Yamaha AR-80 manual

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• Take care that the key cover does not pinch your fingers, and do not insert a finger or hand in the key cover gap. • Never insert or drop paper or metallic or other objects between the slits of the key cover and the keyboard. If this happens, immediately turn off the power and remove the electric plug from the outlet and have the instrument i[...]

C ongratulations and thank you f or purchasing the Y amaha A R-8 0 Electone! The AR-80 combines the most adv anced and natural-sounding A WM tone generation technology with state-of-the-art digital electronics and features to giv e you stunning sound quality with maximum musical enjo yment. A large custom display also makes the AR -80 exceptionally[...]

7. Music Disk Recorder .....................83 M.D.R. Precautions .........................................83 Formatting a Disk ............................................85 Recording ........................................................88 Recording Parts Separately .............................92 Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) .......[...]

2 9 MENU buttons ............................P . 1 1 ) P AGE buttons ..............................P . 1 1 ! CONTRAST dial ..........................P . 14 @ Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)........P . 1 1 # BAR/BEA T DISPLA Y ..................P . 46 $ TEMPO buttons ..........................P . 46 % LEAD VOICE ..............................P . 15 ^ U[...]

3 ( FLUTE/TIBIA and EXTRA VOICE-UPPER ..P . 26 º DA T A CONTROL buttons ............P . 1 1 ¡ COARSE button ..........................P . 14 ™ ENSEMBLE buttons ....................P . 15 £ TRANSPOSE buttons ..............P . 161 ¢ ORGAN V ARIA TION button ........P . 27 ∞ TREMOLO button ........................P . 39 § FLUTE/TIBIA and EXTR[...]

4 M ain F eatures Y our Y amaha AR -80 Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions, y et 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 A WM (A dvanced W av e Memory) tone gene[...]

A ccompaniment Program and Sequence Program The pow erful Accompaniment Program function lets y ou create your o wn User Styles (accompaniment patterns) — including drum/percussion, bass , chord, pad and phrase parts. Each Style you create can ha ve different Intro, Main A and B, Fill In, and Ending patterns . (See page 122.) The Sequence Program[...]

6 Introductory Guide Wheth er you are an adv anced Electone performer or hav e never touch ed an electronic keyboard in your life , we recommend that y ou take the time to go through this basic section. It sh ow s you in the simplest possible manner h ow to start pla ying your AR -80. It also introduces you to some of th e basic operations and func[...]

7 3. Set the MASTER V OLUME control. The MASTER V OLUME control is an ov erall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. 4. Press the Expression pedal down with y our foot. Once you ha ve set the MASTER V OLUME control to a suitable level, y ou can use the Expression pedal to change the v olume with y our foot as you pla y . Maximu[...]

8 Pla ying the Demo Songs Before you start pla ying your new AR -80, you’ll probably w ant to hear what the instrument is truly capable of doing. F or this purpose, the AR -80 features a variety of special Demo Songs that sho wcase the dynamic V oices and Styles of the instrument. There are a total of 18 Demo Songs , each recorded in a different [...]

9 R egistration Menu The next place to continue y our explorations of the AR-80 is the R egistration Menu. This section features a total of 288 preset R egistrations, created to suit a wide v ariety of music styles . Y ou’ve already heard some of these R egistrations in action when y ou listened to the special Demo Songs . Since each R egistratio[...]

10 2. Select the desired R egistration from the display with the appropriate Data Control button. Each R egistration Menu button selection calls up a menu of up to 16 R egistrations. Press the Data Control button that corresponds to the R egistration you wish to pla y . 3. Try pla ying some songs that are suited to the selected R egistration. Also,[...]

11 U sing the Displa y and Related C ontrols As you’v e seen in the sections abov e , the AR-80 features an exceptionally large and eas y-to-understand display . It provides comprehensiv e at-a-glance information on all current settings, and giv es you convenient, intuitiv e control ov er the AR-80’ s functions. In this section, w e’ll take a[...]

12 2. Let’s take a look at some other w ay s the Data Control buttons are used. Press the STRINGS button in the UPPER KEYBOARD V OICE 1 section twice (or repeatedly until the display belo w appears). Use the Data Control buttons belo w each section in the display to change the corresponding settings. 1 TOUCH T ONE Press the top button to increase[...]

13 H elp Messages Before you go on to use some of the other features of the AR -80, you should explore the Help messages. This conv enient function provides a comprehensiv e yet concise “on-line” guide co vering all AR-80 operations and features . If there is an operation y ou’re unfamiliar with or if you need quick information on a function [...]

14 3. Select the desired Help Menu section. Press the MENU button corresponding to the desired subject. Each Menu section co vers a different subject (or group of functions) of the AR -80, and each has several “screens” . Y ou can also scroll through the entire set of Help Menus b y using the P AGE buttons . 4. Use the appropriate Data Control [...]

15 V oice S ections The AR-80 features a total of 148 realistic, high-quality A WM V oices. There are fiv e V oice sections for the Upper keyboard, four V oice sections for the Lo wer keyboard, and four V oice sections for the Pedalboard. Each V oice section has its o wn V oice Condition page(s) (described on page 33), which allo w you to make inde[...]

16 3. Press the Data Control button corresponding to the voice y ou wish to select. The name of the selected V oice appears at the top of the displa y . In this case , Pop Organ is shown. Some V oices (such as Organ and Guitar) ha ve tw o pages of V oices. T o select the desired page , press the Menu button next to it. 4. Select V oices for the oth[...]

17 Coarse: Use the touch controls at the right of each V oice section on the panel to set the desired level for each V oice . The controls ha ve sev en volume settings , from a minimum of 0 (MIN) to a maximum of 24 (MAX). (The lamps on the controls light to indicate the v olume .) Fine: Fine adjustments to the v olume are made from the V oice Condi[...]

18 6. Now select V oices for the Lo wer keyboard and P edalboard as you did for the Upper keyboard abo ve . Also set the volumes of the V oices. 7. A djust the volume balance betw een the Upper and Low er V oices with the MANUAL BALANCE touch control. Adjust the o verall lev el of the Pedal V oices with the PEDAL B ALANCE touch control. MIN LOWER M[...]

19 S electing V oices from the Dotted Buttons The AR-80 has a wide v ariety of V oices from which y ou can choose — far greater than what is immediately apparent from the front panel controls . Y ou’ve already learned in the section abo ve ho w to select the different V oices that are a vailable in the V oice Menu display of each panel V oice .[...]

20 3. Select a specific V oice Menu (GUIT AR, for example) by pressing corresponding Menu button. Each page represents a general V oice category and the category title appears in the dark bar at the top of the menu when the page has been selected. 4. Select a specific V oice from the display (for example , Muted Guitar) by using the Data Control bu[...]

21 T o select User V oices: Select the USER V oice Menu (b y the same method abov e) when you wish to pla y V oices that you’v e created in V oice Edit (see page 1 14). V oice M enus / V oice List The following list sho ws the V oice categories and the av ailable V oices. P AGE DA T A CONTROL You can directly view and select Voice Menu pages by h[...]

