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Viscount

Physis Organs

Reference Manual

To manage a file, select it and press [ENTER]:

COPY

: copy the file from one memory unit to the other (USB to internal or the other way around). The

process is described in par. 11.4.

RENAME

: rename file, see par. 11.5.

DELETE

: delete file. See par.11.6

LOAD

: load a file to the work memory of the organ. See par. 11.2.

SAVE

: save again a file in the current memory unit. If a .CMB file is selected, this will be overwritten

with the current organ configurations. See par. 11.3.

NOTE

Load and Save functions are not available for .MID and .LST files.

11.2 LOADING ORGAN COMBINATIONS AND/OR SETTINGS (LOAD function)

The

Physis

organs can save the current configurations. The LOAD function allows to recall into the work

memory these configurations and combinations already saved to the mass storage memory (internal or external)
and therefore use them.
To load a file, select the LOAD field under the FILE MANAGEMENT menu:

Use the [FIELD

] and [FIELD ] buttons to select the file to load and press [ENTER], or [EXIT] to

cancel the operation. While loading, the display shows this screen:

Summary of Contents for Physis

Page 1: ...viscount Reference Manual English Ver EU 1 13 Physis Organs ...

Page 2: ...uch as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produces heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wider blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit in...

Page 3: ...ion 40 9 6 Options of the combinations the Cancel function the Crescendo and Volume control Programmable functions 41 9 7 Programming the ENC piston function Enc Programming function 44 9 8 Regulating the rear outputs equalizer Ext Out Equalizer function 45 9 9 Regulating the rear output GEN SUB equalizer Ext Sub Equalizer function 46 9 10 Setting the routing of the voices on the rear audio output...

Page 4: ...le management functions 73 12 Playing and recording of musical sequences Sequencer 75 12 1 Playing back a piece Play mode 75 12 2 Recording a piece Record mode 77 12 3 Play options of the sequencer Play Options menu 82 12 4 Error messages Sequencer 82 13 Stop Local Off 84 14 Appendix 84 14 1 Temperament 84 14 2 Temperaments in the Physis organs 87 14 3 The windchest in the pipe organs 96 14 4 Cont...

Page 5: ...other units especially amplification and diffusion systems you are about to connect are switched off This will prevent noisy or even dangerous signal peaks Connect the net cable to an earthed socket Check that the voltage corresponds to the voltage shown on the serial number plate of the organ If the organ is to be out of use for lengthy periods disconnect the plug from the power socket 1 2 NOTES ...

Page 6: ...R refers to the ENTER button Illustrations and screens showed are for information purposes only and may differ from your product The instructions provided in this manual only concern the instrument s operating system version that was up to date when the document was released Therefore such instructions might not describe faithfully your current operating system release Please visit the website htt...

Page 7: ...try materials used and pertaining air pressure etc The fact that the simple reproduction of memorized sound has been disregarded permits the achievement of unimaginable realism with the level of detail previously only created by a traditional pipe organ For example the mathematical model allows the production of a different sound for each key since it provides the virtual reproduction of the origi...

Page 8: ...6 Viscount Physis Organs Reference Manual 3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION UNICO 700 1 2 3 7 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 22 20 14 16 17 18 19 15 21 21 24 13 21 13 26 27 24 25 28 23 ...

Page 9: ...ette 2 Mixture IV III I Coupler 4 Clarion Humana Vox 8 Oboe 8 Trompete 8 16 Contra Trompete Regal 16 8 Spanische Trompete 8 Krumm horn Man II Man II Man III Man III Pedal Cello Harp Strings Chimes Celesta Man I Piano Man I Harpsich On Reed Mixtur Pedal Man II Man III Man I Console On Speaker Ext CRESCENDO M BANK PEDAL MAN II POWER 0 1 AMPLIFICAT CANCEL MIDI SEQUENC VOLUMES FIELD EXIT ENTER FIELD V...

Page 10: ...R 0 1 Mixtuur V Prestant 8 Quintadeen 8 Bourdon 8 Prestant 4 Open Fluit 4 Octaaf 2 Terts 1 3 5 Larigot 1 1 3 Sifflet 1 Sesquialter II Mixtuur IV Chamade Trompete 8 Tremulant Coupler III I UNICO 400 viscount MAN I CRESCENDO MAN I MAN III MIDI REVERS 32 FLUTE REVERS 32 REED REVERS MAN III Bourdon 16 Prestant 8 Roerfluit 8 Gamba 8 Vox Celeste 8 Octaaf 4 Koppel fluit 4 Quint 2 2 3 Woudfluit 2 Terts 1 ...

