True to life sound.
With the authentic instrument voices of the EL90C your music comes alive. These aren't merely simulations - they're the real thing!
That's because the voices of the EL90C feature actual recordings of real instruments, plus the brilliant sound shaping potential of modern synthesizer technology. They take advantage of the combination of two of Yamaha's most sophisticated tone generation systems, AWM and FM. AWM ( advanced wave memory ) offers the remarkable realism of digitally sampled sounds. Yamaha's famed FM ( frequency modulation ) synthesis, on the other hand, produces an infinate variety of complex waveforms and harmonics for recreating acoustic sounds or creating wild synthesized effects.
With the user assignable buttons and Voice Menu pages, the total amount of different voices you have at your fingertips is 131.
And that's not all. Additional voices can be loaded to the EL90C from optional Voice Disks, each disk having a wide variety of newly created authentic and dynamic instrument sounds.
All these voices utilize the Touch Tone response function, which gives you real time control over the subtle expressive changes that occur with actual acoustic instruments. For example, it lets you recreate the powerful blast and raspiness of a horn being overblown, just by hitting the keyboard strongly. Make an electric guitar scream, or have a violin sing. And with the outstandingly realistic piano voice, Touch Tone response is so true across all registers, you'll swear there's a grand piano right beneath your fingers!
And now you can hear the voices with all their dynamic punch and clarity - from the thundering lows to the crisp highs. The EL90C has an advanced amplification system that delivers unprecedented power and accuracy. The built-in amplifier / speaker system features a multiple-amplifier configuration for perfectly reproducing the full range of the EL90C's rich digital voices.
Variety of organ sounds.
The EL90C is a classic in more ways than one. It also features a separate section of organ combination voices, called Flute Voices, that provide classic organ sounds - from jazz and pop to church and theatre.
Flute Voices let you easily create your own organ sounds by adjusting the flute footages, attack and length, and percussive key click sound, as well as the overall keyboard response of the voices.
The controls work just like those on a conventional organ, and give you instant visual indication of the footage settings.
Eight preset Flute Voices provide classic jazz and pop organ sounds, with eight additional memory spaces available for your own Flute Voice creations.
Extensive sound shaping potential - effects.
All EL90C voices can also be enhanced with a full range of professional-quality effects. Effect application is also exceptionally flexible - independent selections and settings for each voice section allow you to create richly textured effect combinations for the most non-electronic sound ever heard in an electronic instrument.
The extremely natural and lifelike digital Reverb effect can be set individually not only for all voice sections and the rhythm patterns, but even for the other effects, such as Tremolo and Symphonic. Independent Length and Depth controls let you create a variety of different sonic environments, and give you the precise ambiance you want.
Tremolo / Chorus perfectly reproduces the popular rotating speaker effect - right down to the gradual speed changes and the luscious, swirling sound.
The digital Flanger and Delay effects provide additional sound colouring flexibility: Flanger lets you add swirling textures to the voices, while Delay features crisp and clean echo repeats for special effects.
There's a lot more, too. Like Lead Slide, for reproducing the characteristic pitch bending of instruments like trombone and violin. Octave controls let you change the register on each of the voices. And a separate Tune control on the Lead voices gives you more detuning control for 'fattening' the overall sound.
The impressive effects of the EL90C include Symphonic / Celeste and a Dynamic Range Enhancer, most of them employing the same sophisticated digital signal processing technology used in professional recording studios. Moreover, flexible Vibrato, Sustain and Pan controls let you add that extra bit of expression you need to make your performance complete.
Dynamic rhythm patterns and programmable percussion sounds.
The Rhythm section of the EL90C features authentic drum and percussion sounds, utilizing the same AWM technology as the voices. Expert rhythm programmers used these real sounds in creating a total of 66 automatic rhythm patterns, ranging across all styles of music - from traditional waltzes and marches to modern dance beats and sophisticated Latin rhythms. Fill-in and Intro. / Ending patterns are also provided to add spice to your arrangements.
With the Keyboard Percussion function you can also play a total of 43 different drum and percussion sounds from the lower keyboard and pedalboard. Moreover, flexible Rhythm Pattern Programming and Rhythm Sequencing functions are provided so that you can use these realistic Keyboard Percussion sounds, along with 32 additional sounds, to create and record your own rhythm patterns. You can also combine these patterns and the preset rhythms to make songs.
