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  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING - When using electric products, basic precau- This product may be equipped with a tions should always be followed, including the following. polarized line plug (one blade wider than the other). This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact an electri- Read all the instructions before using the cian to replace your obsolete outlet.
  • Page 3 Independent Control of Monitor Speaker Volume! The joy of owning and playing the Lowrey Legend is the seemingly limitless musical capabilities held within. You will enjoy continually finding and experimenting with the new sounds and features. So go ahead... press those buttons and tabs...
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Category Name is followed by the page number. 11, 52 Music Rack Extender 4, 94 Virtuoso VIRTUOSO Lights 44, 93 44, 71 3, 91...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Bank Preset Functions ....28 • Using This Guide ..... .1 •...
  • Page 6 Sound Effects Section ....83 • Upper Tabs ......60 •...
  • Page 7 • Feature Page 6 .....113 1. Preset Information ...113, 88, 14 2.

  • Page 9: Using This Guide

    USING THIS GUIDE This Owner’s Guide fully details the performance features of your Lowrey Legend. The Guide begins with a description of several features that you will want to use right away. The Guide then outlines all of the PRESET FEATURES: GENERAL PRESETS RHYTHM PRESETS, CATEGORY PRESETS, .

  • Page 10: Let's Get Started

    PEDALS ABC’S MUSIC POWER Turn the Lowrey Legend ON by pressing the long red button down. This button is located on the POWER left side of the lower keyboard. This button will light as well as several other buttons on the button panel.

  • Page 11: Music & Pedal Buttons

    LIGHTS PEDALS ABC’S MUSIC POWER 3. MUSIC & PEDAL BUTTONS Press the green button and the music rack MUSIC lights turn on. Press the orange button and the CUSTOM PEDAL pedals become illuminated. Pedal Set to Minimum Volume 4. VOLUME PEDAL Place your right foot on the while playing.

  • Page 12: Master Volume

    5. COLOR TOUCH SCREEN Look at the big screen in the center of the button panel. This is the . When you turn COLOR TOUCH SCREEN the instrument on, the Legend screen, below left, evolves during startup. When the Legend is fully powered and is ready to be played the , below right, appears.

  • Page 13: Panel Lights

    3. Touch the box containing the word . The feature page will appear. SCREEN SCREEN/VIDEO 4. Touch the box on the screen, next to the word . The box will become highlighted. THEME 5. Press either button to display a different name.

  • Page 14: Easy Button

    DRUM EASY MEMORY VARIATION EASY-PLAY Press the button. This button will light up as well as several others ( EASY AUTO BASS 1, MCS & MEMORY The EASY button makes one finger in the left hand on the lower keyboard sound like you are using all your fingers, plus your feet on the bass pedals.

  • Page 15: Microphone Input

    HEADPHONE 10. MICROPHONE INPUT You can plug a microphone into the microphone jack and use the organ speaker system to amplify INPUT INPUT VOLUME OUPUT VOLUME your voice. The volume knob, located next to the volume knob, can MICROPHONE HEADPHONE + MONITOR be used to adjust the volume level of the microphone.

  • Page 16: Music Rack Extender-Lighted

    12. MUSIC RACK EXTENDER- LIGHTED Below the gold-colored Lowrey logo, at the top of the organ, is a music rack extender. PEDALS ABC’S MUSIC To deploy the rack, pull the wood knobs toward you. The tinted plexiglass music rack lays on the music rack shelf.

  • Page 17: Presets

    PRESETS PREVIEW: The Presets section demonstrates the ease of operation and how to sound good right away using the numerous preset features found on the Legend. The type of Preset active at any one time: General Preset, Rhythm Preset, Bank Preset, Category Preset, will be displayed in the screen, as illustrated below. General Presets GENERAL PRESETS What It Does:...
  • Page 18 GENERAL WHAT IS PRESET 0? There are buttons and UPPER LOWER RIGHT SPLIT 10 GENERAL PRESET , as listed to the left. 0 Lowrey Organ Sound 11 GENERAL PRESETS General preset 0 is the power up sound. Just 1 Fuller Lowrey Organ Sound Flugel Horn turning the Legend on gives you that ‘Sweet 2 Cathedral Organ...

  • Page 19: Rhythm Preset

    Rhythm Presets For convenience, styles (BIG BAND- COUNTRY- WALTZ, etc.) will be RHYTHM PLUS ORCHESTRATION referred to as throughout the remainder of this guide. RHYTHM STYLES RHYTHM What It Does: provides a complete registration (sounds, volumes, effects, etc.) on RHYTHM PRESET the upper keyboard for each of the styles.

  • Page 20: Category Presets

    activate the lower “Keyboard Split” feature, which also places melody sounds on the RHYTHM PRESETS right half of the lower keyboard. The factory-set split location is at the third F# key, as pictured below. See on page 116, and on pages 72 and 66. FEATURE PAGE 7 - SET KEY SPLITS Category Presets What It Does:...
  • Page 21 Pressing the Category Preset button labeled MORE MORE reveals eight additional categories in MORE display: TOUCH SCREEN SACRED, MODERN, BELLS, HOLIDAYS, JAZZ, BRASS, NOSTALGIC LUSH category will be “boxed-in” SACRED indicating it is the category currently selected. To select a category other than simply touch one SACRED of the other seven category names on the screen, causing...

  • Page 22: Bank Presets

    Bank Presets What It Does: give you 44 more upper keyboard registrations. Just like the Category Presets, the Bank BANK PRESETS Presets are used in combination with the 10 buttons. Each Bank Preset button (A, B, C, GENERAL PRESET D) holds 11 dynamic sounds. MEMORIZE BANK PRESETS How It Works:...

  • Page 23: Song Set Up Presets

    A rectangle will appear around the preset name on the screen, indicating it is active. To change the preset, press one of the buttons or the touch desired GENERAL PRESET preset name on the screen. For example, if you press the BIG BAND CATEGORY PRE- button, and then press the button the...

  • Page 24: Alphabet Touch Screen

    The songs are listed in alphabetical order. Press the screen button to display four NEXT PAGE PREVIOUS PAGE more song titles. You may also press either button to move through SCROLL the song list. Press and hold either button to SCROLL move rapidly through the song list.

