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Yamaha Artiste AR-80 Electone Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    SPECIFICATIONS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, Yamaha reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    Some of these items are designed to be dealer assembled or installed. Please make sure that benches are stable and any optional fixtures (where applicable) are well secured BEFORE using. Benches supplied by Yamaha are designed for seating only. No other uses are recommended.
  • Page 4 * This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA. CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
  • Page 5 • Always save data to a floppy disk frequently, in order to help prevent the loss of important data due to a malfunction or user operating error. Yamaha cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the instrument, or data that is lost or destroyed.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    A large custom display also makes the AR-80 exceptionally easy to use and operate. In order to make the most of the Electone and its extensive potential, we urge you to read the manual thoroughly while trying out the various features described.
  • Page 7 7. Music Disk Recorder ...83 M.D.R. Precautions ...83 Formatting a Disk ...85 Recording ...88 Recording Parts Separately...92 Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) ...95 Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data)...96 Replacing Registrations...96 Naming Your Song ...97 Playback ...99 Song Playback ...99 Playback of Selected Parts ...100 Repeat Play...101 Playback of XG/GM Disks (optional)...102...

  • Page 8: Panel Controls

    Panel Controls 1 POWER switch...P. 6 2 MASTER VOLUME ...P. 7 3 DEMO button ...P. 8 4 D. (Disable) button ...P. 61, 74 5 AUTO BASS CHORD...P. 55 6 REGISTRATION MENU ...P. 9 7 PEDAL VOICE ...P. 15 8 DISPLAY SELECT buttons ...P. 11 &...
  • Page 9 PEDAL VOICE 1 VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY CONTRA ELEC. BASS BASS FOOT REGIST. SHIFT M.O.C./ VOICE ORGAN TUBA L.M.SPLIT EDIT BASS LOWER ACCOMP. SEQUENCE PEDAL VOICE 2 PROGRAM PROGRAM PAGE CONTRA ELEC. PITCH/ BASS BASS DISK MIDI CONTRAST HELP HOLD ORGAN TUBA BASS LOWER...

  • Page 10: Main Features

    — from jazz and pop to church and theatre. Instant Registration Changes The extensive Registration Menu section of the AR-80 gives you instant access to 288 different Registrations, covering a broad range of musical styles. Each Registration features complete Voice and Style (rhythm/accompaniment) settings to perfectly match the type of music.
  • Page 11 Style sequences as well. (See page 145.) Wide Variety of Digital Effects The AR-80 Voices can also be enhanced with a full range of high-quality effects, including Tremolo (for reproducing rotating speaker sounds), Symphonic/Celeste, Flanger, Delay, Reverb, and Sustain.

  • Page 12: Introductory Guide

    It shows you in the simplest possible manner how to start playing your AR-80. It also introduces you to some of the basic operations and functions that will come in handy when you later use the AR-80’s more advanced features.
  • Page 13 Set the MASTER VOLUME control. The MASTER VOLUME control is an overall control which 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 can use the Expression pedal to change the volume with your foot as you play.

  • Page 14: Playing The Demo Songs

    Playing the Demo Songs Before you start playing your new AR-80, you’ll probably want to hear what the instrument is truly capable of doing. For this purpose, the AR-80 features a variety of special Demo Songs that showcase the dynamic Voices and Styles of the instrument. There are a total of 18 Demo Songs, each recorded in a different music style, and each corresponding to the 18 music styles of the Registration Menu.

  • Page 15: Registration Menu

    Registration Menu The next place to continue your explorations of the AR-80 is the Registration Menu. This section features a total of 288 preset Registrations, created to suit a wide variety of music styles. You’ve already heard some of these Registrations in action when you listened to the special Demo Songs. Since each Registration has all appropriate settings for the selected type of music —...

  • Page 16: Control Button

    Select the desired Registration from the display with the appropriate Data Control button. Each Registration Menu button selection calls up a menu of up to 16 Registrations. Press the Data Control button that corresponds to the Registration you wish to play. DATA CONTROL Try playing some songs that are suited to the selected Registration.

  • Page 17: Using The Display And Related Controls

    Using the Display and Related Controls As you’ve seen in the sections above, the AR-80 features an exceptionally large and easy-to-understand display. It provides comprehensive at-a-glance information on all current settings, and gives you convenient, intuitive control over the AR-80’s functions.

  • Page 18: Touch Tone

    Let’s take a look at some other ways the Data Control buttons are used. Press the STRINGS button in the UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 section twice (or repeatedly until the display below appears). UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 STRINGS BRASS CLARI- SAXO- PHONE ORGAN...

  • Page 19: Help Messages

    Help Messages Before you go on to use some of the other features of the AR-80, you should explore the Help messages. This convenient function provides a comprehensive yet concise “on-line” guide covering all AR-80 operations and features. If there is an operation you’re unfamiliar with or if you need quick information on a function or feature, the relevant Help message is only a few button presses away.

  • Page 20: Other Controls

    Press the MENU button corresponding to the desired subject. Each Menu section covers a different subject (or group of functions) of the AR-80, and each has several “screens” . You can also scroll through the entire set of Help Menus by using the PAGE buttons.

  • Page 21: Voice Sections

    Voice Sections The AR-80 features a total of 148 realistic, high-quality AWM Voices. There are five Voice sections for the Upper keyboard, four Voice sections for the Lower keyboard, and four Voice sections for the Pedalboard. Each Voice section has its own Voice Condition page(s) (described on page 33), which allow you to make independent Voice, volume and other settings for each section.
  • Page 22 Press the Data Control button corresponding to the voice you wish to select. DATA CONTROL The name of the selected Voice appears at the top of the display. In this case, Pop Organ is shown. Some Voices (such as Organ and Guitar) have two pages of Voices. To select the desired page, press the Menu button next to it.
  • Page 23 Coarse: Use the touch controls at the right of each Voice section on the panel to set the desired level for each Voice. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0 (MIN) to a maximum of 24 (MAX). (The lamps on the controls light to indicate the volume.) UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1 STRINGS BRASS...
  • Page 24 About TO LOWER — Playing Lead and Pedal Voices from the Lower keyboard: The AR-80 has a special “To Lower” function that lets you assign Lead or Pedal Voices to the Lower keyboard. Simply press the TO LOWER button in the appropriate Voice section, and that section’s Voice will be playable from the Lower keyboard.

  • Page 25: Selecting Voices From The Dotted Buttons

    Selecting Voices from the Dotted Buttons The AR-80 has a wide variety of Voices from which you can choose — far greater than what is immediately apparent from the front panel controls. You’ve already learned in the section above how to select the different Voices that are available in the Voice Menu display of each panel Voice.
  • Page 26 Select a specific Voice Menu (GUITAR, for example) by pressing corresponding Menu button. Select specific pages with the Menu buttons. Each page represents a general Voice category and the category title appears in the dark bar at the top of the menu when the page has been selected. Select a specific Voice from the display (for example, Muted Guitar) by using the Data Control buttons.