Instant registration changes.
The EL90C is equipped with convenient registration menu features that allow you to instantly change all settings for the entire instrument - including voices, rhythms, effects, and other functions - in real time, as you play. Each registration has been specially programmed by professional artists to match specific instrumental combinations and music styles, from combo jazz and country group to big band and pop orchestra.
The registration features include the Basic Registration section, and the 80 registrations that can be called up from the Registration Menu Disk, included with the EL90C.
Naturally, you can also create registrations yourself, and save them to the Registration Memory numbered buttons on the panel between the keyboards, for instant recall during your performance.
And if your hands are too busy, Registration Shift lets you use the right footswitch to select your pre-programmed registrations sequentially in any order you specify, or jump to a predetermined registration.
Voice editing.
Voice Edit provides a comprehensive set of tools for changing the EL90C's voices. Just like a synthesizer, but with far greater ease, the Voice Edit functions let you get into the inner workings of the voices - the various tonal components and envelope settings - and adjust them as you want, allowing you to create your own original voices.
Extensive performance features.
The EL90C is packed with sophisticated performance functions that let you sound like a pro the very first moment you sit down to play. Foremost among them is Auto Bass Chord ( ABC ), which automatically adds matching bass lines and chord voicings to your rhythm-accompanied play - even with the press of a single finger. There's also an Accompaniment feature that automatically plays specially created harmonic and melodic embellishments along with the rhythm patterns. Together, the two use the realistic voices and rhythms to make the EL90C a complete entertainment / performance system.
Melody On Chord is another function that works to orchestrate your performance; it automatically transforms upper keyboard melodies into harmonies that perfectly follow the chords you play on the lower keyboard.
Convenient foot controls include multi-function footswitches, which can be used to activate Glide, Tremolo, or basic Rhythm controls, as well as the Registration Shift function. A second expression pedal is included for continuous control over pitch bend or the rhythm tempo. Moreover a knee lever control is provided for turning on Sustain, Lead Slide, or the Melody On Chord function.
Multi-track recording.
The EL90C also features a Music Disk Recorder for recording your performances.
The recording is completely digital and is stored to disk, which means that no matter how many times you play back the recording, it will always sound as clear and clean as the original performance. Being digital, it also allows you to easily record the various parts of your performance separately. This means you can build your songs up step by step to create complete, polished performances that would be impossible to play live.
The Music Disk Recorder can also be used to save your voice and rhythm data as well as Registration Memory settings for instant future recall.
Extensive set of connection terminals.
The EL90C comes equipped with a panel of accessory terminals and controls for nearly any application. In addition to a stereo headphone output, auxiliary outputs let you drive an external stereo system. Two sets of audio inputs allow you to play external sound sources through the EL90C's speaker system: Rhythm In jacks let you connect an external rhythm machine, while a set of auxiliary inputs can be connected to a CD player or cassette deck. The EL90C also includes a special microphone input with its own level control for further input flexibility.
MIDI
Naturally the EL90C features MIDI IN and OUT terminals and comprehensive MIDI capabilities: output channel selection for the Upper and Lower keyboards, as well as switching between internal and external sync, for synchronizing operation with a connected MIDI device.
Unique LCD control.
The EL90C features a large, Full-dot LCD display from which virtually all of the operations and functions of the instrument can be seen and controlled. In effect, it's a huge window into the workings of the EL90C. The LCD serves as the main control centre - the brains - of the EL90C. You can see at a glance all of a functions relevant settings, making all operations exceptionally easy to understand.
Instead of burdening you with a jumble of numbers and arcane abbreviations, the EL90C shows you all settings with graphic bars and words. This makes operating such a sophisticated instrument easy.
SPECIFICATIONS
KEYBOARD Keyboards: Upper 49 keys, Lower 49 keys, Pedals 20 keys. Touch Tone: Initial / After;Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal.
