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- Page 1 GeniSys™ LD-34b Owner’s Manual Copyright © 2018 Allen Organ Company LLC All Rights Reserved AOC P/N 033-00258 Revised 2/2018...
- Page 2 GeniSys technology are the product of years of advancements in digital sound and control techniques by Allen Organ Company. This system represents the apex of digital technology applied to exacting musical tasks. The result is a musical instrument of remarkably advanced tone quality and performance.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS GENISYS™ DISPLAY.........................1 ORGAN STOPS..........................1 III. STOP CONTROLS........................3 SPECIALIZED STOP CONTROLS....................4 PIANO AND HARP........................5 EXPRESSION & CRESCENDO SHOES..................6 VII. TUTTI I and TUTTI II........................6 VIII. SETTING PISTONS........................6 REVERSIBLE PISTONS......................7 ARTISTIC REGISTRATION......................8 TRANSPOSER..........................11 XII. ACOUSTIC PORTRAITä......................12 XIII. MULTIPLE VOICE SETS......................12 XIV. INSTALLATION, VOICING, AND CARE OF THE ORGAN...........13 SAFETY INFORMATION......................14 XVI. -
Page 4: Genisys™ Display
GENISYS™ DISPLAY The LD-34b contains a multi-function color touch screen display. GeniSys™ Display displays and controls a variety of features and functions which are accessed and changed just by touching the screen. Please reference the online GeniSys™ Display LDS tutorial which can be easily accessed using a personal computer (PC or MAC), tablet or Smart Phone (Android or iPhone) at: http://www.allenorgan.com/genisys Important!: Only a light touch is needed to select the buttons on the GeniSys™... - Page 5 Your Allen Organ provides authentic, digitally sampled voices. They are protected by copyrights owned by the Allen Organ Company and are stored in memory devices, each having affixed to it a copyright notice; e.g., © 2003 AOCO, © 2001 AOCO, etc., pursuant to Title 17 of the United States...
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Page 6: Stop Controls
III. STOP CONTROLS PEDAL ORGAN Contre Bourdon 32’ String tone at 32’ pitch. This stop is smooth and much less assertive rounding out the lower end of a string ensemble. Diapason 16’ The 16’ member of the Pedal Principal chorus. Strongest pedal flue stop. Bourdon 16’... -
Page 7: Specialized Stop Controls
Fourniture IV Compound stop, or mixture comprised of Principal tones. Each note played produces four distinct pitches at octave and fifth relationships to the key being pressed. The mixture should never be used without stops of lower pitches. The Fourniture IV is typically added to Diapason or Flute ensembles, or to a reed chorus. -
Page 8: Piano And Harp
Tuba Unenclosed When activated the Solo Tuba 8 (2 Voice) on the Swell and Great Uncoupled manuals will be full volume and unaffected by the expression shoes. Also, the Swell stop will not couple to the Great manual when using the Swell To Great coupler. -
Page 9: Expression & Crescendo Shoes
EXPRESSION & CRESCENDO SHOES The organ’s control pedals (called “shoes”) control expression and crescendo. The left-hand side expresses the Great and Pedal Divisions. The center shoe expresses the Swell Division. It affects the loudness of Swell Division voices. The right-hand shoe is the Crescendo shoe. -
Page 10: Reversible Pistons
SETTING DIVISIONAL PISTONS The piston setting process for divisional pistons 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 and Pedal stops with the Pedal divisional toe studs. SETTING TOE PISTONS (STUDS) Stop registration combinations may be set and drawn by toe studs, as well as by pistons. -
Page 11: Artistic Registration
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. - Page 12 FLUTE SOLO Swell: Gedackt 8’, Orchestral Flute 4’ Great: Erzähler Celeste II 8’ Pedal: Lieblich Gedackt 16’, Swell to Pedal Play solo on Swell TRUMPET SOLO Swell: French Trumpet 8’ Great: Diapason 8’, Octave 4’; Fifteenth 2' Pedal: Diapason 16’, Octave 8’, Choralbass 4' Play solo on Swell.
