Lowrey EY 300 Fanfare User manual

Owner’s Guide

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Thank you for choosing the Lowrey EY300 Fanfare Virtual Orchestra for your home!
This guide offers complete operational information to help you enjoy your new musical instrument.
Please read the guide and keep it close by for future reference.
Original Owner/Purchaser: Register your New Lowrey EY300 Fanfare purchase instantly by visiting
www.lowrey.com. Click on the Warranty Registration link at the top of the Lowrey home page.
Table of Contents
Important Safety Instructions......................... 4
Control Panel ................................................... 8
Let’s Get Started.............................................. 10
Power ............................................................. 10
Auto Power Off................................................ 10
Display ............................................................ 10
Volume Pedal.................................................. 10
Master Volume................................................ 11
Reverb Setting............................................. 11
MCS ............................................................. 11
Chord Memory ................................................ 11
Auto Bass........................................................ 11
Pedal Magic .................................................... 12
Keyboard Touch .............................................. 13
Play ............................................................. 13
Listen ............................................................. 14
Headphones.................................................... 14
Setups ............................................................. 15
Style Setup...................................................... 15
Song Setup ..................................................... 15
Category Setups ............................................. 16
Bank A Setups................................................. 16
Customizing Bank Setups ........................... 17
Renaming Custom Setups........................... 18
Saving Setups in Bank Storage................... 19
Loading Setups to Bank A ........................... 20
Rename a Setup Group............................... 20
Delete a Setup Group.................................. 21
Resetting Bank Setups................................ 21
Music Styles..................................................... 22
Selecting A Style ............................................. 22
Style Controls.................................................. 23
Orch Plus..................................................... 23
Style Volume................................................ 23
Lock Style Volume.................................... 23
Balance Accomp/Melody ............................. 23
Drum Volume............................................... 24
Downbeat Indicator...................................... 24
Lock Accomp ............................................... 24
Tempo Control ............................................. 24
Tap Tempo ................................................... 24
Lock Tempo ................................................. 24
EASY .............................................................25
MCS-Music Chord System .......................... 25
Red, Blue, Green......................................... 25
Major Chord................................................. 25
Minor Chord................................................. 25
Seventh Chord............................................. 26
No Chord ..................................................... 26
Intro Ending..................................................... 26
Minor Chord Intro......................................... 26
Start Stop........................................................ 27
Fill ............................................................. 27
Right Foot Switch............................................ 27
Golden Harp..................................................... 28
Golden Harp Patterns ..................................... 28

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Music Recorder................................................ 40
Record Your Song........................................... 40
Playback a Song............................................. 40
Chain Songs ................................................... 41
Erase Your Song ............................................. 41
Connections..................................................... 42
Stereo Input .................................................... 42
Microphone Input ............................................ 42
Headphones.................................................... 42
Aux. In / Out, Right-Left .................................. 42
Features............................................................ 43
1. Levels..................................................... 44
2. Sustain Length ....................................... 44
3. Orch / Solo Octave................................. 45
4. Set Split.................................................. 45
5. AOC........................................................ 46
6. Edit Sounds............................................ 46
7. Orch. Effects .......................................... 47
8. Solo Effects............................................ 48
9. Repeat Slide........................................... 49
10. Drums & Keyed Bass ............................ 50
11. Right Foot Switch................................... 50
12. Rename Bank Setup ............................. 51
13. Chain Songs.......................................... 51
14. Light Show............................................. 51
Feature Shortcuts ........................................... 52
Music Style List.................................................. 53
MCS Chord Chart.............................................. 54
Songs List.......................................................... 55
Song Setup List ................................................. 56
Warranty ............................................................ 58
Sounds ............................................................. 29
Upper Keyboard Sounds................................. 29
Organ Sounds/Upper Flutes........................ 29
Vibra Trem............................................ 30
Ensemble Sounds ....................................... 30
Orchestral Sounds....................................... 30
Dual Sounds............................................. 31
Orch. Effect .............................................. 32
Solo Sounds ................................................ 32
Solo Slide................................................. 32
Orchestral On/Off............................................ 33
Solo ............................................................. 33
To Lower Right............................................. 33
Orchestral, Organs, Solo.......................... 33
Combining Sounds ...................................... 34
Octave Down............................................... 35
Harmony ......................................................... 35
AOC............................................................. 35
Duet............................................................. 35
Open............................................................ 35
Octave Duet................................................. 35
Rock ............................................................ 35
Octave ......................................................... 36
Country........................................................ 36
Block............................................................ 36
Harmony Lock ............................................. 36
Transpose ....................................................... 36
Fake It!............................................................ 36
Lower Keyboard Sounds ................................ 37
Multiple Sounds .......................................... 37
To Lower Right ......................................... 38
Lower Volume .......................................... 38
Lock Lower Volume.............................. 38
Sustain and Glide..................................... 38
Bass/Pedals Sounds....................................... 39
Organ and More Sounds ............................. 39
Bass Volume................................................ 39
Bass Lock................................................. 39