  • Page 27: Voice Menus/Voice List

    To select User Voices: Select the USER Voice Menu (by the same method above) when you wish to play Voices that you’ve created in Voice Edit (see page 114). Voice Menus / Voice List The following list shows the Voice categories and the available Voices. 1.
  • Page 28 11. UPPER/LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE SAXOPHONE Alto Jazz Tenor Breathy Jazz Sax. Alto Sax. Tenor Tenor Sax. Sax. Section Ensem. 12. UPPER/LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE TUTTI Strs.& Octave Band Wind. Brass Brass Tutti Ensem. Str.& Choir 13. UPPER/LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE CHORUS Choir Choir Choir Vocal...

  • Page 29: Voice Display

    • Chord root and type (the currently played chord in the Lower keyboard). The Voice Display is automatically called up when you turn on the AR-80. You can also call it up by pressing the VOICE DISPLAY button in the DISPLAY SELECT section.

  • Page 30: Style Controls

    MANUAL VOLUME Page DATA CONTROL 1 LOWER 1 and 2 2 UPPER 1 and 2 3 LEAD 4 MANUAL BALANCE This determines the overall balance between the Upper and Lower Keyboard levels. MANUAL BALANCE is shown as a slider graphic; higher slider settings make the Upper Voices relatively louder, while lower settings make the Lower Voices relatively louder.

  • Page 31: Saving And Recalling Panel Settings

    If you have made settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory (see page 73) before turning the AR-80 off. However, you can recall the panel settings before the AR-80 was last turned off. See page 80 for more information.

  • Page 32: Flute/Tibia And Extra Voice

    Flute/Tibia and Extra Voice The Flute/Tibia and Extra Voice sections provide a variety of popular and traditional organ sounds. Used together or separately, they give you the sounds and the convenient, intuitive control found on conventional organs. Flute/Tibia (Theatre) The Flute/Tibia section allows you to create your own organ voices. With this function you can recreate popular organ sounds by adjusting the flute footage levels directly from the convenient panel touch controls.
  • Page 33 Select one of the Organ Variations: Theatre, Jazz, Electronic, or Classical. Press the ORGAN VARIATION button. This calls up the FLUTE and EXTRA VOICE pages (shown below). Each successive press of the button selects a different Organ Variation. You can also select the Organ Variations by pressing the appropriate Menu buttons.

  • Page 34: Setting The Click And Response

    Turn the Tremolo effect on or off for the Flute Voices, if desired. Also set the Flute Volume and Click Volume as needed. EFFECT This turns Tremolo on or off for the Flute/Tibia Voices. (As with the other Voice sections, this enables Tremolo. To actually turn Tremolo on, use the panel TREMOLO button.

  • Page 35: Setting Attack/Chiff

    Setting Attack/Chiff (Upper Keyboard only) Attack/Chiff is a special set of footages for the Upper Keyboard that produces a percussive sound, like that on conventional organs. The length of the percussive sound is also adjustable. To set Attack/Chiff, use the ATTACK/CHIFF touch controls. The actual sound differs depending on the Organ Variation selected.
  • Page 36 Press one of the buttons in one of the Extra Voice sections. This turns on the selected Voice (the button’s lamp lights) and automatically calls up the FLUTE VOICE and EXTRA VOICE pages. Upper Keyboard Extra Voice section. Selected Voice is highlighted. Lower Keyboard Extra Voice section.
  • Page 37 From the EXTRA VOICE page, make additional settings for the Extra Voices. The EXTRA VOICE page automatically appears when you press one of the EXTRA VOICE buttons, except when the FLUTE VOICE page is active — in which case you can use the PAGE buttons to select the EXTRA VOICE page.

  • Page 38: Voice Controls And Effects

    Voice Controls and Effects The AR-80 features two general kinds of functions that can be used to control or change the sound of the Voices: Voice controls and effects. Voice controls are used to change various basic settings for the Voices, such as volume, octave (Feet), Pan, Vibrato, touch sensitivity (Touch Tone) and Brilliance.

  • Page 39: Voice Condition Pages

    To change the desired Voice control or effect setting, select the appropriate page: • For Touch Tone, Feet, Effect On/Off/Type (Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay, and Flanger), Pan, Brilliance, Volume, and Vibrato —Select the Voice Condition pages (see below). • For Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay, and Flanger parameter settings —Select the Effect Set page by pressing the EFFECT SET button.
  • Page 40 • INITIAL Touch Controls volume and timbre according to the velocity at which you play the keys. The harder you strike the keys, the greater the volume and the brighter the timbre will become. Range: 1 (no Initial Touch effect) – 7 (maximum effect) •...
  • Page 41 VIBRATO Page Select the Vibrato page by pressing the corresponding Menu button. The Vibrato page for the Lead Voice section has additional Slide and Tune settings (unlike that of the Upper and Lower sections). The Pedal Voice sections have no Vibrato page. 1 VIBRATO PRESET/USER (See next page for detail on USER VIBRATO.) Selects Preset, which calls up the original (factory) Vibrato...
  • Page 42 4 TUNE (Lead Voices only) Determines the pitch of the Lead Voice. This control lets you detune the Lead Voice relative to the other Voices of the AR-80, for producing a richer sound. The higher the value, the higher the pitch.

  • Page 43: Effect Set Pages

    Effect Set Pages Turning On the Effects Before you can work with the effects in the Effect Set pages, you must first turn on the desired effect in the Voice Condition page. Call up the Voice Condition page by pressing the desired Voice button on the panel twice (or by using any other method;...

  • Page 44: Delay & Flanger Page

    DELAY & FLANGER Page 1 DELAY Delay is a pronounced echo effect, with distinct delayed repeats of the original sound. • Note Value Determines the Delay time as a note value, to ensure that the Delay repeats in sync with the Style tempo.

  • Page 45: Panel-Selectable Effects - Tremolo, Sustain, And Reverb

    Panel-selectable Effects — Tremolo, Sustain, and Reverb The Reverb, Sustain, and Tremolo pages are called up by pressing the respective panel buttons, then selecting the menu with the bottom left Menu button. For example, if you press the TREMOLO button (so that the button’s lamp lights), the selection “Tremolo Menu”...
  • Page 46 Setting the Tremolo Effect Settings for the Tremolo effect are made from the TREMOLO & SYMPH. (Symphonic) page. 1 TREMOLO Determines the type of Tremolo effect. These types have been programmed to match the corresponding type of organ sounds: Jazz, Rock, Theatre (THEAT.), and Classical (CLASS.). 2 TREMOLO SPEED Determines the speed of the Tremolo (rapid rotation) effect.

