Yamaha Electone DK-40C User manual

Welcome

the

Yamaha

world

music.

are

sure

your

selection

Yamaha

Electone

was

wise

one,

and

want

you

know

that

will

everything

possible

help

you

derive

lifetime

enjoyment

from

this

fine

musical

instrument.

Please

read

this

manual

carefully

sure

you

are

familiar

with each

the

Electone’s

features

and

their

expressive

possibilities.

that

way

you

and

your

Electone

can

become

lifelong

partners

musical

creativity.

Contents

Read

the

following

before

playing

This

the

DK-40C

Keyboards

Solo

Manual

Upper

Preset

Tones

Brilliance,

Vibrato,

Vibrato

Speed,

Repeat

Speed,

Reverb,

Upper

8’,

4’

Sustain, Sustain,

Attack

Wah-Wah

Upper

8”,

4’

Attack,

Glide,

Upper

Percussive,

Percussion,

Manual

Balance,

Expression

Pedal,

Master

Volume..

Tremolo/Chorus

Auto

Rhythm

Section

Auto

Bass/Chord

Fun

Blocks

Bass

Variation

Fully

Enjoy

Your

Electone

not

out

order

Specifications

The

following

before

playing

general,

treat

your

Electone

with

the

same

care

you

would

any

fine

musical

instrument.

The

follow-

ing

points

are

suggested

for

optimum

enjoyment.

Use

only

proper

line

voltage.

Consult

your

Shield

the

cabinet

from

direct

sunlight,

hu-

Yamaha

serviceman

for

changes.

midity

and

heat

protect

the

finish

and

British-Standard

Model,

its

information

joints.

‘Specifications’

the

last

page.

not

hit

scratch

the

cabinet

with

hard

object.

open

the

fallboard

grasp

the

front

lip

with

both

hands

and

slide

gently.

Never

pull

directly

upwards.

not

place

anything

Always

shut

off

the

power

after

playing.

heavy

the

fallboard.

Clean

keys,

etc,

with

damp

cloth

only.

Never

use

solvents

such

gasoline;

they

will

damage

the

finish.

NEUTRAL

DETERGENT

Solo

Manual

Section

This

the

DK-40C

Tone

Levers

aliada

Portamento

Saction

Auto

Rhythm

Section

Auto

Bass/Chord

Fun

Blocks

(IM

Tremolo/Chorus

Upper

Preset

Tones

WAAR

aaa

LOEB

max

OFF

Bass

Variations

While

reading

the

manual,

keep

this

page

open

for

reference,

Vibrato

Bass

Tone

levers

TOY

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Bett

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DEN

Foot

Switch

Selectors

Lower

Manual

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Upper

Manual

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Expression

Pedal

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Foot

Switch

Specifications

subject

change

without

notice.

Keyboards

The

DK-40C

has

five

keyboards.

The

upper

four

are

called

‘‘manuals”

(“‘solo”,

“portamento”,

“upper”

and

‘‘lower’’),

and

the

bottom,

for

the

feet,

the

“pedals”.

Upper

Manual

octaves

Solo

Manual

octaves

Lower

Manual

octaves

Portamento

octaves

Pedals

octave

Cı-C

The

Electone

designed

permit

playing

the

melody

the

upper

manual

with

the

right

hand,

the

chords

the

lower

manual

with

the

left

hand,

and

bass

note

the

pedals

with

the

left

foot.

For

special

selections

the

solo

manual

can

used

provide

melodic

line

with

its

own

exciting

voices.

Use

the

portamento

manual

create

range

unique

sounds,

pressing

sliding

your

finger(s)

and

down.

All

keys

and

pedals

are

arranged

the

layout

shown

below.

Each

white

key

has

name

(from

B),

and

the

blacks

are

sharps

flats.

UPPER

MANUAL

MELODY

LOWER

MANUAL

CHORD

MIDDLE

Note:

should

noted

that

precedence

the

higher

note

two

keys

are

pressed

simultaneously.

This

assures

tonal

clarify.

Solo

Manual

SAXOPHONE

CLARINET

TRUMPET

VIOLIN

hallada

All

four

Solo

voices

have

been

specially

designed

for

brilliant

realism.

