Yamaha EL-400 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[...]

4 GM (General MIDI System Lev el 1) is an addition to the MIDI standard that ensures that an y GM-compatible music data can be accurately played by any GM-compatible tone generator , re gardless of maker . The GM mark is af fixed to all softw are and hardware products that support the General MIDI standard. XG is a new MIDI format created by Y amah[...]

5 1 Voice Sections 2 Quick Introductory Guide Voice Controls and Effects 3 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 Registration Memory 5 Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) 6 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 Transpose and Pitch Controls 8 MIDI 9 10 11 Accessory Jacks and Controls Appendix T able of Contents Panel Layout .................................[...]

6 REVERB UPPER KE YBOARD VOICE 1 UPPER KE YBOARD VOICE 2 MAX MIN BASIC REGIST. SUSTAIN UPPER ( KNEE ) BAR KEYBOARD PERCUSSION BEAT TEMPO BAR BEAT RHY THM LOWER ( KNEE ) PEDAL SEQ. 1 SEQ. 2 SEQ. 3 SEQ. 4 SYNCHRO START START FILL IN INTRO. ENDING LOWER 1 PEDAL 2 DAT A CONTROL MAX MIN MAX MIN STRINGS BRASS CLARI- NET SAXO- PHONE CHORUS HARMO- NICA 1 O[...]

7 DAT A CONTROL PAGE MASTER VOLUME VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A.B.C. M.O.C. FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT PITCH MIDI TREMOLO (FAST) DISPLAY SELECT MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMA T TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY POWER D. 8 7 6 5 LCD [...]

8 LCD Display/Display Select DA TA CONTROL DA TA CONTROL P AGE VOICE DISPLA Y EFFECT SET A.B.C. M.O.C. FOOT SW . REGIST . SHIFT PITCH MIDI TREMOLO (F AST) DISPL A Y SELECT ¨⁄Strings1ÎViolin1 ⁄ Ò⁄Strings1∏⁄ContBs.1 DATA CONTROL Buttons (page 14) TREMOLO (FAST) Button (page 43) PITCH/MIDI Button (page 105) REGIST. SHIFT Button (page 68) [...]

9 Main Features 1 Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) and FM (Frequency Modulation) 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/FM voices using the touch response function. 2 Wide Variety of High[...]

10 1 Quick Introductor y Guide 1 Getting Started 1 Plug the power cord in to an appropriate electrical outlet. Only use the voltage specified as correct for the Electone. The required voltage is printed on the name plate of the Electone. Yamaha products are manufactured specifically for the supply voltage in the area where they are to be sold. If y[...]

11 Quick Introductory Guide 1 BASIC REGIST. 3 Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which affects the volume of the entire instrument. MASTER VOLUME 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 pedal to change th[...]

12 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Setting Registration Shift/F ootswitch /Knee Le ver Registration Set-up Select the v oice (V oice Menu) Finely adjust the v oice (V oice Condition) Add effects (Effect Set) Add reverb Select the rhythm (Rhythm Men u) Finely adjust the rh ythm (Rhythm Condition) Select the keyboar d to play * The Controls and Effects ma[...]

13 Quick Introductory Guide 1 4 LCD DISPLAY This section introduces y ou the conv enient control functions of the LCD display . The LCD display lets y ou see at a glance the current settings and pro vides easy-to-understand graphic repr esentation of all parameters. Selecting a voice/rhythm 1 Press the panel voice/rhythm button which you want to us[...]

14 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Function of the Data Control Buttons DA T A CONTROL DA TA CONTROL Strings1 Strings2 Pizz.Strs Syn.Strs1 1 1 DA T A CONTROL DA TA CONTROL VOL.:24 PAN:C ¨1¤ BRIL.: 0 REVERB:24 2 2 DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL EFFECT:SYMPHONIC ¨1‹ ”SYMPHONIC ’CELESTE 3 3 DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL <R.SHIFT>[INS][DEL]¤ [...]

15 Quick Introductory Guide 1 ● Selecting voices or setting up the Voice Condition ● Selecting rhythms or setting up the Rhythm Condition ● Setting the Reverb effect ● Setting the Sustain ● Setting the User Keyboard Percussion 1. To call up the LCD display 1) Pressing Panel Buttons ● Displaying Voice Display (Manual Balance) ● Setting[...]

16 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Language on the LCD LCD display can be shown in two languages, English and Japanese. How to select the langua ge: 1. Press the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The page 1 will be displayed. VOICE DISPLA Y EFFECT SET A.B.C. M.O.C. FOOT SW . REGIST . SHIFT PITCH MIDI TREMOLO (F AST) DISPL A Y SELECT DA[...]

Voice Sections 2 17 2 V oice Sections The EL-400 features 173 differ ent high quality A WM/FM voices. Each of the A WM/FM voices can be used on the Upper keyboard, Lower k eyboard and Pedalboard. There are thr ee voice sections f or the Upper keyboard, two voice sections f or the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard, r espectively . Each voice section can[...]

18 V oice Sections 2 (page 2) DA T A CONTROL D A TA CONTROL ¨¤Strings1 M.BAL: 0¤ Ò¤Strings1∏¤ContBs.1 P AGE UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 Volume Balance between UPPER and LOWER (Page 20) LOWER KEYBO ARD V OICE 2 PED AL VOICE 2 NOTE: For more information on the volume balance between the Upper Keyboard and the Lower Keyboard see page 20. Y ou can s[...]