Page 11: ...n 4 Clarion 4 MAN II Bourdon 16 Prestant 8 Roerfluit 8 Gamba 8 Vox Celeste 8 Octaaf 4 Koppel fluit 4 Quint 2 2 3 Woudfluit 2 Terts 1 3 5 Cymbal III Regal 16 Trompet 8 Hobo 8 Kromhorn 8 Tremulant On Reed Mixtur Console On Speaker Ext AMPLIFICAT CANCEL SEQUENC VOLUMES FIELD EXIT ENTER FIELD VALUE VALUE ORCHESTRA MIDI Pedal Cello Man I Harp Man I Strings Man II Chimes Man II Harpsich Pedal Man I Man ...

Page 12: ...10 Viscount Physis Organs Reference Manual UNICO CL CLV 8 PROG OUT INPUT OUT GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA 11 28 1 10 22 20 7 8 9 2 6 13 4 5 23 viscount 14 21 24 26 27 14 25 21 ...

Page 13: ... Reference Manual UNICO CL CLV 7 PROG OUT INPUT OUT GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA 28 1 5 6 SEQUENC VOLUMES FIELD EXIT ENTER FIELD VALUE VALUE 24 30 11 9 12 13 2 12 viscount 20 14 21 24 21 23 26 27 14 7 22 29 ...

Page 14: ...t Physis Organs Reference Manual UNICO CL CLV 6 CL 6 UNICO viscount PROG OUT INPUT OUT GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA MASTER VOLUME REVERB VOLUME 20 14 21 7 29 22 1 5 2 13 6 23 11 24 26 27 20 28 ...

Page 15: ...count Physis Organs Reference Manual UNICO CL CLV 4 viscount CL 4 UNICO MASTER VOLUME REVERB VOLUME PROG OUT INPUT OUT GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA 28 6 7 1 5 2 13 23 11 29 22 14 21 20 27 ...

Page 16: ...scount Physis Organs Reference Manual UNICO CL CLV 2 CL 2 UNICO MASTER VOLUME REVERB VOLUME viscount PROG OUT INPUT OUT GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA 28 7 29 22 23 11 1 5 2 13 14 21 20 27 ...

Page 17: ...UNICO P35 1 PROG OUT INPUT OUT GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA 28 MASTER VOLUME THRU OUT MIDI IN REVERB VOLUME USB PHONES viscount M BANK SEQUENC VOLUMES FIELD EXIT ENTER FIELD VALUE VALUE 7 5 2 13 11 22 20 14 21 24 31 27 14 29 ...

Page 18: ... MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA 5 13 2 4 11 22 28 14 21 PEDAL MAN I MAN II MAN III CRESCENDO M BANK MIDI I II III PREV NEXT T I P II P III P I II III II III I PREV NEXT TUTTI 20 14 21 10 26 27 24 1 7 Coupler III I Coupler I II Coupler III II Coupler I P Coupler II P Coupler III P CRESCENDO MAN I MAN III ...

Page 19: ...17 Viscount Physis Organs Reference Manual Sonus 45 45 Dlx 40 40 Dlx PROG OUT INPUT OUT GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA 28 5 2 13 1 22 7 27 14 20 10 21 11 ...

Page 20: ...d You can also adjust the main sound generation parameters Further information can be found on chapter 8 Two tremulants are available for each section and both can be activated through the TREMULANT stop or draw stop Speed and depth of both tremulants can be adjusted Further information can be found on paragraph 9 1 For some models these sections also contain a MIDI control to transmit MIDI note c...

Page 21: ...eneral and divisional selected using the MEM BANK and MEM BANK pistons or by holding the S piston p 20 and using the PREV and NEXT buttons p 14 14 General combinations 1 10 or 8 or 6 pistons and in some models only toe pistons to recall the combinations saved in the selected memory bank several memory banks are available and can be chosen by pressing MEM BANK and MEM BANK These combinations can be...

Page 22: ...highest note O SOLO only in certain models activates the Organ Solo function By default you can play the melody with Swell stops when the III II coupling is active Therefore all the while the function is active notes are played with monophonic Swell voices However the melody can be played also on other manuals To do so access the corresponding options under the PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS menu see par ...

Page 23: ...rb effect MIDI IN MIDI input port MIDI OUT MIDI output port MIDI THRU sends out the MIDI data received from the IN port to additional MIDI units USB two USB ports The right port links the organ to a computer in order to run the computer program Physis The Editor The left port is dedicated to USB pen drive not included with theorgan to use as memory disk instead of the internal memory PHONES plug f...

Page 24: ...ipped with a leverage system and can be used to control the sustain effect for Orchestral voices 28 Rear connections On the rear of the organ there are various sockets to connect it to an external speaker systems together with line and microphone input EXT 12V DC connectors 12 Volt can be obtained from these connectors to switch on any VISCOUNT speaker connected to the PROG OUT outputs OUT GEN SUB...

Page 25: ...using the FIELD S and FIELD T buttons and press ENTER EXIT quits the menu and returns to the main screen The bottom of this screen displays the instrument parameters which are always useful to know o box on top left Equal in the screen shown above displays the temperament currently in use selected in the TUNING menu o ENSEMBLE the ENSEMBLE value set in the TUNING menu o AIR PRESS the AIR PRESSURE ...

