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- Page 1 Owner’s Manual 3 Manual Series Classical Organs Q300T Copyright © 2012 Allen Organ Company LLC All Rights Reserved AOC P/N 033-00174 Revised 10/2012...
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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
Voices produced by more than one rank sounding Mixture, Fourniture simultaneously. Best registered with other stops. Hybrid Voices: Voices that combine the tonal characteristic of two families of Erzähler, Spitzflöte sound, e.g., flutes and principals, or strings and principals. Q300T... -
Page 4: Specialized Stop Controls
Similar to the Melody coupler, however, in this case the lowest note played on the Great will also play all stops drawn in the Pedal Division. This allows voices normally played from the pedalboard to be heard without using the pedalboard. Q300T... -
Page 5: Expression & Crescendo Shoes
Bar Graph Indicator. A second set of Tuttis can be programmed by the organist. Like the Crescendo, indiscriminate use of Tuttis should be avoided. See the Console Controller Guide later in this Manual for more information relating to changing secondary Tuttis settings. Q300T... -
Page 6: Setting Pistons
When you set a General Piston, that combination is set automatically on the Toe Stud of the same number. That is, setting General Piston 3 also places its combination on General Toe Stud 3. Note: The organ’s capture system is not operable until about six seconds after the organ is turned Q300T... -
Page 7: Artistic Registration
SUGGESTED SOLO REGISTRATIONS CHIMES SOLO Swell: Viole 8’, Voix Celeste 8’ Great: Chimes Positiv: Holz Gedackt 8’, Swell to Positiv 8’ Pedal: Bourdon Doux 16’, Swell to Pedal 8’ Play solo on Great and accompaniment on Swell or Positiv. Q300T... - Page 8 The Reed chorus includes those reed tones designed to be used in the ensemble buildup. Not all reed voices are ensemble tones. An Hautbois, for example, is usually a solo stop. The various Trumpets, Clairons, Posaunes, etc., are ensemble voices that add brilliance, power, and incisiveness to the sound. Q300T...
- Page 9 For best results, listen and include only those stops whose contribution to the fullness and brilliance of the ensemble you can hear when they are added. Eliminate soft stops and solo stops that make no audible contribution. Q300T...
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Page 10: Transposer
With advanced processors (DSP) and patented low-latency convolution algorithms, Acoustic Portrait™ reproduces the true acoustic response of each original room with stunning realism! Each Quantum™ organ features 10 different Acoustic Portraits™, ranging from intimate rooms to cavernous cathedrals. Q300T... -
Page 11: Stoplist Library
Real Xpression™ faithfully recreates how expression shutters affect a pipe organ’s sound. The Real Expression feature is always active and may be adjusted to suit the room’s acoustics the organ is installed in. Please contact your Allen Organ representative to complete adjustments. Q300T... -
Page 12: Installation, Voicing, And Care Of The Organ
Should you have questions that are not addressed in this manual, please do not hesitate to contact your local Allen Organ representative. Welcome to the family of satisfied Allen Organ owners! Q300T... -
Page 13: Safety Information
AC power should have a guard installed to prevent it from accidentally being switched off. It is important that you read and comply with all instructions and labels that might be attached to the instrument. Q300T... - Page 14 Plug the organ into a different electrical outlet, so that the organ and receiver are on different branch circuits. If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio technician for additional suggestions. CE mark shows compliance with the EMC Directive. Q300T...
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Page 15: Console Controller™ Guide
MIDI for Organists..................................40 Connecting Allen Organs to Other MIDI Devices ........................41 Allen’s Exclusive MIDI System ............................... 42 MIDI Transmission Channels ..............................42 General MIDI Sound Set ................................44 Allen Organ Company Hymn Player Songs List ........................45 Q300T... -
Page 16: Basic Operation
The Transposer value is located on the right side of the display. The Transposer value actually encompasses both lines. WARNING: If a warning is displayed in the start-up sequence, contact your authorized Allen representative immediately. Q300T... -
Page 17: Advancing Through The Windows
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. Q300T... - Page 18 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. Q300T...
