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  • Page 1 Rodgers T967 Owner’s Manual  Copyright Rodgers Instruments LLC...
  • Page 3 12. Do not walk on or place objects on top of the power cord. Use this instrument only in the manner recommended by Rodgers Instruments LLC. 13. Do not pull the cord to unplug. Hold the plug when unplugging from the power source.

  • Page 4: Fcc Notice

    FCC NOTICE Radio and Television Interference Rodgers Trillium organs use and generate small amounts of radio-frequency (RF) energy. The instrument complies with the limits set for Class B computing devices. FCC Rules, Part 15, Subpart J define the limits for radio and television interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 5 Richmond, B.C. V6V 2M4 (604) 270-6332 ©Copyright 2000. Rodgers Instruments LLC, a member of the Roland Group. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. QuickMenu™, Rodgers®, Rodgers Classic Organs®, Digital Dynamic Wind™, Dimensional Sound Modeling®, Parallel Digital Imaging®, Voice Palette™, DVM™, PDI™, TrueChimes™, Rodgers SmartCard™, and Trillium™...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .......................III FCC NOTICE..........................IV Radio and Television Interference ................... iv Contents ..........................vii How to Use this Manual ......................1 Console Controls........................2 Turn On/Turn Off ........................2 Manuals and Pedalboard ......................3 Activating Stops.........................3 Couplers .............................3 General Cancel...........................4 Solo Division ..........................4 Using Pistons to Select Registrations ..................4 About General and Divisional Pistons.................5 Setting a Piston ........................6...
  • Page 8 Setting Range of Bass Coupler ..................28 Antiphonal On/Main Off......................29 Zimbelstern ..........................29 Adjusting Zimbelstern Rate and Randomness ..............29 Choir/Great Transfer........................30 Controlling Pipes ........................30 Pipes Off/Ancillary On ......................30 Automatic Shutdown Timer.....................31 Rodgers SmartCard Memory System...................31 Inserting a SmartCard ......................32 Saving to a SmartCard .......................32 viii...
  • Page 9 Deleting a Crescendo Sequence or Tutti from a SmartCard..........34 Storing Additional Settings on a SmartCard..............35 Deleting Settings from a SmartCard ..................35 Deleting a Memory Level from a SmartCard ..............35 Using your SmartCard on Other Rodgers Organs .............36 About Stop Families ........................36 Other Families..........................37 Pitch Designations ........................37 Celeste ranks ..........................38...
  • Page 10 Stereo Headphone Jack ......................51 Adjusting Headphone Settings...................51 Auxiliary Controls ........................52 Adjusting Auxiliary Inputs ....................52 Room Modeling ........................53 Adjusting Room Modeling Settings...................53 Console Settings........................54 MIDI (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE) ..........55 MIDI Coupler Settings......................55 Tone ...........................56 MIDI Channel ........................59 Octave Shift ........................61 Velocity..........................62 Pan............................65 Sustain/Sostenuto/Soft .......................66...
  • Page 11 Restoring a Combination Memory..................81 Rodgers T967 Stop Specification ....................83 Rodgers T967 Console Dimensions..................85 Factory Default Combination Settings..................86 Restoring Factory Default Combination Settings ..............86 Demonstration Tools........................86 Accessing the Rodgers Ambiance Demo................86 Playing the Demo Songs....................87 CARE AND MAINTENANCE....................89 Console and Pedalboard......................89 Keyboards and Stop Tabs ......................89...

  • Page 13: How To Use This Manual

    To keep abreast of the latest news and other items of interest, visit the Rodgers website at: www.rodgersinstruments.com.

  • Page 14: Console Controls

    Turn On/Turn Off To turn the organ on: Press and hold the top part of the On/Off switch in the left panel until RODGERS T967 CLASSIC ORGAN or your personalized greeting appears in the Console Display. Release the switch. The organ then performs a self diagnostic test of its systems over the next few seconds.