Page 26: ...enus screens and cancels 4 1 ERROR MESSAGES MAIN SCREEN USB PORT MALFUNCTION USB PEN IS INACTIVE PLEASE CALL FOR SERVICE The USB port is malfunctioning please contact the technical assistance at the e mail address service viscount it This error message might also appear when accessing the FILE MANAGEMENT functions the Sequencer or launching an operating system update 5 SETTING THE VOLUMES VOLUMES ...

Page 27: ...he frequency of A4 an 8 pipe To quit the video page press EXIT NOTES When the instrument is switched on its transposition value is set to zero Transposition does not have any effect on playback of pieces with the internal sequencer unlike recording where the notes are acquired with the current transposition A specific transposer is provided for this purpose see point 12 3 o SUR Surround volume of ...

Page 28: ...les can be freely modified and customised to personal taste making the organ extremely flexible Select the STYLE field on the main page for the Style selection As we have already stated the styles contain the information regarding each register that is which stops to activate and the sound parameters Again the first four Styles cannot be modified so accessing to the VOICES function the display sho...

Page 29: ...ation parameters and volume are automatically saved in the current Style This means that when another style is recalled the voices will be reset with new parameters taken from the last style recalled The changes made earlier are not lost and will be made available when the style in which they were made is selected again While programming this functions in order to assign a voice to a rocker switch...

Page 30: ...for a few moments in the voice on position while the cursor is on the VOLUME LEVEL field in the VOICES menu or in the function itself The LED of the stop the volume of which is being adjusted will flash to prevent modification errors the stop will be on and can be played for better quicker adjustment Other stops can also be switched on to assess the overall effect of the changes To quit the functi...

Page 31: ... have specific setting parameters not required for other types of voice The settings which can be made are o CHARACTER harmonic richness o AIR NOISE noise of the air blowing through the pipe o REED NOISE imperfect synchronisation of the reed throb period o ATTACK attack time the sound takes to reach the maximum volume o REL DETUNE Release Detune detuning in the release phase o FREQ SKEW gradual ch...

Page 32: ...y holding out the draw stop except in the models with electromechanical draw stops or holding down the rocker tab for a few moments in the voice on position while the cursor is on the ALTERNATIVE VOICES field in the VOICES menu or in the function itself The LED of the stop being replaced will flash to prevent modification errors the stop will be on and can be played for better quicker adjustment T...

Page 33: ...tions described in the chapter above can be performed also with orchestral voices with a single exception the list of alternative voices and audio parameters are the same regardless of which register is selected at the moment To see the list of alternative voices access the ALTERNATIVE VOICES function then press and hold for a few seconds the ORCHESTRA stop or the normal organ stop which has orche...

Page 34: ...learly relate to the single stop Parameters of the Split voices identified by an L relate to the stop active on the left of the split point while parameters identified with an R relate to the stop active on the right half of the manual pedalboard Parameters of the Layer voices identified with 1 relate to the first stop of the voice the one before the symbol Parameters identified with 2 relate to t...

Page 35: ...h the manuals par 9 6 o ENC PROGRAMMING Enclosed programming program the ENC piston function chap 9 7 o EXT OUT EQUALIZER External outputs equalizer setting of the equalizers of the PROG OUT outputs on the rear par 9 8 o EXT SUB EQUALIZER External sub equalizer equalizer adjustment for the external output on the back GEN SUB par 9 9 o EXT OUT ROUTER External outputs router setting of the routing o...

Page 36: ...ar 9 5 4 manuals models 9 2 SELECTING THE REVERBERATION STYLE REVERBERATION function Reverberation is the result of a series of sound reflections in a closed environment Order and value of each reflection depend on many factors of the environment such as the size of the room the number and material of the objects inside the room the listener s position and so on The digital processors of the Physi...

Page 37: ...meter controls on thee scales the level of reverberated signal and from the continuous line on in the VOLUMES screen the quantity and quality of acoustic reflections of the environment simulating an ever deeper and mellow effect Wet Dry Low Wet Dry Med o Hi Wet Dry Off Press EXIT to go back to the SET UP menu and save the new settings NOTE The internal reverberation also affects the signal from th...

Page 38: ...e left and right channels The simultaneous diffusion through both channels simulates a third central channel models with 7 internal audio channels models with 5 internal audio channels models with 3 internal audio channels L 3x R 3x L 2x R 2x L 1x R 1x Arranging the voices in the two channels simulates the position of the windchests of real pipe organs since they were usually placed in different a...

Page 39: ...p screen by pulling or pressing the draw stop or stop for a few seconds while the display cursor is on the INT AMPL PANNING field of the SET UP menu or while in the panning function screen already The LED of the stop the panning of which is being adjusted will flash to prevent modification errors the stop will be on and can be played for better quicker adjustment Other stops can also be switched o...

