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  • Page 1 Owner’s Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Delete a Setup Group ........21 Resetting Bank Setups ........ 21 Original Owner/Purchaser: Register your New Lowrey EY300 Fanfare purchase instantly by visiting www.lowrey.com. Click on the Warranty Registration link at the top of the Lowrey home page. EY300 Fanfare...
  • Page 4 To Lower Right ......... 38 Warranty ............58 Lower Volume .......... 38 Lock Lower Volume ......38 Sustain and Glide ........38 Bass/Pedals Sounds ........39 Organ and More Sounds ......39 Bass Volume ..........39 Bass Lock ..........39 Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
  • Page 5 EY300 Fanfare...

  • Page 6: Important Safety Instructions

    Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
  • Page 7 EY300 Fanfare...
  • Page 8 (2) people. Utilize the four lift points: two inset handles on the back panel and the underside of the keyboard shelf as it meets each cabinet side panel. • Bend at the knees to lift the product - do not stoop. • Keep your back straight by tucking in your chin. • Lift with the strong leg muscles, not the weaker back muscles. Front View Back View Front View Back View Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
  • Page 9 EY300 Fanfare...
  • Page 10 15. Setups - Page 15 16. Bank Setup - Page 16 17. Category Setups - Page 16 - Symphonic, Jazz/Swing, Country, Modern 18. Volumes - Pages 11, 23, 38, 39 - Master, Reverb, Bass, Style, Lower, Lock Volumes Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 11: Control Panel

    Control Panel 19. Bank Storage - Page 19 20. Songs - Page 14 Song Setup - Page 15 21. Display - The display is your primary source for selecting sounds, controlling features, and illustration of instrument status. Shows current Tempo, Left Hand Chord / Bass Pedal being played, and to what Key the Fanfare is set.

  • Page 12: Let's Get Started

    - Pressing the pedal all the way down is maximum volume. - Pressing the pedal all the way back is minimum volume. The Volume Pedal allows the player to add expression (changes in the volume level) to their music. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 13: Master Volume

    These lights match the color-coded bars printed in the music of your Lowrey Song book and in Lowrey Magic class books. Red is for C, blue is for F, and green is for G chords. See page 25.

  • Page 14: Pedal Magic

    - A long pedal will be the root note of your left hand chord. - A short pedal will be the 5th of your left hand chord. Try alternating between any long and short pedal in tempo with a Music Style. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 15: Keyboard Touch

    Play There are 20 songs in the Lowrey Song book (that is included with the purchase of the Fanfare) with color-coded MCS chord bars. Your right hand plays the ABC’s and your left plays the color-coded chords.

  • Page 16: Listen

    ABC’s and Color-Coded Chords are used throughout Lowrey Magic, a leading recreational music making class, which focuses on providing a unique and accessible opportunity for each person to become musical in their own way rather than emphasizing the conventional method of musical competition and performance.

  • Page 17: Setups

    U: Spanish Guitar U: Jazz Organ more sound setups. L: Flute L: Jazz Guitar - Setups are described in the chart. U: Rich Lowrey U: Electric Guitar U: Upper Keyboard L: Sax L: Organ L: Lower Keyboard (right of split).

  • Page 18: Category Setups

    Bank A operates in combination with the eight Setups buttons. - Press A. A complete setup is activated (setup 0). - Press any one of the eight Setups buttons for eight more setups (setups 1-8). - Use A Setups alone or along with any Music Style. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 19: Customizing Bank Setups

    U: Full Lowrey U: Pipe: Quiet L: Piano L: Stopped - Setups are described in the chart. U: Upper Keyboard, U: Lowrey + Strings U: Pipe: Baroque L: Octave Guitar L: Trumpet L: Lower Keyboard (right of split). U: Theatre: Soft...

  • Page 20: Renaming Custom Setups

    5. Press Feature Clear when typing is complete. An Alphabet Overlay was provided in your new owner’s pack. Fold the tabs at each end of the overlay and place it over the Lower Keyboard, as illustrated below. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 21: Saving Setups In Bank Storage

    Saving Custom Setups in Bank Storage Save your Bank Setups in the Fanfare’s Internal USB so you will always have them, no matter how many times you save new setups in Bank A. - Bank Storage saves all nine Setups (0-8) from Bank A together as a Setup Group, even when you may not have customized all nine setups.

