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Yamaha Electone EL-900m Owner's Manual

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Summary of Electone EL-900m

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    Upgrade kit owner’s manual.

  • Page 2: Special Message Section

    Model serial no. Purchase date special message section product safety markings: yamaha electronic products may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or molded / stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. The explanation of these graphics appears on this page. Please obse...

  • Page 3: Precautions

    • 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 the power and remove the electric ...

  • Page 4: Congratulations!

    4 gm (general midi system level 1) is an addition to the midi standard which ensures that any gm-compatible music 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 standar...

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    5 table of contents panel layout ....................................................................... 6 1 registration menu disk .................................................... 9 registration menu list .............................................................................................

  • Page 6: El-900M Panel Layout

    6 basic regist. 1 2 3 4 5 upper keyboard voice 1 m. /to disk 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 vibra- phone lower pedal keyboard percussion synchro start intro. Ending start fill in horn lower keyboard voice 1 organ piano guitar cosmic tutti strings brass clari- net saxo- phone chorus organ piano guitar vibra- ph...

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    7 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 d. Pause stop play song select record upper lower pedal control upper lower pedal control custom play shift power record play format song repeat from song del. Song copy to music disk recorder tempo – + lead voice 1 violin flute oboe trum- pet to lower brilliance volume brillian...

  • Page 8: Lcd Display/display Select

    8 voice edit hold coarse pattern sequence rhythm program l. Flute voice tremolo (fast) u. Flute voice foot sw. Regist. Shift exp. Pitch/midi voice display effect set a. B. C. M. O. C. Display select data control page contrast lcd display page buttons data control buttons voice display button effect ...

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    9 1 registration menu disk the contents of the registrations have been perfected with the new voice combinations, compared to the ones of el-900. 80 registration patterns in five basic categories are available for you to play. To use the registration menu: 1 insert the included registration menu dis...

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    10 take a brief look at each menu. (page 1) (page 2) (page 3) (page 4) (page 5) each registration is briefly described in the following tables..

  • Page 11: Registration Menu List

    11 registration menu list page 1: symphonic orchestra page 2: twilight illumination ~ jazz time lcd (name) content lcd (name) content 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 maestoso grandorch. Full st. Str. Ens. Lowst&harp pizz.Ens. Classicens woodsquart flute&harp fanfare brassens. Pfclimax baroque...

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    12 page 3: latin page 4: dance & fusion lcd (name) content lcd (name) content 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 sambabrass sambalight bossacombo bossastr. Mamboslow mambofast rhumba beguine cha - cha salsa tangoargen tangoconti mexican viva!Bamba jamaican16 jamaican12 samba 1 samba 2 bossanova ...

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    13 page 5: black & white ~ organ sounds lcd (name) content 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 straight cluster dry combi fat &rich moody full balad lightcombi organcla. Whiteshade pale great metalcombi blues cathedral chapel carousel stadium flute combi. 1 flute combi. 2 flute combi. 3 flute com...

  • Page 14: Voice Category List

    14 voice category list a variety of voices can be divided into the following categories. The voice names in a square indicate they are created by va (virtual acoustic) synthesis. Orchestral strings 2 strings 8 tremolo strings pizzicato strings brass 2 brass 3 synth brass 1 clarinet 2 clarinet 3 bass...

  • Page 15: Orchestral

    15 the voice names in a square indicate they are created by va (virtual acoustic) synthesis. Violin 1 flute 1 oboe 1 trumpet 1 bow strings v-shakuhachi ocarina pan pipe woody lead yokobue trumpet 6 euphonium violin 2 violin 4 violin 5 buzz string pizzicato violin cello kokyu flute 2 flute 3 recorder...

  • Page 16: Strings Page

    16 2 new voices 23 new awm+fm voices are added: from 173 voices to 196 voices with el-900m. 23 new additional voices allow you to play a variety of music categories, from classicals to contemporary music. The total number of voices has become 230; 196 awm+fm voices and 34 va voices. Let's take a bri...

  • Page 17: Trumpet Page

    17 trumpet page ● trombone3(uk16'/lk8') trombone with the characteristics having strong and resonant tone. R. Wagner: die meistersinger von nurnberg, vorspiel 1 aufzug if you play it on el-900, trombone 1 is produced. Tuba page note: although some of the voice names and the locations of those on el-...

  • Page 18: Flute Page

    18 flute page ● flute3(8') jazz flute with unique attack. Suitable for both faster phrases and extended ones. Vibrato is preset and fixed to the voice. If you play it on el-900, flute 1 is produced. ● flute4(8') classical flute with deep vibrato. Vibrato is preset and fixed to the voice. C. A. Debus...