Page 40: ...speakers furthest to the left As the pitch rises the notes are played more and more to the right Left Right Left Right 100 2 Left Right 49 51 49 51 98 98 2 100 SINGLE WING from right the tallest broadest pipes are installed on the right so the lowest notes are played by the speakers furthest to the right As the pitch rises the notes are played more and more to the left Left Right Left Right Left R...

Page 41: ...ght 100 100 100 LEFT MONOPHONIC all notes play on the left channel Left Right Left Right Left Right 100 100 100 100 100 100 RIGHT MONOPHONIC all notes play on the right channel Left Right Left Right Left Right 100 100 100 100 100 100 COMPLETE MONOPHONIC all notes sound on both channels left and right Left Right Left Right 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Left Right 50 50 50 50 ...

Page 42: ...mation about the types of windchest and how they work see the par 14 3 9 5 STEREOPHONIC BALANCE OF THE SIDE SPEAKERS INT AMPL TUNE UP function The stereophonic distribution of signal panning of the side speakers can be adjusted To do so selec the INT AMP TUNE UP field on the display The following page will appear Set the SURR BAL surround balance parameter as 0 to distribute the signal evenly on b...

Page 43: ... the general volume of the rear connection panel signals Select the PROG FUNCTIONS field In the following screens you can activate or deactivate several functions In the first screen you can decide whether you want select YES or do not want NO to save the manual couplings to the divisional memories on models with sub and super octave and or Unison Off the followings can be saved NONE no couplers s...

Page 44: ...ton is pressed In models equipped with a CRESCENDO pedal the following options are available CRESCENDO control the Crescendo steps MAN I PEDAL or MAN II PEDAL control the swell box of Man I or Man II and Pedalboard DISABLED the Crescendo pedal is disabled In models equipped with both CRESCENDO pedal and MAN I PEDAL the following options are available ENABLED the CRESCENDO pedal is enabled DISABLED...

Page 45: ...s the Pedal Automatic Piano function is assigned to the A P piston its position will not be saved in the combination not even when the ENC AND A P INTO GENERAL PISTON function is active Some of the screens described above appear only in certain models and therefore may not appear in your instrument The A P piston function Select PD II MONO or PD I MONO to activate the Monophonic Pedal function wit...

Page 46: ...GURATION function This function allows to choose the expression pedal that regulates the volume of each section while the ENC piston is on To do so select the ENC PROGRAMMING field on the display The following page will appear The organ sections can be found on the left side while on the right the expression pedal can be selected This pedal will regulate the volume of the corresponding section whi...

Page 47: ...he EXT OUT EQUALIZER field under the SET UP menu 20 Hz 100 Hz 1 KHz 10 KHz 20 KHz 8 dB 7 dB 6 dB 5 dB 4 dB 3 dB 2 dB 1 dB 0 dB 1 dB 2 dB 3 dB 4 dB 5 dB 6 dB 7 dB 8 dB Gain F 320 Hz 3 2 KHz The screen looks like the one of the internal equalizer see par 9 3 with the only difference that on the top of the display will appear the name of the output that you are setting To select a different external ...

Page 48: ...er with low pass filter Cut off frequency and slope can be adjusted to do so select the EXT SUB EQUALIZER field under the SET UP menu The parameters that can be customized are o SLOPE sets the filter slope to FLAT 12dB oct or 24dB oct o FREQ adjusts the cutoff frequency of the filter ranging from 80 to 300 Hz 14 dB 12 dB 10 dB 8 dB 6 dB 4 dB 2 dB 0 dB 2 dB 4 dB 6 dB 8 dB 10 dB 12 dB 14 dB Level F ...

Page 49: ...s For each stop the system is able to set an output configuration which reflects the layout of the pipes in real wind chests as follows single or double cusp double wing left or right wing mono alternate keys Moreover each of these layouts can be further specified with regard to the width of the wind chest and its location in space defined by the number of outputs used NOTE For further information...

Page 50: ...e chosen from the list of the stops in a section Here again there is the option of displaying the set up screen directly by holding out the draw stop or holding down the rocker tab for a few moments in the voice on position with the cursor on the EXT OUT ROUTER field in the SET UP menu or in the function itself The LED of the stop being set up will flash to prevent modification errors the stop wil...

Page 51: ...0 50 50 50 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT DOUBLE CUSP double cuspide 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT 55 45 45 55 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT 100 100 100 100 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT DOUBLE WING 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT 100 100 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT 50 50 50 50 55 45 45 55 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT 1 2 3 4 PROG OUT 100 100 100 100 50 50 50 50 WING ...

Page 52: ...tputs bearing in mind that there are four positions between one output and the next 2 4 6 8 on the display A value of 40 means that the end of the range FROM or TO is on output 4 a value of 82 means that the FROM or TO point is between output 8 and 9 close to 8 since it is in the first fifth of the area between output 8 and output 9 The screen previously shown refers to a peaked wind chest placed ...

