Summary of Contents for Lowrey LE6500 Liberty Virtual Orchestra
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Thank you for choosing the Lowrey LE6500 Liberty Virtual Orchestra for your home! ‘Let’s Get Started’ highlights the commonly used Lowrey features. A complete reference guide, viewable on your computer or tablet, is loaded on the Liberty USB memory stick.
• Drum Variation ............66 • Drums Only ............. 67 • Auto Bass ............... 67 Original Owner/Purchaser: Register your New Lowrey LE6500 Liberty purchase instantly by visiting www.lowrey.com. Click on the Warranty Registration link at the top of the Lowrey home page. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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• Upper ..............88 2. Record onto a USB Memory Stick ...... 120 • Flutes ..............88 Recording Tracks ..........122 Lowrey, Tibia, Jazz, More ........89 • Record Control ............122 • Drawbars ..............90 Erase ..............122 • Sustain ..............92 Stop ..............
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1. Glide Settings ............. 152 2. Vibra Trem ............153 3. Portamento Time ..........153 4. Repeat ..............154 • Feature Page 6 ............155 1. Preset Information ..........155 2. Rename Bank Presets ........156 3. Next Preset ............157 Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Utilize the four lift points: two retractable wood handles (or two inset handles) on the back panel and the underside of the keyboard shelf as it meets each cabinet side panel. • Bend at the knees to lift the product - do not stoop. • Keep your back straight by tucking in your chin. • Lift with the strong leg muscles, not the weaker back muscles. Front View Back View Front View Back View Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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This applies only to products distributed by Lowrey Organ Company. LE6500 Liberty...
Personalize Your New Lowrey Place a name, up to 20 characters in length, in the touch screen below the words “Especially Built For.” We will use the name Ellen Taylor as an example. To center the name, Ellen Taylor... SCROLL - Ellen Taylor = 12 characters & spaces. FEATURE FEATURE - 20 - 12 = 8. 8/2 = 4. We will need the number 4 in step 5. _ _ _ _Ellen_Taylor_ _ _ _ (CLEAR) (CLEAR) SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 1. Press and hold (CLEAR) (CLEAR) FEATURE FEATURE Ø Feature (Clear). (CLEAR) FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) SCROLL 2. P ress and...
SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Ø Ô Continue using Scroll/Right Arrow/Upper Case/Lower Case to complete the name. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL To start over again press Ô Clear. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) SCROLL (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR)
Pedals Music ABC’s Green indicates Ô bright ABC lighting. Pedals Pedals Pedals ABC’s Music Music Music ABC’s ABC’s Orange indicates Red indicates brighter ABC brightest ABC lighting. lighting. Pedals Music ABC’s Pedals Music ABC’s Pedals ABC’s Music Pedals ABC’s Music Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Music Rack Lights Turn the Music Pedals ABC’s Music Rack display Ô lights on and off. Adjustable Music Rack - Lighted The music rack adjusts inward and outward to optimize the position of sheet music and music books for the player. Pedals Music ABC’s Music ABC’s Pedals 1. As you are seated at the instrument... Grasp the left and right ends of the music rack shelf.
Control volume by section using the Graphic Mixer and other volume controls on the panel. VIRTUOSO Control the overall volume level and add expression while playing with the Expression Pedal. Volume Volume Master Master Maximum volume Minimum volume Adjust the maximum overall Volume Volume Volume Volume instrument Ô Ô Master Master Master Master volume level with Master Volume. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Graphic Mixer All volume levels are preset and ready for play. Adjust certain volume and reverb levels with the Graphic Mixer.. Reverb Bass Lower Orch Plus 1. Press the top Press and hold or repeatedly press either button to raise the button several times to achieve the desired volume. volume. 2. Press the Volume Amount Volume...
See Genius Genius: Access Sounds, page to Genius 48, 70. Sounds menu. See Customizing USB: Access to USB functions Bank Presets, page 41, 128. menu. Style List: See Rhythm Access to Styles, page 55. Rhythm Styles menu. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
76. My Settings The Liberty Create different powers up with Power Up Sound a beautiful organ options with My sound setup, Settings. ‘Sweet Lowrey.’ My Settings 1 My Settings 2 is Smooth Organ is Jazz Organ with Piano & with Saxophone Strings on the & Guitar on lower right the lower right keyboard.
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1. Touch Initial. 2. Touch 1. Ô ‘1’ is back to the original setup. 3. Touch Initial. 4. Touch 2. Ô ‘2’ is back to the original setup. To use your customized My Ô Settings again press 1 or 2. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Display Contrast & Panel Lights VIRTUOSO Maximize screen viewing by setting Set the lighting intensity with Panel Display Contrast Panel Lights Display Contrast Panel Lights Display Contrast. Lights. Screen Themes Select one of three screen themes for your Liberty. Change the theme as desired. Available Themes are based upon the cabinet finish.
Touch Screen Care and Cleaning SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) IMPORTANT NOTICE: Do not spray liquid on the Touch Screen. Do not touch the screen with any sharp objects. Do use your fingertip or touch screen stylus on the screen. Clean the screen using a clean soft cloth slightly dampened with water. Do not allow liquid to run to the edge of the screen. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Memory - Continues sounding the Pedal Pedal EASY EASY Plus Magic Plus Magic chord played, even after key release. Auto Bass - Plays the appropriate bass sound MCS lights above the lower keyboard match the color-coded chord symbols in your Lowrey song book and Lowrey Magic G. MCS responds in a musically correct fashion when you play multi-fingered course books. Red is C, blue is green is Auto Bass Orch Genie Plus conventional chords or single-fingered MCS chords. Drums Drum...
A left hand / lower keyboard chord, MCS or conventional must be played in order for Auto Bass to function. Auto Bass sounds are preset. See Page 67 to select different sounds for Auto Bass. Auto Bass Auto Bass Auto Bass Auto Bass Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Harmony type. 3. Play. Turning the Easy button off provides the player with equally thrilling and impressive music making power, so no matter how you choose to play, Lowrey provides the tools and technology so you sound fantastic. LE6500 Liberty...
Begin playing the pedals yourself again and Pedal Magic takes over and Auto Bass becomes idle. Pedal Magic is ideal for those wishing to learn to play the bass pedals. It is a wonderful tool that helps you sound good while learning. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Fake It! Easily play a professional sounding solo, or ‘Riff’ with just one finger with Fake It! VIRTUOSO Play any White or Black key on the upper or lower right keyboard in a rhythmic fashion and you will hear a great Fake It! Fake It! Fake It! Ô sounding solo that can be a fun addition to your song. Change your left hand chord, select different rhythm styles - Fake It...
