Main Features - Yamaha Electone EL-57 Owner's Manual

Main Features

Your Yamaha Electone is packed with many sophisticated functions. Yet is amazingly
easy to use. The main features are briefly described here so that you can quickly
understand the capabilities of your Electone.
Included among the main features are:
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Astoundingly True-to-life Sounds
The new AWM (Advanced Wave Memory) and FM (Frequency Modulation) tone generation
technologies combined with authentic touch response for individual instrument voices, make
this Electone a truly expressive musical instrument. (page 18)
2
Original Voice Creation
The Electone also provides easy-to-use voice editing tools for manipulating the sophisticated
AWM and FM tone generation technologies, allowing you to create your own original
Electone voices. (page 78)
3
Dynamic and Programmable Rhythm Patterns
The Rhythm section of the Electone features authentic drum and percussion sounds, used by
expert rhythm programmers in creating a total of 66 rhythm patterns, ranging across all styles
of music. (page 39)
Along with the Keyboard Percussion function, which lets you play percussion sounds from
the keyboard, the Rhythm Pattern Programmer and Rhythm Sequence Programmer let you
record your own rhythm patterns and connect them to make songs. (page 96)
4
Wide Variety of Effects
Electone voices can also be enhanced with a full range of high-quality effects, ranging from
Tremolo (for reproducing the sound of a rotating speaker) and Reverb to Flanger and Delay.
(page 28)
5
Recording of Performances with the Music Disk Recorder
The Electone also features a Music Disk Recorder for recording your registrations and
performances. The recording is completely digital and is stored to disk, which means that no
matter how many times you play back the recording, it will always sound exactly the same as
the original performance. (page 58)
6
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) for Systematic, Intuitive Operation
The LCD display provides comprehensive and easy-to-understand control over virtually all of
the operations of the Electone.
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