Voice Sections 2 19 2 Press one of the Data Control buttons that corresponds to the voice you wish to select. (Pop Organ 1, in this case) DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL Organ1 JazzOrgan1 PopOrgan1 Accordion The first letter of the selected voice/rhythm will start blinking. You have selected Pop Organ 1 for the Upper Keyboard Voice 1. 3 If you wish t[...]

20 V oice Sections 2 5 Now select voices for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard as you did for the Upper keyboard above. Also set the volumes of the voices. 6 Adjust the volume balance between the Upper and Lower Voices with the Balance Control provided on the Voice Display. T o adjust the volume balance: 1. Press the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DIS[...]

Voice Sections 2 21 About TO LOWER - Playing (Upper) Lead Voice and Pedal Voice 1/2 from the Lower keyboard: When the TO LOWER button is turned on, the Lead voices and Pedal voices cannot be played on the Upper keyboard and Pedalboard, respectively. 3 Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons The EL-400 has a wide variety of voices fr om which y ou [...]

22 V oice Sections 2 ● For having three different voices from the same Voice Menu page available for selection in the same song. For example, you can assign one of the voices to a dotted button in the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 section, the second voice to the other dotted button in the same section, and the third one on the Voice Menu. ● Optional [...]

Voice Sections 2 23 Strings1 Strings2 Pizz.Strs Syn.Strs1 Violin1 Violin2 Cello PizzViolin ContBass1 ContBass2 Pizz.Bass UprghtBass Brass1 Brass2 Brass3 Syn.Brass1 Horn1 Horn2 Horn3 Huted Horn Trumpet1 Trumpet2 Trombone1 Muted Trp Tuba Timpani Timp.Roll Flute1 Piccolo Recorder Whistle Oboe1 Oboe2 Bassoon1 EnglshHorn STRINGS Upper/Lower CONTRABASS P[...]

24 V oice Sections 2 Organ1 JazzOrgan1 PopOrgan1 Accordion ORGAN Upper/Lower Org.Bass1 Org.Bass2 Org.Bass3 Org.Bass4 ORGAN BASS Pedal Piano1 E.Piano1 E.Piano2 Harpsi. PIANO Upper/Lower Guitar1 Guitar2 ElecGtr.1 Harp GUITAR Upper/Lower Vibrphone Glocken. Marimba Syn.Chime VIBRAPHONE Upper/Lower ElecBass1 ElecBass2 Syn.Bass1 Syn.Bass2 ELECTRIC BASS P[...]

Voice Sections 2 25 Details on All Voices 1. Upper/Lower ● 01: Strings 1 8' - Large strings ensemble. STRINGS ● 02: Strings 2 8' - Relatively small strings ensemble for contemporary music. 03: Strings 3 8' - Small strings ensemble. 04: Strings 4 8' - Having specific harmonics for layering other voices. 05: Strings 5 8' [...]

26 V oice Sections 2 9. Lead ● 01: Oboe 1 8' - Softer oboe. OBOE ● 02: Oboe 2 8' - Rounder tone with characteristic tonguing. For fast phrases. ● 03: English Horn 8' - Cor Anglais. ● 04: Bassoon 1 U16'/L8' - For legato playing. 05: Bassoon 2 U16'/L8' - For staccato playing. 10. Upper/Lower ● 01: Clarinet[...]

Voice Sections 2 27 18. Upper/Lower ● 01: Guitar 1 U16'/L8' - Folk guitar. Steel string. GUITAR ● 02: Guitar 2 U16'/L8' - Acoustic jazz guitar. Tone varies depending on the touch. 03: Guitar 3 U16'/L8' - Classic guitar. Suitable to backing for bossanova. 04: 12Str. Guitar U16/L8 - 12-string classic guitar with gorg[...]

28 V oice Controls and Effects 3 3 V oice Controls and Effects The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound of the v oices: V oice Controls and Effects. Certain effects may ha ve been applied to some of the v oices, but can be modif ied as y ou like. All built-in effects are digital. The chart be[...]

V oice Controls and Effects 3 29 1 Selecting from Voice Condition Pages T o call up the V oice Condition P ages: Choose a voice on the panel, then press that v oice ’ s panel button again. The V oice Condition Choose a voice on page appears on the LCD display . MAX MIN VIOLIN FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUM- PET TO LOWER LE AD VOICE Each voice group ’ s V oi[...]

30 V oice Controls and Effects 3 1 -2 AFTER Touch Controls volume and timbre according to the pressure you apply to the keys after playing them. The harder you strike the keys, the greater the volume and the brighter the timbre will become. Higher settings make the change wider. Range: 0 - 14 NOTE: Generally, After Touch has no effect on percussive[...]

V oice Controls and Effects 3 31 Voice Condition [PAGE 3] Press the Page b uttons to select P AGE 3. DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL EFFECT:PRESET Î ‹ PRESET OFF TREMOLO SYMPHONIC DELAY FLANGER DISTORTION P AGE 1 1 -1 1 -2 1 -3 1 -4 1 -5 1 -6 1 -7 1 Effect Determines the effect type applied to each v oice section. Each press of top left F Data Con[...]