  • Page 19: Clarinet Page

    19 ● oboe 4(8') expressive oboe for classicals. P. I. Tchaikovsky: the swan lake if you play it on el-900, oboe 2 is produced. ● english horn2(8') english horn with distinctive reed. A. Dvorak: from the new world, 2nd movement if you play it on el-900, english horn1 is produced. ● bassoon3(uk16'/lk8...

  • Page 20: Saxophone Page

    20 saxophone page ● synth. Lead6(8') comical synth. Lead with unique pitch characteristics. If you play it on el-900, synth. Lead 1 is produced. ● synth. Lead7(8') synth. Lead having synth bass image. If you play it on el-900, shynth lead 1 is produced. Tutti page note: tutti, as you know, contains ...

  • Page 21: Chorus Page

    21 chorus page note: let's play the following score using the registration, "choir tutti" in the category of symphonic orchestra (page 1, registration menu disk). See page 9 for more information on registration menu disk. ● chorus 6(8') mixed chorus for the sacred music. Having a slow and clean impr...

  • Page 22: Piano Page

    22 piano page ● elec. Piano4(8') bright and brilliant electric piano. If you play it on el-900, elec. Piano 1 is produced. Electric bass page ● elec. Bass 5(16') expressive electric bass. If you play it on el-900, elec. Bass 2 is produced. ● syn. Bass 4(16') resonant synth. Bass. If you play it on e...

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    23 the following list summarizes the newly added voices. Refer to the details on each voice at the end of this manual for the information on the other voices. New voices page voice name feet effect comment strings strings 8 8' - con sordino (with mute) strings.Reproduces softly played string sounds....

  • Page 24: Voice Menu

    24 strings strings 1 strings 2 strings 3 strings 4 strings 5 pizz. Strings trem. Strings synth. Strs.1 synth. Strs.2 strings 6 strings 7 strings 8 synth. Strs.3 strings upper/lower violin violin 1 violin 2 cello kokyu violin 3 violin 4 violin 5 pizz. Violin violin lead contrabass contra bass 1 contr...

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    25 vibraphone vibra- phone gloc- ken. Celesta music box marim- ba chime synth. Chime steel drum xylo- phone vibraphone upper/lower electric bass elec. Bass1 elec. Bass 2 elec. Bass 3 elec. Bass 4 elec. Bass 5 electric bass pedal cosmic cosmic 1 cosmic 2 cosmic 3 cosmic 4 cosmic 5 cosmic 6 cosmic 7 c...

  • Page 26: Voice Display, Page 1

    26 3 additional changes on voice display pages two pages are added to the voice display page, a page with useful indications for realtime performance, the other for master control functions over various parameters; the voice display has become configured with total three pages. Voice display, page 1...

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    27 bar/beat as the name implies, this works as the bar and beat indicators. The difference from the existing bar/beat indicator (led in the rhythm section) is that this indication is independent from the tempo display and you will not miss every beat even when the tempo change occurs. Also, you don'...

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    28 ● registration shift, in “user” mode: indicates the current position of the registration shift. You can change the registration by moving the cursor to right and left. It's handy when you have wrongly advanced the shift setting in the middle of your performance. You cannot edit the user registrat...

  • Page 29: Voice Display, Page 3

    29 voice display, page 3 you can adjust to "uniform" a specific parameter used in various voice group at one time. Take reverb here, for example, you may sometimes want to change reverb depth of the entire system equally when you rehearse in a concert since each concert hall has its own environmenta...

  • Page 30: Basic Operation

    30 basic operation 1 select the desired parameter. → p.30 4 uniform the targeted parameter value(s) to that of the registration at the cursor position. → p.32 5 offset the targeted parameter value(s). → p.33 2 select the appropriate registration that contains the parameter value you want to use it a...

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    31 ● selecting the desired parameter note: the parameters you can select using this method are: • volume • brilliance • reverb depth • sustain 1 by pressing param and the appropriate panel button simultaneously: you can directly select the parameter by pressing the panel button of the desired parame...

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    32 ■ by pressing on button while holding down coarse button: all the registration memory numbers can be selected by pressing the data control buttons corresponding to "on" with the coarse button held. ■ by pressing off button while holding down coarse button: all the registration memory numbers can ...

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    33 5 dec.(decrement)/inc.(increment) offsets the currently turned-on parameters' values. In the following case, you cannot increase the values the registrations 4, 8 and 14 relative to the one in the registration 6 since they are already set to maximum. The following message appears, in this case. A...

  • Page 34: Setting Examples

    34 setting examples the display shows differently depending on the selected parameter. Reverb parameter shows the pedal voice 1 reverb parameters. Imagine, you want to decrease the value equally from the all parameters. Select all the parameters by pressing "on" while holding down coarse. Press "dec...

  • Page 35

    35 panning parameter shows the current panning of the upper keyboard voice 2. The cursor is currently set at the registration 3, user voice 1 is assigned and panning is set to l2. You will find the same user voice 1 is assigned to the registrations 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 15 but panning is different am...