  • Page 47: Reverb

    Reverb adds an echo-like effect to the sound, giving the impression of a performance in a large room or concert hall. The effect can be applied equally and simultaneously to all Voices, or set individually for each section of the AR-80, even independently for rhythm, accompaniment and effects.
  • Page 48 REVERB — VOICE GROUP Page Voice Section (LOWER 1, 2; UPPER 1, 2; LEAD; PEDAL 1, 2; ORGAN) Determines the amount of Reverb applied to each of the Voice sections: Lower 1 and 2, Upper 1 and 2, Lead, Pedal 1 and 2, and Organ (Flute/Tibia). Range: 0 – 24 REVERB —...

  • Page 49: Sustain

    Sustain The Sustain effect, selectable for the Upper, Lower, and Pedal Voices, causes the sound to gradually fade out when the keys are released. The Sustain on/off and length settings are independent for each keyboard, providing maximum expressive control. Sustain can be switched on and off in real time as you play, either with the panel SUSTAIN buttons or the knee lever (when properly set for knee lever operation;...

  • Page 50: Glide

    LENGTH (LOWER, UPPER, PEDAL) Determines the length of Sustain applied to each keyboard. The display shows the current Sustain length values for each keyboard. (These settings are the same as those made from the panel SUSTAIN touch controls.) Range: 0 – 12 Glide The Glide effect lets you “bend”...

  • Page 51: Styles (Rhythm And Accompaniment)

    The Style section provides realistic rhythm patterns — with actual drum and percussion sounds — and automatic accompaniment to back your performance. Moreover, the AR-80 has a Keyboard Percussion feature that allows you to play drum and percussion sounds from the Lower keyboard and Pedalboard.

  • Page 52: Volume Settings

    Before starting the Style, make sure that the Volume and Tempo settings are appropriate. Volume Settings Use the RHYTHM touch control to adjust the drum/percussion volume, and use the BASS/CHORD touch control to adjust the volume of the bass and chord accompaniment. The controls have seven volume settings, from a minimum of 0, or no sound, to a maximum of full volume.

  • Page 53: Synchro Start

    Start the Accompaniment. You can start the Accompaniment in several different ways from the ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL buttons: ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL ENDING Straight Start: Select the desired Style section, Main A or Main B (by pressing the appropriate button, MAIN A or MAIN B), then press the START button. The Main A (or B) begins playing immediately without bass and chord accompaniment.
  • Page 54 To use Synchro Start: • First, press the SYNCHRO START button. This puts the Style in stand-by. (The BAR/BEAT indicator above the TEMPO display flashes at the current tempo.) • Next, play a note or chord on the Lower keyboard (or a note on the Pedalboard). This starts the Rhythm and the bass/chord Accompaniment.
  • Page 55 Select Sections, if desired. You can switch between the two Style Sections, Main A and Main B, as the Accompaniment is playing by pressing the appropriate button, MAIN A or MAIN B. ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL ENDING Select Fill In patterns, if desired. Fill In patterns are designed to be used as temporary and regular rhythmic breaks, to add interest to a repeating rhythm.
  • Page 56 About the Style Sections Each Style has a total of ten sections, as illustrated below. INTRO A INTRO B MAIN A MAIN B FILL IN AA FILL IN AB ENDING A ENDING B The FILL TO A button plays a one-measure Fill In and goes to the Main A pattern. The FILL TO B button plays a one-measure Fill In and goes to the Main B pattern.

  • Page 57: Style Condition Page

    Style Condition Page The Style Condition page provides fine controls over Rhythm volume and Bass/Chord volume and allows you to turn each accompaniment part on or off. To call up the page, press the selected Style button (or appropriate Data Control button) again, or select CONDITION from the display with the appropriate Menu button (from the Style Menu page).

  • Page 58: Selecting Styles From The Dotted Buttons

    Selecting Styles from the Dotted Buttons The Style section, like the Voice sections, also has dotted buttons from which additional Styles can be selected. These dotted buttons function as “wild card” Style selectors; any of the Styles available from the panel buttons, Style Menus, or User Styles (created with the Accompaniment Program function) can be selected from these buttons.
  • Page 59 Select a specific Style Menu by pressing corresponding Menu button. Each page represents a general Style category and the category title appears in the dark bar at the top of the menu when the menu has been selected. Select a specific Style from the display by using the Data Control buttons.

  • Page 60: Style Menus/Style List

    To select User Styles: Select the USER Style Menu (by the same method above) when you wish to play Styles that you’ve created in the Accompaniment Program function (see page 122). DATA CONTROL Style Menus / Style List Page 1 Pop / Rock Light Rock...

  • Page 61: Automatic Accompaniment - Auto Bass Chord

    Automatic Accompaniment — Auto Bass Chord The Auto Bass Chord (A.B.C.) function works with the Style section of the AR-80 to automatically produce chord and bass accompaniment as you play. It adds an entirely new dimension to your performance by effectively putting a full backing band at your disposal. Depending on the feature or mode selected, you can play anything from a single note to a full chord on the Lower keyboard and hear complete, rhythmical bass and chord accompaniment.

  • Page 62: Mode

    Selecting “A.B.C. Menu” calls up the following display, from which you can make A.B.C. settings: Mode The Off mode automatically produces chord accompaniment for chords played in the Lower keyboard. (Bass lines are not produced; you can play bass lines manually from the Pedalboard.) This mode is similar to the Custom A.B.C.

  • Page 63: Single Finger Mode Chords

    Single Finger Mode Chords Major chords: Press the root note of the chord. Minor chords: Press the root note together with any black key to the left of it. Chord Cancel Chord Cancel allows you to instantly turn off the chord and bass accompaniment, and have the rhythm pattern continue.

  • Page 64: Fingered Mode Chords

    Fingered Mode Chords • Notes in parentheses ( ) can be omitted. • Chord types marked with an asterisk (*) can be played in any inversion (i.e. the root does not have to be the lowest note in the chord). •...

  • Page 65: Memory

    Memory Memory allows you to have the bass and/or chord accompaniment continue even after you release your fingers from the Lower keyboard and/or Pedalboard. For more information on the Memory settings and how they function with the different A.B.C. modes, refer to the chart on page 60. Press the MEMORY button in the AUTO BASS CHORD section to turn Memory on (both Lower and Pedal).

  • Page 66: About The A.b.c. Modes And Memory Settings

    About the A.B.C. Modes and Memory Settings The automatic accompaniment functions in different ways depending on the selected A.B.C. mode and the Memory setting. The chart below details how the automatic accompaniment functions for the various setting combinations when Synchro Start is on. When the START button is used, the functions are the same, except that the rhythm is started and stopped only with the START button or the left footswitch (when enabled;...