32 V oice Controls and Effects 3 Voice Condition [PAGE 4] Press the Page b uttons to select P A GE 4. DA T A CONTROL D A TA CONTROL VIB:PRESET Î › P AGE 1 -1 DA T A CONTROL D A TA CONTROL VIB:USER DEPTH: 0Î › DELAY: 0 SPEED: 0 1 -3 1 -2 1 -4 1 Vibrato V ibrato function vibrates the voices to create softer image. Applied to each v oice group. [...]

V oice Controls and Effects 3 33 Voice Condition [PAGE 5] Press the Page b uttons to select P AGE 5. DA T A CONTROL D A T A CONTR OL TUNE: 0 Î fi SLIDE:OFF S.TIME: 0 1 2 -1 2 -2 P AGE 1 Tune Determines the pitch of the Lead voice. This control lets you detune the Lead voice relati ve to the other voices of the Electone, for producing a richer sou[...]

34 V oice Controls and Effects 3 DA T A CONTROL D A TA CONTROL EFFECT:PRESET ¨1 PRESET OFF TREMOLO SYMPHONIC DELAY FLANGER DISTORTION P AGE 1 2 3 4 5 Selecting V oice Group Y ou can select the voice section to which the ef fect should be applied, by pressing the Page b uttons. The acronyms indicate each v oice group. ¨1 : Upper Keyboard V oice 1 [...]

V oice Controls and Effects 3 35 3 Delay Delay is a pronounced echo effect, with distinct delayed repeats of the original sound. Independently applied to each voice section. Time Adjusts the delay interval using TIME parameter Adjust the number of repeated sounds using FEEDBACK par ameter Signal Delay ed Signal Adjusts the lev el balance using BALA[...]

36 V oice Controls and Effects 3 3 -4 Balance Determines the volume of the delay effect, relative to the original sound. Higher settings produce a louder delay. DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL EFFECT:DELAY ¨1 ÚÆBAL.----60.6% Range: 0% - 100% 3 -5 Mode Selects the delay type from Mono, ST (Stereo) 1, 2, 3. Selecting one of the Stereo Delays produce[...]

V oice Controls and Effects 3 37 4 Flanger Flanger introduces a swirling, animated modulation effect to the sound. Independently applied to each voice section. Flanger Effect Time Signal Changes the pitch using SPEED parameter Intensifies the pitch change using FEEDBACK parameter Sets the depth using DEPTH parameter DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL EF[...]

38 V oice Controls and Effects 3 5 Distortion Distortion adds a distorted image to the sounds usually found in electric guitars. Independently applied to each v oice section. Distortion Effect Signal Determines the depth using LEVEL parameter Changes the timbre using HIP ASS parameter DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL EFFECT:DISTORTION ¨1 ÚÆLEVEL---[...]

V oice Controls and Effects 3 39 3 Selecting from the Panel Rev erb, Sustain and T remolo/Chorus pages ar e called up by pressing the respectiv e panel buttons. 1 Reverb Rev erb adds an echo-like ef fect to the sound, giving the impression of a performance in a large room or concert hall. Re v erb effect can be applied to the entire system or to ea[...]

40 V oice Controls and Effects 3 2 Sustain The Sustain ef fect, selectable for the Upper , Lower and Pedal v oices, causes v oices to gradually fade out when the ke ys are released. The sustain on/of f and sustain length settings are independent for each ke yboard, providing maximum expressi ve control. Press one of the SUST AIN buttons, located to[...]

V oice Controls and Effects 3 41 3 Tremolo/Chorus T remolo recreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker ef fect. Just as with a con ventional rotating speak er , you can switch between slo w and fast speeds. And like a motor-dri ven speaker , the characteristic tremolo effect gradually changes speed after it is switched. Y ou [...]

42 V oice Controls and Effects 3 1) Turning on the Tremolo effect (set to standby): Y ou cannot use the T remolo effect only by turning on the TREMOLO (F AST) b utton. First, you need to turn the effect on in the desired v oice section(s). Independently applied to each v oice section. Select (turn on) T remolo 1 Press the desired voice button on th[...]

V oice Controls and Effects 3 43 2) Setting the Tremolo Effect T remolo setting made here are global; in other words, the y are applied the same to all voices for which T remolo has been turned on (set to standby). T o turn on the T remolo effect and call up the T remolo Control page: Press the TREMOLO (F AST) button in the DISPLA Y SELECT section.[...]

44 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 NOTE: The chord/bass patterns matching with the designated rhythm will be selected automatically when the A.B.C. function is turned on. (Refer to the Auto Bass Chord section, page 51, for details on Auto Bass Chord and Memory.) NOTE: In addition to 10 different rhythm styles, four types of metronome sounds, simple metr[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 45 3 Turn the rhythm on. You can use one of three buttons to turn on the rhythm: R HY THM SYNCHRO ST ART ST ART FILL IN INTRO. ENDING 1 2 3 1 START This button does as its name indicates; the rh ythm begins as soon as the button is pressed. T o stop the rhythm, press this button again. 2 SYNCHRO START This button puts the[...]