  • Page 15: Manuals And Pedalboard

    Manuals and Pedalboard The T967 has three keyboards played by the hands, commonly referred to as manuals. In order from bottom to top, they are the Choir manual, the Great manual and the Swell manual. Each manual plays an assortment of stops, known as a division. Stops played by the Choir manual comprise what is known as the Choir division, stops played by the Great manual are make up the Great division, and stops played by the Swell manual are referred to as the Swell division.

  • Page 16: General Cancel

    Obviously, once you’ve found a desirable registration, you’ll want to be able to recall it quickly and easily. This is done through the combination action of the T967. With Rodgers’ powerful digital technology, you can store and recall stops, pistons and even MIDI settings.

  • Page 17: About General And Divisional Pistons

    Your Rodgers organ has factory-set registrations on many pistons – try them! However, each of the available pistons in the Rodgers combination action can be easily changed to suit your particular needs and tastes. The next section introduces this extremely useful system and illustrates how to make use of its many features.

  • Page 18: Setting A Piston

    Figure 2. Piston Locations. Setting a Piston The Rodgers T967 is equipped with factory registrations, each of which can be used for a wide variety of wonderful musical effects. However, the contents of any piston can be easily changed to suit your particular needs.

  • Page 19: Combination Memory Levels

    33 for more information. Unlocking and Locking a Combination Memory When shipped from the Rodgers factory, all six memory levels are unlocked so that pistons can be changed easily. If desired, each memory level can be locked individually so that it cannot be changed.

  • Page 20: Reversibles

    Expression Shoes and Controls The Rodgers T967 has two expression shoes which are used to control the volume of the organ. The left shoe normally controls the volume of the Choir division and the middle shoe controls the volume of the Swell and Solo divisions.

  • Page 21: Great/Pedal Enclosed

    There are also a number of very useful features which allow you to modify the way the organ is expressed (i.e., how the volume is controlled). Each of these particular controls is activated by a thumb piston which can be set in a general combination. If the thumb piston is lit, the control is activated.

  • Page 22: Standard And Alternate Crescendo Sequences

    In some gospel and evangelical musical traditions, tremulants with a wider and deeper excursion are frequently used. There are two types of tremulant controls on the Rodgers T967; divisional tremulants which affect only the stops in their respective division and general tremulants which affect all divisions.

  • Page 23: Tutti

    There are two Tutti settings on the Rodgers T967. To activate Tutti, press either TUTTI I or TUTTI II. These controls are located on both thumb pistons and toe pistons. As these are reversible controls, simply press them again to turn Tutti off and return to the current registration.

  • Page 24: Bass Coupler

    Melody couplers are intended to be used when the corresponding intermanual coupler is not engaged. For example, when Melody from Swell is engaged, the Swell to Great couplers should not be used to achieve the proper “Melody” affect. Likewise, when Melody from Choir is engaged, the Choir to Great couplers should not be used.

  • Page 26: Console Displays, Indicators, And Menus

    Rodgers instrument. Console Displays, Indicators, and Menus The Rodgers T967 is equipped with an informative display for many of the console functions described in this section. The Console Display normally indicates the Transposer setting, however, it can be used to adjust many other controls and preferences including MIDI settings, Voice Palette selections, Dimensional Sound Modeling parameters, Tremulant rate and depth, and many others.

  • Page 27: Changing A Setting With Quickmenu

    Category • • • • • • MIDI Settings Pipe Modeling Room Modeling Names of Menus Item (Rotate Alpha Dial to Change Setting) Figure 4. Category and Menu Hierarchy Now that you have an idea about how the menus are organized, we’ll discuss how to navigate through the menus using QuickMenu or by using the Select Knob and Alpha-Dial.
  • Page 28 To recap the differences between using QuickMenu and using SET and the Select Knob to navigate through the menus in the Console display: From QuickMen QUICK Press and release. MENU Turn Select knob to select a desired category (it becomes highlighted). QUICK and turn to display a particular item.

