Main Control Unit; Switching On And Main Video Page - Viscount Chorale 3 User Manual

Owner's Manual
As described in the previous section, the right-hand panel beside the manuals contains the main control
unit for all the Chorale 3's internal functions. The organ features a large set of control functions allowing
the user to customise the instrument in the most suitable way, adapting it to his or her own requirements.
These are not mere general settings, but setup functions that configure every part of the organ: for the
sound setup, for example, the user can select the instrument's musical style, or change the registers
assigned to the stops and then regulate their individual volumes. The levels, equalisation and channel
routing of the remote outputs can also be adjusted. The organ also allows complete, unrestricted
configuration of the MIDI interface, as well as the familiar settings of the tremolo and reverb effects, the
manuals and the pedal board, the internal graphic equalizer and the piston functions.

3.1 SWITCHING ON AND MAIN VIDEO PAGE

When the organ is switched on using the [POWER] switch on the left-hand panel, the instrument becomes
operational after a few seconds, during which time all the amplification circuits are activated and the
internal systems are configured. While this is taking place, the display shows the introductory screen on
which the release of the firmware installed on the instrument can always be checked.
After the switch-on procedure is complete, the main video page will be displayed:
containing the following display fields:
o MEMORY BANK: this parameter can be used to select one of the eight memory banks for saving
the general and/or specific combinations.
Therefore, as well as providing a total of 48 general, this function is especially useful if the instrument
is used by more than one organist, since each of them will be able to save his or her own programming
settings in a different Memory Bank.
o TRANSPOSER: key transposer with a range of +5 / -6 semitones (adjustments in steps of one
semitone).
o TEMPERAMENT: this parameter allows the selection of a series of historic temperaments of different
eras and national origins. You can choose from EQUAL, a temperament with perfect tuning, or the
classical KIRNBERGER, WERCKMEISTER, PYTHAGOREAN, MEANTONE and
VALLOTTI temperaments.
o ENSEMBLE: this parameter can be used to set six levels of natural tiny differences in pitch between
one organ pipe and another, in order to simulate the tuning errors that occur in the organ's pipes due
to wear over time and variations in temperature. If you wish to use the registers perfectly tuned, select
the – value.
o MENU SETTING: selection field for access to all the organ's internal setup functions.

3. MAIN CONTROL UNIT

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