MDS-8
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1997 Allen Organ Company
All Rights Reserved
AOC P/N 033-0094
Page 1: ...MDS 8 Copyright 1997 Allen Organ Company All Rights Reserved AOC P N 033 0094...
Page 2: ...organs Only a radical technological breakthrough could improve upon the fine performance of Allen s solid state oscillator organs Such a breakthrough came in conjunction with the U S Space Program in...
Page 3: ...of Stops 1 II Solo voices and Second Voices 7 III Artistic Registration 8 IV Transposer Setting Pistons 12 V Programmable Console Functions 13 VI MIDI Guide 14 VII Installation Voicing Care of the Or...
Page 4: ...ntains a fraction and they are referred to as mutations Among these are the Nasard and Quinte 2 2 3 Tierce 1 3 5 and Quintfl te 1 1 3 Because they introduce unusual pitch relationships with respect to...
Page 5: ...und e g flutes and principals or strings and principals In reed pipes a metal tongue vibrates against an opening in the side of a metal tube called a shallot The characteristic sounds of different ree...
Page 6: ...lationships to the pedal being pressed Used to crown the Pedal principal chorus Posaune 16 Swell Expression A strong Pedal reed that lends strength and snarl to the Pedal line Can have Swell tremulant...
Page 7: ...ound stop or mixture comprised of principal tones Each note played produces four distinct pitches at octave and fifth relationships to the key being pressed The Mixture IV should never be used without...
Page 8: ...peroctave 2 An open metal stop that produces foundation tone at the 2 pitch level Mixture IV A compound stop of principal tones Four notes in octave and fifth relationships sound together when a singl...
Page 9: ...rm sound Tremulants Full When activated along with one or more of the organ s tremulants this control causes the tremulants to become much deeper in their oscillation than normal classical tremulants...
Page 10: ...the Great and Pedal divisions can be changed using the Classical Voicing Gt Pd control As in the Swell division the second voices in the Great and Pedal divisions are accessed from stop tablets Certai...
Page 11: ...bination 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 choosing sto...
Page 12: ...registration In creating registrations of your own remember these three simple rules 1 Seek tonal contrast between solo and accompaniment 2 Be sure the solo is louder than the accompaniment 3 Choose...
Page 13: ...ensemble tones An Hautbois for example is usually a solo stop The various Trumpets Clairons Bassons etc are usually ensemble voices that add brilliance power and incisiveness to the sound If you have...
Page 14: ...registrations avoid the temptation to rely constantly on one or two 16 stops and a coupler Please note that the softest stops and flute mutations are normally not used with ensembles FULL ORGAN Due t...
Page 15: ...e stanza that leads into the key one half step above the key in which the hymn is written If the hymn is already in a fairly high key it may be preferable to play the first few stanzas with the Transp...
Page 16: ...his is the default normal mode MIDI volume information is transmitted from each division on the MIDI channel assigned to that division Swell MIDI data is transmitted on MIDI Channel 1 Great on Channel...
Page 17: ...ess General Piston 3 The middle four lights of the Swell expression indicator will flash indicating that the organ is now in Swell Volume mode D To select No Expression press General Piston 4 The top...
Page 18: ...Set piston and then pressing the Cancel piston VI Music Memory The MDS 8 features Allen s Music Memory a selection of pre recorded demonstration pieces in a variety of tonal combinations and musical s...
Page 19: ...I can send information to other MIDI devices e g synthesizers or sequencers and can play those devices simultaneously or record information to be played back later Allen organs incorporate a complete...
Page 20: ...I capable Allen Organ consoles may be connected to a variety of MIDI devices A diagram for connecting the Allen organ to a variety of MIDI devices can be found at the end of this section of the manual...
Page 21: ...to change the settings of MIDI sound modules or synthesizers which are connected to the organ Please consult the Console Controller guide and the owner s manual of your MIDI device s for more informa...
Page 22: ...xternal speakers make sure they are not later used for storage closets Placing sound absorbent materials robes flowers papers etc will only damage the organs sound quality REVERBERATION The Digital Re...
