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SEQNCR PLAY #01
Work 00000 STOP

SEQNCR REC #01
Work 00000 STOP

SEQNCR PLAY #01
Work 00000 STOP

SEQNCR REC #01
Work 00000 STOP

SEQNCR REC #01
Work 00000 FWD

SEQNCR REC #01
Work 00000 STOP

f. To Record A MIDI Song:

To record a MIDI song file, select a MIDI Song Source Folder and MIDI Song File
Number

(see sections 2a and 2b above)

Press the

CURSOR

button on the GeniSys™

Controller until the cursor is positioned on the
Sequence Control Function.

Turn the

ROTARY DIAL

to select the REC control function.

Press the

CURSOR

button until the cursor is

positioned on the
Transport Control
Function.

Turn the

ROTARY DIAL

to select the FWD transport control function.

Note:

Before starting the actual recording, make sure that all stops are turned off by

pressing the CANCEL piston. Then, move the expression shoes to their lowest position.

Summary of Contents for L-124 BRAVURA SERIES

Page 2: ...instrument utilizing digitally sampled voices Your organ is significantly advanced since the first generation Allen digital instrument Organs with Renaissance Quantum technology are the product of ye...

Page 3: ...lo passages or in small ensembles of flutes TONAL FAMILIES 1 Flues Organ tones divide into two main categories flues and reeds In pipe organs flue pipes are those in which the sound is set in motion b...

Page 4: ...ONTROLS Some organ stop controls do not turn voices on off but instead turn on off console functions such as outlined in this Section 8 Great to Pedal Connects all Great stops to the Pedal at unison p...

Page 5: ...ated the organ s tuning will change to the alternate tuning selected from within the GeniSys Controller See the GeniSys Controller Guide later in this Manual for more information relating to Alternate...

Page 6: ...F setting of the corresponding Tutti Only one Tutti can be turned ON at a time Pressing the other Tutti piston that is not turned ON will turn OFF the Tutti that was ON and turn ON the Tutti that was...

Page 7: ...on Press and release the desired DIVISIONAL piston Finally release the SET Piston The pistons General or Divisional which have been set remember the registration combinations which have been assigned...

Page 8: ...manually will re appear What happens is the capture system takes a snapshot of the current stop registration and stores it within the Recall piston memory before it actually changes to the new stop re...

Page 9: ...y be achieved by eliminating the 4 the 2 or even 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 fr...

Page 10: ...sions of the organ and at every pitch from 16 to high mixtures The Principal Chorus is sometimes called the narrow scale flue chorus a reference to the relative thinness of Principal pipes in relation...

Page 11: ...6 pitch instead of 8 Be careful that the volume of the pedals is not greater than that of the manuals Although the manual to pedal couplers are useful in bringing clarity to the pedal line especially...

Page 12: ...light LED on the face of the GeniSys Controller illuminates any time the Transposer setting is moved from the 0 or neutral pitch position Why Transpose Because a song s range does not always suit the...

Page 13: ...inished again 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 maint...

Page 14: ...ould 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 INTERN...

Page 15: ...e user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be necessary to correct the interference Whether this equipment actually causes the interference to radio communications can be...

Page 16: ...ing an Alternate Tuning 42 2 Configuring General Pistons 43 3 Restoring Original Factory Settings 44 4 Global Tuning 45 5 Headphone Volume optional 45 6 Modifying the Crescendo and Tuttis 46 7 Sostenu...

Page 17: ...n on the organ s main power switch During the start up sequence the LCD window will display Once the GeniSys computer has completed its initial start up procedure the LCD will display the current stop...

Page 18: ...ay The window functions wrap around for ease of accessing functions quickly Remember You may return to the Main Window function at any time by pressing and holding the SET piston Then while holding SE...

Page 19: ...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...

Page 20: ...d Remember locked capture memories will have an L behind the number Once a desired capture memory is selected press and hold the MEMORY button in the GeniSys Controller Then while pressing MEMORY ente...

Page 21: ...n does not light or move if mechanical drawknobs notify your Allen service technician During the testing process you can interrupt and or return to the Main Window function at any time by turning the...

Page 22: ...tem will automatically cancel all stops The organ is now ready to play To return to the Main Window function press and hold the SET piston then press the CANCEL piston Release both Important The organ...

Page 23: ...currently selected Acoustic Portrait pallet on line 1 with the Gain setting on line 2 To change the Acoustic Portrait pallet press the CURSOR button on the GeniSys Controller until the cursor is posit...

Page 24: ...stic Portrait gain setting Turn the ROTARY DIAL on the GeniSys Controller to change the gain setting Gain adjustment range is from minus 35dB to 6dB Minus 35dB is the least amount of gain while 6dB is...