- Page 13 The Reed chorus includes those reed tones designed to be used in the ensemble buildup. Not all reed voices are ensemble tones. An Hautbois, for example, is usually a solo stop. The various Trumpets, Clairons, Posaunes, etc., are ensemble voices that add brilliance, power, and incisiveness to the sound.
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Page 14: Transposer
Irwin, Stevens. Dictionary of Pipe Organ Stops. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan Books, 1983. Cherrington, Dr. Sally. A Church Organist's Primer. Volumes I, II, & III. Allen Organ Company. DVD AOC PN: 031-00092. TRANSPOSER Vast computer capability makes it possible to perform the sometimes difficult task of transposing, while allowing the organist to play in the notated key. -
Page 15: Acoustic Portraitä
XII. ACOUSTIC PORTRAIT Allen Organs are the only digital organs to bring the science of sampling to acoustics! Ordinary electronic reverb is a synthetic imitation of acoustics “applied to” the sound, not created as an integral part of it. Acoustic Portrait™ produces the real thing in exacting detail! Acoustic Portrait™... -
Page 16: Installation, Voicing, And Care Of The Organ
XIV. INSTALLATION, VOICING, AND CARE OF THE ORGAN INSTALLATION Wherever your organ may be situated, careful installation is a prerequisite to successful results. Your Allen representative is well qualified to guide you in planning the finest possible installation. Factory assistance in planning the installation is also available and may, in fact, be sought by your Allen Organ representative. -
Page 17: Safety Information
XV. SAFETY INFORMATION USA ONLY CAUTION Never plug the instrument into any current source other than 110 to 120 volts, 50/60 Hertz alternating current (AC). A verified grounded outlet is essential to proper operation and protection of the instrument. Proper polarity should be checked with an AC circuit analyzer before connecting the organ. -
Page 18: Genisys™ Display Reference Guide
XVI. GENISYS™ DISPLAY REFERENCE GUIDE INTRODUCTION The GeniSys™ Display is an interface that controls many organ functions and a variety of MIDI functions as well as many other functions. The GeniSys™ Display includes an LCD (liquid crystal display) GUI (graphical user interface) touch screen that displays a variety of functions, at any given time. -
Page 19: Capture Memory Physics
The GeniSys™ Display screen is very bright so that the contents of the screen can be seen in bright light environments. However, there maybe times where the brightness of the screen can interfere with the organist and/or environment, ex: candlelight or evening services. GeniSys™... -
Page 20: Unlocking Memories Using Your Code
Unlocking Memories Using Your Code To unlock a selected memory level, touch the Memory level button on the GeniSys™ Display to enter the memory level selection screen. Then, touch the padlock button to enter the memory combo-lock screen. Using the six (6) available buttons, enter the three-digit lock lock code that was used to lock the selected memory level. -
Page 21: Alternate/Global Tuning
Acoustic Portrait™: Available Reverb Selections 1. Pipe Chamber 2. Small Theatre 3. Small Church 4. Medium Room 1 5. Medium Room 2 6. Medium Room 3 7. Large Room 1 8. Large Room 2 9. Cathedral 10. Large Cathedral Alternate/Global Tuning Allen Organs offer seven Alternate Tunings, plus one standard tuning. -
Page 22: Unlocking All Capture Memories
Unlocking All Capture Memories There may be times when capture memory lock codes are lost or forgotten. The Unlock All Capture Memory function unlocks all capture memory levels including those memories other organists may have locked. However, programmed registrations on the capture memory levels will remain unchanged. -
Page 23: Usb Operation
B. USB OPERATION USB Memory Port On the LD-34b, the USB memory port is not accessible as it is located on the inside of the organ. However, the USB port is equipped with a specially programmed USB flash device for the LDS church. - Page 24 Play a Song File To play the selected song file number, touch the PLAY button. Important! If a selected song file number is not located when playback is started, the display will indicate the file does not exist and playback will not begin. To “pause”...
