Yamaha EL-900m User manual

Upgrade Kit

OWNER’S MANUAL

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from the wall), since this can cause inadequate air circulation, and possibly

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you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, consult a physician.

■ USING THE BENCH

• Do not play carelessly with or stand on the bench. Using it as a tool or step-

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• If the bench screws become loose due to extensive long-term use, tighten

them periodically using the included tool.

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smoke should appear to be caused by it, immediately turn off the power

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connector. Doing so can result in lower sound quality, or possibly cause

overheating in the outlet.

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used for extended periods of time, or during electrical storms.

• Before connecting the instrument to other electronic components, turn off

the power for all components. Before turning the power on or off for all

components, set all volume levels to minimum. Also, be sure to set the

volumes of all components at their minimum levels and gradually raise the

volume controls while playing the instrument to set the desired listening

level.

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cold or heat (such as in direct sunlight, near a heater, or in a car during the

day) to prevent the possibility of panel disfiguration or damage to the internal

components.

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not use excessive force on the buttons, switches or connectors.

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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 standard.

XG is a new MIDI format created by Yamaha which significantly improves and expands upon the General MIDI

standard by providing a greater variety of high-quality voices plus considerably enhanced effect operation—while

being fully compatible with GM.

Products bearing the SONDIUS-XG logo are licensed under patents of Stanford University and Yamaha as listed on

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• The screen displays and illustrations as shown in this owner’s manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat different

from those on your instrument.

• Copying of the commercially available music sequence data is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

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Congratulations!

This manual provides the information related to the newly upgraded features and functions,

difference between EL-900 and EL-900m. You can enjoy specially tailored sophisticated

voices, convenient and versatile voice display functions, voice editing even with VA voices

and more.

Included Items

Registration Menu Disk

3.5" Floppy Disk

Owner’s Manual

To Authorized Service Personnel

Turning the Electone off erases all panel settings you have made. When the Electone is turned on, Basic

Registration 1 is automatically selected. If you have made panel settings you wish to keep, save them to

Registration Memory before turning the Electone off.

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Table of Contents

Panel Layout ....................................................................... 6

1 Registration Menu Disk .................................................... 9

Registration Menu List ............................................................................................................... 11

Voice Category List ..................................................................................................................... 14

2 New Voices .................................................................... 16

Strings Page .................................................................................................................................. 16

Brass Page .................................................................................................................................... 16

Trumpet Page ............................................................................................................................... 17

Tuba Page ..................................................................................................................................... 17

Flute Page ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Oboe Page ..................................................................................................................................... 18

Clarinet Page ................................................................................................................................ 19

Saxophone Page ........................................................................................................................... 20

Tutti Page ...................................................................................................................................... 20

Chorus Page ................................................................................................................................. 21

Piano Page .................................................................................................................................... 22

Electric Bass Page ........................................................................................................................ 22

New Voices .................................................................................................................................... 23

Voice Menu ................................................................................................................................... 24

3 Additional Changes on Voice Display Pages ................... 26

Voice Display, Page 1 ................................................................................................................... 26

Voice Display, Page 2 ................................................................................................................... 26

Voice Display, Page 3 ................................................................................................................... 29

Basic Operation ........................................................................................................................... 30

UNIFORM and REGISTRATION SELECT ........................................................................... 30

Setting Examples ......................................................................................................................... 34

4 Pedal Polyphonic Mode .................................................. 36

5 VA Voice Edit .................................................................. 37

6 Registration Shift Next Song + ....................................... 41

7 Convenient Disk Copy Function ....................................... 42

Disk Copy 2 .................................................................................................................................. 42

Error Messages ............................................................................................................................ 43

8 MIDI Out filter ................................................................ 45

9 APPENDIX ...................................................................... 46

Details on Each Voice .................................................................................................................. 46

MIDI Data Format ...................................................................................................................... 50

MIDI Implementation Chart ..................................................................................................... 61

Specifications ................................................................................................................................63

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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-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS HARMO-

NICA

UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 2

HORN

BRILLIANCE

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 2

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

NET

SAXO-

PHONE

CHORUS

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

SUSTAIN

UPPER

(KNEE)

LOWER

(KNEE)

PEDAL

REVERB

MAX

MIN

TEMPO

MARCH WALTZ SWING BOUNCE SLOW

ROCK

TANGO LATIN 1 LATIN 2 8 BEAT 16 BEAT

USER 1 USER 2 USER 3 USER 4 A B

USER 5 USER 6 USER 7 USER 8 C D

RHYTHM

SEQ.

