GeniSys™
LD-34b
Owner’s Manual
Copyright © 2018 Allen Organ Company LLC
All Rights Reserved
AOC P/N 033-00258 Revised 2/2018
Page 1: ...GeniSys LD 34b Owner s Manual Copyright 2018 Allen Organ Company LLC All Rights Reserved AOC P N 033 00258 Revised 2 2018...
Page 2: ...rformance of Allen s oscillator organs Such a breakthrough came in conjunction with the United States Space Program in the form of highly advanced digital microcircuits In 1971 Allen produced and sold...
Page 3: ...0 2 GeniSys Recorder 20 3 Hymn Player 22 4 Performance Player 23 5 Capture Load Save 23 C ADVANCED OPERATION 25 1 Configuring General Pistons 25 2 Restoring Original Factory Settings 26 3 Self Check S...
Page 4: ...eight foot pitch therefore when an 8 stop is selected and Middle C is depressed the pitch heard is Middle C If the sounds are an octave higher it is called 4 or octave pitch If two octaves higher it...
Page 5: ...16 ranks Compound Voices Mixture Fourniture Voices produced by more than one rank sounding simultaneously Best registered with other stops Hybrid Voices Erz hler Spitzfl te Voices that combine the to...
Page 6: ...eed that lends strength and snarl to the Pedal line Swell Waldhorn 16 Loud and full timbred stop similar to that of a French Horn at 16 pitch Note Expresses with the Swell division Clairon 4 A bright...
Page 7: ...he other that combines the tonal characteristics of both the string and flute families Octave 4 The 4 member of the Great Principal chorus Spitzfl te 4 Partially stopped flute tone Fifteenth 2 An open...
Page 8: ...reat manual the highest key played on the Great will automatically play all stops drawn on the Swell in addition to those drawn on the Great By choosing a Swell stop such as the Festival Trumpet the m...
Page 9: ...urn OFF the Tutti that was ON and turn ON the Tutti that was OFF The Cancel piston button will turn OFF both Tuttis Red signal indicators within the GeniSys Display will illuminate when Tutti I or II...
Page 10: ...ecalls the last registration setting prior to using any General or Divisional piston For example Press a General or Divisional piston toe stud The stop registration programmed on that particular pisto...
Page 11: ...minating the 4 the 2 or both When choosing stops for a solo voice it is not always necessary to include an 8 stop For example since the 4 flute has a tone quality different from that of the 8 flute th...
Page 12: ...ually but not always with both hands on one keyboard They are characterized by compatibility of tone clarity and occasionally power Such registrations are used in hymn singing choir accompaniments and...
Page 13: ...4 3 Gedackt 8 Viola 8 Nachthorn 4 Piccolo 2 4 Gedackt 8 Viola 8 Octave 4 Nachthorn 4 Piccolo 2 5 Gedackt 8 Viola 8 Octave 4 Nachthorn 4 Piccolo 2 Fourniture IV 6 Gedackt 8 Viola 8 Octave 4 Nachthorn 4...
Page 14: ...e musical keys is possible When the organ is turned ON the Transposer defaults to the neutral or zero 0 position The pitch can be raised a maximum of five half steps or lowered a total of seven half s...
Page 15: ...rue acoustic response of each original room with stunning realism Each organ equipped with Acoustic Portrait features 10 different Acoustic Portrait selections ranging from intimate rooms to cavernous...
Page 16: ...red every few years has been eliminated CARE OF THE ORGAN Your Allen Organ constitutes a major advance in long term maintenance free operation There are no regular maintenance procedures required and...
Page 17: ...alled and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause interference to radio communications It has been type tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Computing Device in ac...
Page 18: ...len Organ logo and also indicate the main computer s status Once the organ has completed starting up the GeniSys Display will display the home screen indicating the organ is ready to play Important Th...
Page 19: ...ries except Memory 1 may be locked or unlocked individually to prevent unintentional or unauthorized changes to that memory s contents Note Memory 1 remains unlocked as a convenience to visiting or su...
Page 20: ...ification is loading Once the voicing specification has loaded the capture system will automatically cancel all stops indicating the organ is now ready to play Touch the HOME button to return to the H...
Page 21: ...e selected Alternate Tuning by actuating the stop control engraved ALTERNATE TUNING Any time the ALTERNATE TUNING stop is turned off the organ will revert to the Classic style tuning Note The remainin...
Page 22: ...However programmed registrations on the capture memory levels will remain unchanged To access the Unlock All Capture Memory function touch OPTIONS CONFIGURE CONSOLE MORE UNLOCK ALL CAPT MEM Enter code...
Page 23: ...TIONS AUTO PLAY RECORDER The GeniSys Recorder contains many display functions Here is a quick breakdown of those functions and what they do Control Function PLAY PLAY mode will play the selected song...
Page 24: ...t on the current cap ture memory settings within the organ at the time the song is recorded If the piston registra tions are changed after a song has been recorded the piston registrations will not be...
