Yamaha EL-17 Owner's Manual

Yamaha EL-17 Manual

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  • Yamaha EL-17 | Owner's Manual - Page 1
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    Main Features Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet it is amazingly easy to use. The main features are described here so that you can quickly understand the capabilities of your Electone. Included among the main features are: Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new
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    c O p e r a t i o n 4 Getting Started 4 Playing Back the Demonstration Songs 5 Playing Your Electone 6 BasicRegistrations 6 2 . V o i c e S e c t i o n s 1 3 Selecting Voices A p p e n d i x 2 0 MIDI 20 Troubleshooting 23 Specifications 24 MIDI Messages 25 ɹɹ 1. Basic Operation 2. Voice
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    .) Used to play the percussion sounds with Lower Keyboard or Pedalboard. Selects the LEAD voices and adjusts the volume. @ BAR/BEATʗTEMPO Display (See page 17.) Displays the rhythm tempo or bar/beat. 2
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    Used to start or stop the rhythm pattern. & POWER Switch (See page 4.) Turns the EL-17 on/off. * Key Cover/Music Stand Å@ ( Upper Keyboard ) Lower Keyboard q MIDI Jacks connected to this jack, sound to the Electone's built-in speaker system is automatically cut off, allowing you to play
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    plugged the power cord into an electrical outlet, you're ready to get started and play. 1 Turn on the Electone by pressing the POWER switch. POWER Yamaha products are manufactured specifically for the supply voltage in the area where they are to be sold. If you should move, or if any doubt
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    song you have selected will start. When playback of the demo song is completed, the lamps will start blinking again, indicating that the Electone is ready to play the demo songs again. BASIC REGIST. 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 These lamps blink in succession. 4 Press the PEDAL/DEMO button again to cancel
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    keyboards and Pedalboard, and each of which is specially suited for playing in a different music style. When you turn the power on, the Electone automatically selects Basic Registration 1. If another registration has been selected (the lamp on the button will be lit), press the button for Basic
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    Basic Registration 1 Symphonie No.9 L. Beethoven Try playing with your right hand. 2 34 5 1 Right hand C 3 3 E E 4 F 5 G 5 G 4 F 3 E 2 D 1 C 1 C 2 D G7 3 3 E E 22 DD C 3 3 E E 4 F 5 G 5 G 4 F 3 E 2 D 1 C 1 C 2 D G7 3 2 E D C 11 CC 7
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    Basic Registration 2 Next, play the accompaniment parts with your left hand and foot in addition to playing the melody line. When the Saints Go Marchin' in American Folk Song 8
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    Basic Registration 3 Romance de L'amour Accompaniment pattern 54 3 2 1 Left hand Left foot Pedal Spanish Folk Song Am 55 5 E E E 5 31 Am 543 E D C 321 C B A 123 E C A 555 A A A Am 5 A 4 G 3 F Dm 32 1 F E D 1 2 3 D E F E7 2 3 2 E F E 43 G F 2 E 5 31 Am
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    Basic Registration 4 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star French Folk Song 10
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    Basic Registration 5 Chopsticks Hilster 11
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    ˔Selecting Voices Try playing the voices not assigned in the Basic Registration section. Select the voice to play on the Upper Keyboards from the Upper Keyboard voices/Lead voices. The LED (s) will be lit above the selected voice button. UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE
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    2. Voice Sections The Electone has four voice sections: Upper Keyboard Voice, Lead Voice, Lower TUTTI MIN LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE STRINGS BRASS CLARINET SAXOPHONE CHORUS HORN MAX LOWER PEDAL ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA PHONE COSMIC TUTTI MIN METRONOME RHYTHM 2 MARCH WALTZ SWING
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    PLAYING LEAD AND PEDAL VOICES FROM THE LOWER KEYBOARD: The Electone has a special "To Lower" function that lets you assign Lead or Pedal voices to the Lower keyboard. Simply press the TO LOWER button in the
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    3. Effects The effects equipped with your Electone can be applied to each voice. Touch Tone The Touch keys. The Touch Tone cannot be applied to the Pedal voices. It is also ineffective for the Organ voice. The After Touch cannot be applied to the Percussive voices such as Piano and Vibraphone.
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    4. Rhythms The Electone features various rhythm patterns and metronomes that can be instantly selected from the panel. Selecting Rhythm Patterns 1 4 METRONOME RHYTHM 2 MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW MAX 4 ROCK 3 4 TANGO LATIN LATIN 8 BEAT 16 BEAT 4 4 1
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    . Set the tempo of the rhythm by turning the TEMPO dial. The tempo is automatically set to 120 when the Electone is turned on. BAR/BEAT TEMPO SlowerɹɹɹɹɹFaster About the Rhythm Tempo BAR/BEAT 2 TEMPO 1 BAR 3 BEAT 1 , the rhythm volume and its tempo will be reset to 0 and 120, respectively. 17
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    Playing Keyboard Percussion The various drum and percussion sounds (a total of 43 are available) have been assigned to the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard for you to play. To play the Keyboard Percussion sounds: 1 Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing one of the LOWER or PEDAL buttons
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    Percussion Assignments Percussion Assignments for the Lower Keyboard Percussion Assignments for the Pedalboard 19
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    device such as synthesizer from your Electone keyboard or your Electone can be played by an external device such as sequencer. The optional Yamaha Music Disk Recorder MDR-4 is also connected with EL-17 via MIDI jacks using commercially available MIDI cables. EL-17 MIDI cables are reguired. OUT
  • Yamaha EL-17 | Owner's Manual - Page 25
    Examples 1. Using MIDI OUT jack If a MIDI keyboard or tone generator is properly connected: MIDI OUT Synthesizer, etc. EL-17 Tone generator MIDI IN MU80 • Playing your Electone can cause the MIDI keyboard (or tone generator) to be played using its own voices, accomplishing thick sound layers
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    number. • Deleting the recorded songs. ˔The data created by the EL-17 using MDR-4 can be played back with the upper models such as EL-37. ˔Data created by the upper models such as EL-37 may not be properly played back by the EL-17 using the MDR-4, since the number of voices, rhythms and
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    does not indicate a mechanical failure of the Electone. Problem No sound is produced from the Electone's speakers. Possible Cause and Solution The plug of the cable from the speaker unit is disconnected. Refer to the separate "Assembly Instructions", and reconnect the plug securely. A cracking
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    Flute, Oboe, Trumpet; To Lower; Volume Pedal ContraBass, Elec.Bass, Organ Bass, Tuba, (Synth. Bass = Basic Registration); To Lower; Volume EFFECT 48 kg Specifications and descriptions in this Owner's Manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify
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    MIDI Messages Channel Messages Code 8n, nn*, 00-7F Function Note OFF 9n, nn*, 00 01-7F BF, 0B, 00-7F Cn,70-74** Note OFF ON Expression Pedal Program Change Dn, 00-7F *ɹNote No. * * Basic Regist No. After Touch System Realtime Messages Code F8 FA FC FE * Receive = Ext. mode only. Function
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    Stop Record Start Stop Fastforward Start Stop Rhythm Pointer Reset*** Bar signal 2. EL Series Common Messages Code F0, 43, 70, 78, 41 ...(Data)*... F7 00, F7 * nn can be sent/received by 44 (EL-17). Mpdel ID Data Messages 4. Electone/Single Keybord Common Messages F0, 43, 73, 01, 02
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    EL-17 MIDI Implementation Chart Function Transmit Receive Basic Channel Default 1, 2, 3, 16 Changed Mode Default Mode 3 Messages ʷ
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