Specifications

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Voice Controls and Effects
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4 Voice Controls and Effects
The Electone is equipped with two general kinds of functions that can be used to change the sound of the
voices: Voice Controls and Effects.
Voice controls are used to change various aspects of the voices, such as the touch sensitivity, volume,
octave (footage), vibrato, pan setting and brilliance. The voice controls, as well as the selection of certain
effects, are provided in the Voice Condition pages, described below.
Effects are an extremely versatile set of tools through which you can enhance the sound of the voices. They
include: Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo, Symphonic, Delay, Flanger and Distortion. Effect settings are controlled
from the Reverb, Sustain, Tremolo and Effect Set pages.
Each voice has been given certain factory-preset effect settings to best enhance its sound. However, if you
wish, you can change the sound to suit your preferences by using the controls described in this section.
The chart below shows the various voice controls and effects for the individual voice sections. Available
functions are indicated by circles.
To change the settings and add the effects, display the appropriate page:
1. Voice Condition page by pressing the panel voice button twice
(or pressing the Data Control button corresponding to the
selected voice).
2. Effect Set page by pressing the EFFECT SET button in the
DISPLAY SELECT.
3. Reverb, Sustain or Tremolo page by pressing the corresponding
panel button.
Upper
Touch
Tone
(Initial/
After)
Lower Lead Pedal Related Pages
Feet
Upper Keyboard
Voice 2
Upper Keyboard
Voice 1
Lower Keyboard
Voice 1
Lower Keyboard
Voice 2
Lead Voice
Pedal Voice 1
Pedal Voice 2
*1 Although no Brilliance buttons are provided on the EL-500’s front panel, the Brilliance values can be adjusted in the Voice Condition page 2 (page 44).
*2 The total reverb depth and length are controlled on the reverb page 1, though the different reverb settings can be done for each voice section.
*3 Turning tremolo/chorus on/off and switching between tremolo and chorus are common to all voice sections.
*4 The contents of the Voice Condition Pa
g
e 2 and Effect Set Pa
g
e are the same except for the Brilliance settin
g
.
Pan
Brilliance
Sym-
phonic/
Celeste
Delay Flanger Vibrato Lead
Slide
Lead
Tune
SustainReverb
*2*1
Distortion
Tremolo
/Chorus
*3
Voice Condition
Page 1
Voice Condition
Page 2
Voice Condition
Page 3
Effect Set Page
Reverb Page
Sustain Page
Tremolo Page
*4
*4
NOTE:
Sustain, Reverb and Tremolo/Chorus
can be set for the Upper/Lower Flute
Voices (EL-700 only).