  • Page 36: Legato and Polyphonic Play

    36 4 pedal polyphonic mode you can change the monophonic pedal voices to be polyphonic. This makes it possible for you to enjoy various playing styles. Note: be aware that you cannot exceed the total maximum polyphony, 14 notes for both upper, lower and pedal. Legato and polyphonic play on the pedal...

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    37 5 va voice edit editing va voices becomes possible with el-900m. The available parameters are the same as the ones on awm. Note: you need to understand the functions of each parameter to edit the va voices. ● ol (output level) determines the level of the va sound. Range: 0 - 127 ● ar (attack rate...

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    38 let's check va shakuhachi voice. 1 engage editing the voice. The ol of fm op1, carrier, is set to 0. Moves the cursor to op5. The ol of fm op5, carrier, is also set to 0. 2 move the cursor to awm, and its ol is also set to 0. Gradually raise the ol of the awm. In this case, turn off the va tone g...

  • Page 39

    39 3 save the voice to the custom voice area. Select save page and save to the va custom voice locations, different from the normal voices (user voice). You can name the voice you created as well as you do for the normal voices. The operation and the number of letters for naming are the same as the ...

  • Page 40: Voice Disk

    40 reproducing the edited va voices on el-900 the edited va voices can be reproduced on el-900. Although saving the registration again on el-900 resets the voice parameters to 0, the voice itself is intact. The voice name will also be reset. Be aware those facts when saving the registration again. V...

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    41 6 registration shift next song + registration shift: mode page registration shift: user edit a suffix, +, is added. Important ● use the same user voice number and name for the same voices between songs. ● if a voice with a specific user number is used in the previous song and another voice with t...

  • Page 42: Disk Copy 2

    42 disk copy 2 the functions are almost the same as the ones on the el-900. Additional operation method is added to the disk copy function. ● song copy in the same disk (the same) ● song copy between different disks (the same) ● disk copy (new operation method is added) you can use the following ope...

  • Page 43: Error Messages

    43 4 insert the destination disk into the disk slot. The bar indication, 100 %, indicates the copy (paste) operation is complete. Error messages ● write-protect is off with the source disk in disk copy operation. Answer: set the disk's write-protect tab to on. ● write-protect is on with the destinat...

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    44 ● different disks in the disk copy operation. (ex: 2hd disk is inserted as the copy destination while 2dd disk data has been read as the source.) (ex: 2dd disk is inserted as the copy destination while 2hd disk data has been read as the source.) answer: you have to prepare the same disk type as t...

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    45 8 midi out filter unnecessary midi data can be f iltered out when you play the electone using an external sequencing softw are (pc). The midi out filter function is equipped with the electone not to response to unnecessary midi data. An additional midi control page is used for this function. An e...

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    46 1. Upper/lower strings 1 8' - large strings ensemble. Strings strings 2 8' - relatively small strings ensemble for contemporary music. Strings 3 8' - small strings ensemble. Strings 4 8' - having specific harmonics for layering other voices. Strings 5 8' - for legato playing. Strings 6 8' - strin...

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    47 page/section voice name preset comments feet effect 8. Lead recorder 4' - block floete. Flute ocarina 4' - ocarina with simple but warm sounds. Pan flute 8' - pan flute. Shakuhachi 8' - japanese shakuhachi with realistic breath noises. Whistle 4' - whistle. 9. Lead oboe 1 8' - softer oboe. Oboe o...

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    48 page/section voice name preset comments feet effect 16. Pedal organ bass 1 8' - combination organ bass. Organ bass organ bass 2 16' - pipe organ bass 1. Standard type. Organ bass 3 16' - for jazz. 16'. Organ bass 4 16' - pipe organ bass 2. Full coupler. 17. Upper/lower piano 1 8' - for multi purp...

  • Page 49

    49 remarks flute, containing noise factors, which may squeak in the high register. Setting the touch tone (after) higher and applying keyboard pressure can result in flutter tonguing. Wider dynamic range with the touch tone effect. Breath noise in pianissimo and brighter sound with the pitch a littl...

  • Page 50: Midi Data Format

    50 * can be changed in the midi settings. ** can be output when assigned to the channel 4. 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 1 ˛ 5-14ch xg ˛ 15ch keyboard percussion 9n,n...

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    51 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)* 3ch pk (4ch)* lead 1 1 5-14ch xg en,00-7f,00-7f pitch bend (1ch)* 1ch uk (2ch)* 2ch lk ˛ (4ch)* lead 1 5-14ch ...

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    52 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)* lk (3ch)* pk ...