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Page 19: Locking Capture Memories
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. Q300T... -
Page 20: Stop Action And Capture Self Check
While holding the SET piston, press the CANCEL piston. This will return the Console Controller to the Main Window. The cursor will flash at the current capture memory level. Press the CURSOR button. The cursor will now flash under the first “M” of [MEM]. Q300T... -
Page 21: Acoustic Portrait Settings
Acoustic Portrait selection. The Acoustic Portrait gain (volume) can be adjusted. The gain is indicated in dB (decibels). The Acoustic Portrait gain range is adjustable from +6dB to minus 35dB. Minus 35dB is the least amount of gain while +6dB is the most available. Q300T... - Page 22 ROTARY DIAL on the Console Controller to change the gain setting. Gain adjustment range is from -35dB to +6 db. -35db is the least amount of gain while +6 dB is the maximum amount of gain. Large Cathedral Large Cathedral GAIN = -8dB GAIN = -3dB Q300T...
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Page 23: Virtual Acoustics Settings (Protégé L-9 Only)
NEUTRAL (“0”) POSITION. This is to warn the organist that the instrument is not ready to play in the same key as when in the Neutral position. It is a good habit to operate the organ with the Console Controller drawer open (if applicable). Q300T... -
Page 24: Advanced Operation
(4) A General Piston can be configured to respond like a Divisional Piston. Note 1: Changing the configuration of a piston will not affect the registrations previously remembered by that piston prior to its reconfiguration. Note 2: Reconfiguring a piston does not change its MIDI channel assignment. Q300T... - Page 25 The above examples only determine which stops/drawknobs will become accessible by the reconfigured pistons; they will not change previously saved registrations. To Restore Original Factory Piston Configuration Settings: See Section B-4 for the window function that displays: RE-INITIALIZE PISTON CONFIG. Q300T...
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Page 26: Modifying The Crescendo And Tuttis
MEMORY button in the Console Controller. "DONE!!" will briefly flash on the first line of the display to indicate the step has been programmed. Release both the SET piston and MEMORY button. Step 1 is now programmed. Repeat the above procedure to set all available crescendo step positions. Q300T... - Page 27 "SHOW" mode by using the Crescendo shoe. However, it is important that all Crescendo step positions be programmed before doing this. By depressing the Crescendo shoe, the stops/controls will move accordingly as to the step displayed. You may play the organ while moving the crescendo shoe to hear the Crescendo sequence. Q300T...
- Page 28 The bar-graph's red Tutti indicators will light to indicate which Tutti is active. The Tutti pistons function like General Pistons and customarily have large registrations. However, the registered stops/drawknobs will not move to their ON positions when a Tutti piston is selected. Q300T...
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Page 29: Restoring Original Factory Settings
Sostenuto is actuated by the organ’s Sustain switch (which is optional on some organs) located to the left of the Great/Pedal expression shoe. The Sostenuto function must first be enabled before using it. Q300T... -
Page 30: Global Tuning
The Allen Hymn Player automatically plays over 150 traditional hymns. Advance to the ‘HYMN PLAYER’ window function (see section A-2): Press <CURSOR> for Hymnplayer Press the CURSOR button. Scroll to the desired hymn title using the ROTARY DIAL. (Hymns are arranged in alphabetical order.) AMightyFortress T+00 V=2 I- P Q300T... - Page 31 SET piston while pressing the CANCEL piston. Note: You can change the organ’s registration at anytime during playback, either manually or by using pistons. However, the registration will return to the hymn player default at the beginning of each verse. Q300T...
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Page 32: Midi Functions
These three mode options determine how the organ sends program change information to MIDI devices. Selecting a Program Change Mode Advance to the 'PROG CHG' window function (see Section A-2). It will display: PROG CHG: USER DISPLAY: NUMBERS Q300T... -
Page 33: General Midi Sound Names Or Program Numbers
Make sure the word USER is selected as the mode and that GEN MIDI has been selected following the word DISPLAY. You must advance to the next window function then press a piston to view the sound names for any General MIDI device. The next window will display: MIDI PROG CHANGE Q300T... - Page 34 Consequently, Program Change Zero, (“- - -“ in the window) when sent from the organ, 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. Q300T...
