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Owner’s Manual

2003 Rodgers Instruments LLC

Summary of Contents for Allegiant 657

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Page 3: ...pecified by the manufacturer 12 Never use with a cart stand tripod bracket or table except as specifies by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the c...

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Page 5: ...the interference 9 Disconnect the peripheral devices and their input output cables one at a time If the interference stops it is caused by the peripheral device or its I O cable 9 Try coiling and unco...

Page 6: ...of Rodgers Instruments LLC RODGERS INSTRUMENTS LLC 1300 N E 25th Avenue Hillsboro Oregon 97124 USA 503 648 4181 www rodgersinstruments com RODGERS IN CANADA 5480 Parkwood Way Richmond B C V6V 2M4 604...

Page 7: ...al Cancel 6 Using Pistons to Select Registrations 6 About Pistons 6 Setting a Piston 7 Combination Memory Levels 7 Unlocking or Locking a Combination Memory Level 8 Reversibles 8 Expression Shoes and...

Page 8: ...ting Ambience Level 17 Treble and Bass 17 Adjusting Treble 17 Adjusting Bass 18 Tuning 20 Unlocking and Adjusting Tuning 20 Tremulant Controls 20 Adjusting Tremulant Settings 20 Melody and Bass Couple...

Page 9: ...33 Adjusting Headphone Volume 33 Auxiliary Controls 33 Adjusting Auxiliary Input Volume 33 Room Modeling 34 Adjusting Room Modeling Settings 34 MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface 35 MIDI Couple...

Page 10: ...57 and 677 Console Dimensions 55 657 Dimensions 55 677 Dimensions 56 Factory Default Combination Settings 57 Restoring All Other Factory Default Combination Settings 57 Recalling the Last Saved Versio...

Page 11: ...m allowing you to authentically recreate virtually any musical style or individual performance desired with the push of a button With remarkable flexibility superior sound and the option of adding rea...

Page 12: ...ion provides an overview of the basic operations of the Rodgers 657 677 Console Controls Console controls for the 657 and the 677 are illustrated in Figures 1 4 Figure 1 657 Console Controls Figure 2...

Page 13: ...well division The keyboard played by the feet is referred to as the pedalboard and stops which are played by the pedalboard make up the Pedal division The stops in each division are designated by name...

Page 14: ...the bottom half of the rocker tablet until it lights and release To disengage a coupler 1 Press the top half of the rocker tablet The light will go out Melody Coupler One of the most popular organ re...

Page 15: ...yed on the Great manual The Bass coupler is located on a console tab labeled BASS ON GREAT and lights when engaged Any selected registration in the Pedal division will sound from the lowest key being...

Page 16: ...f stops couplers and other settings These pistons are located beneath the Great manual of the organ commonly referred to as thumb pistons or on the kneeboard to the left 677 only and right of the expr...

Page 17: ...tion on a piston 1 Select the desired stops couplers and MIDI settings 2 Press and hold the SET piston located on the left hand side under the Great manual 3 While continuing to hold SET press the pis...

Page 18: ...the Alpha dial until the console display reads MEMORY LOCKED 4 Release the memory piston The memory is now locked To unlock a memory level so that it can be changed 1 Press and hold the memory piston...

Page 19: ...automatically acts as a Crescendo pedal Transposer The Transposer allows you to change the key of music played Commonly this is used to accommodate a soloist or instrumentalist who prefers accompanime...

Page 20: ...ion When Tutti is activated the Tutti indicator located directly above the Crescendo indicator is lit To cancel Tutti press the Tutti piston again or press Cancel 0 ORCH MIDI Couplers The ORCH MIDI co...

Page 21: ...d to select the menu item to be changed The larger recessed dial is called the Alpha dial it is used to change the settings in a selected menu Most of the features that can be modified in the Console...

Page 22: ...rean Kirnberger Werckmster I Werckmster III Young I Young II See page 26 for more information TUNING LOCK Locked A 440 Adjustable Manual Only See page 20 for more information VALVE RELEASE OFF 1 8 A v...

Page 23: ...two Alt channels an adjustment for the Rodgers Dealer Installer Changing this setting is not recommended See page 15 for more information FL FR RL RR AMBIENCE RET OFF INT Left INT Right EXT Left EXT...

Page 24: ...e 1 Press and hold the SET piston 2 Rotate the Select knob counter clockwise until VALVE RELEASE is shown in the display window 3 Rotate the ALPHA dial to change the valve release time Larger values c...

Page 25: ...ection turn the Select knob clockwise one click and turn the ALPHA dial to select whether the input will be ON or OFF Alt To The Rodgers 657 677 is equipped with two separate sets of audio outputs in...