1

SEQ.

2

SEQ.

3

SEQ.

4

BAR/BEAT

TEMPO

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

BRILLIANCE

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

VOLUME

MAX

MIN

CLARI-

NET

ORGAN PIANO GUITAR VIBRA-

PHONE

COSMIC TUTTI

STRINGS BRASS CLARI-

NET

CHORUS HARMO-

NICA

SAXO-

PHONE

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

1

2

REVERB

SUSTAIN

RHYTHM

BASIC REGIST.KEYBOARD PERCUSSION

LOWER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2 UPPER KEYBOARD VOICE 1, 2

Monitor Speaker

Registration MemoryM./TO DISK

Panel Layout

EL-900m Panel Layout

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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

BRILLIANCE

PEDAL VOICE 1

ELEC.

BASS

CONTRA

BASS

TUBAORGAN

BASS

TO

LOWER

VOICE

EDIT

HOLDCOARSE

PATTERNSEQUENCE

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

PAG E

CONTRAST

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

MAX

MIN

LEAD VOICE 2

VA

ACOUS-

TIC

VA

VIRTUAL

VA

ELEC-

TRONIC

VA

CUSTOM

SOLO

(KNEE)

BRILLIANCE VOLUME

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

MAX

MIN

VOLUME

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

MAX

MIN

BRILLIANCE

PEDAL VOICE 2

ELEC.

BASS

CONTRA

BASS

TUBAORGAN

BASS

TO

LOWER

VOLUME

BRILLIANT

MELLOW

MAX

MIN

MASTER VOLUME

1

LEAD VOICE 1, 2LCD Display DISPLAY SELECT

PEDAL VOICE 1, 2

MASTER VOLUME

MUSIC DISK

RECORDER

POWER

Monitor Speaker

LED (Lamp in-use) Eject

D. (Disable)

Floppy Disk Slot

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VOICE

EDIT

HOLDCOARSE

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

PAG E

CONTRAST

LCD Display Page Buttons

DATA CONTROL Buttons

VOICE DISPLAY Button

EFFECT SET Button

A. B. C. /M. O. C. Button

FOOT SW. Button

REGIST SHIFT Button

EXP./PITCH/MIDI Button

VOICE EDIT Button

RHYTHM PATTERN PROGRAM Button

RHYTHM SEQUENCE Button

TREMOLO (FAST) Button

L. FLUTE VOICE Button

U. FLUTE VOICE Button

HOLD Button

COARSE Button

Contrast Dial

MIDI Jacks

Knee Lever

Left-Footswitch

Right-Footswitch

Expression Pedal

Upper Keyboard

Front Panel

Lower Keyboard

Keyboard Cover/Music Stand

Second Expression Pedal

Pedalboard

Jacks

Speaker Unit

Monitor Speakers

LCD Display/Display Select

Others

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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 disk in to the slot.

2

Select the desired page, or the category you want to use, by pressing the

Page buttons.

PAGE

3

Select the registration by pressing the appropriate Data Control buttons.

* Each registration is preset with various functions, rhythm, effects,

panning, etc., all suited to the voices.

The voices are elaborately combined to bring out the characteristics

of each voice. You can use them as your good reference when you

create your own registrations.

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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.

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Registration Menu List

Page 1: Symphonic Orchestra

Page 2: Twilight Illumination ~ Jazz Time

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

Vl.Rococo

Str. Quart

ChoirTutti

Symphonic Orchestra 1

Symphonic Orchestra 2

String Ensemble 1

String Ensemble 2

Strings & Harp

Pizz. Strings

Classical Orchestra

Wood Ensemble

Flute & Harp

Brass Ensemble 1

Brass Ensemble 2

Piano Concerto

Baroque 1

Baroque 2

String Quartet

Orchestra w/choir

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Sax. Full

Full Brass

Mute Ens.

