Page 2 - SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION; CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF; ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE; CAUTION
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Page 3 - PRECAUTIONS; PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
• 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 thepower and remove the electric p...
Page 4 - You are the proud owner of a fine electronic organ, Electone EL-400.; Included Items; Owner’s Manual
4 GM (General MIDI System Level 1) is an addition to the MIDI standard that ensures that any GM-compatiblemusic data can be accurately played by any GM-compatible tone generator, regardless of maker.The GM mark is affixed to all software and hardware products that support the General MIDI standard. ...
Page 5 - Table of Contents
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 Table of Conten...
Page 6 - 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 DATA CONTROL MAX MIN MAX MIN STRINGS BRASS ...
Page 8 - LCD Display/Display Select; Others
8 LCD Display/Display Select DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL PAGE VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A.B.C. M.O.C. FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT PITCH MIDI TREMOLO (FAST) DISPL AY SELECT ¨⁄Strings1ÎViolin1 ⁄Ò⁄Strings1∏⁄ContBs.1 DATA CONTROL Buttons (page 14) TREMOLO (FAST) Button(page 43) PITCH/MIDI Button(page 105) REGIS...
Page 9 - Main Features; Wide Variety of High Quality Effects
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 t...
Page 10 - Quick Introductory Guide; Getting Started; Plug the power cord in to an appropriate electrical outlet.; after the other on the LCD display:
10 1 Quick Introductory 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 vo...
Page 11 - MASTER VOLUME; Basic Registrations; and each specially suited for playing in a different music style.; To select Basic Registrations:
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 le...
Page 12 - Playing Electone; Music Disk Recorder; Basic Operation
12 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Setting Registration Shift/Footswitch /Knee Lever Registration Set-up Select the voice (Voice Menu) Finely adjust the voice (Voice Condition) Add effects (Effect Set) Add reverb Select the rhythm (Rhythm Menu) Finely adjust the rhythm (Rhythm Condition) Select the keybo...
Page 13 - LCD DISPLAY; Selecting a voice/rhythm; Press the panel voice/rhythm button which you want to use (For; The first letter of the selected voice/rhythm will start blinking.
13 Quick Introductory Guide 1 4 LCD DISPLAY This section introduces you the convenient control functions of the LCD display. The LCD display lets you see at a glance the current settings and provides easy-to-understand graphic representation of all parameters. Selecting a voice/rhythm 1 Press the pa...
Page 14 - Function of the Data Control Buttons; Using Page Buttons
14 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Function of the Data Control Buttons DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL Strings1 Strings2 Pizz.Strs Syn.Strs1 1 1 DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL VOL.:24 PAN:C ¨1¤BRIL.: 0 REVERB:24 2 2 DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL EFFECT:SYMPHONIC ¨1‹”SYMPHONIC ’CELESTE 3 3 DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL <...
Page 15 - To call up the LCD display; Summary of the LCD Operation
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 Voic...
Page 16 - Language on the LCD; LCD display can be shown in two languages, English and Japanese.; How to select the language:; Press the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.; Press the PAGE button to select the page 3.; ”English; right ones select English and the left ones select Japanese.; ’English
16 Quick Introductory Guide 1 Language on the LCD LCD display can be shown in two languages, English and Japanese. How to select the language: 1. Press the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. The page 1 will be displayed. VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A.B.C. M.O.C. FOOT SW. REGIST. SHIFT ...
Page 17 - Voice Sections; Voice Display; You can visually confirm the voice assignments to each keyboard.; using the Page buttons.
Voice Sections 2 17 2 Voice Sections The EL-400 features 173 different high quality AWM/FM voices. Each of the AWM/FM voices can be used on the Upper keyboard, Lower keyboard and Pedalboard. There are three voice sections for the Upper keyboard, two voice sections for the Lower keyboard and Pedalboa...
Page 18 - Selecting Voices from the Panel; Select a voice from the Upper Keyboard Voice 1 section by pressing; If, for example, you have selected the ORGAN voice, the following; These are variations of the basic organ voice category.
