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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual 3 Manual Series Classical Organs Q300D Copyright © 2009 Allen Organ Company LLC All Rights Reserved AOC P/N 033-00150 Revised 05/20/2009...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ALLEN ORGAN COMPANY For more than sixty years--practically the entire history of electronic organs-- Allen Organ Company has built the finest organs that technology would allow. In 1939, Allen built and marketed the world’s first electronic oscillator organ. The tone generators for this instrument used two hundred forty-four vacuum tubes, contained about five thousand components, and weighed nearly three hundred pounds. -
Page 3: Organ Stops
ORGAN STOPS PITCH FOOTAGE The number appearing on each stop, along with its name, indicates the “pitch” or “register” of the particular stop. Organs can produce notes of different pitches from a single playing key. When this sound corresponds to the actual pitch of the played key, the stop is referred to as being of 8’ (eight foot) pitch;... -
Page 4: Specialized Stop Controls
2. Reeds In reed pipes, a metal tongue vibrates against an open flattened side of a metal tube called a shallot. The characteristic sounds of different reeds are produced through resonators of different shapes. The family of reeds subdivides as follows: Chorus or Ensemble: Double Trumpet, Tromba, Posaune, Clarion,... -
Page 5: Expression & Crescendo Shoes
Alternate Tuning When activated, the organ’s tuning will change to the alternate tuning selected from the Console Controller™. See the Console Controller Guide, later in this Manual, for more information relating to Alternate Tunings. 8’ Great to Pedal Connects all Great Division voices to the pedalboard at the pitch indicated on the Great stops. -
Page 6: Setting Pistons
SETTING PISTONS SETTING GENERAL PISTONS Your Allen Organ’s capture system lets you set stop registration combinations in each of its memories. Each Allen Organ model has different piston layouts to accommodate organ size. The maximum number of available capture memories is 8. To set a capture combination: First, select and depress the stops you wish to save. -
Page 7: Artistic Registration
ARTISTIC REGISTRATION (Trained organists might not need to review this section.) Organ registrations fall into two broad categories: solo combinations and ensembles. A solo combination is one in which a melody is played on one keyboard, the accompaniment on another keyboard, and the pedal often provides a light bass line. - Page 8 TRUMPET SOLO Swell: Trompette 8’ Great: Principal 8’, Viole 8’, Octave 4’, Positiv to Great 8’ Positiv: Holz Gedackt 8’, Koppelflöte 4’ Pedal: Contre Violone 32’, Bourdon 16’, Octave 8’, Positiv to Pedal 8’ Play solo melody on Swell and accompaniment on Great or Positiv. These few combinations demonstrate basic techniques of solo registration.
- Page 9 Here are typical ensemble combinations for the Swell, Great and Positiv manuals: GREAT Harmonic Flute 8’, Spire Flute 4’ Harmonic Flute 8’, Spire Flute 4’, Fifteenth 2’ Principal 8’, Octave 4’ Principal 8’, Octave 4’, Fifteenth 2’ Principal 8’, Octave 4’, Fifteenth 2’, Mixture IV Principal 8’, Harmonic Flute 8’, Octave 4’, Spire Flute 4’, Fifteenth 2’, Mixture IV SWELL Rohr Bourdon 8’, Viole 8’...
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Page 10: Transposer
Cherrington, Dr. Sally. A Church Organist's Primer. Volumes I, II, & III. Allen Organ Company. Video Materials, 2008. AOC P.N: 031-00092. VII. TRANSPOSER The organ can perform the difficult task of transposing, while allowing the organist to play in the noted key. -
Page 11: Stoplist Library
STOPLIST LIBRARY™ Stoplist Library™ provides the versatility of seven separate and distinct organs in one console. Choose from Classic Allen, Aeolian-Skinner, English Cathedral, Cavaillé-Coll, Schlicker, Arp Schnitger or Orchestral for the stop list that perfectly complements your music. The specifications are comprised of unique pipe samples from the world’s finest examples of each major organ- building style. -
Page 12: Safety Information
CARE OF THE ORGAN Your Allen Organ constitutes a major advance in long-term maintenance-free operation. There is no regular maintenance procedures required and, therefore, no periodic maintenance schedules to be observed. Reasonable care will keep the instrument looking beautiful for years to come. The wood surfaces may be cleaned using a soft cloth dampened with lukewarm water. - Page 13 INTERNATIONAL ONLY CAUTION Do not plug the instrument into any current source other than that stated by the selling dealer. Proper polarity should be checked with an AC circuit analyzer before connecting the organ. Do not change the cable plug or remove the ground pin (if applicable). If you are in doubt about your electrical connection, consult your local electrician or power company.