  • Page 67: Disabling Accompaniment Changes (Disable)

    Disabling Accompaniment Changes (Disable) This function allows you to maintain the same Style and its tempo, even when you change Registrations. To do this, press the D. (Disable) button in the AUTO BASS CHORD section (or the D. button in the Registration Memory section). (Both buttons light.) Keyboard Percussion The Keyboard Percussion function features a total of 72 different drum and percussion sounds, playable from the keyboards and Pedalboard.
  • Page 68 Set the volume. The volume of the percussion sounds is set together with that of the rhythm volume from the RHYTHM touch control. SEQ. SEQ. ENTER- ROCK TAIN USER 1 USER 2 SEQ. SEQ. TRADI- R&B TIONAL USER 5 USER 6 Turn off the Lower and/or Pedal Voices by turning each Voice section off in the ENSEMBLE section.

  • Page 69: Preset Percussion Assignments For The Lower Keyboard

    Preset Percussion Assignments for the Lower Keyboard CLICK Preset Percussion Assignments for the Pedalboard...

  • Page 70: User Keyboard Percussion

    User Keyboard Percussion A total of 72 different percussion sounds can be assigned to any key or pedal, and your original setups can be saved to two memory locations: User 1 and User 2. (For this example, use User1.) To create your own Keyboard Percussion assignments: Turn on the Keyboard Percussion function by pressing the LOWER/1 button in the KEYBOARD PERCUSSION section.
  • Page 71 Select the User mode with the appropriate Data Control button. Select the ASSIGN page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. ASSIGN Page Instrument categories Individual instrument sounds Select the desired instrument category (Cymbal/Hi-Hat, Snare Drum, etc.) by pressing the appropriate Menu button. To assign an instrument to a particular key or pedal, simultaneously hold down the Data Control button corresponding to the desired instrument and press the upper/lower key (or pedal) to which the instrument is to be...

  • Page 72: Clear

    Clear The Clear function lets you erase one or all instrument/key assignments. To erase a single instrument assignment: Simultaneously hold down the Data Control button corresponding to CLEAR and press the key or pedal corresponding to the instrument you wish to erase. A short click sound indicates that the instrument has been erased.

  • Page 73: User Keyboard Percussion Categories

    User Keyboard Percussion Categories CYMBAL / HI-HAT Crash Crash Cym1 Cym2 Splash. Chinese SNARE DRUM Snare Snare Snare Drum L Drum M Drum H O Rim Roll Shot Floor Floor Tom L Tom H Tom L BASS DRUM Bass Bass Bass Drum L Drum M...

  • Page 74: Other User Keyboard Percussion Functions

    Other User Keyboard Percussion Functions Additional operations in the User Mode include copying of Lower/Pedal Preset Keyboard Percussion to User 1 or 2, and copying from one User location to the other. The copy operations here are convenient for creating a basic foundation over which you can make your own custom Keyboard Percussion setups, without having to start from scratch.

  • Page 75: Copying User Locations

    At the prompt, select “OK” to copy the data, or “Cancel” to abort the operation. Use the appropriate Data Control buttons. When the operation is finished, a “Completed” message momentarily appears in the display. The Pedal Preset Keyboard Percussion (PK PRESET) can be copied in the same way when USER 2 is selected as the Mode.

  • Page 76: Melody On Chord

    Melody On Chord 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 you indicate when using Auto Bass Chord (see page 55). To call up the MELODY ON CHORD page: Press the M.O.C./L.M.

  • Page 77: L.m. Split

    L.M. Split This function lets you assign different Voices to the left and right sides of the Lower keyboard, split at a user-determined key. This effectively gives you a “third” keyboard, letting you play different Voices from the left and right sides of the keyboard. To set the L.M.
  • Page 78 Change the Key Set setting, if needed. To do this, simultaneously hold down the appropriate Data Control button and press the desired key on the Lower keyboard. You can also use the Data Control buttons corresponding to SPLIT KEY in the display to change the Split setting: Set the desired Voice sections for both the Left and Right sides of the Lower keyboard.

  • Page 79: Registration Memory

    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 Styles while you’re playing, with the simple touch of a single button on the Registration Memory panel. The buttons are conveniently located between the Upper and Lower keyboards for easy access while playing.

  • Page 80: Selecting Registrations

    Selecting Registrations Simply press the appropriate numbered Registration Memory button. Using the D. (Disable) button: The Styles also change when you select different Registration Memory buttons. Pressing the D. (Disable) button allows you to keep the same Style and its tempo throughout all your Registration changes, or make your own Style selections if you want to.

  • Page 81: Recalling Recorded Registrations (And Bulk Data)

    12 Registrations. Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) The Registrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers in the above operation can be easily loaded back to the AR-80. For instructions on this operation, see page 96. DATA CONTROL /TO DISK...

  • Page 82: Registration Shift

    Registration Shift The Registration Shift function allows you to change all Registrations — the settings you make on the panel and LCD — 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 Registrations in sequence, either in numeric order or in any order you specify.
  • Page 83 3 JUMP In the Jump mode, pressing the right footswitch selects a specific Registration. DATA CONTROL With JUMP selected in the display, use the Data Control buttons to select the desired Regis- tration number. 4 USER In the User mode, each press of the right footswitch selects the next Registration according to the order you specify.
  • Page 84 Select the EDIT page with the Menu button. 1 POSITION Moves cursor to the first position. Moves cursor one step to the left. Moves cursor one row up. Moves cursor one row down. Moves cursor to the last position. Moves cursor one step to the right. Use the POSITION controls to move the cursor along the Registration row in the display to the step you wish to edit.

  • Page 85: Resetting The Electone To The Factory Preset (Power On Reset)

    DATA CONTROL User settings created and saved to disk on the AR-100 Electone may contain Registrations 13 - 16, which are unavailable on the AR-80. Data using these Registrations will function properly; however, these Registrations appear “ghosted” in the Registration Shift display. (See page 84.)

  • Page 86: Recall Panel Function

    Recall Panel Function Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to Registration Memory before turning the Electone off. You can, however, recall the panel settings that were made before the Electone was last turned off. In doing this, first be careful NOT to press any panel buttons after you turn the Electone back on.

  • Page 87: Initial Registration

    Initial Registration The Initial Registration function lets you reset (initialize) all of the Registration Memory buttons to the original factory settings, without affecting any of the current panel settings. (Power On Reset, on page 79, restores the factory settings, but also automatically deletes any other current settings you have made.) This function also lets you call up individual factory preset Registrations for each Registration Memory button.

  • Page 88: Memory Button

    Calling Up Individual Factory Preset Registrations (for each Registration Memory button) Press one of the twelve ORCHESTRAL PRESET buttons in the REGISTRATION MENU section. “Initial Regist #” appears at the left side of the display. Each button corresponds to a different numbered Registration Memory button (as shown below).

  • Page 89: Music Disk Recorder

    Music Disk Recorder The Music Disk Recorder (M.D.R.) is a sophisticated recording device built into the AR-80 that lets you record your performances and Registration settings. The Music Disk Recorder not only records the notes you play; it also remembers the voices and rhythms you select, the front panel controls you change, as well as all expression pedal, footswitch and knee lever positions, to reproduce your performance exactly as you play it.

