Capitol Tones And Variations; Sending Variation Select Messages With Program Changes - Rodgers PR-300 Owner's Manual

Capitol Tones and Variations
The relationship of these two voices is shown at
right. The area without shading is known as the
"Capitol Tone". There is a different Capitol Tone
for every Program Change message. Capitol Tones
are located in Variation
O.
The shaded areas hold the Variations of a Capitol
Tone. If a Variation number is selected which does
not have an available sound assigned to it, the PR-
300 will substitute the Capitol Tone for the
Variation.
For example, if we selected Variation 3 in the
example above (which has no sound assigned to it),
"E. Piano 1" in the Capitol Bank (Variation 0)
would be selected.
There is one exception to this rule. The Capitol
Tones and Variations assigned to Program Changes
121 through 128 are Sound Effects (such as Wind,
Thunder, Dog, Door Slam, etc.). If a Variation
message is sent which doesn't have a sound
assigned to
it,
a Capitol Tone will not be
substituted.
Once a Variation Select message is received, the
PR-300 will use that Variation number until
another Variation Select message is received.
Sending Variation Select messages with Program Changes
In the previous pages, we've outlined how to send
Program Changes from a Rodgers organ to the PR-
300, and how to store those Program Changes in
the combination action so that sound selections can
be made quickly.
Many Rodgers organs also allow you to send
Variation Select messages to the PR-300. This
means that Variation Select messages can be
combined with Program Changes to select available
variations of Capitol Tones.
Please check the Owner's Manual for your Rodgers
organ to determine if it is equipped with Variation
Select messages. If so, the Owner's Manual for the
organ will contain information on sending
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Variation
Select
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Program
5
Change
Variation Select messages and storing them into the
organ's combination action.
If you are using something other than a Rodgers
organ to control the PR-300, and want to send a
Variation Select message, you will need to use
Controller 0 and Controller 32 messages. See the
MIDI Implementation reference at the end of this
manual for further details.