Genius sounds can be assigned to the Virtuoso Keyboard. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 1. Press (Golden Harp) More Genius Virtuoso Genius. Ô Ô 2. Scroll to the desired Golden Harp sound. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL More Genius Virtuoso Lowrey Virtual Orchestra Golden Harp FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE...
More Genius Virtuoso Golden Harp Virtuoso Select a Sound Source for the Virtuoso Keyboard. The sound heard when playing the virtuoso keyboard will be the same Golden Harp that is active for the keyboard source selected. 1. Press Virtuoso. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 2.
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FEATURE VIRTUOSO VIRTUOSO FEATUR FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Fake It! Virtuoso operates independently from the Fake It! button. The Fake It! button activates the feature for the upper and lower-right keyboards. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Audio System IBERTY Audio System The Liberty audio system delivers unsurpassed tonal quality through a multi-channel configuration optimized for clarity, warmth and authenticity. 2 - tone escapement chambers. (located on top of the cabinet) 6 - mid range speakers 4 - high range tweeter speakers Headphone 4 - high range tweeter speakers, within Headphone...
When stereo headphones are plugged into the headphone jack the Liberty speaker system is muted. 1. Reduce the Headphone volume. 2. Set the Expression Pedal to minimum. Headphone 3. Insert the headphone plug into the jack. 4. Place the Headphones on your ears, play a note or a style, and slowly increase the volume to a comfortable level. Monitor Headphone -Volume- Monitor Headphone -Volume- Monitor Ô -Volume- Headphone Monitor -Volume- VIRTUOSO Headphone Headphone Monitor Output Headphone -Volume- Monitor -Volume- Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
-Volume- Microphone Input Use the Liberty speaker system to amplify your voice. For best results use a high impedance microphone. 1. Reduce the Microphone volume. 2. Set the Expression Pedal to minimum. 3. Insert the microphone plug into the jack. 4. Speak directly into the microphone and slowly increase the volume to a comfortable level. Headphone Monitor Headphone -Volume- Monitor Ô -Volume- VIRTUOSO Microphone Input Set the Reverb switch Reverb...
The numbered General Preset buttons, 1-10, are active for all three types of presets. Preset 0 is the active preset for any of the three groups when none of the General Preset buttons, 1-10, are on. Buttons 1-10 hold 10 more presets, making the total number 11 for each group. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Preset Information The Preset Information feature displays a description of active presets. VIRTUOSO 1. Press Custom 4. The active preset is Custom boxed. Ø In this example we Ô show Category- Country presets. When no preset 2. Touch the screen groups are to select a different active(Category, preset, or press...
General Presets General Presets are described in this chart... U: Upper Keyboard Sound L: Lowrey Keyboard - Right of Split Sound General Presets Power On Sound Sweet Lowrey U: More Organ U: Theatre Organ +Open Harmony L: Flugel Horn L: Mandolin + Duet Harmony U: Pipe Organ U: Choir + Harmony Theatre L: Church Bells Country B Band...
Category Presets - More 1. Press Category Preset -More. Category-Sacred Theatre Country B Band Show Latin More Ø Ô preset 0 becomes active and ready for play. 2. Press a General Preset to select a different Category-Sacred preset. 3. Touch a Category name to activate 11 different 4.
FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Rhythm Presets Normal Rhythm Presets are of the type traditionally found on a Lowrey. They draw upon the tremendous variety of organ and instrumental sound combinations possible. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Organ Rhythm Presets use the wide variety of organ sounds found on the Liberty.
Bank Presets 1. Press a Bank Memorize Bank - A preset 0 Ø Preset, for example becomes active and ready for play. 2. Press a General Preset to select a different Bank - A Preset. Use Custom 4 for Preset Info. Memorize There are 11 complete presets for each bank. Use Custom 4 for Preset Information to display any selected bank presets. Customizing Bank Presets When using any Preset, make any changes you wish: adjust volume levels, adjust effects, or select different sounds.
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Memorize off. The Home screen appears after a few moments. Your Memorized custom presets remain in the Bank Presets, even when you press Reset or Power Off. Keep your Custom Presets memorized to the Bank Preset buttons, A-E while at the same time have access to the default/ original Bank Presets with Category Presets - More. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
1. Press More. 2. Touch Next two Theatre Country B Band Latin Show More Ø times to display the Ô third Category-More screen. 3. Touch one of the Preset Banks, for example Bank B. 4. Press a General Preset to select a different Bank Preset. Customized Bank Preset Strategy With as many as 55 customized preset possibilities, one way to recall what you memorized in Bank Presets is to dedicate each bank to a different song: A Bank for a song, B Bank for a different song...
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Use Save Presets to preserve your custom Bank Presets on a USB Memory Stick to permanently save them for future play. This gives you the opportunity to customize even more Bank Presets if you wish. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Save Bank Presets Permanently save your custom presets, which you Memorized to the Bank Presets (A, B, C, D, E), on a USB Memory Stick for future play. See ‘Record onto a USB Memory Stick’ for music recording options available on your Lowrey. VIRTUOSO 1. Open the USB drawer. USB Data Port For Memory Stick 2. Insert the Lowrey Ø...
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9. Touch Save. After Saving the screen Ô Ô will return to Home. Save Bank Presets-Overwrite 1. Insert the Lowrey USB Memory Stick. Ø 2. Touch USB. Ô 3. Touch Save Presets. 4. Scroll to a named SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Preset Group box.
Load Bank Presets Use Load Presets to place your custom Bank Presets from a USB memory stick into the Bank Preset buttons on the instrument for access and play. 1. Insert the USB Memory Stick upon which you saved your Ø...
SCROLL SCROLL Renamed. Ø Ô 5. Scroll to a named Preset Group box. 6. Name your SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Preset Group. Use procedure as Ô Rename Bank Presets, page 39. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 7. Touch Rename. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Delete Presets Use Delete Presets to eliminate unwanted custom Bank Presets from a USB memory stick. 1. Insert the USB Memory Stick upon which you saved your Ø presets. Ô 2. Touch USB. 3. Touch Delete Presets. 4. Scroll to a named SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL...
Format Device Use Format Device to make a New USB memory stick compatible with your Lowrey instrument. Formatting is NOT necessary for the USB sticks that are labeled ‘Lowrey’ and are standard equipment with your Lowrey instrument. WARNING: The formatting process will erase all information stored on a memory stick.
Resetting All Bank Presets Return the Bank Presets (A, B, C, D, E) to the original/default setting. This procedure erases any custom presets Memorized in all Bank Presets. Use Save Presets to preserve your custom Bank Presets on a USB memory stick, before Resetting Presets, in order to permanently save them for future play. SCROLL FEATURE SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 1. Press Feature...