  • Page 25: Song Set Up Presets

    2. Press the red colored screen button labeled Song Set Up located in the bottom left corner of the screen. The first song titles, in alphabetical order, from the Song Set Up list that begin with the letter ‘S’ will appear. 3.

  • Page 26: Customizing A Bank Preset

    Customizing A Bank Preset What It Does: Any of the brown-colored buttons ( ) can be changed from the factory BANK PRESET A - B - C - D registrations to those of your own creation. How It Works: Read through this procedure before doing it. Customizing a Bank Preset involves the A TIP FROM LOWREY: lettered buttons, the numbered...
  • Page 27 When the and/or the RHYTHM STYLES TRANSPOSE screen buttons contain the word press the red button, turning it off. The MEMORIZE COLOR TOUCH will read: SCREEN 5. If you are NOT using any of the and/or the feature as part of your RHYTHM STYLES TRANSPOSE registration you may skip step four and simply press the red...

  • Page 28: Resetting Bank Presets

    Resetting Bank Presets TO THE ORIGINAL LOWREY FACTORY SETTINGS What It Does: Resetting the Bank Presets returns them to the original factory settings. Any customized registrations stored in the buttons will be erased and replaced with the original factory settings. BANK PRESET The organ features a USB data port that can be used to store a great number of custom Bank Presets permanently on your Lowrey memory stick.

  • Page 29: Recording Your Music

    MUSIC RECORDER formances. Playback those performances and playback the pre-recorded performances loaded onto your ‘Lowrey Legend’ memory stick. All 50 songs from the Lowrey songbook that accompanied your Legend are recorded on the Lowrey supplied memory stick. Much like a player piano roll, the memory stick does not contain an audio recording from the Music Recorder.

  • Page 30: Music Recorder Memory Stick

    Formatting is a process the Legend performs so that a memory stick and the Legend will speak the same lan- guage. A new memory stick, other than the one labeled ‘Lowrey Legend’ that was supplied with the instru- ment, must be formatted one time before it can be used. Once formatted, the memory stick can be used repeatedly for Music Recordings and saving Bank Presets in your Legend.

  • Page 31: Recording Tracks

    The eight buttons in the are subdivided into two sections: buttons MUSIC RECORDER RECORDING TRACK buttons. CONTROL Note: DO NOT use the features if you wish to playback a pre-recorded memory stick, and hear LOCK it as it was originally recorded. Lock settings are not recorded by the MUSIC RECORDER When you create a sound set up and you are using any of the features, and you wish to record...

  • Page 32: Record Control Buttons

    << >> ACCOMP UPPER RECORD CONTROL PLAY/ STOP The six control buttons control the two Record Track ERASE RECORD PAUSE buttons. ERASE deletes recordings from the tracks. After recording or playing a song, press the erase ERASE ERASE button. The track buttons will turn yellow. Press and turn off any track buttons you do not wish to erase.

  • Page 33: Merge Record

    << >> 2. Use the buttons to locate and select a particular song from among many stored on the << >> memory stick. Pressing either button causes the screen to display the first four song titles on the memory stick (the song titles below are used as examples only).

  • Page 34: Replace Record

    REPLACE RECORD What It Does: Replaces part of, or all of, what has already been recorded. How It Works: Once a track from a recording has been selected for Replace Record the Music Recorder will erase the ‘old’ notes as you play the ‘new’ notes. For example, if you wish to replace a part of a recording that is near the end of a song you can simply ‘Fast Forward’...

  • Page 35: Memory Stick Playback

    MIDI, AUX IN and AUX OUT connections are located on a panel on the back side of the organ, as is the video out jack.. You never need to use these connections to fully enjoy playing the Lowrey Legend. MIDI IN, OUT, THRU: These are the connections used for connecting other MIDI equipped devices to your organ.

  • Page 36: How To Use The Memory Stick

    How to Use the Memory Stick and the function much like the flop- USB DATA PORT MEMORY STICK py disk found on other Lowreys. The major differences are the memory stick is faster, smaller, and holds much more data In order to use the or any of the func- MUSIC RECORDER...

  • Page 37: Save Presets

    The Legend automatically names the Preset group you have saved. In this case the name PRESET GROUP 1 will be used as an example. Each new Preset Group saved will be given the next highest number. While Saving the Presets you will be presented with a screen that allows you to place your own name on the Preset Group you are saving.
  • Page 38 Press the word , or on the screen. It will become high- UPPER CASE LOWER CASE NUMBERS-SYMBOLS lighted. There is a little line under the first letter of the title given, which is called a cursor. The cursor is the location that a letter, number or symbol will be placed in the title. Press either button until the desired letter, number, or symbol appears on the cursor.

  • Page 39: Load Presets

    LOAD PRESETS How It Works: 1. Insert the memory stick on which you have saved some Presets into the USB DATA PORT 2. Press the screen button on the screen. 3. Press the words on the screen to dis- LOAD PRESETS play the Preset Groups on the memory stick.

  • Page 40: Rename Presets

    RENAME PRESETS How It Works: Pressing the words on the screen displays the names of groups of Bank Presets saved on RENAME PRESETS the memory stick. Titles are displayed four at a time on the screen. Press either button to display SCROLL other titles that may be saved on the memory stick.

  • Page 41: Music Recorder Functions

    MUSIC RECORDER FUNCTIONS From the screen, press the screen button POWER UP to display the functions associated with MEMORY STICK MUSIC RECORDER Press the name of the function, on the screen, that you wish to perform. The screen will display the selections needed to complete the function.
  • Page 42 4. Press either button to display other titles that SCROLL may be on the memory stick. 5. Press the song title, on the screen, that you wish to copy. Wait for the screen to display CHANGE DEVICE along with two screen buttons, IF NEEDED READY CANCEL...

  • Page 43: Rename Song

    RENAME SONG How It Works: Press the words on the screen to display the song titles on the memory stick. Titles are dis- RENAME SONG played four at a time on the screen. Press either button to display other titles that may be on the SCROLL memory stick.

  • Page 44: Control Functions

    Control Functions There are numerous controls on the Legend that are preset so it is ready to play right away. You need only use the preset controls in order to fully utilize all of the features. These preset controls can be reassigned to provide you with different ways to manipulate a variety of functions.