Page 25: ...Change the number of verses by positioning the cursor on the Verse value and then turn the Rotary Dial Maximum number of verses is 9 Introduction Position the cursor on the Introduction value and then...

Page 26: ...so do not force the USB flash device into the socket if it doesn t fit correctly Doing so may damage the port socket and the USB flash device If the USB flash device doesn t fit correctly re orient th...

Page 27: ...es a specific directory structure to operate correctly The USB flash device included with a GeniSys instrument already contains the required directory structure as well as a library of pre recorded MI...

Page 28: ...ber Any file number between 01 and 99 may be selected MIDI song files which do not use the specified filename format will not be recognized by the Sequencer and therefore cannot be loaded for playback...

Page 29: ...ders may be useful for MIDI song file storage and also in case the organist would like to create playlists for sequential playback of MIDI Song Files The organist may change the MIDI song file source...

Page 30: ...urn the ROTARY DIAL to select the DEL control function The Transport Control Function will also change to YES when DEL is selected Select a MIDI Song File Source Folder and MIDI Song File Number see s...

Page 31: ...unting to indicate that playback has started Important If a selected MIDI Song File is not located when playback is started the display will indicate FILE NOT FOUND and playback will not begin When pl...

Page 32: ...ol function Press the MEMORY button to stop playback The counter will reset to zero 0 and the instrument will stop playing indicating playback has stopped e Play A MIDI Song File From A Different Star...

Page 33: ...MIDI song file from the current selected counter position To begin the SRCH function press the MEMORY button When SRCH has completed the display will indicate the MIDI song file is ready to play by c...

Page 34: ...a and 2b above Press the CURSOR button on the GeniSys Controller until the cursor is positioned on the Sequence Control Function Turn the ROTARY DIAL to select the REC control function Press the CURSO...

Page 35: ...ding press the MEMORY button The counter will start counting to indicate the Sequencer is now recording At this point perform the above instructions see Hint above and begin recording the performance...

Page 36: ...t position Then turn the ROTARY DIAL until the Transport Control Function reads STOP Finally press the MEMORY button This will stop the recording and automatically set the Sequencer into playback mode...

Page 37: ...I song file from the current selected counter position To begin the SRCH function press the MEMORY button When SRCH has completed the display will indicate the MIDI song file is ready to resume record...

Page 38: ...e song number 10 and then play all subsequent songs in that playlist folder When the Sequencer has reached the last MIDI song within the selected MIDI File Source Folder playback will automatically st...

Page 39: ...ved and loaded using the GeniSys Controller when a USB flash device is inserted into the USB memory port To access the Capture Save feature advance to the CAPTURE MEMORY window function see section A...

Page 40: ...a Capture File Number Press the CURSOR button to position the cursor on the Capture File Number value Turn the ROTARY DIAL to select a capture file number Turning the Rotary Dial clockwise will incre...

Page 41: ...s the CURSOR button and position the cursor on the Mode Select value Turn the ROTARY DIAL to select LOAD mode Select a Capture File Number Press the CURSOR button to position the cursor on the Capture...

Page 42: ...l all stops when loading is complete Important If the selected capture file number does not exist the display will indicate ERR NO SUCH FILE To continue select a different capture file number c Save a...

Page 43: ...File Number Press the CURSOR button to position the cursor on the Capture File Number value Turn the ROTARY DIAL to select a file number Turning the Rotary Dial clockwise will increase the file number...

Page 44: ...e Tuning press the CURSOR button on the GeniSys Controller until the cursor is positioned on the Alternate Tuning name line 2 Turn the ROTARY DIAL to select one of the eight available tunings The orga...

Page 45: ...to respond on Release both The General piston just pressed will now only be able to program the MIDI stop controls and will no longer affect other stops To reconfigure a General Piston so it controls...

Page 46: ...vance to the RE INITIALIZE window function see Section A 2 The window will display Certain functions can be restored to the original factory settings They are The Piston Configuration re initializatio...

Page 47: ...IAL clockwise will raise the pitch while turning the ROTARY DIAL counter clockwise will lower the pitch Note The Global Tuning adjustment will be retained in memory when the organ is powered off 5 Hea...

Page 48: ...travel To set a Crescendo B sequence advance to the CRESC TUTTI B window function see Section A 2 Press the CURSOR button until the cursor is positioned on the word step on line two Turn the ROTARY DI...

Page 49: ...will indicate which step is currently activated Use the ROTARY DIAL to move through the step positions one by one while observing the stops controls The stops controls will change accordingly as to wh...