  • Page 29: Getting Menu Information

    Getting Menu Information The T967 is also equipped with “help screens” which briefly describe the currently selected Category, Menu or Item. This is especially helpful when you want a hint about how to use a particular control. To see the help screen for a particular window: 1.
  • Page 30 CATEGORY MENU TONE NAMES MIDI COUPLERS • PGM OFF – 128 TONE • MSB OFF – 127 SEE PAGE 55. • LSB OFF – 127 • GT • CH COUPLER A, B • PD • SW CHANNEL 1 – 16 OCTAVE DN2 –...
  • Page 31 CATEGORY MENU AUDIO CONTROL MASTER -20.00 – 5.00 VOLUME SEE PAGE 50 AND FOLLOWING. • MAIN OFF – 6.25 VOLUME • MAIN -10 – 10 BALANCE • ANT VOLUME OFF – 6.25 • AUX IN AUDIO -10 – 10 BALANCE •...

  • Page 32: Master Tuning

    1 – 31 Master Tuning Normally, the Rodgers T967 is set to standard concert pitch (A=440.0 Hz). However, it can easily and quickly be tuned flat or sharp to match the pitch of another musical instrument, such as a piano or harp. The Master Tuning control adjusts one-half semitone sharp or flat.

  • Page 33: Unlocking Master Tuning

    Unlocking Master Tuning To unlock Master Tuning and allow it to be changed: 1. Press and release the QUICKMENU piston. 2. Turn the Select knob clockwise until the Console category shows on the display. 3. Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to select the Console category. 4.

  • Page 34: Creating New Crescendo Sequences

    Creating new Crescendo Sequences As stated earlier, there are two Crescendo sequences on the T967, a Standard sequence and an Alternate sequence. Either or both of these sequences can be changed to suit your particular needs. The sequences can also be returned to the factory default settings if desired. Each crescendo has a total of 64 stages, or steps.
  • Page 35 To program a new Crescendo sequence: 1. Select the Crescendo sequence to be programmed: • For Standard Crescendo, make sure ALT CRESC piston is unlit • For Alternate Crescendo, make sure ALT CRESC piston is lit 2. Press and hold the SET piston. 3.

  • Page 36: Restoring Factory Crescendo Sequences

    Restoring Factory Crescendo Sequences If desired, the Standard and Alternate Crescendo sequences can be returned to their factory default settings. To return the Standard and Alternate Crescendo sequences to factory settings: 1. Make certain the Crescendo sequences are unlocked (see Unlocking and Locking the Crescendo Sequences on page 22).

  • Page 37: Adjusting Tremulant Settings

    Division Tremulant Stop(s) Affected Comments Great Main Principal, Reed and String Activated when Great Tremulant is selected Main II Principal, Reed and String Activated when MAIN TREM II is selected Spare Reserved for custom use Flute Flute Activated when Great Tremulant is selected Flute II Flute Activated when FLUTE TREM II is selected...

  • Page 38: Tutti Settings

    4. Release the SET piston. 5. If the tremulant you want to change is already selected in the display (GT MAIN or “Great Main” in the screen shown above), go to step 6. If not, turn the Select knob to highlight the tremulant name, then rotate the Alpha-Dial until the tremulant you want to change is shown in the display.

  • Page 39: Setting Tutti

    4. Release the Tutti piston. Setting Tutti To change the contents of a Tutti: 1. Make certain Tuttis are unlocked (see “Unlocking or Locking Tuttis” on Page 26). 2. Select the desired stops. 3. Press and hold SET and press the Tutti piston to be set. You may want to lock the Tuttis again after programming to prevent accidental changes.

  • Page 40: Melody And Bass Couplers

    Melody and Bass Couplers These controls provide great flexibility. The Melody Couplers allow you to use a different registration for the top note played on the Great so that you can accentuate the melody note even though both hands are on one manual. When MEL SW is activated, the top note on the Great will use the Swell registration;...

  • Page 41: Antiphonal On/Main Off

    ANT ON piston must also be engaged or the organ will not sound. Zimbelstern The Rodgers T967 has a digital Zimbelstern (bell star). This percussive device is most often used in bright music of the Baroque period. The Zimbelstern is activated by a lighted reversible piston (“ZIMBEL”) located under the left side of the Swell manual or by a toe piston.

