Voice Palette; Making A Voice Palette Selection - Rodgers Allegiant 657 Owner's Manual

2. Rotate the Select knob counter-clockwise until GT/PD ENCLOSED appears in
the display.
3. Rotate the Alpha dial to select NO or YES.
4. Press General Cancel ('0') to exit.
Normally, these settings are temporary and are lost when the organ is powered off. If
desired, an Audio Save procedure can be performed which causes the new settings to be
retained when the organ is turned off. See "Audio Save" on page 32.

Voice Palette

Some of the speaking stops on the Rodgers 657/677 have alternate voices that can be selected
and used in performance via Rodgers' exclusive Voice Palette feature. Voice Palette gives you
a tremendous amount of added flexibility; for example, not only can you choose whether to use
the Swell Geigen Principal 8' stop in a registration, you can also choose whether that particular
stop uses the default Geigen Principal 8' rank, or the stop's Voice Palette choice: Viola 8'.
Either selection can be used.
Voice Palette was so named because it greatly increases the number of tonal colors at your
disposal; there are many more ranks available to you than the number of actual stops on the
instrument.
Stops with Voice Palette alternatives are denoted with a dot ('•') on the stop face for easy
identification.

Making a Voice Palette Selection

To make a Voice Palette selection:
1. Press and hold the SET piston.
2. Activate the stop to be changed. (For example, select the Swell Viole Celeste II
8').
3. Rotate the Alpha dial to view and select from the available Voice Palette
alternatives shown in the display window. The voice may be previewed (i.e.,
played) as it is selected.
4. Press General Cancel ('0') to exit.
Voice Palette selections can be stored in combination pistons, allowing you to quickly switch
from one Voice Palette selection to another. For example, one piston could specify the Viole
Celeste II 8' voice; another could specify the Flute Celeste II 8' voice.
In order to save Voice Palette selections in combination pistons, the Voice Palette must first
be unlocked. This locking feature only prevents "blind" changes to Voice Palette selections;
manual changes are always possible.