46 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 5 Set the rhythm tempo using the T empo dial in the rhythm section. 1 2 (TEMPO Display: shows current tempo) BAR BE A T TEMPO BAR BE A T 1 TEMPO Dial For adjusting the speed of the rhythm. T urn the dial clockwise to increase the tempo, and counterclockwise to decrease it. 2 TEMPO Display (BAR/BEAT Indicator) Shows the[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 47 2 Rhythm Condition Pages The Rhythm Condition includes the f ollowing two pages: the Rhythm Condition page used to adjust the rhythms and the Instrument page used to make up each drum/percussion instrument, each of which comprises the rhythms and is playable using the K eyboard Per cussion function. T o select the Rhyt[...]

48 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 Rhythm Condition [PAGE 2] DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL ACC.VOL.: 0 ”ON’OFF¤ ACC.REV.:24 TYPE:1 The settings related to Accompaniment are av ailable on this page. See page 53 for the details. 3 Dotted Buttons and User Rhythms The Rhythm section also has, lik e the voice sections, dotted b uttons from which rhythms[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 49 3 Select the desired rhythm using the Data Control buttons. DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL <SWING> ‚‹ 07:JazzBallad 2) To call up the User rhythms: Y ou can call up the rhythms created by the other Electone that has Rhythm Pattern Programming function and those on optional P attern Disks. 1 Press Page buttons [...]

50 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 March1 Polka1 Country1 Broadway Waltz1 Waltz2 J.Waltz1 Bolero Swing1 Swing2 J.Ballad Dixieland1 Bounce1 Bounce2 Reggae1 Reggae2 SlowRock1 SlowRock2 SlowRock3 Tango1 Tango2 Tango3 ChaCha Rhumba Beguine Mambo Samba1 Samba2 Bossa.1 Bossa.2 8Beat1 8Beat2 DancePop1 DancePop2 MARCH SWING SLOW ROCK 8 BEAT WALTZ BOUNCE TANGO L[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 51 5 Automatic Accompaniment - Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) The A uto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function w orks with the Rh ythm section of the Electone to automatically produce chord and bass accompaniment as y ou play . There ar e thr ee modes to obtain A utomatic Accompaniment patterns. To select the A.B.C. function: Press the A[...]

52 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 2 Memory When you start a rhythm with this memory function on, A.B.C. automatic accompaniment keeps playing e ven after you release your f ingers from the Lo wer keyboard. 2 -1 Lower Use the bottom right E Data Control button to turn on the Lo wer keyboard Memory function (Solid box indicates the function is effecti ve[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 53 3) Chords Recognized in the Fingered Chord Mode (Ke y of C) C Cm C7 Cm7 Cmaj7 C+5 Cm maj7 C7+5 Cdim C7sus4 C-5 Cm7-5 C7-5 C6 Cm6 6 Accompaniment Controls The Accompaniment function described in this section is independent of the A.B.C. accompaniment. When rh ythms are used, A.B.C. provides rhythmical chords and bass, w[...]

54 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 2 Press the Page buttons to select PAGE 2. DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL ACC.VOL.: 0 ”ON’OFF¤ ACC.REV.:24 TYPE:1 P AGE Rhythm Condition [PAGE 2] DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL ACC.VOL.: 0 ”ON’OFF¤ ACC.REV.:24 TYPE:1 12 3 4 1 ACCOMPANIMENT Determines the volume of the Accompaniment. Range: 0 - 24 2 On/Off On/of[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 55 7 Preset/User Keyboard Percussion The keyboard P ercussion function featur es a total of 120 different drum and percussion sounds, playable fr om the keyboards and pedalboard. The Keyboard P ercussion has two differ ent modes, Preset and User . Preset Keyboard P ercussion lets you play 43 differ ent sounds from the Low[...]

56 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 H a n d C la p A g o g o H ig h A g o g o L o w W o o d B lo c k H ig h W o o d B lo c k L o w C o w b e ll 1 T r ia n g le O p e n T r ia n g le C lo s e d S n a r e D r u m R o ll O r c h e s tr a S n a r e D r u m T o m 1 T o m 2 T o m 3 S n a r e B r u s h S h o t 1 S n a r e B r u s h R o ll S y n th . T o m 1 S y[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 57 2) To use the User Keyboard Percussion: A total of 120 different drum and percussion sounds can be assigned to an y ke y or pedal, and your original setups can be sav ed to eight memory locations: User 1 through User 8. (For this example, use User1) 1 Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing the LOWER/1 but[...]

58 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 3 Press the Page buttons to select PAGE 2. The page 2 allows you to assign the instruments to each key/ pedalboard. DA T A CONTROL D A T A CONTR OL ‚⁄CYMBAL [SET] ¤ 01:Crash Cym1[CLEAR] 13 2 4 P AGE 1 Group Lets you select the percussion group you want using the top left Data Control buttons. The percussion groups[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 59 Category LCD 01 CYMBAL 01:Crash Cym1 02:Crash Cym2 03:CrashCym M 04:Ride Cym1 05:Ride Cym2 06:RideCymCup 07:Orch.Cym1 08:Orch.Cym2 09:Orch.Cym M 10:Cym March 11:Cym BrShot 12:T am-T am 02 HI-HA T 01:HH Open 02:HH Close 03:HH P edal1 04:HH P edal2 05:AnalogHH O 06:AnalogHH C 03 SNARE DRUM 01:SD Light 02:SD Heavy 03:SD R[...]