VOICE Tone Generation: New AWM and FM. Upper / Lower Keyboard ( upper keyboard voice 1, 2. lower keyboard voice 1,2 ): Strings 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Pizz. Strings, Tremelo Strings, Synth Strings 1 and 2; Organ 1, 2, 3, and 4, Jazz Organ 1, 2 and 3, Pop Organ 1 and 2, Theatre Organ 1 and 2, Accordian, Bandoneon; Brass 1, 2, 3 and 4, Synth Brass 1 and 2; Piano 1 and 2, Honky Tonk, Electric Piano 1 and 2, Harpsichord, Clavi.; Clarinet; Guitar 1, 2 and 3, Banjo, Mandolin, Electric Guitar 1 and 2, Muted Guitar, Distortion Guitar, Harp, Koto, Taisho Koto; Saxophone 1 and 2, Soprano Sax, Sax Ensemble; Vibraphone, Glockenspiel, Celesta, Marimba, Xylophone, Chime, Synth. Chime, Steel Drum; Chorus 1, 2 and 3, Vocal; Cosmic 1 - 9; Tutti 1 - 6; [ Upper ] Harmonica 1 and 2; [ Lower ] Horn 1, 2 and 3; User 1 - 16; ( 56 buttons / 87 voices ) Volume Fine; Brilliance. Lead: Violin 1, 2, 3 and 4, Pizz. Violin, Cello; Oboe 1 and 2, English Horn, Bassoon 1 and 2, Bassoon 1 and 2; Flute 1 and 2, Piccolo, Recorder, Pan Flute, Whistle; Trumpet 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Muted Trumpet, Trombone 1 and 2, Muted Trombone, Flugel Horn; User 1 - 16; To Lower; ( 6 Buttons / 27 Voices ) Volume Fine; Brilliance. Pedalboard ( pedalboard voice 1, 2 ): Contrabass 1 and 2, Pizz. Bass, Upright Bass; Organ Bass 1, 2, 3 and 4; Electric Bass 1, 2 and 3, Synth Bass 1, 2 and 3; Tuba, Timpani, Timpani Roll; User 1 - 16; To Lower; ( 12 Buttons / 17Voices ) Volume Fine; Brilliance. Voice Display: Upper, Lower, Lead, Pedal; Manual Balance. Upper Flute Voice: Flute Voices ( 16', 8', 5 1/3', 4', 2 2/3', 2', 1 3/5', 1' ); Attack ( 4', 2 2/3', 2', length ); Click; Response; Tremelo On/Off; Volume; 8 Presets; On/Off Control: Upper, Lower. Lower Flute Voice: Flute Voices ( 16', 8', 5 1/3', 4', 2 2/3', 2', 1 3/5', 1' ); Attack ( 4', 2 2/3', 2', length; Mode: Each, First ); Click; Response; Tremelo On/Off; Volume; 8 Presets; 8 User Voices; On/Off Controls: Upper, Lower.
VOICE EDIT On/Off; Operator 1, 2, 3, 4: ( Output Level, Attack Rate, Decay 1 Rate, Decay 1 Level, Decay 2 Rate, Release Rate ); AWM: ( Output Level, Cutoff, Resonance ); Operator Selectors; Operator On/Off Buttons; Save: User: 1 - 16; ( From ) Voice Disk.
MELODY ON CHORD Mode: Off, 1, 2,3; Knee: On/Off.
EFFECT / CONDITION Digital Reverb: 3 Types: Room, Hall, Church; Length; Depth; On/Off; Upper/Lower 1, 2, Flute Voice, Lead, Pedal 1, 2, Accompaniment, Percussion, Tremelo, Symphonic, Delay, Flanger ( upper, lower, pedal ). Sustain: Upper ( Knee ), Lower ( Knee ), Pedal: Length. Brilliance: Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal: Control ( Brilliant ~ Mellow ). Tremelo / Chorus: Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal, Flute Voice; Tremelo ( Fast ): Speed; Chorus: Slow, Stop. Symphonic / Celeste: Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal; Mode: Symphonic / Celeste. Vibrato: Upper, Lower, Lead: Preset / User ( Delay, Depth, Speed ); Touch Vibrato. Delay / Flanger: Upper, Lower, Lead Pedal; Delay: Speed, Feedback, Balance; Flanger: Speed, Feedback, Depth. Pitch Bend: On / Off: Upper 1, 2, Lead; Mode: Narrow / Wide Lead Slide: On / Knee / Off; Time. Dynamic Range Enhancer: Off, 1, 2, 3. Panning: Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal ( 7 Positions ). Feet: Upper, Lead, Lower, Pedal: Preset / 4' / 8' / 16'. Lead Tune: Tune Control. Glide: Upper 1, 2, Lower 1, 2, Lead: Time
RHYTHM Rhythms: March 1 - 3, Polka 1 and 2, Country 1 and 2, Broadway, Baroque; Waltz 1 - 5, Jazz Waltz 1 - 3, Bolero; Swing 1 - 6, Jazz Ballad, Dixieland 1 and 2; Bounce 1 - 3, Reggae 1 and 2; Slow Rock 1 - 3; 8-beat 1 - 5, Dance Pop 1 - 4; Tango 1 - 3; Cha-Cha, Rhumba, Beguine, Mambo, Salsa; Samba 1 - 3, Bossanova 1 - 3; 16-beat 1 - 5, Funk 1 - 3; User 1 - 8 ( A-D ); ( 12 Buttons; 66 Rhythms ); Volume Fine. Variations: Fill-In, Intro. Ending, Lead In, Auto Variation: On/Off. Others Start, Synchro Start, Tempo, Bar/Beat LED, Volume, Balance.
