The Advanced Wave Memory (AWM) tone generator incorporates 986 voices. A wide variety of high quality sounds have been sampled, including not only wind and string instruments, but folk instruments, choral voices and many others, offering a rich range of expressiveness. Piano sounds incorporate the full, deep tones of the CFX full concert grand piano, the crowning glory of the Yamaha piano line.

Super Articulation Voices have been included which realistically reproduce the characteristic techniques used in playing wind, string, and other acoustic instruments, according to keyboard touch and playing style.

AEM is Yamaha’s proprietary tone generation technology. AEM selects, in real time, the optimal sampled data for the piece being performed, recreating the smooth, natural sounds of acoustical instruments. AEM is used in some of the Super Articulation Voices.

A single tone can be produced by layering up to eight different wave types. This not only adds depth to the sound, but with variations in length and touch, can provide a wide range of expressions.

The three keyboards can sound up to eight types of tones simultaneously, enabling the player to recreate the rich, heavy sound of an orchestra.

Adding delay, distortion and other effects brings out a whole new range of expressive possibilities. The ELS-02/02C includes a wide variety of effects, with 16 categories and 308 types offering the player the freedom to combine effects and make detailed adjustments.

Preset, realistic rhythm patterns have been sampled from actual percussion instruments. From standard patterns to those reflecting today’s musical styles, the Electone offers a diversity of rhythm patterns that work with music from around the world.

The Rhythm Program lets the player edit existing patterns as well as create entirely original patterns.

Note: Some preset patterns cannot be edited.

A wide variety of percussion sounds and effects can be called up from the keyboards, making it possible to play percussion sounds from the Upper and Lower keyboards and Pedalboard. 40 sets per Unit are available for users to decide which sounds they wish to assign to each keyboard. Up to two sets can be used simultaneously.

Voice, rhythm and other settings made using the Electone’s front panel or display are called “Registrations.”

A wide range of combinations can be called up instantly using a single button, with five Registration Banks each consisting of 16 memories available, enabling the user to store a maximum of 80 (16 x 5) original Registrations.

Smoothly switch between Registrations using the Registration Memory buttons, the footswitch, or the Registration Sequence.

Additional Units can be stored as needed.

Select and call up Registrations by musical genre for immediate, realistic performance. The Custom model offers 566 varieties to choose from, while the Standard model includes 506 menu selections. "Simple Registrations" can be used for improvisation, or to supply basic components when creating original Registrations.

Tones of white, black and silver create an impression of intrepid strength. The coloring not only works well with any home interior, but builds even greater excitement for a player on stage.

Speaker unit is located under the keyboard, and represents the culmination of sophisticated Yamaha sound technology.