60 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 4 To assign an instrument to a particular key or pedal: Simultaneously hold down the Data Control button corresponding to [Set] and press the key (or pedal) to which the instrument is to be assigned. The currently displayed instrument will be assigned to the key you press down as a part of User 1. DA T A CONTROL ‚fl[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 61 3) Other User Keyboard Percussion Functions Additional operations in the User mode include copying of Lo wer/Pedal Preset Ke yboard Percussion to one of the Users, and copying from one User location to another . T o copy the Lower Preset K eyboard P ercussion to one of the Users: The following operation allows you to c[...]

62 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 5. Press any of the bottom left Data Control buttons (corresponding to [Copy] in the display) to copy the data. When [Copy] is selected, a ‘ Completed ’ message momentarily appears on the display. Press any of the bottom right Data Control b uttons (corresponding to [Cancel] in the display) to abort the operation. [...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 63 4. Select the User number from which you want to copy using the top left Data Control buttons. DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL ≥ ÚÆUSER1 Copy? ≥ ≥ [COPY] [CANCEL]≥ In this case, the destination User number will not be displayed as the source number , or selectable on the display . 5. Press any of the bottom lef[...]

64 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 M.O.C. [PAGE 2] DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL <MOC> ¤ MODE:OFF ’KNEE OFF 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 6 1 P AGE 1 Mode Y ou can select one of three automatic accompaniment functions here. Each press of bottom left F Data Control b utton selects Off, 1, 2 and 3, in order . Each press of bottom left E Data Control b utton sele[...]

Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 65 About the Rhythm Sequence Rhythm Sequence is built up with various different rhythm patterns, and can be programmed by the other Electone such as EL-700 and EL-500. The EL-400 doesn ’ t have Rhythm Sequence function, but it can read and load the rhythm sequence data recorded on the MDR (a floppy disk) to its four SEQ[...]

66 Registration Memor y 5 5 Registration Memor y Registration Memory allows y ou to store virtually all the settings y ou make on the panel and LCD, pr oviding a con venient way to instantly change all v oice settings and rhythms while y ou ’ re playing, with the simple touch of a single button on the Registration Memory panel. The buttons ar e c[...]

Registration Memor y 5 67 <SONG NAME> ⁄ 01: 2 Selecting Registrations Simply press the number ed b utton that corresponds to the r egistration you wish to select. Using the D (Disable) button: Rhythm and automatic accompaniment patterns also change when you select different Registration Memory buttons. Pressing the D (Disable) button allows[...]

68 Registration Memor y 5 3 While holding down the RECORD button on the M.D.R., press the M (Memory) button in Registration Memory. MUSIC DISK RECOR DER P AUSE STOP PLA Y SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMA T TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY D. 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 M.[...]

Registration Memor y 5 69 1 Off T urns of f the Registration Shift assignment. DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL <R.SHIFT> MODE:OFF 2 Shift Selects the Shift mode. In the Shift mode, each press of the Right Footswitch selects the Registration Memory presets in their numerical order . The numbered buttons light up as the y are selected. DA T A CON[...]

70 Registration Memor y 5 4 User Selects the User mode. In the User mode, each press of the Right F ootswitch selects registrations according to the order you specify . 1. When you select the User mode, the Shift End selector function, how the Registration Shift function acts when it reaches to the end, will be added to the right side of the displa[...]

Registration Memor y 5 71 2 Data (Data Controls) The pair of the top right Data Control b uttons is used to enter or delete registration numbers in the re gistration ro w . Move the cursor to the desired position and edit the re gistration data. 2 -1 [INS] Insert For initially entering a re gistration or inserting a registration number just before [...]

72 Registration Memor y 5 Resetting the Electone to the Factory Preset (Power On Reset) All current settings including Registration Memories can be deleted at once by using the Power On Reset function. 1. Turn off the power. 2. While holding down the top left Data Control button, turn the power back on. DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL POWER Be carefu[...]

73 Music Disk Recorde r 6 6 Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) lets y ou store the registration data and load back to the Electone as well as record y our perf ormance and play back the data. Moreo ver , the M.D.R. allo ws you to execute song copy operation and play back commercially a vailable XG song data. 1 Precautions[...]

74 Music Disk Recorde r 6 Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head ● This instrument employs a precision read/write magnetic head. The magnetic head will pick up a layer of magnetic particles from the disks for an extended period of time. The stained magnetic head will eventually cause read and write errors. ● To maintain the disk drive in optim[...]

75 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLA Y SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLA Y SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER U[...]

76 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPE[...]

77 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPE[...]

78 Music Disk Recorde r 6 Outline of M.D.R. Operation Though the M.D.R. is as easy to operate as a cassette tape recorder, it is far move versatile. Since it records all Electone settings and control movements as well as the notes you play as digital data, it allows you much more flexibility and control than even the most sophisticated tape recorde[...]

79 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY 2) To record each part separately: Y ou can also record the parts of your performance independently; for example, f irst recording [...]

80 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPP[...]

81 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY 8 Press the CUSTOM PLAY button to start recording of the new part or parts (Upper part). Playback of the previously recorded parts [...]

82 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPE[...]