18 Vo ice Sections 2 (page 2) DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL ¨¤Strings1 M.BAL: 0¤Ò¤Strings1∏¤ContBs.1 PAGE UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 Volume Balance between UPPER and LOWER (Page 20) LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 2 PEDAL VOICE 2 NOTE: For more information on the volume balance between the Upper Keyboard and the Lower...
Page 20 - To adjust the volume balance:
20 Vo ice 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. To adjust the volume bala...
Page 21 - Selecting Voices from the; The EL-400 has a wide variety of voices from which you can choose – far; The dotted buttons have three basic uses:
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-...
Page 22 - To select voices from the dotted buttons:
22 Vo ice 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, an...
Page 23 - To select User voices:; Select the User page in the same way mentioned above.; here and choose the desired user number.; Voice Menus; Dotted buttons are shown on pages 25 - 27.
Voice Sections 2 23 Strings1 Strings2Pizz.Strs Syn.Strs1 Violin1 Violin2Cello PizzViolin ContBass1 ContBass2Pizz.Bass UprghtBass Brass1 Brass2Brass3 Syn.Brass1 Horn1 Horn2Horn3 Huted Horn Trumpet1 Trumpet2Trombone1 Muted Trp Tuba TimpaniTimp.Roll Flute1 PiccoloRecorder Whistle Oboe1 Oboe2Bassoon1 En...
Page 25 - Details on All Voices
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 voic...
Page 28 - Voice Controls and Effects; Voice Controls and Effects.; Selecting from Voice Condition Pages
28 Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 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. Certain effects may have been applied to some of the voices, but can be modified as you like. Al...
Page 29 - Selecting from Voice; To call up the Voice Condition Pages:; Voice Condition Choose a voice on page appears on the LCD display.; Pedalboard; Touch Tone; dynamic and tonal changes of actual instruments.; INITIAL Touch; Controls volume and timbre according to the velocity at which you
Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 29 1 Selecting from Voice Condition Pages To call up the Voice Condition Pages: Choose a voice on the panel, then press that voice’s panel button again. The Voice Condition Choose a voice on page appears on the LCD display. MAX MIN VIOLIN FLUTE 1 OBOE TRUM- PET TO LOWE...
Page 30 - AFTER Touch; Feet; Volume
30 Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 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:...
Page 31 - Effect
Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 31 Voice Condition [PAGE 3] Press the Page buttons to select PAGE 3. DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL EFFECT:PRESET Î ‹ PRESETOFFTREMOLOSYMPHONICDELAYFLANGERDISTORTION PAGE 1 1 -1 1 -2 1 -3 1 -4 1 -5 1 -6 1 -7 1 Effect Determines the effect type applied to each voice section....
Page 32 - Press the Page buttons to select PAGE 4.; Vibrato; of the voices have already got vibrato effect.; increase the delay of the vibrato onset.; Depth; settings result in a more pronounced vibrato.; Speed
32 Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 Voice Condition [PAGE 4] Press the Page buttons to select PAGE 4. DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL VIB:PRESET Î › PAGE 1 -1 DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL VIB:USER DEPTH: 0Î ›DELAY: 0 SPEED: 0 1 -3 1 -2 1 -4 1 Vibrato Vibrato function vibrates the voices to create softer image....
Page 33 - Î fi; Tune; Slide Time; Selecting from Effect Set; To call up the Effect Set page:
Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 33 Voice Condition [PAGE 5] Press the Page buttons to select PAGE 5. DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL TUNE: 0 Î fi SLIDE:OFF S.TIME: 0 1 2 -1 2 -2 PAGE 1 Tune Determines the pitch of the Lead voice. This control lets you detune the Lead voice relative to the other voices of th...
Page 34 - Selecting Voice Group; ”SYMPHONIC ’CELESTE; Symphonic
34 Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL EFFECT:PRESET ¨1 PRESETOFFTREMOLOSYMPHONICDELAYFLANGERDISTORTION PAGE 1 2 3 4 5 Selecting Voice Group You can select the voice section to which the effect should be applied, by pressing the Page buttons. The acronyms indicate each voice gro...