3. Touch the SCROLL SCROLL desired song title, for example Let It Be. Ô FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 4. Press Feature FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE Clear. You are (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) ready to play. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Search Song Setup Presets By Name 1. Touch Keypad. 2. Touch Alphabet. 3. Touch the first Ø Ô Letter of a song title. For ‘L’ touch JKL three times. 4. Touch Song Setup. Ø Ô The first ‘L’ song titles appear. SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE...
Next Preset begins from any currently active preset. With Preset 0 - Sweet Lowrey active... 5. Press the Right Foot Switch one time to select Preset 1. 6. Press it again to select Preset 2. The Right Foot Switch will activate General Presets in numerical order. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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With Left Foot Switch set to On... Next Preset Ô activates Presets and Banks in reverse order. With Preset 0 - Sweet Lowrey active... Press the Left Foot Switch one time to select Preset 10. Press it again to select Preset 9. With both Left and...
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FEATURE FEATURE screen to use them (CLEAR) to activate presets (CLEAR) (CLEAR) in the same manner as Foot Switches. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 8. Press Feature Clear to return to Ô the home screen. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Rhythm Styles Selecting a Rhythm Style B. Band Soft & EZ Rock B. Band Soft & EZ Rock Fox Trot Ballad Contem. Fox Trot Country Ballad Contem. Country EZ 4 / 4 Style 1. Press a Status (See Intro Ending) Swing Gospel Swing Gospel Rhythm Style,...
All Organ Rhythm Styles Each Rhythm Style can be played as an elegant-sounding All-Organ Style. B. Band Soft & EZ Rock Fox Trot Country Ballad Contem. 1. Press a Rhythm Swing Gospel Ø R&B Ragtime Trad. Waltz Style, for example Ô...
Intro Intro Intro / Ending 1 & 2 Ending Ending Add a professional sounding introduction and ending to each Rhythm Style. Two varieties from which to choose. B. Band Soft & EZ Rock Fade Fade Fox Trot Ballad Contem. Country 1. Press a Rhythm Style, Swing Gospel Ø Ragtime Trad. Waltz R&B for example Soft & EZ, Ballad, March Brdway Classic...
Insert a professional sounding fill-in or rhythmic break to any Rhythm Style. While the main portion of a Rhythm Style is playing activate FX one of three ways: FX/Golden Harp 1. Touch the Left Touch Bar. LEFT TOUCH BAR Ø 2. Activate the Right Foot Switch. Activate the Foot Switch by sliding the side of your foot, using your heel as a pivot point, to the right, to press the switch. See Touch Bar, Foot Switches, Pedal Natural/Black on page 167 to assign other functions to the Foot Switch.
Country the preset value of 72 for Guitars Swing Gospel will be decreased Ragtime R&B Trad. Waltz Ô to 60. 1. Press Soft & March Brdway Classic Alter Polka Hawaiian Latin Special More Style EZ, Ballad. 2. Touch Guitars. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Tempo 3. Touch Keypad. Tempo Tempo 4. Touch 6. 5. Touch 0. Ô Ô 6. Press either Tempo button. Tap Tempo Simply tap your finger at a desired tempo to then set the tempo of any Rhythm Style and the Golden Harp feature. SCROLL FEATURE SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 1. Press Feature (CLEAR) Clear. Ø Ô 2. Scroll to FEATURE Feature Page 9.
Beat Beat Rhythm Style Controls Volume Volume Volume Volume Down Down Down Down Beat Beat Beat Beat Tempo Drum Tempo Drum Drum Tempo Drum Tempo Volume Volume Volume Volume Down Down Down Down Beat Beat Beat Beat Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Genie and Orch Plus Genie and Orch Plus features represent two parts of any Rhythm Style. When a Rhythm Style is active add or delete Genie and Orch Plus to further add to the variety and versatility of the rhythm style section. B.
Genie Plus Organ Jazz: Mellow. Use any sound from the Genius Voice List. See page 178. The automated Scat vocal sound does not function in a rhythm styles. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 5. Touch 100. Ø Ô Ô 6. Scroll to 95. To hear your SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL changes... 7. Press Intro Intro Ending Ending 1. 8. Play a Lower Start Start Start Stop Stop Stop Fade FEATURE Keyboard chord, FEATURE FEATURE easy play or conventional, to (CLEAR) (CLEAR)
Swing Gospel 2. Press Drum Variation Variation Variation R&B Ragtime Trad. Waltz Ô Variation, either Orch Plus Orch Plus before or during March Brdway Classic Alter Polka Hawaiian Latin Special More Style rhythm style play. Volume Volume Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Drums Only Hear only the drums part of any Rhythm Style. B. Band Soft & EZ Rock Fox Trot Country Ballad Contem. Drums Only silences Genie, Orch Plus, Auto 1. Press a Drums Drums Drums Bass 1 & 2, plus easy play features MCS and Only Swing Gospel Only Only Rhythm Style.
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Bass: Elec. Ø Bright. Ô Ô Bass: Finger Slap 6. Press Auto Auto Bass Auto Bass Bass 2. Bass: Elec. Bright 7. Press Auto Auto Bass Auto Bass Bass 2. 8. Play a few chords, and listen to the bass sound. Auto Bass Auto Bass Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Orchestral & Solo Sounds Overview of Sounds The Orchestral & Solo sounds, layered with the numerous Organ sounds and other player features, give the Lowrey Virtual Orchestra the capability to create a seemingly endless variety of musical sounds. The Presets provide a great many sound setups and combinations by simply pressing one or two buttons.
Upper Ô Ô Ô Upper 3. Press Upper On. 3. Play the Upper 4. Play the Upper Lower Lower Lower Lower Solo Keyboard. Octave Octave Octave Octave Genius Keyboard. Lower Lower Left Left Solo Solo Genius Genius Lower Lower Right Right Solo Solo Genius Genius Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Upper 6. For example, Press Orchestral Orchestral Genius Genius Lower Orchestral Genius 1. Left Ô 7. Play the Upper Keyboard. Lower Right Orchestral Genius My Picks In addition to the 36 Quick Pick sounds... Create a page of eight Genius Sounds of your choosing. Change them as often as you like.
Reset Banks A-E returns the Bank Presets to the original/default setting. Reset My Picks returns the My Picks to the original/default setting. Confirm your choice to Reset. 5. Touch Reset My Picks again. Ô After a few moments the Home screen returns. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Selecting a Sound - Four methods Touch and Scroll, Alphabet Keypad, Numeric Keypad, Genius Screen. Touch and Scroll Method Solo VIRTUOSO Solo Genius Genius Solo Solo Solo Orchestral Orchestral Genius Genius Solo Genius Genius Genius Genius Genius Virtuoso More Genius 1. Press any Genius location. Lower Lower Upper Upper Genius Genius Genius Genius (Golden Harp)
5. Touch Home. 6. Play the Upper Ô Keyboard. Genius Screen Method The two Genius screens show the current Genius sound for each button/tab. Ø Ô 1. Touch Genius. 2. Touch a Genius Voice... for example Oboe. 3. Scroll to a different SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Genius sound.