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The product should be moved/handled/lifted
by no fewer than two (2) people.
Utilize the four lift points: two inset handles on
the back panel and the underside of the keyboard
shelf as it meets each cabinet side panel.
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Front View
Back View
Front View
Back View
Front View BackView

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1. Power - Turn the power on and off.
2. Home - Press Home to return the Fanfare to the original power on setup.
3. ABC’s - Press to turn the lighted ABC’s on, press again to turn the ABC’s off
4. Music Styles - Page 22
Golden Harp - Page 28
Orch Plus - Page 23
5. Performer - Page 22 - Full Band, Pianist, Guitarist
Group 2 - Page 22
6. Style Controls - Page 23 - EASY, MCS, Memory, Intro Ending, Start Stop, Fill
7. Drum Volume - Page 24
8. Tempo - Page 24
9. Tap Tempo - Page 24
10. Style Setup - Page 15
11. Lock Accomp - Page 24
12. Bass / Pedals - Pages 11, 12 - Pedal Magic, Auto Bass. Page 39 - Organ, More Sounds
13. Lower Left - Page 37- Flutes, Ensemble, More
14. Transpose - Page 36
15. Setups - Page 15
16. Bank Setup - Page 16
17. Category Setups - Page 16 - Symphonic, Jazz/Swing, Country, Modern
18. Volumes - Pages 11, 23, 38, 39 - Master, Reverb, Bass, Style, Lower, Lock Volumes

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Control Panel
19. Bank Storage - Page 19
20. Songs - Page 14
Song Setup - Page 15
21. Display - The display is your primary source for selecting sounds, controlling features, and
illustration of instrument status. Shows current Tempo,
Left Hand Chord / Bass Pedal being played, and to what Key the Fanfare is set.
22. Feature Controls - Feature/Clear, Scroll, Select, Contrast manipulate many features.
23. Sounds - Page 29 - Pianos, Guitars, Strings, Wood Winds, Brass, Mallets, Vocals, More,
Orchestral On / Off, Orch. Effect
24. Organs - Page 29 - Vibra Trem, Flutes & Sustain, Ensemble & Sustain
25. Harmony, Lock - Page 35
26. Solo, Slide - Page 32
27. Lower Right - Page 33 - To Lower Right, Orchestral, Organs, Solo, Octave Down
28. Keyboard Touch - Page 13
29. Fake It! - Page 36
30. Music Recorder - Page 40 - Record, Stop, Erase, Play/Pause-OK
31. Connections - Page 42 - Stereo Input, Microphone Input, Volume,
Headphones, Line Out / In
32. Bass Pedals - Pages 12, 39
33. Volume Pedal - Page 10
Foot Switches - Pages 27, 38
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Line Out / In
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Let’s Get Started
Power
Turn the Fanfare on by pressing the Power button on the left end of the
control panel. The instrument will fully power up in just a few seconds.
Auto Power Off
The Fanfare is equipped with an energy-saving feature that shuts the power off automatically after 60
minutes of inactivity. To deactivate the feature...
- With the power Off, press and hold the highest Ckey on the Upper Keyboard.
- While holding C, press and release the Power button to turn the Fanfare On.
- Release Cwhen the Display shows: Auto Power Inactivated.
- Auto Power is activated by pressing Home or at every Power Up.
Display
Turn the Contrast dial located just to the right of the Display to adjust
the display to a setting that is best for you to see.
Volume Pedal
Place your right foot on the Volume Pedal while playing. Moving
this pedal controls the overall volume level of the Fanfare.
- Pressing the pedal all the way down is maximum volume.
- Pressing the pedal all the way back is minimum volume.
The Volume Pedal allows the player to add expression (changes in the
volume level) to their music.

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When the Volume Pedal volume level is
too loud, or too soft, use the Master
Volume control to decrease or increase the
volume level
- The top button increases the volume level.
- The bottom button decreases the volume level.
You may need to press either button several
times to reach the desired level.
- The volume level is illustrated by six
Green/Red LEDs.
All six lighted red indicates maximum volume.
Reverberation adds realism and resonance to the sound of the Fanfare. The Reverb level is preset
but may be adjusted using the Reverb buttons in the same fashion as the Master Volume buttons.
MCS
MCS - Music Chord System is Lowrey’s easy-play feature that makes
playing left hand chords easy. With MCS, you can play major chords
 withjustonengerandobtainafull-sounding,musicallycorrectchord.
MCS also becomes active when you press EASY or select a Music
Style.
The Red, Blue, and Green Chord Lights above the left lower keyboard
are illuminated. These lights match the color-coded bars printed in the
music of your Lowrey Song book and in Lowrey Magic class books.
Red is for C, blue is for F, and green is for G chords. See page 25.
Memory
(Chord) Memory continues sounding the last MCS chord played, even after the key or keys have been
released. This feature frees your hand to turn a page of music or prepare for the next chord to be played.
Memory also becomes active when you press EASY or select a Music Style.
Auto Bass
Auto Bass is the feature that plays bass
along with you automatically, creating a full,
rich sound. Like MCS and Memory, Auto
Bass becomes active when you press EASY
or select a Music Style.

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- Press EASY or select a Music Style. The Auto Bass 1 indicator, located to the left of the lighted ABC’s
and below the button panel, lights.
- To hear a different bass sound and/or pattern press the Auto Bass button.
- The Auto Bass 2 indicator will light.
- Press the Auto Bass button again to turn the feature off.
- Neither of the Auto Bass indicators will be lighted.
A seamless transition between Auto Bass or playing the pedals yourself.
- To play the bass pedals on your own:
1. Begin playing the pedals and Auto Bass pauses. Stop playing the pedals and Auto Bass plays.
2. Press the Auto Bass button to turn off the indicator lights and then play the pedals.
Selecting a Bass/Pedal Sound
- Each Music Style has a preset bass sound for Auto Bass.
- To change the Bass/Pedal sound...
- Press Organ or More and then Scroll. Sound names are shown in the Display and will be heard.
- Combine Organ with a sound from More.
Pedal Magic
Pedal Magic enables you to play bass pedals and always play the right note. While playing a lower
keyboard/left hand chord (MCS or conventional) play any pedal with your foot, in the tempo you desire.
- A long pedal will be the root note of your left hand chord.
- A short pedal will be the 5th of your left hand chord.
Try alternating between any long and short pedal in tempo with a Music Style.

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When using Pedal Magic without a Music Style turn off EASY to silence the Auto Bass feature.
- There are two types of Pedal Magic: Long / Short and Get Close.
While playing a lower keyboard/left hand chord (MCS or conventional)...
Long / Short
- Press Pedal Magic. The Long/Short indicator, located to the left of the lighted ABC’s and below the
button panel, lights.
- Alternate between any long and short pedal in tempo with a Music Style.
Get Close
- Press Pedal Magic again. The Get Close indicator will light.
- Play the bass pedals that are on or near the appropriate pedal.
You always sound good with Pedal Magic and Auto Bass
- For those wanting to learn to play the bass pedals this is a wonderful tool, and you always sound good.
- When using Pedal Magic, and Auto Bass is active...
- You can stop playing the pedals at any time and Auto Bass will begin to play for you again
(on the down beat of the measure). See page 24 Down Beat Indicator.
- Begin playing the pedals again and Pedal Magic takes over and Auto Bass becomes idle.
- When using Pedal Magic without a Music Style turn off EASY to silence the Auto Bass.
Keyboard Touch
Keyboard Touch enables you to select from among two settings for the keyboards.
- Keyboard Touch ON adds piano-like touch sensitivity. The harder you play a
key, the louder it sounds. The softer you play a key, the quieter it sounds.
- Keyboard Touch OFF adds constant velocity. Volume is controlled by the volume
pedal and is not affected by key touch.
Play
There are 20 songs in the Lowrey Song book (that is included with the purchase of the Fanfare) with
color-coded MCS chord bars. Your right hand plays the ABC’s and your left plays the color-coded chords.