Page 35 - sound. Independently applied to each voice section.; Parameter Settings; Available parameters are as follows:; Time; Determines the time between delayed repeats.; Feedback; Determines the number of delayed repeats.
Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 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 parameter Signal Del...
Page 36 - Balance; sound. Higher settings produce a louder delay.; Mode; an image sounds move from right to left, or left to right.; Characteristics of Each Delay Type; Monaural; Normal monaural delay.
36 Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 3 -4 Balance Determines the volume of the delay effect, relative to the original sound. Higher settings produce a louder delay. DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL EFFECT:DELAY ¨1 ÚÆBAL.----60.6% Range: 0% - 100% 3 -5 Mode Selects the delay type from Mono, ST (Stereo) 1, 2, 3...
Page 37 - Flanger
Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 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 usi...
Page 38 - Distortion; Independently applied to each voice section.; parameters. Available parameters are as follows:; Level; Determines the depth of the distorted sounds.; Hi Pass; Changes the timbre of the distorted sounds.
38 Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 5 Distortion Distortion adds a distorted image to the sounds usually found in electric guitars. Independently applied to each voice section. Distortion Effect Signal Determines the depth using LEVEL parameter Changes the timbre using HIPASS parameter DATA CONTROL DA...
Page 39 - Selecting from the Panel; respective panel buttons.; Reverb; REVERB page; Type
Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 39 3 Selecting from the Panel Reverb, Sustain and Tremolo/Chorus pages are called up by pressing the respective panel buttons. 1 Reverb Reverb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving the impression of a performance in a large room or concert hall. Reverb effect c...
Page 40 - Sustain; Sustain effect. The following display appears.; SUSTAIN Page; high enough for the sustain effect to be noticeable.
40 Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 2 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 sustain length settings are independent for each keyboard, providing maximum expressive control. Pr...
Page 41 - Tremolo Operation
Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 41 3 Tremolo/Chorus Tremolo recreates the rich, swirling sound of the popular rotating speaker effect. Just as with a conventional rotating speaker, you can switch between slow and fast speeds. And like a motor-driven speaker, the characteristic tremolo effect graduall...
Page 42 - The Voice Condition page appears.; Select Tremolo to turn it on.
42 Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 1) Turning on the Tremolo effect (set to standby): You cannot use the Tremolo effect only by turning on the TREMOLO (FAST) button. First, you need to turn the effect on in the desired voice section(s). Independently applied to each voice section. Select (turn on) Tr...
Page 43 - ) Setting the Tremolo Effect; Tremolo Speed; ) Realtime control of Tremolo effect
Vo ice Controls and Ef fects 3 43 2) Setting the Tremolo Effect Tremolo setting made here are global; in other words, they are applied the same to all voices for which Tremolo has been turned on (set to standby). To turn on the Tremolo effect and call up the Tremolo Control page: Press the TREMOLO (...
Page 44 - Designated Rhythm Menu page will be displayed.; Selecting Rhythms from the Panel; from the front panel. The Electone has many more ‘hidden’ rhythms,; Press any of the RHYTHM buttons once.; Rhythm and Accompaniment
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 s...
Page 45 - START; BAR BEAT; LEAD IN
Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 45 3 Turn the rhythm on. You can use one of three buttons to turn on the rhythm: RHY THM SYNCHRO START START FILL IN INTRO. ENDING 1 2 3 1 START This button does as its name indicates; the rhythm begins as soon as the button is pressed. To stop the rhythm, press this butto...
Page 46 - TEMPO Dial
46 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 5 Set the rhythm tempo using the Tempo dial in the rhythm section. 1 2 (TEMPO Display: shows current tempo) BAR BEAT TEMPO BAR BEAT 1 TEMPO Dial For adjusting the speed of the rhythm. Turn the dial clockwise to increase the tempo, and counterclockwise to decrease it. 2 ...
Page 47 - Rhythm Condition Pages; The Rhythm Condition includes the following two pages: the Rhythm; To select the Rhythm Condition page:; Fine Adjustment of rhythm/keyboard percussion volume.; minimum, the setting here will have no effect.; Auto Variation; more interesting and complex.
Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 47 2 Rhythm Condition Pages The Rhythm Condition includes the following 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 Ke...
Page 48 - Dotted Buttons and User; card’ rhythm selectors any of the rhythms available from the panel; ) To select a rhythm from a dotted button:; Select one of the pages with the Page buttons, and choose a Rhythm
48 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 Rhythm Condition [PAGE 2] DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL ACC.VOL.: 0 ”ON’OFF¤ACC.REV.:24 TYPE:1 The settings related to Accompaniment are available on this page. See page 53 for the details. 3 Dotted Buttons and User Rhythms The Rhythm section also has, like the voice sectio...
Page 49 - Select the desired rhythm using the Data Control buttons.
Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 49 3 Select the desired rhythm using the Data Control buttons. DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL <SWING> ‚‹ 07:JazzBallad 2) To call up the User rhythms: You can call up the rhythms created by the other Electone that has Rhythm Pattern Programming function and those on optio...
Page 50 - Rhythm Menus; This chart lists all 66 of the rhythms available on the Electone.
50 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 March1 Polka1Country1 Broadway Waltz1 Waltz2J.Waltz1 Bolero Swing1 Swing2J.Ballad Dixieland1 Bounce1 Bounce2Reggae1 Reggae2 SlowRock1 SlowRock2SlowRock3 Tango1 Tango2Tango3 ChaCha RhumbaBeguine Mambo Samba1 Samba2Bossa.1 Bossa.2 8Beat1 8Beat2DancePop1 DancePop2 MARCH SW...
Page 51 - Automatic Accompaniment -; OFF ’L ’P; Off
Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 51 5 Automatic Accompaniment - Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) The Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function works with the Rhythm section of the Electone to automatically produce chord and bass accompaniment as you play. There are three modes to obtain Automatic Accompaniment patterns. ...
Page 52 - Memory; ) Chords Recognized in the Single Finger Mode
52 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 2 Memory When you start a rhythm with this memory function on, A.B.C. automatic accompaniment keeps playing even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard. 2 -1 Lower Use the bottom right E Data Control button to turn on the Lower keyboard Memory function (...
Page 53 - ) Chords Recognized in the Fingered Chord Mode; Accompaniment Controls; Press any of the RHYTHM buttons twice.; Rhythm Condition page 1 appears.
Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 53 3) Chords Recognized in the Fingered Chord Mode (Key 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 rhythms are use...
Page 54 - ACCOMPANIMENT
54 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 2 Press the Page buttons to select PAGE 2. DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL ACC.VOL.: 0 ”ON’OFF¤ACC.REV.:24 TYPE:1 PAGE Rhythm Condition [PAGE 2] DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL ACC.VOL.: 0 ”ON’OFF¤ACC.REV.:24 TYPE:1 1 2 3 4 1 ACCOMPANIMENT Determines the volume of the Accompaniment...
Page 55 - Percussion; freely assign the 120 available sounds to any key or pedal you wish.; ) To use the Preset Keyboard Percussion:; Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing the LOWER/1; Play some notes on the Lower keyboard and/or Pedalboard. The 43
Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 55 7 Preset/User Keyboard Percussion The keyboard Percussion function features a total of 120 different drum and percussion sounds, playable from the keyboards and pedalboard. The Keyboard Percussion has two different modes, Preset and User. Preset Keyboard Percussion lets...
Page 56 - Preset Keyboard Percussion; Preset Percussion Assignments for the Lower Keyboard (43)
56 Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 H an d C la p A go go H ig h A go go L ow W oo d B lo ck H ig h W oo d B lo ck L ow C ow be ll 1 Tria ng le O pe n Tria ng le C lo se d S na re D ru m R oll O rc he str a S na re D ru m To m 1 To m 2 To m 3 S na re B ru sh S ho t 1 S na re B ru sh R oll S yn th . T om 1...
Page 58 - Group
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. DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL ‚⁄CYMBAL [SET] ¤ 01:Crash Cym1[CLEAR] 1 3 2 4 PAGE 1 Group Lets you select the percussion group you want using the top left Data...