  • Page 90: Data Backup

    Copy function on page 111. Disk Compatibility Floppy disks containing data recorded on the AR-100 Electone can also be used on the AR-80, with virtually complete compatibility. However, since there are some minor differences between the two models (especially in Voices, Extra Voices, Registrations, and Registration Menus), data compatibility is not absolute.

  • Page 91: Formatting A Disk

    Formatting a Disk Before recording your performance to a blank disk, the disk must first be formatted. (A blank 2DD floppy disk has been included with your AR-80.) To format a disk: Put the disk, label facing up, into the disk slot.
  • Page 92 DATA CONTROL Select “DISK FORMAT” with the appropriate Data Control button. DATA CONTROL At the prompt, select “OK” to begin formatting, or “Cancel” to abort the operation. When the REMAIN section in the display reaches “001,” formatting is completed, and the CONTROL PANEL page is automatically called up.

  • Page 93: Control Data

    XG is a major new enhancement to the GM format developed by Yamaha, and it provides for more instrument sounds and variations, as well as greater expressive control over voices and effects.

  • Page 94: Recording

    Recording To record a song: Set the desired Registrations on the Electone. Make all the settings necessary for the song you will record. This includes entering all the Registrations you will need during the performance to Registration Memory. Make sure also to select the Registration that you will use at the beginning of the song.
  • Page 95 Use the SONG SELECT buttons (or the corresponding controls in the display) to select the song number for recording. MUSIC DISK RECORDER STOP PLAY SONG SELECT Press the REC button (or select the corresponding control in the display). MUSIC DISK RECORDER STOP PLAY SONG SELECT...
  • Page 96 After the elapsed recording time appears on both displays, begin playing. There is a slight pause for setup, during which the M.D.R. records Registration and other data. Once the setup operation is complete, the elapsed recording time (starting at 00:00) appears in both the M.D.R. LED display and the main display, indicating that you can begin recording your performance.
  • Page 97 99. Input a name for your new song. The AR-80 automatically assigns a name and number to a newly recorded song (for example, “Song 1”). However, you can assign an original name to the song with the Input Name function (see page 97).

  • Page 98: Recording Parts Separately

    Recording Parts Separately You can also record the parts of your performance independently. For example, you can first record the chords and bass to the song (using the Lower and Pedalboard), and after that record the melody. This function also lets you record Keyboard Percussion and performance control data — such as Registration changes and expression pedal operation —...
  • Page 99 To change the status for each part, press the appropriate Data Control button in the upper row, corresponding to the part or parts you wish to record: • ALL RECORD This is available only in record standby. Selecting this instantly sets all parts (except K.B.P.) to record standby.
  • Page 100 Press the REC button again. The REC lamp lights and the PLAY lamp flashes, indicating that the Music Disk Recorder is ready to record. Press the Data Control button corresponding to CUSTOM PLAY to start recording of the new part or parts. Playback of the previously recorded parts starts immediately, without the setup of Registration and other data.

  • Page 101: Recording Registrations (And Bulk Data)

    Recording Registrations (and Bulk Data) You can also record Registrations by themselves, without recording a performance. Bulk data — which includes Registration Shift settings, User Styles, Sequence Program sequences, Keyboard Percussion User Assign settings, Organ Variation settings, and User Voices — is also saved in the operation.

  • Page 102: Recalling Recorded Registrations (And Bulk Data)

    Recalling Recorded Registrations (and Bulk Data) The Registrations (and bulk data) recorded to song numbers in the above operation can be easily loaded back to the AR-80. To recall Registration data: Insert the proper disk and select the appropriate song number.

  • Page 103: Naming Your Song

    Naming Your Song Once you have recorded a song, you can give that song a name by using the Input Name function. To name your newly recorded song: Call up the UTILITY page with the appropriate Menu button. DATA CONTROL Select “INPUT NAME”...
  • Page 104 Use the Data Control buttons corresponding to the cursor arrows to move the cursor position in the name. Enter the desired character with the appropriate Data Control button. To enter lowercase letters (or the lower characters in each box), simultaneously hold down the COARSE button and press the appropriate Data Control button.

  • Page 105: Playback

    Playback You can play back your recorded performance by simply pressing the PLAY button. Registrations and other data are automatically recalled to the AR-80 before playback. Song Playback To play back a song: Insert the disk containing your recorded song.

  • Page 106: Playback Of Selected Parts

    PLAY SONG SELECT Playback of the song begins after the AR-80 data is reset and the song time is shown on both displays. During playback, the bottom row of controls changes to include the following functions: Pause, Rewind (REW.), and Fast Forward (F.F.). For more information on those controls, see page 108.

  • Page 107: Repeat Play

    Repeat Play This function allows you to repeatedly play back all songs on a disk (either in order or at random), or play back one specific song. To use Repeat Play: Call up the REPEAT PLAY page. Press the appropriate Menu button. DATA CONTROL Select the song number you wish to play back.

  • Page 108: Playback Of Xg/Gm Disks (Optional)

    Playback of XG/GM Disks (optional) The M.D.R. is compatible with XG and GM format song data. Additional playback functions — including Solo Play, Minus One, and Part Select — are available when disks containing XG/GM song data are used. Insert an XG/GM song disk in the M.D.R. disk slot. The following CONTROL PANEL page appears: DATA CONTROL Select the song number you wish to play back.
  • Page 109 PLAY PART Page DATA CONTROL Press the Data Control button corresponding to the part you wish to turn on or off. (Parts that are on are highlighted.) Start playback by pressing the PLAY button. The elapsed song time is shown on both the M.D.R. display and the main display. Playback automatically stops at the end of the selected song.

  • Page 110: Playback Of Doc Disks (Optional)

    Playback of DOC Disks (optional) The M.D.R. is compatible with Clavinova DOC (Disk Orchestra Collection) format song data. The Part Select function is available when disks containing DOC song data are used. Insert an DOC song disk in the M.D.R. disk slot. The following CONTROL PANEL page appears: DATA CONTROL Select the song number you wish to play back.
  • Page 111 PLAY PART Page DATA CONTROL Press the Data Control button corresponding to the part you wish to turn on or off. (Parts that are on are highlighted.) Start playback by pressing the PLAY button. The elapsed song time is shown on both the M.D.R. display and the main display. Playback automatically stops at the end of the selected song.
  • Page 112 To use Phrase Repeat: Select the desired Phrase Number with the appropriate Data Control buttons. DATA CONTROL To repeatedly play back the selected Phrase, press the PLAY button (or select PLAY in the display). Playback of the selected Phrase continues indefinitely. To stop playback, press the STOP button (or select STOP in the display).

  • Page 113: Loading Styles From Style File Disks

    Loading Styles from Style File Disks Many additional Styles are available for the AR-80 on disk, and these can be loaded to the eight User Style locations. To load a Style from a Style File disk (optional): Insert a Style File disk in the disk slot.

