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Yamaha Electone EL-900 - User Manual

Yamaha Electone EL-900
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Questions and Answers

  • A
    Aaron ThompsonSep 17, 2025
    Why recording or playback cannot be performed on Yamaha Electone EL-900?
    • R
      Richard DeleonSep 18, 2025
      Problems in recording or playback on your Yamaha Musical Instrument may be caused by improper operation of the M.D.R. Also, the PLAY or RECORD section buttons for selecting parts may be turned off. Turn on the appropriate PLAY or RECORD buttons.
  • R
    robert56Aug 25, 2025
    How to fix too small sound on Yamaha Musical Instrument?
    • M
      Michael GalvanAug 25, 2025
      If your Yamaha Musical Instrument's sound is too small even when the volume is at its maximum, check if the Master Volume is set near the minimum position and turn it clockwise. Also, ensure the Expression Pedal is pressed down with your toe.
  • O
    Omar BoydAug 25, 2025
    Why do I hear percussion sounds when playing Yamaha Electone EL-900 Musical Instrument keyboard?
    • R
      Rachel HarperAug 26, 2025
      If you hear percussion sounds when pressing keys on the Lower keyboard or Pedalboard of your Yamaha Musical Instrument, it means the keyboard Percussion function is turned on. If you don't want this, turn the function off.
  • X
    xmorganAug 26, 2025
    Why Yamaha Electone EL-900 pedal voices do not sound?
    • N
      natasha13Aug 26, 2025
      If the Pedal voices on your Yamaha Musical Instrument aren't sounding even with the volume properly set, check if the Single Finger or Fingered Chord mode of Auto Bass Chord is on and turn it off in the display. Also, check if the TO LOWER buttons in the Pedal voice sections are turned on and turn the function off.
  • T
    Todd HowardSep 18, 2025
    Why a total of 40 songs cannot be recorded on Yamaha Musical Instrument?
    • J
      James BrownSep 18, 2025
      If some song numbers contain a large amount of recorded data on your Yamaha Musical Instrument, the disk may not have enough available memory left to record the normal maximum of 40 songs.
  • A
    ashleymooreSep 23, 2025
    Why notes of recording are stuck on Yamaha Musical Instrument?
    • J
      jason59Sep 23, 2025
      If the notes of the recording are “stuck” and sound continuously on your Yamaha Musical Instrument, it is because you removed the disk by pressing the EJECT button during playback. Always press the STOP button to stop playback.
  • A
    anthony75Sep 9, 2025
    What causes interference with Yamaha Electone EL-900?
    • E
      Erin SanchezSep 9, 2025
      Interference from radio, TV, or other sources with your Yamaha Musical Instrument is often caused by the proximity of a high-power broadcasting station, an amateur ham radio setup, or a mobile phone.
  • A
    Angela KnightSep 10, 2025
    Why pitch feels off on Yamaha Electone EL-900 compared to piano?
    • K
      Krista RossSep 10, 2025
      The perceived pitch being high on the Pedalboard and low in the higher registers of the Lower and Upper keyboards of your Yamaha Musical Instrument can occur when comparing the Electone’s sounds with those of pianos. Due to differences in harmonic structure, the tuning system of the Electone differs from that of a piano in the higher and lower ranges.
  • D
    dperezSep 3, 2025
    Why do some voices on my Yamaha Electone EL-900 Musical Instrument sound cracking and noisy?
    • M
      Melissa LunaSep 3, 2025
      The cracking and/or noisy sounds present in some voices of your Yamaha Musical Instrument, especially in wind instrument voices, are purposely added effects. These effects reproduce the characteristics of wind instruments, such as pipe vibrations, breath noises, and squeakings.
  • E
    Elizabeth ObrienSep 1, 2025
    How to stop Yamaha Electone EL-900 sound from causing resonance?
    • R
      Roy BenjaminSep 1, 2025
      To prevent the sound of your Yamaha Musical Instrument from causing surrounding objects to resonate, relocate the objects or lower the Electone’s volume.

Summary

SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION

Safety and Notices

Important safety warnings, battery information, disposal advice, and operational notices.

PRECAUTIONS

General Precautions

Basic safety guidelines to prevent injury or damage to the instrument and property.

Quick Introductory Guide

Getting Started

Basic steps to turn on the Electone and begin playing.

Basic Registrations

Explanation of factory preset registrations and how to select them.

Basic Operation

Overview of setting up and operating the Electone.

Voice Sections

Selecting Voices from the Panel

Procedure for selecting voices using the front panel buttons.

Voice Menus

Chart showing available voices organized by category.

Flute Voices (Organ Sounds)

Creating Flute Voices

Guide to creating custom organ sounds by adjusting flute footage levels.

Voice Controls and Effects

Voice Condition Pages

Detailed settings for voice controls like Touch Tone, Pitch, Pan, and Brilliance.

Effect Set Pages

How to select and adjust various digital effects like Reverb, Tremolo, Delay.

Rhythm and Accompaniment

Selecting Rhythms from the Panel

How to choose and play rhythms using the front panel buttons.

Automatic Accompaniment (A.B.C.)

How to use the Auto Bass Chord function for automatic accompaniment.

Keyboard Percussion

Using preset and user-assigned drum and percussion sounds.

Registration Memory

Storing Registrations

Saving current Electone settings to memory buttons for quick recall.

Saving Registration Data to Disk

Saving registration data to a floppy disk for backup and future use.

Music Disk Recorder

Precautions

Important guidelines for handling floppy disks and the disk drive.

Recording

Steps for recording performances and settings to a song number.

Playback

How to play back recorded songs and select specific parts.

Voice Edit

Editing a Voice

Introduction to creating custom voices using the Voice Edit feature.

Voice Editing Basics

Fundamental concepts of Operators, Modulators, Carriers, and Algorithms.

Rhythm Pattern Program and Rhythm Sequence Program

Rhythm Pattern Program

Creating original rhythms using percussion sounds and editing patterns.

Rhythm Sequence Program

Connecting rhythms and sequences to create complete song compositions.

Footswitches, Knee Lever and Expression Pedals

Knee Lever Control

Using the knee lever for Sustain, Melody On Chord, Lead Slide, and Solo Mode.

Expression Pedals

Controlling volume, pitch bend, and tempo with expression pedals.

Transpose and Pitch Controls

Transpose

Adjusting the overall key setting of the Electone in half-steps.

Troubleshooting

General Operation Issues

Solutions for common problems with LEDs, noise, and panel functionality.

Music Disk Recorder Issues

Troubleshooting for recording, playback, and disk operation errors.

Yamaha Electone EL-900 Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandYamaha
ModelElectone EL-900
CategoryMusical Instrument
LanguageEnglish

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