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The memory for the capture system on your MDS organ is sustained by a Lithium 
battery.  This allows capture settings and related items to be retained in memory when 
the organ is switched off or unplugged.  Under normal circumstances, the Lithium 
battery should last for several years.  A built-in warning system will alert you when 
the battery becomes weak and needs to be replaced.  
 
On Allen MDS organs that include a Console Controller™, the LCD display will 
flash a warning message for a few seconds during power-up when the battery requires 
replacement.  The display will read as follows: 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING!! 

      

 

 

 

Replace 

Battery 

 
On Allen MDS and Protégé models without a Console Controller™, the green power 
light will flash for about ten seconds after the organ is switched on. 
 
Should the battery in your MDS organ require replacement, contact your local Allen 
authorized service representative. 
 
 

CARE OF THE ORGAN 

 

Your Allen Digital Computer Organ constitutes a major advance in long-term 
maintenance-free operation.  There are 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.  
A mild solution of lukewarm water and dish detergent may be used to remove 
fingerprints, etc.  Polish dry with a soft cloth. 
 
Do not use wax, sprays or oils on the finish.  Satin finished surfaces will take on a 
semi-gloss appearance when waxed and will eventually become yellowed. 
 
Keys and stop tablets should be cleaned in the following manner:  Use two clean 
cloths.  Immerse one in clear, lukewarm water and wring it thoroughly damp dry.  
Loosen the dirt with this cloth, then polish immediately with the dry cloth.  Do not 
use soap or detergent on keys or stop tablets. 

Summary of Contents for MDS-30 LDS

Page 1: ...LDS MDS 30 Copyright 1994 Allen Organ Company All Rights Reserved AOC P N 033 0083...

Page 2: ...y few stops By 1959 Allen had replaced vacuum tubes in the oscillator organs with transistors Thousands of transistorized instruments were built including some of the largest most sophisticated oscill...

Page 3: ...let We call your attention particularly to sections on Transposer Console Controller Second Voicing and MIDI Guide since these elements are important to realizing the full potential of the instrument...

Page 4: ...iii Contents I Description of Stops 1 II Artistic Registration 11 III Transposer 16 IV Capture Combination Action 17 V Installation Voicing and Care of the Organ 18...

Page 5: ...aves of whatever key is depressed Pitches other than octaves are also used in organ playing Their footage number always contains a fraction and they are referred to as mutations Among these are the Na...

Page 6: ...nt at all pitch levels and in all divisions String Voices Salicional Viola Voix C leste Mildly imitative voices of brighter harmonic development than principal Usually appear at 8 pitch Compound Voice...

Page 7: ...of various types of voices as listed above Some of these are protected by copyrights owned by the Allen Organ Company The voices are stored in memory devices each having affixed to it a copyright noti...

Page 8: ...of the Pedal principal chorus Gedacktfl te 8 Stopped flute tone of 8 pitch useful in adding clarity to a pedal line in combination with the Bourdon 16 or Lieblichgedackt 16 Choralbass 4 Pedal 4 princ...

Page 9: ...ave and a fifth above the keys played Always used with other stops usually beginning with 8 for coloration Blockfl te 2 A delicate clear open flute at 2 pitch Terz 1 3 5 Flute mutation that causes the...

Page 10: ...n Swell Percussion Voices on rocker tablet See separate scction on Second Voicing page 13 SWELL PERCUSSION VOICES Celesta Delicate percussion sound similar to a music box Harp Typical hand plucked str...

Page 11: ...cipal chorus adding brilliance and pitch definition throughout the entire compass Cymbale III Compound stop of principal tones One key produces three distinct pitches at octave and fifth relationships...

Page 12: ...d on the Great manual will automatically key the appropriate Pedal note playing those stops that have been drawn in the Pedal division as well as those in the Great division Melody Coupler When used w...

Page 13: ...d Main divisions unless the Main Off is also added EXPRESSION PEDALS There are three expression pedals on the MDS 30 LDS The one on the far right is the Crescendo pedal see below The pedal on the left...

Page 14: ...CING In addition to the comprehensive stop specification of the MDS 30 LDS there are a variety of percussion stops that can be accessed from the Swell manual using the Swell Percussion Voices The seco...

Page 15: ...solo combination was used widely in Baroque organ music but it is just as appropriate for some modern music Useful variations of the Cornet may be achieved by eliminating the 4 the 2 or both When cho...

Page 16: ...E SOLO Swell Gedackt 8 Great Flute Celeste II 8 Pedal Lieblichgedackt 16 Play solo on Swell TRUMPET SOLO Swell Trompette 8 Great Diapason 8 Octave 4 Superoctave 2 Mixture IV Classic Voicing Gt Pd Peda...

Page 17: ...with representation in various divisions of the organ and at every pitch from 16 Diapason to high mixtures The principal chorus is sometimes called the narrow scale flue chorus a reference to the rel...

Page 18: ...IV Swell 1 Gedackt 8 Flute Celeste II 8 2 Gedackt 8 Koppelfl te 4 3 Gedackt 8 Koppelfl te 4 Blockfl te 2 4 Gedackt 8 Spitzprinzipal 4 Koppelfl te 4 Blockfl te 2 5 Gedackt 8 Spitzprinzipal 4 Koppelfl t...

Page 19: ...include only those stops that really contribute to the fullness and brilliance of the ensemble Eliminate soft stops and solo stops that make no purposeful contribution This short treatment barely scra...

Page 20: ...the key upward or downward whichever is appropriate the piece can be sung more comfortably and effectively 2 Because some instruments are non concert pitch A trumpet in Bb for example can play the sam...

Page 21: ...ormation THINGS TO REMEMBER The R Piston when activated will recall the last combination set prior to using any general or divisional piston General pistons all of which are duplicated by toe studs af...

Page 22: ...e controls within the console and are best left to an expert These adjustments are normally a part of installation and once done should not require changes unless the instrument is moved to a new loca...

Page 23: ...ontact your local Allen authorized service representative CARE OF THE ORGAN Your Allen Digital Computer Organ constitutes a major advance in long term maintenance free operation There are no regular m...

Page 24: ...verified grounded outlet is essential to proper operation and protection of the instrument Proper polarity should be checked with an AC circuit analyzer before connecting the organ Do not change the...

Page 25: ...radio communications the 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 radi...

Page 26: ...MDS 30 LDS 42 Section VII...

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