Yamaha D-85 - Setting Tone Levers; Understanding Footage (16, 8, 4); Tone Lever Combinations; Coupler Effect Explained

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Setting
the
Tone
Levers
The tone levers are located at the very top. They are
used to produce the tone color of your preference.
The sound level can be adjusted as required with
these tone levers and to facilitate adjustment, each
lever has three click-stop positions. You can add
greater expression to tunes by combining a number of
these levers, rather than producing a tone color with
just one lever. Try out a number of combinations and
see for yourself.
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What's 16’, 8', 4’... . all about?
16’, 8', 4’ and so on indicate musical intervals. The
Electone’s musical scale is based on an 8“ tone which
corresponds to the musical intervals in the score.
16’ is the tone of one octave below 8’.
4' is the tone of one octave above 8’. (Refer to page 3)
16" 1 octave
Footage Actual sound
Example of use
16’ Notes one octave below
This enriches the sound.
Upper,
lower
keyboard
Interval identical to that of depressed
Basic sound.
keyboards
on the keyboard
Note one octave above
Notes 5 tones above these depressed
This adds brightness.
This adds brightness, force.
keyboard
One octave and 5 tones above
Interval identical to that of depressed
This makes the sound harsher.
Basic fundamental sound.
One octave above
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This adds pitch definition,
brightness and a faster, more
forceful attack characteristic.
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en
addition,
the
2’
stop
provides
notes
two
octaves
above
the
basis
8’
range
and
the
1'
stop
provides
notes
three
octaves above.
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As
indicated
in
the
above
table,
the
16’
note
corresponds
to
the
musical
interval
in
the
score
for
the
pedal
key-
board.
For instance, when 16', 8' and 4' are struck
simultaneously, three notes, each of a different
octave, will be sounded at the same time despite the
fact that only one key is depressed. (This is known as
the coupler effect.)
You can give your music a great deal of expression if
you use this effect to advantage. Take a look at the
table and familiarize yourself with it.
1 octave
1 octave
Coupler Effect