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Page 14: Console Controller™ Guide
XIII. CONSOLE CONTROLLER™ GUIDE Note: This Guide is designed to serve various Console Controller™ software versions. As a result, there may be variations in the way a particular Console Controller™ operates. BASIC OPERATION ..................13 Start-Up Sequence..................................13 Advancing Through the Windows............................14 Selecting the Capture Memories............................... -
Page 15: Basic Operation
INTRODUCTION The Console Controller™ is an interface that controls many organ functions and a variety of MIDI functions. The Console Controller is pictured below and includes a window that displays functions, one at a time, as well as an integrated Rotary Dial with push buttons used to make selections. -
Page 16: Advancing Through The Windows
2. Advancing Through the Windows The Allen Organ operating software contains many settings that are user-programmable. Each setting can be programmed via the Console Controller's™ display. These settings are divided up into many window functions. To advance the Console Controller's™ display to the next window function, press the CURSOR button until the blinking CURSOR is over the abbreviation MEM in the display. -
Page 17: Saving Registrations Using Pistons And Toe Studs
4. Saving Registrations Using Pistons and Toe Studs A registration is any combination of stop tabs and/or drawknobs. These registrations can be stored (remembered) by the organ’s capture memory system. The pistons and toe studs/toe pistons provide a way to make changes quickly from one registration to another. General Pistons are those that affect all stops and drawknobs on the organ. -
Page 18: Locking Capture Memories
Note: Setting a General Toe Piston/Stud will change the registration for BOTH the toe piston and the corresponding hand piston, i.e. General Piston 10 is identical to General Toe Piston 10, while General Piston 6 is identical to General Toe Piston 6. 5. -
Page 19: Stop Action And Capture Self Check
Press and hold the MEMORY button on the Console Controller™ and press General Pistons 2-5-5. Release the MEMORY button. The display will automatically return to the Main Window function. All capture memories are now unlocked, including those memories other organists may have locked. Registrations remain unchanged. 8. - Page 20 Quad Suite™ Display Window (Protégé organs EXCEPT L-4 & L-9) The Quad Suite™ Display Window is located on the left hand panel above the Console Controller™ near the power switch. Stoplist Library™ Display Window (Quantum organs) The Stoplist Library™ Display Window is located on the left hand panel above the Console Controller™...
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Page 21: Acoustic Portrait™ Settings (Quantum, Chapel And Protégé Organs Except L-9)
Press the CURSOR button. The cursor will move to left end of the bottom row. The bottom row indicates the currently selected voice set. Rotate the ROTARY DIAL until the suite name you want appears. SOUND LIBRARY ENGLISH CATHEDRL While holding the SET piston, press the MEMORY button (The button is labeled MEM in some versions of the Console Controller™). -
Page 22: Virtual Acoustics™ Settings (Protégé L-9 Only)
To change the Acoustic Portrait pallet, press the CURSOR button on the Console Controller until the flashing cursor is positioned on the Acoustic Portrait pallet name. Turn the ROTARY DIAL on the Console Controller to select a different pallet name. Note: The change will not be immediate. -
Page 23: Transposer
display the name of the currently selected reverb pallet on line 2 with the Gain setting on the right side of line 1. To change the Virtual Acoustics™ to a different reverb type press the CURSOR button on ACOUSTICS: -2 dB Pipe Chamber 1 the Console Controller™... -
Page 24: Advanced Operation
ADVANCED OPERATION 1. Selecting an Alternate Tuning Advance to the ‘ALTERNATE TUNING’ window function (see section A-2). ALTERNATE TUNING Baroque (The current Alternate Tuning will appear on line 2 of the display) Allen Organs offer seven Alternate Tunings, plus one standard tuning. These tunings are accessible from the Console Controller™. - Page 25 Configuring Divisional Pistons to become General Pistons: Advance to the ‘CONFIGURE PISTONS’ window function (see section A-2). CONFIGURE PISTONS Select all of the stops and drawknobs. Any stops/drawknobs not engaged, will not be able to be registered later. While holding in the SET piston, press the Divisional piston that you want to respond like a General Piston.
