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4. Saving Registrations Using the Pistons/Toe Studs
A
registration
is any combination of stops. These registrations can be stored
(remembered) by the organ’s capture memory system. The pistons provide a way to
make changes quickly from one registration to another.
General Pistons
are those that affect all stops on the organ. General pistons are located
on the left side, underneath the keyboards on the piston rails.
Divisional Pistons
affect only those stops associated with the particular manual/division.
Divisional pistons are located in the center of the piston rails below the keyboards.
Located just above the pedalboard are the
Toe Studs.
Toe Studs to the left of the
expression shoes duplicate the General Pistons, while those to the right of the expression
shoes are for the Pedal Division.
The Q286 and HII-86 are equipped with ten (10) General pistons, (6) Divisional pistons
for both the Swell and Great Divisions and six (6) Divisional toe studs for the Pedal
Division. In addition, there are also ten (10) General toe studs which are duplicates of the
General pistons.
To Save a Registration to a General Piston:
The
Main Window
function in the GeniSys™ Controller must be displayed (
See Section
A-2
). Select any memory number (M 1, M 2
... M 40, etc.)
(see section A-3)
; however, for
this example use M 1. Next, select the desired
stops you want General Piston 1 to remember.
Once the selected stops are selected, press and
hold the
SET
piston, then press and release
General Piston 1. Finally, release the
SET
piston
.
General Piston 1 will now store in memory the selected stops.
Note:
General Pistons are often set gradually from soft to loud with General #1 the
softest and General #10 the loudest.
To Save a Registration to a Divisional Piston:
The
Main Window
function in the GeniSys™ Controller must be displayed (
See Section
A-2
). Select any memory number (M 1, M 2 ... M 40, etc.)
(see section A-3)
; however, for
this example use M 1. Next, select the desired Swell division stops you want Swell
Piston #1 to remember. Once the selected stops are selected, press and hold the
SET
piston, then press and release Swell Piston #1. Finally, release the
SET
piston
.
Swell
Piston #1 will now store in memory the selected Swell division stops.
5. Locking Capture Memories
All memories, 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 substitute organists
(if
applicable)
.
The GeniSys™ Controller must display the
Main Window
function (
See Section A-2).
Select a capture memory to lock. After registrations are stored to pistons, (
See Section A-
4)
choose three digits you can easily remember (e.g., 1-2-3, 2-1-5, etc.). General Piston
numbers reflect their respective digits listed on the piston (Piston 10 = zero).
M 1
0
