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2. A message appears in the display confirming the memory level has been deleted
from the SmartCard.
Using your SmartCard on Other Rodgers Organs
The same SmartCard can be used in more than one Rodgers organ equipped with the
SmartCard feature. The information on the SmartCard is kept separate for each organ model.
If a folder is created on a particular model, that folder is accessible only on that same model
of Rodgers organ. A SmartCard can hold sets of folders for several Rodgers organ models.
When a SmartCard is inserted into a console slot, any folders created on that same model are
available.
It is important to remember, although folders created on one model are invisible on another
model, these folders reduce the amount of free memory space on the card.
About Stop Families
Organ stops are grouped into four main families: Principals, Flutes, Strings and Reeds. Each of
these families is well represented on your Rodgers instrument.
The
Principal
family is the group of stops which are unique to the organ, they aren’t imitative of
other instruments. Principals are often referred to as the “backbone” of the organ and play a
strong role in hymn accompaniments and as the foundation of many chorus registrations.
Examples of stops belonging to the Principal family are
Principal
,
Octave
,
Super Octave
,
Choralbass
and
Prestant
.
In addition, mixture stops, with names such as
Fourniture, Mixture
and
Plein Jeu
, consist of
multiple Principal ranks; the Roman numeral following the name denotes the number of ranks
contained in the mixture. For example, a
Mixture IV
stop contains four ranks of Principal pipes.
The
Flute
family consists of stops which are generally imitative of orchestral flutes and
recorders. This is an extremely diverse group of stops which function in a myriad of ways, from
acting as a solo color to serving as the basis of ensemble registrations, either by themselves or in
combination with other stops. Examples of flute stops are the
Rohrflöte, Koppelflöte, Flûte
Harmonique
and
Spitzflöte
.
String
stops do exactly what you would imagine — they imitate the sound of orchestral strings.
These ranks are smaller in scale than most other ranks and usually have a lot of upper harmonics
and a “clean” or “silvery” timbre. This characteristic makes them well suited to accompaniment
and softer ensembles. String stops include the
Viole de Gambe, Contre Gambe
and
Gambe
Celeste
. Other stops which are a cross between a String and Flute color are the
Erzähler
and
Gemshorn.
Once a memory level has been deleted from the SmartCard, the corresponding
internal memory level immediately becomes active.
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