83 Music Disk Recorde r 6 5 Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) The registrations (and b ulk data) recorded to song numbers in the above operation can be loaded back to the Electone by simply selecting the appropriate song number and pr essing the PLA Y button. When the operation has been completed, the M.D .R. returns to STOP status. [...]

84 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPP[...]

85 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPP[...]

86 Music Disk Recorde r 6 About XG The EL-400 allows you to play back the commercially available XG song data using the M.D.R. Also, the XG Easy Converter function of the EL-400 lets you convert the data to the XG compatible data. NOTE: The XG song data created with EL-400 conforms to the SMF format 0 or 1. Playing back the XG Song Data This functi[...]

87 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLA Y SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY XG Easy Converter This function allows you to convert the EL-400 song data to the XG format data. You can then play back the data[...]

88 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPE[...]

89 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPP[...]

90 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPP[...]

91 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPE[...]

92 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLA Y FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UP[...]

93 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLA Y SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEA T SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER P AUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPE[...]

94 Music Disk Recorde r 6 P AUSE RECORD PLA Y SHIFT ( LEAD ) REM.MEM. ( K.PERC. ) ( LEAD ) ( K.PERC. ) 9) Checking the Remaining Memory Y ou can check the amount of memory av ailable for additional recording in a disk by pressing P A USE button while holding do wn SHIFT button. The amount of av ailable memory will be displayed on the LED. The maxim[...]

95 Music Disk Recorde r 6 5 If you want to save the current voice to a User Voice space, select the “ SAVE ” (Top right Data Control buttons) with the corresponding Data Control buttons. The following display appears. DA T A CONTROL D A T A CONTR OL ≥ ÚÆSave to USER1 ≥ ≥ [SAVE] [CANCEL]≥ Selects the destination (User Voice) number Exe[...]

96 Music Disk Recorde r 6 4 If you want to save the current pattern to a User Rhythm space, select the “ SAVE ” with the corresponding Data Control buttons. The following display appears. DA T A CONTROL DA T A CONTROL ≥ ÚÆSave to USER1-A≥ ≥ [SAVE] [CANCEL]≥ Selects the destination (User Rhythm) number Execute save 5 Select the User nu[...]

97 Music Disk Recorde r 6 Messages on the M.D .R. LED Displa y Display Description of the Messages No disk is installed. Install a disk. 1) The installed disk is write-protected, so the Record, Song Cop y , and Song Delete jobs cannot be performed.Set the disk ’ s Write-protect tab (page 74) to OFF . 2) If you are using a copy-protected playback-[...]

98 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 7 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 1 Footswitch The Electone has two F ootswitches on the main expression pedal that can be used to control v arious functions. The Right F ootswitch is used f or the Registration Shift function. (See page 68 f or the details of the Registration Shift fu[...]

99 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 2 Rhythms Selection of Left Footswitch control o ver rhythm functions. When this is chosen, the follo wing items appear at the bottom of the display: DA T A CONTROL D A T A CONTROL <FOOT.SW>MODE:RHYTHM ”STOP ’ENDING ’FILL 2 -1 2 -2 2 -3 2 -1 Stop Functions as an on/of f switch for the r[...]

100 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 3 -1 Upper 1, 2, Lower 1, 2, Lead The Glide function can be applied to any or all of the v oice sections shown in the display: Upper 1 and 2, Lead, Lo wer 1 and 2. Select the desired voice section(s). 3 -2 Time Determines the speed of the Glide function, or in other words, ho w gradually the pitch[...]

101 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 2 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 and Lead Slide effect. 1) Sustain 1 Make sure that the Upper and/or Lower Sustain effect panel controls have been turned on; otherwise the Knee [...]

102 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 2) Melody On Chord 1 Press the A.B.C./M.O.C. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The A.B.C. page appears. Press the Page buttons to select Page 2. VOICE DISPLA Y EFFECT SET A.B.C. M.O.C. FOOT SW . REGIST . SHIFT PITCH MIDI TREMOLO (F AST) DISPL A Y SELECT 2 Then set the KNEE control to “ on, ?[...]

103 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 3 Expression Pedal Y ou can choose the function of the Expression P edal from three settings. 1 Press the PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. Transpose/Pitch function, the first page, will be displayed. VOICE DISPLA Y EFFECT SET A.B.C. M.O.C. FOOT SW . REGIST . SHIFT PITCH MIDI TREMOL[...]

104 T ranspose and Pitch Controls 8 8 T ranspose and Pitch Controls There ar e two pitch-r elated controls on the Electone: T ranspose and Pitch. T ranspose allows y ou to change the key of the instrument and Pitch lets y ou f inely adjust the tuning. These features make it easy to change the k ey of a song to accommodate a vocalist ’ s range or [...]

105 MIDI 9 9 MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a kind of communication system f or electr onic musical instruments. It is built into most e very moder n digital musical instrument and allows differ ent instruments to “ talk ” to each other and control each other ’ s functions. For example, the Upper keyboard of y our Electon[...]

106 MIDI 9 Receive Channels When using another MIDI device to play the Electone ’ s voices, you must set the MIDI transmit channel(s) of the connected device to match the receive channel(s) of the Electone. The MIDI receive channels of the Electone are fixed to the following values: Upper Keyboard: 1 Lower Keyboard: 2 Pdalboard: 3 MIDI IN Page DA[...]