Page 25: ...age is played before the Hymn Note Intro value cannot be changed during playback Tempo Tempo may be adjusted up or down in increments of 10 Maximum tempo value is plus minus 50 Verses Maximum number o...
Page 26: ...d and loaded To access the Capture Save Load feature touch OPTIONS CONFIG CONSOLE CAPTURE SAVE LOAD The Capture Save Load feature contains several functions Here is a quick breakdown of those function...
Page 27: ...isplay will indicate the file exists Either delete the selected capture file number or select a different capture file number to proceed Delete a Capture File To delete a the selected capture file num...
Page 28: ...y be able to program the MIDI stop controls and will no longer affect other stops To reconfigure a General Piston so it controls only the Swell Division stops Select all of the Swell division stops Pr...
Page 29: ...s functioning properly and is controllable by the capture system To access the Self Check function touch OPTIONS CONFIGURE CONSOLE MORE SELF CHECK To start the self check touch the START button The bu...
Page 30: ...endo B sequence Touch the SET or SHOW button to highlight and select which mode will be active To view the stops registered on the second B Tutti I or Tutti II press either Tutti piston This will caus...
Page 31: ...ons and or the memory settings for the PISTONS are not affected by resetting the Crescendo B Play the Organ Using Crescendo B The Home screen must be displayed Press HOME to return to the Home screen...
Page 32: ...ways resets to Channel 1 whenever the organ is turned on 2 Selecting Program Change Modes Program change modes establish how MIDI program changes are sent from the organ when a piston is pressed Once...
Page 33: ...to access any General MIDI sound voice by selecting and assigning the same name to a piston General MIDI Sound Names When a piston is pressed the General MIDI sound name will display which corresponds...
Page 34: ...the MIDI program change value touch the PROGRAM button to highlight it then use the UP and DOWN buttons to change the program value or General MIDI name To change the MIDI program change settings on...
Page 35: ...ression data is distributed among the appropriate MIDI channels POLY VELOCITY this setting should be selected if you are using a percussion type voice from a sound module or an external MIDI keyboard...
Page 36: ...screen 8 Organ Local Off Organ Local Off is a function that will virtually disconnect the organ s keyboards pedalboard and pistons from the organ s tone generation and capture system In essence the or...
Page 37: ...IONS MIDI TRANSMIT RECEIVE To change the on off status of the Transmit Receive Stops function touch either the ON or OFF button to highlight it Touch the HOME button to return to the Home screen or th...
Page 38: ...ack fast forward and reverse controls that function in the same way as their tape recorder counterparts Types of MIDI Data There are several types of MIDI messages that can be sent from one device to...
Page 39: ...ing the music using a sequencer and then listening from different locations in the room during the music s playback Other MIDI Uses MIDI has created new possibilities for the organist The ability of t...
Page 40: ...MIDI devices are connected to the organ it is important to make sure that the devices channels of transmission and reception match the MIDI channels of the Allen Organ divisions to which they are assi...
Page 41: ...Choir Aahs 54 Voice Oohs 55 Synth Voice 56 Orchestra Hit 57 Trumpet 58 Trombone 59 Tuba 60 Muted Trumpet 61 French Horn 62 Brass Section 63 Synth Brass 1 64 Synth Brass 2 65 Soprano Sax 66 Alto Sax 6...
Page 42: ...H v 1 127 9nH v 0 9nH v 1 127 9nH v 0 Aftertouch Keys Channels X X X X Pitch Bend O O Control Change 0 bank select 6 Data MSB 7 volume 64 sustain 66 sostenuto 98 NRPN LSB 99 NRPN MSB O O O O O O O X O...
Page 43: ...APPENDIX B VISUAL KEY RANGE CHART 40...
Page 44: ...Bells on Christmas Day 191 GtRedeemerDie Behold the Great Redeemer Die 302 MyFatherLives I Know My Father Lives 251 BhldRoyalArmy Behold A Royal Army 136 IKnowMyRedemr I Know That My Redeemer Lives 2...
Page 45: ...Town of Bethlehem 170 GodHearUsPray God Our Father Hear Us Pray 295 LoveGlorifies O Love That Glorifies the Son 292 OMyFather O My Father 1 MorningBreaks The Morning Breaks 150 GraciousFathr O Thou Ki...
Page 46: ...Testimony 128 FaithEndures When Faith Endures 52 DawnIsBreaking The Day Dawn Is Breaking 129 ITurnforPeace Where Can I Turn for Peace 213TheFirstNoel The First Noel 174 EmblemPartake While of These E...
Page 47: ...designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software and charge for this service if you wish that you receive source code or can get it if you want it that you can ch...
Page 48: ...dified program normally reads commands interactively when run you must cause it when started running for such interactive use in the most ordinary way to print or display an announcement including an...
Page 49: ...ent infringement or for any other reason not limited to patent issues conditions are imposed on you whether by court order agreement or otherwise that contradict the conditions of this License they do...
Page 50: ...d either expressed or implied including but not limited to the im plied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose The entire risk as to the quality and per formance of the pro...