Page 59 - User Keyboard Percussion Categories
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:Tam-Tam 02 HI-HAT 01:HH Open 02:HH Close 03:HH Pedal1 04:HH Pedal2 05:AnalogHH O 06:AnalogHH C ...
Page 60 - To erase one instrument:
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 pre...
Page 61 - ) Other User Keyboard Percussion Functions
Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 61 3) Other User Keyboard Percussion Functions Additional operations in the User mode include copying of Lower/Pedal Preset Keyboard Percussion to one of the Users, and copying from one User location to another. To copy the Lower Preset Keyboard Percussion to one of the Us...
Page 62 - To copy from one User location to another:
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 buttons (corresponding to [Cance...
Page 63 - part to the melodies you play on the Upper keyboard. The harmony is
Rhythm and Accompaniment 4 63 4. Select the User number from which you want to copy using the top left Data Control buttons. DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL ≥ ÚÆUSER1 Copy? ≥≥ [COPY] [CANCEL]≥ In this case, the destination User number will not be displayed as the source number, or selectable on the displa...
Page 65 - About the Rhythm Sequence
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 recor...
Page 66 - Registration Memory; Lower keyboards for easy access while playing.; Functions and settings that cannot be memorized are:; Storing Registrations; be saved to floppy disk for future recall.
66 Registration Memor y 5 5 Registration Memory Registration Memory allows you to store virtually all the settings you make on the panel and LCD, providing a convenient way to instantly change all voice settings and rhythms while you’re playing, with the simple touch of a single button on the Regist...
Page 67 - Selecting Registrations
Registration Memor y 5 67 <SONG NAME> ⁄01: 2 Selecting Registrations Simply press the numbered button that corresponds to the registration you wish to select. Using the D (Disable) button: Rhythm and automatic accompaniment patterns also change when you select different Registration Memory but...
Page 68 - batches of 8 registrations.; Registration Shift; can “jump” to a specified registration or step through the panel; SHIFT page will be displayed.; REGIST SHIFT Page; Select one of the modes using the bottom left Data Control buttons.
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 RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM ...
Page 72 - Resetting the Electone to the Factory Preset (Power On Reset); by using the Power On Reset function.; Restoring the Registrations Before Turning the Power off; Memory before turning the Electone off.
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...
Page 73 - Compatible Disk Type; To insert a floppy disk into the disk drive:; To eject a floppy disk:
73 Music Disk Recorde r 6 6 Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) lets you store the registration data and load back to the Electone as well as record your performance and play back the data. Moreover, the M.D.R. allows you to execute song copy operation and play back commerc...
Page 74 - Cleaning the Disk Drive Read/Write Head; To handle floppy disks with care:; Data backup
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...
Page 75 - Formatting a Disk; Before recording, the disk must first be formatted.; About SHIFT Button
75 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 76 - Recording
76 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 77 - If you make a mistake during recording:
77 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 78 - records the following three types of data:; Performance data; you can change any one of them without affecting the others.; Control data
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 con...
Page 80 - Separate recording for Lead Voice and/or Keyboard
80 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 82 - Recording Registrations; performance. Bulk data, including Registration Memory and
82 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 83 - Using More Than 8 Registrations; Replacing Registrations
83 Music Disk Recorde r 6 5 Recalling RecordedRegistrations (and Bulk Data) The registrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers in the above operation can be loaded back to the Electone by simply selecting the appropriate song number and pressing the PLAY button. When the operation has been c...
Page 84 - Playback; You can play back your recorded performance by simply pressing
84 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 85 - ) To repeat playback of a song or songs:; To repeatedly playback all songs starting with the
85 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 86 - About XG; Playing back the XG Song Data
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...
Page 87 - XG Easy Converter; To convert the EL-400 data to the XG song data:
87 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY XG Easy Converter This function allows you to convert the EL-400 song data to the XG...
Page 88 - Other Functions; ) Read and Auto Increment
88 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 89 - ) Changing the Tempo
89 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 90 - To use the Song Copy function within a disk:
90 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 91 - To use the Song Copy function between two different disks:
91 Music Disk Recorde r 6 MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER CONTROL PEDAL LOWER UPPER RECORD PLAY SHIFT SONG DEL. TO FROM SONG REPEAT SONG COPY MUSIC DISK RECORDER PAUSE STOP PLAY SONG SELECT RECORD CUSTOM PLAY FORMAT TEMPO CONT...
