background image

 

Rodgers T797 

Owner’s Manual 

 

 

 

Copyright 

 Rodgers Instruments LLC

Содержание Trillium T797

Страница 1: ...Rodgers T797 Owner s Manual Copyright Rodgers Instruments LLC...

Страница 2: ......

Страница 3: ...ncorrectly replaced Replace only with same or equivalent type Manually operated mains power switch Caution The mains power switch does not completely disconnect this equipment from the mains power whe...

Страница 4: ...rce of the interference Disconnect the peripheral devices and their input output cables one at a time If the interference stops it is caused by the peripheral device or its I O cable Try coiling and u...

Страница 5: ...N E 25th Avenue Hillsboro Oregon 97124 USA 503 648 4181 www rodgersinstruments com RODGERS IN CANADA 5480 Parkwood Way Richmond B C V6V 2M4 604 270 6332 Copyright 2000 Rodgers Instruments LLC a membe...

Страница 6: ...iv...

Страница 7: ...ouplers 5 General Cancel 6 Using Pistons to Select Registrations 6 About General and Divisional Pistons 6 Setting a Piston 8 Combination Memory Levels 8 Unlocking and Locking a Combination Memory 9 Re...

Страница 8: ...tting 25 TUTTI Settings 25 Viewing Tutti Setting 25 Unlocking or Locking Tutti 25 Setting Tutti 26 Restoring Factory Tutti Setting 26 Melody and Bass Couplers 27 Setting Range of the Melody Coupler 27...

Страница 9: ...Temperaments 37 Ancient Temperaments 37 Well Temperaments 37 Selecting a Temperament 38 Digital Dynamic Wind 39 Wind Supply 39 Adjusting Wind Supply 39 Random Detuning 40 Shutter Thickness 40 Setting...

Страница 10: ...es Off Command 64 Master Channels 65 Registrations 66 Multitrack Mode 68 Local On Off 69 Sequencer Update 70 Setting Velocity Sensitivity 72 MIDI Device ID 73 Tone Names 74 MIDI Connections 75 MIDI Sa...

Страница 11: ...ation Settings 80 DEMONSTRATION TOOLS 82 Accessing the Rodgers Ambiance Demo 82 Playing the Demo Songs 82 CARE AND MAINTENANCE 84 Console and Pedalboard 84 Keyboards and Stop Drawknobs 84 Pipes on Pip...

Страница 12: ...1...

Страница 13: ...ividual performance desired with the push of a button With remarkable flexibility superior sound and the option of adding real pipes at any time the Rodgers T797 is a perfect choice for any home conce...

Страница 14: ...3...

Страница 15: ...tch in the left panel until RODGERS T797 CLASSIC ORGAN or your personalized greeting appears in the Console Display Release the switch The organ then performs a self diagnostic test of its systems ove...

Страница 16: ...l sound if it is activated and notes are played on the Great manual To activate a stop 1 Pull the drawknob until it lights and release To silence a stop 1 Press the drawknob until the light goes off a...

Страница 17: ...o be recalled instantly Your Rodgers organ has factory set registrations on many pistons try them However each of the available pistons in the Rodgers combination action can be easily changed to suit...

Страница 18: ...of the Great divisional pistons numbered 1 to 5 General pistons are commonly used to make changes which affect the entire instrument Use these pistons when you want to affect all stops and couplers w...

Страница 19: ...mories is independent Many organists keep regularly used registrations such as those used for hymns on one memory and use other memory levels for preludes postludes and choral accompaniments which may...

Страница 20: ...hold the memory piston M1 M2 M3 or M4 corresponding to the memory level you want to unlock USING INTERNAL MEMORY or USING CARD MEMORY will appear in the Console Display Continue to hold the memory pi...

Страница 21: ...piston which can be set in a general combination If the thumb piston is lit the control is activated These controls are each described next Crescendo Pedal and Controls The slightly raised shoe on th...

Страница 22: ...in their respective division and general tremulants which affect all divisions The two divisional tremulants are for Great and Swell they are controlled by drawknobs within each division The general...

Страница 23: ...ve the proper Melody affect In its default setting the Melody coupler operates when the top note the melody note is between keys 25 and 61 on the Great manual However the lower end of its range is pro...

Страница 24: ...Dial changes selected item The following section will describe how the Console display is used outline the basic navigation techniques and give you a map of what can be found and set by the organist...

Страница 25: ...es highlighted 3 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston Menu items related to the selected category will be displayed 4 Rotate the Select knob to display a particular menu name or item 5 Rotate the Al...

Страница 26: ...tween menus and items Selected menu or item is highlighted 3 Turn Alpha dial to change settings From QuickMenu Press and release 1 2 Turn Select knob 3 and turn Select knob With SET piston Select knob...

