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Viscount

Physis Organs

Reference Manual

[SEQUENC]:

screens for use of the instrument’s internal sequencer.

[VOLUMES]:

screen containing all the instrument’s volumes.

[FIELD

]

and

[FIELD

buttons used to move the cursor, identified by the field in reverse.

[FIELD

] moves it in the field above or the previous field, [FIELD

] in the field below or the next

field.

[VALUE +] and [VALUE -]:

buttons which regulate the values of the parameters, whether they are

numerical or alphanumerical. [VALUE +] increases, [VALUE -] decreases.

[EXIT] and [ENTER]:

access and quit the display screens and menus, or confirm or cancel

prompts made by the system. [ENTER] accesses menus/screens and confirms, [EXIT] quits menus/
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

[email protected].
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 function)

The

Physis

organs allow the user to adjust all the volumes, in order to obtain a perfect sound balance among

the sections and between internal and external amplifications. To visualize the volume screen, press the
[VOLUMES] button:

MST

(Master): the organ’s overall volume, which can also be adjusted with the [MASTER VOLUME]

trimmer underneath the manuals.

REV

(Reverb): reverb effect, which can also be adjusted with the [REVERB VOLUME] trimmer

underneath the manuals.

models equipped with

front and side speakers

3 manuals models

2 manuals models

4 manuals models

Summary of Contents for UNICO 300

Page 1: ...viscount Reference Manual English Ver USA 1 11 Physis Organs SOLO CHOIR SWELL CRESCENDO ...

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Page 3: ...ernal amplification Int Amp Panning function 37 9 5 Stereophonic balance of the side speakers Int Amp Tune Up function 41 9 6 Commands and controls optrions Programmable functions 42 9 7 Programming the SWS piston function Sws Programming function 45 9 8 Regulating the rear outputs equalizer Ext Out Equalizer function 46 9 9 Regulating the rear output GEN SUB equalizer Ext Sub Equalizer function 4...

Page 4: ...fo function 74 11 9 Error messages File management functions 75 12 Playing and recording of musical sequences Sequencer 77 12 1 Playing back a piece Play mode 77 12 2 Recording a piece Record mode 79 12 3 Play options of the sequencer Play Options menu 84 12 4 Error messages Sequencer 84 13 Stop Local Off 86 14 Appendix 86 14 1 Temperament 86 14 2 Temperaments in the Physis organs 89 14 3 The wind...

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: ...e ENTER 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 websi...

Page 7: ...uction geometry 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 ...

Page 8: ...6 Viscount Physis Organs Reference Manual 3 GENERAL DESCRIPTION UNICO 800 27 14 21 24 7 1 2 5 5 3 4 8 9 10 24 13 23 22 15 20 14 16 17 18 19 17 21 21 25 26 11 28 SOLO CHOIR SWELL CRESCENDO ...

Page 9: ...rence Manual UNICO 600 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN PROG OUT PROG OUT INPUT OUT 27 EXT 12V DC 300 mA EXT 12V DC 300 mA 24 21 25 28 14 14 20 15 19 21 17 18 21 17 23 3 4 12 13 9 24 10 1 2 7 22 6 26 8 viscount 11 ...

Page 10: ...reat Pedal Cello Chimes Oboe Harps Strings Choir Piano Choir Harpsich On Reed Mixtur Pedal Swell Great Choir Console On Speaker Ext CRESCENDO M BANK PEDAL SWELL POWER 0 1 AMPLIFICAT CANCEL MIDI SEQUENC VOLUMES FIELD EXIT ENTER FIELD VALUE VALUE ORCHESTRA GREAT CHOIR UNICO 500 viscount CHOIR SWELL CRESCENDO 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN PROG OUT PROG OUT INPUT OUT MASTER VOLUME ...

Page 11: ...estant 4 Open Fluit 4 Octaaf 2 Terts 1 3 5 Larigot 1 1 3 Sifflet 1 Sesquialter II Mixtuur IV Chamade Trompete 8 Tremolo Swell to Choir UNICO 400 viscount CHOIR CHOIR SWELL CRESCENDO MIDI REVER S 32 FLUTE REVER S 32 REED REVER S GREAT 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 Tr...

Page 12: ...6 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 Swell to Great Tremolo On Reed Mixtur Console On Speaker Ext AMPLIFICAT CANCEL SEQUENC SEQUENC VOLUMES FIELD EXIT ENTER FIELD VALUE VALUE ORCHESTRA MIDI Pedal Cello Swell Harp Swell Strings Great Chimes Great Harpsich Pedal Swell Great UNICO 300...

Page 13: ...D SW PD CH PD SW GT CH GT SW CH CHOIR SWELL Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Choir to Pedal MEM BANK MEM BANK S HR 1 2 3 4 7 8 9 10 HR 1 2 3 4 5 6 HR 1 2 5 3 4 6 SW P HR 1 2 5 3 4 6 G P HR 1 2 5 3 4 6 5 6 C P C T SWS A P SW C SW G C G M SOLO M SOLO M SOLO O SOLO PREV NEXT Tremolo Tremolo Tremolo PREV NEXT MIDI REVER S 32 FLUTE REVER S 32 REED REVER S 26 25 14 28 21 11 1 10 22 7 8 9 2 6 13 3 4 23 24 2...

Page 14: ... FIELD VALUE VALUE viscount SWELL GREAT Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Swell to Great Swell Great Swell Great SW P D SW G T PREV SWELL HR 1 2 3 4 5 6 S HR 1 2 5 3 4 6 SW P HR 1 2 5 3 4 6 G P PREV NEXT SW G C A P MEM BANK MEM BANK SWS T HR 1 2 3 4 5 6 21 14 25 26 24 29 20 15 17 18 14 21 9 10 13 3 12 23 11 1 2 6 24 30 7 22 14 Swell Swell Great Great TREMOLO GT PD ...

Page 15: ...300 mA MASTER VOLUME REVERB VOLUME 27 GREAT Tremolo Swell to Great Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal SWELL Tremolo HR 1 2 3 4 5 6 S HR 1 2 5 3 4 6 SW P HR 1 2 5 3 4 6 G P PREV NEXT SW G C A P MEM BANK MEM BANK SWS T HR 1 2 3 4 5 6 GT PD SW PD SW GT TUTT I 1 2 3 4 5 6 SWELL CRESCENDO 24 21 1 2 3 13 6 7 29 22 23 11 20 15 14 18 17 14 21 14 26 25 ...

Page 16: ...nual 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 27 23 11 7 6 1 2 3 13 29 22 14 21 20 25 SWELL Tremolo GREAT Tremolo Swell to Great SWS SWELL GREAT PEDAL ...

Page 17: ...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 27 SWELL GREAT PEDAL SWELL Tremolo 25 23 11 7 29 22 1 13 14 21 20 2 3 GREAT Tremolo Swell to Great SWS Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal ...

Page 18: ...t Physis Organs Reference Manual Sonus 359 American Deluxe PROG OUT INPUT OUT GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA 24 27 25 26 20 17 21 15 11 23 2 13 3 4 14 1 12 6 8 14 18 19 21 17 21 30 30 7 22 28 21 ...

Page 19: ... Physis Organs Reference Manual Sonus 245 American Deluxe PROG OUT INPUT OUT GEN SUB 1 2 3 4 L R R MIC GAIN EXT 12V DC 300 mA 27 24 21 14 26 7 2 3 13 1 6 23 11 22 18 20 15 21 25 8 12 14 17 14 21 30 21 30 21 18 28 ...

Page 20: ... 1 For some models these sections also contain a MIDI control to transmit MIDI note codes to the MIDI OUT port It is also possible to play one or two orchestral voices In some models in which Orchestral stops are not present it s necessary to activate the orchestral voice through the functions described on chapt 8 3 8 4 and 8 5 The list of stops available to play orchestral voices may change accor...

Page 21: ...s 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 modified To do so follow the procedure described at point 20 HR restores the voice setup prepared in manual mode before a memory was recalled PREV NEXT general combinations sequencers PREV...

Page 22: ...models activates the Organ Solo function By default you can play the melody with Swell stops when the Swell to Great 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 9 6 19 Choir pistons 1 6 Cho...

Page 23: ...ctivates the Automatic Pedal or Pedal Automatic Piano functions Select the mode of the piston among the PROGRAMMABLE FUNCTIONS under the SET UP menu see par 9 6 T or TUTTI piston or toe piston where available that recalls Tutti The Tutti can be modified for further information read point 20 C cancel piston Turns off all stops tremolos couplers MIDI controls and other pistons on the manuals except ...

Page 24: ...lect the Crescendo level These levels activate a fixed set of stops linked with an equal number of loudness from pianissimo to fortissimo The current level is shown on the additional CRESCENDO display see point 13 The Crescendo controls all the registers and modifies the stops configuration Each level of the crescendo can be programmed To save the Crescendo configuration see point 20 27 Rear conne...

Page 25: ...d 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 parameter value set in the TUNING menu o...

Page 26: ...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 function The Physis organs allow the user to adju...

Page 27: ...ch indicated as the 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 Su...

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: ... and the sound generation 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 voic...

Page 30: ...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 function and save the values press EXIT ...

Page 31: ... 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 change in the air s pitch during the attack and release phases o DETUNE detuning to produce the throb effect in the voices concerned o DETUNE TYPE Select on...

Page 32: ... 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 The display now shows the list of 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: ...ing these voices the video page shows parameters for each voice indicated as L Left and R Right for the voices in Split mode and 1 and 2 for voices in Layer mode Split sounds has also the SPLIT KEY parameter to set the split point note To quit the edit menu press the EXIT button After Orchestra sounds are programmed it is possible to store them in the desired combination If you wish to set a diffe...

Page 36: ...istons the Crescendo and the trimmers underneath the manuals par 9 6 o SWS PROGRAMMING Enclosed programming program the SWS 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 E...

Page 37: ...ssible to choose whether this potentiometer should also control the acoustic reflections or not To set the desired effect select the REVERBERATION field under the SET UP menu and press ENTER That show the current DPT depth and SPD speed values of the manuals tremolo Press EXIT to go back to the SET UP menu and save the new settings Physis organs have two tremolos for each section so as to customis...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...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 40: ...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 41: ...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 42: ...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 43: ...3 9 5 STEREOPHONIC BALANCE OF THE SIDE SPEAKERS INT AMPL TUNE UP function It is possible to adjust the distribution of the stereo signal spread by side speakers so as to balance the best sound response in case of asymmetric positioning of the organ than the walls of the room in which is located To do so selec the INT AMP TUNE UP field on the display The following page will appear Set the SURR BAL ...

Page 44: ...MASTER potentiometer not only to control the main volume but also 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...

Page 45: ...when the Cancel piston is pressed In models equipped with a CRESCENDO pedal the following options are available CRESCENDO control the Crescendo steps GREAT PEDAL control the swell box of Great and Pedalboard DISABLED the Crescendo pedal is disabled In models equipped with both CRESCENDO pedal and GREAT PEDAL the following options are available ENABLED the CRESCENDO pedal is enabled DISABLED the CR...

Page 46: ...n the lowest note Select PED AUTOM PIANO to activate the Pedal Automatic Piano function with piston on This function automatically adjusts the sound composition of the pedalboard according to the manual currently played INT GEN VOLUME only the internal amplification volume INT EXT VOLUME the volume of both the internal amplification and of the signal of the rear outputs PROG OUT and GEN SUB EXT GE...

Page 47: ...that regulates the volume of each section while the SWS piston is on To do so select the SWS 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 while the SWS piston is on When the FREE option is selected the section v...

Page 48: ...rk in real time and can be adjusted anytime and quickly For more sound controls and panning see par 9 11 and 9 10 To access this menu select the EXT OUT EQUALIZER field under the SET UP menu 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 externa...

Page 49: ...d 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 Freq 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 Freq 14 dB 12 dB...

Page 50: ...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 To access the rear audio output setting video page select the EXT OUT ROUTER field in the SET UP menu 4 manuals models 3...

Page 51: ...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 52: ...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 53: ...e wind chest is to be located The value is set as output number position between two outputs 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 ...

Page 54: ...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 6 o SUB general sub volume of the low frequencies output GEN SUB connector o 1 4 1 12 1 20 general volu...

Page 55: ...dio 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 OUTPUTS 9 10 or 17 18 OUTPUTS 11 12 or 19 20 TAB AMPLIFICAT CONSOLE ON if present TAB AMPLIFICAT EXT SPEAKER ON if present STANDARD As set in Ext Router Conf function As set in...

Page 56: ... 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 parameter must be set to the current amount of connected outputs Press EXIT to cancel the new configuration or ENTE...

Page 57: ...or models with divisional combinations synchronizes manual and pedalboard combinations through the following options KB P when a manual combination is loaded the same is activated on the pedalboard P KB when a pedalboard combination is loaded the same is activated on the manual KB P when a combination on either pedalboard or manual is loaded the same is activated on the other section Place the cur...

Page 58: ... can be selected on the right This manual will play the section when the Keyboard Inversion function is active NOTE A manual can only be assigned one section and not more When attempting to do otherwise the message PRESS ENTER TO CONFIRM is cancelled and it is impossible to confirm the settings 2 manuals models 4 manuals models D Re C Do F Fa G Sol A La B Si C Do D Re E Mi E Mi A La C Do D Re SHOR...

Page 59: ...ANAGEMENT functions Select the SET DATE TIME function from the UTILITY MIDI menu o DAY set here the current day o MONTH set here the current month o YEAR set here the current year o last field adjust the current time When the configuration is over press ENTER to save the settings As the pop up says the time adjustments will be working the next time the organ is switched on 10 2 CONTROLLING THE ACC...

Page 60: ...s ENTER to set a password 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 To unlock the organ allow the saving of combinations and make the other adjustment functions accessible recall the UNLOCK ORGAN function under the...

Page 61: ... user styles o COMB MEMORIES combination memories all the general and divisional memories crescendo steps and Tutti To restore the factory settings select one of these four modes and press ENTER The display will show the settings that will be restored and will ask for confirmation 10 3 RESTORING FACTORY SETTINGS RESTORE FACT SET Function The organ has several options to restore the original factor...

Page 62: ...e Combination memories 10 4 UPGRADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM OP SYS UPGRADE function The operating system of the Physis organs can be easily and quickly update Just copy the update files in an flash drive and plug it in the USB connector under the manuals then recall the OP SYS UPGRADE function To get the installation files and all the necessary information to perform the upgrade please refer to the...

Page 63: ... block a particular message on all MIDI channels 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 10 5 MIDI FUNCTIO...

Page 64: ...value To leave the screen and go back to the UTILITY MIDI menu press EXIT REGULATING THE MIDI VELOCITY PEDAL KEYB TOUCH function This function sets the velocity of the notes transmitted through MIDI OUT port played with Orchestra stops for each section This is the corresponding screen TRANSMISSISSION OF PROGRAM CHANGE AND BANK SELECT MESSAGES PROG CHANGE SEND function Program Change PG MIDI messag...

Page 65: ...es from the pedalboard will be transmitted both on the pedalboard MIDI Channel AND on the Great 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...

Page 66: ...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 memory unit e g internal to another par 11 4...

Page 67: ...f the instrument still does not detect the drive press EXIT to leave the menu and then try again To copy a file into a USB pen that has never been used first use your computer to create manually two folders v_songs and v_settings Files should be placed in the folders according to the extensions listed above Should you need to rename the files on the USB drive with a computer please remember that a...

Page 68: ...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 69: ...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 70: ...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 71: ... 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 72: ... 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 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...ame and proceed to save or EXIT to return to the previous video page 11 8 OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION O S INFO function To check what release of the operating system is currently running in your instrument select the O S INFO field from the FILE MANAGEMENT menu To check if there are updates and to install them see chap 10 4 The upper section of the screen shows the organ model and version Europe USA ...

Page 77: ...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 78: ...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 79: ...r 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 set i...

Page 80: ...left as percentage 100 in the picture above 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 ...

Page 81: ...ether 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 or remove this code only from the stops track When saving ...

Page 82: ...AY 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 cursor and VALUE and V...

Page 83: ...ile 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 If you wish to rename mid files saved to the USB stick using a computer always make sure that the names are shorter than 12 charact...

Page 84: ...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 85: ...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 86: ... 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 87: ...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 88: ...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 89: ... 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 90: ...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 91: ...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 92: ...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 93: ...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 94: ...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 95: ... 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 96: ...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 97: ...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 98: ...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 99: ...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 100: ...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 101: ...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 102: ...OUT 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 Channe...

Page 103: ...voice 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 max 25 per 16 memory banks all stops all couplers all tremulants tremulants depth and speed Enc S...

Page 104: ...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 105: ...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 Unico 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 106: ...ct LSB in order 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...

Page 107: ... 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 13H Meantone 3 14H Vallot...

Page 108: ...at 16 on 14H 10H Solo to Great 16 off 22H 11H Swell to Swell 16 on 22H 10H Swell to Swell 16 off 22H 21H Swell Unison Off on 22H 20H Swell Unison Off off 22H 31H Swell to Swell 4 on 22H 30H Swell to Swell 4 off 32H 11H Swell to Choir 16 on 32H 10H Swell to Choir 16 off 32H 31H Swell to Choir 4 on 32H 30H Swell to Choir 4 off 24H 31H Solo to Swell 4 on 24H 30H Solo to Swell 4 off F7H EOX This messa...

Page 109: ...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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Page 111: ...t different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced Radio Tv technician for help The user is cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsable for compliance could void the user s authority opearate the equipment INFORMATIONS FCC NOTE Cet instrument a été controlé et il est garanti pour etre en conformité avec les s...

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