22 NewAge Pad Poly- synth Bright- ness Vibra- phone Soft Vibes Gloc- ken. Celesta Chry- soglott Rep. Marimba Marimba Xylo- phone Chime Synth. Chime Steel Drum Folk Guitar Nylon Guitar Acou. Guitar Banjo Mando- lin Sitar Harp Koto 12Str. Guitar Spanish Guitar Jazz Guitar 50's Guitar Elec. Guitar Muted Guitar Clean Guitar Hawaii. Guitar Fingerd [...]

V oice Displa y The V oice Displa y is the “home” or default display for the AR -80 and provides at-a-glance information on some of the most important settings for the instrument. These include: • Current V oice selections for each V oice section. (The active V oice sections are highlighted.) For the Flute/Tibia (Organ) sections , the active [...]

MANUAL V OLUME Page 1 LO WER 1 and 2 2 UPPER 1 and 2 3 LEAD 4 MANUAL B ALANCE This determines the o verall balance between the Upper and Lo wer K eyboard levels . MANUAL B ALANCE is shown as a slider graphic; higher slider settings make the Upper V oices relativ ely louder , while low er settings make the Low er V oices relatively louder . This can[...]

2 PEDAL Controls • 1, 2 These determine the v olume of each Pedal V oice section. These can also be set from the re - spective panel touch controls . 3 PEDAL B ALANCE This determines the lev el of the Pedal V oice sections . PEDAL B ALANCE is shown as a slider graphic; higher slider settings make the P edal V oices louder . This can also be set f[...]

26 Flute/T ibia and Extra V oice The Flute/Tibia and Extra V oice sections provide a v ariety of popular and traditional organ sounds . Used together or separately , they giv e you th e sounds and the conv enient, intuitive control found on conventional organs . Flute/T ibia (Theatre) The Flute/Tibia section allo ws you to create y our own organ v [...]

27 2. Select one of the Organ V ariations: Theatre , Jazz, Electronic, or Classical. Press the ORGAN V ARIA TION button. This calls up the FLUTE and EXTRA V OICE pages (shown belo w). Each successive press of the button selects a different Organ V ariation. Y ou can also select the Organ V ariations b y pressing the appropriate Menu buttons. 3. Use[...]

28 4. Turn the T remolo effect on or off for the Flute V oices , if desired. Also set the Flute V olume and Click V olume as needed. EFFECT This turns T remolo on or off for the Flute/Tibia V oices. (As with the other V oice sections , this enables Tremolo. T o actually turn Tremolo on, use the panel TREMOLO button. T o make changes to the Tremolo [...]

29 S etting Attac k/Chiff (Upper Keyboard onl y) Attack/Chiff is a special set of footages for the Upper K eyboard that produces a percussive sound, like that on conv entional organs. The length of the percussiv e sound is also adjustable . T o set Attack/Chiff, use the A TT ACK/CHIFF touch controls . The actual sound differs depending on the Organ[...]

30 3. Press one of the buttons in one of the Extra V oice sections. This turns on the selected V oice (the button’s lamp lights) and automatically calls up the FLUTE V OICE and EXTRA V OICE pages. 4. A dd other V oices by pressing other buttons in the appropriate EXTRA V OICE sections. The selected V oices are highlighted in the displa y and thei[...]

31 5. From the EXTRA V OICE page , make additional settings for the Extra V oices . The EXTRA V OICE page automatically appears when y ou press one of the EXTRA V OICE buttons, except when the FLUTE V OICE page is active — in which case y ou can use the P AGE buttons to select the EXTRA V OICE page . 1 EFFEC T This determines the effect type (T r[...]

32 V oice C ontrols and Eff ects The AR -80 features two general kinds of functions that can be used to control or change th e sound of the V oices: V oice controls and effects . V oice controls are used to change v arious basic settings for the V oices, such as v olume, octa ve (F eet), Pan, Vibrato, touch sensitivity (T ouch T one) and Brilliance[...]

33 T o change the desired V oice control or effect setting, select the appropriate page: • For T ouch T one , Feet, Effect On/Off/T ype (Tremolo, Symphonic, Dela y , and Flanger), Pan, Brilliance , V olume , and Vibrato —Select the V oice Condition pages (see belo w). • For T remolo, Symphonic, Delay , and Flanger parameter settings —Select[...]

34 • INITIAL T ouch Controls volume and timbre according to the v elocity at which you pla y the keys . The harder you strike the key s, the greater the v olume and the brighter the timbre will become . R ange: 1 (no Initial T ouch effect) – 7 (maximum effect) • AFTER T ouch Controls volume and timbre according to the pressure y ou apply to t[...]

35 VIBRA TO P age Select the Vibrato page b y pressing the corresponding Menu button. The Vibrato page for the Lead V oice section has additional Slide and Tune settings (unlike that of the Upper and Lo wer sections). The P edal V oice sections ha ve no Vibrato page . 1 VIBRA TO PRESET/USER (See next page for detail on USER VIBRA TO .) Selects Pres[...]

36 4 TUNE (Lead V oices only) Determines the pitch of the Lead V oice. This control lets y ou detune the Lead V oice relativ e to the other V oices of the AR -80, for producing a richer sound. The higher the value , the higher the pitch. When Vibrato is set to USER: 1 DELA Y Determines the amount of time that elapses betw een the playing of a key a[...]

37 Eff ect Set P ages T urning On the Effects Before you can w ork with the effects in the Effect Set pages , you must first turn on the desired effect in the V oice Condition page . 1. Call up the V oice Condition page by pressing the desired V oice button on the panel twice (or by using an y other method; see page 33). 2. Turn on the desired effe[...]

38 DELA Y & FLANGER P age 1 DELA Y Delay is a pronounced echo effect, with distinct dela yed repeats of the original sound. • Note V alue Determines the Dela y time as a note v alue, to ensure that the Dela y repeats in sync with the Style tempo. (The eighth-note setting corresponds to a Speed v alue of 23, while the sixteenth-note correspond[...]

39 P anel-selectable Eff ects — T remolo, Sustain, and R everb The R everb , Sustain, and T remolo pages are called up by pressing the respectiv e panel buttons, then selecting the menu with the bottom left Menu button. For example , if you press the TREMOLO button (so that the button’ s lamp lights), the selection “Tremolo Menu” appears at[...]

40 Setting the Tremolo Effect Settings for the T remolo effect are made from the TREMOLO & SYMPH. (Symphonic) page . 1 TREMOLO Determines the type of T remolo effect. These types hav e been programmed to match the corresponding type of organ sounds: Jazz, R ock, Theatre (THEA T .), and Classical (CLASS.). 2 TREMOLO SPEED Determines the speed of[...]

41 R everb R everb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving the impression of a performance in a large room or concert hall. The effect can be applied equally and simultaneously to all V oices, or set individually for each section of the AR -80, even independently for rh ythm, accompaniment and effects. T o call up the R everb pages: Press the[...]

42 REVERB — V OICE GROUP P age V oice Section (LO WER 1, 2; UPPER 1, 2; LEAD; PEDAL 1, 2; ORGAN) Determines the amount of R everb applied to each of the V oice sections: Low er 1 and 2, Upper 1 and 2, Lead, P edal 1 and 2, and Organ (Flute/Tibia). R ange: 0 – 24 REVERB — K.B .P . & EFFECT P age 1 K.B .P . (Keyboard P ercussion) Determines[...]

