Yamaha ELB-01- Manuals

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 6 Contents Congratulations! ........................................................ 4 Accessories ............................................................... 4 Main Features ............................................................ 8 Panel Layout ..........................

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 8 Main Features Wide Variety of Registration Menus page 14 The Registration Menu buttons feature a total of 330 Registrations, allowing you to instantly set up the Electone for playing your favorite type of music. The Registrations in Registration Menu are divided into six basi...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 9 Panel Layout Overview Music Rest Upper Keyboard USB TO DEVICE A terminal Lower Keyboard MIDI IN/OUT terminalsUSB TO DEVICE B terminalUSB TO HOST terminal Right Footswitch Left Footswitch Expression Pedal Pedalboard Front Panel Jacks Speaker

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 10 Front Panel LEAD VOICE (page 21) Selects the Lead Voices for Upper Keyboard PEDAL VOICE 1/2 (page 22) Selects the Voices for Pedalboard MUSIC DATA RECORDER (page 107) Allows recording and playback of your keyboard performances, and lets you store Registration data for future...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 11 Display Select [UTILITY] button (page 19) [FOOTSWITCH] button (page 146) [ROTARY SP SPEED] button (page 50) [REVERB] button (page 48) [VOICE DISPLAY] button (page 23) [A.B.C./M.O.C.] butto n (page 71) [RHYTHM SEQUENCE] button (page 75) [SUSTAIN] button (page 49) PAGE buttons...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 12 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Quick Introductory Guide Whether you are an advanced performer or have never touched an electronic keyboard in your life, we recommend that you take the time to go through this basic section. It shows you in the simplest possible manner how to star...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 13 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control that affects the volume of the entire instrument. Press the Expression pedal down with your foot. Once you have set the MASTER VOLUME control to a suitable level, you ca...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 14 Quick Introductory Guide 1 The Registration Menu is a simple, highly convenient way to instantly change all the Electone settings for playing in specific music styles. A Registration consists of panel settings including the selected Upper Keyboard Voices, Lower Keyboard Voic...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 15 Quick Introductory Guide 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Registration Menu List [1] KIDS [2] POPS & ROCK [3] DANCE & BALLAD [4] JAZZ & LATIN No. Regist. Name 01 Simple 8Beat 1 02 Simple 8Beat 2...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 17 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Many of the Electone’s operations are done from the LCD display. Pressing a button on the panel automatically calls up the relevant function for the corresponding button in the display. Depending on the display that appears, you can conveniently pe...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 18 Quick Introductory Guide 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Changing the Display Page PAGE buttons are used to select the various ‘pages’ of the display (when available), with the currently selected page number appearing in highligh...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 19 Quick Introductory Guide 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Selecting the Display Language The LCD display can be shown in two languages, English and Japanese. The default setting is English. Press the [UTILITY] button on the panel....

