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ALLEN ORGAN COMPANY
For more than sixty years--practically the entire history of electronic organs-- Allen Organ
Company has built the finest organs that technology would allow.
In 1939, Allen built and marketed the world’s first electronic oscillator organ. The tone
generators for this instrument used two hundred forty-four vacuum tubes, contained about five
thousand components, and weighed nearly three hundred pounds. Even with all this equipment,
the specification included relatively few stops.
By 1959, Allen had replaced vacuum tubes in oscillator organs with transistors. Thousands of
transistorized instruments were built, including some of the largest, most sophisticated oscillator
organs ever designed.
Only a radical technological breakthrough could improve upon the performance of Allen’s
oscillator organs. Such a breakthrough came in conjunction with the United States Space
Program in the form of highly advanced digital microcircuits. In 1971, Allen produced and sold
the world’s first musical instrument utilizing digitally sampled voices!
Your organ is significantly advanced since the first generation Allen digital instrument. Organs
with Renaissance
technology are the product of years of advancements in digital sound and
control techniques by Allen Organ Company. This system represents the apex of digital
technology applied to exacting musical tasks. The result is a musical instrument of remarkably
advanced tone quality and performance.
Congratulations
on the purchase of your new Allen Organ! You have acquired the most
advanced electronic organ ever built, one that harnesses a sophisticated custom computer system
to create and control beautiful organ sound. Familiarize yourself with the instrument by reading
through this booklet.
Contents
I.
ORGAN STOPS .................................................................................................................... 1
II.
SPECIALIZED STOP CONTROLS ..................................................................................... 2
III.
EXPRESSION SHOE (Volume Control Pedal) .................................................................... 3
IV.
SETTING CAPTURE REGISTRATIONS ........................................................................... 3
V.
ARTISTIC REGISTRATION ............................................................................................... 3
VI.
TRANSPOSER ..................................................................................................................... 6
VII.
ACOUSTIC PORTRAIT™ ................................................................................................... 7
VIII.
INSTALLATION, VOICING, AND CARE OF THE ORGAN ........................................... 7
IX.
SAFETY INFORMATION ................................................................................................... 9
X.
CONSOLE CONTROLLER™ GUIDE .............................................................................. 11