43 Sustain The Sustain effect, selectable for the Upper , Low er , and Pedal V oices , causes the sound to gradually fade out when the key s are released. The Sustain on/off and length settings are independent for each keyboard, pro viding maximum expressive control. Sustain can be switched on and off in real time as y ou play , either with the pan[...]

LENG TH (LO WER, UPPER, PEDAL) Determines the length of Sustain applied to each keyboard. The displa y show s the current Sustain length v alues for each keyboard. (These settings are the same as those made from the panel SUST AIN touch controls.) R ange: 0 – 12 Glide The Glide effect lets y ou “bend” the pitch of the various V oice sections [...]

45 St yles (Rh ythm and A ccompaniment) The Style section pro vides realistic rhythm patterns — with actual drum and percussion sounds — and automatic accompaniment to back y our performance . Moreov er , the AR-80 has a K eyboard Percussion feature that allo ws y ou to play drum and percussion sounds from th e Low er keyboard and Pedalboard. S[...]

46 3. Before starting the Style , make sure that the V olume and T empo settings are appropriate . V olume Settings Use the RHYTHM touch control to adjust the drum/percussion v olume , and use the BASS/CHORD touch control to adjust the v olume of the bass and chord accompaniment. The controls hav e seven v olume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no[...]

47 4. Start the Accompaniment. Y ou can start the A ccompaniment in several different w ay s from the ACCOMP ANIMENT CONTROL buttons: Straight Start: Select the desired Style section, Main A or Main B (b y pressing the appropriate button, MAIN A or MAIN B), then press the ST ART button. The Main A (or B) begins pla ying immediately without bass and[...]

48 T o use Synchro Start: • First, press the SYNCHRO ST ART button. This puts the Style in stand-b y . (The BAR/BEA T indicator abo ve the TEMPO displa y flashes at the current tempo.) • Next, play a note or chord on the Lo wer keyboard (or a note on the P edalboard). This starts the Rhythm and the bass/chord A ccompaniment. T o stop the Accomp[...]

49 5. Select Sections, if desired. Y ou can switch betw een the two Style Sections , Main A and Main B, as the Accompaniment is playing b y pressing the appropriate button, MAIN A or MAIN B . 6. Select Fill In patterns, if desired. Fill In patterns are designed to be used as temporary and regular rh ythmic breaks, to add interest to a repeating rh [...]

50 A bout the Style S ections Each Style has a total of ten sections , as illustrated below . The FILL T O A button plays a one-measure Fill In and goes to the Main A pattern. The FILL T O B button plays a one-measur e Fill In and goes to the Main B pattern. However , you can change the pattern to be played by pr essing the appropriate button (MAIN[...]

51 Style Condition Page The Style Condition page pro vides fine controls ov er Rhythm v olume and Bass/Chord volume and allow s you to turn each accompaniment part on or off. T o call up the page , press the selected Style button (or appropriate Data Control button) again, or select CONDITION from the displa y with the appropriate Menu button (from[...]

52 S electing Styles from the Dotted Buttons The Style section, like the V oice sections, also has dotted buttons from which additional Styles can be selected. These dotted buttons function as “wild card” Style selectors; an y of the Styles av ailable from the panel buttons , Style Menus, or User Styles (created with the A ccompaniment Program [...]

53 3. Select a specific Style Menu by pressing corresponding Menu button. 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 b y using the Data Control buttons. The name of the selected Style appears at the t[...]

54 T o select User Styles: Select the USER Style Menu (b y the same method abov e) when you wish to pla y Styles that you’v e created in the Accompaniment Program function (see page 122). St yle Menus / St yle List DA T A CONTROL P AGE Page 10 Page 9 Page 8 Page 7 Page 6 Page 5 Page 4 Page 3 Page 2 Page 1 Pop Rock Rock & Roll 1 Holly- wood Sh[...]

55 A utomatic A ccompaniment — Auto Bass Chord The Auto Bass Chord (A.B .C.) function works with the Style section of the AR -80 to automatically produce chord and bass accompaniment as y ou play . It adds an entirely new dimension to y our performance by effectiv ely putting a full backing band at y our disposal. Depending on the feature or mode[...]

56 Selecting “ A.B .C. Menu” calls up the following display , from which y ou can make A.B .C. settings: M ode Off The Off mode automatically produces chord accompaniment for chords pla yed in the Lo wer keyboard. (Bass lines are not produced; y ou can play bass lines manually from the P edalboard.) This mode is similar to the Custom A.B .C. mo[...]

57 Single Finger Mode Chords Chord Cancel Chord Cancel allo ws y ou to instantly turn off the chord and bass accompaniment, and ha ve the rhythm pattern continue . This lets you create dynamic rh ythm “breaks” in your performance . (Chord Cancel cannot be used in the Single Finger mode .) T o use Chord Cancel: While the A.B .C. accompaniment is[...]

Fingered Mode Chords 58 C Major* Minor* Seventh* Minor seventh Major seventh flatted fifth Sixth Minor sixth Major seventh* Suspended fourth Augmented Diminished* Seventh suspended fourth Diminished seventh Seventh flatted fifth Minor major seventh* Seventh augmented* Seventh ninth* Minor added ninth* Minor seventh ninth* Major seventh sharp eleven[...]

59 M emory Memory allo ws y ou to hav e the bass and/or chord accompaniment continue even after y ou release your fingers from the Lo wer keyboard and/or P edalboard. For more information on the Memory settings and ho w they function with the different A.B .C. modes, refer to the chart on page 60. Press the MEMORY button in the AUT O BASS CHORD sec[...]

60 About the A.B .C. Modes and Memory Settings The automatic accompaniment functions in different w ay s depending on the selected A.B .C. mode and the Memory setting. The chart belo w details how the automatic accompaniment functions for the v arious setting combinations when Synchro Start is on. When the ST ART button is used, the functions are t[...]

61 Disabling A ccompaniment Changes (Disable) This function allo ws y ou to maintain the same Style and its tempo, ev en when you change R egistrations. T o do this, press the D. (Disable) button in the A UTO BASS CHORD section (or the D. button in the R egistration Memory section). (Both buttons light.) K eyboard P ercussion The Keyboard P ercussi[...]

62 2. Set the volume . The volume of the percussion sounds is set together with that of the rh ythm volume from the RHYTHM touch control. 3. Turn off the Lo wer and/or P edal V oices b y turning each V oice section off in the ENSEMBLE section. 4. Play some notes on the Lo wer keyboard and P edalboard. The 49 percussion sounds ha ve been assigned to[...]

63 P reset P ercussion A ssignments for the Lower K eyboard P reset P ercussion A ssignments for the P edalboard Floor Tom H Floor Tom L Snare H Snare M Bass Drum H Bass Drum M Bass Drum L Snare L Snare Roll Brush Swirl H Brush Swirl L Seq Click H Hi-Hat Closed Hand Clap Side Stick Open Rim Shot Sticks Castanet Brush Slap Brush Tap Maracas Agogo L [...]