SolidTutti

Moon Light

Trb. Ens.

Quartet

Cocktail

BeBop

Afro'Jazz

Jazz Vl.

SwingWaltz

Fast Combo

Dixie

RadioDays

Charleston

Big Band Orchestra 1

Big Band Orchestra 2

Big Band Orchestra 3

Big Band Orchestra 4

Big Band Orchestra 5

Big Band Orchestra 6

Quartet

Quintet

Be Bop

Afro Cuban

Jazz Violin

Jazz Waltz

Combo Jazz

Dixieland Jazz

Ragtime

Charleston

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Page 3: Latin

Page 4: Dance & Fusion

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 1

Bossanova 2

Mambo 1

Mambo 2

Rhumba

Beguine

Cha - Cha

Salsa

Tango 1

Tango 2

Mexican 1

Mexican 2

Caribbean 1

Caribbean 2

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Disco

DancePop

Euro Beat

WorldCup

Funk

DanceClass

R&R

Twist

Bounce

BritePiano

Sax.&Synth

JazzFusion

OceanGtr.

16Bt.Pf

16Bt.Balad

16Bt.Latin

70's Disco

80's Dance

Euro Beat

Latin Beat

Funk

Dance Classic

Oldies 1

Oldies 2

16 Beat Shuffle

16 Beat 1

16 Beat 2

Jazz Fusion

West coast 1

West coast 2

16 Beat Ballad

16 Beat Latin

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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 Combi. 4

Jazz Ballad 1

Jazz Ballad 2

Organ Bossa 1

Organ Bossa 2

8 Beat Ballad 1

8 Beat Ballad 2

Rock Organ 1

Rock Organ 2

Cathedral

Chapel

Carousel

Stadium

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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 Clarinet 1

Synth Clarinet 1

V-Clarinet

Saxophone 2

Sax Ensemble 1

Soprano Sax

Alto Sax

Chorus 2

Vocal

Chorus 5

Chorus 8

Organ 2

Organ 3

Theatre Organ 1

Pop Organ 1

Jazz Organ 1

Accordion

Piano 2

Honky Tonk Piano

Electric Piano 1

Harpsichord

Clavichord

Guitar 2

12Str. Guitar

Electric Guitar 1

Mandolin

Banjo

Harp

Glockenspiel

Marimba

Chime

Synth Chime

Steel Drum

Cosmic 11

Cosmic 13

Custom 4

Cosmic 12

Cosmic 14

Custom 3

Cosmic 10

Cosmic 15

Cosmic 16

Custom 6

Custom 1

Custom 5

Talken Lead

Custom 2

Strings 3

Strings 5

Strings 7

Synth Strings 1

Brass 4

Brass 5

Synth Brass 2

Saw Lead

Synth Clarinet 2

Soft Reed

Tenor Sax

Breath Sax

Sax Ensemble 2

Synth Sax

V-Soprano Sax

Chorus 3

Theatre Organ 2

Pop Organ 2

Jazz Organ 2

Jazz Organ 3

Jazz Organ 4

Organ 4

Bandoneon

Electric Piano 2

Electric Piano 3

Electric Piano 4

Clavi.

Guitar 3

Jazz Guitar

Electric Guitar 2

Steel Guitar

Distorted Guitar

Muted Guitar

Taisho-koto

Shamisen

Koto

Celesta

Xylophone

Strings 4

Strings 6

Synth Strings 2

Synth Strings 3

Synth Brass 3

Synth Brass 4

Synth Lead 1

Synth Lead 2

Synth Lead 3

Synth Lead 4

Synth Lead 5

Chorus 4

Chorus 6

Chorus 7

Distorted Lead

Picked Guitar

Sitar

Music Box

Synth Lead 6

Synth Lead 7

V-Sitar

Strings 1

Brass 1

Clarinet 1

Saxophone 1

Chorus 1

Organ 1

Piano 1

Guitar 1

Vibraphone

Cosmic 1

Cosmic 2

Cosmic 3

Cosmic 4

Cosmic 5

Cosmic 6

Cosmic 7

Cosmic 8

Cosmic 9

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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

