M Ai N Feat Ures - Yamaha Electone EL-900 Owner's Manual

M ai n Feat ures
Y our Y am aha E l ect one i s packed w i t h m any sophi st i cat ed funct i ons. Y et i s am azi ngl y easy t o
use. T he m ain features are briefly described here so that you can quickly understand the
capabi l i t i es of your E l ect one.
Incl uded am ong t he m ai n feat ures are:
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A st oundi ngl y T rue-t o-l i fe Sounds
The new A W M (A dvanced W ave M em ory), FM (Frequency M odul at i on) and V A (V i rt ual A coust i c
Synt hesi s) t one generat i on t echnol ogi es com bi ned w i t h aut hent i c t ouch response, com pl et ed by
addi ng breat ht aki ng ﾒH ori zont al -t ouch feat ure, ﾓ for i ndi vi dual i nst rum ent voi ces, m ake t hi s El ect one
a t rul y expressi ve m usi cal i nst rum ent .
Y ou can enj oy pl ayi ng a t ot al of 207 voi ces (173 A W M / FM voi ces and 34 V A voi ces) usi ng t he t ouch
response and sol o m ode funct i ons. (page 26)
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L i m i t l ess V ari et y of O rgan Sounds
T he E l ect one al so has separat e voi ce sect i ons t hat feat ure cl assi c organ sounds-from j azz and pop t o
church and t heat er-and l et s you easi l y creat e your ow n organ sounds by adj ust i ng t he vol um es of
t he vari ous fl ut e foot ages. (page 40)
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O ri gi nal V oi ce C reat i on
T he E l ect one al so provi des easy-t o-use voi ce edi t i ng t ool s for m ani pul at i ng t he sophi st i cat ed A W M
and FM t one generat i on t echnol ogi es, al l ow i ng you t o creat e your ow n ori gi nal E l ect one voi ces
(except for V A voi ces). (page 110)
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D ynam i c and Program m abl e R hyt hm Pat t erns
T he R hyt hm sect i on of t he E l ect one feat ures aut hent i c drum and percussi on sounds, used by expert
rhyt hm program m ers i n creat i ng a t ot al of 66 rhyt hm pat t erns, rangi ng across al l st yl es of m usi c.
(page 59)
A l ong w i t h t he K eyboard Percussi on funct i on (page 71), w hi ch l et s you pl ay 120 di fferent percussi on
sounds from t he keyboard, t he R hyt hm Pat t ern Program and R hyt hm Sequence Program funct i ons
l et you record your ow n rhyt hm pat t erns and connect t hem t o m ake songs. (page 125)
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W i de V ari et y of E ffect s
E l ect one voi ces can al so be enhanced w i t h a ful l range of hi gh-qual i t y di gi t al effect s, rangi ng from
Trem ol o and R everb t o Fl anger, D el ay and D i st ort i on. Pan and R everb can be appl i ed t o each voi ce
and each percussi on sound i ndependent l y. (page 44)
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V ersat i l e Funct i ons of t he M usi c D i sk R ecorder
T he E l ect one al so feat ures a M usi c D i sk R ecorder (M D R ) for recordi ng your regi st rat i ons and
perform ances t o a fl oppy di sk. In addi t i on, t he M D R al l ow s you t o copy a song from a di sk t o
anot her, dupl i cat e a di sk, and pl ay and save com m erci al l y avai l abl e X G song dat a. (page 87)
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L arge L C D for Syst em at i c, Int ui t i ve O perat i on
T he l arge (480
over vi rt ual l y al l of t he operat i ons of t he E l ect one.
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