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 20 Quick Introductory Guide 1 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Factory Set (Initializing the Electone) All current settings including Registration Memory and LCD Display settings can be deleted at once by the following procedure. Be ca...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 21 Voices 2 Voices This Electone features hundreds of high quality Voices. Any of these Voices can be used on the Upper Keyboard, Lower Keyboard and Pedalboard. Up to three Voice sections are available on the Upper Keyboard for playing together in a layer, while the Lower Keybo...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 22 Voices 2 Voices for the Lower Keyboard Up to two different Voice sections are available on the Lower Keyboard for playing together: Lower Keyboard Voice 1 and Lower Keyboard Voice 2. Voices for each section can be selected from the panel’s Lower Keyboard Voice 1/2 section. V...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 23 Voices 2 The Voice Display allows you to easily check which Voices are being used for each keyboard. It also allows you to set whether the Voice for each section sounds or not by changing the On/Off status in the display. How to call up the Voice Display: Pressing the [VOICE...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 25 Voices 2 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Selecting Voices for Voice section 1 Since selection of Voices follows the same procedure throughout all Voice sections (except Lead Voice), instructions for only the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 26 Voices 2 The Voice menu contains many Organ Voices, and only the currently selected Organ Voice appears in the display. Select the Voice in the Voice Menu display. You can select other “hidden” Organ Voices in sequence by turning the DATA CONTROL dial clockwise. Turning the ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 27 Voices 2 Setting the Volume in the display (fine) Pressing the same Voice button on the panel again after selecting the Voice calls up the Voice Condition display. The Volume is displayed in the top left of the Voice Condition display Page 1. You can change the Volume by usi...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 28 Voices 2 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● On/Off status of Voices You can set the whether the Voice sounds or not by setting the On/Off status in the Voice display. To call up the Voice display, press the [VOICE DISPLAY] button. Two...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 29 Voices 2 This feature lets you blend two Voices together—Voice section 1 with a different Voice in Voice section 2. This is useful for creating rich textures in the sound, playing the two Voices in a layer. For details on how to select a Voice for Voice section 1, see page 2...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 30 Voices 2 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Selecting Voices for Voice Section 2 Since selection of Voices for Voice section 2 follows the same procedure throughout all Keyboard sections, instructions for only the Upper Keyboard, Uppe...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 31 Voices 2 Press one of the Volume buttons of the Upper Keyboard Voice 1/2 section on the panel to increase the Volume level for the Upper Keyboard Voice 2. Since the default Volume level for Voice section 2 is set to minimum, the Upper Keyboard Voice 2, Lower Keyboard Voice 2...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 32 Voices 2 This Electone has a variety of Voices from which you can choose—greater than what is immediately apparent from the front panel controls. You’ve already learned (in “Selecting Voices with the Voice buttons” above) how to select different Voices that are available in ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 33 Voices 2 Press one of the User buttons in any of the Voice sections. The name of the selected category (Woodwind/Flute) is displayed. Select one of the sixteen Pages (categories) with the PAGE buttons (in this case, “Pad,” Page 7). Select Bell Pad 3 by using the DATA CONTROL...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 34 Voices 2 The letters A, B and D printed at the right side of each Voice name in this list indicate the corresponding DATA CONTROL button’s name. Pressing that button selects the corresponding Voice. 6 Voice List Category Voice Name Description STRINGS/VIOLIN 01 Strings 1 The...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 40 Voice Controls and Effects 3 Voice Controls and Effects The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound of the Voices: Voice Controls and Effects. Each Voice has been given certain factory-preset effect settings to best enhan...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 41 Voice Controls and Effects 3 To call up the Voice Condition display: Choose a Voice on the panel, then press the same button on the panel again. The Voice Condition display appears. Each voice group’s Voice Condition (except for Lead Voice) is consists of five display pages....