Each

voice

set

via

its

selector

tablet

the

left

the

Solo

manual.

Note:

The

four

voice

tabs,

i.e.,

Violin,

Clarinet,

Trumpet

and

Saxophone,

control

voices

which

purposely

cannot

produce

chords;

two

keys

are

pressed

simultaneously,

only

the

higher

will

sound.

Please

also

note

that

solo

voices

cannot

combined.

two

voice

selector

tabs

are

pressed,

the

one

the

right

takes

precedence.

TOUCH

VIBRATO

This

world-famous

Yamaha

exclusive

gives

the

organist

the

same

expressive

fingertip

vibrato

enjoyed

the

violinist.

With

this

effect,

vibrato

can

applied

any

solo

note

the

lateral

vibration

the

hand,

and

its

speed

will

correspond

exactly

the

hand’s

vibration.

FUZZ

Fuzz

frequently

used

the

electric

guitar.

This

Fuzz

effect

affects

each

tone

the

Solo

manual

switching

the

Fuzz

selector

“ON.”

ATTACK

WAH-WAH

Works

Upper

manual

wah-wah

for

solo

tones.

SOLO

VOLUME

CONTROL

This

permits

variety

manual

balance

settings.

Portamento

Manual

The

Portamento

manual

produces

continuous

pitch

shifts

just

those

produced

when

the

finger

slides

and

down

violin

string.

The

octave

range

becomes

higher

toward

the

right.

Note:

There

are

four

Portamento

voice

selector

tabs

and

except

for

the

Astro

tab

they

can

all

combined

with

each

other.

the

Astro

tab

set

cancels

all

the

other.

PORTAMENTO

VOLUME

CONTROL

This

permits

separate

volume

control.

Tone

Levers

the

panel

above

the

solo

manual

and

selectors

series

tone

levers

which

control

the

voices

(instrument

sounds)

which

will

heard

when

the

keys

are

depressed,

well

many

the

effects.

They

are

divided

into

groups

for

upper,

lower

and

pedals,

that

different

registrations

can

set

for

each.

Upper

Manual

Levers

voices

Lower

Manual

Levers

voices

Pedal

Levers

voices

PITCHES

FOOTAGES

The

DK-40C

has

five

different

pitch

levels,

indicated

the

numbers

16’,

8°,

5%”,

4’

and

2%’.

These

are

standard

musical

abbreviations

showing

the

tone's

pitch

relation

the

fundamental

(written

note),

8’

tone

will

sound

just

has

been

written.

the

numbers

increase,

the

tones

lower.

16'

tone

(meaning

that

the

wave

length

the

vibrations

are

twice

long

8’,

half

fast)

will

provide

tone

exactly

one

octave

lower

than

the

written

note.

Similarly,

5%’

tones

are

fifth

higher

than

the

written

note,

4°

tones

one

octave

higher,

and

2%’

tones

one

octave

and

fifth

above

the

fundamental.

Tones

octave

intervals

from

the

written

notes

are

“consonant

harmonics,”

while

all

others

are

“dissonant.”*

the

left

the

lower

manual

are

eight

Upper

Preset

Tone

selectors

(seven

tones

plus

Cancel).

These

on/off

switches

are

special

tonal

blends

that

most

closely

resemble

the

instruments

they

name

(Accordion,

Piano,

Hawaiian

Guitar,

Banjo)

well

three

special

preset

combinations.

Since

these

buttons

are

factory

preset,

they

automatically

cancel

all

other

upper

manual

tone

lever

settings.

This

lets

you

switch

back

and

forth.

addition,

precedence

the

right.

This

means

that

two

buttons

are

pressed,

the

one

the

right

will

take

effect.

switch

from

one

button

another

not

necessary

first

press

the

cancel

button.

Note:

Upper

Sustain

control

lever

does

not

work

with

the

Accordion,

Piano,

Hawaiian

Guitar

and

Banjo

preset

selectors,

ORGAN

PRESET

ENSEMBLE

This

lever

controls

the

effect

which

adds

the

upper

tone

the

upper

preset

tone.