  • Page 45: Rhythm Plus Orchestration

    Rhythm Plus Orchestration RHYTHM PLUS ORCHESTRATION (STYLES) PANEL LIGHTS ROCK’N WALTZ COUNTRY BROAD SOFT & LATIN TRADI- DRUM DRUMS TEMPO EASY ROLL BAND EASY TIONAL MEMORY VARIATION COUNTRY CON- LATIN WALTZ VARI- ALTER FADE DRUMS VOLUME VOLUME TEMPO CLASSIC ATIONS STYLE IN / OUT ONLY...

  • Page 46: Parts Of The Rhythm Style

    How To Use It: 1. Press any button. RHYTHM STYLE 2. Press the button. INTRO/ENDING 1 3. Play the first chord of the song on the lower keyboard. 4. Play the song- right hand upper keyboard, left hand lower keyboard. 5.

  • Page 47: Variations

    VARIATIONS VARI- ATIONS What It Does: The Legend has 192 Rhythm Styles. The button expands the 24 VARIATIONS Rhythm Styles buttons on the panel to the total of 192. All 192 rhythm style names are listed on a table on page 133. How It Works: Press any one of the 24 rhythm style buttons (for example, ).

  • Page 48: Alphabet Touch Screen

    For example, to activate the Rhythm Style WHISTLING , which is under the rhythm button, COWBOY COUNTRY 2 press the top button several times until the name SCROLL appears on the screen. Touch the WHISTLING COWBOY name on the screen. There are 11 Rhythm Presets, plus Category, REMEMBER: Bank, and General Presets that can be used along with the...

  • Page 49: Alter Style

    ALTER STYLE What It Does: ALTER STYLE provides a moderate change to the entire Rhythm Style selected. ALTER STYLE How It Works: Press a Rhythm Style button, then press the button to change any of the 192 ALTER STYLE Rhythm Styles. How To Use It: DRUM VARIATION Use the Alter Style feature to add even more variety to a Rhythm Style.

  • Page 50: Drum Volume

    How To Use It: Press a blue Rhythm Style button and then press the DRUM ONLY button. To start the rhythm Style play a full chord on the Lower Keyboard or press the button. You will only hear the drum beat, no START STOP “Easy-play”...

  • Page 51: Intro/Ending 1 & 2

    INTRO / ENDING 1&2 What It Does: INTRO ENDING There are two purple buttons in the Rhythm Plus Orchestration section: . Both add a professional sounding intro- INTRO/ENDING 1 INTRO/ENDING 2 duction and ending to each of the 192 Rhythm Styles. How It Works: Press a Rhythm Style button, then press the INTRO/ENDING 1 button.
  • Page 52 How To Use It: buttons makes you sound “like a pro!” Use the effect as a different way INTRO/ENDING FADE IN/OUT to begin and or end your song. Many popular recordings begin and end with a “Fade.” on page 109 for more on Fade In/Out introductions and endings. FEATURE PAGE 4 - FADE IN/OUT What It Does: When a Rhythm Style is playing, applying...

  • Page 53: Start Stop

    START STOP START STOP What It Does: It starts or stops a Rhythm Style. It also stops the Drummer when the Rhythm Only feature is being used. How It Works: The red button lights up when a Rhythm Style is selected. The Rhythm Style will not start play- START/STOP ing until a lower keyboard key is played or until the button is pressed.

  • Page 54: Style & Lock

    STYLE & LOCK To the left of the section is a small section titled . Several RHYTHM PLUS ORCHESTRATION STYLE & LOCK features that function in cooperation with the rhythm styles are found in this section. STYLE & LOCK AUTO BASS GENIE ORCH PLUS ORCH.

  • Page 55: Genie & Orch Plus

    HOW TO CHANGE A SOUND IN THE AUTO BASS BUTTONS 1. Press a blue-colored Rhythm Style button, turning it on. 2. Press the button on the labeled TOUCH SCREEN KEYPAD 3. Decide which sound, from the list, you want in the Auto Bass 1 and/or Auto Bass 2 GENIUS VOICE buttons.

  • Page 56: Orch Plus Volume

    4. Press the button - turning it off and leaving the button lighted. The Bass and ORCH PLUS GENIE Drummer continue playing while the Guitar player strums a “C” chord on a Guitar. You are NOT hearing the Saxophones, Trumpets, and Slide Trombones because the button is off.
  • Page 57 example to see the complete “editing” capabilities. TRY THIS 1. Press the button. RESET 2. Press the Rhythm Style button. The screen COUNTRY 2 will display what is shown to the right. 3. Touch the screen on the words TOUCH HERE TO EDIT .

  • Page 58: Locks

    • These changes remain until the style button is pressed off and then back on again. You can also return to the original sound by selecting a sound in the middle column and then press both buttons at the SCROLL same time.
  • Page 59 When the tempo happens to be different from one Preset to another, pressing the button TEMPO: TEMPO will Lock the Tempo at the time this button is pressed and keep the tempo the same on all other Presets. When you want to use the same harmony setting, no matter what may be in the presets you are HARMONY: using, press the button after the desired harmony settings are made to Lock the...

  • Page 60: Rhythm Preset

    RHYTHM PRESET RHYTHM was covered in detail earlier in the “Let’s Get Started” section. While the RHYTHM PRESET button is not located in the Rhythm Plus Orchestration section of the but- RHYTHM PRESET ton panel, it is an important Rhythm feature. PRESETS What It Does: takes the guess work out of setting up the organ and provides a complete registration...

  • Page 61: Mcs (Music Chord System)

    Music Chord System-MCS What It Does: allows easy-play, one-finger, or multi-fingered chords to be played on the Lower Keyboard while the pedals (bass sound) play for you. Additionally, pressing the button illuminates the Red, Green, and Blue chord lights above the Lower Keyboard. Red is for “C”, blue is for “F”, and green is for “G”...

  • Page 62: Minor Chord

    (Cm, Fm, Gm, B m, F#m, etc.) Any Minor chord can be played with the “traditional” three MINOR CHORD: notes or with two notes. An easy-play (MCS) minor chord requires two notes. The first note matches the letter name of the desired chord (just like a Major chord). To determine the second note, count UP (to the right) three consecutive notes or keys.

  • Page 63: No Chord (N.c.)