Страница 27: ...can be accessed and changed Use the following table to familiarize yourself with the wide variety of controls available to you and see where they are located within the menu system The column on the...

Страница 28: ...Pan 64 64 Foot Switch Off Sustain Soft Sostenuto Sustain ON OFF Reverb 0 127 Chorus 0 127 MIDI Couplers See page 50 Expression VOL EXP OFF Multitrack ON OFF Master Channel PD GT SW Off Send Receive S...

Страница 29: ...nes are disconnected Aux to Ant Off On Line Out Gain 0 18 75 Line Out Mode Stereo Mono Volume 20 00 5 00 Balance 10 10 Bass 14 14 Headphone Aud Treble 14 14 These adjustments appear only with headphon...

Страница 30: ...Fixed PD GT SW Shutters See page 40 pp ppp pppp UnEncl GT Main GT Main II GT Spare GT Flute GT Flute II SW Main SW Main II SW Vox SW Flute SW Flute II Depth 9 9 Pipe Modeling Tremulants See page 22 R...

Страница 31: ...urch Cathedral Wall Type Drapery Carpet Acou Tile Wood Brick Plaster Concrete Marble Room Modeling See page 48 Rvb Lvl OFF 20 5 Lamp Level BRIGHT DIM Pedal to Great Piston Coupler OFF ON Master Tuning...

Страница 32: ...Tuning and allow it to be changed 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Turn the Select knob clockwise until the Console category shows on the display 3 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to...

Страница 33: ...is tremendous flexibility is a dramatic improvement over other designs in which a single tremulant controls an entire division sometimes the entire instrument Following is a list of tremulants which c...

Страница 34: ...p and playing a note while making an adjustment Crescendo The Crescendo indicator is located to the far right above the swell manual see page 4 This indicates the progressive stages of the Crescendo a...

Страница 35: ...lear the entire Crescendo sequence stages 1 through 63 hold SET and press General Cancel 0 This also resets the current stage number to 1 so that a new sequence can be entered When building a complete...

Страница 36: ...ored stops and couplers to light so that Tutti can be viewed 1 Press and hold the TUTTI piston 2 While holding the piston press SET The stops and couplers contained in the Tutti will light 3 Press Gen...

Страница 37: ...t even after the Tutti settings has been changed Because of this the Tutti can be restored to its original factory setting if desired To reset Tutti setting to factory default 1 Make certain Tutti is...

Страница 38: ...at manual the top note of its range may be changed Setting Range of the Melody Coupler To change the range of a Melody Coupler 1 Press and hold the SET piston then press MEL The Melody Coupler will be...

Страница 39: ...range What s more the organ s software is already prepared to control expression shades so that expressed pipe divisions can be controlled in conjunction with digital voices Contact your authorized R...

Страница 40: ...hey play the instrument they can insert their own SmartCard and have instant access to their favorite registrations and preferred Tutti Crescendo and Tremulant controls When finished they can take the...

Страница 41: ...a copy of the currently selected memory the card memory is now used instead of the internal memory from this point Setting a piston now affects only the card memory and not the console internal memory...

Страница 42: ...s that a single SmartCard can contain up to 26 different copies of all six Memory Levels Crescendo Sequences Tutti and other console settings giving you tremendous storage capability A Z Crescendo Oth...

Страница 43: ...e SmartCard can also store copies of Tutti If a Tutti set operation is performed while the card is inserted the new Tutti is stored on the card rather than in the internal memory Like the combination...

Страница 44: ...rom a SmartCard To delete a memory level from a SmartCard 1 Hold General Cancel 0 and press the corresponding piston for the memory level to be deleted M1 M2 M3 or M4 2 A message appears in the displa...

Страница 45: ...ate the sound of orchestral strings These ranks are smaller in scale than most other ranks and usually have a lot of upper harmonics and a clean or silvery timbre This characteristic makes them well s...

Страница 46: ...ove 1 three octaves above When whole numbers are used as shown in the table above it implies that the pitch of the stop is a certain number of octaves above or below the 8 pitch Mutation stops on the...

Страница 47: ...being coupled the second name denotes the division which the division is coupled to Swell to Great literally means Connect the Swell division to the Great manual The SWELL UNISON OFF coupler is quite...

Страница 48: ...or to explore the application of unequal temperament to new music Ancient Temperaments Pythagorean Pythagoras 582 500 B C was a brilliant Greek theorist and mathematician The Pythagorean temperament...

Страница 49: ...unlimited modulation from key to key is possible Selecting a Temperament To select a temperament 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select knob until Pipe Modeling is highlighted 3...