Portamento may sound odd used with sounds like mento mento mento Piano, Chimes, and Marimba, because the actual instruments do not have that ability. Portamento time is preset and may be changed. Portamento value range is 0 (very fast) to 100 (very slow). Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
With a Solo sound selected... Ø 1. Touch Keypad. Ô 2. Touch a Portamento value, for example 40. Porta- Porta- Porta- mento mento mento See Feature Page 5 - Portamento Time on page 153 for additional details. 3. Press Portamento. Press Reset or turn the instrument off to return Portamento to preset levels. Dynamic Keying Dynamic Keying adds authenticity to sounds like Piano or Vibes by making the sounds Touch Sensitive, just like the actual instruments.
The sound will Sustain just like an actual Piano. Glide/Sustain may be assigned to controllers other than the Left Foot Switch. See Feature Page 9 - Touch Bar, Foot Switches, Pedal Natural/Black on page 168. LEFT TOUCH BAR Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Orchestral and Solo Volume Volume is set for each sound and any preset. 1. Press the top Solo Solo Orch Solo Orch Orch Press and hold or Orch button to raise the repeatedly press either All lights illuminated volume. Ô button several times (red) indicates Volume Volume...
= F# Play any Solo sound on the Upper Keyboard. Lower Left With both Solo and Orchestral Upper On illuminated, one Orchestral and one Lower Lower Right Octave Solo sound may be played on the Upper Keyboard. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Play two Solo sounds together. Upper On lighted. Orchestral Orchestral Orchestral Orchestral Orchestral Orchestral Orchestral Orchestral Genius Genius Genius Genius Genius Genius Genius Genius 1. Press and hold Solo Genius. Ô Ô Ô 2. Press and release the other Solo Genius. 3. Release Solo Genius. Two Orchestral sounds may be played along with the two Solo sounds on the Upper Keyboard. Orchestral Orchestral Orchestral...
Normal than played. Play this Upper Octave Upper Octave Orch Solo Orch Solo Play this Play this Normal Normal Play this Play this Hear this Hear this Play this Play this Play this Play this Hear this Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Down Octave Play this Play this Upper Octave Upper Octave Play this Play this Orch Solo Orch Solo 1. Press Upper Octave. Upper Octave Upper Octave Orch Solo Orch Solo Play this Play this 2. Play an F key and hear Hear this Normal Normal F sound one octave lower Hear this Normal...
16 is a very low pitched sound, Flute 4 is a high pitched sound, and Flute 2 is a very high pitched sound. Other tabs represent effects and control features. The numerous Presets use these traditional organ sounds in varying combinations along with Orchestral and Solo sounds to create the incredibly diverse and expansive musical possibilities of today’s Lowrey. VIRTUOSO MASTER...
Lower tabs. Green Tabs String/Vocal Sustain: Adds sustain to Strings 8 & 4 and Vocal Ensemble. Lower Flute Sustain: Adds sustain to Flutes. Clear Tabs Flutes 8, 4, 2 2/3, 2 & 1: The traditional organ sounds that produce the “Sweet Lowrey Sound.” These tabs offer many Flute (organ) sounds, alone or in combination, with the other Lower sounds. Individual Lower Flute volume may be controlled using the Drawbar feature. See page 90. LE6500 Liberty...
Theatre Theatre Genius Drums Trem Green Tabs Upper Flute Sustain: Adds sustain to Flutes. String/Vocal Sustain: Adds sustain to Strings 16, 8 & 4 and Vocal Ensemble. Clear Tabs Flutes 16, 8, 5 1/3, 4, 2 2/3, 2, 1 3/5, 1 1/3 & 1: The traditional organ sounds that produce the “Sweet Lowrey Sound.” These tabs offer many Flute (organ) sounds, alone or in combination, with the other Upper sounds. Flute Perc: A unique Flute sound that fades (decays) even when the key(s) are held down. Theatre Reed Reed Diapason Theatre Theatre...
Lower Flute (that is Ø Ô on) is displayed. Flute Flute Flute 3. Touch Forward. The Flute Percussion Ø drawbars are displayed. Ô 4. Touch Back two times to return to the Upper Ø Drawbars screen. Ô Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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5. Touch the Screen to change the volume... for example, to decrease the Ø Ô flute volume touch on the drawbar image to shorten the drawbar. To increase the flute volume touch below the Ø Ô drawbar image to lengthen the drawbar. 1. Touch an active SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL...
Sustain causes a sound to slowly fade away after the keys are released. Without sustain, the sound of the (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) key stops immediately upon release. • Sustain levels are preset from Lowrey and do not need to be changed. • The sustain length is adjustable and has a numeric value from 1 (no sustain) to 100 (maximum sustain). • Sustain setting may be saved with a Bank Preset. Numeric Keypad To adjust the Sustain level... Ø 1. Touch Keypad. Ô 2. Touch the desired Sustain value ... for example 65. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
(CLEAR) 1. Press and Hold Feature Theatre Theatre Theatre Theatre Drums Drums Drums Drums Ô Ô Clear. FEATURE FEATURE 2. Press and Release FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE Theatre Drums. (CLEAR) 3. Release Feature Clear. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE Lowrey Virtual Orchestra (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR)
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SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 4. Touch a Theatre Drums sound. Ø Ô 5. Scroll to a different sound. Drum Drum Drum SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 6. Touch a Level. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Volume Volume Volume 7. Scroll to a different Ø individual volume level. Ô...
Ô Upper Flute Flute Flute Flute Flute Flute 3. Press Fast (upper). Upper Sustain Upper Listen. The spinning sound Fast Slow will accelerate to Fast. Fast Slow Upper Fast Slow Upper Flute Upper Fast Slow Lowrey Virtual Orchestra Flute Flute Flute Upper...
There are 11 half steps up from the key of C to that of B. Pressing Transpose when at the key of B returns to C. There are 11 half steps down from the key of C to that of C Pressing Transpose when at the key of C returns to C. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Locks VIRTUOSO Lock certain settings so they do not change, even when choosing presets and features that would change that setting when not locked. Tempo Locks Locks Drum Screen Locks Volume Transpose Make desired selections / Ø Ô settings for the instrument. Down Beat 1. Press Locks.