    When a Rhythm Style is playing there are three ways to achieve a No Chord, printed N.C. NO CHORD (N.C.): in music. 1. Play a group of three, four, or five consecutive keys at the same time on the Lower Keyboard, as illustrated below.

  • Page 64: The Organ Section

    PREVIEW: the traditional organ sounds found on the Lowrey Legend. Many of the tabs have a number on them. For example: Flute 16, Flute 8, Flute 4, Strings 8, and Bass 16. The numbers indicate pitch. The higher the num- ber, the lower the pitch.

  • Page 65: Master Control Tabs

    The Tabs provide a wide variety of sounds from which to create rich organ combinations. Each Tab will be detailed separately. tabs are red. The two Master Control tabs are centered above the Upper Keyboard. The MASTER CONTROL Upper Keyboard tabs are on the right, the Lower Keyboard tabs are on the left side. are orange.

  • Page 66: Bass Tabs

    BASS TABS What It Does: The orange tabs turn the sounds on and off for the pedals. BASS How It Works: When you turn the organ on or press the Reset button, the tabs are on. Press any BASS 8 BASS SUSTAIN of the tabs to turn them on or off, as desired.

  • Page 67: Flute Tab - Tibia, Jazz

    FLUTES - TIBIA & JAZZ TIBIA JAZZ What It Does: The two buttons, located to the left of the , let you FLUTES BANK PRESETS choose from a wide variety of organ type sounds for the (clear) Upper and Lower Keyboard Flute Tabs. Certain Presets utilize these buttons to create a wide variety of organ flute tones.

  • Page 68: Upper Tabs

    YELLOW TABS STRINGS 8 Produces the lush sounds of the strings of an orchestra. These tabs can be used alone or STRINGS 4: in combination with other Lower tabs. CLEAR TABS FLUTES 8, 4, The traditional organ sounds that produce the “Sweet Lowrey Sound.” These tabs offer 2 2/3 &...

  • Page 69: Sustain

    YELLOW TABS STRINGS 16 STRINGS 8 Produces the lush sounds of the strings of an orchestra at various pitches. These tabs can STRINGS 4: be used alone or in combination with other Upper tabs. BROWN TAB VOCAL Produces a “Choir-Ah” sound. A good choice alone or in combination with other Upper ENSEMBLE: tabs.
  • Page 70 SHORTCUTS: A. When you know the numerical amount of Sustain that you want to apply to a particular tab, use the Keypad screen button. 1. Press the screen button labeled KEYPAD 2. Press the desired number(s) on the Keypad and then press the tab you wish to change.

  • Page 71: Genius

    TRY THIS: Try the following example to see how to change the Sustain level from the factory preset amount. 1. Press the button. RESET 2. Press and hold the button FEATURE (CLEAR) 3. Press the green tab. The screen will display the Sustain lengths. UPPER FLUTE SUSTAIN 4.

  • Page 72: Drawbars

    TRY THIS: Try the following example to see how to change the sound in a tab. GENIUS 1. Press the button. RESET 2. Press the tabs in the Upper section FLUTE 16 , turning them off. FLUTE 4 3. Press the gray tab.
  • Page 73 To decrease the volume of an individual Flute tab, press the screen just above the flute footage number (1 3/5, 2, 4, 16) on the image of Drawbar you wish to change. The Drawbar image will shorten, decreasing the volume. Another method to decrease the volume is to press the Drawbar image, highlighting it, and then repeatedly press the bottom button, causing the Flute Drawbar image to shorten, decreasing the...

  • Page 74: Theatre Drums

    THEATRE DRUMS What It Does: Theatre organs were originally called Unit Orchestras because of the organ’s ability to sound like an orches- tra. The feature recreates the Bass Drums, Snare Drums, Triangles, Cymbals, Castanets, THEATRE DRUMS and other percussion instrument sounds of a theatre organ. These percussion sounds are played from the key- boards and/or pedals just like an authentic theatre organ.

  • Page 75: Orchestral & Solo Section

    Orchestral & Solo Section In addition to the beautiful organ, strings and vocal sound, found in the Organ Tabs Section, the PREVIEW: Legend features hundreds of authentic instrumental sounds! These sounds can be played alone or in com- bination with the tab sounds. ORCHESTRAL SOLO UPPER...
  • Page 76 5. Other buttons in this section modify the sounds in some way: Portamento, Repeat, Transpose, Upper Octave, Lower Octave, and Dynamic Keying. Still other buttons in this section control from where the sounds are played: Upper Keyboard and/or Lower Keyboard. Orchestral and Solo volume controls are in this section, as well. What It Does: Going beyond what the Presets will do, you can experiment for an almost unlimited amount of possibilities for “just the right sound.”...

  • Page 77: Portamento

    7. Continue pressing either Scroll button to display other sound names on the screen. When you see a sound you want to hear, play some notes on the Upper Keyboard. There are hundreds of sounds from which to choose. 8. All four Genius buttons: blue and red-colored link to the sounds found on GENIUS 1 GENIUS 2...

  • Page 78: Dynamic Keying

    DYNAMIC KEYING What It Does: DYNAMIC KEYING adds authenticity to sounds like Piano and Vibes by making the DYNAMIC KEYING sounds Touch Sensitive. Traditionally, the volume of an organ is controlled by the expression pedal while the volume of a piano is controlled by the force applied to the keys.

  • Page 79: Glide/Sustain

    How To Use It: Use this feature to change the pitch, or key, of the music you are playing. You can sound like a pro by playing the song through one time and then pressing the right (#) button once and repeating the song. Transpose comes in TRANSPOSE handy for a sing along, or playing along with another musician playing an instrument not pitched in the key of “C.”...

  • Page 80: Keyboard Split

    KEYBOARD SPLIT What It Does: It turns your Legend into a three keyboard instrument. The larger church and theatre organs have at least three keyboards. This gives the player the ability to have three contrasting sounds on each keyboard for quick and easy registration changes.

  • Page 81: Upper On-Orchestral

    UPPER ON - Orchestral How It Works: The red Orchestral button is on when the organ is turned on or when the button is pressed. UPPER ON RESET To play any one of the sounds in the Orchestral or Solo sections, on the Upper Keyboard, press the red or blue button of the sound you want.

