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R-230, -250, -270

Contents

Description of Stops -----------------------------------------------------1

II.

Stoplists

R-230 ------------------------------------------------------------4

R-250 ------------------------------------------------------------9

R-270 ---------------------------------------------------------- 14

III.

Second Voices

Swell Solo Organ Voices ---------------------------------------- 19

Classic Second Voicing Great-Pedal ----------------------------- 19

IV.

Artistic Registration --------------------------------------------------- 21

Transposer, Virtual Acoustics ------------------------------------------ 26

VI.

Installation, Voicing and Care of the Organ---------------------------- 28

Summary of Contents for Renaissance 230

Page 2: ...llator 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 Prog...

Page 3: ...f Stops 1 II Stoplists R 230 4 R 250 9 R 270 14 III Second Voices Swell Solo Organ Voices 19 Classic Second Voicing Great Pedal 19 IV Artistic Registration 21 V Transposer Virtual Acoustics 26 VI Inst...

Page 4: ...mong these are the Nasard 2 2 3 and Tierce 1 3 5 Because they introduce unusual pitch relationships with respect to the fundamental 8 tone they are most effective when combined with other stops and ar...

Page 5: ...appear at 8 pitch Compound Voices Mixture Cornet Voices produced by more than one pitch sounding simultaneously Hybrid Voices Gemshorn Erz hler Voices that combine the tonal characteristic of two fami...

Page 6: ...scendo that can be programmed by the organist Indiscriminate use of the Crescendo pedal in lieu of careful registration should be avoided TUTTI I II The Tutti I and II are settings of full organ regis...

Page 7: ...on with the Bourdon 16 or Lieblichgedackt 16 Choralbass 4 Pedal 4 principal tone Mixture III Compound stop of principal tones One pedal produces three distinct pitches at octave and fifth relationship...

Page 8: ...ring like edge Traverse Flute 4 Distinctive stopped flute voice that works well in ensembles of flutes or strings or as a solo voice Nasard 2 2 3 Flute mutation that sounds one octave and a fifth abov...

Page 9: ...are drawn MIDI on Swell Opens MIDI channel to the Swell Solo Organ Voices See Section III Page 19 GREAT ORGAN Diapason 8 Foundation stop of the Great principal chorus which consists of the Diapason 8...

Page 10: ...t manual MIDI on Great Opens MIDI channel to Great Classic Voicing Gt Pd See Section III Page 19 GENERALS Melody Coupler When playing on the Great manual the highest key played on the Great will autom...

Page 11: ...e of the organ s tremulants this control causes the tremulants to become much deeper than normal classical tremulants Useful for Gospel music etc Also known as Vibrato Console Speakers OFF Used to swi...

Page 12: ...dal line in combination with the Bourdon 16 or Lieblichgedackt 16 Choralbass 4 Pedal 4 principal tone Mixture III Compound stop of principal tones One pedal produces three distinct pitches at octave a...

Page 13: ...ring like edge Traverse Flute 4 Distinctive stopped flute voice that works well in ensembles of flutes or strings or as a solo voice Nasard 2 2 3 Flute mutation that sounds one octave and a fifth abov...

Page 14: ...ub octave pitch when the octave and sub octave couplers are drawn MIDI on Swell Opens MIDI channel to the Swell Solo Organ Voices See Section III Page 19 GREAT ORGAN Diapason 8 Foundation stop of the...

Page 15: ...voice and wind instruments when used with the stops in the Swell division Chimes Typical Tubular Chimes Swell to Great Intermanual coupler connecting all Swell stops to the Great manual MIDI on Great...

Page 16: ...ol causes the tremulants to become much deeper than normal classical tremulants Useful for Gospel music etc Also known as Vibrato Main Organ Off Used in conjunction with Antiphonal Organ On This contr...

Page 17: ...Lieblichgedackt 16 Choralbass 4 Pedal 4 principal tone Mixture III Compound stop of principal tone One pedal produces three distinct pitches at octave and fifth relationships to the pedal being press...

Page 18: ...th the Viola Pomposa 8 to create a warm string celeste Celestes are created by using two sounds one tuned slightly sharp or flat of the other creating a warm undulating celestial effect Flute Celeste...

Page 19: ...also give definition to the flute chorus when added Tremulant Use of this stop provides a vibrato effect natural in the human voice and wind instruments when used with the stops in the Swell division...

Page 20: ...adding brilliance and pitch definition Cymbale III Three rank mixture of principal tone Each note produces three pitches at octave and fifth relationships to the key depressed Typically drawn after t...

Page 21: ...tuning will change to the alternate tuning selected from the Console Controller See Section II A of the Console Controller Guide for more information about alternate tunings Tremulants Full When acti...

Page 22: ...orchestral instrument Cor Anglais 8 Imitative of the orchestral instrument CLASSIC SECOND VOICING GREAT PEDAL The characteristics of several stops in the Great and Pedal divisions can be changed using...

Page 23: ...ticulate than a Diapason Subbass 16 More articulate than the Bourdon Quintaton 16 Brighter and more articulate than the volone Oktav 8 Brighter and more articulate than the Octave 8 Gedackt 8 Articula...

Page 24: ...ation 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 stops...

Page 25: ...rench Trumpet 8 Great Diapason 8 Octave 4 Fifteenth 2 Pedal Diapason16 Octave 8 Choralbass 4 Play solo on Swell FESTIVAL TRUMPET SOLO R 270 only Swell Gedackt 8 Viola Pomposa 8 Octave Geigen 4 Travers...

Page 26: ...diversity of stops at various pitches Generally speaking the Flute chorus is composed of less harmonically developed tones and is smoother and of lesser volume than the Principal chorus The Flute cho...

Page 27: ...ons coupled together and played on the Great combine to form a nice round hymn combination The Pedal ensemble is created in much the same way as the manual ensembles starting at 16 pitch instead of 8...

Page 28: ...rgan playing we recommend the following resources Audsley George Ashdown Organ Stops and their Artistic Registration Hialeah FL C P P Belwin 1985 Irwin Stevens Dictionary of Pipe Organ Stops 2nd ed Ne...

Page 29: ...singing can sometimes be improved by a more favorable key selection Hymn singing can also be enhanced by playing all but the final verse of a hymn in its original key followed by a short modulation t...

Page 30: ...changed on the 20 adjustable pallets The selected reverb level measured in dB decibels is shown in the Console Controller window The range of control in each pallet is from dB to 3 dB Minus 3 dB is t...

Page 31: ...nce done should not require changes unless the instrument is moved to a new location Bass frequency projection is strongly affected by tone cabinet location Although none of the tone cabinets should b...

Page 32: ...ys 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...

Page 33: ...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 specificat...

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