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ABC’s and Color-Coded Chords are used throughout Lowrey Magic, a leading recreational music
making class, which focuses on providing a unique and accessible opportunity for each person to become
musical in their own way rather than emphasizing the conventional method of musical competition and
performance.
Listen
Performance of 59 songs from the
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course and a Demo Song are in the
Fanfare.
- Press the Songs button. The Display
 willshowthersttitle.
- Press the top Scroll button to display
other titles.
- Press Play/Pause OK in the Music
Recorder section to play the song
shown in the display.
- Press the Play/Pause OK button, while the song is playing, to Pause. Press the button again to
resume play.
- Press Stop in the Music Recorder section to end play. Press Play/Pause OK to start the song again at
the beginning.
- See the Songs List on page 56.
- See Features - Chain Songs on page 51 for additional playback options.
- There are also 20 additional spots for songs you record on the Fanfare (Your Songs).
Headphones
You can plug in a set of stereo headphones (USE STEREO ONLY) into the
Headphone jack, located on the right end of the control panel, so you can
play music in private. Headphones
Before plugging in a set of headphones be sure that the Volume
Pedal is set to minimum volume; toe-end of the pedal all the way up.
When headphones are plugged into the headphone jack the speaker
system is muted. The volume of the headphones will be controlled
with the Volume Pedal, just like the speaker system of the Fanfare.
SLOWLY increase the headphone volume to a comfortable level.

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Setups
The Fanfare features nine complete upper and lower keyboard sound setups.
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Upper Keyboard: Orchestral Strings
Lower Keyboard: Grand Piano
Press one of the numbered buttons to get eight
more sound setups.
- Setups are described in the chart.
U: Upper Keyboard
L: Lower Keyboard (right of split).
1U: Piano+Orch
L: Vibes 5U: Choir
L: Chimes
2U: Spanish Guitar
L: Flute 6U: Jazz Organ
L: Jazz Guitar
3U: Rich Lowrey
L: Sax 7U: Electric Guitar
L: Organ
4U: Strings
L: Violin 8U: Fanfare
L: French Horn
Style Setup
There are also nine complete upper and lower keyboard sound setups for each
Music Style with the Style Setup button.
- Press a Music Style button and any one of the Performer buttons.
- The Style Setup button will be lighted red.
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- Press any one of the numbered Setups buttons for a different sound setup.
To select your own sound setup for a selected Music Style press the Style Setup button off.
Song Setup
Song Setup takes the guesswork out of selecting Styles and Sounds for many
songs. Song Setup gives you 206 great sounding setups that are inspired by
certain song titles. See the Song Setup List on page 57.
- Press the Song Setup button. A song title will appear in the Display...
Pressing the bottom Scroll button moves to the very end of the list.
Pressing the top Scroll button moves to the next selection at the top of the list.
- Press either Scroll button repeatedly to browse the 206 setups.
- Press and hold either Scroll button to accelerate browsing.
- Press the Select button when the desired title is shown in the Display.
- Begin playing your song.
You will discover that Song Setups are appropriate for many different songs, not just the one given.
For example, the setup for Anytime works well with many country music songs.
Amazing Grace is a good setup for many hymns.

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Category Setups
Category Setups provide easy-to-use sound setups for
the upper keyboard, lower keyboard (right of the split)
and bass/pedals within musical groupings.
There are nine Setups for each Category.
Category buttons operate in combination with the eight Setups buttons.
- Press one of the Category buttons. A complete setup is activated (setup 0).
- Press any one of the eight Setups buttons for eight more setups (setups 1-8).
- Use Category Setups alone or along with any Music Style.
- Category Setups may be altered/adjusted during play but may not be permanently changed.
- Setups are described in the chart. U: Upper Keyboard, L: Lower Keyboard (right of split).
Symphonic Jazz/ Swing Country Modern
0U: Orchestra+Bell
L: Oboe
U: Swing Orchestra
L: Society Piano
U: Dobro
L: Amp’d Harmonica
U: Jump Synth
L: Guitar
1U: Piano
L: Strings
U: Jazz Piano
L: Whistler
U: Floyde’s Piano
L: Honky Tonk Piano
U: Piano < Strings
L: Solo
2U: Violin
L: Cello
U: Jazz Guitar
L: Jazz Organ
U: Country Guitar
L: Tremolo Guitar
U: Acoustic Blues Gtr
L: Breathy Sax
3U: Chamber Orchestra
L: Flute
U: Clarinet
L: Flugel Horn
U: Chet’s Guitar
L: Muted Guitar
U: Electric Blues Gtr
L: Amp’d Harmonica
4U: Strings
L: Woodwinds
U: Trombone
L: Muted Trumpet
U: Electric Country Gtr
L: Harmonica
U: 50’s Guitar
L: 60’s Organ
5U: Pizzicato
L: Strings
U: Vibes
L: Jazz Flute
U: Pedal Steel Guitar
L: Guitar
U: Electric Rock Gtr
L: Growl Sax
6U: Full Orchestra
L: French Horns
U: Block: Piano, Vibes, Gtr
L: Organ
U: Banjo
L: Slide Fiddle
U: Rock Organ
L: Octave Brass
7U: Forte Orchestra
L: Soprano Vocal
U: Octave Saxes
L: Piano
U: Country Ensemble
L: High Piano
U: Power Chord
L: Synthesizer
8U: Finale Orch.
L: Trumpet
U: Brass Section
L: Full Organ
U: Fiddles
L: Electric Guitar
U: 1999!
L: Rock Guitar
Bank ‘A’ Setups
Bank A provides nine sound setups for the upper keyboard, lower keyboard
(right of the split) and bass/pedals.
Bank A operates in combination with the eight Setups buttons.
- Press A. A complete setup is activated (setup 0).
- Press any one of the eight Setups buttons for eight more setups (setups 1-8).
- Use A Setups alone or along with any Music Style.

