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Use the CURSOR button on the Console Controller™ and the ROTARY DIAL to
change the Program Change Numbers and also to change the BANK Numbers (See
Section C-5, Selecting BANK numbers).
NOTE: Allen Organs use MIDI Program Change 0 as a message for "MIDI OFF."
Therefore, MIDI Program Change 1 corresponds to the General MIDI sound "Grand
Piano". Some MIDI devices do not use Program Change 0 for MIDI OFF.
Consequently, Program Change 0, ("- - -" in the window) when sent from the organ, will
correspond to Program Change 1 on those MIDI devices. Program Change 1 sent from
the organ will correspond to Program Change 2 on those MIDI devices etc. Please
check the manufacturer's specification on MIDI Program Changes for your particular
MIDI device for more information.
4. ASSIGNING MIDI PROGRAM CHANGES TO THE ORGAN'S PISTONS
This function allows the organist to select any voice from an external MIDI device by
pressing any General or Divisional piston on the organ. The "USER" program change
mode must be selected (See Section C-2).
If your organ has an Allen MDS-Expander II™ or Smart Recorder™ the selection
procedure is simpler than the procedure described here; however, USER mode must
still be selected. Please refer to the MDS-Expander II™ or Smart Recorder™ Owner's
Manual for more information.
Advance to the MIDI Program Change window function (See Section A-2). It will
display: "MIDI PROG CHANGE". For this example press the Swell Division Piston 1.
The display will indicate that Swell Divisional Piston 1 has been selected and the current
BANK number assigned to that piston. The window also displays the MIDI program
number registered to that piston. Using the "CURSOR" button place the cursor on the
second line of the display by the "P:". Turn the ROTARY DIAL to raise or lower the
program number. A program number (1-128) will be transmitted on the channel assigned
to the division from which you selected the piston; in this case, the Swell Division on
Channel 1. (See Section C 1).
NOTE: On an organ with Divisional Pistons, changing a Divisional Piston to become a
General Piston will NOT change the MIDI channel it transmits on. Therefore,
Divisional Pistons cannot make group voice changes to an Allen MDS-Expander II™.
Also, refer to the program number chart in the owner's manual of the external MIDI
device you are using. Once you have assigned a MIDI program change number to a
piston, that number will remain assigned to that piston even if the organ has been turned
off.
5. MIDI BANK SELECTING
Many MIDI devices permit access to a variety of sounds in addition to the General
MIDI sounds. Normally these additional sounds are stored in groups called BANKS. A
BANK, in MIDI terminology, means a group of voices or sounds. There are two levels
of banks. One level offers two choices, High Bank and Low Bank. Each of these, High
Bank and Low Bank, has as sub-groups the other level of banks, BANK Numbers.
MIDI devices can have as many as 128 sounds/voices per BANK Number. There are
also 128 BANK Numbers (Ø through 127).
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