  • Page 82: Lower Right-Solo

    UPPER OCTAVE UPPER OCTAVE ORCH & SOLO ORCH & SOLO LOWER RIGHT - Solo Pressing the blue Solo button, turning it on, will activate the Keyboard Split feature and make LOWER RIGHT any Solo sound playable on the Lower Keyboard, to the right of the split point. NORMAL LOWER OCTAVE - Solo NORMAL...

  • Page 83: Orch & Solo Volume

    ORCH & SOLO VOLUMES What It Does: SOLO ORCH buttons control the overall volume level of the red ORCH VOLUME Orchestral sounds. The buttons control the overall volume SOLO VOLUME level of the blue Solo sounds. The volume level for each sound is preset from the Lowrey factory.

  • Page 84: How To Change The Sounds In A

    How to Change the Sound in a Genius Tab or Button Every button and tab labeled with the word has a sound, preset from the factory, assigned to it. GENIUS Pressing a Genius button or tab activates that sound and changes the screen to display the name of that Genius sound.
  • Page 85 • Press the Genius sound section, on the screen, that you wish to change. It will become highlighted. • Press either button to display different choices. SCROLL • Stop when the sound you want for the button or tab is displayed. •...

  • Page 86: Graphic Mixer Section

    Graphic Mixer Section GRAPHIC MIXER UPPER MASTER REVERB BASS LOWER STRING/VOCAL VOLUME AMOUNT VOLUME VOLUME VOLUME section contains buttons that control the volume levels for certain sections PREVIEW: GRAPHIC MIXER of the organ, and the reverberation effect. Turning the Legend on or pressing the button sets all lev- RESET els to the “Power-Up”...

  • Page 87: Upper String/Vocal

    UPPER STRING/VOCAL buttons control the volumes of the upper keyboard String 16, 8 & 4 tabs and the UPPER STRING/VOCAL Vocal Ensemble tab. How It Works: To raise the volume (or reverb amount) press the appropriate top button. To lower the volume (or reverb amount) press the appropriate bottom button.

  • Page 88: Harmony Section

    How To Use It: Use the buttons to control the character of the sounds on the Upper and Lower Keyboard Tabs. ANIMATION Many of the Presets use the effects found in the Animation section. For example, the buttons (the fac- FAST tory setting) give the Flute tabs that “Sweet Lowrey Sound.”...

  • Page 89: Duet

    DUET 3 PART Harmony adds one more note to the melody note being played. Duet has a nice, light sound. DUET Harmony adds two more notes to the Upper Keyboard melody note being played. This is known as 3 PART Open Harmony, which was a style of Harmony used by many Theatre Organists.

  • Page 90: Barbershoppe

    BARBERSHOPPE Harmony adds three notes to the melody note being played - one note above the melody BARBERSHOPPE 5 PART note and two notes below the melody note. sounds great with the Solo sound. BARBERSHOPPE SCAT 4ths & 5ths Harmony adds four notes below the melody note being played and creates a full, deep sound. 5-PART Harmony adds two notes below the melody note being played.

  • Page 91: Sound Effects Section

    Important: Upper Harmony AOC The Upper Tab sounds (Flutes, Strings/Vocal, Theatre & Genius) and the Orchestral button sounds are treated differently when using Upper -type harmonies: AOC, 3-Part, Full AOC, Grouped AOC, Octave AOC. 1. The -type harmonies add Harmony to any of the Keyboard (Tab) sounds that are selected, when no Orchestral sounds are selected.

  • Page 92: Sound Fx 1, Sound Fx 2

    How It Works: Press the button to hear the Sound Effect. The button will light. Different Sound Effects may require dif- ferent touches for the best effect. Some sounds will need only a quick tap. Others may have to be pressed and held for a moment for the desired effect.

  • Page 93: Golden Harp Section

    Golden Harp Section GENIUS is another favorite, long time Lowrey feature. The PREVIEW: GOLDEN HARP Golden Harp effect may easily be added to any song. Golden Harp may also be used along with a Rhythm Style. The Legend has eight dynamic Golden Harp patterns and a button for selecting a variety of sounds.

  • Page 94: Golden Harp Tempo

    • Press either button to locate the sound you desire. SCROLL • Any Golden Harp setting can be saved into a BANK PRESET • Turning off the organ or pressing the button will return the organ to the factory setting. RESET ) pattern is not associated with the Virtuoso keyboard featured on the VIRTUOSO...

  • Page 95: Virtuoso Keyboard

    Virtuoso Keyboard VIRTUOSO VIRTUOSO is a feature much like the , in that it can be used to PREVIEW: VIRTUOSO KEYBOARD GOLDEN HARP create arpeggios. The difference between the two is Golden Harp is automated, and the Virtuoso is manual, giving you an easy and fun way to play your very own arpeggios. What It Does: Easily add your own arpeggios, glissandos, or musical accents to any song, and because it’s a Lowrey fea- ture, you only need one finger!

  • Page 96: Custom Buttons

    Custom Buttons What It Does: CUSTOM buttons perform four different functions. CUSTOM 1. Jump to a specific Feature display on the Touch Screen so you can see or change the setting. 2. Change the setting of a Feature. 3. Press another button on the panel for you that may be difficult to reach. 4.

  • Page 97: Change A Feature Setting

    4. Press and release the red button (next to the MEMORIZE ) causing it to light. BANK PRESETS will read: Memorizing To: TOUCH SCREEN 5. Press the button. The will CUSTOM 1 TOUCH SCREEN read: MEMORIZING TO: CUSTOM #1. 6. Press the red button again, turning it off.

  • Page 98: Reset The Custom Buttons

    1. Press and release the red button (next to the ) causing it to light. MEMORIZE BANK PRESETS will read: TOUCH SCREEN MEMORIZING TO: 2. Press the button. The will read: CUSTOM 3 TOUCH SCREEN MEMORIZING TO: CUSTOM #3 3. Press the purple colored button located over on the right side of the control panel.

  • Page 99: Volume Pedal

    Volume Pedal Pedal Set to Minimum and the have been PREVIEW: VOLUME PEDAL FOOT SWITCHES Volume described earlier in the Rhythm Plus Orchestration section and the Orchestral and Solo section. What It Does: performs many functions. It is recommended that your VOLUME PEDAL right foot remain on the pedal while playing the organ.