  • Page 114: Other M.d.r. Functions

    Other M.D.R. Functions Custom Play Custom Play allows you to play back the song without resetting the Registrations and other data. Custom Play can be used from either the CONTROL PANEL page or the REPEAT PLAY page. To use Custom Play: Press one of the Data Control buttons corresponding to CUSTOM PLAY in the display.

  • Page 115: Changing The Tempo

    Changing the Tempo You can change the tempo of the song — either before song playback or as the song is playing — from the CONTROL PANEL page. To change the tempo: Use the Data Control buttons corresponding to TEMPO +/- in the display. Each press of the corresponding button slows down or speeds up the tempo by a small amount.

  • Page 116: Song Copy

    Song Copy This function lets you copy the data recorded at one song number to another song number. To use the Song Copy function: Call up the UTILITY page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. DATA CONTROL Select the song number to be copied by using the SONG SELECT buttons or the SONG SELECT controls in the display.

  • Page 117: Song Delete

    When the song has been deleted, the display returns to the original UTILITY page. Disk Copy Disk Copy allows you to duplicate the contents on one floppy disk to another. Yamaha recommends that you keep copies of your important data on two separate floppy disks by using this function.
  • Page 118 Insert the source disk in the disk slot. Call up the UTILITY page by pressing the appropriate Menu button. Select “DISK COPY” in the display by pressing the appropriate Data Control button. At the prompt, select “OK” to initiate the disk copy operation, or “Cancel” to abort.

  • Page 119: Checking The Remaining Memory

    Copy Protect Some of the Disks available for the AR-80 are purposely protected from being copied or erased. You cannot save the data to another floppy disk. If you try to load data from such a “copy- protected” disk to the AR-80, an error message will appear in the display.

  • Page 120: Voice Edit

    Voice Edit In addition to the versatile Flute/Tibia section, the AR-80 has a Voice Edit feature that allows you to create your own Voices. Voice Edit uses sophisticated sound-shaping tools that make it possible to take existing Voices and craft a virtually endless variety of original sounds from them. And once you’ve created a Voice, you can store it to a User Voice location for future recall (see page 119).
  • Page 121 After you have selected a Voice, the following display (or one similar) will appear: Use the Menu buttons to select the desired Voice Edit page, and edit the Voice according to the instructions that follow. VOICE EDIT — NAME REP. OL (Name/Repeat/OL) Page 1 NAME •...
  • Page 122 SPEED • Determines the speed of the Repeat function. The higher the value, the faster the speed. Range: 0 – 100 3 OL (Output Level) Determines the level of the Voice. Range: 0 – 100 VOICE EDIT — FILTER / EG RATE Page 1 FILTER These settings determine the overall timbre of the sound by boosting or cutting a certain frequency range.
  • Page 123 2 EG RATE The EG (Envelope Generator) settings determine how the level of the sound changes in time. This lets you reproduce many sound characteristics of natural acoustic instruments — such as the quick attack and decay of percussion sounds, or the long release of a sustained piano tone.

  • Page 124: Naming Your Voice

    Naming Your Voice Once you have created your own Voice, you can give that Voice a name. To name your newly created Voice: Call up the NAME/ REPEAT/ OL page (see “Selecting a Voice for Editing” above for instructions), and select INPUT NAME with the appropriate Data Control buttons.

  • Page 125: Saving The Edited Voice

    Saving the Edited Voice After you have created and named a new Voice, you should save that Voice for future use. Select the Save page. Press the appropriate Menu button. Select the desired User Voice number (1–16) with the appropriate Data Control button.

  • Page 126: Quitting Voice Edit

    Quitting Voice Edit You can quit the Voice Edit function from any of its display pages. To quit: Press the VOICE EDIT button in the DISPLAY SELECT section once again. DATA CONTROL At the prompt, select “OK” to quit Voice Edit, or “Cancel” to continue editing.

  • Page 127: Saving User Voices To Disk

    “Recording Registrations,” page 95, for instructions. Loading User Voices from Disk The User Voice data saved to disk as part of bulk data can instantly be loaded back to the AR-80. Refer to the section “Recalling Recorded Registrations,” page 96, for instructions.

  • Page 128: Accompaniment Program

    Lower keyboard, your custom-recorded accompaniment changes chords automatically. The AR-80 lets you store up eight User Styles for instant recall. However, you can save additional User Styles to floppy disks — letting you create an unlimited library of Styles for future use. When recording a User Style, you can select an existing Style and customize it for your own requirements, or create a completely new Style from scratch.
  • Page 129 DATA CONTROL Using an Existing Style Any Style in the AR-80 — including the User Styles you’ve created yourself — can be edited and further refined using the Accompaniment Program tools. When you select an existing Style for editing, the following section data is automatically copied...
  • Page 130 While holding down the ACCOMP. PROGRAM button, press the same button in the STYLE section again. When recording a Style from scratch: Simply press and release the ACCOMP. PROGRAM button. When recording from scratch, “No name” appears as the Style name, indicating that the Style has no data.

  • Page 131: Accompaniment Program Voice List

    Accompaniment Program Voice List These Voices (shown according to their general categories) can be used for recording the Bass, Chord, Pad, and Phrase parts in the Accompaniment Program function. (See page 132.) (For a list of sounds that are available for the Rhythm part, see “Accompaniment Program Drum List” on the next page.) Instrument Group Piano...

  • Page 132: Accompaniment Program Drum List

    Accompaniment Program Drum List These Drum Kits (shown with the drum/percussion sound assignments) can be used for recording the Rhythm parts in the Accompaniment Program function. (See page 132.) (For a list of Voices available for the other parts, see “Accompaniment Program Voice List” on the previous page.) DRUM MAP ( Part 1)

  • Page 133: Drum Map

    DRUM MAP (Part 2) Note# Note Key Alternate Brush Kit assign C# 0 D 0 Ø D# 0 E 0 Ø F 0 Ø F# 0 Brush Slap L G# 0 Bass Drum L2 A# 0 Gran Cassa BD Soft Gran Cassa Mute C# 1 Brush Slap...