• Lock the Lower volume level so it does not change when you select a different preset. • When you feel the Bass volume is too loud, set the volume level lower and lock it so it stays at that level. • Lock the Tempo so it will not change when selecting among different rhythm styles. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Tempo Locks Tempo Locks Drum Drum Make desired selections / Volume Volume Transpose Transpose settings for the instrument. Ø Ô Press both Tempo buttons Start Start to Lock the current Stop Stop setting. Reverb Bass Lower Reverb Bass Lower Orch Plus Orch Plus Press both Bass buttons to Ø...
C. Ø Golden Harp plays along Golden Harp with any chord. 3. Release the chord and Golden Harp stops. 4. Press MCS. 5. Play and hold a lower keyboard chord. Plus Plus Ø Golden Harp plays along Ô with any MCS chord. 6. Release the chord and Golden Harp stops. Plus Plus Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
7. Press Memory. 8. Play and hold a lower keyboard chord, Memory Memory RIGHT TOUCH BAR Ø conventional or MCS. Ô 9. Release the chord and Golden Harp continues to play. Genius Virtuoso More 10. Press the Right Foot Golden Harp Switch. Golden Harp Memory More Genius Virtuoso Tempo Tempo FX/Golden Harp stops. LEFT TOUCH BAR 11. Release it, Golden Golden Harp...
5. Touch a Golden Harp Ô Rate ...for example Double Time. 6. Play and hold a lower keyboard chord, conventional or MCS. Touch another Rate while Golden Harp is playing to hear the variety. 8. Touch Exit when finished to return to the Home Ô Ô screen. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Genius Virtuoso More Golden Harp Genius Ø Ô 1. Press Genius. Golden Harp 2. Scroll to select a different sound. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL See Selecting a Sound on Ø page 105 for other methods Ô for choosing a Golden Harp More Genius Virtuoso Genius sound.
Genius Virtuoso 9. Press Feature Clear to Ô return to the home screen. Golden Harp FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Power Power Power To return Golden Harp to Power Power Power preset levels... Reset Reset 1. Press Reset. Ô 2. Power Off. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Sound Effects Surf Surf Surf Surf Surf Surf Surf Surf Surf Surf Surf Surf Sound Effects are non-musical sounds designed to add flair, fun and variety to your music! • Presets may place different sounds in Genius 1, Genius 2. • Save your Genius 1, Genius 2 changes in a Bank Preset. 1. Press and release Surf. Surf Surf Surf Surf Bell Bell Bell...
Sounds from the Sound Effects and Drums Voice List on page 181, may also be assigned to... - top portion of the lower keyboard. - top portion of the pedals. See Feature Page 3 - Lower Sound Effects on page 142. See Feature Page 9 - Pedal Natural/Black on page 167. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Custom VIRTUOSO • Custom buttons allow you to create certain feature shortcuts - Jump to a specific Touch Screen to change a setting. - Change the setting of a feature. - Activate another button. Custom Custom - Activate a Foot Switch. Custom • Custom buttons are preset with certain functions... Press 1...
From that point the player may make desired selections within the feature. The example used for Custom 1 eliminates the steps needed (Feature Clear, Scroll, Select Edit Genius) to access the Edit Genius screen in the future. Custom Custom Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Change the Setting of a Feature SCROLL For example, make FEATURE Custom 2 cause the Glide SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Setting to change to (CLEAR) Ø Super Glide... Ô Ô 1. Press Feature Clear. FEATURE 2. Scroll to Feature FEATURE Memorize Page 5. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) SCROLL...
More Duet 3 Part Ø 3. Press Duet Harmony. Ô Memorize Lower Right More Duet 3 Part Custom Memorize 4. Press Memorize. Ô Custom Upper More Custom Duet 3 Part Custom 3 = Duet Harmony. Lower Right More Duet 3 Part Custom Custom Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Activate a Foot Switch For example, make Custom 4 activate the left Memorize foot switch (Glide/Sustain Ø Ô or other functions as assigned to the switch)... 1. Press Memorize. Memorize Custom Memorize Ø 2. Press Custom 4. Ô Memorize 3. Press the Left Foot Custom Ø Ô Memorize Switch.
Total Reset will reset Custom settings back to original along with all other items on the instrument. See page 172. Bass Pedal Adjustment Custom It may be necessary to make height adjustments to the instrument in order to establish a stable footing or to compensate for carpeting to allow for proper Bass Pedal operation. Please read these instructions completely before making adjustments. Custom Height Adjustable Glides / Lifts Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
1. Place the instrument in its desired location. When this location places the instrument back against a wall, leave space between the wall and instrument to make adjustments. Warning: DO NOT attempt to lift the instrument or adjust the glides unassisted. The instrument is very heavy. 2. Tip the instrument back slightly to elevate the front cabinet feet a few inches off the floor. Care should be taken not to tip the instrument too far back.
1. Turn both knobs, located on each side of the bench, at the same time to raise or lower the bench. Make adjustments while Not seated on the bench. - The bench has an adjustment range of 3.0 inches / 75 millimeters. - A lined gauge is located mid way up the corner of the bench for reference. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Managing Your Music VIRTUOSO • Produce, record, edit, distribute, and playback your own musical performances. • Share your songs (and presets) with other Liberty owner’s by utilizing the USB Port and a Memory Stick. • Burn your music-making to a compact disk using the CD Recorder / Player and play it back on virtually any CD Player*. *Some CD players may have limited capabilities and may not be able to read the CD-R format. • Listen to and play along with CD’s recorded by your favorite artists using the CD Recorder / Player.
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Pause Display Record Stop Pause Display Record Stop Pause << >> << >> 9. Press Stop when Play/ Play/ Ô Display Record Stop Pause Display Record Stop Pause finished playing. Leave a 2-3 second gap before recording the next song. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Before Finalizing the CD... • Songs recorded on the CD may only be accessed from the Liberty. 10. To remove the CD. • You may remove the CD and add new Touch Open/Close. songs later... or... - by recording directly to the CD again or... Press the CD Drive button. - by recording a song from a memory stick to the CD.
Pause Display Stop Display Record Stop Record Pause Pause • Record and Playback your recordings using the USB stick. • Playback the 72 pre-recorded performances loaded onto your ‘Lowrey Liberty’ memory stick... - All 50 songs from the Lowrey songbook - 22 Liberty Spotlight songs Volume << >> << >> • Much like a player piano roll, the USB stick does not contain an audio recording from the Music Recorder. Volume • The memory stick will not playback music in your computer. Play/ • Recording on USB stores two types of control data that will be used to playback your song...
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Regis- Regis- Select the sounds, Regis- tration Lower Upper Bass tration Bass Lower Upper tration Bass Lower Upper rhythms, presets, Play/ and features you Play/ Ø Play/ Erase << >> Stop Record Pause Erase << >> Stop Record Pause Ô Ô...