Page 53: ...me of the rear outputs To access these options select the EXT OUT VOLUME field The following screen will appear The options available are o GEN general general volume of the PROG OUT outputs It can be also adjusted through the MASTER VOLUME potentiometer to do so see Programmable Functions par 9 5 o SUB general sub volume of the low frequencies output GEN SUB connector o 1 4 1 12 1 20 general volu...

Page 54: ...S 3 4 STANDARD As set in Ext Router Conf function As set in Ext Router Conf function GENERAL REVERB General signal Reverberated signal only Models equipped with 12 or more audio outputs NOTE In the models equipped with 4 audio outputs it is not possible to configure the registers output router in the EXTERNAL OUT ROUTER function selecting the GENERAL REVERB outputs mode MODE OUTPUTS 1 8 or 1 16 OU...

Page 55: ...ll warn you that the external panning of the stops will be modified automatically according to the outputs in use Press EXIT to abort and go back to the SET UP menu Press ENTER to continue the following screen will show The CURRENT MAIN OUTS USED parameter points out the amount of outputs currently used by the External Routers as set in the EXTERNAL OUT ROUTER function Instead the RESIZE TO parame...

Page 56: ...ombination on either pedalboard or manual is loaded the same is activated on the other section Place the cursor on the PIST COMBINE field and press ENTER to select which manual will be synchronized o KEYBOARDS INV Keyboard Inversion inverts the manuals so that the stops for one section play on a selected manual To select a manual select this field and then press ENTER o TRACKER TOUCH simulates the...

Page 57: ... SEND Program Change send saving of the combinations and transmission of MIDI Program Change and Bank Select messages o KEYBOARD VELOCITY selection of the dynamic curves of the manuals for use of the Orchestra voices and the transmission of MIDI notes o COUPLED NOTES links the channels 10 1 REGULATING THE INTERNAL CLOCK SET DATE TIME function The organ is equipped with an internal clock mainly to ...

Page 58: ...er the UTILITY MIDI menu Press VALUE and VALUE to select the characters Use the FIELD and FIELD buttons to move the cursor Press ENTER to save the code and EXIT to abort When the organ has been succesfully locked the display shows the following message Here you can select which sections will be locked o CMB MEMORIES locks combination memories Tutti Crescendo and Plenum o USER PARAMS User Parameter...

Page 59: ...CK ORGAN function and then select OP SYS INFO enter the right password with the buttons described above If the password is correct the following message will show 10 3 RESTORING FACTORY SETTINGS RESTORE FACT SET Function The organ has several options to restore the original factory settings To recall this function select the RESTORE FACT SET field under the UTILITY MIDI menu ...

Page 60: ...ns from the TUNING VOICES the four User styles SET UP UTILITY MIDI menus general and divisional memories crescendo steps Tutti Local Off states and mixtures o SETTING PARAMETERS settings from the TUNING SETUP and UTILITY MIDI menus o USER STYLES register settings from the VOICES menu related to the four user styles o COMB MEMORIES combination memories all the general and divisional memories cresce...

Page 61: ...annels if the signal is channelled The Control Change filter for example blocks these MIDI messages in the MIDI OUT port on all MIDI channels of the organ In the same way the receiving filter blocks CC on all channels received from the MIDI IN port To configure the MIDI filters select the Tx AND Rx FILTER field under the UTILITY MIDI menu 4 manuals models 10 4 UPGRADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM OP SYS...

Page 62: ...ls models The MESSAGE column will show the MIDI messages that can be filtered CC Control Change PG Program Change SysEx System Exclusive RealTime Real Time Through the Tx and Rx colum the state of filters transmission and reception can be modified Select YES to activate the filter NO to deactivate it When a filter is active the relating MIDI message is not transmitted received Press EXIT to leave ...

Page 63: ...oard MIDI Channel AND on the Man II MIDI Channel Select NO to send only the notes physically played in this example notes will be transmitted only on the pedalboard channel In models equipped with sub and super octave couplers and or with unison off couplers the user can also select which of these couplings will send out MIDI data NONE no couplers STD only couplings between two manuals or between ...

Page 64: ...identifies the memory unit currently in use As the video page shows the bottom of the screen identifies the memory unit currently in use INTERNAL MEMORY USB STICK DRIVE The functions available are as follows o DIR displays the contents of the mass memory par 11 1 o LOAD load files par 11 2 o SAVE save of the set up of the organ or parts of it in the mass memory par 11 3 o COPY copy files from one ...

Page 65: ... and letters which must all be lowercase Always use USB pens formatted with FAT or FAT32 file system no NTFS We advise to use dedicated utilities created by the drive producer usually available on CD ROM or website 11 1 FILE MANAGEMENT DIR function In order to visualize what files are in your memory select the DIR field under the FILE MANAGEMENT menu Then select which files are to be shown o ALL T...