(Accordion,

Piano,

Hawaiian

Guitar,

Banjo)

SUSTAIN

Brilliance

With

this

single,

continuously-variable

control

you

can

pin-

point

the

degree

overall

softness

clarity

desired

for

any

mood

music.

Vibrato,Vibrato

Speed

Vibrato

emotional

wavering

applied

tone

most

noticeable

the

trembling

left

hand

violinists

and

cellists.

can

add

great

deal

the

emotional

depth

passage,

especially

string

voices.

The

Vibrato

lever

provides

conti-

nuous

adjustment

this

effect's

depth,

while

Vibrato

Speed

lets

you

continuously

set

the

speed.

Repeat

Speed

Cuts

and

repeats

each

note

just

the

double-strumming

effect

mandolin.

The

lever

provides

continuous

speed

adjustment

create

full

variety

different

moods.

Affects

upper

manual

notes

only.

Reverb

The

reverberation

effect,

which

makes

your

playing

sound

full

and

rich,

you

were

playing

large

hall,

can

adjusted

continuously

and

smoothly

suit

your

taste.

8’,

4’S

pper

ð,

ustain

When

this

switched

on,

the

sustain

effect

evoked.

the

name

the tab

implies,

only

8’

and

4’

tones

are

affected.

The

length

such

sustain

set

the

Upper

Sustain

con-

trol.

Note:

When

combined

with

Upper

Percussive

4’,

all

sound

cancelled.

Sustain

UPPER,

PEDAL

SUSTAIN

These

controls

provide

continuous

adjustment

the

sustain

effect

the

upper

manual

and

pedals

concerned.

For

the

pedals,

this

the

only

sustain

control,

and

affects

all

pedal

tones

with

the

exception

Bass

Guitar,

while

for

the

upper

manual

this

control

only

length

adjustment.

Length

upper

sustain

controlled

the

upper

sustain

control

knob

explained

beside.

Attack

Wah-Wah

Provides

spicy

wah-wah

sound

the

beginning

every

upper

manual

tone

with

Attack

Wah-Wah,

use

staccato

fingering.

Upper

8’,4’

Attack

This

tablet

provides

effective

rhythmical

element,

much

that

string

bass

played

pizzicato.

particularly

;

impressive

rhythmic

works,

and

give

greater

definition

the

beginning

and end

notes.

The

8’,

4’

Attack

tab

affects

all

upper

manual

8’

and

4’

voices.

Glide

(FOOT

SWITCH

SELECTORS)

While

the

foot

switch

pushed

when

the

Glide

selector

on,

pich

will

lowered

one

half

tone.

Upper

Percussive

Changing

the

beginning

some

all

notes

can

wonders

for

lively

selections.

Your

Electone’s

percussive

effects

provide

subtle

but

important

shading

the

moment

each

note

heard.

The

special

popping

4’

and

2%’

percussive

drive

can

smoothly

blended

into

all

upper

manual

tones

with

two

variable

levers,

and

separate

lever

regulates

the

length

decay

for

this

effect.

Note:

Upper

Percussive

4’

set

the

same

time

Upper

Sustain,

sound

will

heard.

With

percussive,

use

staccato

fingering.

Each

note

should

played

cleanly;

slurred

notes

will

diminish

the

percussive

impact.

Percussion

LOWER

BRUSH,

LOWER

CYMBAL,

PEDAL

CYMBAL

Provide

lively

brush

(hissing

snare

drum

brush)

and

cymbal

MANU.BALANCE

percussion

sounds

with

each

lower

manual

pedal

note.

Manual

Balance

This

control

governs

the

relative

strength

the

upper

and

lower

manuals.

normally

left

the

center

position,

but

can

shifted

stress

the

melody

accompaniment

selection

passage.

This

control

can

also

used

compensate

for

higher

lila

number

total

tone

lever

settings

(which

would

ordinarily

Upper

Manual

lower

Manual

result

higher

volume)

one

the

two

manuals.

Expression

Pedal

Affects

the

emotional

mood

every

passage

letting

Foot

Switch

you

vary

the

volume

continuously

with

your

right

foot.

Works

within

the

range

set

the

master

volume

control.

Master

Volume

This

control

determines

the

maximum

volume

obtainable

Expression

Pedal

depressing

the

expression

pedal.

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