  • Page 42: Choir/Great Transfer

    One of the great innovations from Rodgers is the successful, elegant marriage of traditional organ pipes and digitally sampled voices. In fact, any of the stops in the Rodgers T967 can be programmed to control real wind-blown pipes, allowing the opportunity to expand the instrument at any time.

  • Page 43: Automatic Shutdown Timer

    Operating any key, stop, or control resets the timer for another two hours. Playing the organ from a remote MIDI keyboard or sequencer also resets the timer. Rodgers SmartCard Memory System    In the Quick Tour section of this manual, you were introduced to the powerful and flexible combination action of the T967.

  • Page 44: Inserting A Smartcard

    What’s more, the organ uses its internal memory whenever a SmartCard is not inserted. This means that a visiting organist who does not have a SmartCard can still use the internal memory for piston storage when playing for a worship service or concert. Many of the functions of a SmartCard are accessible via the Console display, however, the screens only appear if a SmartCard is inserted in the slot.

  • Page 45: Smartcard Folders

    SmartCard. SmartCard Folders The capacity of a Rodgers SmartCard is much greater than that of the organ’s internal combination memory. In order to make easy use of this additional capacity, Rodgers uses the concept of memory folders. Like a file folder, a memory folder is used to store groups of information on the SmartCard.

  • Page 46: Storing Crescendo Sequences And Tutti Settings On A Smartcard

    • Press QUICKMENU and rotate the Select Knob to select SmartCard in the display. • Press QUICKMENU again to select and display the SmartCard screen: S m a r t C a r d F o l d e r : M : 1 3.

  • Page 47: Storing Additional Settings On A Smartcard

    2. Once the desired Crescendo is selected, hold General Cancel (‘0’) and press ALT CRESC. A message appears in the Console Display confirming deletion of the stored Crescendo sequence from the SmartCard. To remove a Tutti from a SmartCard: 1. Press and hold General Cancel (‘0’). 2.

  • Page 48: Using Your Smartcard On Other Rodgers Organs

    Using your SmartCard on Other Rodgers Organs The same SmartCard can be used in more than one Rodgers organ equipped with the SmartCard feature. The information on the SmartCard is kept separate for each organ model.

  • Page 49: Other Families

    SATB Oo and Soprano Ah textures. Pitch Designations The stops and couplers on your Rodgers T967 each have a pitch designation, listed in “feet”, (8’, 4’, 16’, etc.). 8’ refers to concert pitch; a note played on an 8’ stop will have an identical pitch as the same note played on a piano.

  • Page 50: Celeste Ranks

    (i.e., Gambe Celeste 8’), then both the celeste and the corresponding unison rank must be activated together. More about Couplers There are two types of couplers on the Rodgers T967: intermanual and intramanual. Intermanual couplers operate between two different divisions; intramanual couplers operate within a single division.

  • Page 51: Intermanual Couplers

    Intermanual couplers Intermanual couplers enable stops of one division to be played on another keyboard or the pedalboard. Examples of intermanual couplers are SWELL TO GREAT 16', GREAT TO PEDAL 8' and CHOIR TO GREAT 4'. These couplers are located on the lighted tilt tabs above the Swell manual.

  • Page 52: Intramanual Couplers

    8’ intermanual couplers are commonly used when building a large ensemble registrations, whereas 16’ and 4’ couplers are usually not employed. 16’ and 4’ couplers are often used with celeste stops in gentler registrations; they effectively increase the number of notes which are sounding and increase the warmth and breadth of the ensemble.

  • Page 53: Pedal/Great Piston Coupler

    The Rodgers T967 offers a choice of eight temperaments: Equal, Mean-Tone, Kirnberger, Werckmeister I, Werckmeister III, Young I, Young II and Pythagorean. This selection of temperaments allows the organist to hear these historical works as their composers heard them, or to explore the application of unequal temperament to new music.

