SeriesYamaha Electone

All in all, a very classic organ, but well-equipped thanks to the upper, the lower and the programmable drum machine. It's ultra versatile It's a boeing (over 200lbs ) The third small keyboard is EXCELLENT, because it's mounted on a rail that moves laterally...Did you say expressiveness??? yeahhhhhh :::: UTILIZATION I use it often And the arpeggiator is great SOUNDS It's like everything: Whether you explore the "street dance" side of the unit.... Or you fiddle with it...Welcome to space..... It can make a 737 soar The basses you can play with your hand or pedal sound like moroder ...hmmmmm The strings: Having owned a famous 310 ...it sounds identical because the chorus circuit is orbitone style... welcome oxygen and equinox OVERALL OPINION I have it I'll keep it I use it, I like it

DX7 type synth keys with velocity and aftertouch. Uncountable permutations of sounds. Ability to layer three manuals. Two octave bass pedals. Fm synthesis Rom sounds with little tweaking possibility. Programmable LFO, two octave bass pedals, drawbar organ with some unusual footage options. Huge tone cabinets, top quality. Sustain lever, pedal control for pitch down or start stop functions. Non programmable arpeggiators, drum section. But patterns can be sequenced to create a full rhytm track for a song. No MIDI. Audio input (but does not benefit from the internal effects. Basic digital reverb, leslie simulation, chorus and ensemble. 10 channel audio output. UTILIZATION Gets some time to get familiar with the instrument with so many buttons. But the architecture is pretty straightforward. SOUNDS It uses an early FM synth engine. Not much like the DX series but somewhat similar. Some patches are amazingly realistic but with todays standards I call the FX1 sounds characteristic rather than realistic. OVERALL OPINION The whole construction that embraces you is very inspiring.

The Yamaha Electone ME-50 is a dual keyboard organ that is cased in a huge unit and also has bass foot pedals. The organ has a volume pedal and each keyboard has about three and half octaves of keys while the bass pedals has the standard octave. The organ has full polyphony and has a built in speaker. UTILIZATION Since there is so much going on with the ME-50 , it did take me a little while of practice to understand what everything does on this organ. There is endless tone control available and all sorts of effects at your disposal to insure that you will have total control over your sound. Everything is laid out conveniently and because of this is helps you to figure out what everything does because if it wasn't smartly done it would be a mess. I've never seen the manual for the ME-50 , but if you can get one or already have one it is definitely a good idea to have it around because there are a lot of ins and outs to this organ. SOUNDS The tones that are possible with the ME-50 are quite diverse and varied and at the same time still share a common factor that make this organ what it is. It is possible to get all sorts of organ sounds including traditional sounds and some not so traditional ones. It is also great for getting some really quirky and almost circus like organ and keyboard sounds that are really interesting and fun to play around with. Even though some of the sounds are a little too out there for my taste, for the most part this is a really cool sounding organ. OVERALL OPINION They are somewhat hard to find now since they are no longer being made, but if you are seriously seeking for one you can find one at a reasonable price. The hardest part is finding a way to move this thing as it is extremely big and heavy!

I don't really know whether I like this keyboard's sounds or whether they are just funny. It's really an organ with some settings that make it sound like an electric piano. The sounds that come out of this are similar to the ones heard on the score to the movie "Napoleon Dynamite", if that rings bells for anybody. There's a couple different settings, some are labeled guitar, strings, etc. but they are pretty much irrelevant as they don't really sound anything like those instruments. The dual keyboards both cover different octaves and are easy to switch between with both hands. There are a lot of drum sounds and rhythm sounds going on, but they are also very cheesy. I don't know if I would ever record with them unless I was going for that campy effect. That being said, these are PERFECT for such effects. I doubt these would run you much money, and if you have enough down time to mess around with this stuff, it can be fun, if a little mindless. I'd say get it at a garage sale for dirt cheap, but nothing more. I have fond memories of this thing, so I like it, but don't get the wrong idea, it's not the greatest electric piano I've seen. It's mostly fun for dinking around on your own as a one man band, and I've actually been able to entertain people with silly songs while playing it. Probably the best instrument around if that happens to be your ambition.

