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Rodgers 538/i548
Couplers
A coupler is a switch (a tilt tab), which activates a link between a control device (usually a division keyboard) and another
feature of the organ. The most commonly used couplers are the intermanual couplers. Other couplers, such as the ORCH/
MIDI coupler, allow a division keyboard (PEDAL, MAN I, MAN II) to play sounds from the ORCH memory bank or an exter-
nal MIDI source.
Intermanual couplers
The following couplers are referred to as intermanual
couplers , because they connect a division associated
with one manual to an additional manual, or to the
pedalboard. They are activated by tilt tabs located
above manual II or dedicated pistons, and allow you to
control multiple divisions from one manual.
The first name listed in the coupler is the division that is
being “coupled”; the second name denotes the division
to which the division is coupled. “II/I” literally means,
“Connect the MANUAL II division to MANUAL I”.
Couplers allow you to control a larger portion of the
organ from one manual or the pedalboard and are
useful in achieving larger or more varied registrations.
For example, by activating the
[II÷I] coupler, the musician
could play stops in the MAN II division from manual I.
To activate a coupler:
(1) Press the bottom half of the tilt tab until it lights
and release.
To disengage a coupler:
(2) Press the top half of the tilt tab. It will go dark.
MELODY coupler
One of the most popular organ registrations utilizes a
melody voice on one manual and accompaniment on
another manual. Sometimes, however, it is difficult to
separate the hands on two manuals. For this reason, the
Rodgers
[MELODY]
coupler was devised.
When the melody coupler is activated, the highest note
played on manual I uses a registration from manual II.
This allows you to use both an accompaniment and solo
registration, even though you’re playing on one
manual.
The melody coupler is located on a tab labeled
[MELODY]
and lights when it is engaged. It is also
available for orchestral sounds.
When
[MELODY]
is engaged, any selected stop or
orchestral voice in the MAN II division sounds from the
highest key being played on manual I.
The melody coupler is used when the corresponding
intermanual coupler is not engaged. For example, when
[MELODY]
is engaged, the
[II÷I]
coupler should not be
used to achieve the proper melody effect.
The
[MELODY]
coupler operates when the top note (the
melody note) is between keys 25 and 61 on manual I
(see the illustration at the bottom of this page). The
split point can be changed.
Note: The [MELODY] coupler’s status can only be saved to a gen-
eral memory.
1
3
2 4
5 6 8 1 0 12 1 3 1 5
1 4 1 6
1 7 1 8 2 0 2 2 2 4 2 5 2 7 2 9 3 0 3 2
6 0
1 9 2 1 2 3 2 6 2 8 3 1 3 3 6 1 7 9 1 1
BASS range MELODY range
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