Page 26: ...2 Rotate the ALPHA dial to select FL FR RL or RR If you wish to change the destination speaker of your new selection turn the Select knob clockwise one click and turn the ALPHA dial to select OFF INT...

Page 27: ...T piston 2 Rotate the Select knob counter clockwise until MAIN ALT AUX AMBIENCE LEVEL is shown in the display window and the flashing cursor is on the numerical value 3 Rotate the ALPHA dial to change...

Page 28: ...treble Adjusting Bass 1 Press and hold the SET piston 2 Rotate the Select knob counter clockwise until INT EXT BASS is shown in the display window and the flashing cursor is on the numerical value ne...

Page 29: ...MENU CHANNEL GT 1 4 11 15 16 SW 2 PED 3 COUPLER GREAT SWELL PEDAL TONE PGM MSB LSB OCTAVE DN2 UP2 VELOCITY KBD EXP 2 127 FOOT SWITCH Off Sustain Sostenuto Soft PAN 64 64 REVERB 0 127 CHORUS 0 127 EXPR...

Page 30: ...y 3 Rotate the alpha dial until ADJUSTABLE or MANUAL ONLY appears in the display 4 Turn the Select knob until TUNING appears 5 Rotate the alpha dial to adjust the tuning 6 Press General Cancel 0 to sa...

Page 31: ...of the Bass Coupler at key 1 and extends to key 24 on the Great manual About Stop Families Organ stops are grouped into four main families Principals Flutes Strings and Reeds Each of these families is...

Page 32: ...estral and Choral families Found as Voice Palette selections these timbres allow a myriad of opportunities for musical performance Examples of Orchestral colors include the Strings and Slow Strings Ch...

Page 33: ...paired with a partner rank often called a unison which is similar in color to the celeste rank but is in tune with the balance of the organ When the unison and celeste are drawn together the tuning di...

Page 34: ...ensitive but Orchestral voices played on the Pedalboard are not All Orchestral voices can be programmed to sustain if the sustain footswitch is activated and all Orchestral voices are affected by the...

Page 35: ...nt to new music Ancient Temperaments Pythagorean Pythagoras 582 500 B C was a brilliant Greek theorist and mathematician The Pythagorean temperament is characterized by pure fifths and fourths The Pyt...

Page 36: ...in tuning because of cyclic temperature variations The Random Detuning feature causes random notes to receive a small amount of detuning The amount of detuning is chosen at random for each note of eac...

Page 37: ...otate the Select knob counter clockwise until division PED GRT or SWL EXPRESSION and the expression setting NORMAL ppp pppp appear in the display 3 Rotate the Select knob until the cursor flashes over...

Page 38: ...because it greatly increases the number of tonal colors at your disposal there are many more ranks available to you than the number of actual stops on the instrument Stops with Voice Palette alternat...

Page 39: ...does not affect the ORCH MIDI coupler internal sounds A complete listing of 657 stops and Voice Palette alternatives if any follows 657 STOP LIST WITH VOICE PALETTE ALTERNATIVES DIVISION STOP VOICE P...

Page 40: ...alette alternative will play either the default voice OR the Voice Palette alternative voice For example the Pedal Bourdon 8 stop can be set to play either the Bourdon 8 voice OR the Trumpet 8 voice b...

Page 41: ...well Geigen Principal 8 Viola 8 Bourdon 8 Viole Celeste II 8 Fl te Celeste II 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Nazard 2 2 3 Blockfl te 2 Plein Jeu IV Tierce 1 3 5 Basson 16 Hautbois 8 Pedal Principal 16...

Page 42: ...ster Volume 1 Adjust the OUTPUT LEVEL knob located on the black input output box underneath the keydesk to the right AND OR 1 Press and hold the SET piston 2 Turn the select knob counter clockwise unt...

Page 43: ...uipped with stereo auxiliary input jacks one for the left channel and one for the right channel located on the connector panel under the keydesk to the right When using these input jacks audio signals...

Page 44: ...beyond three dimensional sound and create a sense of distance shape and ambience to what is heard in the room The Room Modeling menus allow you to specify the size of the room and type of wall coverin...

Page 45: ...is controlled These parameters are Parameter Description Channel Specifies the MIDI channel used by the coupler MIDI GREAT is changeable Tone Specifies the sound or effect controlled by the MIDI coupl...

Page 46: ...MIDI coupler channel 1 Hold the SET piston and press the ORCH MIDI GREAT tab 2 Rotate the Select knob clockwise until CHANNEL appears in the display 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the new MIDI chan...

Page 47: ...sent When selecting a tone by number you select sounds by specifying each of the actual MIDI messages the Program Change and the Bank Select message s by numbers Before selecting a tone by number you...

Page 48: ...standard uses Program Changes only no Bank Select messages are used Consult the owner s manual for your particular MIDI sound module if you have questions about what messages are used to select sounds...