  • Page 54: Ancient Temperaments

    Ancient Temperaments Pythagorean: Pythagoras (582-500 B.C.) was a brilliant Greek theorist and mathematician. The Pythagorean temperament is characterized by pure fifths and fourths. The Pythagorean theory founded a diatonic scale which served as a model throughout the Middle Ages. Mean-Tone: Mean-Tone temperament improves on the Pythagorean tuning by slightly contracting each of the four fifths needed to generate a major third.

  • Page 55: Digital Dynamic Wind

    Even though this results in significant detuning, the human ear seems to perceive instead an increase in ensemble effect. A part of Dimensional Sound Modeling, Rodgers’ exclusive Digital Dynamic Wind emulates these characteristics by modeling the behavior of pipe organ wind regulating devices and the response of pipes to a slightly unsteady wind supply.

  • Page 56: Adjusting Wind Supply

    Thus, the tuning of the instrument is a little different each time it is powered on, as it would be with a pipe organ. The amount of Random Detuning present in the organ is set by a Rodgers representative during final voicing.

  • Page 57: Shutter Thickness

    Shutter Thickness The minimum volume of each division when its Expression Shoe is closed can be adjusted to suit specific musical needs or personal tastes. In the Pipe Modeling category, the Shutters menu allows four settings: pp, ppp, pppp, or UnEncl. As shutter thickness increases, the volume of the division when the expression shoe is completely closed decreases.

  • Page 58: Voice Palette

    All shutter thickness settings are saved when the organ is turned off. Voice Palette Many of the speaking stops on the Rodgers T967 have alternate voices that can be selected and used in performance via Rodgers’ exclusive Voice Palette feature. Voice Palette gives you a tremendous amount of added flexibility;...
  • Page 59 3. Rotate the Alpha dial to view and select from the available Voice Palette alternatives. The voice may be previewed (i.e., played) as it is selected. 4. Press General Cancel (‘0’) to exit. Voice Palette selections are stored in combination pistons, allowing you to quickly switch from one Voice Palette selection to another.
  • Page 60 DIVISION STOP VOICE PALETTE ALTERNATIVES Montre 16’ Violone 16’, Bourdon 16’ Great: Principal 8’ Diapason 8’, Prinzipal 8’ Flûte Harmonique 8’ Rohrflöte 8’ Chimney Flute 8’ Gemshorn 8’ Octave 4’ Principal 4’, Oktav 4’ Spitzflöte 4’ Quinte 2 2/3’ Super Octave 2’ Fifteenth 2’...

  • Page 61: Resetting Voice Palette Selections

    DIVISION STOP VOICE PALETTE ALTERNATIVES Choir: Quintade 16’ Erzähler 16’ Spitz Geigen 8’ English Diapason 8’ Holzgedackt 8’ Concert Flute 8’ Erzähler Celeste II 8’ SATB Ah, SATB Oo Viola Celeste II 8’ Prinzipal 4’ Fugara 4’ Koppelflöte 4’ Flûte d’Amour 4’ Oktav 2’...

  • Page 62: Master Volume Control

    Master Volume Control Special situations and individual preferences sometimes require a temporary change in the overall volume of the organ. This may be due to an overly large attendance and the need for additional sound to fill the room; at other times, it may be desirable to reduce the overall level of the organ to accommodate a smaller audience.

  • Page 63: Stereo Headphone Jack

    2. Continue holding both pistons until the display shows: A u d i o C o n t r o l S e t t i n g s S a v e d 3. Release SET and General Cancel (‘0’). The Audio Control settings are now saved and will be retained when the organ is turned off.

  • Page 64: Auxiliary Controls

    Auxiliary Controls The Rodgers T967 is equipped with stereo auxiliary input jacks (one for the left channel and one for the right channel) located on the connector panel under the keydesk to the right. When using these input jacks, audio signals from other sound generating devices like synthesizers, MIDI sound modules, and tape players are mixed into the organ’s main audio system.