Page 50: ...ph display the green CRESC B indicator will illuminate Depress the Crescendo shoe and play the organ Editing Tutti B Registrations Advance to the CRESC TUTTI B window function see Section A 2 The disp...

Page 51: ...function see Section A 2 The display will indicate which manual Sostenuto is assigned to and indicate the current on off status Note The manual which Sostenuto is assigned to cannot be changed but the...

Page 52: ...to step sequentially through a user programmed piston sequence of any available piston and capture memory level Piston Sequence memory allows 512 steps allocated to a maximum of 99 sequences Note Cus...

Page 53: ...l General Piston positions within the selected capture memory level stopping when either extreme is reached To start SIMPLE STEPPER select a capture memory level see Section A 3 and then press General...

Page 54: ...g the capture memory level will reset the SIMPLE STEPPER s step position value back to General 1 The organist will need to set a new starting step position by selecting and pressing a General piston o...

Page 55: ...econd line of the display Using the pistons toe studs labeled or the ADVANCED STEPPER will step up or down sequentially through all General Piston positions and through all capture memory levels stopp...

Page 56: ...sor on capture memory level value Then turn the ROTARY DIAL to select a different capture memory level see Section A 3 Important Changing the capture memory level will reset the ADVANCED STEPPER s ste...

Page 57: ...re memory levels and piston assignments between each step position The custom piston sequence can then be maneuvered sequentially through each programmed step by using the or piston buttons stopping w...

Page 58: ...om sequences the editing window will automatically default to the INSERT mode However if the organ does contain custom sequences the editing window will default to the EDIT mode To enter the INSERT mo...

Page 59: ...he CURSOR button ROTARY DIAL select an existing piston sequence number and step position number to insert a new step Note If the step position number is positioned on the last step of the selected pis...

Page 60: ...ber that is to be deleted Important The cursor position determines whether a single step position or an entire piston sequence is deleted If an entire piston sequence is to be deleted leave the cursor...

Page 61: ...e Show mode displays step positions and programmed data within the display Stop controls operate showing the registration saved for each step position The organist can toggle back and forth between th...

Page 62: ...oe studs to step up or down through the piston sequence If at any time a different piston toe stud is selected out of the sequence the piston display will indicate that a piston toe stud was selected...

Page 63: ...e owner s manual that covers the external MIDI device s you are using for more details of their operation 1 Standard MIDI Channel Assignments These are the Allen Organs standard MIDI channels settings...

Page 64: ...will select voices change banks or change program patch numbers on another MIDI device Any MIDI program change number from 1 through 127 can be assigned to any General or Divisional Piston blank or n...

Page 65: ...The GeniSys Controller will display the MIDI program change name assigned to that piston Note In some cases the General MIDI sound name may be abbreviated You can change either the Bank value or Prog...

Page 66: ...ode must also be selected to be able to assign MIDI program change numbers higher than the highest number of General pistons With USER selected as the program change mode along with NUMBERS as the dis...

Page 67: ...to Organ Pistons This function allows the organist to select any voice on an external MIDI device by pressing any General piston on the organ The USER program change mode must be selected See Section...

Page 68: ...Bank and Low Bank compatible It would be possible for these MIDI devices to have as many as 128 X 128 X 2 32 768 voices sounds 128 voices sounds in each of the 128 BANK Numbers in each of the High and...

Page 69: ...that piston Press the CURSOR button until the cursor is positioned on the MIDI Bank number value Turn the ROTARY DIAL to change the MIDI BANK number value Note Refer to the Bank selection program num...

Page 70: ...ue Turn the ROTARY DIAL to change the MIDI Base Channel value All functions associated with a particular division will transmit and receive on its assigned channel For example MIDI Channel 1 is normal...

Page 71: ...struck there will be no change in velocity until a new key is struck Use this mode only when a velocity sensitive external MIDI device is connected If this mode is selected when recording to a sequenc...

Page 72: ...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 sophi...

Page 73: ...op data on off from the organ may conflict with data from an external MIDI device When this occurs select the OFF position Note Piston changes will still be transmitted and received because they are c...

Page 74: ...ayback 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...

Page 75: ...ording 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 o...

Page 76: ...l 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 as...

Page 77: ...53 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...

Page 78: ...9nH 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...

Page 79: ...Lover of My Soul A Jesus Lover of My Soul B Jesus Priceless Treasure Jesus The Very Thought of Thee Jesus Thou Joy of Loving Hearts Joy to the World Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee Just As I Am without O...

Page 80: ...are 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...

Page 81: ...the modified 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 includi...

Page 82: ...tent 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 d...

Page 83: ...y kind either expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the...

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