  • Page 100: Foot Switches

    Foot Switches Glide/Sustain FX/Golden Harp What It Does: activate specific features that affect certain FOOT SWITCHES operations on the organ. How It Works: There are two foot operated switches; one at the top left and one at the top right sides of the .

  • Page 101: Touch Bar

    Touch Bar What It Does: is the black strip below the lower keyboard. The Touch Bar has the factory preset TOUCH BAR function of FX assigned. A selection of 20 functions plus the Next Preset feature may be assigned to the Touch Bar.

  • Page 102: Bass Pedal Altitude

    Any of the long (Natural) pedals can have one function assigned to them and any of the short (Black) ped- als can have a different function assigned to them. For example, the Natural pedals can have the Crash Cymbal sound. Pressing any of the Natural pedals, above the Pedal Split point, would produce the sound of the Crash Cymbal.

  • Page 103: Color Touch Screen

    Color Touch Screen The “Power Up” Screen Look at the big screen in the center of the button panel. This is the Touch Screen. When you turn the organ on an introductory picture will appear. When the organ is fully powered, or after the button is pressed, the Touch RESET...

  • Page 104: Power Up Screen

    SCROLL BUTTONS What It Does: SCROLL buttons allow you to view and change information displayed on the SCROLL TOUCH . The Scroll function is used frequently with many features on the Legend. SCREEN How It Works: The top button always increases a number or moves up through a list of choices. The bottom button always decreases a number or moves down through a list of choices.

  • Page 105: Feature

    Features Pages There are viewable on the . Each Feature Page contains dif- PREVIEW: 11 FEATURE PAGES TOUCH SCREEN ferent categories of features and controls. You may never use all of the features that will be shown in this section. Using the various Presets, described at the beginning of this book, will automatically activate many Shortcuts of them for you.

  • Page 106: Feature

    •Pressing the button, causing the button to light, changes the Touch Screen to FEATURE(CLEAR) FEATURE PAGE 1 •Pressing either button will change the display to the next (or previous) Feature Page. SCROLL •Pressing the button again,causing the button light to turn off, will return the FEATURE(CLEAR) Touch Screen to the screen.
  • Page 107 starts at 50 (all sounds equal volume). A number lower than 50 will make the low pitched sounds BALANCE louder. A number higher than 50 will make the high pitched sounds louder. There are 13 separate areas, in four sub groups, that can be changed: LEVELS (BALANCE) ORCH &...

  • Page 108: Tuning

    Some of the 15 categories have volume control buttons on the panel. For exam- NOTE: LEVELS (BALANCE) ple, there are buttons in the Orchestral section. These buttons control the overall volume of ORCH VOLUME the Orchestral sounds. The categories, on the screen, can be used to adjust the volume ORCH 1 ORCH 2 levels of each Orchestral sound, making one more prominent that the other, when two are being used at the...

  • Page 109: Sustain Lengths

    How To Use It: Use the feature to match the organ’s tuning when playing along with other instruments or MASTER TUNE ensembles that cannot easily tune to the organ (pianos or orchestras). Use the Tune settings to create a cho- rusing effect between two or more sounds.

  • Page 110: Feature

    How It Works: Touching the AOC choice changes the display to allow you to select what Tab and red Button sounds you wish to harmonize. Press the screen button labeled and the display will change. Four choices will appear on the screen: 1.

  • Page 111: Upper Drawbars

    PED/LOWER DRAWBARS - SHORTCUT=FEATURE + ANY LOWER FLUTE OR BASS TAB Controls the Bass 16 & 8 tabs and the five Flute tabs for the Lower Keyboard. FLUTE PERCUSSION - SHORTCUT=FEATURE + THE FLUTE PERC. TAB Controls the Flute Perc. tab for the Upper Keyboard. settings are factory preset.

  • Page 112: Feature

    How To Use It: Many of the Presets make use of the Drawbars feature to create different Flute tone colors, especially for the upper keyboard. The give you 11 Drawbar-type organ sounds. BANK B PRESETS Pressing the button or turning the organ off will return the Flutes to the factory preset volumes. RESET Press the lighted button to return to the...
  • Page 113 LOWER KEYBOARD SOUND EFFECTS CHURCH BELL (Power Up Setting) JINGLE BARK BELLS PLANE HORSE THUNDER GALLUP TELEPHONE HORSE ROOSTER GONG WHINNEY Press the screen button. It will become highlighted and change to . The sound effects can now be heard by pressing the desired key on top end of the Lower Keyboard, as shown above. Pressing the screen button will turn it to .

  • Page 114: Keyed Drums

    2. Keyed Drums What It Does: feature turns the Lower Keyboard into various drum kits. Drum Kits are groups of per- KEYED DRUMS cussion sounds selected for a particular style of music. The normal function of the Lower Keyboard is replaced with drums and percussion sounds.

  • Page 115: Feature

    Press the THEATRE DRUM tab when using a RHYTHM STYLE and RHYTHM PRESET to add either a drum or cymbal sound that will follow the AUTO BASS pattern. Pressing the button or turning the organ off will return this section to the factory setting. A cus- RESET tomized setting can be saved to a BANK PRESET...

  • Page 116: Edit Genius

    To change the character of a particular Effect press the choice, on the screen, under the heading EDITING . The box will become highlighted. Press either button to change the numeric value. PARAMETER SCROLL How much of the effect do you want? •AMOUNT: How fast or slow do you want the effect to be? •RATE- SLOW/FAST:...

  • Page 117: Sound Shaper

    To change the Genius sound for the section press the name of the sound, on the screen, and then press either button until the desired sound name appears. SCROLL To edit the sound, press one of the five edit categories. The box will become highlighted. Press either button to set the Effect value.

  • Page 118: Feature

    4. To change the Fade In time, press the box on the touch screen next to the words . The box will become highlighted. FADE IN 5. To increase the amount of time for the Fade In introduction, press button. TOP SCROLL To decrease the amount of time for the Fade In, press the button.
  • Page 119 How It Works: Press the words on the screen to display seven GLIDE SETTINGS choices. The factory setting will have a box around it. NORMAL Press the selection on the screen: Super, Blues, Trombone and GLIDE Pedal Steel to activate it. eliminates the Glide/Sustain feature entirely.
  • Page 120 2. Vibra-Trem - SHORTCUT=FEATURE+ANY FLUTE VIBRA TREM BUTTON What It Does: allows you to change the speed of the Vibra Trem feature. The Vibra Trem buttons are locat- VIBRA TREM ed in the Section of the organ and are labeled ANIMATION SLOW/FAST - LOWER SLOW/FAST - UPPER...