  • Page 134: Drum Assignment

    Drum Assignment (Upper Keyboard) Drum Assignment (Lower Keyboard) CLICK Drum Assignment (Pedalboard)

  • Page 135: Recording A User Style

    Recording a User Style Set up the AR-80 for recording by turning off all Voice sections in the ENSEMBLE section. Turning off all Voice sections allows you to properly hear the parts you will be recording. Also make sure that Keyboard Percussion has been turned off (both LOWER and PEDAL).
  • Page 136 1 INPUT NAME This calls up the INPUT NAME pages for assigning an original name to the created/edited Style. (See “Naming Your User Style” on page 140.). 2 SECT (Section) This determines the section that is to be recorded. You can record five different sections for each User Style.
  • Page 137 Set up recording for the desired part in the RECORD page. There are eight parts available for recording: Rhythm 1 & 2, Bass, Chord 1 & 2, Pad, and Phrase 1 & 2. Record each of these one by one, listening to previously recorded parts as you continue. To do this: First, call up the RECORD page with the corresponding Menu button.
  • Page 138 Select the desired Voice(s) for recording. Before you actually record any of the parts for your User Style, you should select which Voices you will use for each part. A special set of Voices are used for recording in Accompaniment Program. (For a list of the Voices available, see page 125.) To do this: First call up the VOICE page with the appropriate Menu button.
  • Page 139 Record the selected part. Use the START or SYNCHRO START buttons to start and stop recording. ACCOMPANIMENT CONTROL ENDING Press START to start recording immediately, or press SYNCHRO START to start recording at the first press of a key in the Lower keyboard. (Pressing a pedal in the Pedalboard can also start recording when the A.B.C.

  • Page 140: Mute

    Record the remaining parts (and sections) as needed. Continue recording in the same fashion (steps #2 – #7 above) for the other parts of the selected section, until you’re satisfied with the new Style. Record in the same way for the other sections (Intro, Ending, etc.) of the Style as needed.

  • Page 141: Delete

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

  • Page 142: Editing Recorded Parts - Copy And Quantize

    Editing Recorded Parts — Copy and Quantize Copy and Quantize are convenient editing functions you can perform on recorded parts. Copy allows you to copy recorded data within a part. Quantize lets you “clean up” your recorded data, making sure that all parts are rhythmically precise and accurate. To use Copy and Quantize: Call up the RECORD page (with the appropriate Menu button) and select the part to be edited by setting the desired part to REC.

  • Page 143: Part Copy

    Part Copy The Copy function allows you to copy the data from a specified range of measures in the part to another measure(s) in the part. DATA CONTROL To copy the data of a part: Set the TOP and LAST measures. The “up”...

  • Page 144: Part Quantize

    Part Quantize The Quantize function allows you to “clean up” your recorded data, making sure that the part is rhythmically accurate. Quantize aligns all notes in the part to the nearest specified beat — up to 1/32 note resolution. DATA CONTROL To quantize the data of a part: Select the desired quantize value with the appropriate Data Control button.

  • Page 145: Other Settings - Volume, Reverb, Chorus, And Pan

    Other Settings — Volume, Reverb, Chorus, and Pan These functions allow you to change and enhance the sound of the various parts. Each function for each part is completely independent, giving you enormous flexibility in mixing the parts. For example, you could put Reverb on one of the Rhythm parts, leave the other one “dry” with no Reverb, use Chorus to “thicken”...

  • Page 146: Naming Your User Style

    User Styles is the same as that of naming songs, described in the Music Disk Recorder section. Saving Your User Style The AR-80 has memory space for up to eight User Styles, each with five separate sections (Intro, Ending, etc.). Select the SAVE page.

  • Page 147: Clear All Data

    Select the desired User location (1 Ð 8). Use the appropriate Data Control buttons. At the prompt, select “OK” to save the User Style or “Cancel” to abort the operation. Clear All Data This function deletes all User Styles from memory. Press the Data Control button corresponding to CLEAR ALL DATA in the display.

  • Page 148: Quitting Accompaniment Program

    Quitting Accompaniment Program You can quit the Accompaniment Program function from any of its display pages. To quit: Press the ACCOMP. PROGRAM button in the DISPLAY SELECT section once again. DATA CONTROL At the prompt, select “OK” to quit Accompaniment Program, or “Cancel”...

  • Page 149: Selecting And Playing User Styles

    Selecting and Playing User Styles The User Styles you have created in Accompaniment Program can be selected and played from the panel Style buttons. To select a User Style: Press one of the dotted buttons in the STYLE section. SEQ. SEQ.

  • Page 150: Saving User Styles To Disk

    “Recording Registrations,” page 95, for instructions. Loading User Styles from Disk The User Style data saved to disk as part of bulk data can instantly be loaded back to the AR-80. Refer to the section “Recalling Recorded Registrations,” page 96, for instructions.

  • Page 151: Sequence Program

    Sequence Program The Sequence Program function lets you connect any of the AR-80’s Styles — as well as your own original User Styles, created in Accompaniment Program (page 122) — to create complete rhythm/accompaniment compositions. Individual sections, such as Intro, Fill In, and Ending can also be entered.

  • Page 152: Creating A Sequence Program

    Press one of the numbered Sequence buttons to call up the Sequence display. SEQ. SEQ. ENTER- ROCK TAIN USER 1 USER 2 SEQ. SEQ. TRADI- R&B TIONAL USER 5 USER 6 Creating a Sequence Program Select the EDIT page. DATA CONTROL Select PRESET or USER, for the type of Style to be entered.
  • Page 153 Select the STYLE SELECT page. Use the corresponding Menu button. Press a Style button, and select a Style from the Style menu, if desired. Pressing a Data Control button in this situation selects the corresponding Style and automatically returns to the EDIT page. Easy Method for Selecting User Styles You can directly select User Styles from the EDIT page by selecting USER in the display, then pressing one of the appropriate STYLE buttons (the ones labeled USER 1 - 8 in green).
  • Page 154 From the EDIT page, press the appropriate Data controls to set, insert, delete or clear the data as needed. In this display, different Styles and sections can be entered in sequence along the pattern row in the middle of the display. Entered Styles/sections are shown in boxes, while the numbers in the row above indicate the position.

  • Page 155: Auditioning The Sequence

    DATA CONTROL 1 SET This enters the selected Style to the current cursor position, replacing the previous entry, and automatically moves the cursor arrow to the next position. 2 INS. (Insert) Inserts the selected Style to the current cursor position, and displaces all other Styles (including the one previously at the cursor position) to the right.

  • Page 156: Copying Sequence Data

    Copying Sequence Data This function allows you to copy the data stored at one Sequence button to another. Call up the Sequence Program function by pressing the SEQUENCE PROGRAM button, and press the SEQ. (Sequence) button corresponding to the sequence you wish to copy. VOICE EFFECT DISPLAY...

  • Page 157: Saving The Sequence And Quitting Sequence Program

    At the prompt, select "OK" to copy, or "Cancel" to abort the operation. Saving the Sequence and Quitting Sequence Program The edited Sequence is automatically saved when you quit the Sequence Program function. To save and quit, simply press the SEQUENCE PROGRAM button in the DISPLAY SELECT section again. (The button’s lamp turns off and the display returns to the Voice Display.) Playing Sequences To play any of the Sequences you have created:...

  • Page 158: Playing All Sequences In Order

    “Recording Registrations,” page 95, for instructions. Loading Sequence Data from Disk The sequence data saved to disk as part of bulk data can instantly be loaded back to the AR-80. Refer to the section “Recalling Recorded Registrations,” page 96, for instructions.