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- Setups are described in the chart.
U: Upper Keyboard,
L: Lower Keyboard (right of split).
A
0U: Sweet Lowrey
L: Trombone 5U: Theatre: Grandios
L:
1U: Full Lowrey
L: Piano 6U: Pipe: Quiet
L: Stopped
2U: Lowrey + Strings
L: Octave Guitar 7U: Pipe: Baroque
L: Trumpet
3U: Theatre: Soft
L: Airy Pipes 8U: Pipe: Full
L: Choir
4U: Theatre: Novelties
L:
Customizing Bank Setups
Create your own setups and save them in Bank A using Memorize.
1.Create your setup by selecting Sounds and Music Styles, adjusting Volume Levels, and setting
Control Features. (Sometimes making adjustments to an existing Setup is a good way to start.)
2.Press and release Memorize.
- Watch the Display for the message:
Memorizing to:.
3. Press and release A.
- Decide where you want to save your Setup (0-8).
Memorizing to:
4.Press a numbered Setup (1-8).
- For example, pressing Setup 1 shows Setup #1 in
the display.
- Pressing no numbered Setup button saves your
setup into Bank A 0.
Memorizing to:
Setup #1
Style Transpose
qNo qpNo p
When using a Music Style and/or the Transpose feature as part of your setup you must choose to
include them or not in your saved setup.
- The display will show Style No and Transpose No.
5.When your setup does not include a Music Style and/or the Transpose feature (No)...
- Skip step 6 and press and release Memorize, turning the button LED off.
6. When your setup includes a Music Style and/or the
Transpose feature change the No to Yes...
- To include the Music Style press the bottom Scroll
button one time. Style No becomes Style With.
Press the bottom Scroll button again for Style No.
Memorizing to:
Setup #1
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- To include the Transpose setting press the top Scroll button one time.
Transpose No becomes Transpose With. Press the top Scroll button again for Transpose No.
You may abort the procedure at any time before completion by pressing Feature Clear.
7.To complete, press and release Memorize, turning the button LED off.
- Your custom Setup can be used by pressing the Abutton on, and then pressing the numbered Setup
button to which you saved your custom setup.
Now that you have Saved Custom Setups you may choose to:
- Rename your Setups to a name of your own making.
- Permanently Store your Setups in the Fanfare’s Bank Storage so you will always have them.
- Reset the Bank A Setups to original or create more Custom Setups.
Renaming Bank Setups
Give your Setups your own descriptive Name
up to 16 characters long (including spaces).
1.Press Feature Clear.
2.Scroll to Rename Bank Setups.
Press Select.
3.Press either Scroll button to display the Setup (0-8)
you wish to rename.
The illustration to the right shows Setup 0 and an
example name ‘EJ’s Greatest’ in the Display.
Rename Bank Setup
Scroll & Name
Bank #: 0
EJ’s Greatest
4.Type. The Lower Keyboard now functions as a text keyboard with which to name your Setups.
5.Press Feature Clear when typing is complete.
An Alphabet Overlay was provided in your new owner’s pack. Fold the tabs at each end of the overlay
and place it over the Lower Keyboard, as illustrated below.