  • Page 22: Loading Setups To Bank A

    Bank Storage 3. Press Select. Rename - The first saved Setup Group name is displayed. Select A File 4. Press either Scroll button to display other Groups. - In this example the ‘2. EJ Greatest is used. 2: EJ Greatest Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 23: Delete A Setup Group

    Bank Storage 5. When the Setup Group you wish to Rename is Rename displayed press Select. Enter Name - Use the lower keyboard as described on page 18 to rename the Setup Group. 2: EJ Greatest 6. Press Select when you are finished typing. - Press Feature Clear to exit Bank Storage when the Renamed message appears. Delete a Setup Group Delete a Setup Group that is no longer wanted.

  • Page 24: Music Styles

    See Features - Set Split on page 46 to adjust the Split location. - Play your melody notes on the upper keyboard and on the lower keyboard right of the split point. - Play your accompaniment chords on the lower keyboard left of the split point. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 25: Style Controls

    Style Controls A number of features can operate along with or control aspects of the Music Styles. Orch Plus represents an instrumental part of a Music Style that can be included or taken out, creating a simpler version of the style. - Press any Music Style button.

  • Page 26: Drum Volume

    - Both Tempo button LEDs become green in color and the Display confirms the setting. The ‘*’ symbol will appear alongside the Tempo value in the Display to confirm the Lock setting, *124*. - To unlock the tempo press either one of the Tempo buttons. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 27: Easy

    MCS lights above the lower keyboard match the color-coded chord symbols in your black Lowrey Song book and the music used in the Lowrey Magic course. Red is C, blue is F, green is G. MCS responds in a musically correct fashion when you play multi-fingered chords or single-fingered chords.

  • Page 28: Seventh Chord

    Minor Chord Intro - Hear a different introduction to the Styles. - Select a Style, select a Performer, press Intro Ending and start by playing a Minor Chord; conventional or MCS. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 29: Start Stop

    Start Stop - The Start Stop button becomes lighted when a Style button is selected. - Press Start Stop to start a Style playing. The button light turns off. - Press Start Stop while a Style is playing to cause it to stop. The button lights again.

  • Page 30: Golden Harp

    - When playing using EASY or a Music Style, (Memory on) Golden Harp will continue playing even when you lift your hand from the Lower Keyboard. - Temporarily silence Golden Harp by pressing the Right Foot Switch. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 31: Sounds

    Sounds Instrumental Sounds for the upper and lower keyboards are arranged in categories of instruments in the Upper, Organs and Lower Left sections of the button panel. - Press one of the instrument category buttons (Flutes, Pianos, Strings, Ensemble...). - Press either Scroll button to select an instrumental sound within the selected category. - Instrument choices are shown in the Display.

  • Page 32: Ensemble Sounds

    Sax: Alto Trombone: Dixie Piano: Octaves Guitar: Elec. Blues Fiddle Sax: Alto Mellow French Horn Piano: Society Guitar: Elec. Strat Fiddle: Slide Sax: Baritone Flugel Horn 12 Harpsichord: Plec Guitar: Elec. Rock Harp Sax: Tenor-Growl Brass Section Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 33: Dual Sounds

    Upper Orchestral Upper More Mallets Vocals Accordion Guitar: Elec. Brite Vibes Choir: Aah (Near) Accordion: Lyric Guitar: Elec. Detune Vibraphone Choir: Aah (Far) Accordion: Musette 16 Guitar: Flamenco 2 Marimba Choir: Stage Ooh Animal: Cat Guitar: Hawaiian 2 Marimba: Soft Xtra: Choir Itopia Animal: Dog Guitar: Jazz 2...