Page 94 - ) Checking the Remaining Memory; To load the Voice Disk voices:
94 Music Disk Recorde r 6 PAUSE RECORD PLAY SHIFT (LEAD) REM.MEM. (K.PERC.) (LEAD) (K.PERC.) 9) Checking the Remaining Memory You can check the amount of memory available for additional recording in a disk by pressing PAUSE button while holding down SHIFT button. The amount of available memory will ...
Page 95 - To load the patterns from a Pattern disk:
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. DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL ≥ ÚÆSave to USER1 ≥≥ [SAVE] [CANCEL]≥ Selects the destinat...
Page 98 - Footswitches, Knee Lever and; Footswitch; be used to control various functions.; Press the FOOT SW. button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.; The following display appears.; Cancels Left Footswitch control.; taking your hands from the keyboards.
98 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 7 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 1 Footswitch The Electone has two Footswitches on the main expression pedal that can be used to control various functions. The Right Footswitch is used for the Registration Shift function. (See page 68...
Page 99 - chosen, the following items appear at the bottom of the display:; Functions as an on/off switch for the rhythm or the rhythm
99 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 2 Rhythms Selection of Left Footswitch control over rhythm functions. When this is chosen, the following items appear at the bottom of the display: DATA CONTROL DATA CONTROL <FOOT.SW>MODE:RHYTHM”STOP ’ENDING ’FILL 2 -1 2 -2 2 -3 2 -1 Stop Func...
Page 100 - Determines the speed of the Glide function, or in other words, how; Tremolo; Selection of Footswitch control over Tremolo.
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 voice sections shown in the display: Upper 1 and 2, Lead, Lower 1 and 2. Select the desired voice section(s). 3 -2 Time Determines the speed of the Glide funct...
Page 101 - Knee Lever; When the Knee Lever is folded up:
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 ...
Page 103 - Expression Pedal; Press the PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.; MIDI IN page will be displayed.; Determines the control of the expression pedal functions.
103 Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedal 7 3 Expression Pedal You can choose the function of the Expression Pedal from three settings. 1 Press the PITCH/MIDI button in the DISPLAY SELECT section. Transpose/Pitch function, the first page, will be displayed. VOICE DISPLAY EFFECT SET A.B.C. M....
Page 104 - Transpose and Pitch Controls; Transpose; About the Pitch; Each voice is tuned with the temperament.
104 Transpose and Pitch Controls 8 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. These features make it easy to change the key of a song t...
Page 105 - MIDI; To select the MIDI page:; related settings are shown on the second and third pages.; MIDI OUT Page; on each keyboard will be sent through the channels set here.; Selects the transmit channel for Pedalboard from channels 1 - 16.
105 MIDI 9 9 MIDI MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a kind of communication system for electronic musical instruments. It is built into most every modern digital musical instrument and allows different instruments to “talk” to each other and control each other’s functions. For example, ...
Page 106 - Receive Channels; MIDI IN Page; Internal/External Controls
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 ...
Page 107 - Accessory Jacks and Controls; Input Jack
107 Accessor y Jacks and Controls 10 10 Accessory 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 are described below. HEADP HONES AUX. OUT R L RHYTHM IN R L HOST S EL ECT...
Page 108 - Appendix; OUT jacks and TO HOST terminal.; Setting examples; Using the TO HOST terminal; switches to match the computer type you use.
108 Appendix 11 11 Appendix MIDI On the right underside of the Electone keyboard you will find the MIDI IN/ OUT jacks and TO HOST terminal. MIDI is an acronym that stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, which allows electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other, by sending ...
Page 109 - Using MIDI IN/OUT jacks; Control an external device using the EL-400; Using an external MIDI keyboard or MIDI tone generator; the external device you have connected.; Control the EL-400 using an external device; Using an external MIDI keyboard; external MIDI keyboard. (The MIDI transmit channels of the MIDI key-
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 SYNTHESIZERREALTIME CONTROLEXT...