  • Page 159: Footswitches And Kneelever

    Footswitches The AR-80 has two footswitches on the expression pedal that can be used to control various functions. The right footswitch is used for the Registration Shift functions (see page 76). The left footswitch can be set to control one of the following functions: Glide, Tremolo, or certain Style playback operations.

  • Page 160: Rhythm

    RHYTHM Selection of left footswitch control over Style functions. When this is chosen, the following display appears: FOOT SWITCH LEFT Page — Rhythm DATA CONTROL One of the four Accompaniment Control functions can be selected. Pressing the footswitch during accompaniment (Style) playback executes the selected function. 1 STOP Functions as an on/off switch for the accompaniment.

  • Page 161: Glide

    GLIDE Selection of footswitch control over Glide. Press the footswitch to immediately lower the pitch of the selected Voice or Voices by a halfstep, and release it to slowly return the pitch to normal. When the Glide setting is chosen, the following display appears: FOOT SWITCH LEFT Page —...

  • Page 162: Tremolo

    TREMOLO This enables footswitch control over the Tremolo effect. When TREMOLO is selected here, pressing the footswitch turns the Tremolo effect on and off, performing the same function as the TREMOLO button. To use this function, the Tremolo effect must be properly set. (See page 39 for more information.) FOOT SWITCH LEFT Page —...

  • Page 163: Melody On Chord Control

    Press the knee lever to the right with your knee when you want to have sustain. 1 When the knee lever is folded up, Sustain is applied constantly, as long as the front panel SUSTAIN buttons are on. 2 When the knee lever is vertical, Sustain is off. 3 When the knee lever is pressed and held to the right, SUSTAIN is on.

  • Page 164: Lead Slide Control

    Lead Slide Control To select knee lever control over Lead Slide: Call up the LEAD VOICE - VIBRATO Page. To do this, press the desired Lead Voice button twice (to call up the Lead Voice Condition page), then select the VIBRATO page with the appropriate Menu button. DATA CONTROL Make sure that the Slide Time is set to a value other than 0, and set the Slide control to “KNEE.”...

  • Page 165: Accessory Jacks And Controls

    1 AUX IN jacks (RCA) For connection of another sound source (CD player, tone generator, etc.). The sound is mixed with the sound of the AR-80 and played through the built-in speakers. 2 AUX OUT jacks (RCA) For connection to an external mixer, recorder, or amplifier/speaker system. Use these in recording or live performance applications.

  • Page 166: Pitch Controls

    Pitch Controls There are two overall pitch-related controls on the AR-80: 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 to accommodate a vocalist’s range or to precisely match the tuning of another instrument.

  • Page 167: Transpose Buttons

    SHIFT VOICE EDIT SEQUENCE PROGRAM PITCH/ MIDI When tuning the AR-80 to HOLD match the pitch of another instrument, use the Clarinet voice on the Lower keyboard, and make sure that effects such as Tremolo or Symphonic are turned off.

  • Page 168: Midi

    For two MIDI instruments to properly communicate with each other, they must be connected by MIDI cables. In a very basic example, the MIDI OUT terminal on the AR-80 (on the rear panel) could be connected to the MIDI IN of a MIDI keyboard or tone generator, allowing you to play the sounds on the connected device from the keyboards of the AR-80.
  • Page 169 Menu button. MIDI CONTROL Page 1 MODE Determines the MIDI operating mode of the AR-80. This should be set to match the connected MIDI device to ensure proper MIDI control and response. • Electone Select this setting when using the AR-80 with another Electone. (This is the default setting.) •...
  • Page 170 Lead Voice (over channel 4). • SYNC. Determines the timing control source, when using external rhythm machines, sequencers, etc. Setting this to Internal gives timing control to the AR-80. Setting this to External gives timing control to the external device. • EXP. (Expression) Determines the control of the expression pedal.

  • Page 171: Appendix

    Voice or Style has been selected. (See pages 20, 53.) • When many keys are pressed, not all of the notes sound. This happens very rarely. The total simultaneous polyphonic capacity of the AR-80 (including all Voice sections, accompaniment, etc.) is 128 notes. If this is exceeded, notes may be cut off or not sound.
  • Page 172 • When playing a Pedal Voice from the Lower Keyboard (using the To Lower function), pressing the Lower Keyboard’s Sustain button does not turn on Sustain. Even though the Pedal Voice is being played from the Lower Keyboard, it is still a Pedal Voice;...
  • Page 173 • The accompaniment and/or rhythm suddenly stops when releasing keys on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard. Depending on the A.B.C. mode and Memory settings, you can stop the accompaniment and/or rhythm by releasing the keys. (See page 60.) • While an Intro or Ending pattern is automatically playing, the Lower Keyboard does not produce any sound, even when the keys are played.
  • Page 174 • Disks recorded on the AR-100 Electone do not sound or function the same when used on the AR-80. Since there are minor differences between the AR-100 and AR-80 model Electones, data recorded on the AR-100 may be slightly incompatible with the AR-80. (See page 84.)

  • Page 175: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Electone-EL Mode ] / Model : AR-80 Function Basic Default 1, 2, 3, 16 (*1) Channel Changed 1–16 Mode Default Mode 3 Messages ˛ Altered ******************** Note 36–96 (*3) Number : True voice ******************** Velocity Note on Ø...
  • Page 176 MIDI Implementation Chart YAMAHA [ Electone-XG/GM/DOC Mode ] / Model : AR-80 Function Basic Default 1, 2, 3, 16 Channel Changed 1–16 Mode Default Mode 3 Messages ˛ Altered ******************** Note 36–96 Number : True voice ******************** Velocity Note on Ø...

  • Page 177: Specifications

    Width x Depth x Height WEIGHT Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. As specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with Yamaha dealer.

  • Page 178: Index

    Index A.B.C. (Auto Bass Chord) ...55 Accomp. Part ...51 Accompaniment Control ...47, 49, 50 Accompaniment Program Drum List ...126 Accompaniment Program Voice List ...125 Accompaniment Program ...122 After (Touch Tone) ...33, 34 All Play (XG/GM) ...102 All Repeat (M.D.R.) ...101 All Repeat (Demo) ...8 Assign (Keyboard Percussion) ...65 Attack (Voice Edit, EG Rate) ...117...
  • Page 179 M./TO DISK button ...73 M.D.R. (Music Disk Recorder) ...83 Main A/B ...49, 50, 148 Manual Balance ...18, 24 Manual Volume ...24 MASTER VOLUME control ...7 Measure ...130 Melody On Chord (Knee Lever control) ...70, 157 Melody On Chord ...70 Memory (A.B.C.) ...59, 60 Menu buttons ...11 METRO (Metronome) ...130 MIC jack ...159...
  • Page 180 For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha or the authorized distributor listed below. Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser à Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante. NORTH AMERICA CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.

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