  • Page 34: Orch. Effect

    - Slide may sound odd with sounds like the Piano, Chimes, and Marimba, because the actual instruments do not have that ability. - Slide speed is preset but may be changed. See the Repeat/Slide feature control on page 49. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 35: Orchestral On/Off

    Orchestral On / Off Determine from which keyboard Orchestral, Solo, and Organ sounds are to be played. Orchestral On/Off controls Orchestral sounds on the Upper Keyboard. - With Orchestral On/Off lighted Orchestral orchestral sounds play on the Upper Keyboard. - For example, When using Organ and Orchestral sound combinations, Orchestral On/Off lets you hear or silence the orchestral sound while continuing to play the organ sound on the upper keyboard.

  • Page 36: Combining Sounds

    - Following are some examples of how Orchestral On/Off and To Lower Right create a variety of sound combinations and different keyboard assignments. Orchestral Orchestral + Ensemble Orchestral + Ensemble Orchestral Orchestral + Organ Orchestral + Solo Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 37: Octave Down

    Orchestral + Solo Octave Down Octave Down moves the pitch of Orchestral and Solo sounds played on the Lowrey/Right keyboard down one octave without changing your keyboard position. Harmony Harmony is the playing of two or more notes at the same time to create a pleasant sound.

  • Page 38: Octave

    - Press the Fake It! button. - Play single notes to hear a solo. - Any upper keyboard sound may be used. - Fake It! works with or without a Style. - Fake It! follows your lower keyboard chord changes. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 39: Lower Keyboard Sounds

    Lower Keyboard Sounds The Lower Left sound buttons are used to select instrumental sounds for the lower keyboard. - Press Flutes, Ensemble, or More. - Press either Scroll button to select different instruments. - Instrument choices are shown in the Display. Lower Left Lower More Flutes...

  • Page 40: To Lower Right

    - Select an upper sound that would naturally Glide, like the Guitar: Country sound. - Press and hold the Left Foot Switch. - Play and hold the note you wish to glide. - Release the Foot Switch and the note Glides up. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 41: Bass/Pedals Sounds

    - Select an upper sound that would naturally Sustain, like a Piano. - Play a note, or notes. - Press and hold the Left Foot Switch. - Release the key(s) and the note(s) Sustain. - Release the Foot Switch to stop the Sustain effect. - To adjust Sustain Length see Features-Sustain Length on page 45.

  • Page 42: Music Recorder

    - Press Play Pause your song is playing to pause playback of the song. - Press Play Pause again to start play where it was paused. - Press Stop to end play or wait for the selected song to finish. Playback one of the 60 prerecorded Lowrey Songs or one of Your Songs (the songs you played and recorded).

  • Page 43: Chain Songs

    Erase Your Song - Press Songs. - Scroll to select the Your Song title to be Erased. Only Your Songs may be Erased. Lowrey Songs may not. Song Select - Press Record and Stop at the same time. Press OK to Erase...

  • Page 44: Connections

    Line In, Right-Left/Mono These two stereo line level inputs allow you to connect other audio sources (tape player, CD Player...) and use the Fanfare’s speaker system to listen. Line In/Out Jacks are located on the back panel. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 45: Features

    On / Off Right Foot Switch Fill Fill / Start Stop / Vibra Trem / N.C. 12 Rename Bank Setup Variable Use lower keyboard Chain Songs All Songs / Your Songs / Lowrey Songs / Off Light Show On/Off EY300 Fanfare...

  • Page 46: Levels

    Sustain Length ranges from 0 (no sustain) to Use SCROLL & SELECT 100 (maximum). Upper Flutes - Scroll up to increase the sustain length. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 100 Scroll down to decrease the sustain length. - Press Feature Clear to set. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 47: 3. Orch./Solo Octave

    3. Orch./Solo Octave Orch./Solo Octave changes the pitch of an Orchestral or Solo down without changing your hand position on the keyboard. Select from five octave settings (excludes Organs). 2 Raises the pitch of a sound by two octaves. 1 Raises the pitch of a sound by one octave. FEATURE 0 Normal pitch.

