Vi. Artistic Registration - Allen Organ Company Quantum User Manual

If your Allen Organ has Divisional pistons in addition to General pistons. The piston setting
process in each case is the same as SETTING GENERAL PISTONS described above. Only Swell
stops can be set with the Swell Divisional pistons, Great stops with the Great Divisional pistons.
The MIDI stops can be set on either Divisional or General pistons. The intermanual couplers can
only be set on General Pistons. These rules can be modified if you wish to reconfigure the
pistons. See the Console Controller™ Guide later in this Manual for more information relating to
reconfiguring pistons.
Stop registration combinations may be set and drawn by toe studs, as well as by pistons. Toe
Studs, located on each side of the Expression and Crescendo shoes, are set in the same manner as
thumb pistons. The Toe Studs on the left are duplicates of General Pistons. The Toe Studs on the
right are Pedal Divisional Toe Studs.
To set a Pedal Divisional Toe Stud...
Select the desired Pedal stops.
Hold the SET button, and momentarily press the desired Pedal Toe Stud.
Finally, release the SET button.
When you set a General Piston, that combination is set automatically on the Toe Stud of the same
number. That is, setting General Piston 3 also places its combination on General Toe Stud 3.
Note: The organ's capture system is not operable until about six seconds after the organ is turned
on.
The "R" Piston recalls the last combination set prior to using any General or Divisional piston.
VI. ARTISTIC REGISTRATION
(Trained organists might not need to review this section.)
Organ registrations fall into two broad categories: solo combinations and ensembles. A solo
combination is one in which a melody is played on one keyboard, the accompaniment on another
keyboard, and the pedal often provides a light bass line. Almost any stop or combination of stops
will sound good as a solo voice.
accompaniment, so that the accompaniment is softer than the solo voice. The pedal stops must
provide a foundation for the sound without covering it.
Most 8' reed stops make interesting solo voices. The addition of a 4' flute or a flute mutation
(e.g., Nasard or Tierce) to a reed such as the Trompette colors the sound further and increases its
volume slightly. Adding an 8' flute to a reed will add body to the sound.
Flutes can be used alone or in combinations as solo voices. One special combination of flutes that
creates an appealing and historically significant solo combination is the Cornet (pronounced kor-
NAY). The Cornet is created by using Swell flute stops at these pitches: 8', 4', 2-2/3', 2' and 1-
3/5'. This combination was used widely in Baroque organ music, but it is just as appropriate for
some modern music. Useful variations of the Cornet may be achieved by eliminating the 4', the
2', or both.
When choosing stops for a solo voice, it is not always necessary to include an 8' stop. For
example, since the 4' flute has a tone quality different from that of the 8' flute, the 4' flute can be
SETTING DIVISIONAL PISTONS
SETTING TOE PISTONS (STUDS)
RECALL PISTON
A contrasting tone quality should be chosen for the
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