Whistle

V-Flute

Oboe 2

Oboe 3

English Horn 1

Bassoon 1

V-Oboe

Trumpet 2

Trumpet 3

Muted Trumpet

Trombone 1

V-Trumpet

Violin 3

V-Kokyu

Shakuhachi

Flute 4

Pan Flute

Air Reed

Piccolo

Grass Reed

Oboe 4

English Horn 2

Bassoon 2

Bassoon 3

Trumpet 4

Flugelhorn

Trumpet 5

Waspy Horn

Trombone 2

Trombone 3

Muted Trombone

V-Trombone

Tutti 1

Harmonica 1

Horn 1

Tutti 2

Tutti 3

Tutti 4

Tutti 9

Harmonica 2

Thin Reed

Horn 2

Horn 3

Horn 4

Muted Horn

Tutti 7

Tutti 5

Tutti 6

Muted Lead

Tutti 8

Tutti 10

Contrabass 2

Contrabass 3

Pizzicato Bass

Electric Bass 2

Electric Bass 3

Electric Bass 4

Synth Bass 1

Organ Bass 2

Organ Bass 3

Timpani 1

Contrabass 1

Electric Bass 1

Organ Bass 1

Tuba

Upright Bass

Electric Bass 5

Synth Bass 2

Synth Bass 5

Organ Bass 4

Timpani 2

Timpani Roll

Synth Bass 3 Edge Lead

Synth Bass 4

ORCHESTRAL

LEAD

BASS

Jazz Organ 1

Pop Organ 1

Jazz Organ 2

Pop Organ 2

Jazz Organ 3

Pop Organ 3

Jazz Organ 4

Pop Organ 4

The Preset Voices for Upper/Lower Flute Voices

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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 brief look at the newly added voices.

Strings Page

● Strings 8 (8')

Con sordino (with mute) strings. Reproduces softly played string sounds.

Subtle nuance can be produced by playing touch.

NOTE:

Refer to Voice Category List.

A. Dvorak: From the New world, 2nd Movement

If you play it on EL-900, String 1 is produced.

Brass Page

● Synth.Brass4(8')

Full-bodied synth. Brass sound with unique pitch characteristics.

If you play it on EL-900, Shynth Brass2 is produced.

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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-900 may be

altered because of accommodating new

voices, they will not affect data compat-

ibility between EL-900m and other

models.

● Timpani 2(8')

Expressive Timpani sounds played with softer mallets. Responsive to your

touch so that it can express strength from Piano to Forte. Good for classicals.

A. Dvorak: From the New world, 4th Movement

If you play it on EL-900, Timpani 1 is produced.

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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. Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune

If you play it on EL-900, Flute 2 is produced.

Oboe Page

● Oboe 3(8')

Oboe suited to faster phrases. Vibrato is preset and fixed to the voice.

W. A. Mozart: From Konzert fur Oboe und Orchester

If you play it on EL-900, Oboe 1 is produced.

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● 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')

Bassoon with rich resonance even in the lower register.

If you play it on EL-900, Bassoon 1 is produced.

Clarinet Page

● Clarinet 3(8')

Sweet and expressive clarinet.

Clarinet Polka

If you play it on EL-900, Clarinet 1 is produced.

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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 various types

of voices. Especially, you should be

conscious with the voice range when you

play in the lowest/highest registers.

● Tutti 8(8')

Gorgeous brass ensemble.

R. Wagner: From Lohengrin

If you play it on EL-900, Tutti 7 is produced.

● Tutti 9(8')

Magnificent string ensemble. Rich expressiveness with touch.

P. I. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet

If you play it on EL-900, Tutti 1 is produced.

● Tutti 10(8')

Wood winds ensemble. Thicker than Tutti 6. Also, it is attractive when

mixed with other voices.

If you play it on EL-900, Tutti 6 is produced.

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