64 U ser Keyboard P ercussion A total of 72 different percussion sounds can be assigned to an y key or pedal, and your original setups can be sa ved to tw o memory locations: User 1 and User 2. (For this example , use User1.) T o create your o wn Keyboard P ercussion assignments: 1. Turn on the K eyboard Percussion function b y pressing the LO WER/[...]

65 2. Select the User mode with the appropriate Data Control button. 3. Select the ASSIGN page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. ASSIGN Page 4. Select the desired instrument category (Cymbal/Hi-Hat, Snare Drum, etc.) b y pressing the appropriate Menu button. 5. T o assign an instrument to a particular key or pedal, simultaneously hold down t[...]

66 Clear The Clear function lets y ou erase one or all instrument/key assignments. T o 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 that the instrument has been erased. T o era[...]

67 Though two User Keyboard Percussion setups can be created, they cannot be memorized to Registration Memory. Only on/off data and the Keyboard Percussion Mode are memorized to Registration Memory. However, User setups can be saved to and loaded from floppy disk. (See page 95 for instructions.) CYMBAL / HI-HAT SNARE DRUM TOM BASS DRUM CONGA / BONG[...]

68 Other U ser Keyboard P ercussion F unctions Additional operations in the User Mode include cop ying of Lower/P edal Preset Keyboard Percussion to User 1 or 2, and cop ying from one User location to the other . The copy operations here are conv enient for creating a basic foundation o ver which y ou can make your o wn custom Keyboard P ercussion [...]

69 3. A t the prompt, select “OK” to copy the data, or “Cancel” to abort the operation. Use the appropriate Data Control buttons . When the operation is finished, a “Completed” message momentarily appears in the displa y . The Pedal Preset K eyboard Percussion (PK PRESET) can be copied in the same w ay when USER 2 is selected as the Mod[...]

70 M elody On Chord The Melody On Chord (M.O .C.) feature automatically adds a harmon y part to the melodies you pla y on the Upper keyboard. The harmon y is derived from the chords y ou play on the Lo wer keyboard — or from the chords that y ou indicate when using Auto Bass Chord (see page 55). T o call up the MELOD Y ON CHORD page: Press the M.[...]

71 L.M. Split This function lets y ou assign different V oices to the left and right sides of the Lo wer keyboard, split at a user-determined key . This effectiv ely gives y ou a “third” keyboard, letting you pla y different V oices from the left and right sides of the keyboard. T o set the L.M. Split function: 1. Press the M.O .C./L.M. SPLIT b[...]

3. Change the Key Set setting, if needed. T o do this, simultaneously hold do wn the appropriate Data Control button and press the desired key on the Lo wer keyboard. Y ou can also use the Data Control buttons corresponding to SPLIT KEY in the displa y to change the Split setting: 4. Set the desired V oice sections for both the Left and Right sides[...]

73 R egistration M emory R egistration Memory allow s you to store virtually all th e settings you make on th e panel and LCD, providing a conv enient wa y to instantly change all V oice settings and Styles while y ou’re playing, with the simple touch of a single button on th e Registration Memory panel. Th e buttons are conveniently located betw[...]

74 S electing Registrations Simply press the appropriate numbered R egistration Memory button. S aving Registration Data to Disk Y ou can sa ve up to 40 sets of y our own registrations (each with 12 registrations) on a flopp y disk. 1. Insert a formatted disk in the disk slot. Make certain that the disk is either blank or has data you can erase . I[...]

75 2. Select a song number with the SONG SELECT buttons in the Music Disk R ecorder (M.D.R.) section. Y ou can also use the SONG SELEC T controls in the display b y pressing the appropriate Data Control buttons . There are 40 songs , or memory locations , available on a single disk. 3. While holding down the REC button on the M.D.R., press the M. ([...]

76 R egistration Shift The R egistration Shift function allow s you to change all R egistrations — the settings y ou make on the panel and LCD — without taking y our hands from the keyboards . By using the right footswitch on the expression pedal, y ou can “jump” to a specified R egistration or step through the panel R egistrations in seque[...]

77 3 JUMP In the Jump mode , pressing the right footswitch selects a specific R egistration. With JUMP selected in the displa y , use the Data Control buttons to select the desired R egis- tration number . 4 USER In the User mode , each press of the right footswitch selects the next R egistration according to the order you specify . Up to 80 steps [...]

78 2. Select the EDIT page with the Menu button. 1 POSITION Mov es cursor to the first position. Mov es cursor one step to the left. Mov es cursor one row up. Mov es cursor one row do wn. Mov es cursor to the last position. Mov es cursor one step to the right. 3. Use the POSITION controls to mov e the cursor along the R egistration row in the displ[...]

79 Select “OK” to clear all data (a “Completed!” message momentarily appears follo wed b y the previous displa y), or select “Cancel” to abort. R egistration numbers cannot be entered beyond the R egistration Shift function’s capacity of 80. A “Data full…!!” message momentarily appears when the 80 spaces ha ve been filled. If th[...]

80 R ecall P anel F unction T urning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made . If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to R egistration Memory bef ore turning the Electone off. Y ou can, however , r ecall the panel settings that were made bef ore the Electone was last turned off. In doing this , first be car efu[...]

81 Initial R egistration The Initial R egistration function lets you reset (initialize) all of the R egistration Memory buttons to the original factory settings , without affecting any of the current panel settings . (Po wer On R eset, on page 79, restores the factory settings , but also automatically deletes any other current settings y ou hav e m[...]

Calling Up Individual Factory Preset R egistrations (for each R egistration Memory button) 1. Press one of the twelv e ORCHESTRAL PRESET buttons in the REGISTRA TION MENU section. “Initial R egist #” appears at the left side of the displa y . Each button corresponds to a different numbered R egistration Memory button (as shown belo w). 2. Press[...]

83 Music Disk R ecorder The Music Disk R ecorder (M.D.R.) is a sophisticated recording device built into th e AR-80 that lets you record y our performances and R egistration settings. Th e Music Disk R ecorder not only records the notes y ou play; it also remembers th e voices and rhythms y ou select, the front panel controls you change , as well a[...]

84 Cleaning the Disk Driv e Read/W rite Head Clean the read/write head regularly . This instrument emplo ys a precision magnetic read/write head which, after an extended period of use , will pick up a lay er of magnetic particles from the disks used that will ev entually cause read and write errors . T o maintain the disk drive in optimum w orking [...]

85 F ormatting a Disk Before recording y our performance to a blank disk, the disk must first be formatted. (A blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with y our AR-80.) T o format a disk: 1. Put the disk, label facing up, into the disk slot. If the disk is blank, the follo wing display will automatically appear: If the disk is not blank, another d[...]

86 Select “DISK FORMA T” with the appropriate Data Control button. 2. A t the prompt, select “OK” to begin formatting, or “Cancel” to abort the operation. When the REMAIN section in the displa y reaches “00 1,” formatting is completed, and the CONTROL P ANEL page is automatically called up. DA T A CONTROL P AGE DA T A CONTROL AR-80E[...]