Page 66: ...verwritten with the current organ configurations See par 11 3 NOTE Load and Save functions are not available for MID and LST files 11 2 LOADING ORGAN COMBINATIONS AND OR SETTINGS LOAD function The Physis organs can save the current configurations The LOAD function allows to recall into the work memory these configurations and combinations already saved to the mass storage memory internal or extern...

Page 67: ...n a file is loaded all the related information settings memories styles etc currently present in use on the organ will be lost To avoid this first save the current settings see par 12 3 and then load a file When the system load a ALL or STY file it might not be able to find the sound described in the file for a certain register because the sound is not available in the list of the alternative voic...

Page 68: ...n see the file extension see description at beginning chap 11 on the left of the display and the content in the middle Select the file extension field with the cursor and press VALUE and VALUE to scroll all the possible extensions To write the file name move the cursor to the first character with FIELD e FIELD and then select the character with VALUE and VALUE Press ENTER to start the saving proce...

Page 69: ... TO field called from now on destination Once again the available memories are an external flash drive USB PEN DRIVE in the video page or INTERNAL MEMORY To select use the VALUE and VALUE buttons Copy from internal memory to pen drive Copy from pen drive to internal memory Now press ENTER to continue The display shows all the files inside the source memory Use FIELD e FIELD to select the source fi...

Page 70: ... of an overwritten file will be completely lost The system does not allow two mid files on the same memory to have names beginning with the same three characters Press ENTER to save and overwrite or EXIT to cancel an go back to the name composition screen As stated above the COPY function is also able to create two or more copies of the same file in the same memory unit It can be used to create ba...

Page 71: ...e same memory unit Also you cannot change extension Write the file name as described above If a file of the same name is already present the display will show this error message 11 5 RENAMING FILES RENAME function To rename a file select the RENAME field under the FILE MANAGEMENT menu The display will show all the files in the current memory unit Select the file you wish to rename To modify a name...

Page 72: ...irst three characters of a mid file name must be digits followed by _ The system does not allow two mid files on the same memory to have names beginning with the same three characters Then press ENTER to confirm 11 6 DELETING FILES DELETE function When you wish to eliminate one or more files from the current memory recall the DELETE function from the FILE MANAGEMENT menu Press FIELD and FIELD to s...

Page 73: ...e SONGLIST function the system asks whether you wish to create a new one or modify an existing one Select the NEW LIST field to create a new list or select an lst file to modify the list it contains In both cases the first operation is to select the pieces you wish to include in the list Use the FIELD and FIELD buttons to select the MIDI file VALUE to add it to the list and VALUE to remove it Its ...

Page 74: ...ove the cursor and VALUE and VALUE to select the character Press ENTER to confirm the name and proceed to save or EXIT to return to the previous video page NOTE When using a computer to rename files stored on the USB pen remember that names can only contain numbers and letters which must all be lowercase 11 8 OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION O S INFO function To check what release of the operating system ...

Page 75: ...emory try again or contact the technical support at the e mail address service viscount SOURCE FILE AND NEW FILE COINCIDE NO OPERATION PERFORMED For a file to be copied or rename you need to change its name NO FILES FOUND There are no files of that type in the current memory If these errors occur before trying anything else If having problems with an USB pen drive check that the pen is properly co...

Page 76: ...ename or overwrite a file FILE SAVE FAILED CAN T CREATE FILE The system failed to save a file because it could not create a new file FILE SAVE FAILED CAN T WRITE FILE S HEADER The system failed to save a file it could not write the file s header FILE SAVE FAILED CAN T WRITE FILE S DATA The system failed to save the file because it couldn t write the file s data FILE LOAD FAILED CAN T OPEN FILE The...

Page 77: ...n par 12 1 o PLAY OPTIONS options for playing back pieces par 12 3 o RECORD recording of pieces of music par 12 2 The memory unit currently used appears in the bottom of the screen Remember that the USB stick has priority over the internal memory to use the latter first remove the USB device NOTES Once the USB pen is inserted please wait a few seconds before recalling the sequencer Transposition s...

Page 78: ... Once the playback of a song has been started the display changes to as the screen shows the functions of the ENTER and EXIT buttons have changed to ENTER pause restart playback of the piece EXIT stop playback of the piece FIELD FIELD VALUE VALUE keep the functions already described USING RECORDED AND OR MODIFIED PIECES WITH DEDICATED SOFTWARE MIDI files recorded by the internal sequencer can be m...

Page 79: ...are identical to the previous ones The stops settings together with cancel enclosed coupling settings etc are recorded as Exclusive System We advice you not to alter these codes If you wish to add or remove stops from a recording you should know its exclusive system code To do so you should monitor the MIDI OUT port of the organ and switching on and off a stop check the MIDI code transmitted Add o...

Page 80: ...ing as a MIDI file o PLAY playback of the recoding before saving it o OVERDUB creation of a new recording to be added to the sequence just acquired o DISCARD AND EXIT delete the recording and quit sequencer Record mode If the SAVE field is selected the system prompts the user to assign a name to the MIDI sequence about to be saved When composing the name use the FIELD and FIELD buttons to move the...