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Page 26: Modifying The Crescendo And Tuttis
3. Modifying the Crescendo and Tuttis The original factory settings include a second set of Tuttis and a second set of Crescendo settings that can be altered to suit the organist’s needs. Advance to the ‘CRESC/TUTTI B’ window function (see section A-2). There are two modes available in this window function, "SET"... - Page 27 Important! DO NOT USE THE CRESCENDO SHOE TO MOVE BETWEEN STEPS WHILE PROGRAMMING CRESCENDO B STEP POSITIONS. Crescendo B data in other step positions will cause the current stop registration on the stopboard to change, i.e. a blank step position would turn all stops off or another subsequent step position with data (not yet re-programmed) will change the current stop registration on the stopboard.
- Page 28 Manually disabling Celestes and Tremulants: To manually disable the celestes and/or tremulants at any of the available Crescendo B steps positions, advance to the ‘CRESC B CUTOUT’ window function (see section A-2). CRESC B CUTOUT LEVEL: DISABLED Press the CURSOR button until the flashing cursor is positioned on the ‘LEVEL’ setting located on line two of the display.
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Page 29: Restoring Original Factory Settings
4. Restoring Original Factory Settings Advance to the ‘RE-INITIALIZE’ window function (see Section A-2). The window will display... RE-INITIALIZE Piston Config. Certain functions can be restored to the original factory settings. They are: RE-INITIALIZE RE-INITIALIZE Piston Config. MIDI Settings RE-INITIALIZE RE-INITIALIZE Capture Mem. -
Page 30: Global Tuning
The LCD will indicate what keyboard Sostenuto is assigned to and show the current on/off status. The keyboard that Sostenuto is assigned to cannot be changed, but the on/off status can. To turn the Sostenuto function on or off, press the CURSOR button until the flashing cursor is positioned on the status value (on/off). - Page 31 Verses: Selects the number of verses. Press CURSOR to move the cursor to V and scrolling up or down using the ROTARY DIAL. Introduction: An introduction can be played at the beginning of the hymn. Press CURSOR to move the cursor to I and select (+) for yes, or (-) for no introduction using the ROTARY DIAL.
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Page 32: Midi Functions
C. MIDI FUNCTIONS This section explains the MIDI capabilities of your Allen Organ. Knowledge of this section is not required for everyday use of the organ, normal service playing, or use of Allen SmartMIDI™ devices. This information’s usefulness will ultimately be determined by your needs, along with the type and capabilities of any external MIDI devices you choose to use--e.g., sequencers, voice/sound modules and external MIDI keyboards. -
Page 33: General Midi Sound Names Or Program Numbers
Press the CURSOR button until the flashing cursor is positioned on the Program Change mode value. Turn the ROTARY DIAL to change and select either "Preset", "User" or "No" modes. Note: You must understand how to operate and when to use each of these modes before you change them! “P”... - Page 34 As you press a General or Divisional Piston, the Console Controller™ window will now display the General MIDI sound name that corresponds to the MIDI program change selected. For example, press General Piston 1. The Console Controller™ will display the MIDI program change names.
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Page 35: Assigning Midi Program Changes To Organ Pistons
will correspond to Program Change 1 on those MIDI devices. Program Change 1 sent from the Allen will correspond to Program Change 2 on those MIDI devices etc. 4. Assigning MIDI Program Changes to Organ Pistons This function allows the organist to select any voice from an external MIDI device by pressing any General or Divisional piston on the organ. - Page 36 only High Bank or Low Bank compatible. With 128 BANK Numbers, each could contain up to 128 voices/sounds, for a total of 16,384 sounds. Think of these BANK Numbers as floors or stories in a tall building. Each floor would contain 128 rooms and each room could then contain 128 voices.