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Page 25: Hymn Player
Hymn Player The LD-34b contains a Hymn Player which plays pre-recorded LDS hymns. Note: Additional LDS hymns cannot be added to the existing list of available hymn selections. To access the Hymn Player; touch: OPTIONS >> AUTO PLAY >> HYMN PLAYER. -
Page 26: Performance Player
Performance Player The LD-34b contains a Performance Player which plays pre-recorded LDS Performances. Note: Additional LDS Performances cannot be added to the existing list of available selections. To access the Performance Player; touch: OPTIONS >> AUTO PLAY >> PERFORMANCE PLAYER. To select a Performance song title, touch the Performance song title to highlight it and then use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the performance... - Page 27 Save a Capture File: To save the selected capture file number, touch the SAVE button. To change the type of data to save, touch the Type Select button to highlight it and then use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the data type.
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Page 28: Advanced Operation
C. ADVANCED OPERATION Configuring General Pistons This procedure enables pistons to control stops that are normally not controlled by those pistons. Important! The Piston Configuration is common to all capture memories. For example: (1) Pistons can be configured to control only certain specific stops. (2) A piston can be configured so that it will only affect the Tremulant stops. -
Page 29: Restoring Original Factory Settings
Restoring Original Factory Settings To access the reinitialize feature, touch: OPTIONS >> CONFIGURE CONSOLE >> MORE >> REINITIALIZE Certain functions can be restored to the original factory settings. They are: Piston Configuration Tutti/Ventil B Crescendo B Capture Memory MIDI Settings The Piston Configuration re-initialization includes all the Configure Piston settings. -
Page 30: Modifying Crescendo And Tutti B Settings
To access the Sostenuto function, touch: OPTIONS >> CONFIGURE CONSOLE >> SOSTENUTO. The display will indicate which manual Sostenuto is assigned to and indicate the current on/off status. Note: The manual which Sostenuto is assigned to cannot be changed, only the on/off status can. To turn Sostenuto “on”, touch the ON button. - Page 31 Preview/Editing A Crescendo B Sequence Touch the SHOW button to highlight it and activate the preview mode. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to move through the step positions. The stops will turn on or off indicating the stop registrations programmed on each step position. To make a change to a step position, touch the SET button to highlight it and enter the program mode.
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Page 32: Midi Functions
D. MIDI FUNCTIONS This section explains the MIDI capabilities of the Allen Organ. Knowledge of this section is not required for everyday use of the organ, normal service playing, or use of Allen SmartMIDI™ devices. This information’s usefulness will ultimately be determined by your needs, along with the type and capabilities of any external MIDI devices you choose to use-- e.g., sequencers, voice/sound modules and external MIDI keyboards. -
Page 33: Midi Bank Selecting
For example, Swell Piston 1 will send Program Change 1 on MIDI Channel 1. Great Piston 2 will send Program Change 2 on MIDI Channel 2, etc. USER Mode: In this mode, the organ is capable of sending any program change number on any piston that will select voices, change banks, or change program “patch”... -
Page 34: Assigning Midi Program Changes To Pistons
Fortunately, most MIDI devices do not use all of the available locations as it would be very expensive as well as very difficult to remember the address for each sound location. With the added flexibility of Bank control along with the ability to program any MIDI program change number to any piston, Allen Organs are able communicate with all MIDI devices. -
Page 35: Midi Expression Settings
To change the MIDI Base Channel, touch the CHANNEL button to highlight it, then use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the MIDI channel value. Remember, if the Base Channel is set to 2, all of the other MIDI channels will shift higher by one. -
Page 36: Midi Sustain Kick Switch (Optional)
MIDI Sustain Kick Switch (optional) A lever located to the left of the expression shoe and controlled by the organist’s foot, operates MIDI sustain. This function can be assigned to any one of or all of the instrument’s manuals. To access the MIDI Sustain selection display, touch: OPTIONS >>... - Page 37 To access the Transmit/Receive Stop function, touch: OPTIONS >> MIDI >> TRANSMIT/RECEIVE To change the on/off status of the Transmit/Receive Stops function, touch either the ON or OFF button to highlight it. Touch the HOME button to return to the Home screen or the BACK button to return to the previous menu screen.
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Page 38: Midi Guide
E. MIDI GUIDE MIDI for Organists The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. Since 1983, MIDI has been adopted by the music industry as a standard means of communication between digital musical devices enabling instruments of different types and manufacturers to communicate. -
Page 39: Allen's Exclusive Midi System
If the sequencer allows multi-tracking, each vocal section’s part may be recorded on a different track, and then played back individually, or in any combination, for more flexibility. Multi-tracking can also be used in teaching and learning new organ works. The teacher may record each hand or pedal part on a different track, allowing the student to "mute"... - Page 40 Under normal circumstances, MIDI sound modules should be connected to the switched MIDI port, labeled MIDI OUT 2. Doing so allows the organist to disable the sending of MIDI keying data from the organ to the sound module. Devices such as MIDI sequencers should be connected to the unswitched MIDI port, labeled MIDI OUT 1, eliminating the necessity of having to draw the MIDI stop controls before recording a digital sequence.
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Page 41: General Midi Sound List
General MIDI Sound List 1. Acoustic Grand Piano 44. Contrabass 86. Lead 6 (voice) 2. Bright Acoustic Piano 45. Tremolo Strings 87. Lead 7 (fifths) 3. Electric Grand Piano 46. Pizzicato Strings 88. Lead 8 (brass + lead) 4. Honky-tonk Piano 47. -
Page 42: Appendix A: Midi Implementation Chart
APPENDIX A: MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED Basic Default 1 – 16 1 – 16 Channel Changed 1 – 16 1 – 16 Default Mode Messages Altered Note Number O (1 – 127) O (1 – 127) Velocity Note ON 9nH, v = 1 –... -
Page 43: Appendix B: Visual Key Range Chart
APPENDIX B: VISUAL KEY RANGE CHART... -
Page 44: Appendix C: Lds Hymn Player List
APPENDIX C: LDS Hymn Player List GeniSys Controller Full Title GeniSys Controller Full Title 68 MightyFortress A Mighty Fortress Is Our God 306 GodsDailyCare God's Daily Care 29 PoorManGrief A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief 83 GuideUsJehovah Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah 166 AbidewithMe Abide with Me! 209 HarkAngelsSng... - Page 45 GeniSys Controller Full Title GeniSys Controller Full Title 221 HeartShepherd Dear to the Heart of the Shepherd 97 LeadKindLight Lead, Kindly Light 96 DearestChildrn Dearest Children, God Is Near You 143 LetHolySpirit Let the Holy Spirit Guide 140 ThinktoPray Did You Think to Pray? 243 LetAllPressOn Let Us All Press On 237 DoWhatIsRight...
- Page 46 Ye Who Are Called to Labor (Men) 108 LordIsShephrd The Lord Is My Shepherd 228 PathwayBright You Can Make the Pathway Bright Specifications subject to change without notice or obligation. Copyright © 2016, Allen Organ Company LLC, All Rights Reserved...
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Page 47: Appendix D: Gnu Public License Information
150 LOCUST ST. MACUNGIE, PA 18062 Please include your name, address, and phone number. All portions not covered by the GNU GPL are to be considered Copyright (C) 2008, Allen Organ Company LLC, all rights reserved. GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE Version 2, June 1991 Copyright (C) 1989, 1991 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - Page 48 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION This License applies to any program or other work which contains a notice placed by the copyright holder say- ing it may be distributed under the terms of this General Public License. The "Program", below, refers to any such program or work, and a "work based on the Program"...
- Page 49 Accompany it with the information you received as to the offer to distribute corresponding source code. (This alternative is allowed only for noncommercial distribution and only if you received the program in object code or executable form with such an offer, in accord with Subsection b above.) The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it.
- Page 50 If you wish to incorporate parts of the Program into other free programs whose distribution conditions are differ- ent, write to the author to ask for permission. For software which is copyrighted by the Free Software Founda- tion, write to the Free Software Foundation; we sometimes make exceptions for this. Our decision will be guided by the two goals of preserving the free status of all derivatives of our free software and of promoting the sharing and reuse of software generally.
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