving a User Style, see page 140. Direct Cancel (Rhythm part will be deleted. 4. While holding down the lowest key on the Upper keyboard, press the key or pedal corresponding to the sound you wish to delete.
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    Editing Recorded Parts - Copy and Quantize Copy and Quantize are convenient editing functions you can perform on recorded parts. Copy allows you to copy recorded data within a part. Quantize lets you "clean up" your recorded data, making sure that all parts are rhythmically precise and accurate. To
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    Part Copy The Copy function allows you to copy the data from a specified range of measures in the part to another measure(s) in the part. DATA CONTROL To copy the data of a part: 1. Set the TOP and LAST measures. The "up" Data Control button increases the value, the "down" button decreases it. These
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    Part Quantize The Quantize function allows you to "clean up" your recorded data, making sure that the part is rhythmically accurate. Quantize aligns all notes in the part to the nearest specified beat - up to 1/32 note resolution. DATA CONTROL To quantize the data of a part: 1. Select the desired
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    Other Settings - Volume, Reverb, Chorus, and Pan These functions allow you to change and enhance the sound of the various parts. Each function for each part is completely independent, giving you enormous flexibility in mixing the parts. For example, you could put Reverb on one of the Rhythm parts,
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    select INPUT NAME (with the appropriate Data Control buttons). 2. Follow the instructions in pages 97, 98 (steps #2 - #6). The procedure for naming . (See "Saving Your User Style" below.) Saving Your User Style The AR-80 has memory space for up to eight User Styles, each with five separate sections
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    2. Select the desired User location (1 Ð 8). Use the appropriate Data Control buttons. 3. At the prompt, select "OK" to save the User Style or "Cancel" to abort the operation. If you are recording each section of a User Style separately (i.e., over several sessions), select that User Style each
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    Quitting Accompaniment Program You can quit the Accompaniment Program function from any of its display pages. To quit: 1. Press the ACCOMP. PROGRAM button in the DISPLAY SELECT section once again. PAGE VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET FOOT REGIST. SW. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE L.M.SPLIT EDIT ACCOMP. SEQUENCE
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    Selecting and Playing User Styles The User Styles you have created in Accompaniment Program can be selected and played from the panel Style buttons. To select a User Style: 1. Press one of the dotted buttons in the STYLE section. STYLE SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 POP ROCK USER 1 ENTERTAIN USER 2 BALLAD
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    to disk as part of bulk data can instantly be loaded back to the AR-80. Refer to the section "Recalling Recorded Registrations," page 96, for instructions. When loading your original User Style data back to the AR80, be sure to stop the Accompaniment if it is playing. Loading cannot be executed
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    Sequence Program The Sequence Program function lets you connect any of the AR-80's Styles - as well as your own original User Styles, created in Accompaniment Program (page 122) - to create complete rhythm/accompaniment compositions. Individual sections, such as
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    2. Press one of the numbered Sequence buttons to call up the Sequence display. STYLE RHYTHM BASS/ CHORD MAX MAX SEQ. SEQ. POP ENTER- BALLAD LATIN BALL- 1 1 2 ROCK TAIN ROOM USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 SEQ. SEQ. POP TRADI- COUNTRY LATIN SWING 2 3 4 R&B TIONAL FORK POPS JAZZ
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    3. Select the STYLE SELECT page. Use the corresponding Menu button. DATA CONTROL 4. Press a Style button, and select a Style from the Style menu, if desired. Pressing a Data Control button in this situation selects the corresponding Style and automatically returns to the EDIT page. Easy Method for
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    5. From the EDIT page, press the appropriate Data controls to set, insert, delete or clear the data as needed. In this display, different Styles and sections can be entered in sequence along the pattern row in the middle of the display. Entered Styles/sections are shown in boxes, while the numbers
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    1234 DATA CONTROL 1 SET This enters the selected Style to the current cursor position, replacing the previous entry, and automatically moves the cursor arrow to the next position. 2 INS. (Insert) Inserts the selected Style to the current cursor position, and displaces all other Styles (including the
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    Copying Sequence Data This function allows you to copy the data stored at one Sequence button to another. 1. Call up the Sequence Program function by pressing the SEQUENCE PROGRAM button, and press the SEQ. (Sequence) button corresponding to the sequence you wish to copy. VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY SET
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    FOLK POPS JAZZ USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 MIN MIN 2. Press the START button, or press SYNCHRO START and start the Sequence by playing the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. During playback of a Sequence, the lamps of the STYLE buttons light to indicate which Style is currently playing. 151
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    or press SYNCHRO START and start the Sequence by playing the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. The Sequences start from the lowest number and play AR-80. Refer to the section "Recalling Recorded Registrations," page 96, for instructions. When loading your original Sequence Program data back to the AR-80,
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    These leg- and foot-operated controls allow you to turn on and execute various performance functions without taking your hands from the keyboards. Footswitches The AR-80 has two footswitches on the expression pedal that can be used to control various functions. The right footswitch is used for the
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    RHYTHM Selection of left footswitch control over Style functions. When this is chosen, the following display appears: FOOT SWITCH LEFT Page - Rhythm 1234 DATA CONTROL One of the four Accompaniment Control functions can be selected. Pressing the footswitch during accompaniment (Style) playback