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Page 37: Changing The Midi Base Channel
Once you have assigned a MIDI BANK Number to a piston, that number will remain assigned to that piston even if the organ has been turned off. Important! Once MIDI Bank change programming is complete the user must exit the piston programming window function, by using the SET and CANCEL pistons (see Section A-2), for any changes to take effect. -
Page 38: Midi Sustain Kick Switch
Note: The default expression mode setting is always POLY-VOLUME. POLY-VOLUME — This is the normal expression mode setting where the expression data is distributed among the appropriate MIDI channels. This is the proper mode to use when recording to, or playing back from, a sequencer. POLY-VELOCITY —... -
Page 39: Organ Local Off (Quantum, Chapel And Protégé Organs Except L-9)
9. Organ Local Off (Quantum, Chapel and Protégé organs EXCEPT L-9) Organ Local Off is a function that allows the user to “virtually” disconnect the organ’s keyboards, pedalboard and pistons from the organ’s tone generation and capture system. In essence, the organ is transformed into a sophisticated multi-manual MIDI controller. To enable/disable the Organ Local Off function, advance to the ‘ORGAN LOCAL OFF’... -
Page 40: Return Capture Memory Data From A Sequencer To The Organ
information will exist in the sequencer and the original information will be retained in the Console Controller™ memory. 11. Return Capture Memory Data from a Sequencer to the Organ To replace previously recorded Capture Memory information into the organ from your sequencer, simply press "Play"... -
Page 41: Quick Reference Guide
D. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Basic Operations Review a. Advancing Through the Windows: Use the ROTARY DIAL in the Console Controller. b. Return to the Main Window function: Hold SET, press CANCEL, release both or use the ROTARY DIAL in the Console Controller. -
Page 42: Midi Guide
MIDI GUIDE 1. MIDI for Organists The term MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI has been adopted by the music industry as a standard means of communication between digital musical devices enabling devices of different types and manufacturers to communicate. MIDI by itself will not make a sound. -
Page 43: Connecting Allen Organs To Other Midi Devices
MIDI as a Practice Tool For the organist/choir director, the MIDI organ console and sequencer are valuable rehearsal tools for both choral and organ works. Anthem accompaniments may be recorded in advance and played back by the sequencer during choir rehearsal. The director, freed from the role of accompanist, can focus entirely on directing the choir. -
Page 44: Allen's Exclusive Midi System
3. Allen’s Exclusive MIDI System Allen Organs feature an advanced MIDI system with increased flexibility. This system provides a comprehensive interface between MIDI sound modules, such as the Allen Ensemble™, and digital sequencers such as the Allen MIDI Assistant™. Two MIDI Out ports, one switched and one unswitched, allow unprecedented control over external MIDI devices attached to the organ. - Page 45 In addition to keying and divisional registration information, MIDI Volume Messages are sent on the individual MIDI channels for each division of the organ. These volume messages are controlled by the division’s expression shoe. In this manner, the volume of connected MIDI devices may be controlled.
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Page 46: General Midi Sound Set
General MIDI Sound Set 1. Acoustic Grand Piano 44. Contrabass 86. Lead 6 (voice) 2. Bright Acoustic Piano 45. Tremolo Strings 87. Lead 7 (fifths) 3. Electric Grand Piano 46. Pizzicato Strings 88. Lead 8 (brass + lead) 4. Honky-tonk Piano 47. -
Page 47: Allen Organ Company Hymn Player Songs List
6. Allen Organ Company Hymn Player Songs List Console Controller Full Title Console Controller Full Title AMightyFortress A Mighty Fortress GodofGraceGlory God of Grace and God of Glory AbidewithMe Abide with Me GodoftheAgesHand God of the Ages, Whose Almighty Hand AhHolyJesus Ah! Holy Jesus GodRestYouMerry... - Page 48 Console Controller Full Title Console Controller Full Title ComeAlmityKing-A Come, Thou Almighty King - A JesusPriceTreas Jesus, Priceless Treasure ComeAlmityKing-B Come, Thou Almighty King - B JesusSaviorPilot Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me ComeFountBlessng Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing JesusVeryThought Jesus, The Very Thought of Thee ComeExpectJesus-A Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus - A JesusLovingHeart...
- Page 49 Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim SingPraisetoGod Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above YeWatcherHolyOne Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones SoftlyTenderly Softly and Tenderly Specifications subject to change without notice or obligation. Copyright © 2008, Allen Organ Company LLC, All Rights Reserved Q300D...
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