  • Page 65: Room Modeling

    The sound that reaches our ears directly and the sound that reaches us with some delay after it reflects off of walls and other surfaces. A component of Dimensional Sound Modeling, the Rodgers Sound Modeling™ system allows you to specify the acoustic you desire for the T967.

  • Page 66: Console Settings

    4. Rotate the Select knob to highlight the menu above to be adjusted. 5. Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to select the desired menu. 6. Rotate the Alpha dial to change the setting. Some of these Console settings can be stored on a Rodgers SmartCard.

  • Page 67: Midi (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)

    MIDI (MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE) Rodgers organs have tremendously powerful MIDI capabilities, offering remarkable possibilities for musical expression. MIDI, which is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, allows you easily control a myriad of sounds and effects. These additional musical colors are located in a separate device, typically a MIDI sound module.

  • Page 68: Tone

    Tone This parameter selects the instrument (or ‘tone’) which is heard when the MIDI coupler is activated and keys are pressed on the appropriate manual or pedalboard. Tones in external MIDI sound modules can be selected in one of two ways: by name or by number.
  • Page 69 To preview tones by name: 1. Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler (it will flash). 2. Release SET and press the flashing MIDI coupler again (it will stop flashing). 3. Rotate the Alpha dial to scroll through the list of available tones. You may also play on the corresponding keyboard or pedalboard to hear each sound as it is selected.
  • Page 70 3. To specify Bank Select MSB, use the Select knob to highlight MSB and rotate the Alpha dial to change the value. 4. To specify Bank Select LSB, use the Select knob to highlight LSB and rotate the Alpha dial to change the value. The tone selection procedure is complete.

  • Page 71: Midi Channel

    The GS Format, for example, uses MSB for Bank Select. This also means that, when the Tone Names parameter is set to GS, the LSB field cannot be altered, since this message is not used. The General MIDI, or GM, standard uses Program Changes only; no Bank Select messages are used.
  • Page 72 The Great A MIDI coupler normally sends on MIDI channel 1, however, it can be set to send on any of the 16 available MIDI channels. All of the channels for other couplers are fixed. Following are the MIDI coupler pistons and their MIDI channels: Division Coupler MIDI Channel...

  • Page 73: Octave Shift

    4. Press either the flashing MIDI coupler piston or General Cancel (‘0’) to exit. The Great A MIDI coupler channel assignment is saved with other settings in a combination piston. It can also be saved permanently by performing the MIDI Save procedure.

  • Page 74: Velocity

    Rodgers organs can send out a constant (fixed) velocity value from the keyboard, a changeable velocity value sent relative to the position of the expression shoe, or a keyboard- responsive velocity controlled by the actual force of the fingers.
  • Page 75 Selecting Fixed Velocity To set a Fixed Velocity value for a MIDI coupler: 1. Hold the SET piston and press a MIDI coupler piston. (The MIDI coupler will flash). 2. Rotate the Select knob until the Velocity field is highlighted: M I D I C o u p l e r G T A C h a n n e l O c t a v e...
  • Page 76 Selecting Expression Velocity To set a coupler to Expression Velocity mode: 1. Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler piston. (The MIDI coupler will flash). 2. Rotate the Select knob to highlight the Velocity field in the console display: M I D I C o u p l e r G T A C h a n n e l O c t a v e N O R M...

  • Page 77: Pan

    M I D I C o u p l e r G T A C h a n n e l O c t a v e N O R M V e l o c i t y K B D 3.

  • Page 78: Sustain/Sostenuto/Soft

    3. Rotate the Alpha Dial to select the desired Pan value 4. Press either the flashing MIDI coupler or General Cancel (‘0’) to exit. Sustain/Sostenuto/Soft The T967 is equipped with a foot switch which can be programmed to control one of three MIDI effects: Sustain, Sostenuto or Soft.

  • Page 79: Reverb

    Reverb An independent reverb level (from 0-127) may be set for each MIDI coupler. This value  controls the reverb within the MIDI device itself, not the RSS Room Modeling system within the organ. Setting the Reverb Level for a MIDI Coupler To set the Reverb value for a MIDI coupler: 1.