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    53 electone exclusive code (hexadecimal) message transmit receive f0,43,70,70,00,...(data)...F7 bulk dump data ˛ Ø 78 Ø 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 f0,43,70,70,nn(*2),f7 request-to-receive data ˛ Ø 78 ˛ Ø f0,43,70,70,01,id1,id2,spl,sph,...

  • Page 54

    54 *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 [00-0d] Ø [00-0d] switch number 05 lk voice 2 Ø [00-0d] Ø [00-0d] switch number 06 lead voice 1 Ø [00-04...

  • Page 55

    55 sustain code switch transmit tx range receive rx range remarks 50 upper keyboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:off,01:on 51 lower keyboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:off,01:on 52 pedalboard Ø [00-01] Ø [00-01] 00:off,01:on solo bar code switch transmit tx range receive rx range remarks 59 solo bar ˛ [00-01]...

  • Page 56

    56 *5 el midi parameters Ø Ø ˛ ˛ Ø ˛ 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 00 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-07 00-05 00-07 00-07 04-07 04-05 04-05 00-01 04-07 00-05 06-07 00-0d 10 11 12 13 14 15 1...

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    57 Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø ˛ Ø Ø Ø Ø 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00-01 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 08 09 0a 0b 0c 0d 0e 11 12 13 20 21 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1...

  • Page 58

    58 sustain on/off length keyboard percussion modes reverb tremolo symphonic delay flanger distortion pattern assign number pattern select number volume reverb send level auto variation rhythm balance 2nd expression tempo control footswitch rhythm mode rhythm sequence 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 02 03...

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    59 00:type1 01:type2 02:type3 03:type4 00:off 01:mute 00:min 7f:max 00:min 7f:max 00:off 01:singlefinger 02:fingerd 03:customabc 00:off 01:on 00:off 01:on 00:off 01:close2note 02:close3note 03:passbopen 00:off 01:on address size data address size data accompaniment parameters Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø 03 03...

  • Page 60

    60 *6 external mdr nn command transmit receive 01 play start ˛ Ø 02 play stop ˛ Ø 03 record start ˛ Ø 04 record stop ˛ Ø 00-01 00-01 3a-46 00-0b 00-03 3c-4f 04-1c 34-4c 00-01 00-01 address size data overall system parameters effect parameters (overall) ˛ Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø ˛ Ø Ø ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ 04 04 04 04 04 ...

  • Page 61: Midi Implementation Chart

    61 0, 32 1, 5, 7, 10 4 6, 38 11 16 96, 97 64-67 71-74 84, 91, 93, 94 98-99, 100-101 120, 121 true voice 1, 2, 3, 16 * 1 1-16 Ø 9nh, v=1-127 Ø 9nh, v=0 ˛ Ø ˛ ˛ Ø * 7 ˛ Ø * 7 Ø * 8 ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ Ø * 10 ************************ ˛ ˛ ˛ Ø Ø ˛ ˛ Ø ˛ *1 *2 *3 *4 *5 *6 *7 *8 *9 *10 *11 ch 1: uk; ch 2: lk; ch 3...

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    62 0, 32 1, 5, 7, 10 4 6, 38 11 16 96, 97 64-67 71-74 84, 91, 93, 94 98-99, 100-101 120, 121 true voice 1, 2, 3, 16 1-16 Ø 9nh, v=1-127 Ø 9nh, v=0 ˛ Ø ˛ ˛ Ø ˛ Ø Ø ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ ˛ Ø 0-15 , 112-116 ************************ ˛ ˛ ˛ Ø Ø ˛ ˛ Ø ˛ *12 the same as the one in the el mode mode3 ˛ ******************...

  • Page 63: Specifications

    63 specifications upper: 49 keys (c – c), lower: 49 keys (c – c), pedal: 20 keys (c – g) upper, lead, lower, pedal upper, lead, lower, pedal upper, lead, lower awm & fm, va strings 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, pizz. Strings, tremolo strings, synth. Strings 1, 2, 3; brass 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, synth. Brass 1, 2,...

  • Page 64

    64 specifications and description in this owner's manual are information purposes only. 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 yama...

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  • Page 66

    • this applies only to products distributed by yamaha-kemble music (u.K.) ltd. Important notice for the united kingdom connecting the plug and cord important. The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: blue : neutral brown : live as the colours of the wires in t...

  • Page 67

    For details of products, please contact your nearest yamaha or the authorized distributor listed below. Europe the united kingdom yamaha-kemble music (u.K.) ltd. Sherbourne drive, tilbrook, milton keynes, mk7 8bl, england tel: 01908-366700 other european countries yamaha corporation, pro audio & dig...

  • Page 68

    M.D.G., pro audio & digital musical instrument division, yamaha corporation © 2000 yamaha corporation printed in japan this document is printed on chlorine free (ecf) paper with soy ink. Yamaha manual library (english versions only) http://www2.Yamaha.Co.Jp/manual/english/ v706290 ???.