The Yamaha Electone EL-90 is one of the most interesting Electones ever made, as it is mostly digital based and was one of the first of its kind in this respect. It has all of the basic controls you would expect on an Yamaha Electone and then some. It has two different keyboard levels as well as two octaves of bass pedals and two foot controller pedals. It is a fully polyphonic keyboard and unlike the original and older Yamaha Electones, since it is digital you can store your own presets and recall sounds much easier than before. UTILIZATION The configuration of the Yamaha Electone EL-90 will take a little while to understand and isn't the most user friendly keyboard. Around this time period when the switch was being made from analog to digital, a lot of instruments and other gear were hard to use because no one was used to the interfaces and navigating through the different digital screens and whatnot wasn't too easy to do. While this keyboard certainly has that influence on it, after some use it becomes easier to do everything. There are a lot of different features on this keyboard and having the manual around is necessary if you are unfamiliar with this instrument. SOUNDS The sounds on the Yamaha Electone EL-90 are very versatile as it is capable of getting all sorts of unique sounds and emulations. Its vast array of parameters and digital storing and settings make it possible to achieve an almost unlimited amount of different tones. While some of the sounds aren't as realistic sounding as modern instruments, this certainly has a unique sound to it and would encourage those interested to try it out and see if it is something that they are into and is something that will fit with your own unique style. OVERALL OPINION I've been using the Yamaha Electone EL-90 for about two years and it is definitely one of the most interesting and unique Electones. It has a ton of different types of keyboard sounds and is the blueprint for modern digital keyboards that Yamaha makes. These are pretty rare to find these days and I don't think they are too cheap if you can find them, as they are huge instruments and hard to come by. While the sounds on this keyboard are certainly good and interesting for creative purposes, if you are simply looking for a digital keyboard I would advise to look elsewhere. This is a great unit but unless you are after this one specially I would recommend trying out a newer digital keyboard as they sound better and are far smaller!

Although the Yamaha Electone D-65 is listed as an organ and has the look and feel of one, the sound from this baby isn’t too similar a sound to what we traditional would think of an organ. It is a two layered keyboard, with each spanning about three and half octaves. It also has bass foot pedals that span an octave and a volume pedal. UTILIZATION The Yamaha Electone D-65 definitely takes some getting used to because of how many different parameters are features are available. No matter what your previous experience might be with keyboards like this, it will take you some time to understand how everything works on this. There are a ton of features in addition to the variety of tones, including rhythmic patterns, arpeggios, and all sorts of effects. I don't have a manual for the Yamaha Electone D-65, but it would definitely be a good idea to have one if you are going to seriously learn this keyboard. SOUNDS The sounds on the Yamaha Electone D-65 are extremely varied and unique. I love a lot of the sounds on this, but they aren't too realistic sounding in terms of what they are suppose to emulate. However, this makes for a cool in between sound that can be used endlessly for creative purposes. The feel of the keyboard is great and the instrument is very easy to play overall. The Yamaha Electone D-65 is quite versatile, but all of the sounds have a similar sounding quality to them and they all kind of fall under the same umbrella or sounds. Overall, a lot of awesome tones can be achieved with the Yamaha Electone D-65. OVERALL OPINION I've been using the Yamaha Electone D-65 for about two years and I've found it to be a very cool little organ. There are some great sounds that are suitable for recording and live shows, but since this thing is so huge I wouldn't recommend bringing it out of your studio or home. This is one of the best models of the Yamaha Electone, and it is definitely worth a try if you are familiar with the Electone series and like what it can do. All in all, the Yamaha Electone D-65 is not one of my favorite Electones, but it is a worthy model and has some great features to it.