  • Page 80: Expression

    M I D I C o u p l e r G T A F o o t S w O F F R e v e r b C h o r u s 3. Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired Chorus value. 4.

  • Page 81: Global Midi Settings

    MIDI sound module. However, the stops and divisions of the Rodgers T967 can also be recorded by a sequencer and played back, either with or without sounds from an external sound module.
  • Page 82 In order to keep the sounds of the organ separate from those of a MIDI sound module, certain Master Channels have been reserved specifically for the T967. One channel is reserved for each division: Great Master Channel Swell Master Channel Pedal Master Channel Choir Master Channel Solo Master Channel...

  • Page 83: Registrations

    MIDI information related to registrations. This information can be used to control the stops and couplers of a separate Rodgers organ or, more commonly, can be recorded by a sequencer (along with the note and volume information on the Master Channels) and then recreated during playback.
  • Page 84 Registration settings are saved when the organ is turned off. Using Pistons to Control a Second Rodgers Console In cases where two Rodgers organs are available, it is possible to play either or both instruments from one location. This configuration is often seen in situations where two Rodgers organs are installed in the same building.

  • Page 85: Multitrack Mode

    After this setup is accomplished, pressing a piston on the Master console will select that piston and the same numbered piston on the Slave console. The contents of each piston can be different. If there are times you want to use the resources of one instrument alone (i.e., the other is silent), use a piston to activate a registration on the console to be heard, and set the same piston on the “silent”...

  • Page 86: Local On/Off

    However, the instrument still transmits MIDI information which can be recorded or used to control a separate Rodgers organ. This feature can be used to silence the Master console completely when one Rodgers organ is use to control another Rodgers console.

  • Page 87: Sequencer Update

    3. Press QUICKMENU to select the MIDI Settings category. 4. Rotate the Select knob to highlight Local. 5. Press QUICKMENU to select the Local Control setting. The following screen is displayed: M I D I S e t t i n g s S e q U p d a t e O N L o c a l K b d V e l o c i t y...

  • Page 88: Setting Velocity Sensitivity

    When the Continue message is received the stored expression value is restored, ensuring that the sequence continues to play at the correct volume. Most hardware sequencers (like the Rodgers PR-300S) transmit the Start, Stop and Continue values automatically unless you manually disable them. Some software sequencers may need to have the Start/Stop/Continue transmission enabled from within their MIDI configuration menus.
  • Page 89 • HEAVY: least sensitive – Heavier than normal keystrokes are required to achieve high velocity values. These three curves allow you to choose the keyboard response which is most comfortable. This setting affects all keyboards of the instrument. Wood keyboards are not velocity sensitive. Also, this velocity sensitivity only affects sounds in an external MIDI module.

  • Page 90: Midi Device Id

    The number can be set to 1, or 17 through 32. Setting the ID to 1 produces Stop Control messages that are compatible with older Rodgers PDI and C-Series organs. In most cases, the ID will not need to be changed.
  • Page 91 When you specify tones by name using either the GM or GS tone maps, the T967 automatically generates the appropriate Program Change and Bank Select messages. This is a powerful feature, since many different GM and GS Format modules are available. If you use a module that does not conform to either GM or the GS Format sound set, or goes beyond the sounds available in those standards, you can set the Tone Names parameter to OFF.

  • Page 92: Midi Connections

    There are multiple MIDI jacks on the T967, labeled SEQ IN/OUT and MIDI IN/OUT/THRU. Always connect a sequencer or sequencer/sound module combination (such as the Rodgers PR- 300S) to the SEQ IN/OUT ports on the organ. The sequencer must not be in Soft Thru mode.