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    GLIDE Selection of footswitch control over Glide. Press the footswitch to immediately lower the pitch of the selected Voice or Voices by a halfstep, and release it to slowly return the pitch to normal. When the Glide setting is chosen, the following display appears: FOOT SWITCH LEFT Page - Glide 1
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    set. (See page 39 for more information.) FOOT SWITCH LEFT Page - Tremolo DATA CONTROL Knee Lever The knee lever, located on the underside of the keyboard panel, can be used to turn on and off the Sustain effect, Melody On Chord function or Lead Slide effect. Sustain Control To select knee
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    3. Press the knee lever to the right with your knee when you want to have sustain. 1 2 3 1 When the knee lever is folded up, Sustain is applied constantly, as long as the front panel SUSTAIN buttons are on. 2 When the knee lever is vertical, Sustain is off. 3 When the knee lever is pressed and
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    Lead Slide Control To select knee lever control over Lead Slide: 1. Call up the LEAD VOICE - VIBRATO Page. To do this, press the desired Lead Voice button twice (to call up the Lead Voice Condition page), then select the VIBRATO page with the appropriate Menu button. PAGE DATA CONTROL 2. Make sure
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    of which are described below. Underside of Keyboard AUX IN 1 AUX OUT 2 PHONES 3 MIN MAX MIC VOL MIC 4 5 1 AUX IN jacks (RCA) For connection of another sound source (CD player, tone generator, etc.). The sound is mixed with the sound of the AR-80 and played through the built-in speakers
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    Pitch Controls There are two overall pitch-related controls on the AR-80: Transpose and Pitch. Transpose allows you to change the key of the instrument and Pitch lets you finely adjust the tuning. These features make it
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    DISK MIDI When tuning the AR-80 to HELP HOLD match the pitch of another instrument, use the Clarinet voice on the Lower keyboard, and make sure that +2.4 +1.2 (Standard 440Hz) 0 -1.2 -3.6 UPPER ORGAN UPPER1 UPPER2 LOWER1, LOWER ORGAN, KEYBOARD PERCUSSION, ACCOMPANIMENT LOWER2 PEDAL1&2, PEDAL
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    is a worldwide standard that allows virtually all modern electronic instruments to communicate with each other and control each other's functions. For example, you could play different sounds on a connected synthesizer from the keyboards of the AR-80. In another application, a rhythm machine can be
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    MIDI device to ensure proper MIDI control and response. • Electone Select this setting when using the AR-80 with another Electone. (This is the default setting.) • DOC Select this setting when using the AR-80 with instruments compatible with Disk Orchestra Collection (D.O.C.) software. The
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    Lead Voice. When set to Internal, the Upper keyboard plays the Lead Voice. When this is set gives timing control to the AR-80. Setting this to External gives manually control the expression pedal functions during M.D.R. playback. When it is set to EXT., the M.D.R. (or a second, connected Electone
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    Troubleshooting GENERAL OPERATION • No sound is produced from the Electone's speakers. The plug of the cable from the speaker unit is disconnected. Refer to the separate "Assembly Instructions simultaneous polyphonic capacity of the AR-80 (including all Voice sections, Keyboard or Pedalboard, respectively. Make
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    Also check the MANUAL BALANCE control. ( Keyboard Percussion function has been turned on. When not using the function, be sure to turn it off. (See page 61.) • Only one sound is heard when two notes of the Lead or Pedal Voices are simultaneously played. For practical performance reasons, the Electone
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    . • The harmony notes of the Melody On Chord function cannot be heard. The Upper Keyboard has been set to sound only Lead Voices. Make sure that one of the Upper Keyboard Voice sections (1, 2 or Organ) has been turned on and that the volume setting is appropriate. EFFECTS • The Tremolo, Symphonic
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    isn't heard, even when the keyboard is played. The current settings may AR-100 Electone do not sound or function the same when used on the AR-80. Since there are minor differences between the AR-100 and AR-80 model Electones, data recorded on the AR-100 may be slightly incompatible with the AR-80
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    YAMAHA [ Electone-EL Mode ] / Model : AR-80 (*2) ; 1ch: UK, 2ch: LK, 3ch: PK, 4ch: LEAD, 15ch: KEYBOARD PERCUSSION, 16ch: CONTROL (*3) ; UK: 48-96, LK: 36-84, PK: (*6) ; 0-15: Registration Memory, 32-47: Orchestral Preset, 64-71: Organ Preset Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 2:
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    MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Electone-XG/GM/DOC Mode ] / Model : AR-80 Function Transmit (*1) Receive Basic Channel Default Changed 1, 2, 3, 16 1-16 Mode Default Messages Altered Mode 3 Note Number : True voice 36-96 Velocity Note on Note off Ø
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    for Playback Ensemble VOICE CONTROL/EFFECT VOICE EDIT Organ Variation Volume Feet Pan Brilliance Vibrato Lead Slide Lead Tune Symphonic/Celeste Delay Flanger Reverb Sustain Tremolo MELODY ON CHORD LOWER MANUAL SPLIT ACCOMPANIMENT KEYBOARD PERCUSSION Styles Sections Parts Auto Bass Chord Controls
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    Delete (Input Name 98 G All Repeat (Demo 8 Demo Songs 8 Glide (Footswitch control 44, 155 Assign (Keyboard Percussion 65 Depth (Flanger 38 Glide 44 Attack EG Rate 117 K Clear All Data (Accompaniment Program) .....141 Electone (MIDI 163 K.B.P. (M.D.R 93 Click Volume 28 Click 28 COARSE
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    Demo 101 Symphonic 37 M.D.R. (Music Disk Recorder 83 Random Repeat (M.D.R 101 Sync (MIDI 164 Main A/B 49, 50, 148 Recall Panel 80 Synchro Start 47 Manual Balance 18, 24 Receive Channels (MIDI 164 T Manual Demo 8 Voice Display 6, 23 Organ 36 Volume (Keyboard Percussion 62 PHONES
  • Yamaha AR-80 | Owner's Manual - Page 180
    4000 ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S.P.A., Home Keyboard Division Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771 SPAIN Yamaha-Hazen Yamaha Corporation, International Marketing Division Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Hamamatsu, Japan 430 Tel: 053-460-2317 HEAD OFFICE Yamaha Corporation, Electronic
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