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FLUTE PERC DRAWBAR DISPLAY
The
FLUTE PERC
drawbar display contains five separate Drawbars: 8, 5 1/3, 4, 2 2/3, and 2 plus a Decay
Drawbar. Just like the other Drawbar controls, the volume can be changed along with the amount of decay.
Decay is how long it takes the Flute Perc sound to fade away. Remember, the Flute Perc sound fades away,
even if the keys are held down.
Hold the
FEATURE (CLEAR)
button and press the
FLUTE PERC
tab to display the Flute Perc Drawbars.
A TIP FROM LOWREY:
As you change the Drawbar settings you can instantly hear the results by playing notes on the appropriate
keyboard.
IMPORTANT:
To completely silence a Drawbar press the Tab, turning it off. The minimum volume setting for a Flute is 1
(on the Drawbars) when the Tab is on. All of the Flute Perc. sounds can be turned off with the Drawbars on
the screen, except the last one left on, which has a minimum volume setting of 1.
THEATRE DRUMS
Theatre organs were originally called Unit Orchestras because of the their ability to sound like an orchestra.
The
THEATRE DRUMS
feature recreates the Bass Drums, Snare Drums, Triangles, Cymbals, Castanets, and
other percussion instrument sounds of a theatre organ. These percussion sounds are played from the key-
boards and/or pedals just like an authentic theatre organ. This tab enables the player to turn the Lowrey
Sterling into an authentic Theatre Organ.
Pressing the
THEATRE DRUMS
tab will set up a drum sound on the pedals and the lower keyboard, to the left
of the factory set Keyboard Split. There is a Sound Effects and Drums List in the back of this book which
lists all the choices available for the Theatre Drums tab.
It is possible to have one or two sounds on the lower keyboard and/or one or two sounds on the pedals.
Volume levels between these various drum sounds can be individually set using the screen. Overall volumes
can be controlled by the blue
DRUM VOLUME
buttons on the panel.
If you are playing the pedals and chords, you have a seemingly unlimited number of combinations of drum
and percussion sounds available - just like the theatre organists had in the past. For more options, go to
FEATURE PAGE 3
-
THEATRE DRUMS
on page 120.
Bonus:
Press the
THEATRE DRUM
tab when using a Rhythm Style and
RHYTHM PRESET
to add either a drum
or cymbal sound that will follow the
AUTO BASS
pattern.
KEYBOARD SPLIT
Keyboard Split divides the lower keyboard into two sections, creating a third keyboard and is factory set at
the third Lower Keyboard F# key from the left.
Keyboard Split is detailed in
the upcoming
ORCHESTRAL
AND SOLO
section. See
FEATURE PAGE 7
-
SET SPLIT
on page 116 to relocate the
lower keyboard split point.
