Selecting Program Change Modes, Viewing Program Numbers Or General Midi Sound Names - Allen Organ Company Quantum User Manual

2. SELECTING PROGRAM CHANGE MODES, VIEWING PROGRAM NUMBERS
or GENERAL MIDI SOUND NAMES
Program change modes establish how MIDI program changes will be sent from the organ when a
piston is pressed and what the resulting display will be in the Console Controller™ window. Once
a particular program change mode is selected, the organ will retain this same program change
mode (even if the organ is turned off) until a new program change mode is selected. During
normal playing conditions, the main window displays one of three letters, "U", "P" or "N", in the
lower right-hand corner to signify the current program change mode. These three mode options
determine how the organ sends program change information to MIDI devices.
SELECTING A PROGRAM CHANGE MODE
Advance to the 'PROG CHG' window function. It will display:
Use the "◄" and "►" buttons in the Console Controller™ to select either "Preset", "User" or "No"
modes. Note: You must understand how to operate and when to use each of these modes before
you change them!
"P" is for PRESET MODE: This mode causes the organ to send a program change number equal
to the piston number that is pressed. The General Pistons will send program changes 1-10 on
MIDI Channel 8, the organ's General Piston control the channel. The Divisional Pistons (1-6) for
each division will send program changes 1-6 on the channels as shown on the previous page. For
example, Swell Piston 1 will send Program Change 1 on Channel 1. Great Piston 2 will send
Program Change 2 on Channel 2, etc., (See Section C-6).
"U" is for USER MODE:
information that will select voices, change banks, or change program "patch" numbers on another
MIDI device. Any MIDI program change number from 1 through 128 can be assigned to any
General or Divisional Piston (blank or no digit may also be selected). Any MIDI bank switch
number between 0 and 127 can be assigned to any Divisional Piston. As in PRESET mode,
General Pistons will send program change information on MIDI Channel 8. Divisional Pistons
will send information on their respective MIDI channels. (See Section C-6)
"N" is for NO MODE: With this mode selected, NO information is transmitted or received. This
mode cancels transmission and reception of all program change information.
3. GENERAL MIDI SOUND NAMES or PROGRAM NUMBERS
The Console Controller™ window can display MIDI program changes as either MIDI program
numbers or as General MIDI sound names. Use the "▲" and "▼" buttons to select one of the two
modes.
GENERAL MIDI SOUND NAMES
With General MIDI selected, the 'PROG CHG' window will display:
PROG CHG:
DISPLAY: NUMBERS
With this mode the organ is enabled to send program change
PROG CHG:
DISPLAY:GEN MIDI
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USER
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