Regis- Pause Pause times. Each new tration Lower Upper Bass recording is Merged Track 1 Recorded and an unrecorded Track 2 Not Recorded Track 2 is available. Regis- tration Bass Lower Upper Lowrey Virtual Orchestra Regis- tration Bass Lower Upper...
Regis- tration Bass Lower Upper Play/ << >> Erase Stop Record Pause Replace Record Play/ << >> Erase Stop Record Pause • Replace part (or all) of what has been recorded. • Replace Record erases ‘original’ notes recorded as you play the ‘new’ replacement notes. Regis- Regis- tration Bass Lower Upper tration Lower...
USB Data Port << >> Erase Stop Record Pause 1. Open the USB For Memory Stick drawer. Ø Ô >> << 2. Insert the Lowrey USB Memory Stick. << >> << >> Select a Song for playback... Ø >> << >> << 1. Press << or >>.
Regis- tration Lower Upper Bass 4. Touch Song 006. Play/ Play/ << >> Pause Erase Record Stop Pause 5. Press Play/Pause to playback Song 006. Place a Recording From a USB Memory Stick onto a CD. Play/ Play/ Pause Pause • Songs recorded on a USB Memory Stick may be further refined using Merge and Replace Record features and then ‘burned’...
Other USB / Music Recorder Functions • Once songs have been recorded onto a USB memory stick, there are several options available. • Insert the USB memory stick for access to Other USB Function. Load Song Presets • Load presets used for recording a song (recorded on the Liberty) into the Bank Presets to save and use again. • Share presets from Liberty recordings made by others. 1. Touch USB. Ø 2. Touch Load Song Ô Presets. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Touch the desired song title, or... Ô Ô 3. Scroll to display the next four songs. 4. Touch the desired song title... for SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL example Song 006. Ô Song Presets for the selected song are loaded to the Bank FEATURE Presets.
010 with 6. Song 006. the message Protected File. When this message appears touch OK. Copying Song... Song Copied... Another Copy? Ø 10. Touch Yes to Ô make another copy. Repeat steps 3-9. Or... Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
(CLEAR) (CLEAR) FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE Ø 11. Touch No. Ô (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Press Feature Clear to Ô return to the home screen. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Rename Song • The Music Recorder automatically names the songs you record: Song 001, Song 002... • Give the songs you have recorded on a USB memory stick more meaningful titles. 1. Touch USB. Ø 2. Touch Rename Ô...
1. Touch USB. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE Ø 2. Touch Delete Ô Song. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Touch the desired song title, or... Ø Ô Ô 3. Scroll to display the next four songs. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Lowrey Virtual Orchestra FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE...
Ô Other Connections • Located on a the back panel. MIDI IN, OUT, THRU: You never need to use these connections to fully enjoy playing the Lowrey Liberty. Connect other MIDI equipped devices. Any MIDI equipped device’s manual will describe connection and operation. Feature Page 10 - MIDI on page xxx, will only be needed when making such a connection.
The Orch & Solo screen adjusts the individual volume levels of each pair of orchestral and solo sounds, making one more prominent that the other, when two are being used at the same time. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Change Section 1. Touch Orch & Solo. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Ø 2. Scroll to Upper. Ô Scroll repeatedly to select other Sections. Upper Theatre: The volume of the purple Upper Theatre tabs. Strings/Vocal: The volume of the Upper Strings and Vocal tabs. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL...
FEATURE FEATURE SCROLL Press Feature Clear to SCROLL SCROLL return to the home screen. (CLEAR) Power (CLEAR) Power Power Power (CLEAR) To return Tuning to Reset Reset Ô Ô default... 1. Press Reset. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 2. Power Off. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Sustain Lengths • Sustain causes a sound to slowly fade away after the keys are released. • With no sustain, the sound stops abruptly after the keys are released. • All Sustain lengths are preset and ready for play. • Many Preset buttons employ varying lengths of Sustain. • Save Sustain settings in Bank Presets. Adjust Upper Flute Sustain 1. Touch Upper Flutes. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 2. Scroll to adjust up or SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL...
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On = AOC will harmonize upper genius tab. (CLEAR) Off = Upper genius tab is not harmonized. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Press Feature Clear to Power Power Power Power return to the home screen. Reset Reset Ô Ô To return AOC to default..FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 2. Power Off. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Feature Page 2 • A ll Drawbar settings are preset and ready for play. • Customize the volume intensity of each flute sound in each of three flutes sections. • Numerous preset buttons utilize a variety of drawbar settings to create different Flute tone colors, especially for the upper keyboard. • Bank B presets feature 11 drawbar-type organ sounds. • All drawbar volume range in value from 1-10. To obtain a volume value of 0 you must turn the individual flute tab off. Upper Drawbars 1. Touch Upper Drawbars. Ø Ô The volume for each Upper Flute (that is on) is displayed. Ø...
Lower Sound Effects: Play sound effects, from the Sound Effects & Drums Voice List, page xxx, on lower keyboard keys. Keyed Drums: Play percussion sounds, from a variety of drums kits, on the lower keyboard. Theatre Drums: Assign sounds from the Sound Effects & Drums Voice List to the lower keyboard and/or pedals. Lower Sound Effects • S ound Effects are preset and ready for play. • Sound Effects are employed in some presets, often changing the default sound effects assigned to keys. • Save Sound Effects setting in Bank Presets. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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1. Touch Off to activate sound effects on the Top Ø end of the lower keyboard. Church Bell Jingle Bark Bells Plane Church Bell Ô Jingle Bark Bells Plane Horse Thunder Gallup Telephone Horse Rooster Gong Whinney Horse Thunder Gallup 2.
Effects to default... 1. Press Reset. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 2. Power Off. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Keyed Drums • K eyed Drums are preset and ready for play. • Keyed Drums are playable on the Lower Keyboard (Lower Right when the split is active). • Select from a variety of different drum kits. • For example, with a rhythm style playing, play a No Chord (N.C.) and play a drum solo along with the beat of the rhythm style. Play Drums 1. Touch Off. Ø Ô 2. Play drum sounds on the Lower Keyboard. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
(CLEAR) (CLEAR) FEATURE Choose a Drum Kit FEATURE FEATURE 1. Touch Latin. Ø Ô 2. Play drum sounds on the (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lower Keyboard. (CLEAR) SCROLL Press Feature Clear to SCROLL SCROLL return to the home screen. Power Power Power Power To return Lower Sound Reset Reset Ô...
