Yamaha EL-100 Owner's Manual - Page 6

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Main Features

1

Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds

The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) tone generation technologies combined with authentic touch

response make this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument.

You can enjoy playing a total of 173 AWM voices using the touch response function.

2

Wide Variety of High Quality Effects

Electone voices can also be enhanced with a full range of high-quality digital effects, ranging from Tremolo

and Reverb to Flanger, Delay and Distortion. Stereo panning is independent of effect on/off status. (page 34)

3

Dynamic Rhythm Patterns and Programmable Percussion Sounds

The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds, used by expert rhythm

programmers in creating a total of 66 rhythm patterns, ranging across all styles of music. (page 45)

The Keyboard Percussion function lets you play 120 different percussion sounds, each of which can be

assigned onto any key. (page 56)

4

Convenient Registration Functions

The Basic Registrations let you instantly change the voices for playing any styles of music. (page 11)

Also, Registration Memory Function lets you set up and record your own Electone settings, and call up them

in the middle of the performance. (page 67)

5

Versatile Functions of the Music Disk Recorder

The Electone also features a Music Disk Recorder (MDR) for recording your registrations and performances

to a floppy disk. In addition, the MDR allows you to copy a song from a disk to another, duplicate a disk, and

play commercially available XG song data. (page 73)

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LCD for Systematic and Intuitive Operation

The systematic and intuitive LCD allows you to smoothly understand almost all the Electone operation.

Section	Page
EL-100 Owner's Manual	1
Table of Contents	5
Main Features	6
Panel Layout	7
EL-100 Panel Layout	8
1 Quick Introductory Guide	10
1 Getting Started	10
2 Basic Registrations	11
3 Basic Operation	12
4 LCD DISPLAY	13
2 Voice Sections	17
1 Voice Display	17
2 Selecting Voices from the Panel	18
3 Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons	21
4 Voice Menus	23
3 Voice Controls and Effects	29
1 Selecting from Voice Condition Pages	30
PAGE 1	30
1 Initial Touch	30
2 Feet	30
PAGE 2	31
1 Volume	31
2 Panning	31
3 Reverb	31
PAGE 3	32
1 Effect	32
PAGE 4	33
1 Vibrato	33
PAGE 5	34
1 Tune	34
2 Slide	34
2 Selecting from Effect Set Page	34
1 Tremolo/Chorus	35
2 Symphonic/Celeste	35
3 Delay	36
4 Flanger	38
5 Distortion	39
3 Selecting from the Panel	40
1 Reverb	40
2 Sustain	41
3 Tremolo/Chorus	42
4 Rhythm and Accompaniment	45
1 Selecting Rhythms from the Panel	45
2 Rhythm Condition Pages	48
3 Dotted Buttons and User Rhythms	49
4 Rhythm Menus	51
5 Automatic Accompaniment -	52
6 Accompaniment Controls	54
7 Preset/User Keyboard Percussion	56
8 Melody On Chord (M.O.C.)	64
5 Registration Memory	67
1 Storing Registrations	67
2 Selecting Registrations	68
3 Saving the Registration Data to Disk	68
4 Registration Shift	69
6 Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.)	73
1 Precautions on M.D.R.	73
2 Formatting a Disk	75
3 Recording	76
4 Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data)	82
5 Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data)	83
6 Replacing Registrations	83
7 Playback	84
8 Other Functions	88
7 Footswitches and Expression Pedal	97
1 Footswitch	97
2 Expression Pedal	100
8 Transpose and Pitch Controls	101
9 MIDI	102
10 Accessory Jacks and Controls	104
11 Appendix	105
MIDI	105
MIDI Data Format	111
MIDI Implementation Chart	120
Troubleshooting	122
EL-100 ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS	125
EL-100 Specifications	129

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