Страница 50: ...ear seems to perceive instead an increase in ensemble effect A part of Dimensional Sound Modeling Rodgers exclusive Digital Dynamic Wind emulates these characteristics by modeling the behavior of pipe...

Страница 51: ...ens each time the organ is turned on Once computed the pitch of each note remains constant Thus the tuning of the instrument is a little different each time it is powered on as it would be with a pipe...

Страница 52: ...ase the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select Knob to highlight Pipe Modeling 3 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to select the Pipe Modeling category 4 Rotate the Select Knob to highlight Shutter...

Страница 53: ...alternatives are denoted with a dot on the stop face for easy identification Making a Voice Palette Selection To make a Voice Palette selection 1 Press and hold the SET piston 2 Activate the stop to...

Страница 54: ...Slow Strings Geigen Principal 8 Viole 8 Viole Celeste II 8 Bourdon 8 Harmonic Flute 8 Prestant 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Nazard 2 2 3 Fl te Bec 2 Tierce 1 3 5 Plein Jeu IV Basson 16 Fagot 16 Trompette 8 Tr...

Страница 55: ...l the room at other times it may be desirable to reduce the overall level of the organ to accommodate a smaller audience These changes are easily accomplished Adjusting Master Volume To adjust Master...

Страница 56: ...ined when the organ is turned off Stereo Headphone Jack The console is equipped with a 1 4 stereo headphone jack located near the power switch on the left panel Plugging a set of headphones into this...

Страница 57: ...audio signals from other sound generating devices like synthesizers MIDI sound modules and tape players are mixed into the organ s main audio system A series of menus in the Audio Controls category a...

Страница 58: ...SS TREBLE 7 Turn the Select knob to advance to the next field 0 00 in the example above 8 Rotate the Alpha dial to change the value of the selected parameter Normally these settings are temporary and...

Страница 59: ...r the T797 acoustic For example if you wanted to hear the instrument in a large room you could select Large Church or Cathedral if you wanted to change the wall covering from a soft to a hard material...

Страница 60: ...t hour minute or AM PM then change selected value by rotating the Alpha dial If neither AM or PM is selected the clock operates in 24 hour mode Contrast Adjusts viewing contrast in console display Sel...

Страница 61: ...r Description Tone Specifies the sound or effect controlled by the MIDI coupler Channel Specifies the MIDI channel used by the coupler MIDI GT A is changeable Octave Specifies the octave of the sound...

Страница 62: ...M I D I C o u p l e r G T A H a r p s i c h o r d P G M M S B L S B 0 0 7 0 0 0 O f f 2 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired tone Off may also be selected to prevent a MIDI coupler piston from...

Страница 63: ...g a tone in an external MIDI sound module the organ sends up to three separate MIDI messages a Program Change message and one or two Bank Select or variation messages When selecting tones by name as o...

Страница 64: ...and Bank Select messages are sent each time the coupler piston is activated A selected MIDI sound on a MIDI coupler piston can be saved on a General or Divisional combination piston for immediate reca...

Страница 65: ...lable Program Change messages The GS Standard honors that same standard list of GM sounds but also allows access to more than those 128 sounds through the use of Bank Select messages using the MSB com...

Страница 66: ...nel to use most MIDI sound modules However there will be times when it is necessary or desirable to send MIDI information on a channel other than those listed above Common applications for changing th...

Страница 67: ...a more normal pitch Another nice effect is to use both MIDI couplers in a division to control a soft ensemble sound such as Slow Strings but set one coupler to play the sound at normal pitch and set t...

Страница 68: ...tons To summarize Fixed Velocity keyboard sends a fixed value between 2 127 Expression Velocity velocity value is controlled by the position of the expression shoe Keyboard Velocity keyboard responds...

Страница 69: ...e related expression shoe when the note is played As the expression shoe is pushed further open for example the velocity value of notes played increases as the expression shoe is closed the velocity v...

Страница 70: ...be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 75 Keyboard Velocity Keyboard velocity mode allows the velocity value of each note to be determined by the actual physical force...

Страница 71: ...ds support the Pan message which allows you to place an instrument at a specific point within a stereo field When the Pan message is set to 0 the instrument is located in the center directly between l...

Страница 72: ...piano The Sustain function causes all notes to be sustained whereas the Sostenuto function sustains only those notes which are held while the switch is activated subsequent notes played while the swit...

Страница 73: ...Select knob to highlight the Reverb parameter in the display M I D I C o u p l e r G T A P a n F o o t S w R e v e r b 0 O F F 0 3 Rotate the Alpha dial select the desired Reverb value 4 Press either...

Страница 74: ...t See MIDI Save on page 75 Expression The MIDI language specifies two separate messages for setting the level of a tone Expression CC 11 and Volume CC 7 It is possible to send either of these messages...