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Press Feature Clear to SCROLL SCROLL return to the home screen. Power Power Power Power To return Theatre Drums Reset Reset Ô Ô to default... FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 1. Press Reset. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) 2. Power Off. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Feature Page 4 Effects: Add/change/adjust audio effects to certain sounds. Edit Genius: Change certain sound parameters for Genius sounds. Sound Shaper: Change the character of certain sounds. Fade In/Out: Adjust the Fade In and Fade Out time for Fade In/Out Introductions/Endings to Rhythm Styles. Effects • E ffects are preset and ready for play. • Modify sounds in five different sections. • Each parameter features an adjustment range from 0 (no effect) to 100 (Maximum). • Save Effects settings in Bank Presets. Touch the sound sections to turn Effects on or off. • Orch 1: The single Orchestral sound. • Orch 2: The second Orchestral sound (blinking) when two Orchestral sounds are active. • Solo: The Solo sound. • Lower Genius: The sound in the lower genius tab. • Upper Genius: The sound in the upper genius tab.
SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 5. Touch Piano: 9ft. Ø Grand. Ô 6. Scroll to select Sound. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 7. Touch Vib. Delay. SCROLL Ø Ô FEATURE FEATURE 4. Scroll to select a value. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE...
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(CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) SCROLL Press Feature Clear to SCROLL SCROLL return to the home screen. Power Power Power Power To return Sound Shaper Reset Reset Ô Ô settings to default... 1. Press Reset. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 2. Power Off. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Fade In/Out • F ade settings are preset and ready for play. • Adjust the amount of time for the Fade In introductions and Fade Out endings. See page xxx. • T ime adjustments are made in seconds and range from 0 to 100. Ø 1. Touch 10. Ô SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL FEATURE 2. Scroll to set Fade In FEATURE FEATURE time.
• Return is the amount of time it takes for the glide to return to normal tune. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL For example... Ø Touch Go Time. Ô Scroll to set the value. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE Lowrey Virtual Orchestra FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR)
SCROLL Press Feature Clear to SCROLL SCROLL return to the home screen. Power Power Power Power To return Glide settings to Reset Reset Ô Ô default... 1. Press Reset. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 2. Power Off. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Vibra-Trem • Vibra Trem settings are preset and ready for play. • Numerous presets utilize a variety of Vibra Trem speeds. • Change the speed of the Vibra Trem effect for the Fast and Slow Vibra Trem buttons. SCROLL • Values range from 1 (slowest) to 100 (fastest). FEATURE FEATURE • Save Vibra Trem settings in Bank Presets.
FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE Repeat Repeat Repeat (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Press Repeat. Orchestral and Solo sounds will always have the same Repeat Speed. SCROLL Press Feature Clear to SCROLL SCROLL return to the home screen. Power Power Power Power To return Repeat settings Reset Reset Ô...
SCROLL 10. Touch the right FEATURE FEATURE Arrow. 11. Scroll to i. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Continue sequence to Ø Ô complete ‘Whiter.’ FEATURE 12. Touch Space FEATURE FEATURE when the cursor is (CLEAR) under L. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) 13. Touch the right Arrow.
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With Include Banks On... Next Preset activates sets of Bank Presets in order: A0 - A10, B0 - B10, C0 - C10... With Left Foot Switch set to On... Next Preset Ô activates Presets and Banks in reverse order. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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With Preset 0 - Sweet Lowrey active... Press the Left Foot Switch one time to select Preset 10. Press it again to select Preset 9. With both Left and Right Foot Switch set to On move Ô through presets in either direction. SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE Touch Bars...
Left of lower keyboard Split will function as normal-left hand, lower keyboard. SCROLL Lower Keyboard Split is automatically activated under these conditions: •Pressing the blue Lower On to on. •Pressing the red Lower Right to on. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE •Activating the Keyed Drums feature. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) For Example, to change the pedal split to C2... Press the C2 Pedal. Or... Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Touch C1. Ô Ô Scroll to C2. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Pedals to the right of Split can be used as controllers for numerous features, such as: FX, Glide/Sustain, or Sound Effects - (CLEAR) as assigned.
Pedal Recognition disables normal pedal function. For example... to play a G chord (MCS or MCS Plus)... Play the G pedal..to play a G minor chord (MCS or MCS Plus)... Play the G and Bb pedals. Or... Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Play G on the lower keyboard key... and... Play the Bb pedal. SCROLL Pedal Magic FEATURE FEATURE See Pedal Magic on page 24. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Touch Long & SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL FEATURE Short. FEATURE FEATURE Ô Ô Scroll to select (CLEAR) Long & Short (CLEAR) (CLEAR) or Get Close. Press Feature Clear after SCROLL SCROLL...
Power Power Power Power To return Volume Pedal Reset Reset Ô Ô settings to default... 1. Press Reset. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 2. Power Off. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Aux In • Volume Pedal Settings are preset and ready for play. • Use the Liberty’s sound system to listen to music from audio devices connected to the AUX In jacks located on the back of the unit (iPod, CD player...). • Determine how the playback volume is controlled. For example, to connect a music player, such as an Stereo Mono iPod, use a stereo mini plug Mini to 1/4 mono plug adapter Plug Plugs cable.
Press Dynamic Keying on. U. Stg Vo: Upper Strings and Vocal Ensemble tab sounds. Orch 1: Orchestral Genius 1 or 2 . L. Stg Vo: Lower Strings and Vocal Ensemble tab sound. Orch 2: Orchestral Genius 1 or 2 (blinking when two are U. Genius: Upper Genius tab sounds. selected at the same time). L. Genius: Lower Genius tab sounds. Solo 1: Solo Genius 1 or 2. Dynamic Solo 2: Solo Genius 1 or 2 (blinking when two are selected Keying at the same time). Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic Dynamic Keying Keying Keying Keying Keying Aftertouch Touch Off to change the Ô choice to On. Aftertouch creates an additional effect on certain sounds when more pressure is applied to a key. For example, the sound Guitar: Dobro used in Country Category Preset (0) features a distinct ‘twang’ aftertouch effect. Dynamic Keying Touch Bar...
Foot Switch controllers in the same fashion as Touch Bars. FEATURE FEATURE Pedal Natural Black (CLEAR) (CLEAR) For example, to assign Transpose Up to the Pedal Natural. Ø Ô 3. Touch Pedal Natural Black. 4. Touch Sound EFX. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL 5. Scroll to Transpose Up. Ø Ô Ô 6. Touch Off. SCROLL SCROLL CROLL With Pedal Controllers set to On the Pedals now activate the functions shown on the screen. SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE 7. Play your song. FEATURE FEATURE EATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR)
Press Feature Clear to SCROLL SCROLL return to the home screen. Power Power Power Power To return Reverb settings Reset Reset Ô Ô to default... 1. Press Reset. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE 2. Power Off. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Microphone • Microphone settings are preset. • Adjust Echo (depth and resonance) for microphone output. • Adjust Effect to modify the character of microphone output. • Adjustment values range from 0 (no effect) to 100 (maximum effect). • Talk into the microphone to hear adjustments as they are made. • Microphone settings will not save to a Bank preset. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Echo For example... Touch Time. Scroll to adjust the value. • Level - The amount of echo. SCROLL SCROLL • Time - The speed of echo. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL • Feedback - The frequency of echo. Effect SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE For example... FEATURE Touch Off.
Ô Touch Total Reset again to confirm. Touch Reset Banks A-E to reset only that section. Ô Touch Reset Banks A-E again to confirm. Touch Reset My Picks to reset only that section. Ô Touch Reset My Picks again to confirm. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
Soon after confirming any Reset choice the Ô Home screen returns. Feature Page 11 Metronome/Counter: On/Off control of the features. Chain Songs: Control USB song playback. Screen: Select different screen backgrounds. Clock/Timer: Set the clock and control wake up and power off settings. Metronome / Counter • The Metronome produces a ticking sound when recording a song to mark tempo. • The Counter can be used to count beats as you play along with a Rhythm Style, useful when making a recording using a Rhythm Style. • The Counter is also a method of keeping track of a song, especially for multi-track recordings.
Ô Ô return to the home screen. FEATURE FEATURE FEATURE (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Screen • Select one of three screen Themes for your Liberty. Change the theme as desired. • Cherry Cabinet Finish Screen Options = Cherry, Blue, and Lights • Oak cabinet Finish Screen Options = Oak, Blue, and Lights. • Choose from among three types of Video Output for when connected to a television or data projector. Theme Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Wake Up Time Follow same procedure as Clock to set Wake Up Time... Touch and Scroll. Touch Off to set to AM, touch again for PM, touch again for Off. Off Timer SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Touch 30. Scroll to select 15, 30, or 45 minute settings.
Guitar Broadway After The Swing of MORE Patriotic 3/4 Cab Drivin’ Plus 1 Magic Love India Believe Balloon Out There It’s Amore Chinatown Plus 2 Ballad Ride Ballad Every Blues My Love Super Stay Alive Plus 3 Breath Rock 8-Beat Station Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Rhythm Style List IBERTY page 2 of 2 Variations Button Name BIG BAND Vegas Big Band Frank & The Count Duke’s Blues Satin Lady Your Way FOX TROT Swing & Sway Sammy D-Candy, Jr. Brass Bandit Smooth Foxtrot Go Away Rinkie Tink Tennessee Tons Garth’s Friends Sweet Home Floyde Piano COUNTRY Square Dance Boot Scootin’...
/A/C/D /E/G G/B/D G/B/D/E /D/E B/F/A F/B/E /C/D /B/G /C/E /B/E /B/D/F /C/F A/C/G /E/F A/C/E/F A/C/E /G/B /D/E /D/F/G /F/G /E/G /D/G B/D/A B/D/F B/D/F/G /A/C N.C. - NO CHORD Pressing 3, 4, or 5 half steps at the same time, for example: C, C , D -or- F, F , G, A results in a No Chord (printed N.C. on music). Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
IBERTY Your new Lowrey Liberty includes a custom USB Memory Stick that contains... 1. Pre-recorded performances of the 50 songs from the Lowrey songbook that is included with your new Liberty. 2. Pre-recorded performances of 22 Liberty Spotlight Songs. See page 126, Memory Stick Playback.
Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie Auld Lang Syne Bushel And A Peck, A Autumn Leaves Button Up Your Overcoat Ave Maria Buttons And Bows Away In A Manger By The Light Of The Silvery Moon Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Bye Bye Blackbird Danke Shoen Bye Bye Blues Danube Waves (Anniversary Song) Cabaret Darktown Strutters’ Ball Caissons, The - Army Days Of Wine And Roses, The California Girls Deck The Halls California, Here I Come Deep In The Heart Of Texas Call Me Deep Purple Call Me Irresponsible...
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Hello, Dolly! I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now Hello, My Baby I Write The Songs Help Me Make Through The Night Ice Castles Theme (Through The Eyes Of Love) Here Comes Santa Claus Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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If I Didn’t Care Jingle Bell Rock If I Had A Hammer Jingle Bells If I Were A Rich Man Johnny B. Goode If You Knew Susie (Like I Knew Susie) Jolly Old St. Nicholas I’ll Be Home For Christmas Joy To The World I’ll Be Seeing You Julida Polka...
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Munsters, The On The Street Where You Live Music Box Dancer On The Sunny Side Of The Street Music Of The Night On The Wings Of A Dove Music To Watch Girls By On Top Of Old Smokey Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Once In A While Sailing, Sailing San Antonio Rose One Note Samba Santa Claus Is Coming To Town One O’Clock Jump Santa Lucia Only You Satin Doll Orange Blossom Special Save The Last Dance For Me Over The Rainbow Saving All My Love For You Over There Scarborough Fair Pagan Love Song...
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Those Were The Days (All In The Family Theme) We Gather Together Those Were The Days (My Friend) We Need A Little Christmas Three Coins In The Fountain We Three Kings Of Orient Are Three O’Clock In The Morning We Wish You A Merry Christmas Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Wedding Song, The With A Little Help From My Friends We’ll Sing In The Sunshine With A Song In My Heart We’re In The Money (Gold Digger’s Song) Wonderful World We’ve Only Just Begun Wonderland By Night What A Day For A Daydream Woodchopper’s Ball What A Friend We Have In Jesus Wunderbar...
Chinatown Smile Can’t Buy Me Love Shout To The Lord Cab Driver Rhythm Is Gonna Get You, The Besame Mucho Paper Roses Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Never My Love Bad Boy My Country ‘Tis of Thee Annie’s Song Music To Watch Girls By America Mona Lisa Almost Like A Song After The Lovin’ On the touch screen these 67 Signature Song Setup titles follow the list of 854 Song Setup titles. To quickly view these titles... 1. Touch Song Setup. Lowrey Virtual Orchestra...
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Touch Previous Page SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL (or Scroll). Ø Ô The first three Signature Song Titles will appear. SCROLL SCROLL SCROLL Touch Previous Page (or Scroll) again to display the next four titles. FEATURE FEATURE Continue the process top FEATURE Ø Ô display desired titles. (CLEAR) (CLEAR) (CLEAR) Touch the desired Song Title.
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Lowrey shall not be responsible for any warranties offered in addition to this warranty. Lowrey shall not be liable for and excludes incidental or consequential damages which may be incurred. Implied warranties are limited to the expressed warranty. Some states do not allow these limitations. Therefore, you may have other legal rights which vary from state to state. Lowrey maintains a policy of continuous improvement and upgrading of its instruments and therefore reserves the right to change specifications without notice or obligation.
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