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 42 Voice Controls and Effects 3 In this display, you can adjust the basic Voice controls, including panning, touch sensitivity and volume.The items included in this page differ between the Pedal Voice sections and the other sections. Initial Touch is not applied to the Pedal Vo...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 43 Voice Controls and Effects 3 Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 2. 1 Panning Determines the position of the Voice in the stereo image. Seven pan positions are available.Press the [A] button to make the “ ¿ ” indicator flash, then use the DATA CONTROL dial to change the se...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 44 Voice Controls and Effects 3 Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 3. Vibrato The Vibrato function varies the level of the Voices, making them sound warmer and more animated. This effect is applied independently to each Voice section. For some Voices, vibrato may not be effe...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 45 Voice Controls and Effects 3 Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 4. Effect You can select the effects applied to each Voice section. 1 Effect Category You can select the Effect Category applied to each Voice section.Press the [A] button to make the “ ¿ ” indicator flash, t...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 46 Voice Controls and Effects 3 When Preset is selected, the original (factory) effect category for the selected Voice is automatically set. Selecting Thru bypasses the effect (no effect is added to the selected Voice). 2 Effect Type Effect types are displayed corresponding to ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 47 Voice Controls and Effects 3 Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 6. In this Page, determines whether or not the Slide function is applied to the Lead Voice. Slide Applies a portamento effect to notes played in legato. The Slide function is effective within a one-octave ran...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 48 Voice Controls and Effects 3 The Reverb, Sustain and Rotary Speaker displays are called up by pressing the respective buttons on the panel. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Reverb Reverb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 49 Voice Controls and Effects 3 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Sustain The sustain effect, selectable for the Upper, Lower and Pedal Voices, causes Voices to gradually fade out when the keys are released. The sustain on/off and susta...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 50 Voice Controls and Effects 3 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Rotary Speaker Rotary Speaker recreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker effect. The Rotary Speaker effect can be switched in real time as you pla...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 52 Voice Controls and Effects 3 PRESET The effect type that best matches and is most suited to the currently selected sound is automatically selected. REVERB Produces a gentle “wash” of aftertones in the sound, recreating the subtle ambience and depth of actual performance spac...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 53 Voice Controls and Effects 3 CHORUS Creates a warm effect as if several of the same sound were playing at once. Makes the overall sound richer, “fatter” and more animated. FLANGER This creates a metallic periodic “sweeping” effect, similar to Chorus but with a brighter more ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 54 Voice Controls and Effects 3 ROTARY SPEAKER This popular effect (used mainly for electronic organ sounds) recreates the rich, animated pulsing sound of a rotating speaker horn. DISTORTION This effect adds distortion to the sound. WAH This uses an automatic up/down filter swe...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 55 Voice Controls and Effects 3 DYNAMIC This effect (also called compression) “squeezes” the overall dynamic range of the sound, and has a gain control—letting you make soft sounds louder, and thus give more “punch” to the sound. EQ/ENHANCER EQ This processing tool lets you cha...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 56 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion This Electone features 133 different real rhythms featuring actual drum and percussion sampled sounds. Automatic Accompaniment functions are used with the rhythms, providing appropriate and completely automatic accompan...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 57 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Select the Rhythm in the Rhythm Menu display. You can select the hidden dance rhythms in sequence (forward or reverse) by using the DATA CONTROL dial. Here, we’ve selected “UK Pop.” Press the [START] button to immediately start the rhythm. To sto...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 58 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Rhythm Structure Each rhythm is made up of “sections.” Since each section is a variation of the basic rhythm, you can use them to add “spice” to your performance and mix up the beats while you are playing. You can freely change the section while ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 59 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Operating the rhythm from the panel You can turn the rhythm on/off and switch the sections as desired by pressing the buttons on the panel. Using the Fill Ins and Break p...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 60 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 To switch the rhythm sections: You can change the rhythm section of the Main phrase by pressing the desired MAIN/FILL IN [A] – [D] button. The selected section's lamp (above the button) lights. To use the Fill In patterns: As you play the Electon...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 61 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Adjusting the tempo You can adjust the rhythm tempo by pressing the TEMPO buttons. 1 TEMPO buttons For adjusting the speed of the rhythm. Pressing the right button increa...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 62 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Changing the rhythm volume/reverb You can adjust the rhythm volume or amount of reverb applied to the rhythms and the percussion sounds used in the rhythms in the Rhythm ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 63 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 As with the Voice sections, the Rhythm section also has User buttons (numbered 1 or 2) from which rhythms can be selected. You can select original User rhythms that have been created with this Electone or other models equipped with the Rhythm Pat...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 64 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● To call up a User rhythm User rhythms created on other Electones that have Rhythm Pattern Programming functions, such as the ELS-01/01C/01X, can be selected and played fr...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 65 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Selecting Rhythm from an External Media You can load rhythms from a USB storage device, and select them as User Rhythms.Style File Format files (extension: STY or ST2) ca...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 66 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Select the pattern file you want to load to the Electone. File selection is done in the same way as song selection on page 111. Press the [D] button corresponding to the [EXE] in the display to load the file back to the Electone. This step assign...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 67 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Rhythm List This list shows all available rhythms on the Electone. Numbers written at the left side of each column in this list indicate the numbe...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 68 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 The Accompaniment function provides arpeggiated chords and other instrumental embellishments when rhythms are used. This control is selected from Page 3 and Page 4 of the Rhythm Condition display. Select the desired rhythm and press the same butt...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 69 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Turn the desired parts on. Successive presses of the [A] – [D] buttons corresponding to the desired accompaniment parts alternates between On and Off. 1 Chord 1 2 Chord 2 These are the rhythmic chord backing parts.To set the On/Off status for Cho...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 70 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Press the [START] button to start the rhythm, and then play the Lower Keyboard. To adjust the volume and amount of reverb applied to the Accompaniment: Make settings in Page 2 of the Rhythm Condition display. Select the desired rhythm and then pr...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 71 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 The Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function works with the Rhythm section of the Electone to automatically produce bass accompaniment as you play. It adds an entirely new dimension to your performance by effectively putting a full backing band at your ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 72 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 2 Single You can produce major, minor, 7th, and minor 7th chords by simply using one, or at most, two or three fingers to play the chords. The Single Finger mode provides the fastest and easiest means to obtain many different chord/bass combinati...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 73 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Memory The Memory function is a convenient performance tool in the A.B.C. features that makes playing with the accompaniment even smoother and more fluid. It is available separately for both the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. To use it, turn Memo...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 74 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 The Melody On Chord (M.O.C.) feature automatically adds a harmony part to the melodies you play on the Upper keyboard. The harmony is derived from the chords you play on the Lower keyboard—or from the chords that are played for you, if you use Au...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 75 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Rhythm Sequence Rhythm Sequence lets you create your own rhythm compositions, connecting together any of the Electone’s existing rhythms as well as original rhythms created on other Electones that have the Rhythm Sequence Program function (such a...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 77 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 The Keyboard Percussion function provides many different drum and percussion sounds, playable from the keyboards and Pedalboard. Keyboard Percussion has two different modes, Preset and User. Preset Keyboard Percussion lets you play the preset dru...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 78 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Select the desired percussion kit. You can select a kit from a total of 15 different kits.Press the [D] button to make the “ ÷ ” indicator flash, then use the DATA CONTROL dial to select the kit. Play some notes on the keyboards and/or Pedalboard...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 80 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Preset Keyboard Percussion List Indicates the drum/percussion sounds and their key assignments. : Indicates the keys of the keyboard. Wonderland K...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 88 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Assigning sounds to the User Keyboard Percussion You can assign any desired drum and percussion sound to any key or pedal, and your original setups can be saved to eight ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 89 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Use the PAGE buttons to select Page 3. In this Page, you can assign specific drum sounds to any of the keys. 1 Category This allows you to select the desired percussion category using the [A] buttons.Refer to the “Kit Assign List” on page 93. 2 I...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 90 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 Select the desired instruments. Press the [C] button to make the “ ¿ ” indicator flash, then use the DATA CONTROL dial to select instrument. To assign an instrument to a particular key or pedal. Simultaneously hold down the Data Control button co...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 91 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 To erase one instrument: Simultaneously hold down the [D] button corresponding to the [Clear] in the display and press the key (or pedal) corresponding to the instrument you wish to erase.(A short ‘beep’ sound indicates that the instrument has be...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 92 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Recalling the User Keyboard Percussion Press the Keyboard Percussion button. Select the desired User Keyboard percussion kit. Press the [C] button to make the “ ¿ ” indic...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 93 Rhythm/Keyboard Percussion 4 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Kit Assign List Wonderland Kit EL Drum Kit Standard Kit 1 Standard Kit 2 SFX Laser BeamLaser ShotWater PhoneBubblePuddle NATURE ThunderShowerBeach...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 97 Registration Memory 5 Registration Memory Registration Memory is a powerful performance tool that helps you sound like a professional. It lets you store virtually all the settings you make on the panel and LCD, conveniently allowing you to instantly change all Voice settings...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 98 Registration Memory 5 While holding down the [M.] (Memory) button in the Registration Memory section, press the numbered button to which you wish to save your Registration. When the Registration is stored, the LED above the numbered the numbered button flashes momentarily. A...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 99 Registration Memory 5 Simply press the numbered button ([1] – [8]) that corresponds to the Registration you wish to select. (The selected button’s LED lights.) To call up one of the Registrations 9 – 16, simultaneously hold down the [VOICE DISPLAY] button in the Display Sele...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 100 Registration Memory 5 If you want to restore the original factory-programmed Registration Memory presets, you can initialize the Electone settings. Keep in mind that this deletes any of your custom Registration Memory and LCD Display settings. Always save your important dat...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 101 Registration Memory 5 Select the song to which you want to save the Registration data (page 111). Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 9. The Registration Save Page is displayed. Press the [B] button corresponding to the [EXE] (Execute) in the display. A message appears, i...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 102 Registration Memory 5 The Registration Shift function conveniently allows you to change Registrations without taking your hands from the keyboards.By using the Right Footswitch on the expression pedal, you can “jump” to a specified Registration or step through the panel Reg...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 103 Registration Memory 5 1 Off Turns off the Registration Shift assignment. When Off is selected, Registrations cannot be changed by using the Right Footswitch. 2 Shift In the Shift mode, each press of the Right Footswitch selects the Registration Memory presets in their numer...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 104 Registration Memory 5 To set the User Registration order: Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 2. Press the desired numbered button in the Registration Memory section. Press the [B] button corresponding to the [INS] (Insert) in the display. The Registration number appears ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 105 Registration Memory 5 Move the cursor to the desired point with the [C] button or DATA CONTROL dial, then insert or delete the desired number by using the [B] and [D] buttons. Data Entry Position: Flashing cursor indicates the current data entry position.If you want to move...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 106 Registration Memory 5 Shift End: Determines the end point for the Registration Shift function. Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 1.Press the [D] button to make the “ ÷ ” indicator flash, then use the DATA CONTROL dial to change the setting. Stop: Selects the last Regist...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 107 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Music Data Recorder (MDR) The Music Data Recorder (M.D.R.) is a sophisticated recording system built into the Electone that lets you record your performances and Registration settings to a USB flash memory device or other external media. Moreover...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 109 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 If you find that you are unable to use new, blank USB flash memory/floppy disks or old ones that have been used with other devices, you may need to format them. Formatting erases all the data in the media and makes it ready to record. The data er...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 110 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Press the PAGE buttons to select Page 12. The Format display appears. Press the [B] button corresponding to [EXE] (Execute) in the display. A message appears prompting confirmation of operation. You can cancel the operation at this point by press...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 111 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 In order to record your performance to the media or to load Registrations in the media back to the Electone, you will need to select a song, as described below. To record your performance, you will need to specify a Song for recording. To copy or...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 112 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Select the desired media. To use a USB flash memory device, select “USB xx” (xx indicates the number of the device). If you insert two USB flash memory devices, the device inserted first will be shown as “USB 01” and the latter one will be shown ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 113 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Select a “new song” (blank song) if you want to make a new recording or save data. To simply play an existing song, select the desired song (containing data), referring to the song name and icons Selecting the Song in the Folder: Keep in mind tha...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 114 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Here is the actual procedure again, in linear form: Press the [D] button to call up the folder in the selected media at the bottom of the display. FOLDER_001 is displayed. Select the FOLDER_002 by turning the DATA CONTROL dial or successively pre...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 115 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 To change the Media/Folder: Make sure to select Song Select display (Page 1) when you want to change the media/folder/song. 1 Current media/folder/song Displays the currently selected media/folder/song. In this case, the folder named “FOLDER_003”...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 116 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Song Icons These icons are shown when you select a media, folder, and song. Icons Description à Indicates media such as a USB flash memory or a floppy disk. ¶ Indicates a folder.   Indicates a Protected Song unavailable for editing. See page 139 ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 117 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Recording Before recording, set up the Electone just as you’ll need it for the entire recording. Set the desired Registrations you’ll use throughout the performance/recor...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 118 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 When you finish playing, press the [STOP] button. Recording stops and your performance is written to the song.The song to which your performance is recorded is automatically named “SONG xx” (xx indicates the number). You can change the song name ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 119 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Select the parts for recording. Each press of a part button switches the status: Play (green LED), Off (LED is off ) and Rec (red LED). Press each part button to turn off the parts you don’t want to record, and make sure the green LED is lit for ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 120 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Press the [CUSTOM PLAY] button to start recording of the new part or parts. Playback of the previously recorded parts starts immediately. The [CUSTOM PLAY] button is used here to record only the parts that have been selected for recording, and pl...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 122 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Even though the Electone automatically assigns a generic name to each recorded song, it’s best to give each song a “meaningful” name, such as an original title or even a date indicating when it was recorded. Insert the media into the USB TO DEVIC...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 123 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 To delete a character: Move the cursor to the character you want to delete, and press the [C] button while holding down the [A] button.When the character is deleted, all other numbers to the right of the cursor are moved one step to the left. To ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 124 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 You can also record Registrations by themselves to a song, without having to record them along with a performance. All Registrations 1 – 16 stored to the Registration Memory buttons as well as the Registration Shift settings and so on can be save...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 125 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Press the [MDR] button, and select the destination (blank song). Select the blank song. For details on selecting a song, see steps 2 and 3 on page 112. Use the PAGE buttons to select Page 9. Press the [B] button corresponding to [EXE] (Execute) i...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 126 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Saving Two or More Registration Banks to One Song When you save the Registrations, Registrations 1 – 16 will be saved as a Registration bank. When you want to use more th...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 127 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Press the [B] button corresponding to [EXE] (Execute) in the display. The Registration bank will be added and follows previously contained banks. When you play back this song, the top Registration in this display will be loaded to the Electone. ●...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 128 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Press the [B] button corresponding to [EXE] (Execute) in the display. A message appears prompting confirmation of operation.You can cancel the operation at this point by pressing the [D] button. Press the [C] button corresponding to [OK] in the d...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 129 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Press the [B] button corresponding to [EXE] (Execute) in the display. A message appears prompting confirmation of operation.You can cancel the operation at this point by pressing the [D] button. Press the [C] button corresponding to [Delete] in t...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 130 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Repeat steps 2 through 4 above to save the Registration banks in the order you want to recall them in the same song. When making new Registration Shift setting, delete the previous settings, then continue. For details, see “Saving Two or More Reg...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 131 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Registrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers can be easily loaded back to the Electone. Use this function if you want to recall a specific Registration bank (R:02~) from a song which contains more than two Registration banks ● ● ● ● ● ●...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 132 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 This operation lets you automatically load the Registration data saved to a song when playing back your recorded performances. Insert the media into the USB TO DEVICE terminal. Press the [MDR] button, then select the desired song for playback. Fo...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 133 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Playing Back the Selected Part(s) You can also play back selected parts of your recorded performance, while other parts are temporarily turned off. This function is espec...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 134 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Fast Forward, Rewind and Pause Fast Forward and Rewind: During playback, press the [FF] (Fast forward) button or [REW] (Rewind) button and hold it down until the time rea...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 135 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Repeat Playback This feature allows you to repeatedly play back either all songs on a folder or only one specific song. Select the song you wish to repeatedly play back. ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 136 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Playing Back XG Songs The Electone allows you to playback XG song data, created on the computer or converted from Electone song format to XG format. Naturally, you can us...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 137 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 These operations let you copy, delete or convert song data, as well as create or delete folders. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Song Copy This function lets you copy recorded data from one song to anot...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 138 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Select the destination song. The new song or the folder that contains the source song will be automatically displayed at the bottom of the display as the destination. If the folder is displayed, select the new song. See steps 2 and 3 on page 112 ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 139 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Song Delete/Folder Delete These operations let you delete songs and folders.(Only songs created with the EL-series, such as the EL-900, cannot be deleted.) Insert the med...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 140 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Press the [B] button corresponding to [EXE] (Execute) in the display. A message appears prompting confirmation of operation.You can cancel the operation at this point by pressing the [D] button. Press the [C] button to execute the operation. When...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 141 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Converting ELB format songs to EL You can convert songs created on the ELB-01 to the EL-series format, and save them to a floppy disk. The converted data can be used with...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 142 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 Press the [B] button corresponding to [EXE] (Execute) in the display. The new song is displayed as the destination in the floppy disk.When a new song is not displayed, select a new song by turning the DATA CONTROL dial or successively pressing th...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 144 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Converting to XG format This function allows you to convert ELB-01 song data to XG format data. You can play back the data using XG devices. The converted XG song data ma...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 145 Music Data Recorder (MDR) 6 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Checking the Remaining Memory You can check the remaining memory in the media. Insert the media, and press the [MDR] button. Select the desired media by using the DATA CO...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 146 Footswitches 7 Footswitches These leg- and foot-operated controls allow you to execute various performance functions and switch the effects on/off, without taking your hands from the keyboard. The Electone has two Footswitches on the expression pedal. The Right Footswitch i...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 147 Footswitches 7 Calls up the Footswitch display. Pressing the [A] button alternates between the Footswitch Page and Regist Shift Page. In this page, you can assign which function the Left Footswitch will control: Rhythm, Glide, or Rotary speaker. Turning the DATA CONTROL Dia...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 148 Footswitches 7 2 -3 Main A – Main D These functions correspond to the MAIN/FILL IN [A] – [D] buttons on the panel. For example, when “MAIN A” is selected in this display and you press the Left Footswitch, the rhythm section is switched to Main A or Fill In A. 2 -4 Intro 1 –...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 149 Footswitches 7 3 -1 Upper 1, 2, Lower 1, 2, Lead Select the desired Voice section(s) for which the Glide function is to be applied by pressing the corresponding [A] – [D] buttons. 3 -2 Time Determines the speed of the Glide function, or how gradually the pitch returns when ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 150 Transpose and Pitch Controls 8 Transpose and Pitch Controls There are two pitch-related controls on the Electone: Transpose and Pitch. Transpose allows you to change the key of the instrument and Pitch lets you finely adjust the tuning. Transpose and Pitch can be adjusted i...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 151 Connections 9 Connections On the underside and right side of the Electone keyboard is a separate panel equipped with various input/output terminals and miscellaneous controls, the functions of which are described below. This section provides brief explanations for each jack...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 152 4 MIDI IN/OUT terminals For connecting external MIDI devices such a synthesizer or sequencer. You can also use these to connect with a computer that has a MIDI Interface. 5 USB TO HOST terminal For connecting to a computer with a USB cable. To connect to a com...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 153 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Using Headphones To use headphones, connect them to the PHONES jack (standard 1/4" phone jack). Playing the Sounds of the Electone Through an ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 154 Recording the Sounds of the Electone to an External ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Recorder You can record your Electone performance to an external recorder, such as an MD recorder or cassette tape recorder, using t...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 155 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Controlling the Electone from an External Device You can use an external MIDI keyboard or sequencer to remotely play the sounds of your Electone and change its Registrations. (You will...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 156 By using the USB TO HOST terminal or MIDI IN/OUT terminals, you can connect your Electone to a computer and receive/transmit MIDI data (for more information about MIDI, see page 157). Connecting your Electone to a computer opens up a whole new world of musical...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 157 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Using the MIDI IN/OUT terminals By using an optional MIDI interface such as the UX16, you can connect the Electone to the computer, with the MIDI IN/OUT terminals on the instrument. Co...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 158 As shown in the illustration above, in an electronic instrument the sampled note (previously recorded note) stored in the tone generator section (electronic circuit) is played based on information received from the keyboard, and output through the speakers. So...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 159 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● MIDI Messages of the Electone MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: the Channel Messages and System Messages. Channel Messages consist of data related to the performance on the...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 160 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● MIDI Channels MIDI data is assigned to one of sixteen MIDI channels. Using these channels, 1 – 16, the performance data for sixteen different instrument parts can be simultaneously sen...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 161 When you connect your Electone with a second MIDI device (such as a synthesizer or computer), you can determine how the Electone controls that MIDI device, or how the Electone is controlled. To select the MIDI page: Press the [UTILITY] button. The Utility disp...