107 Accessor y Jacks and Controls 10 10 Accessor y Jacks and Controls On the underside of the Electone keyboard is a separate panel equipped with various input/output terminals and miscellaneous controls, the functions of which ar e described below . HEADP HONES AUX. OUT RL RHYTHM IN RL HOST SELECT MIDI TO HOST Mac PC - 1 PC - 2 OUT IN MIDI 2 -1 2 [...]

108 Appendix 11 11 Appendix MIDI On the right underside of the Electone k eyboard you will f ind the MIDI IN/ OUT jacks and TO HOST terminal. MIDI is an acr onym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electr onic musical instruments to communicate with each other , by sending and recei ving MIDI messages. If your Electon[...]

109 Appendix 11 Using MIDI IN/OUT jacks MIDI Interface MIDI OUT MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI IN PC MIDI OUT MIDI IN EL-400 HOST SELECT Mac PC-1 PC-2 MIDI HOST SELECT Mac PC-1 PC-2 MIDI HOST SELECT Mac PC-1 PC-2 MIDI MIDI IN MIDI OUT MIDI Keyboard EL-400 EL-400 MU80 etc. MUSIC SYNTHESIZER REALTIME CONTROL EXTENDED SYNTHESIS Controls an external device usin[...]

110 Appendix 11 The MIDI Messages of the EL-400 The MIDI messages can be di vided into two groups: the Channel Messages and System Messages. The Channel Messages are the data related to the performance on the ke yboard for a specific channel. Each time you play the ke yboard on the EL-400, the channel messages, which ke ys are played and how hard t[...]

111 Appendix 11 System Messages System Exclusive Messa ges System Exclusi ve messages are used to exchange the system and v oice/ registration data. These allow you to e xecute b ulk dump operation, sending and receiving all the data of the EL-400 including re gistrations to and from an external de vice. This is especially useful for you to build u[...]

112 Appendix 11 Send the Registration Data from your PC to the EL-400 and Change the Registration Memory Buttons Send the data stored in the PC back to your Electone. Also, select a Registration Memory b utton and then play the upper keyboard using PC. Receiving the Registration Data 1 Send the Request-to-Receive all RAM message, “ F0, 43, 70, 70[...]

113 Appendix 11 Use the EL-400 as an XG Tone Generator Y ou can also use the EL-400 as an XG tone generator since the EL-400 is compatible with the XG format. Y ou can play back the commercially av ailable XG song data with the Electone ’ s M.D.R., and also play them using an external sequencer (or sequencing software) and the internal XG tone ge[...]

114 Appendix 11 MIDI Data Format 1. Channel Messages 1.1 EL Mode Code (Hexadecimal) Function Transmit Receive Remarks 8n,nn,00-7F Note Off ˛ 1ch UK ˛ 2ch LK ˛ 3ch PK ˛ (4ch)* LEAD ˛ 5-14ch XG ˛ 15ch Keyboard Percussion 9n,nn,00 Note Off (1ch)* 1ch UK 9n,nn,01-7F Note On (2ch)* 2ch LK (3ch)* 3ch PK (note on transmit velocity=50H) ˛ (4ch)* LEA[...]

115 Appendix 11 Code (Hexadecimal) Function Transmit Receive Remarks Cn,nn Program Change ˛ 1ch UK ˛ 2ch LK ˛ 3ch PK ˛ 5-14ch XG 16ch 16ch Control Dn,00-7F After Touch (1ch)* 1ch UK (2ch)* 2ch LK ˛ 3ch PK (4ch)* LEAD 5-14ch XG En,00-7F,00-7F Pitch Bend ˛ 5-14ch XG * Can be changed in the MIDI settings. 1.2 XG Mode Code (Hexadecimal) Function [...]

116 Appendix 11 Code (Hexadecimal) Function Transmit Receive Remarks Bn,78,00 All Sounds Off ˛ 1-16ch Bn,79,00 Reset All Controllers Bn,7B,00 All Note Off Bn,7C,00 Omni Off Bn,7D,00 Omni On Bn,7E,00 Mono Bn,7F,00 Poly Cn,00-7F Program Change 16ch Control 1-16ch Dn,00-7F After Touch (1ch)* UK (2ch)* LK ˛P K 1-16ch En,00-7F,00-7F Pitch Bend ˛ 1-16[...]

117 Appendix 11 Electone Exclusive Code (Hexadecimal) Message Transmit Receive F0,43,70,70,00,...(Data)...F7 Bulk Dump Data ˛ Ø 78 ØØ ID ˛Ø F0,43,70,ID,00,F7 Model ID Data Ø ˛ F0,43,70,70,nn(*1),F7 Request-to-Send Data ˛ Ø 78 ˛Ø ID ˛Ø F0,43,70,70,nn(*2),F7 Request-to-Receive Data ˛ Ø 78 ˛Ø ID ˛Ø F0,43,70,70,01,...(Data)...F7 Req[...]

118 Appendix 11 *4 Switch Codes Selectors Code Switch Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Remarks 02 UK Voice 1 Ø [00-0D] Ø [00-0D] Switch Number 03 LK Voice 1 Ø [00-0D] Ø [00-0D] Switch Number 04 UK Voice 2 Ø [00-01] Ø [00-0D] Switch Number 05 LK Voice 2 Ø [00-01] Ø [00-0D] Switch Number 06 LEAD Voice Ø [00-04] Ø [00-04] Switch Number 07 [...]