  • Page 93: Restoring A Combination Memory

    3. Wait until sequencer is recording (after the count-in measures, if any) then hold SET and momentarily press the memory piston (M1, M2, M3, M4, M5 or M6) corresponding to the memory you wish to store. 4. Release both pistons. The console display will read: M e m o r y C o p i e d T o S e q u e n c e r P o r t 5.
  • Page 94 It is necessary to transfer each memory to its destination memory in the organ before playing back the next. If a Rodgers SmartCard is inserted when recording or playing back combination memories, and the card memory is in use for the memory level being saved/restored, the memory is saved from or restored to the SmartCard rather than the internal memory.

  • Page 95: Rodgers T967 Stop Specification

    SPECIFICATIONS Rodgers T967 Stop Specification Choralbass 4’ GREAT (Manual II) CHOIR (Manual I) Nachthorn 4’ Montre 16’ (Violone 16’, Bourdon 16’) Quintade 16’ (Erzähler 16’) Mixture IV Principal 8’ (Diapason 8’, Prinzipal 8’) Spitz Geigen 8’ (English Diapason 8’) Contre Bombarde 32’...
  • Page 96 REVERSIBLES COMBINATION PISTONS MEMORY PISTONS (thumb) Great to Pedal (thumb and toe) Great 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) Memory 1 Swell to Pedal (thumb and toe) Swell 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) Memory 2 Choir to Pedal (thumb and toe) Choir 1-2-3-4-5-6 (thumb) Memory 3 Swell to Great (thumb) Pedal 1-2-3-4-5 (toe) Memory 4 Choir to Great (thumb)

  • Page 97: Rodgers T967 Console Dimensions

    Rodgers T967 Console Dimensions 921.9 [36.30] 1791.1 [70.52] 1256.0 [49.45] 513.1 [20.20] 812.8 [32.00] 443.8 [17.47] GREAT SWELL SWELL CHOIR CHOIR SOLO SWELL SWELL SWELL CHOIR CHOIR CHOIR SWELL SWELL SWELL CHOIR VIOLON SOLO SOLO CELLO FLAUTO HARMONIC FRENCH ENGLISH...

  • Page 98: Factory Default Combination Settings

    The T967 organ has two demonstration tools which allow you to display the exceptional functionality and sound quality of your instrument. One of these tools presents the power of the Rodgers Sound Space system; the other plays demo songs located in the internal memory of the organ or on a SmartCard.

  • Page 99: Playing The Demo Songs

    D e m o A m b i a n c e C u r S m l C h u r c h W o o d 2. Rotate the Alpha dial to select from the available demo settings (Cur denotes the current default setting).
  • Page 100 4. Press SET to load the selected song. The SET piston flashes when the song is loaded and the following screen is displayed: D e m o P a u s e d . . . S o n g # 1 –...

  • Page 101: Care And Maintenance

    Your new Rodgers organ is not only a fine musical instrument, but also a fine piece of custom- made furniture finished to hold its attractiveness through generations of use. Only the best woods are used, carefully checked for uniformity of grain and intensity of figure and carefully hand assembled.
  • Page 103 Index additional settings Crescendo shoe, 9 deleting from card, 35 deleting a memory, 35 storing on card, 35 detuning ancillary on, 30 random, 44 antiphonal speaker system, 29 device ID, 78 automatic shutdown, 31 MIDI, 78 auxiliary inputs Dimensional Sound Modeling, 1 adjusting, 52 Digital Dynamic Wind, 43 basic operations, 2...
  • Page 104 console, 14 reversible pistons, 8 MIDI safety, iii coupler pistons, 60 saving range on card, 35 device ID, 78 selecting new folder note velocity, 62 on memory card, 34 MIDI settings, 14 sequence save, 35, 80 building new, 22 MIDI update with Start, Stop, Continue, 75 sequencer, connecting, 80 modifying features, 14 shift...
  • Page 105 adjusting, 25 MIDI, 62 purpose of, 10 viewing Crescendo sequence, 23 saving to card, 35 Voice Palette, 1, 14, 47 Tuning master accessing, 46 see Master Tuning, 20 volume user menus master volume, 50 with SET and Select, 15 wind supply, 43 velocity Zimbelstern, 29 keyboard, 64...

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