  • Page 121: Feature

    4. Repeat What It Does: feature allows you to add a repeating effect to certain REPEAT sounds. How It Works: is preset from the factory and need not be changed. SOLO REPEAT Press the word on the screen to display screen button labeled REPEAT Off.

  • Page 122: Rename Presets

    How It Works: Pressing the words on the screen displays PRESET INFORMATION information regarding the Preset section being used. If no preset sec- tion is being used, the display will list the 11 set-ups available in the GENERAL PRESETS A rectangle appears around the preset name on the screen, indicating that it is the currently active preset. Change preset by pressing one of the preset buttons or touching the desired preset name on the screen.

  • Page 123: Next Preset

    Your will remain, even if the organ is turned off or the button is pressed. Only a BANK PRESETS RESET procedure will return the Bank Presets, and your unique titles, to the fac- TOTAL RESET RESET PRESETS tory settings. Loading Bank Presets from a memory stick to the organ will replace any Bank Presets in the organ.

  • Page 124: Feature

    Feature Page 7 PREVIEW: controls four feature categories. FEATURE PAGE 7 - Changes the factory setting for the location of the SET SPLITS Keyboard Split point on the Lower Keyboard. - Displays the notes being played on the KEYBOARD SCREEN Keyboards and Pedals.

  • Page 125: Keyboard Screen

    How To Use It: Use this feature to customize either split point to your liking. can be saved to a KEY SPLITS BANK PRESET Pressing the button or turning the organ off will restore both splits to the factory settings. RESET Press the lighted button to return to the...

  • Page 126: Pedal Recognition

    4. Pedal Recognition What It Does: feature allows you to extend the MCS (Music Chord System) on the lower key- PEDAL RECOGNITION board down to the pedals. How It Works: Press the words on the screen to activate the PEDAL RECOGNITION feature.

  • Page 127: Dynamic Keying

    How It Works: Pressing the words on the screen displays two choices: AUX IN - The Aux In volume is controlled with the Volume Pedal. THROUGH -The Aux In volume is not controlled by the Volume Pedal. BYPASS The volume level is set on the screen and may be controlled by the device connected to the Aux In jacks.

  • Page 128: Feature

    Feature Page 9 PREVIEW: controls four feature categories: FEATURE PAGE 9 -Assign different controls to the Touch Bar. TOUCH BAR -Assign different controls to the Foot Switches. FOOT SWITCHES -Assign different controls to the Pedals. PEDAL NATURAL/BLACK 1. Touch Bar 2.
  • Page 129 Press the words . The FOOT SWITCHES FEATURE PAGE 9 LEFT Controllers are displayed. FOOT SWITCH RIGHT FOOT SWITCH Press the box under either heading on the screen and then use the buttons to assign one of the functions to either Foot Switch. SCROLL Press the words PEDAL NATURAL/BLACK...

  • Page 130: Feature

    Feature Page 10 PREVIEW: controls four feature categories: FEATURE PAGE 10 REVERB MIDI RESET 1. Reverb - SHORTCUT=FEATURE +EITHER REVERB LEVEL BUTTON What It Does: feature gives you the ability of selecting a Reverb type of your liking. There are ten types of REVERB Reverb: 1.

  • Page 131: Reset

    How It Works: Touching this choice changes the display to show you the factory set- tings and to activate various channels of information. This display works in conjunction with the MIDI jacks behind the organ. Note: With set to OFF the keyboards and pedals will not play LOCAL any notes.

  • Page 132: Feature

    Feature Page 11 PREVIEW: controls four feature categories: FEATURE PAGE 11 METRONOME/COUNTER CHAIN SONGS SCREEN 1. Metronome/Counter What It Does: feature has two capabilities: METRONOME/COUNTER When recording a song with the the organ provides the ticking METRONOME OFF/ON: MUSIC RECORDER sound of a Metronome to help maintain a steady tempo (if your recording does not use a rhythm style).

  • Page 133: Chain Songs

    2. Chain Songs. What It Does: feature provides different ways to playback a memory stick with songs recorded on it. CHAIN SONGS How It Works: Pressing the words on the screen displays five choic- CHAIN SONGS - Plays a selected song on the memory stick repeated- REPEAT SONG ly until you press the button in the Music Recorder section, or...

  • Page 134: Video Out

    CHERRY THEME OAK THEME preset for your Legend matches the finish color of the cabinet. If you purchased an Oak finish, THEME then the Oak Theme will be the preset theme. The Cherry theme is preset if you purchased a cherry finish cabinet.

  • Page 135: Genius Voice List

    GENIUS Voice List Genius Voice Name Genius Voice Name Genius Voice Name 99 Accordion 33 Bells: Hand-Dutch 229 French Horn: Warm 101 Accordion: French 270 Blown Bottle (Jug) 116 Guitar: 12-String 100 Accordion: Lyric 212 Brass: Doo-Wah 115 Guitar: Acoustic 102 Accordion: Musette 242 Brass: Ensemble 126 Guitar: Country...
  • Page 136 Genius Voice Name Genius Voice Name Genius Voice Name 203 Hit: Bass & Brass 92 Organ: Tibia Trem 442 Piano-El: Tremolo 202 Hit: Orchestra 64 Organ-Combo: B 19 Piano-El: Wurly 319 Kalimba 450 Organ-Combo: B 2 262 Piccolo 416 Kazoo 53 Organ-Combo: 60’s 267 Recorder 317 Koto...
  • Page 137 Genius Voice Name Genius Voice Name Genius Voice Name 178 Timpani 38 Vibraphone 302 Xtra: Soft-Rain 179 Timpani: Rolling 170 Viola 294 Xtra: Soft-Sine 215 Trombone 167 Violin 301 Xtra: Soft-Sweep 217 Trombone: Bright 166 Violin: Smooth 293 Xtra: Soft-Warm 218 Trombone: Muted 201 Vocal: Analog 414 Xtra: Solo-Best 1...