Page 110 - The MIDI Messages of the EL-400; System Messages. The Channel Messages are the data related to the; Channel Messages; Key related messages; Indicates which keys are played with the note numbers 0; Velocity; Generated when a key is released.; Control Change; parameters, through specific Control Change numbers.; Program Change
110 Appendix 11 The MIDI Messages of the EL-400 The MIDI messages can be divided into two groups: the Channel Messages and System Messages. The Channel Messages are the data related to the performance on the keyboard for a specific channel. Each time you play the keyboard on the EL-400, the channel ...
Page 111 - System Messages; System Exclusive Messages
111 Appendix 11 System Messages System Exclusive Messages System Exclusive messages are used to exchange the system and voice/ registration data. These allow you to execute bulk dump operation, sending and receiving all the data of the EL-400 including registrations to and from an external device. T...
Page 112 - Receiving the Registration Data
112 Appendix 11 Send the Registration Datafrom your PC to the EL-400 andChange the Registration Memory Buttons Send the data stored in the PC back to your Electone. Also, select a Registration Memory button and then play the upper keyboard using PC. Receiving the Registration Data 1 Send the Request...
Page 113 - Use the EL-400 as an XG Tone Generator
113 Appendix 11 Use the EL-400 as an XG Tone Generator You can also use the EL-400 as an XG tone generator since the EL-400 is compatible with the XG format. You can play back the commercially available XG song data with the Electone’s M.D.R., and also play them using an external sequencer (or seque...
Page 114 - MIDI Data Format; EL Mode
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 (...
Page 115 - XG Mode
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 settin...
Page 116 - Realtime Messages; Format
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)* ...
Page 117 - *1 Data Codes to Send
117 Appendix 11 Electone Exclusive Code (Hexadecimal) Message Transmit Receive F0,43,70,70,00,...(Data)...F7 Bulk Dump Data ˛ Ø 78 Ø Ø 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 ˛...
Page 118 - Selectors
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 05LK Voice 2 Ø [00-01] Ø [00-0D] Switch Number 06 LEAD Voic...
Page 120 - Voice Section Parameters; *5 EL MIDI Parameters
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 ...
Page 121 - Keyboard Parameters; Rhythm
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 Reverb Tremolo Symphon...
Page 123 - Overall
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 Parameters Effect Parameters (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 ...
Page 124 - T r a n s m i t; Note ON; MIDI Implementation Chart
124 Appendix 11 T r a n s m i t F u n c t i o n R e c e i v e R e m a r k s Basic Channel Note Number Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Program Change System Exclusive SystemCommon System Real Time Aux Messages Notes Mode DefaultChanged Note ON Note OFF Key's Ch's 0, 32 1, 5, 7, 10 4 6,...
Page 125 - True Voice; Bank Select
125 Appendix 11 0, 32 1, 5, 7, 10 4 6, 38 11 96, 97 64-6771-74 84, 91, 93, 94 98-99, 100-101 120, 121 True Voice 1, 2, 3, 16 1-16 Ø 9nH, v=1-127Ø 9nH, v=0 ˛Ø ˛˛˛˛Ø˛˛˛˛˛˛ Ø 0-15 , 112-116 ************************ ˛˛˛ ØØ ˛˛Ø˛ *11 The same as the one in the EL Mode Mode3˛************************ 36-96*...
Page 126 - Troubleshooting
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...
Page 129 - EL-400 Specifications
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...
Page 131 - Index
131 Appendix 11 A A.B.C. ............................................................ 51 A.B.C./M.O.C. .......................................... 51, 63 ACC. Reverb ................................................. 54 Accompaniment ...................................... 44, 53 AFTER Touch .............
Page 133 - INFORMATION RELATING TO PERSONAL INJURY, ELECTRICAL SHOCK,; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL
WARNING- When using any electrical or electronic product, basic precautions should always be followed. Theseprecautions include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Read all Safety Instructions, Installation Instructions, Special Message Section items, and any Assembly Instructionsfound in thi...