Page 81: ... pressed while in the save screen i e when the recording has been acquired but not saved the system warns that the recording is about to be lost and that ENTER must be pressed to confirm that you wish to quit and delete the data acquired or EXIT to return to the save screen NOTE When using a computer to rename files stored on the USB pen remember that names can only contain a maximum of 12 numbers...

Page 82: ...d It can be seen on top left as percentage 100 in the picture above VALUE press and hold rewind VALUE press and hold fast forward As the recording begins the controls change again ENTER pause start recording EXIT stop recording VALUE and VALUE maintain the functions described above NOTES When overdubbing tracks with changing tempo it is impossible to rewind or Fast Forward while recording However ...

Page 83: ...overdubbing You can choose one of the following options o ACCEPT accept the overdubbing In case the overdub track is shorter than the original piece it will not be shortened o TRIM AND ACCEPT accept the overdubbing If the overdub track is shorther than the original piece this will be trimmed to end together with the overdubbing o PLAY play the piece with the overdubbing so as to assess the track T...

Page 84: ... is over without pressing the FIELD button Only works with song lists o LIST LOOP select YES to automatically loop a song list 12 4 ERROR MESSAGES SEQUENCER FILESYSTEM ERROR An error occurred while reading from the current memory unit If the unit is a pen drive try disconnecting it and reconnecting it shortly thereafter If nothing changes try formatting your pen drive using a computer If the error...

Page 85: ...e The system cannot read the file that has to be copied SONG SAVE FAILED CAN T REMOVE EXISTING SONG The system failed to save a mid file The system wasn t able to delete the file that has to be removed SONG SAVE FAILED CAN T OPEN THE MIDI FILE The system failed to save the mid file It could not open the file that has to be overdubbed SONG SAVE FAILED CAN T WRITE THE MIDI FILE The system failed to ...

Page 86: ...will trigger display of the status of the stops as follows Light on stop in Local On mode plays with internal generation Light off stop in Local Off status 14 APPENDIX 14 1 TEMPERAMENT Tuning a fixed intonation instrument e g organs consists of creating a chain of twelve fifths properly crafted so that at the extremes the interval can be reduced through division or multiplication to a perfect octa...

Page 87: ... be split in larger parts and divided among a few less than 12 fifths This leads to other temperaments such as the Werckmeister III which spreads the comma in four equal parts between C G G D D A and B F A very important interval in the history of tuning is the major third A chain of four pure fifths makes 3 2 4 A major third interval is represented by a 5 4 ratio Therefore rounding off the freque...

Page 88: ...ch wider than the rest and becomes unusable It is called the wolf fifth The circle of fifths of each temperament can start from any key editing the parameter called Base Key Follows an explicating graph in the first half is rapresented Meantone temperament with Base Key set on C after on G and finally on B The second half shows Werkmeister temperament with the same three values of the Meantone Wit...

Page 89: ...rnberger II Kirnberger II pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma Pure Meantone ETS12 WERCKMEISTER III Based on four fifths each reduced by Pythagorean comma the others are pure Creates three Pythagorean major thirds on C F G As the number of alteration in the piece performed incre...

Page 90: ...pc pythagorean comma pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma Pure Meantone ETS12 VALLOTTI Based on six fifths each decreased by 1 6 of Pythagorean comma The others are pure fifths The major thirds on Eb B Bb E F A are equivalent as the ones on C G and D Thirds on F C and G are Pythagorean instead Vallotti pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic co...

Page 91: ...c pythagorean comma Pure Meantone ETS12 KELLNER 1975 This tuning was created by Kellner who figured out its structure from the symbols on the first page of the Wohltemperierte Klavier by Bach 1722 The tuning is based on five fifths each reduced of 1 5 of Pythagorean comma This originates three Pythagorean major thirds on C F G None of the thirds is pure The major third closer to being pure is on C...

Page 92: ...ger III pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma Pure Meantone ETS12 WERCKMEISTER IV Based on five fiths each reduced of 1 3 of Pythagorean comma and two more thirds increased of the same amount Very pleasant with mostly unaltered tonalities it becomes harder as the alterations incr...

Page 93: ... comma pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma Pure Meantone ETS12 SILBERMANN Based on fifths reduced of 1 6 of syntonic comma Wolf fifth is located on G Thirds that in meantone tuning are pure here are 1 3 syntonic comma wider The wolf fifth is less prominent not cacophonic yet not completely acceptable Silbermann pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc sy...

Page 94: ...p created by 11 others and becomes a wolf fifth Tonalities with little alterations sound very pleasant Well characterised chromatic scale Move the wolf on C to use the G key as Ab Meantone 3b Meantone 3b pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma Pure Meantone ETS12 Meantone 3 Meanton...