  • Page 138: Sound Effects & Drums Voice List

    Sound Effects & Drums Voice List SFX Voice Name SFX Voice Name SFX Voice Name 500 No Sound-Silence 537 Game Show: Correct 578 Sticks 501 Applause 538 Game Show: Wrong 579 Stream 502 Bass String Slap 539 Gong 1 580 Tap-High 503 Bell Tree 540 Gong 2 581 Tap-Low...
  • Page 139 SFX Voice Name SFX Voice Name SFX Voice Name 619 Cuica, Low 637 Hand Clap, Single 655 Snare Drum, Roll 620 Cymbal 1 638 Hi Hat, Closed 656 Tambourine 621 Cymbal 2 639 Hi Hat, Open 657 Tom High 1 622 Cymbal 3 640 Hi Hat, Pedal Close 658 Tom Mid 1...

  • Page 140: Mcs Chord Chart

    Chord Chart The chart below illustrates how to form certain chords on the lower keyboard using MCS: CHORD MAJOR MINOR MIN 7th MAJ 7th SUS 4th MIN 7th 5 (1 note) (2 notes) (2 notes) (2 notes) (3 notes) (3 notes) (2 notes) (3 notes) (4 notes)

  • Page 141: Rhythm Style Table

    Rhythm Styles...

  • Page 142: Feature Pages

    Feature Pages Feature Page 1 - page 98 Feature Page 2 - page 102 Feature Page 3 - page 104 Feature Page 4 - page 107 Feature Page 5 - page 110 Feature Page 6 - page 113 Feature Page 7 - page 116 Feature Page 8 - page 118 Feature Page 9 - page 120 Feature Page 11 - page 124...

  • Page 143: Song Setup List

    Song Setup List Abide With Me Auld Lang Syne Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive Autumn Leaves Ach, Du Lieber Augustine Ave Maria Achy Breaky Heart Away In A Manger After The Ball Baby Elephant Walk Again Baby Face Ain’t Misbehavin’ Bali Ha’i Ain’t She Sweet? Basin Street Blues Ain’t We Got Fun...
  • Page 144 Canadian Sunset Everything Is Beautiful Carolina In The Morning Everything’s Coming Up Roses Carolina Moon Exodus Carry Me Back To Old Virginny Fascination Chances Are Feelings Charleston First Noel, The Charmaine Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue Chattanooga Choo Choo Fly Me To The Moon Cheek To Cheek (Heaven, I’m In Heaven) Foggy Day, A...
  • Page 145 He’s Got The Whole World (In His Hands) It’s A Small World Hey Jude It’s My Party Hey There (You w/the Stars In Your Eyes) It’s Only A Paper Moon Hey, Good Lookin’ It’s The Talk Of The Town Hey, Look Me Over I’ve Been Working On The Railroad Holly Jolly Christmas I’ve Got You Under My Skin...
  • Page 146 Maria Elena Oh Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie Marianne Oh Lonesome Me Marie Oh! Susanna Marine’s Hymn Oh, Them Golden Slippers Matchmaker Oh, What A Beautiful Morning Meditation Oklahoma Meet Me In St.Louis, Louis Ol’ Man River Memory (from Cats) Old Cape Cod Mexican Hat Dance Old Gray Mare, The...
  • Page 147 Release Me Stompin’ At The Savoy Rock Of Ages Stormy Weather Rock-A-Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Melody Stranger In Paradise (Polovetzian Dance) Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree Stranger On The Shore Rocky Top Strangers In The Night Rose, The Strike Up The Band Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer String Of Pearls, A...
  • Page 148 Tonight When You Wish Upon A Star Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ra When You Wore A Tulip And I Wore A Big Red Rose Toot Toot Tootsie (Good-Bye) When You’re Smiling Toyland Where Do I Begin (from Love Story) True Love While Strolling Through The Park One Day Truly Whispering Try To Remember...

  • Page 149: Feature Index

    Feature Index ABC’s Button-2 Alphabet Touch Screen-16, 40 Alter Style-41 Easy Button-52, 6 Animation Section-79 Edit Genius-108 Chorus-79,Chorus/Celeste-79, Effects-107 Flute Vibra Trem-79, 112 Expession Pedal-3, 91 AOC Harmony-80, 101 Fade In/Out-43, 100 Aux In-118 Feature (Clear)-96 AUX-In/Out, MIDI-27 Feature Pages-97 Bank Presets-14, 28 Feature Page 1-98, Feature Page 1-124, Barbershoppe-82...
  • Page 150 Harmony Lock-50 Major Chord-53 Harmony Section-80 Master Control Tabs-57 AOC-80, Duet-81, 3 Part-81, More-81, Master Volume-4, 78” 4 Part-81, Country-81, Polka-81, Block-81, MCS (Music Chord System)-53 Hymn-81, Barbershoppe-82, 5 Part-82, 4ths & MCS Chord Chart-132 5ths-82, Octave-82, Full AOC-82, Grouped Memory-52 AOC-82, Octave AOC-82 Memory Stick Playback-27...
  • Page 151 Record Control Buttons-24 Tab Panel-56 Recording & Playback-22 Tempo-45 Recording On A Memory Stick-22 Tempo Lock-50 Recording Tracks-23 Theatre Drums-66, 106 Recording Your Music-21 Themes-125 Rename Presets-32, 114 Three Part Harmony-81 Rename Song-35 Total Reset-123 Repeat-69, 113 Touch Bar-36, 44, 93, 120 Replace Record-26 Touch Screen-4, 95 Replace Record-Erase Track-26...

  • Page 152: Warranty Statement

    Limited Warranty Two Year Limited Warranty Lowrey Home Organs FIRST YEAR: Lowrey will provide the original consumer purchaser, through authorized dealers and reg- istered technicians, component parts and authorized labor expense for installation to repair consumer’s Lowrey instrument, if required due to component or material failure or workmanship. SECOND YEAR: Lowrey will provide electronic component parts required for repair, through authorized dealers or technicians exclusive of labor cost.
  • Page 153 GROUNDING/EARTHING INSTRUCTIONS This product must be grounded/Earthed. If it should malfunction or breakdown, grounding/earthing provides a path of least resistance for electric current to reduce the risk of electric shock. This product is equipped with a cord having an equip- ment-grounding/earthing conductor and a grounding/earthing plug.

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