  • Page 48: Aoc

    Each Setup and individual sound character is preset and need not be adjusted. - Press Feature Clear. FEATURE - Scroll to Edit Sounds. - Press Select. Edit Sounds - Scroll to select an Edit Sounds option. - Press Select. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 49: Orch. Effects

    Edit Sounds With an Octave setting selected: - Scroll to change Octave setting. Orch. 1 Octave - Press Feature Clear to set. Edit Sounds With a Sustain Lengths setting selected: - Scroll up to increase the amount of sustain. Scroll down to decrease the amount of sustain. Orch.

  • Page 50: Solo Effects

    - Scroll to adjust the user controls for each effect type. Pan / EQ Each effect type has three areas of user control. Press Select after adjusting each control. - Press Feature Clear to set. P 50 Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 51: Repeat Slide

    9. Repeat/Slide Repeat/Slide controls Repeat On/Off and Repeat Speed for Orchestral sounds; Slide (portamento) Speed for Solo sounds. Repeat creates the repeating note effect as heard in instruments such as the Marimba. - Changing the Repeat Speed also changes the speed of any Orchestral sound that may have the repeating effect preset.

  • Page 52: Drums & Keyed Bass

    Press to switch between Vibra Trem Fast and Vibra Trem Slow. - Activates N.C. (No Chord). See N.C. on page 26. FEATURE - Press Feature Clear. - Scroll to Right Foot Switch. Right Foot Switch - Press Select. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 53: 12. Rename Bank Setup

    - Your Songs plays back the songs you recorded, in order, one time through. - Lowrey Songs plays back the 60 songs recorded by Lowrey, in order, one time through. - Off allows you to play back individual songs of your choice (using the Songs button).

  • Page 54: Feature Shortcuts

    Any OFF Orch. button Upper Octave Harmony Orch. Effect Orch. Effects Slide button Solo Slide Speed Right Foot Switch Right Foot Switch Any 1 ~ 8 Setups button Rename Bank Setups, Scroll to Number Music Recorder Play/Pause Chain Songs Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 55: Music Style List

    Music Style List Button Name Full Band Pianist Guitarist Frank & The Count 2-Beat Piano Guitar Swing Standards Smooth Fox Trot Jazz Club Gypsy Rag March / Polka Classical Piano Jazz Guitar Traditional Swing March (6/8 March) Arpeggio Piano My Gal Roadside Café...

  • Page 56: Mcs Chord Chart

    /A/C N.C. - NO CHORD Pressing 3, 4, or 5 half steps at the same time, for example: C, C , D -or- F, F , G, A results in a No Chord (printed N.C. on music). Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...

  • Page 57: Songs List

    Songs List Fanfare Demo Do Re Mi Music! Music! Music! Stars & Stripes Forever Jingle Bells Ramblin’ Rose Marianne Can’t Help Falling In Love When the Saints Go Marching In Take Me Home, Country Roads Beautiful Brown Eyes Easter Parade Little Brown Jug I Fall To Pieces Love Me Tender...

  • Page 58: Song Setup List

    Just a Closer Walk With Thee Dream a Little Dream King of the Road Dry Bones Kum Ba Yah Earth Angel La Paloma Edelweiss Lady Is A Tramp, The Five Foot Two Lay Down Sally Folsom Prison Blues Let It Be Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
  • Page 59 Snowbird Let It Be Me Somewhere My Love Louie Louie Love Letters In the Sand Song Sung Blue Love Me Tender (Aura Lee) Spanish Eyes Lullaby of Birdland St. Louis Blues Mack the Knife Stand By Me Make the World Go Away Stand By Your Man Margeritaville Stardust...

  • Page 60: Warranty

    Lowrey shall not be responsible for any warranties offered in addition to this warranty. Lowrey shall not be liable for and excludes incidental or consequential damages which may be incurred. Implied warranties are limited to the expressed warranty. Some states do not allow these limitations. Therefore, you may have other legal rights which vary from state to state.
  • Page 62 EY300 Fanfare Owner’s Guide Lowrey • 847 North Church Court • Elmhurst • Illinois USA • 60126-1036 www.lowrey.com 993.048802.000 Copyright © 2012 Lowrey Organ Company All Rights Reserved 953350-R100...

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