Page 95: ...acter Meantone Pure Minor 3rd Meantone Pure Minor 3rd pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma Pure Meantone ETS12 ZARLINO Eleven fifths are reduced by 2 7 of syntonic comma The wolf fifth very wide and therefore unusable lies on G Eight third majors are usable and reduced by 1 7 of...

Page 96: ...lf is less prominent Well tuned tonalities are particularly warm and pleasant Sauver 1 Sauver 1 pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma Pure Meantone ETS12 Sauver 2 Sauver 2 pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tem...

Page 97: ...each and one fifth on Eb reduced of the remaining skisma Therefore there are no Pythagorean thirds and tonalities with many alterations still sound well Barca pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma pure pure 5th ETS12 Equal Tempered 5th sc synthonic comma pc pythagorean comma Pure Meantone ETS12 ...

Page 98: ...ted further and further to the outside alternating 14 3 THE WINDCHEST IN PIPE ORGANS The wind chest is a crate where the air from a bellows manual or electric is spread equally among the pipes Usually each manual has its own wind chest However there are different kinds of wind chests some contain only one stop while other have an additional crate filled with air from the bellows that spreads air t...

Page 99: ...The pipes are placed alternating in two positions e g C in one position C in the other Single wing left The tallest pipes are placed to the left and the smaller with higher pitch pipes to the right Single wing right This pipe configuration is the opposite of the previous one the lowest pitched pipes are placed on the right and the highest pitched ones to the left ...

Page 100: ...UT EQUALIZER function Ext Sub Freq SETUP menu EXT SUB EQUALIZER function Ext Sub Slope SETUP menu EXT SUB EQUALIZER function Mode SETUP menu EXT OUT ROUTER function From SETUP menu EXT OUT ROUTER function if Mode is not setted as Mono To SETUP menu EXT OUT ROUTER function if Mode is not setted as Mono Position SETUP menu EXT OUT ROUTER function if Mode is setted as Mono External Input Left Channel...

Page 101: ...ipped with the surround loudspeakers PRS VOLUMES if organ is equipped with the presence loudspeakers COMBINATIONS CONTENT NOTE Tutti all stops all couplers all tremulants tremulants depth and speed Enc Sws MIDI controls Ap Organ Solo Section off MIDI Program Change and Bank Select Orchestra parameters if enabled in Programmable Functions if present in the organ in the USA organs version General ma...

Page 102: ...he MIDI data generated by the transmitter instrument If these recorded data are sent back to the instrument it automatically repeats the recorded performance MIDI is able to transmit a multitude of digital data by means of just one cable and thus just one connector this is thanks to the MIDI channels There are 16 MIDI channels and in a similar way as for radio communications in which two stations ...

Page 103: ...ly be interpreted by an instrument made by the same producer as the transmitter device in some cases only by the same model They mainly relate to the instrument s sound generation and programming parameters The organ uses these messages to control all the internal parameters and for switching the voices on and off REAL TIME These messages are used for the real time control of specific modules or f...

Page 104: ...der to select a specific bank of sound Data format BnH 00H vvH n channel number 00H 0EH 1 15 vv bank MSB number 00H 7FH 0 127 14 6 DETAILED MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Volume CC 7 Message which controls the sections volume Data format BnH 07H vvH n channel number 00H 0EH 1 15 vv volume value 00H 7FH 0 127 Expression CC 11 Message which controls the sections expression Data format BnH 0BH vvH n channel num...

Page 105: ...o page Tuning Data format F0H 31H 2FH 2FH vvH F7H F0H Exclusive status 31H Viscount ID 2FH system control 32H Base key vvH Base key value 00H 0BH F7H EOX Temperament Parameter Temperament Video page Tuning Data format F0H 31H 2FH 31H vvH F7H F0H Exclusive status 31H Viscount ID 2FH system control 31H temperament vvH temperament type 00H Equal 10H Kirnberger II 11H Werckmeister III 12H Pythagorean ...

Page 106: ...t F0H 31H 2FH 70H 7FH vvH nnH F7H F0H Exclusive status 31H Viscount ID 2FH system control 70H coupler 7FH other coupler vvH nnH type and switch 04H 21H IV P on 04H 20H IV P off 14H 21H IV II on 14H 20H IV II off 24H 21H IV III on 24H 20H IV III off 34H 21H IV I on 34H 20H IV I off This message is received only Couplers 2 manuals Data format F0H 31H 2FH 70H vvH F7H F0H Exclusive status 31H Viscount...

Page 107: ...0 All sound off 123 All Notes Off PROGRAM CHANGE True SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE SYSTEM Song Pos COMMON Song Sel Tune SYSTEM Clock REAL TIME Commands AUX Local On Off MESSAGES All notes off Active Sense Reset NOTES Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono O YES Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono X NO 1 15 1 15 1 15 1 15 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED Mode 3 Mode 3 O X O X 30 1...

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