RHYTHM PROGRAM Pattern Program: On/Off, Step Write/Real Time Write, Beat ( 4/4, 3/4, 2/4 ), Quantize, Metronome ( On/Off ), Edit: Instruments 1 - 16 ( Change, Clear; Cursor ), Accent Level 0 - 8, 75 Percussion Sounds, Accompaniment Select, Save: User 1 - 8 ( A-D, Fill-In ), Remaining Memory Display. Rhythm Sequence On/Off, Sequence 1 - 4, 120 positions ( bar ), Cursor Controls, Data: Preset / User ( Set, Insert, Delete, Clear ).
KEYBOARD PERCUSSION On/Off: Lower, Pedal; 43 Sounds.
ACCOMPANIMENT Auto Bass Chord: Mode: Off, Single Finger, Fingered Chord, Custom ABC. Memory: Lower / Pedal. Accompaniments: 1, 2, 3, 4, All Off.
REGISTRATION MEMORY M / To Disk, 1 ~ 16, Disable Button. Mode: Off, Shift Jump. User ( 80 Positions, Cursor Controls, Data: Set, Insert, Delete, Clear ).
BASIC REGISTRATION 1 ~ 5.
REGISTRATION MENU / ORGAN SELECT 80 ( Provided in the included disk ).
MUSIC DISK RECORDER Play/ Record: Upper, Lower, Pedal, Lead, Keyboard Percussion, Control. Pause, Stop, Song Select, Song Repeat, Song Delete. Song Copy: From / To. Tempo, Shift, Format, Custom Play, Remaining Memory, LED Display, Eject.
FOOT SWITCH [ Left ] Mode: Off, Rhythm ( Stop, Ending, Fill-In ), Glide ( Upper / Lower 1, 2, Lead; Time ), Tremelo On/Off. [ Right ] Registration Shift Mode: Off, Shift, Jump, User.
KNEE LEVER On / Off: Sustain ( Upper, Lower ), MOC, Lead Slide.
2ND EXPRESSION PEDAL Pitch Bend ( On / Off: Upper 1,2, Lead; Mode: Narrow, Wide ); Tempo ( Mode: Narrow, Wide ).
LCD DISPLAY 256 x 64 Full Dot.
OTHER CONTROLS Power On/Off, Exp. Pedal ( Depth ), Pitch Control, Transpose, Master Volume, Display Select, Data Controls, Page, Coarse, Hold, LCD Contrast, LCD Brightness, MIDI ( Output: Upper, Lower; Int./Ext.: Lead, Sync.,Exp. )
OTHER FITTINGS Registration Disk, Matching Bench, Keyboard Cover / Music Stand, MIDI in/out, Headphone Jack, Rhythm In ( Phone, R/L ), Aux Out ( Phone; R / L ), Aux In / Out ( RCA, R/L ), Mic; Mic. Volume.
SOUND SYSTEM Power Amplifiers: 210W ( 35W x 6 ). Speakers: 20cm ( 7 7/8" ) x 2, 18cm ( 7 1/8" ) x 2, 5cm ( 2" ) x 2, Monitor x 2.
DIMENSIONS Width 114.9cm ( 45" ) x Depth 55.6cm ( 21 7/8" ) x Height with keyboard cover closed 98cm ( 38 3/5" ).
WEIGHT 96.5kg ( 212 3/4lbs ).
FINISH Simulated Mahogany Grain
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