Allen Organ Company Protege C-19C User Manual page 11

MIDI AS A REGISTRATION TOOL
In some churches and auditoriums it is difficult to judge the effectiveness of a registration
from the organ console. Due to acoustics of a room, or positioning of the console, the
sound of the instrument may be different when listened to from a congregation or
audience's vantage point. MIDI allows the organist to check registrations by recording
his playing and registration to a sequencer and then listening from different locations in
the room during the music's playback.
OTHER USES FOR MIDI
An organist's ability to control external keyboards or sound modules puts an ever
increasing array of non-traditional sounds at the organist's fingertips, with a degree of
control only possible through the flexibility of an organ console. The ability to record
MIDI data with the use of a sequencer opens a variety of new possibilities, both in
practice and performance situations. Computer programs are available that allow
musicians to play MIDI devices connected to a computer and have their performance
printed as conventional five line musical notation. Because MIDI is an industry-wide
standard, today's Smart™ MIDI instruments will be compatible with tomorrow's MIDI
innovations.
The MIDI-capable Allen Organ consoles may be connected to a variety of MIDI devices.
The drawing below illustrates the proper procedure for connecting the Allen MDS-
Expander II™ and Allen Smart Recorder™ to the Allen Protégé™ Chamber Series™
organ.
CONNECTING THE ALLEN ORGAN TO OTHER MIDI DEVICES
ORGAN MDS-EXPANDER™ SMART RECORDER™
MIDI OUT 1 MIDI OUT 2 MIDI IN MIDI IN MIDI THRU MIDI IN MIDI OUT
If you are connecting to external MIDI devices not made by Allen Organ Company and
more specific information is required, please consult the owner's manuals of the external
devices being connected. Contacting the local Allen Organ representative also will be
helpful.
SmartMIDI™
Your Allen Protégé™ Chamber Series™ organ features SmartMIDI™ an expanded
MIDI system with increased flexibility yet, simple operation. Allen's SmartMIDI™
provides a comprehensive interface between MIDI sound modules such as the Allen
MDS-Expander II™, and digital sequencers such as the Allen Smart Recorder™. Two
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