Page 23: ...to the family of satisfied Allen Organ owners BATTERY BACKUP SYSTEM The memory for the capture system on your MDS organ is sustained by a Lithium battery This allows capture settings and related item...
Page 24: ...h are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation Should this equipment cause interference to radio communications the user at his own expense wil...
Page 25: ...MDS 8 Copyright 1997 Allen Organ Company All Rights Reserved AOC P N 033 0094 1...
Page 26: ...organs Only a radical technological breakthrough could improve upon the fine performance of Allen s solid state oscillator organs Such a breakthrough came in conjunction with the U S Space Program in...
Page 27: ...of Stops 1 II Solo voices and Second Voices 7 III Artistic Registration 8 IV Transposer Setting Pistons 12 V Programmable Console Functions 13 VI MIDI Guide 14 VII Installation Voicing Care of the Or...
Page 28: ...ntains a fraction and they are referred to as mutations Among these are the Nasard and Quinte 2 2 3 Tierce 1 3 5 and Quintfl te 1 1 3 Because they introduce unusual pitch relationships with respect to...
Page 29: ...und e g flutes and principals or strings and principals In reed pipes a metal tongue vibrates against an opening in the side of a metal tube called a shallot The characteristic sounds of different ree...
Page 30: ...ing pressed Used to crown the Pedal principal chorus Posaune 16 Swell Expression A strong Pedal reed that lends strength and snarl to the Pedal line Can have Swell tremulant Trompete 8 Clear Pedal ree...
Page 31: ...ote played produces four distinct pitches at octave and fifth relationships to the key being pressed The Mixture IV should never be used without stops of lower pitches The Mixture IV is typically adde...
Page 32: ...ompound stop of principal tones Four notes in octave and fifth relationships sound together when a single key is depressed As pitches progress upward they break back to the next lower octave or fifth...
Page 33: ...ontroller will be activated See Console Controller Guide Tremulants Full When activated along with one or more of the organ s tremulants this control causes the tremulants to become much deeper in the...
Page 34: ...the Great and Pedal divisions can be changed using the Classical Voicing Gt Pd control As in the Swell division the second voices in the Great and Pedal divisions are accessed from stop tablets Certai...
Page 35: ...bination 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 choosing sto...
Page 36: ...4 Play solo on Swell These few combinations demonstrate basic techniques of solo registration In creating registrations of your own remember these three simple rules 1 Seek tonal contrast between solo...
Page 37: ...pes as compared to principals 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 sto...
Page 38: ...in bringing clarity to the pedal line especially on softer registrations avoid the temptation to rely constantly on one or two 16 stops and a coupler Please note that the softest stops and flute muta...
Page 39: ...e key one half step above the key in which the hymn is written If the hymn is already in a fairly high key it may be preferable to play the first few stanzas with the Transposer set down one half or o...
Page 40: ...available features to play the instrument The organ is capable of all traditional organ functions without the use of the Console Controller system This control system provides additional flexibility...
Page 41: ...keying information allowing one device to sense which keys have been played on another device This means an organ equipped with MIDI can send information to other MIDI devices e g synthesizers or sequ...
Page 42: ...is an industry wide standard today s MIDI instruments will be compatible with tomorrow s MIDI innovations II CONNECTING THE ALLEN ORGAN TO OTHER MIDI DEVICES The MIDI capable Allen Organ consoles may...
Page 43: ...l 2 Pedal Channel 3 MIDI Program Change Messages are transmitted from the organ s General Pistons on MIDI Channel 8 These program change messages can be used to change the settings of MIDI sound modul...
Page 44: ...ts are normally a part of installation and once done should not require changes unless the instrument is moved to a new location or major changes are made to the room the organ resides in Bass frequen...
Page 45: ...the clear music rack a furniture wax polish can be sprayed on a dry cloth and rubbed on the front of the music rack Try to keep the wax off of the wood finishes This will keep the music rack most clea...
Page 46: ...dance 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 accordance with the speci...