Page 49: ...he Alpha dial to select the desired setting UP 2 UP 1 NORM DN 1 or DN 2 5 Press either the flashing ORCH MIDI tab or General Cancel 0 to exit or rotate the Select knob to adjust another MIDI parameter...

Page 50: ...lect knob to adjust another MIDI parameter The velocity selection procedure is complete Combination pistons that are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store the velocity setting A MIDI...

Page 51: ...the velocity value of each note to be determined by the actual physical force used when the key is played just like a piano keyboard The harder the key is depressed the louder the note and sharper th...

Page 52: ...e SET piston 2 Press the desired ORCH MIDI tab SWELL GREAT or PEDAL The tab flashes indicating a MIDI setting can be made This is called the MIDI Set Mode 3 Turn the Select knob until FOOTSWITCH appea...

Page 53: ...coupler 1 Press and hold the SET piston 2 Press the desired ORCH MIDI tab SWELL GREAT or PEDAL The tab flashes indicating a MIDI setting can be made This is called the MIDI Set Mode 3 Turn the Select...

Page 54: ...ious parts while Expression CC 11 is used to create changes in the level of each part Because it was the first message of this type the 657 677 factory default specifies the Volume CC 7 message for al...

Page 55: ...nds from an external sound module In order to keep the sounds of the organ separate from those of a MIDI sound module certain Master Channels have been reserved specifically for the 657 677 One channe...

Page 56: ...es then communicates the status of the entire instrument If desired the 657 677 can transmit Program Changes when combination pistons are pressed on the organ These messages only communicate which pis...

Page 57: ...esources of the slave console Most often it is best to use pistons to control registrations at both locations when a certain piston is pressed on the Master console the same piston is selected at the...

Page 58: ...specific sequencing applications when you are recording both organ and MIDI voices To use it MIDI SOFT THRU must be enabled on your sequencer Selecting the Local Control Setting To select Local On or...

Page 59: ...oftware sequencers may need to have the Start Stop Continue transmission enabled from within their MIDI configuration menus To turn Sequencer Update On or Off 1 Press and hold the SET piston 2 Rotate...

Page 60: ...onsoles are controlled via MIDI each can use a different ID number thereby allowing independent control of each console s registration The number can be set to 1 or 17 through 32 Setting the ID to 1 p...

Page 61: ...the following screen is displayed M I D I C o n t r o l S e t t i n g s S a v e d Release both pistons The changes have been saved as the default Saving a Combination Memory to a Sequencer The conten...

Page 62: ...1 or M2 677 M1 M2 M3 or M4 begins to flash This indicates that a memory was received by the organ The particular memory piston that flashes denotes which memory level has been received from the sequen...

Page 63: ...urdon 8 Viole Celeste II 8 Fl te Celeste II 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Nazard 2 2 3 Blockfl te 2 Plein Jeu IV Tierce 1 3 5 Basson 16 Hautbois 8 Tremulant Swell Unison Off ORCH MIDI Swell Piano Rot...

Page 64: ...Viola 8 Bourdon 8 Viole Celeste II 8 Fl te Celeste II 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Nazard 2 2 3 Blockfl te 2 Plein Jeu IV Tierce 1 3 5 Basson 16 Hautbois 8 Tremulant Swell Unison Off ORCH MIDI Swel...

Page 65: ...55 Rodgers 657 and 677 Console Dimensions 657 Dimensions...

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Page 67: ...Also the 677 does not have factory default settings in combination memories M3 and M4 therefore if these memories are reset to their factory default settings they will be blank Restoring All Other Fa...

Page 68: ...l cause the song to reset to the beginning 7 Pressing General Cancel 0 twice during playback or once from a paused state will exit the Demo song menu The Rodgers 657 677 is equipped with two separate...

Page 69: ...upported on these models 4 MIDI FUNCTIONALITY The pipe interface on these organs uses the MIDI OUT port on the console If a PR300 or other sound module or sequencer is being used special cabling will...

Page 70: ...the Rodgers console impermeable to many harmful substances The resulting finish is lasting and easy to keep looking beautiful Following are a few tips on caring for your Rodgers organ Console and Ped...

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Page 72: ...terference radio and TV i intermanual intramanual explanation 23 keyboards and stop tabs cleaning 59 maintenance 59 Master Tuning 20 for pipe augmentation 20 Master Volume 32 menus console 11 MIDI cou...

Page 73: ...ickness 27 stereo headphone jack 33 sustain 42 sustain switch 42 switch sustain 42 temperaments 25 ancient 25 selecting 26 well 25 toe pistons 8 Transposer 9 11 tremulants purpose of 9 velocity MIDI 4...

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