Connections 9 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 162 3 Expression Determines the control of the expression pedal functions. Ordinarily, this control is set to Auto. Press the [D] button to make the indicator flash, then use the DATA CONTROL dial to select the setting. Auto: Internal and External is automatically...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 163 Appendix 10 Appendix Carefully read these instructions BEFORE assembling the Electone. Open the package, take out the two styrofoam pads from the both sides of the package, and carefully place the main unit on top of the pads as shown. Take care not to pinch AC power cord p...

Appendix 10 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 166 Place the music rest on the Electone. Turn on the Electone’s power switch and confirm that the Electone can be played, and that the assembly is successful. BENCH ASSEMBLY Turn the bench board over and put the legs in place, one by one, at the corners of the benc...

Appendix 10 ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 167 ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Installing the Floppy Disk Drive The optional UD-FD01 floppy disk drive can be installed to the bottom of the instrument by using the included floppy disk drive c...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 168 Appendix 10 1. Channel Messages 1.1 EL Mode MIDI Data Format Code (Hexadecimal) Function Receive Transmit Remarks 8n, nn, 00-7F Note Off 1ch2ch3ch (4ch)* 5-14ch 15ch ˛˛˛˛˛˛ UKLKPEDALLEAD 1XGKeyboard Percussion 9n, nn, 009n, nn, 01-7F Note OffNote On 1ch2ch3ch (4ch)* 5-14ch ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 170 Appendix 10 * Can be changed in the MIDI settings (page 161).** Can be output when assigned to channel 4. 2. Realtime Messages * Received only when in the Ext. mode 3. System Exclusive Messages 3.1 Format Universal Realtime Messages Bn, 60, 00-7FBn, 61, 00-7F Data Increment...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 178 Appendix 10 0, 32 1, 5, 7, 10 4 6, 38 11 96, 97 64-6771-78 84, 91, 93, 94 98-99, 100-101 :True Voice 1, 2, 3, 16 ( * 1) 1-16 Ø 9nH, v=1-127˛ 9nH, v=0 ˛Ø ˛˛˛˛Ø ( * 6) ˛˛˛˛˛ Ø ( * 9) ************************ ˛˛˛ ØØ ˛˛˛˛Ø˛ *1;*2;*3;*4;*5;*7;*9;*10; *6; CONTROL only*8; External...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 180 Appendix 10 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Cause and Solution GENERAL OPERATION The sound is not heard for about 10 seconds after turning the power on. This is normal; the Electone takes a while to start up. A cracking noise is sometimes heard. Noise may be produced when ...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 182 Appendix 10 Specifications and descriptions in this owner’s manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the s...

ELB-01 Owner’s Manual 183 Appendix 10 A [A] – [D] buttons ....................................................................... 17 A.B.C......................................................................................... 71 A.B.C./M.O.C. ..........................................................