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Page 35: Assigning Midi Program Changes To Organ Pistons
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. Q300T... - Page 36 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. Q300T...
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Page 37: Changing The Midi Base Channel
MIDI Channel 1, the piano could be made to sound more realistic. By opening the Swell expression shoe, the piano strings would appear to be struck harder than when the Swell pedal was in the closed position. Q300T... -
Page 38: Midi Sustain Kick Switch
Local Off control value. Turn the ROTARY DIAL to change the enable/disable value. Note: When Organ Local Off is enabled, the MIDI stops do not need to be on to play the external MIDI device(s). Q300T... -
Page 39: Transferring And Saving Capture Memory Data To A Sequencer
It is a good idea to first save whatever is stored in the organ’s memory because, it will be erased by this procedure. RECEIVING DATA Note: The 'dot' on line two of the display will move as data is received. Q300T... -
Page 40: Transmission/Reception Of Individual Stop Data
Advance to the 'TRANSMIT / RECEIVE STOPS' window function: TRANSMIT/RECEIVE STOPS ON To change the on/off status of the Transmit/Receive Stops function, press the CURSOR button until the flashing cursor is positioned on the status control value. Turn the ROTARY DIAL to turn the transmit/receive status on/off. Q300T... -
Page 41: Quick Reference Guide
Select/Adjust Stops. Use MEMORY button in conjunction with the SET piston to set the Tutti pistons. d. Restore Factory Settings: Advance to display: "Re-Initialize Piston Configuration". Use CURSOR button and ROTARY DIAL to select the settings you want to restore. Press and hold MEMORY, press General Pistons 2-5-5. Q300T... -
Page 42: Midi Guide
MIDI information (velocity keying, volume change, sustain, registrations, Crescendo settings and more). It is even possible to control several devices from one manual simultaneously, or control a different device from each manual of the console. Q300T... -
Page 43: Connecting Allen Organs To Other Midi Devices
MIDI devices can be found at the end of this section. Although the diagram is not meant to be an exhaustive list of possibilities, it illustrates the most commonly used connections of MIDI devices. If more specific information is required, please consult the owners’ manuals of the external devices being connected to the organ. Q300T... -
Page 44: Allen's Exclusive Midi System
Channel 8. These program change messages can be used to change the settings of MIDI sound modules or synthesizers that are connected to the organ. Please consult the owner’s manual of your MIDI device(s) for more information on how MIDI Program Change Messages are handled by that particular device. Q300T... - Page 45 Please consult the owner’s manual of your MIDI device(s) for more information on how MIDI Volume information is handled by that device. If any external MIDI device is used to transmit information to the Allen organ, the same assignment of MIDI channels must be used as described elsewhere in this manual. Q300T...
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Page 46: General Midi Sound Set
82. Lead 2 (sawtooth) 124. Bird Tweet 40. Synth Bass 2 83. Lead 3 (caliope lead) 125. Telephone Ring 41. Violin 84. Lead 4 (chiff lead) 126. Helicopter 42. Viola 85. Lead 5 (charang) 127. Applause 43. Cello 128. Gunshot Q300T... -
Page 47: Allen Organ Company Hymn Player Songs List
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today - B JesusLoverSoul-A Jesus, Lover of My Soul - A ComeChristians Come, Christians, Join to Sing JesusLoverSoul-B Jesus, Lover of My Soul - B ComeHolySpirit Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove JesusLordGodAll Jesus, My Lord, My God, My All Q300T... - Page 48 O, for a Closer Walk with God - A OurSovereignKing To Jesus Christ Our Sovereign King CloserWalkGod-B O, for a Closer Walk with God - B WakeSleepNoLong Wake, O Wake, and Sleep No Longer ThousandTongues O, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing WeGatherTogether We Gather Together Q300T...
- 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 © 2012, Allen Organ Company LLC, All Rights Reserved Q300T...
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