87 Overview of M.D.R. Operation Though the M.D.R. is as easy to oper ate as a cassette tape recorder , it is far move ver satile . Since it recor ds all Electone settings and control movements as well as the notes you play as digital data, it allows you much mor e flexibility and control than even the most sophisticated tape recor der . Basically ,[...]

88 R ecording T o record a song: 1. Set the desired R egistrations on the Electone . Make all the settings necessary for the song y ou will record. This includes entering all the R egistrations you will need during the performance to R egistration Memory . Make sure also to select the R egistration that you will use at the beginning of the song. 2.[...]

89 4. Use the SONG SELECT buttons (or the corresponding controls in the display) to select the song number for recording. 5. Press the REC button (or select the corresponding control in the display). The REC button lamp lights and the PLA Y button flashes to indicate that record is set to standb y . 6. Press the PLA Y button. The PLA Y lamp lights [...]

90 7. After the elapsed recording time appears on both display s, begin pla ying. There is a slight pause for setup, during which the M.D.R. records R egistration and other data. Once the setup operation is complete , the elapsed recording time (starting at 00:00) appears in both the M.D.R. LED displa y and the main display , indicating that you ca[...]

91 8. When you finish pla ying, press the STOP button. The DISK IN USE lamp lights intermittently while the data is being completely recorded. When recording is completed, the M.D.R. returns to normal stop status and the new song is automatically named “SONG 1.” 9. T o hear your newly recorded performance , press the PLA Y button. Playback will[...]

92 R ecording P arts Separatel y Y ou can also record the parts of y our performance independently . F or example , you can first record the chords and bass to the song (using the Lo wer and P edalboard), and after that record the melody . This function also lets y ou record Keyboard Percussion and performance control data — such as R egistration[...]

93 T o change the status for each part, press the appropriate Data Control button in the upper row , corresponding to the part or parts y ou wish to record: • ALL RECORD This is av ailable only in record standby . Selecting this instantly sets all parts (except K.B .P .) to record standb y . • LO WER Low er keyboard data. • UPPER Upper keyboa[...]

94 7. Press the REC button again. The REC lamp lights and the PLA Y lamp flashes, indicating that the Music Disk R ecorder is ready to record. 8. Press the Data Control button corresponding to CUSTOM PLA Y to start recording of the new part or parts. Playback of the previously recorded parts starts immediately , without the setup of R egistration a[...]

95 R ecording Registrations (and Bulk Data) Y ou can also record R egistrations by themselv es, without recording a performance . Bulk data — which includes R egistration Shift settings, User Styles , Sequence Program sequences, K eyboard Percussion User Assign settings , Organ V ariation settings , and User V oices — is also sav ed in the oper[...]

96 R ecalling Recorded R egistrations (and Bulk Data) The R egistrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers in the abo ve operation can be easily loaded back to the AR -80. T o recall R egistration data: 1. Insert the proper disk and select the appropriate song number . Use the SONG SELEC T buttons in the M.D.R. section, or use the appropriat[...]

97 N aming Y our S ong Once you ha ve recorded a song, y ou can give that song a name b y using the Input Name function. T o name your newly recorded song: 1. Call up the UTILITY page with the appropriate Menu button. 2. Select “INPUT NAME” with the appropriate Data Control buttons. 3. Select the desired set of characters (A-N, O-Z, NUMBER, or [...]

98 4. Use the Data Control buttons corresponding to the cursor arrow s to mov e the cursor position in the name . 5. Enter the desired character with the appropriate Data Control button. T o enter low ercase letters (or the low er characters in each box), simultaneously hold do wn the COARSE button and press the appropriate Data Control button. 6. [...]

99 Pla yback Y ou can pla y back your recorded performance b y simply pressing the PLA Y button. R egistrations and other data are automatically recalled to the AR -80 before playback. S ong Playbac k T o play back a song: 1. Insert the disk containing your recorded song. 2. Select the number of the song you wish to pla y back. Use the SONG SELEC T[...]

100 3. Start playback b y pressing the PLA Y button. The PLA Y lamp lights up and small dashes mo ve across the displa y , indicating that the M.D.R. is resetting R egistrations on the AR-80. Playback of the song begins after the AR -80 data is reset and the song time is shown on both display s. During pla yback, the bottom row of controls changes [...]

101 R epeat Play This function allo ws y ou to repeatedly play back all songs on a disk (either in order or at random), or pla y back one specific song. T o use R epeat Play: 1. Call up the REPEA T PLA Y page . Press the appropriate Menu button. 2. Select the song number you wish to pla y back. If you wish to pla y back all songs on a disk, select [...]

102 Pla yback of XG/GM Disks (optional) The M.D.R. is compatible with XG and GM format song data. A dditional playback functions — including Solo Pla y , Minus One , and Part Select — are a vailable when disks containing XG/GM song data are used. 1. Insert an XG/GM song disk in the M.D.R. disk slot. The following CONTR OL P ANEL page appears: 2[...]

103 PLA Y P ART Page Press the Data Control button corresponding to the part y ou wish to turn on or off. (Parts that are on are highlighted.) 4. Start playback b y pressing the PLA Y button. The elapsed song time is sho wn on both the M.D.R. display and the main displa y . Playback automatically stops at the end of the selected song. All playback [...]

104 Pla yback of DO C Disks (optional) The M.D.R. is compatible with Cla vinova DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) format song data. The Part Select function is a vailable when disks containing DOC song data are used. 1. Insert an DOC song disk in the M.D.R. disk slot. The following CONTR OL P ANEL page appears: 2. Select the song number you wish to p[...]

105 PLA Y P ART Page Press the Data Control button corresponding to the part y ou wish to turn on or off. (Parts that are on are highlighted.) 4. Start playback b y pressing the PLA Y button. The elapsed song time is sho wn on both the M.D.R. display and the main displa y . Playback automatically stops at the end of the selected song. All playback [...]

106 T o use Phrase R epeat: 1. Select the desired Phrase Number with the appropriate Data Control buttons. 2. T o repeatedly play back the selected Phrase , press the PLA Y button (or select PLA Y in the displa y). Playback of the selected Phrase continues indefinitely . T o stop playback, press the ST OP button (or select STOP in the displa y). DA[...]

107 Loading St yles from Style File Disks Many additional Styles are a vailable for the AR -80 on disk, and these can be loaded to the eight User Style locations . T o load a Style from a Style File disk (optional): 1. Insert a Style File disk in the disk slot. The following displa y appears: 2. Select the Style you wish to load with the FILE SELEC[...]

108 Other M.D.R. F unctions Custom Pla y Custom Play allo ws y ou to play back the song without resetting the R egistrations and other data. Custom Play can be used from either the CONTR OL PANEL page or the REPEA T PLA Y page. T o use Custom Play: Press one of the Data Control buttons corresponding to CUSTOM PLA Y in the display . The song time is[...]

109 Changing the T empo Y ou can change the tempo of the song — either before song pla yback or as the song is pla ying — from the CONTR OL P ANEL page . T o change the tempo: Use the Data Control buttons corresponding to TEMPO +/- in the display . Each press of the corresponding button slo ws do wn or speeds up the tempo b y a small amount. Ch[...]

110 S ong Cop y This function lets y ou copy the data recorded at one song number to another song number . T o use the Song Copy function: 1. Call up the UTILITY page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. 2. Select the song number to be copied by using the SONG SELEC T buttons or the SONG SELECT controls in the displa y . 3. Select “SONG COPY?[...]

111 5. Select “COPY OK” in the display b y pressing the appropriate Data Control button. 6. T o actually execute the operation, select “OK” at the prompt, or select “CANCEL” to abort the operation. When the song has been completely copied, the displa y returns to the original UTILITY page . S ong Delete Song Delete allo ws y ou to delet[...]

112 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 b y pressing the appropriate Data Control button. 5. A t the prompt, select “OK” to initiate the disk copy operation, or “Cancel” to abort. The M.D.R. starts reading the data in the so[...]

113 9. R epeat steps #6 through #8 abov e as many times as necessary , following the prompts on the display . The number of times the abo ve steps need to be repeated depends on the amount of data to be copied and the disk type . (2DD type disks may take 2 to 16 repetitions; 2HD disks ma y take 2 to 3 1 repetitions.) When the operation is finished,[...]

114 V oice E dit In addition to th e versatile Flute/Tibia section, th e AR-80 has a V oice Edit feature that allow s you to create your o wn V oices. V oice Edit uses sophisticated sound-shaping tools that make it possible to take existing V oices and craft a virtually endless v ariety of original sounds from th em. And once you’v e created a V [...]

115 After you ha ve selected a V oice , the following display (or one similar) will appear: 3. Use the Menu buttons to select the desired V oice Edit page , and edit the V oice according to the instructions that follow . V OICE EDIT — NAME REP . OL (Name/R epeat/OL) Page 1 NAME • INPUT NAME This calls up the INPUT NAME pages for assigning an or[...]

116 • SPEED Determines the speed of the R epeat function. The higher the value , the faster the speed. R ange: 0 – 1 00 3 OL (Output Level) Determines the lev el of the V oice . R ange: 0 – 1 00 V OICE EDIT — FIL TER / EG RA TE P age 1 FIL TER These settings determine the o verall timbre of the sound b y boosting or cutting a certain freque[...]

117 2 EG RA TE The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine ho w the level of the sound changes in time . This lets y ou reproduce many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments — such as the quick attack and deca y of percussion sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano tone . •A T T A C K Determines ho w quickly the sound[...]

118 N aming Y our V oice Once you ha ve created y our own V oice, y ou can give that V oice a name . T o name your newly created V oice: 1. Call up the NAME/ REPEA T/ OL page (see “Selecting a V oice for Editing” abo ve for instructions), and select INPUT NAME with the appropriate Data Control buttons. 2. F ollow the instructions on pages 97, 9[...]

119 S aving the Edited V oice After you ha ve created and named a new V oice , you should sa ve that V oice for future use . 1. Select the Sav e page . Press the appropriate Menu button. 2. Select the desired User V oice number (1–16) with the appropriate Data Control button. 3. A t the prompt, select “OK” to sav e the V oice , or “Cancel?[...]

120 Quitting V oice E dit Y ou can quit the V oice Edit function from any of its displa y pages. T o quit: 1. Press the V OICE EDIT button in the DISPLA Y SELEC T section once again. 2. A t the prompt, select “OK” to quit V oice Edit, or “Cancel” to continue editing. R ecalling an Edited V oice Once you’v e sav ed a V oice you can assign [...]

121 2. Use the P AGE buttons to scroll through the v arious V oice category selections until “USER V OICE” is shown. 3. Press the Menu button corresponding to “USER V OICE” in the display . 4. Press the Data Control button corresponding to the User V oice you wish to select. User V oices can also be sa ved to and loaded from flopp y disks. [...]

122 A ccompaniment P rogram The AR -80 features two po werful rhythm/accompaniment programming functions: A ccompaniment Program and Sequence Program. The A ccompaniment Program function lets you create up to eight of y our own original User Styles , each of which includes rhythm patterns , bass and chord parts , and other instrumental phrases . Mo[...]

123 U sing an Existing Style Any Style in the AR -80 — including the User Styles you’ve cr eated yourself — can be edited and further refined using the A ccompaniment Progr am tools . When you select an existing Style f or editing, the f ollowing section data is automatically copied to the sections of the new Style: INTRO A is copied to INTR [...]

124 2. While holding down the A CCOMP . PROGRAM button, press the same button in the STYLE section again. When recording a Style from scratch: Simply press and release the A CCOMP . PROGRAM button. When recording from scratch, “No name” appears as the Style name , indicating that the Style has no data. CONTRAST HELP DISK ACCOMP . PROGRAM HOLD P[...]

125 Instrument Group No. Voice Name Instrument Group No. Voice Name Piano 1 GrandPno Reed 65 SprnoSax 2 BritePno 66 Alto Sax 3 E.Grand 67 TenorSax 4 HnkyTonk 68 Bari.Sax 5 E.Piano1 69 Oboe 6 E.Piano2 70 Eng.Horn 7 Harpsi. 71 Bassoon 8 Clavi. 72 Clarinet Chromatic 9 Celesta Pipe 73 Piccolo Percussion 10 Glocken 74 Flute 11 MusicBox 75 Recorder 12 Vi[...]

126 DRUM MAP ( Part 1) Note# Note Key off Alternate assign Standard Kit Standard2 Kit Room Kit Rock Kit Electro Kit Analog Kit Jazz Kit 2 4 C 0 Seq Click H 2 5 C # 0 Brush Tap 2 6 D 0 Ø Brush Swirl L 2 7 D # 0 Brush Slap 2 8 E 0 Ø Brush Swirl H Reverse Cymbal Reverse Cymbal 2 9 F 0 Ø Snare Roll Snare Roll 2 3 0 F # 0 Castanet Hi Q Hi Q [...]

127 DRUM MAP (Part 2) Note# Note Key off Alternate assign Brush Kit Classic Kit Style Kit 1 Style Kit 2 Style Kit 3 Style Kit 4 24 C 0 25 C# 0 — — 26 D 0 Ø — — 27 D# 0 — — 28 E 0 Ø — — 29 F 0 Ø — — 30 F# 0 31 G 0 Brush Slap L — — — — 32 G# 0 33 A 0 Bass Drum L2 —[...]

Floor Tom H Floor Tom L Snare H Snare M Bass Drum H Bass Drum M Bass Drum L Snare L Snare Roll Brush Swirl H Brush Swirl L Seq Click H Hi-Hat Closed Hand Clap Side Stick Open Rim Shot Sticks Castanet Brush Slap Brush Tap Maracas Agogo L Timbale L Conga H Open Bongo L Vibraslap Cowbell Tambourine Ride Cymbal 1 Crash Cymbal 1 Hi-Hat Open Hi-Hat Pedal[...]

129 R ecording a U ser Style 1. Set up the AR-80 for recording b y turning off all V oice sections in the ENSEMBLE section. Turning off all V oice sections allow s you to properly hear the parts y ou will be recording. Also make sure that K eyboard Percussion has been turned off (both LO WER and PEDAL). 2. Make ov erall settings for the new Style ([...]

130 1 INPUT NAME This calls up the INPUT NAME pages for assigning an original name to the created/edited Style . (See “Naming Y our User Style” on page 140.). 2 SECT (Section) This determines the section that is to be recorded. Y ou can record five different sections for each User Style . Settings: INTR O , MAIN A, MAIN B, FILL, ENDING 3 BEA T [...]

131 4. Set up recording for the desired part in the RECORD page . There are eight parts a vailable for recording: Rh ythm 1 & 2, Bass , Chord 1 & 2, Pad, and Phrase 1 & 2. R ecord each of these one by one , listening to previously recorded parts as you continue . T o do this: First, call up the RECORD page with the corresponding Menu bu[...]

132 5. Select the desired V oice(s) for recording. Before you actually record an y of the parts for y our User Style , you should select which V oices you will use for each part. A special set of V oices are used for recording in Accompaniment Program. (F or a list of the V oices a vailable , see page 125.) T o do this: First call up the V OICE pag[...]

133 7. R ecord the selected part. Use the ST ART or SYNCHRO ST ART buttons to start and stop recording. Press ST ART to start recording immediately , or press SYNCHR O ST ART to start recording at the first press of a key in the Lo wer keyboard. (Pressing a pedal in the P edalboard can also start recording when the A.B .C. mode is set to Off or Cus[...]

134 8. R ecord the remaining parts (and sections) as needed. Continue recording in the same fashion (steps #2 – #7 abo ve) for the other parts of the selected section, until y ou’re satisfied with the new Style . R ecord in the same wa y for the other sections (Intro, Ending, etc.) of the Style as needed. 1 Setting new part to REC automatically[...]

135 Delete The Delete function erases all data recorded for the part. When DELETE is selected, the following prompt appears: Select “OK” to delete the part, or “Cancel” to abort the operation. 9. Once you’v e recorded your new User Style , you can edit it as needed, assign a name to it, and sav e it for future recall. Edit operations incl[...]

136 E diting Recorded P arts — Cop y and Quantize Copy and Quantize are conv enient editing functions y ou can perform on recorded parts . Copy allow s you to cop y recorded data within a part. Quantize lets y ou “clean up” y our recorded data, making sure that all parts are rh ythmically precise and accurate . T o use Copy and Quantize: 1. C[...]

137 P art Cop y The Copy function allo ws y ou to copy the data from a specified range of measures in the part to another measure(s) in the part. T o copy the data of a part: 1. Set the TOP and LAST measures . The “up” Data Control button increases the v alue , the “down” button decreases it. These settings determine the length of the phras[...]

138 P art Quantize The Quantize function allo ws 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. T o quantize the data of a part: 1. Select the desired quantize value with the appropriate Data Control b[...]

139 Other S ettings — V olume, R everb, Chorus, and P an These functions allo w you to change and enhance the sound of the v arious parts. Each function for each part is completely independent, giving y ou enormous flexibility in mixing the parts. F or example , you could put R everb on one of the Rh ythm parts, leav e the other one “dry” wit[...]

140 N aming Y our U ser St yle Once you ha ve created y our own Style , you can giv e that Style a name . T o name your newly created or edited Style: 1. Call up the BASIC page (with the appropriate Menu button), and select INPUT NAME (with the appropriate Data Control buttons). 2. F ollow the instructions in pages 97, 98 (steps #2 - #6). The proce[...]

141 2. Select the desired User location (1 Ð 8). Use the appropriate Data Control buttons . 3. A t the prompt, select “OK” to sav e the User Style or “Cancel” to abort the operation. Clear A ll Data This function deletes all User Styles from memory . 1. Press the Data Control button corresponding to CLEAR ALL DA T A in the displa y . 2. Se[...]

142 Quitting A ccompaniment P rogram Y ou can quit the A ccompaniment Program function from any of its displa y pages. T o quit: 1. Press the ACCOMP . PROGRAM button in the DISPLA Y SELECT section once again. 2. A t the prompt, select “OK” to quit Accompaniment Program, or “Cancel” to continue editing. HELP DISK ACCOMP . PROGRAM HOLD PITCH/[...]

143 S electing and Playing U ser Styles The User Styles y ou hav e created in Accompaniment Program can be selected and pla yed from the panel Style buttons . T o select a User Style: 1. Press one of the dotted buttons in the STYLE section. 2. Select the USER page with the P AGE and Menu buttons . 3. Select the desired User Style by pressing the ap[...]

S aving U ser Styles to Disk Once you ha ve created y our own User Styles , you’ll w ant to sav e them to disk. Doing so allow s you to free up memory in the AR -80 for creating additional Styles. Also, the User Styles y ou’ve sa ved to disk can be loaded back to the AR -80 any time . User Style data is included in the bulk data that is sa ved [...]

145 S equence P rogram The Sequence Program function lets y ou connect any of the AR -80’s Styles — as w ell as your o wn original User Styles , created in Accompaniment Program (page 122) — to create complete rhythm/accompaniment compositions . Individual sections, such as Intro, Fill In, and Ending can also be entered. Y ou can create up to[...]

146 2. Press one of the numbered Sequence buttons to call up the Sequence display . Creating a S equence P rogram 1. Select the EDIT page . 2. Select PRESET or USER, for the type of Style to be entered. Use the appropriate Data Control buttons . P AGE DA T A CONTROL 3 SEQ. 1 4 2 POP R&B USER 5 POP ROCK USER 1 TRADI- TIONAL USER 6 ENTER- T AIN U[...]

147 3. Select the STYLE SELECT page . Use the corresponding Menu button. 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 . DA T A CONTROL E asy M ethod for S electing U ser Styles Y ou can directly[...]

148 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 ro w in the middle of the displa y . Entered Styles/sections are shown in boxes , while the numbers in the row abo ve indicate the position. [...]

149 1 SET This enters the selected Style to the current cursor position, replacing the previous entry , and automatically mo ves the cursor arro w to the next position. 2 INS. (Insert) Inserts the selected Style to the current cursor position, and displaces all other Styles (including the one previously at the cursor position) to the right. Unlike [...]

150 C opying S equence Data This function allo ws y ou to copy the data stored at one Sequence button to another . 1. Call up the Sequence Program function by pressing the SEQUENCE PR OGRAM button, and press the SEQ. (Sequence) button corresponding to the sequence you wish to cop y . 2. From the Sequence Program pages, select the COPY page with the[...]

151 4. A t the prompt, select "OK" to copy , or "Cancel" to abort the operation. S aving the Sequence and Quitting S equence P rogram The edited Sequence is automatically sa ved when y ou quit the Sequence Program function. T o sav e and quit, simply press the SEQUENCE PR OGRAM button in the DISPLA Y SELECT section again. (The b[...]

152 Pla ying All S equences in Order Y ou can also automatically pla y back up to all four Sequences in order , one after the other . T o do this: 1. Press the desired Sequence buttons, making sure that their LEDs are all lit. 2. Press the ST ART button, or press SYNCHR O ST ART and start the Sequence by pla ying the Low er keyboard or Pedalboard. [...]

153 F ootswitc hes and Knee Lever These leg- and foot-operated controls allo w you to turn on and execute v arious performance functions with out taking your hands from th e keyboards. F ootswitches The AR-80 has tw o footswitches on the expression pedal that can be used to control v arious functions. The right footswitch is used for the R egistrat[...]

154 R HYT H M Selection of left footswitch control o ver Style functions . When this is chosen, the following display appears: FOO T SWITCH LEFT P age — Rhythm One of the four A ccompaniment Control functions can be selected. Pressing the footswitch during accompaniment (Style) pla yback executes the selected function. 1 ST OP Functions as an on/[...]

155 GL I DE Selection of footswitch control o ver Glide . Press the footswitch to immediately lo wer the pitch of the selected V oice or V oices by a halfstep, and release it to slo wly return the pitch to normal. When the Glide setting is chosen, the follo wing display appears: FOOT SWIT CH LEFT Page — Glide GLIDE CONTROL 1 V oice Sections The G[...]

156 T R E MOL O This enables footswitch control o ver the Tremolo effect. When TREMOLO is selected here , pressing the footswitch turns the T remolo effect on and off, performing the same function as the TREMOLO button. T o use this function, the Tremolo effect must be properly set. (See page 39 for more information.) FOOT SWIT CH LEFT Page — T r[...]

157 3. Press the knee lever to the right with y our knee when you w ant to hav e sustain. 1 When the knee lev er is folded up, Sustain is applied constantly , as long as the front panel SUST AIN buttons are on. 2 When the knee lev er is vertical, Sustain is off. 3 When the knee lev er is pressed and held to the right, SUST AIN is on. M elody On Cho[...]

158 Lead Slide C ontrol T o select knee lever control o ver Lead Slide: 1. Call up the LEAD V OICE - VIBRA T O Page . T o do this, press the desired Lead V oice button twice (to call up the Lead V oice Condition page), then select the VIBRA TO page with the appropriate Menu button. 2. Make sure that the Slide Time is set to a value other than 0, an[...]

159 A ccessory J ac ks and C ontrols The AR -80 is equipped with various input/output terminals and miscellaneous controls , the functions of which are described belo w . Underside of K eyboard 1 A UX IN jacks (RCA) For connection of another sound source (CD pla yer , tone generator , etc.). The sound is mixed with the sound of the AR -80 and playe[...]

160 Pitc h C ontrols There are tw o ov erall pitch-related controls on the AR -80: Transpose and Pitch. T ranspose allow s you to change th e key of the instrument and Pitch lets y ou finely adjust the tuning. Th ese features make it easy to change th e key of a song to accommodate a v ocalist’s range or to precisely match th e tuning of anoth er[...]

161 TR A N S P O S E Buttons Transpose can also be set from the panel, with the TRANSPOSE ´ / Ï buttons . Press TRANSPOSE Ï to raise the Transpose setting by a half-step, and press TRANSPOSE ´ to lo wer it. The current T ranspose setting is sho wn in the V oice Displa y . Current Transpose setting. HELP DISK ACCOMP . PROGRAM M.O.C./ L.M.SPLIT F[...]

162 MID I MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a w orldwide standard that allow s virtually all modern electronic instruments to communicate with each oth er and control each other’ s functions. For example , you could pla y different sounds on a connected synth esizer from the keyboards of th e AR-80. In anoth er application, a rhythm [...]

163 T o select the MIDI page: Press the PIT CH/MIDI button in the DISPLA Y SELEC T section, and select the MIDI page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. MIDI CONTROL P age 1 MODE Determines the MIDI operating mode of the AR -80. This should be set to match the connected MIDI device to ensure proper MIDI control and response . • Electone Sele[...]

3 INT ./EXT . (Internal/External) • LEAD Determines internal or external control of the Lead V oice . When set to Internal, the Upper keyboard play s the Lead V oice . When this is set to External, a connected MIDI instrument can play the Lead V oice (ov er channel 4). • SYNC. Determines the timing control source , when using external rhythm ma[...]

A ppendix T roubleshooting GENERAL OPERA TION • No sound is produced from the Electone’ s speakers. The plug of the cable from the speaker unit is disconnected. R efer to the separate “ Assembly Instructions,” and reconnect the plug securely . • A cracking noise is sometimes heard. Noise may be produced when either an electrical appliance[...]

• When pla ying a Pedal V oice from the Lo wer K eyboard (using the T o Low er function), pressing the Low er Keyboard’ s Sustain button does not turn on Sustain. Even though the P edal V oice is being play ed from the Low er Keyboard, it is still a P edal V oice; turn the Sustain on with the P edal Sustain button. • The sound is too soft, de[...]

• The accompaniment and/or rh ythm suddenly stops when releasing key s on the Low er keyboard or Pedalboard. Depending on the A.B .C. mode and Memory settings, y ou can stop the accompaniment and/or rhythm b y releasing the keys . (See page 60.) • While an Intro or Ending pattern is automatically pla ying, the Low er K eyboard does not produce [...]

REGISTRA TION MEMOR Y • Certain functions hav e not been memorized to R egistration Memory . Transposition and Pitch control data, among others , cannot be memorized (except as song data). (See page 73.) VOICE EDITING • During V oice editing, the specified V oice isn’t heard, ev en when the keyboard is play ed. The current settings may be pre[...]

169 Ø 0–15, 32–47, 64–71 ********************  Ø   ˛  ˛  ˛   Ø  Ø   ˛  ˛  Ø  ˛ Ø 0–15, 32–47, 64–71 ********************  Ø   ˛  ˛  ˛   Ø  Ø   ˛  ˛ Ø  ˛  (*6) (*5) (F AH, FCH) : T rue number : Song Position : Song Select[...]

170 Ø 0–15 ********************  Ø   ˛  ˛  ˛   Ø  Ø   ˛  ˛  Ø  ˛ Ø 0–127  0–127  Ø   ˛  ˛  ˛   ˛  ˛   ˛  ˛ Ø  ˛  : T rue number : Song Position : Song Select : T une : Clock : Commands : Local On/Off : All Notes Off : Ac[...]

171 Specifications KEYBOARD Keyboards Touch Tone VOICE Tone Generation Voices Voices for Playback Ensemble Organ Variation VOICE CONTROL/EFFECT Volume Feet Pan Brilliance Vibrato Lead Slide Lead Tune Symphonic/Celeste Delay Flanger Reverb Sustain Tremolo VOICE EDIT MELODY ON CHORD LOWER MANUAL SPLIT ACCOMPANIMENT Styles Sections Parts Auto Bass Cho[...]

Index 172 A A.B.C. (Auto Bass Chord) ................................55 Accomp. Part ...................................................51 Accompaniment Control ......................47, 49, 50 Accompaniment Program Drum List ..............126 Accompaniment Program Voice List ..............125 Accompaniment Program ..............................122[...]

173 M M./TO DISK button ..........................................73 M.D.R. (Music Disk Recorder) .........................83 Main A/B ............................................49, 50, 148 Manual Balance .........................................18, 24 Manual Volume ...............................................24 MASTER VOLUME control ..........[...]

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