Yamaha EL-500 Owner's Manual - Page 34

Voice Sections 2 Details on Each Voice Page/Section Voice Name Preset Feet Effect Comments 1. Upper/Lower STRINGS Strings 1 Strings 2 8' - Large strings ensemble. 8' - Relatively small strings ensemble for contemporary music. Strings 3 8' - Small strings ensemble. Strings 4 8' - Having specific harmonics for layering other voices. Strings 5 8' - For legato playing. Strings 6 8' - Strings with clarity. Appropriate for the fast passages. Strings 7 Pizz. Strings 8' - Expressive full bodied strings with a slow attack. 8' - Pizzicato strings. Trem. Strings 8' - Tremolo strings. Synth. Strings 1 8' Cele. Synth. strings with softer attack. Synth. Strings 2 8' Sym. Bright synth. strings. Synth. Strs. 3 8' Cele Softer Synth. strings. 2. Lead VIOLIN Violin 1 Violin 2 8' - For multi purposes. 8' - For solo with sharp attack. Violin 3 8' - Bright fidle for country music. Violin 4 8' - Darker synth. violin with wider dynamic range. Violin 5 8' - Violin with deep vibrato, also suited for chord playing. Pizz. Violin 8' - Pizzicato violin. Cello 8' - Cello with realistic rubbed string-instrument feel. Kokyu 8' - Ancient Chinese fiddle. 3. Pedal CONTRABASS Contrabass 1 Contrabass 2 8' - Standard type. 8' - True-to-life tight contrabass sounding in an octave unison. Contra Bass 3 16' - Realistic contrabass solo. Pizz. Bass 8' - Pizzicato contrabass for classicals. Upright Bass 8' - For jazz. 4. Upper/Lower BRASS Brass 1 Brass 2 8' - Trumpet and trombone ensemble for classicals. 8' - For big band with brighter attack. Brass 3 8' - With strong impact. Can be used as orchestra hit. Brass 4 U16'/L8' - Trombone ensemble. Brass 5 Synth. Brass 1 8' - Tight octave brass for contemporary music. 8' - Synth. brass with sharp attack. Used for Basic Regist. 5. Synth. Brass 2 8' - Analog type. Can be used as melody line. Synth. Brass 3 8' - Fat synth. brass. 5. Lower HORN Horn 1 Horn 2 8' - Standard horn for classicals. 8' - Horn unison solo. Alpenhorn. Horn 3 8' - For solo playing. Horn 4 8' - Impressive horn ensemble. Muted Horn 8' - Muted horn. 6. Lead TRUMPET Trumpet 1 Trumpet 2 8' - Standard trumpet for classicals. 8' - Jazz trumpet 1 with full-bodied sounds. Trumpet 3 8' - Sweet voice. Trumpet 4 8' - Jazz trumpet 2 with a peculiar attack. Trumpet 5 8' - Comical synth. trumpet. Trumpet 6 8' - Resonant trumpet solo. Muted Trp. 8' - Harmon mute. Trombone 1 U16'/L8' - For legato playing. Trombone 2 U16'/L8' - Bright trombone solo. For fast phrases. Muted Trb. U16'/L8' - Cup mute. Flugel Horn 8' - Flugelhorn. Euphonium U16/L8 - Euphonium with softer sounds. 7. Pedal TUBA Tuba Timpani 16' - Accentuated by touch. 8' - Standard timpani. Timpani Roll 8' - Typical timpani roll. 8. Lead FLUTE Flute 1 Flute 2 8' - Standard flute solo. 8' - For legato playing. Piccolo 4' - Standard piccolo. Yokobue 4' - Japanese pipe with clear sounds. Recorder 4' - Block floete. Ocarina 4' - Ocarina with simple but warm sounds. Pan Flute 8' - Pan Flute. Shakuhachi 8' - Japanese Shakuhachi with realistic breath noises. Whistle 4' - Whistle. * U16'/L8' indicates that the feet settings of each voice are preset to 16' on the upper keyboard and 8' on the lower keyboard. 34