119 Appendix 11 Sustain Code Switch Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Remarks 50 Upper Keyboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:OFF,01:ON 51 Lower Keyboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:OFF,01:ON 52 Pedalboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:OFF,01:ON Ke yboard Percussion Code Switch Transmit Tx Range Receive Rx Range Remarks 5B Lower Keyboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] [...]

120 Appendix 11 Ø Ø ˛ ˛ Ø ˛ Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø ˛ Ø Ø Ø ˛ Ø 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 04, 06, 07 04 0[...]

121 Appendix 11 Ø ˛ ˛ Ø Ø Ø Ø 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 00-04, 06, 07 3F 40-42 48-4A 50 58-5B 60-62 68-69 1 1 1 1 1,2 1 1 00-05 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F 00-7F Effect Select Rev erb T remolo Symphonic Delay Flanger Distortion 00:Preset 01:[...]

122 Appendix 11 Rhythm Sequence 03 00:OFF 01:ON Rhythm Sequence P arameters ˛ 01 00-03 1 00-01 [00] [01] Ø [00] [01-7F] Parameter Content T ransmit Tx Range Rx Range Remarks Receive Address Size Data 00:T ype1 01:T ype2 02:T ype3 03:T ype4 00:OFF 01:MUTE 00:MIN 7F:MAX 00:MIN 7F:MAX 00:OFF 01:SingleFinger 02:Fingerd 03:CustomABC 00:OFF 01:ON 00:OF[...]

123 Appendix 11 00-01 00-01 3A-46 00-0B 00-03 3C-4F 00-04 34-4C 00-01 00-01 Address Size Data Overall System Parameter s Effect P arameters (Overall) ˛ ˛ Ø ˛ Ø Ø Ø Ø ˛ ˛ Ø Ø ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 09 0A 40-42 48-4A 50 58-5B 60-62[...]

124 Appendix 11 Transmit Function Receive Remarks Basic Channel Note Number Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Program Change System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Messages Notes Mode Default Changed Note ON Note OFF Key's Ch's 0, 32 1, 5, 7, 10 4 6, 38 11 96, 97 64-67 71-74 84, 91, 93, 94 98-99, 100-101 120, 121[...]

125 Appendix 11 0, 32 1, 5, 7, 10 4 6, 38 11 96, 97 64-67 71-74 84, 91, 93, 94 98-99, 100-101 120, 121 True Voice 1, 2, 3, 16 1-16 Ø 9nH, v=1-127 Ø 9nH, v=0 ˛ Ø ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ Ø ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ Ø 0-15 , 112-116 ************************ ˛ ˛ ˛ Ø Ø ˛ ˛ Ø ˛ *11 The same as the one in the EL Mode Mode3 ˛ ************************ 36-96 ***[...]

126 Appendix 11 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution GENERAL OPERATION A cracking noise is sometimes heard. Noise may be produced when either an electrical appliance is turned on or off, or an electric power tool (such as drill) is used in the proximity of the Electone. If this occurs, plug the Electone into an electrical outlet loca[...]

127 Appendix 11 Problem Possible Cause and Solution VOICES/RHYTHMS The volume of Upper keyboard is louder than that Manual Balance is wrongly set to the either side, Upper or Lower. Open the of Lower keyboard, or vice versa. Voice Display by pressing the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section, and select page 2 to display the Manual Bal[...]

128 Appendix 11 Problem Possible Cause and Solution Registration Memory Certain functions have not been memorized to Some functions will not be memorized. Registration Memory. (See page 66 for more information.) An error occurs and the registration data is not Your operation may be wrong or the Write-protect tab of the floppy disk is set recorded t[...]

129 Appendix 11 EL-400 Specifications KEYBOARD Upper: 49 keys (C – C), Lower: 49 keys (C – C), Pedal: 20 keys (C – G) Touch Tone Initial Touch Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal (Available only when it is played by external MIDI control) After Touch Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal (Available only when it is played by external MIDI control) VOICE Tone Genera[...]

130 Appendix 11 RHYTHM Rhythms March 1, 2, 3, Polka 1, 2, Country 1, 2, Broadway, Baroque; Waltz 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Jazz Waltz 1, 2, 3, Bolero; Swing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Jazz Ballad, Dixieland 1, 2; Bounce 1, 2, 3, Reggae 1, 2; Slow Rock 1, 2, 3; Tango 1, 2, 3; Chacha, Rhumba, Beguine; Mambo, Salsa, Samba 1, 2, 3, Bossanova 1, 2, 3; 8Beat 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, [...]

131 Appendix 11 A A.B .C. ............................................................ 51 A.B .C./ M.O. C. .......................................... 51, 63 ACC. Reverb ................................................. 54 Accompaniment ...................................... 44, 53 AFTER Touch ................................................. 30 Aut[...]

132 Appendix 11 S Selecting Voice Group .................................. 34 SEQ . ............................................................... 65 Set (Keyboard Percussion) ........................... 58 SHI FT ............................................................. 75 SHI FT ............................................................. 7[...]

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