Страница 75: ...ivated will also store the Expression value A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 75 for more information Global MIDI Settings In addition to the vario...

Страница 76: ...l always be enabled in your situation however there are a few unique setups where it might be desirable to suppress the transmission or reception of information for one or more organ divisions When co...

Страница 77: ...corded by a sequencer along with the note and volume information on the Master Channels and then recreated during playback Registration information is normally transmitted and received in the form of...

Страница 78: ...8 Press General Cancel 0 to exit Using Pistons to Control a Second Rodgers Console In cases where two Rodgers organs are available it is possible to play either or both instruments from one location T...

Страница 79: ...hen it is desirable to use the Great manual of the T797 to create a Multitrack or layered sequence using an external MIDI sequencer and sound module This setup is most often used by people who have de...

Страница 80: ...ntrol provides opportunities for some very unique MIDI setups many of which will not be used by most organists However should the need arise the control is available When the T797 is in the Local On c...

Страница 81: ...cal Control setting The following screen is displayed M I D I S e t t i n g s S e q U p d a t e O N L o c a l O N K b d V e l o c i t y 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to select desired setting OFF or ON 7 Pr...

Страница 82: ...on value on the sequence and the actual position of the shoes resulting in a sudden change of volume when a shoe is touched When the Continue message is received the stored expression value is restore...

Страница 83: ...rmal keystrokes are required to achieve high velocity values These three curves allow you to choose the keyboard response which is most comfortable This setting affects all keyboards of the instrument...

Страница 84: ...the ID to 1 produces Stop Control messages that are compatible with older Rodgers PDI and C Series organs In most cases the ID will not need to be changed Setting MIDI Device ID To select a different...

Страница 85: ...Bank Select LSB when calling up a sound in the MIDI Coupler Settings screen In this case refer to the user manual for your MIDI device to determine the values to use for each Setting the Tone Names Pa...

Страница 86: ...ttings which cannot be changed and saved using the MIDI Save procedure Saving MIDI Control Settings To perform the MIDI Save procedure 1 While in any MIDI menu make the desired changes 2 Press and hol...

Страница 87: ...Restoring a Combination Memory To restore a memory which has been saved to a sequencer 1 Make certain sequencer is connected correctly to the SEQ IN and SEQ OUT jacks 2 Begin playback of the sequence...

Страница 88: ...nly one at a time Each time the organ starts to receive a new memory it discards any previous information in the temporary holding area It is necessary to transfer each memory to its destination memor...

Страница 89: ...Trompette 8 Trumpet 8 Royal Trumpet 8 Gt Hautbois 8 Brass Tremulant Swell Unison Off MIDI Swell A MIDI Swell B PEDAL Contre Violone 32 Principal 16 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Bordun 16 Bourdon Doux 16 Sw...

Страница 90: ...79 RODGERS T797 CONSOLE DIMENSIONS...

Страница 91: ...Restoring Factory Default Combination Settings To restore the Factory Default Combination Settings 1 Press and hold the memory piston to be restored M1 M2 or M3 for approximately five seconds The disp...

Страница 92: ...81...

Страница 93: ...screens To access the Rodgers Ambiance Demo 1 Hold General Cancel 0 and press QUICKMENU The following screen is displayed D e m o A m b i a n c e C u r S m l C h u r c h W o o d 2 Rotate the Alpha dia...

Страница 94: ...s e d S o n g 1 S 0 5 Press SET again to begin playback of the selected song Press General Cancel instead if you want to exit without playing the song During playback the following screen is displaye...

Страница 95: ...e Rodgers console impermeable to many harmful substances The resulting finish is lasting and easy to keep looking beautiful Following are a few tips on caring for your Rodgers organ Console and Pedalb...

Страница 96: ...85...

Страница 97: ...ce clearing 24 viewing 24 Crescendo sequence and Tutti storing on card 32 Crescendo setting restoring factory default 25 Crescendo shoe 10 deleting a memory 33 detuning random 40 device ID 73 MIDI 73...

Страница 98: ...4 29 power on 4 Program Change 53 54 random detuning 40 restoring factory Crescendo setting 25 reversible pistons 9 saving range on card 33 selecting new folder on memory card 32 sequence adding stop...

Страница 99: ...Tuning master see Master Tuning 21 user menus with SET and Select 14 velocity keyboard 59 MIDI 57 viewing Crescendo sequence 24 Voice Palette 2 13 42 accessing 42 volume master volume 44 wind supply...

Страница 100: ...89 INSTRUMENTS LLC 1300 N E 25th AVENUE HILLSBORO OREGON 97124 503 648 4181 1905 910B...

Отзывы: