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1. cerent eene nets tnnt 55 MIDI Coupler Settngs irre tee a a i n 55 JIOTIe S6 st D SG le ss A ocn bsc odia in biu esi eiior o E ot 56 A rE ES 59 Octave 9i fts e inde e dol etos A 61 MELOCIEY m T 62 Pals Ne davalaaes 65 SUSO AO DE 66 RA sd e do a A t t e ed 67 Chorus yin M a 67 PAR PUSS SION A O calcu cessa E eee utu E s um UM OSTIO 68 Global MIDE Scion 69 All Notes Off AO A A A a EL A een ee AAA 69 Master Channels rd td tdi reta 69 R gistratiohsS ii A cpaaee EEE a TE 71 Multitrack Modes iiio e in od o a e tand 73 Local On Off rena ls si a 74 o A E O EM 75 Setting Velocity Sensitivity iaa 76 MIDI Device ID conspira 78 Ton Names A A 78 MUD LE OBUSCUOTS A LE M Cice AA oM eus 80 MIDES Vii n 80 Saving MIDI Control Settings id id ed 80 Saving a Combination Memory to a Sequencer sse enne ener 80 savmeg a Combination Men rdi et e esse dean vas cas A a mese ud ue ds 80 Restoring a Combination MeMory ccsssccessseceesseceeaceceeaeeceeacecesacecseceeceeeeecseeeecseeeeees 8l Rodgers TOO Stop Specificatii dia 83 Rodgers T967 Console DINA A A A 85 Factory Default Combination CUTE ed Rea pO X RUN tota dee RE nN HEY acp el eee pa Qui 86 Restoring Factory De
2. MIDI Coupler GTA Channel 1 Min octave Velocity 64 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired setting UP 2 UP 1 NORM DN 1 or DN 2 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler piston or General Cancel 0 to exit 61 The Octave Shift selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store the this setting A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults Velocity MIDI note velocity controls the attack quality and loudness of MIDI sounds It relates to the amount of force used by the organist when striking a key and ranges from a value of 2 extremely light to a value of 127 extremely hard In addition to obvious changes in volume at higher velocities the timbral nature of sounds can also change usually characterized by an increase in high frequency content Rodgers organs can send out a constant fixed velocity value from the keyboard a changeable velocity value sent relative to the position of the expression shoe or a keyboard responsive velocity controlled by the actual force of the fingers Your choice of velocity control can be individually selected on each MIDI coup
3. Many stops have more than one voice to choose from See Voice Palette Page 50 Couplers A Coupler is a control which allows a division of the organ to be played from a different manual For example by activating the Swell to Great 8 coupler you could play stops in the Swell division from the Great manual Swell to Great literally means connect the Swell division fo the Great manual These 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 rocker tabs located above the Swell manual and allow you to control multiple divisions from one manual 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 To activate a coupler 1 Press the bottom half of the rocker tablet until it lights and release To disengage a coupler 1 Press the top half of the rocker tablet The light will go out Other couplers termed intramanual couplers affect how stops act within their own division These particular couplers are controlled by drawknobs in the Swell and Choir divisions and are labeled Swell to Swell 16 Choir to Choir 4 etc These couplers are discussed on page 20 More information about all types of couplers can be found on page 23 General Cancel Activated stops and couplers can be c
4. 6 Wait until sequencer is recording after the count in measures if any then hold SET and momentarily press the memory piston M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 or M6 corresponding to the memory you wish to store Release both pistons The console display will read Memory Copied ToSequencerPort Wait five seconds then perform steps 3 and 4 above to send another memory to the sequencer if desired Make certain you leave a few measures of space between the memories which are saved When all memories have been recorded stop the sequencer Remember to save the sequence after all memories have been recorded 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 Begin playback of the sequence containing the piston information Stop the sequencer as soon as a memory piston M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 or M6 begins to flash This indicates that a memory has been received by the organ The particular memory piston which flashes denotes which memory level has been received from the sequencer Hold SET and press the memory piston where you d like the memory stored This selection can be any of the available memory pistons Release both pistons The memory will be saved If more memories exist in the sequencer recording and you want to write them into the instrument press Play to start the sequencer from that point
5. if you wanted to change the wall covering from a soft to a hard material you could select Concrete or Marble It is also possible to change the amount of acoustic treatment heard in the room using the Reverb Level control Adjusting Room Modeling Settings To change the Room Modeling Settings 1 Press and release QUICKMENU 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight Room Modeling 3 Press and release QUICKMENU to select the Room Modeling category 4 Rotate the Select Knob to highlight desired setting Room Size Wall Type or Reverb Level Press QUICKMENU to select the setting 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to change the setting A 53 7 Press General Cancel 0 to exit You can preview the changes by playing the organ while adjusting the setting Normally these changes are temporary However you can perform an Audio Save so that the changes are retained when the instrument is turned off See Audio Save on page 50 Console Settings The Console category contains these menus Lamp Level Sets brightness of music rack pedal light and lighted controls Adjustable settings are 1 16 Pedal to Great Piston Couples Pedal and Great Coupler Divisional Couplers Can be set On or Off See Pedal Great Piston Coupler on Page 41 for more information Master Tuning Adjusts the instrument s pitch Settings are Locked Adjustable and Manual Only See Master Tuning on Page 20 Time S
6. Song 1 is used in the example above 87 4 Press SET to load the selected song The SET piston flashes when the song is loaded and the following screen is displayed Paused Song 1 lt S gt m lt gt 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 displayed Playing Song 1 II lt S gt M 0 6 During playback pressing SET will pause the song and causes the SET piston to flash pressing SET again will cause playback to resume from that point Pressing General Cancel 0 during playback will cause the song to stop and reset to the beginning 7 Pressing General Cancel 0 twice during playback or once from a paused state will exit the Demo song screens 88 CARE AND MAINTENANCE As with any fine musical instrument reasonable care is necessary to protect your investment Normally no difficulties should be experienced as only the finest component parts are used by Rodgers If your instrument should require service your Rodgers Service Representative is fully equipped and qualified to handle any service problems which may arise Your new Rodgers organ is not only a fine musical instrument but also a fine piece of custom made furniture finished to hold its attractiveness through generations of use Only the best woods are used carefully chec
7. the QuickMenu hierarchy can be represented this way 14 Category Names of Menus Item Rotate Alpha Dial to Change Setting Figure 4 Category and Menu Hierarchy Now that you have an idea about how the menus are organized we ll discuss how to navigate through the menus using QuickMenu or by using the Select Knob and Alpha Dial Changing a Setting with QuickMenu To use QuickMenu to view or change settings 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Turn the Select knob to select a desired category it becomes 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 Alpha dial to change the setting Press the QUICKMENU piston repeatedly to exit an item or menu and return to the category Accessing Organ Control Functions with SET and the Select knob If desired you can access all console functions with the SET piston and Select Knob alone without using QuickMenu To access a console function with SET and Select 1 Hold SET and turn the Select knob in either direction until the desired category is highlighted 2 Release SET and turn the Select knob to select a menu name within a category 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to change settings in the selected menu 15 To recap the differences between using QuickMenu and using SET and the Select Knob to navigate through
8. GM and GS Format modules are available If you use a module that does not conform to either GM or the GS Format sound set or goes beyond the sounds available in those standards you can set the Tone Names parameter to OFF In this case names will not be displayed and you will be able to manually set the Program Change Bank Select MSB and 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 Parameter To set the Tone Names Parameter 1 6 7 Press the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight MIDI Settings 3 Press QUICKMENU to select the MIDI Settings category 4 5 Press QUICKMENU to select the Tone Names category The following Rotate the Select knob to highlight ToneNames screen is displayed MIDI Settings Device ID N rononamos E Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired setting GS GM or Off Press General Cancel 0 to exit A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults 79 MIDI Connections There are multiple MIDI jacks on the T967 labeled SEQ IN OUT and MI
9. MENU AUDIO CONTROL MASTER E VOLUME 20 00 5 00 SEE PAGE 50 AND FOLLOWING MAIN VOLUME OFF 6 25 MAIN BALANCE 10 210 e ANTVOLUME OFF 6 25 ANT AUX IN AUDIO SALANOE 10 10 BASS 14 14 TREBLE 14 14 GAINBOOST 0 18 75 LINE OUT GAIN 0 18 75 LINE OUT MODE STEREO MONO EQUAL PIPE MODELING L TONE PYTHAGOREAN TEMPERAMENT BERGA WERKMSTER I SEE PAGE 42 WERKMSTER IIl YOUNG I YOUNG ll WIND SUPPLY FLEXIBLE NORMAL SEE PAGE 43 FIXED PD e GT PP SHUTTERS ME Em CH PPPP SEE PAGE 45 A UNENEE amp FT MAIN MANII SPARE NOT IN GT SO TREMULANT e sw e VOX SWONLY RATE g e CH e FLUTE e DEPTH EE PAGE 2 S eee so e FLUTE II ENGHN SO ONLY 5 TIBIA SW ONLY DP 127 ZIMBELSTERN pr an 19 CATEGORY MENU VOICE PALETTE a SELECT FROM LIST SEE PAGE 46 ROOM ROOM MODELING STAGE E SMALL HALL MED HALL l NOSE SML CHURCH MED CHURCH SEE PAGE 53 LRG CHURCH CATHEDRAL DRAPERY CARPET ACOU TILE WOOD WALL TYPE RIC PLASTER CONCRETE MARBLE AMBIENCE LEVEL OFF 5 00 CONSOLE ER LAMP LEVEL 1 16 SEE PAGE 54 PEDAL TO GREAT PISTON COUPLER OFF ON LOCKED A 440 MAPEO TUNING ADJUSTABLE MANUAL ONLY TIME SET HRS MIN AM PM YR MO DY CONTRAST LCD CONTRAST 1 81 Master Tuning Normally the Rodgers T967 is set to standard concert pitch A 440 0 Hz However it c
10. TREM II or FLUTE TREM ID A screen like this is displayed Pipe Modeling Tremulant GT MAIN Depth Rate 0 this screen would be displayed if the Great tremulant had been selected 25 Release the SET piston 5 If the tremulant you want to change is already selected in the display GT MAIN or Great Main in the screen shown above go to step 6 If not turn the Select knob to highlight the tremulant name then rotate the Alpha Dial until the tremulant you want to change is shown in the display Turn the Select Knob and highlight the value for Depth or Rate 7 Rotate the Alpha Dial until you achieve the desired result the range for each of these settings is from 9 to 9 You can preview your changes by selecting a corresponding stop and playing a note while making an adjustment These settings are retained when the instrument is turned off a TUTTI Settings The flexible computer based control system of the T967 allows you to easily view and change the contents of Tutti I and Tutti II if desired In addition you can always restore the Tutti contents to factory defaults Viewing Tutti Setting Normally stops stored in a Tutti do not light when the control is activated To cause all stored stops and couplers to light so that either Tutti can be viewed 1 2 3 Press and hold the TUTTI I or TUTTI II piston While holding the piston press SET The stops and couplers contained
11. Thickness for a division 1 Press and release 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 Shutters 5 Press and release the QUICKMENU The following screen is displayed Pipe Modeling Shutters I Gb gt 45 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired division 7 Turn the Select knob clockwise right to select the shutter setting 8 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired shutter thickness pp ppp pppp or UnEncl 9 Press General Cancel 0 to exit If the expression shoe is closed and notes are played on voices in the division being adjusted the change is heard immediately All shutter thickness settings are saved when the organ is turned off a Voice Palette Many of the speaking stops on the Rodgers T967 have alternate voices that can be selected and used in performance via Rodgers exclusive Voice Palette feature Voice Palette gives you a tremendous amount of added flexibility for example not only can you choose whether to use the Great Principal 8 stop in a registration you can also choose whether that particular stop uses the default Principal 8 rank or one of the stop s two Voice Palette choices the Diapason 8 rank or the Prinzipal 8 rank Any of these three selections can be used Voice Palette was so named beca
12. also be saved permanently by performing the MIDI Save procedure See MIDI Save on page 80 Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults Octave Shift Normally sounds controlled by MIDI couplers play at concert pitch playing middle C on an organ keyboard with a corresponding MIDI coupler active will cause middle C to be heard The Octave Shift control allows you to shift sounds controlled by MIDI couplers up or down by one or two octaves Each MIDI coupler can be shifted independently This is tremendously useful When controlling a single sound from a keyboard or pedal Octave Shift allows the instrument to play in a range which may be more appropriate for example you can shift a Tuba down one octave so that it plays at 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 the other so that the sound is shifted down one octave When you combine the two you achieve a warmer ensemble than if you used one voice alone Shifting the Octave of a MIDI Coupler To shift a MIDI coupler up or down by octaves 1 Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler piston it will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the Octave field
13. and will be retained 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 jack disables the sound from all speakers and disables any pipe ranks connected to the instrument When using headphones the Headphone menu replaces the Master Volume menu This menu allows the adjustment of volume balance bass and treble heard through the headphones These adjustments do not affect the organ speakers in normal playing mode Adjusting Headphone Settings To adjust headphone settings 1 DURA Insert the headphone plug into the headphone jack Press the QUICKMENU piston Rotate the Select knob to highlight Audio Controls Press the QUICKMENU piston to select the Audio Controls category Rotate the Select knob to highlight Headphone Aud Press the QUICKMENU piston to select the Headphone Audio category The following screen is displayed Audio Controls Headphones e AMIA 0 00 Pr Rotate the Alpha dial to select the setting to be adjusted VOLUME BALANCE BASS TREBLE Rotate the Select knob to advance to the next field 0 00 in the example above Rotate the Alpha dial to change the value of the selected parameter All four parameters can be adjusted if desired without exiting the display Simply use the Select knob to move between fields and the Alpha dial to
14. are held while the switch is activated subsequent notes played while the switch is depressed will not be sustained The Soft function reduces the overall volume of the voice The foot switch is located on the top left edge of the Great Pedal expression shoe Press the switch towards the left to activate the function release the switch to deactivate Each MIDI coupler can be set to perform these functions Enabling Disabling a Foot Switch Function for a MIDI Coupler To enable or disable a foot switch function for a MIDI coupler 1 Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler piston the MIDI coupler will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the FootSw field miai Velocity 64 Pan 0 FootSw gg 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired setting Off Sust Sost or Soft 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler or the General Cancel to exit The Foot Switch Function selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store this setting A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults 66 Reverb An independent reverb level from 0 127 may be set for each MIDI coupler This value controls
15. are on so no disturbance is made if programming during a performance The new range of these couplers is remembered when the organ is powered off 28 Antiphonal On Main Off The T967 contains controls which can operate an additional speaker system If your instrument is equipped with an antiphonal speaker setup the Antiphonal On ANT ON piston control will activate this system The MAIN OFF piston silences the main organ system An antiphonal speaker system is so named because it is normally installed a substantial distance from the main organ This difference in physical placement allows for a variety of effects For example activating the ANT ON and MAIN OFF controls will cause the entire instrument to be heard through the antiphonal speaker system only Activating the ANT ON control alone means the organ will be heard through both the main and antiphonal organs together It is also for the installer to change the function of these pistons Contact your authorized Rodgers dealer for more information Inthe factory configuration of these controls if the MAIN OFF piston is engaged the ANT ON piston must also be engaged or the organ will not sound Zimbelstern The Rodgers T967 has a digital Zimbelstern bell star This percussive device is most often used in bright music of the Baroque period The Zimbelstern is activated by a lighted reversible piston ZIMBEL located under the left side of the Swell manual or by a t
16. being the quieter of the two A quick note about nomenclature when celeste stops have the roman numeral IT i e Fl te Celeste II 8 activating them engages both the unison and the celeste ranks If no roman numeral is present i e Gambe Celeste 8 then both the celeste and the corresponding unison rank must be activated together More about Couplers There are two types of couplers on the Rodgers T967 intermanual and intramanual Intermanual couplers operate between two different divisions intramanual couplers operate within a single division 38 Intermanual couplers Intermanual couplers enable stops of one division to be played on another keyboard or the pedalboard Examples of intermanual couplers are SWELL TO GREAT 16 GREAT TO PEDAL 8 and CHOIR TO GREAT 4 These couplers are located on the lighted tilt tabs above the Swell manual The first name listed in the coupler is the division which is 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 pitch designation 8 16 4 specifies the pitch at which the division is to be coupled 8 is concert pitch in organ nomenclature when using an 8 coupler the division is coupled at its normal pitch 4 pitch is an octave above 8 pitch When a 4 coupler is used the division is coupled an octave higher than normal In
17. bottom note played on the Great will use the registration from the Pedal division This allows you to easily add a Pedal part to a piece of music which is played only on the Great manual Normally the Melody Couplers operate over a very specific range from key 25 to key 61 on the Great manual However the bottom note of the range for each coupler can be moved if desired Likewise the range of the Bass Coupler normally at key 1 and extends to key 25 on the Great manual the top note of its range may be changed Setting Range of Melody Couplers To change the range of a Melody Coupler 1 Press and hold the SET piston then press MEL SW or MEL CH The Melody Coupler will begin flashing 2 Release both pistons 3 While the Melody Coupler continues to flash press a key on the Great manual corresponding to the lowest note of the new range Any note from key 13 to key 49 may be selected After the selected key has been pressed the Melody Coupler turns off Setting Range of Bass Coupler To change the range of the Bass Coupler 1 Press and hold the SET piston then press BASS which begins flashing 2 Release both pistons 3 While BASS is flashing press a key on the Great manual that corresponds to the highest note the range is to extend Any note from key 1 to key 32 may be selected After the selected key has been pressed the Bass Coupler turns off Note When a key is pressed to set the range no sound is heard even if stops
18. change the field I n addition to settings for the main speaker system Dimensional Sound Modeling has separate parameters for when headphones are inserted into the instrument This allows you to select a different reverb when using headphones Auxiliary Controls The Rodgers T967 is equipped with stereo auxiliary input jacks one for the left channel and one for the right channel located on the connector panel under the keydesk to the right When using these input jacks 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 are used to adjust the characteristics of the auxiliary inputs Public address systems should NOT be connected through the organ s audio system Adjusting Auxiliary Inputs To adjust the settings for the Auxiliary Inputs 1 2 3 4 5 Press the QUICKMENU piston Rotate the Select knob to highlight Audio Controls Press the QUICKMENU piston to select the Audio Controls category Rotate the Select knob to highlight Aux In Audio Press the QUICKMENU piston to select the Auxiliary Audio category The following screen is displayed Audio Controls Aux In A 0 00 E 52 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the setting to be adjusted VOLUME BALANCE BASS TREBLE 7 Turn the Select knob to advance to the next field 0 00 in the ex
19. controlling the T967 from an external MIDI keyboard sending note information from the keyboard to the organ on a Master Channel will cause the respective keyboard or pedalboard to play For example sending notes on channel 12 will cause the same effect as playing those identical notes on the Great keyboard All Master Channels can be disabled quickly through the use of the Multitrack Mode See page 77 for more information Enabling or Disabling a MIDI Master Channel The status of each Master Channel can be set individually using the following procedure Available options are Send amp Receive the normal mode Send only Receive only or Off no Send or Receive To enable or disable MIDI Send and or Receive on a Master Channel 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight MIDI Settings 3 Press and release QUICKMENU to select the MIDI Settings category Rotate the Select knob to highlight Master Channels Press and release QUICKMENU to select Master Channels The following screen is displayed DAS 70 MIDI Settings Multitrack OFF MasterChannel LJ Send Recv 6 To change the Master Channel in the display use the Select knob to highlight the Master Channel field PD in the example above then rotate the Alpha dial to change the selection 7 To change the Master Channel status in the display use the Select knob to highlight the Master Channel field Send Recv in the exa
20. expression shoes which are used to control the volume of the organ The left shoe normally controls the volume of the Choir division and the middle shoe controls the volume of the Swell and Solo divisions When an expression shoe is pressed forward the volume of the division increases when the shoe is drawn back the volume of the division decreases The position of the two expression shoes are displayed on two expression indicators located on the right hand side of the coupler rail There are also a number of very useful features which allow you to modify the way the organ is expressed 1 e how the volume is controlled Each of these particular controls is activated by a thumb 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 Great Pedal Enclosed As in most three manual classical pipe organs the Great and Pedal divisions are normally unenclosed that is their volume is unaffected by movements of the expression shoes This allows the organist to change the volume of the Choir Swell and Solo divisions while the volume of Great and Pedal divisions remains constant However there are times when it is desirable to have the Great and Pedal divisions under expression or affected by movement of the expression shoes When the GT PD ENCL piston is lit the Great and Pedal are enclosed and expressed by the Choir expression shoe Festival Trumpe
21. from bottom to top they are the Choir manual the Great manual and the Swell manual Each manual plays an assortment of stops known as a division Stops played by the Choir manual comprise what is known as the Choir division stops played by the Great manual are make up the Great division and stops played by the Swell manual are referred to as the Swell division In addition there is another division on the T967 the Solo division which is normally played by the Swell manual but can be assigned to play from either the Great or Choir manual when desired The keyboard played by the feet is referred to as the pedalboard and stops which are played by the pedalboard make up the Pedal division The stops in each division are designated by nametags Great Swell Choir Solo and Pedal Activating Stops The term stop is used to describe a single voice on an organ The T967 has a large array of stops each of which is given a name such as Principal 8 Clairon 4 Mixture IV etc A stop will sound if it is activated and keys or pedals which control it are depressed For example the Principal 8 stop in the Great division will sound if it is activated and notes are played on the Great manual To activate a stop Pullthe drawknob out until it lights and release To silence a stop 1 Pushthe drawknob in until the light goes off and release I The stops in the Solo division are controlled by rocker tabs above the Swell manual
22. greatest upon large scale flute voices and least upon narrow scaled string voices Even though this results in significant detuning the human 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 organ wind regulating devices and the response of pipes to a slightly unsteady wind supply Some independent ranks have their own software reservoir and each voice is programmed to respond to wind variations in the same way its equivalent pipe rank or ranks would respond Wind Supply Adjusting the behavior of the organ wind system is accomplished via the Wind Supply menu item in the Pipe Modeling menu Wind Supply operates much like pipe instruments In the Flexible position the wind has a noticeable unsteadiness or a slight sag of the initial pitch in the playing of rapid passages or large chords The Normal position reduces this somewhat and the Fixed position makes the wind steady under all conditions 43 Adjusting Wind Supply To select Wind Supply setting 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select Knob to highlight Pipe Modeling 3 Press and release QUICKMENU to select the Pipe Modeling category 4 Rotate the Select Knob to highlight Wind Supply 5 Press and release QUICKMENU The following screen is displayed Pipe Modeling i Wind Supply 8 Rotate the Alph
23. having it sound on its native manual 1 e you want to couple stops in Swell division to the Great but don t want them to play from the Swell manual The intramanual couplers on the T967 are located on drawknobs in both the Swell and Choir divisions the Choir intramanual couplers are labeled CHOIR TO CHOIR 16 CHOIR UNISON OFF and CHOIR TO CHOIR 4 Pedal Great Piston Coupler The T967 is also equipped with a coupler for the Pedal and Great divisional pistons When activated this causes a Pedal divisional piston to be activated when the same numbered Great divisional piston is selected This couples the two sets of Divisional pistons To enable or disable the Pedal Great Piston Coupler 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select Knob to highlight Console then press and release QUICKMENU to select the category 3 Rotate the Select Knob to highlight PD GT Cplr then press and release QUICKMENU 4 Rotate the Alpha Dial to select On or Off 5 Press General Cancel 0 to exit The status of this coupler is retained when the instrument is turned off a Temperaments In recent years there has been a renewed interest in authentic interpretation of organ literature written before the adoption of Equal Temperament tuning Until the middle of the 18th century the relative pitches of the notes of the scale were chosen to favor music written in key signatures with few sharps or flats more remote keys pr
24. in the Tutti will light Press General Cancel 0 to return to the Transposer menu Unlocking or Locking Tuttis The Tutti controls are usually locked to prevent accidental changes Before they can be programmed they must be unlocked After they have been changed it s also a good idea to lock them again To unlock or lock both Tuttis 1 Press and hold the TUTTI I or TUTTI II piston for approximately five seconds TUTTI LOCKED or TUTTI UNLOCKED appears in the Console Display If desired setting Unlocked Locked appears in the display release the Tutti piston Otherwise go to step 3 While continuing to hold the Tutti piston rotate the Alpha dial in either direction to change the setting 26 4 Release the Tutti piston Setting Tutti To change the contents of a Tutti 1 Make certain Tuttis are unlocked see Unlocking or Locking Tuttis on Page 26 2 Select the desired stops 3 Press and hold SET and press the Tutti piston to be set You may want to lock the Tuttis again after programming to prevent accidental changes Restoring Factory Tutti Setting The factory defaults for Tutti I and Tutti II are stored within the instrument even after one or both of the Tutti settings have been changed Because of this the Tuttis can be restored to their original factory setting if desired Please note that this procedure restores both Tuttis to their factory default state To reset both Tutti settings to fact
25. of organists play the instrument regularly each can have their own card When they 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 their card with them and not worry about someone else changing their favorite settings by accident 3l What s more the organ uses its internal memory whenever a SmartCard is not inserted This means that a visiting organist who does not have a SmartCard can still use the internal memory for piston storage when playing for a worship service or concert Many of the functions of a SmartCard are accessible via the Console display however the screens only appear if a SmartCard is inserted in the slot After inserting the card turn the Select knob to move between selections in this display and turn the Alpha dial to change the value in a selection The SmartCard slot is located to the left of the coupler rail Inserting a SmartCard To insert a SmartCard so that it can be used 1 Insert the card firmly in the slot with the gold contacts facing down The red LED will light for a few seconds as the contents of the card are loaded into the organ Saving to a SmartCard A new card contains no combination memories As long as an empty card is inserted in the T967 the organ uses the internal memory when recalling pistons As soon as pistons are saved to the SmartCard ho
26. selection You can use the Select knob and Alpha dial to change the Program Change MSB or LSB parameter anytime a MIDI Coupler screen is displayed Simply use the Select knob to highlight the desired field and rotate the Alpha dial to change the value No messages are sent when a parameter is set to OFF This allows MIDI couplers to be activated without sending Program Change or Bank Select messages an isolated application but one which is easily achieved when necessary Saving a MIDI Sound in a Combination Piston Once a MIDI sound has been selected for a MIDI coupler piston the same Program Change 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 recall To save a MIDI sound on a combination piston 1 Select a MIDI sound on the desired MIDI coupler using the procedure above 2 Press and hold the SET piston then press the combination piston where the MIDI sound is to be saved 3 Release both pistons This will save the MIDI sound into the combination piston If desired you can also save organ registrations with MIDI sounds by activating stops and couplers between steps 1 and 2 above Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections t
27. specification are voices in the Orchestral and Choral families Found mainly as Voice Palette selections these timbres allow a myriad of opportunities for musical expression Examples of Orchestral colors include the Strings and Slow Strings Choral voices are represented by SATB Oo and Soprano Ah textures Pitch Designations The stops and couplers on your Rodgers T967 each have a pitch designation listed in feet 8 4 16 etc 8 refers to concert pitch a note played on an 8 stop will have an identical pitch as the same note played on a piano 16 represents an octave below concert pitch a note played on a 16 stop will sound an octave below an 8 stop This system of designating pitches represents the approximate length of open organ pipes the largest pipe in an 8 rank is approximately eight feet long the largest pipe in a 16 rank is about sixteen feet long Other footages and their relationship to concert pitch are listed in the table below Pitch Relationship to concert pitch two octaves below one octave below equal to concert pitch also known as Unison one octave above two octaves above 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 other hand are different in that they have fractions in their pitch de
28. stops pistons and even MIDI settings The Rodgers MI DI system is covered in great detail starting on page 59 The combination action of the T967 is comprised of pistons each of which can store a combination of stops couplers and other settings These pistons are located beneath the manuals of the organ commonly referred to as thumb pistons or on the kneeboard to the left and right of the expression shoes commonly referred to as toe pistons Pressing a piston with your thumb or foot will cause its stored registration to 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 your particular needs and tastes The next section introduces this extremely useful system and illustrates how to make use of its many features About General and Divisional Pistons The T967 has two different types of pistons general and divisional pistons General pistons affect the entire organ while divisional pistons affect a single division For example you could use a single general piston to recall stops couplers and MIDI settings on every division at once or you could use a Swell divisional piston to change the Swell alone General pistons numbered 1 to 12 are located on thumb pistons under the left hand side of the Great and Swell manual In addition they are duplicated on toe pistons to the left of
29. the internal memory Like the combination memory levels Crescendo sequences and or Tuttis stored on a SmartCard automatically become active whenever the card is inserted in the slot The Memory Card screen will display which Crescendo sequences and Tuttis if any are stored on the card Deleting a Crescendo Sequence or Tutti from a SmartCard To remove a Crescendo sequence from a SmartCard 1 Select the Crescendo sequence to be deleted Make sure the ALT CRESC piston is unlit to select the Standard Crescendo or lit to select the Alternate Crescendo 34 2 Once the desired Crescendo is selected hold General Cancel 0 and press ALT CRESC A message appears in the Console Display confirming deletion of the stored Crescendo sequence from the SmartCard To remove a Tutti from a SmartCard 1 Press and hold General Cancel 0 2 While continuing to hold General Cancel 0 press TUTTI I or TUTTI II A message appears in the Console Display confirming deletion of the corresponding Tutti from the SmartCard Crescendos and Tuttis must be unlocked before they can be deleted from a S martCard Once a Crescendo or Tutti has been deleted from the S martCard the corresponding internal Crescendo or Tutti immediately becomes active Storing Additional Settings on a SmartCard Several additional settings can also be stored on a SmartCard Changing any of these settings causes all of them to be moved to the card if o
30. the menus in the Console display FromQuickMen 1 Press and release 2 Turn Select co 0 to select a desired category it becomes highlighted 3 Press and turn 0 to display a particular item e Select knob Rotate the Alpha dial to change it s setting 4 Press 0 to exit and implement changes With SET piston Select knob and 1 Press and hold ser and turn Select knob o ID IBS IE ROT TONS between categories a to move between menus and items 2 Release se and turn Select knob e Selected menu or item is highlighted 3 Turn Alpha dial e to change settings 4 Press 0 to exit and implement changes 16 Getting Menu Information The T967 is also equipped with help screens which briefly describe the currently selected Category Menu or Item This is especially helpful when you want a hint about how to use a particular control To see the help screen for a particular window 1 Select the desired Category Menu or Item 2 Press and hold the QUICKMENU piston and press SET A help window will appear that briefly describes the current window Console Menu Map In previous sections the organization of the menus and basic navigation techniques have been discussed The following section is a listing of all of the parameters and controls which 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 withi
31. 48 DIVISION STOP VOICE PALETTE ALTERNATIVES Choir Quintade 16 Erz hler 16 Spitz Geigen 8 English Diapason 8 Holzgedackt 8 Concert Flute 8 Erz hler Celeste II 8 SATB Ah SATB Oo Viola Celeste II 8 Prinzipal 4 Fugara 4 Koppelfl te 4 Fl te d Amour 4 Oktav 2 Zauberfl te 2 Larigot 1 1 3 Sesquialtera II Siffl te 1 Jeu de Clochette II Mixture IV Rauschquinte IV Dulzian 16 Corno di Basetto 16 Rankett 16 Trompette Harmonique 8 Cromorne 8 French Horn 8 Festival Trumpet 8 Tuba 8 Harp Solo Violoncello Celeste II 8 Strings Slow Strings Amens Alleluias Flauto Mirabilis 8 Brass Boychoir Ah Soprano Ah Harmonic Flute 4 SATB Ah SATB Oo Gospel Oh French Horn 8 Handbells Festival Trumpet 8 Tuba 8 English Horn 8 Orchestral Oboe Harpsichord Gregorian Oh The voices located on one stop control cannot be played simultaneously Resetting Voice Palette Selections All stop tabs return to their default voices when the organ is turned off or when you press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET this Reset procedure also returns MIDI couplers to their last saved status and returns Temperament to Equal 49 Master Volume Control Special situations and individual preferences sometimes require a temporary change in the overall volume of the organ This
32. 7124 USA FILE T967CNSL DXF T967 LT CNSL BNCH PDBD 85 Factory Default Combination Settings The Rodgers T967 is shipped from the factory with default settings on combination memories M1 M2 and M3 Registrations on these memories can be changed but if the original factory default settings are desired they can be restored by performing the following procedure 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 display shows LOCKED or UNLOCKED 2 While holding the memory piston press and hold SET for an additional five seconds until the display shows MEMORY FACTORY DEFAULT 3 Release both pistons The memory has been returned to factory defaults Each memor y must be individually restored by performing the above procedure Demonstration Tools The T967 organ has two demonstration tools which allow you to display the exceptional functionality and sound quality of your instrument One of these tools presents the power of the Rodgers Sound Space system the other plays demo songs located in the internal memory of the organ or on a SmartCard Accessing the Rodgers Ambiance Demo The Ambiance Demo allows you to quickly scroll through a number of preset Room Modeling examples without affecting the default setting for your instrument This means the instrum
33. Consult the nearest Rodgers dealer for more information if the above corrective measures don t remove the interference iv WARNING PATENTS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC TOREDUCE THE RISKOF GB 1312161 SHOCK FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR ATTENTION RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR MOISTURE CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol ELECTRICAL SHOCK within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK dangerous voltage with the product s NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS enclosure that may be of sufficient INSIDE magnitude to constitute a risk of electrical shock to persons REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The exclamation point within the equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating instructions in the literature accompanying the product Notice to Users Information in this document is subject to change without notice No part of this manual may be translated into any language stored in a retrieval system reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of Rodgers Instruments LLC RODGERS INSTRUMENTS LLC 1300 N E 25 Avenue Hillsboro Oregon 97124 503 648 4181 www
34. DI sound modules However any coupler can be set to use the Expression CC 11 message if desired If you don t want to send either Volume or Expression from the shoes for a given MIDI coupler set this parameter to OFF Setting the Expression Volume Parameter for a MIDI Coupler To set the Expression Volume parameter for a MIDI coupler 1 Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler piston The MIDI coupler will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the Expression parameter 68 MIDI CouplerGTA MIG chores 0 Chorus 0 Expression MI 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired setting Off Exp or Vol 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler or General Cancel 0 to exit The Expression selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store the Expression value A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 for more information Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults Global MIDI Settings In addition to the various MIDI parameters that can be stored relative to individual MIDI couplers there are a number of global MIDI settings which affect the entire instrument Each of these will be described in this section All No
35. DI IN OUT THRU Always connect a sequencer or sequencer sound module combination such as the Rodgers PR 3005 to the SEQ IN OUT ports on the organ The sequencer must not be in Soft Thru mode Any other MIDI instruments or keyboards should use the ports labeled MIDI MIDI Save Many changes to MIDI settings are temporary and are lost when the organ is turned off However the MIDI Save procedure can store many of these new settings as the default so that the change is retained when the organ is powered off Please note that there are a few MIDI settings 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 hold the SET piston then press and hold General Cancel 0 Continue to hold both pistons for approximately five seconds until the following screen is displayed MIDI Control Settings Saved 3 Release both pistons The changes have been saved as the default Saving a Combination Memory to a Sequencer The contents of any combination memory may be saved to a MIDI sequencer and later reloaded into the organ This allows storage of registrations in an external device Saving a Combination Memory To save a combination memory to a sequencer 1 Make sure the sequencer is connected correctly to the SEQ IN and SEQ OUT jacks 2 Start the sequencer in Record mode 80
36. Great manual This allows you to easily add a Pedal part to anything played on the Great manual The BASS coupler is located on a thumb piston beneath the Great manual When engaged the piston lights and any selected registration in the Pedal division will sound from the lowest key being played on the Great manual This provides a pedal bass sound without actually playing the pedalboard In the default setting the Bass Coupler affects keys 1 through 24 of the Great manual but its range is can extend up to key 32 top of the pedalboard range See page 28 for more details The Bass Coupler can be set only in General combination pistons 13 FEATURES The following section presents the capabilities of the T967 in greater detail Use this portion of the Owner s Manual to become more familiar with the many innovative features of your fine Rodgers instrument Console Displays Indicators and Menus The Rodgers T967 is equipped with an informative display for many of the console functions described in this section The Console Display normally indicates the Transposer setting however it can be used to adjust many other controls and preferences including MIDI settings Voice Palette selections Dimensional Sound Modeling parameters Tremulant rate and depth and many others Two controls are used to select and modify the features found in the Console Display The smaller knob is the Select knob it is used to select the menu item to
37. IS o oo meii o General pistons Toe pistons Choir Divisional Great Divisional Pedal Divisional 1 12 1 12 Pistons 1 6 Pistons 1 6 Pistons 1 6 Figure 2 Piston Locations Setting a Piston The Rodgers T967 is equipped with factory registrations each of which can be used for a wide variety of wonderful musical effects However the contents of any piston can be easily changed to suit your particular needs To set a new registration on a piston 1 Select the desired stops couplers and MIDI settings 2 Press and hold the SET piston located on the left hand side under the Choir manual While continuing to hold SET press the piston to be programmed 4 Release both pistons The new registration is now stored A memory level must be unlocked before it can be changed See below Combination Memory Levels The T967 s advanced combination action has six memory levels effectively multiplying the number of available combination pistons by six Pistons stored on one memory level don t affect those stored on other memory levels each of the memories 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 change week to week A variety of useful registrations are included with your new Rodgers T967 Memory 1 contains registrations commonly used for chur
38. Rodgers T967 Owner s Manual M3 Copyright Rodgers Instruments LLC 11 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 10 You must GROUND instruments equipped with a TYPE AC 3 WIRE GROUNDED PLUG INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING WHEN USING THIS INSTRUMENT ALWAYS FOLLOW BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING Read all the instructions before using adjusting or repairing this instrument To reduce the risk of injury supervise children closely when they are around the instrument Use this instrument only in the manner recommended by Rodgers Instruments LLC Do not use this instrument near water i e near a swimming pool or a damp wet room Use of this instrument either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss DO NOT operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an audiologist Locate the instrument so its position does not interfere with its proper ventilation Locate the instrument away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers or other products that radiate heat directly onto the instrument Protect the instrument from dust as much as possible Connect the instrument to a power s
39. SWELL 16 coupler is activated a single note played on the Swell manual will cause two notes to sound the note which is played and the note which is one exactly octave below These couplers are often known as a sub octave couplers When the SWELL TO SWELL 4 coupler is used a single note played on the Swell manual will cause both the note which is played and the note one octave above to be heard These couplers are often known as octave couplers The relationship between notes played and heard when these two types of couplers are used 1s shown below heard with 4 16 coupler added The SWELL UNISON OFF coupler is quite unique in that it silences notes at concert or unison pitch hence the name For example selecting the SWELL UNISON OFF coupler would cause activated stops in the Swell division to be silent even when notes are played on the Swell manual This coupler is invaluable when you want to transpose the effective range of a stop up or down an octave For example selecting both the SWELL UNISON OFF and SWELL TO SWELL 16 couplers would cause all activated stops in the Swell division to sound one octave below their normal pitch when notes are played on the Swell manual Likewise activated Swell stops will sound one octave higher than normal when both the SWELL UNISON OFF and SWELL TO SWELL 4 coupler are activated 40 The Unison Off couplers are also useful when you want to couple a division somewhere else without
40. Stop and Continue messages sent from a sequencer When the value is set to On proper communication is ensured This is the configuration which should be used in the vast majority of applications When set to Off the organ does not respond to Start Stop and Continue messages this configuration is reserved for very specific uses and won t be applicable to most users To recap the actions of the T967 when Sequencer Update is set to On When the Start message is received the organ sends current stop expression program change and bank values to the sequencer When the Stop message is received the organ restores its expression values based on the physical position of the shoes but stores the last expression value from the sequence in its internal memory This avoids any potential conflict between the last expression value on the 75 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 restored ensuring that the sequence continues to play at the correct volume Most hardware sequencers like the Rodgers PR 3005 transmit the Start Stop and Continue values automatically unless you manually disable them Some software sequencers may need to have the Start Stop Continue transmission enabled from within their MIDI configuration menus To turn Sequencer Update On or Off 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston R
41. THIS INSTRUMENT MUST BE EARTH GROUNDED SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS iii FCC NOTICE Radio and Television Interference Rodgers Trillium organs use and generate small amounts of radio frequency RF energy The instrument complies with the limits set for Class B computing devices FCC Rules Part 15 Subpart J define the limits for radio and television interference in a residential installation Follow the installation and the use instruction in the manual or the instrument could potentially cause interference with some radio or television reception In the unlikely event this occurs we encourage the user to try the following corrective measures Y Turn the instrument OFF to see if it is the actual source of the interference Y Disconnect the peripheral devices and their input output cables one at a time If the interference stops 1t is caused by the peripheral device or its 1 O cable Try coiling and uncoiling the instrument s power cord in different ways Connect the instrument s power cord to a power outlet on a different circuit Move the instrument further away from the radio or television receiver Turn the radio or television receiver until the interference stops Connect the radio or television receiver to a different power circuit NO SON CSS ON Reorient or move the receiver antenna further away from the instrument Consider installing a rooftop antenna with coaxial cable lead in between the antenna and receiver lt S
42. a dial to select Flexible Normal or Fixed 9 Press General Cancel 0 to exit The Wind Supply setting is saved when the organ is turned off Random Detuning One of the essential ingredients of a pipe organ ensemble arises from the small amount of pitch deviation in each pipe No matter how carefully an instrument is tuned small changes in temperature or humidity cause the pipes to drift slightly from their original pitches Reed pipes are especially prone to drift in tuning because of cyclic temperature variations The Random Detuning feature causes selected notes to receive a small amount of detuning The amount of detuning is chosen at random for each note of each voice Some notes are not detuned at all The number of notes detuned and the maximum amount of detuning are selected for each voice to mimic the behavior of an equivalent pipe set For instance reeds exhibit more pitch fluctuation than flutes Because the detuning is random there is no degradation of the overall temperament of the instrument and the amount of detuning is no more than one would experience in a recently tuned pipe instrument This detuning process happens 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 1s powered on as it would be with a pipe organ The amount of Random Detuning present in the organ is set by a Rodgers representative du
43. ample above 8 Rotate the Alpha dial to change the value of the selected parameter Normally these settings are temporary and are lost when the organ is powered off If desired an Audio Save procedure can be performed which causes the new settings to be retained when the organ is turned off See Audio Save on page 50 All four parameters can be adjusted if desired without exiting the display Simply use the Select knob to move between fields and the Alpha dial to change the field Room Modeling The sound we normally hear allows us to perceive the distance from the sound source because it is a combination of two different types of sounds The sound that reaches our ears directly and the sound that reaches us with some delay after it reflects off of walls and other surfaces A component of Dimensional Sound Modeling the Rodgers Sound Modeling system allows you to specify the acoustic you desire for the T967 Room Modeling does much more than add simple decay to the sound of the instrument it uses leading edge technology to go beyond three dimensional sound and create a sense of distance shape and ambience to what is heard in the room What s more the menu system is extremely descriptive and intuitive The Room Modeling menus allow you to specify the size of room and type of wall covering for the T967 acoustic For example if you wanted to hear the instrument in a large room you could select Large Church or Cathedral
44. an easily and quickly be tuned flat or sharp to match the pitch of another musical instrument such as a piano or harp The Master Tuning control adjusts one half semitone sharp or flat In instruments augmented with pipes the Master Tuning feature is used to bring the electronics in tune with the pipes The pitch returns to A 440 0 when the organ is turned off Normally the Master Tuning control is locked and the Transposer is the only parameter in the default display see page 10 However when the Master Tuning control is unlocked both the Transposer and Master Tuning settings appear in the display each can be easily changed 20 Unlocking Master Tuning To unlock Master Tuning and allow it to be changed 1 2 S 4 5 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston Turn the Select knob clockwise until the Console category shows on the display Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to select the Console category Turn the Select knob clockwise until Master Tuning appears Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to select Master Tuning The following display will appear Console MASTER TUNING Locked A 440 uw 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to select either Adjustable or Manual Only Either of T these selections will unlock the Master Tuning control Press General Cancel 0 to save your changes and exit The instrument will remember this selection when it is powered off The difference between Adjustabl
45. and then follow steps 3 through 5 again When copying more than one memory to the sequencer it is necessary to wait a few measures between saving individual memories or place them on different tracks This procedure reduces confusion regarding the location of the memories on the sequencer When playing back the memories play only one at a time Each time the organ starts to receive a new memory it discards any previous information in the temporary holding 81 area It is necessary to transfer each memory to its destination memory in the organ before playing back the next If a Rodgers SmartCard is inserted when recording or playing back combination memories and the card memory is in use for the memory level being saved restored the memory is saved from or restored to the SmartCard rather than the internal memor y 82 SPECIFICATIONS Rodgers T967 Stop Specification GREAT Manual ID Montre 16 Violone 16 Bourdon 16 Principal 8 Diapason 8 Prinzipal 8 Fl te Harmonique 8 Rohrfl te 8 Chimney Flute 8 Gemshorn 8 Octave 4 Principal 4 Oktav 4 Spitzfl te 4 Quinte 2 2 3 Super Octave 2 Fifteenth 2 Waldfl te 2 Terz 1 3 5 Fourniture IV Scharf IV Posaune 16 Double Trumpet 16 Trompete 8 Trumpet 8 Chimes Harpsichord Handbells Tremulant Swell to Great 16 8 4 Choir to Great 16 8 4 SWELL Manual IIT Bourdon Do
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47. ations Dimensions Page 85 and Stoplist Page 83 l You ll also find helpful hints and additional details in boxes like this QUICK TOUR To get started here is an overview of the basic operations of the Rodgers T967 Console Controls Many console controls which will be referred to in this overview are illustrated in Figure 1 Expression Pedal Swell Solo Tutti 8 Division Division Division Crescendo Great Choir indicators Division Division minnein appin A eee S i CS z AS pr ity d y sa abro PPP AL ee a A X M Alpha Headphone On Off QuickMenu Memory Console Select dial Jack Switch piston pistons display knob Figure 1 Console Controls Turn On Turn Off To turn the organ on Press and hold the top part of the On Off switch in the left panel until RODGERS T967 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 over the next few seconds When completed the Console Display reads TRANSPOSER 0 and shows the clock The Rodgers T967 is ready to play To turn the organ off 1 Press and hold the lower part of the On Off rocker switch for 1 2 seconds and release The organ is also equipped with a Automatic Shutdown feature See page 33 Manuals and Pedalboard The T967 has three keyboards played by the hands commonly referred to as manuals In order
48. be changed The larger recessed dial is called the Alpha dial it is used to change the settings in a selected menu Most of the features which can be modified in the Console display will follow this pattern Select Knob selects item to change Alpha 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 After that each control found in the display will be described in more detail QuickMenu With the incredible number of features contained within the T967 a system was needed which would provide you quick easy access Rodgers exclusive QuickMenu is the answer QuickMenu offers simple direct access to a myriad of functions These functions are arranged in a logical hierarchy beginning with broad categories and continuing with menus that are functionally related to them To access a particular control or feature of the T967 go first to the appropriate category and then access the desired menu from a list and change the desired setting The first level of the QuickMenu hierarchy contains categories for example MIDI Settings Pipe Modeling and Room Modeling to name a few The next level of the hierarchy contains a list of the names of menus that are functionally related to a selected category The third level of the hierarchy displays a menu item with a user settable field Graphically
49. by pressing pistons and those changed by hand Factory default settings of both Send and Receive are set to Stops System Exclusive messages Available options are Stops Pistons Program Change messages Stops and Pistons and Off Selecting MIDI Registration Settings To change the Send or Receive status of Registration messages 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 71 Rotate the Select knob to highlight MIDI Settings Press QUICKMENU to select the MIDI Settings category Rotate the Select knob to highlight Registrations SS diei po Press QUICKMENU to select the Registrations category The following screen is displayed MIDI Settings Registrations YY send EN Recv Stops 6 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the desired field Send or Recv 7 Rotate the Alpha dial to change the setting 8 Press General Cancel 0 to exit l Registration settings are saved when the organ is turned off 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 This configuration is often seen in situations where two Rodgers organs are installed in the same building In these setups the controlling console is referred to as the Master and the console played from a remote location is known as the Slave In order for the two consoles to communicate a MIDI connection must be made betw
50. ch and classical organ literature Memory 2 contains orchestral registrations and Memory 3 contains registrations from the Evangelical Gospel and Theatre organ traditions Memory Levels can be selected by pressing the corresponding piston located on the left hand side under the Choir manual These pistons are labeled M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 and M6 To select a memory level 1 Press the corresponding memory piston M1 M2 M3 M4 MS or M6 It will light When the organ is powered on M1 is automatically selected l Rodgers SmartCard Memory System gives you unlimited memory levels See page 33 for more information Unlocking and Locking a Combination Memory When shipped from the Rodgers factory all six memory levels are unlocked so that pistons can be changed easily If desired each memory level can be locked individually so that it cannot be changed To lock a memory level so that it cannot be changed 1 Press and hold the memory piston M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 or M6 corresponding to the memory level you want to lock USING INTERNAL MEMORY or USING CARD MEMORY will appear in the Console Display Continue to hold the memory piston After approximately 5 seconds MEMORY UNLOCKED or MEMORY LOCKED appears in the Console Display 2 If MEMORY LOCKED appears the memory level is already locked release the memory piston If MEMORY UNLOCKED appears go to step 3 3 While continuing to hold the memory piston rotate t
51. cked using the procedure above Unlocking and Locking the Crescendo Sequences Both the Standard and Alternate Crescendo sequences can be set in the following manner Please note if the ALT CRESC piston is unlit in step 1 the Standard Crescendo will be selected for programming if the ALT CRESC piston is lit in step 1 the Alternate Crescendo will be selected for programming In other words the Crescendo which is selected in step 1 will be the one which is modified 22 To program a new Crescendo sequence 1 Select the Crescendo sequence to be programmed e For Standard Crescendo make sure ALT CRESC piston is unlit e For Alternate Crescendo make sure ALT CRESC piston is lit 2 Press and hold the SET piston 3 Press the ALT CRESC piston The piston flashes and the display shows one of the following screens Standard Crescendo Crescendo Set Alternate Crescendo Crescendo Set Mode STD STAGE Mode ALT STAGE 4 The stops and couplers currently set on stage 1 are selected 5 Make changes to stage 1 if desired and press SET to proceed to stage 2 6 Add or subtract stops at each stage as desired and press SET to step to next stage Continue this step until you reach the end of the sequence or you re finished making stop changes Remember e to add a stop or combination of stops to the sequence go to the desired stage select them and press SET e to delete a stop or combination of sto
52. console internal memory level e When a memory select piston M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 or M6 is pressed and held a message appears in the Console Display indicating whether the internal memory or the SmartCard memory is being used e Ifan internal memory is accidentally copied to the SmartCard or if a memory level is to be removed on the SmartCard so the internal memory can be used instead you can delete the memory level from the SmartCard SmartCard Folders The capacity of a Rodgers SmartCard is much greater than that of the organ s internal combination memory In order to make easy use of this additional capacity Rodgers uses the concept of memory folders Like a file folder a memory folder is used to store groups of information on the SmartCard In this case each folder can contain a copy of each console memory level plus a copy of the Crescendo sequence Tutti and other settings Folders on a SmartCard are labeled A through Z This means that a single SmartCard can contain up to 26 different copies of all six Memory Levels Crescendo Sequences Tuttis and other console settings giving you tremendous storage capability CA Standard Crescendo gt Altemate Crescendo Other Settings Tutti 1 When a SmartCard is first used it is initialized to use Folder A This folder is used until a new folder is selected The selected folder is saved when the card is removed and later reinser
53. ctivated will also store the tone selection In order to select tones by name the tone name parameter must be set to GS or GM See Tone Names on page 82 for more information Previewing Tones by Name It may be desirable to preview sounds during the selection process by scrolling through the list of available tones and playing a few notes until you find the desired instrument When selecting a tone by name the preview process can be done from the Console display 56 To preview tones by name 1 Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler it will flash 2 Release SET and press the flashing MIDI coupler again it will stop flashing 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to scroll through the list of available tones You may also play on the corresponding keyboard or pedalboard to hear each sound as it is selected Selecting Tones by Number If desired you can select tones in external MIDI sound modules by number rather than name Although most people will use the Selecting Tones by Name procedure outlined on page 56 above in some cases this procedure might be preferred For some organists this may be faster than scrolling through the list of available tones in a GS or GM sound module Also this is the technique which can be used for non GS GM sound modules This powerful technique ensures that the T967 can select tones in any sound module which follows the MIDI standard When selecting a tone in an external MIDI so
54. dal 1 2 3 4 5 toe Memory 4 Choir to Great thumb General 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Memory 5 Swell to Choir thumb thumb and toe Memory 6 Zimbelstern thumb and toe General Cancel thumb Tutti I thumb and toe Set thumb SHOES all with indicators Tutti II thumb and toe Choir Expression Contre Violone 32 toe Swell Solo Expression Contre Bourdon 32 toe Crescendo Contre Bombarde 32 toe Italicized voice names in parentheses are available through Voice Palette system 84 Rodgers T967 Console Dimensions 921 9 36 30 jee 1791 1 70 82 PR 1256 0 49 45 1 513 1 20 20 ES 812 8 32 00 j 4 443 8 17 47 1 f gt Le y POCO rr errar 512 2 20 17 79 990999 0 000000 099009 0999 9 ATACA 9 999999 0 009999 7009090 090 99 it 0 000000 0 000000 000 00 0000 T gt Y 1310 9 51 61 E E N 885 1 34 84 760 6 29 94 M 633 9 24 96 H gt 336 6 13 25 Le 1342 7 52 86 1481 1 58 31 ESL 3193 2 170 60 aua RODGERS INSTRUMENTS LLC 1300 N E 25th AVE HILLSBORO OR 9
55. dgers organ A SmartCard can hold sets of folders for several Rodgers organ models When a SmartCard is inserted into a console slot any folders created on that same model are available It is important to remember although folders created on one model are invisible on another model these folders reduce the amount of free memory space on the card About Stop Families Organ stops are grouped into four main families Principals Flutes Strings and Reeds Each of these families is well represented on your Rodgers instrument The Principal family is the group of stops which are unique to the organ they aren t imitative of other instruments Principals are often referred to as the backbone of the organ and play a strong role in hymn accompaniments and as the foundation of many chorus registrations Examples of stops belonging to the Principal family are Principal Octave Super Octave Choralbass and Prestant In addition mixture stops with names such as Fourniture Mixture and Plein Jeu consist of multiple Principal ranks the Roman numeral following the name denotes the number of ranks contained in the mixture For example a Mixture IV stop contains four ranks of Principal pipes The Flute family consists of stops which are generally imitative of orchestral flutes and recorders This is an extremely diverse group of stops which function in a myriad of ways from acting as a solo color to serving as the basis of ensemble registrations eit
56. e PI PES OFF piston in a division is engaged the ANC ON piston must also be engaged for the pipe stop s digital ancillary voice to sound Automatic Shutdown Timer When the organ is on and left unattended the power automatically turns off after two hours Operating any key stop or control resets the timer for another two hours Playing the organ from a remote MIDI keyboard or sequencer also resets the timer Rodgers SmartCard Memory System In the Quick Tour section of this manual you were introduced to the powerful and flexible combination action of the T967 You learned that the T967 is able to store pistons on multiple internal memories allowing you to easily save and recall registrations at the press of a button The T967 is also equipped with a powerful SmartCard Memory System This exclusive feature provides the ability to store all registrations in multiple memory levels Crescendo Tutti and other settings in a removable SmartCard This device is convenient to carry and allows you to carry your favorite registrations and organ settings with you When the card is inserted the organ uses it for storage of piston contents and numerous other parameters such as Tutti registrations Crescendo sequences Tremulant settings and even lamp levels When the card is removed its contents are protected from further changes This is of tremendous value in situations where more than one organist has access to the console If a number
57. e and Manual Only M aster Tuning settings is that in the Adjustable setting pitch can be adjusted at the console or via an externally connected MIDI device I n the Manual Only setting pitch can be adjusted only f rom the console see below Adjusting Pitch Once the Master Tuning control has been unlocked you can change the pitch of the T967 by rotating the Alpha dial clockwise to raise the pitch or counterclockwise to lower the pitch The Transposer function is still controlled by the Select Knob The Master Tuning value is retained after the organ is turned off a 21 Creating new Crescendo Sequences As stated earlier there are two Crescendo sequences on the T967 a Standard sequence and an Alternate sequence Either or both of these sequences can be changed to suit your particular needs The sequences can also be returned to the factory default settings 1f desired Each crescendo has a total of 64 stages or steps Stage is the very first stage activated when the Crescendo pedal is depressed As the pedal is opened further the Crescendo moves sequentially through the stages until the pedal is completely open and stage 63 is reached When creating a new crescendo it is advisable to first write the new sequence down then assign stage numbers from 1 to 63 to each stop or group of stops in the sequence Sometimes there are more stages than stop additions or changes in the sequence so it is necessary to skip some stages
58. e expression shoe only new notes played will respond to changes in the shoe position Also instruments controlled by couplers set in Expression Velocity mode will typically be much louder when the expression shoe is pushed open because both the volume and velocity are set to full the instrument will be significantly louder than when using a lower fixed velocity value 63 Selecting Expression Velocity To set a coupler to Expression Velocity mode 1 Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler piston The MIDI coupler will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the Velocity field in the console display MIDI CouplerGTA Channel 1 Min octave NORM Velocity Ey 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to select Expression Velocity EXP 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler piston or General Cancel 0 to exit The velocity selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store the velocity setting A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults Keyboard Velocity Keyboard velocity mode allows the velocity value of each note to be determined by the actual physical force used when the key is p
59. e ud A 8 Expression shioes amd Controls ii ic 8 Great Pedal Enclosed snis tesan bL erbe e Fecit e DL teli e eva eed 9 F stival Trumpet Enciso 9 Solo 10 C om EXpLeSSIOf ta 9 ASE id ds 9 Crescendo Shoe and Controls rastrea 9 Standard and Alternate Crescendo Sequences 10 TRANSPOSE cca A E eae ene 10 A e e e ee 10 Tita M 11 Melody COUPE A e ias 11 O tute te utet mtt dL ped e qutt 12 Console Displays Indicators and Menus ue oeste uh so caps ee eo tego Reo Mea e aes 14 vii QuickMemnulM e nip inMein 14 Changing a Setting with Quick Menu si Ai o 15 Accessing Organ Control Functions with SET and the Select knob 15 Getting Men Informati DTE oo ern See O M LACE RE 17 Console Menu M Pe 17 hy Er dbi ea 20 Unlocking Master Tuning so e Ade dead dedu ele eee deo due Bate aS 21 A EID sessa cales tato o lastanodi totae imei cceiusteet as pedit tud 21 Creating new Crescendo Sequences eee tinere epe P pora aa e pn expe e T casona eR Ro aT 22 Unlocking and Locking the Crescendo Sequences sene 22 Setting a New Crescendo Sequenge s astuce n abusi edible Tossa ute Mae 22 Restoring Factory Crescendo Sequences io 24 Treriulant C OntFols os eee anderes doin as Melia testem at gere d bi es ad ere 24 Adjusting Tremulant Settings 15 ee nete aida EIS OREL Re PRI a iasi 25 ATE Setting M E 26 Viewing Tutti Setting ie ac e a de es 26 Unlocking
60. ect Multitrack Mode The following screen is displayed MIDI Settings Multitrack MasterChanne PD Send Recv 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired setting On or Off 7 Press General Cancel 0 to exit The organ returns to Multitrack Mode Off when it is powered down Local On Off The Local On Off control 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 T967 is in the Local On condition the instrument operates normally This is the default setting When the T967 is in the Local Off condition the stops keyboards and pedalboard of the organ are disconnected from the internal Local sounds of the instrument so that activating stops and playing notes won t result in any sound being heard However the instrument still transmits MIDI information which can be recorded or used to control a separate Rodgers organ This feature can be used to silence the Master console completely when one Rodgers organ is use to control another Rodgers console Also in the Local Off condition Local organ voices can still be played by a sequencer or remote keyboard connected to the T967 MIDI IN jack this means that the sounds of the T967 can be controlled by a remote source even when Local Off is selected Finally Local Off can be useful in specific sequencing applications when y
61. een the Sequencer Out jack of the Master console and the Sequencer In jack of the Slave A number of third party companies make special systems to transmit MIDI over long distances Once this connection is made the Master console can access the resources of the slave console Most often it is best to use pistons to control registrations at both locations when a certain piston is pressed on the Master console the same piston is selected at the Slave console To set up both consoles so that pistons are used to control registrations 1 Select Pistons in the Registrations Send field of the Master console 2 Select Pistons or Stops and Pistons in the Registrations Received field of the Slave console 72 After this setup is accomplished pressing a piston on the Master console will select that piston and the same numbered piston on the Slave console The contents of each piston can be different If there are times you want to use the resources of one instrument alone i e the other is silent use a piston to activate a registration on the console to be heard and set the same piston on the silent console so that it contains no active stops That way even though a piston is selected on both the Master and the Slave console only the instrument which has stops activated will be heard You can also use the Local Off control to silence the Master console See page 78 Multitrack Mode There are times when it is de
62. ent will return to the normal Room Modeling setting after you exit the Ambiance Demo screens To access the Rodgers Ambiance Demo 1 Hold General Cancel 0 and press QUICKMENU The following screen is displayed 86 Ambiance SmiChurch Wood 2 Rotate the Alpha dial to select from the available demo settings Cur denotes the current default setting 3 Press General Cancel 0 to exit I The organ can be played while previewing any of these Ambiance settings Playing the Demo Songs The T967 is equipped with a Demo Song player which will play MIDI sequences stored inside the instrument or on a SmartCard This feature allows you to demonstrate the T967 or to audition the sound of the instrument from another location in the room by starting a demo song and then walking around There are a number of factory included demo songs stored inside your instrument These songs are non changeable Additional songs may be stored on a SmartCard and accessed via the same screens and controls Your dealer may have access to cards for your particular instrument If you would like to create your own songs and store them on a SmartCard see the next section To play songs stored internally or on a SmartCard 1 Hold General Cancel 0 and press QUICKMENU 2 Rotate the Select knob to move to the Demo Song screen Demo Sony Song 1 Set to Load 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired song
63. es which conform to the GM and GS Format standards 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 left and right As the value is decreased the instrument moves further and further into the left side of the stereo field A value of 64 denotes the instrument is as far left as possible As the value is increased the instruments further and further right in the stereo field A value of 64 denotes the instrument is as far right as possible Each MIDI coupler can have its own individual Pan value Setting the Pan value for a MIDI Coupler To set the Pan value for a MIDI coupler 1 Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler piston The MIDI coupler will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the Pan field in the display MIDI Coupler GTA Octave NORM MIN Velocity 64 Pan 65 3 Rotate the Alpha Dial to select the desired Pan value 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler or General Cancel 0 to exit Sustain Sostenuto Soft The T967 is equipped with a foot switch which can be programmed to control one of three MIDI effects Sustain Sostenuto or Soft These three effects are analogous to the types of pedals found on an acoustic piano The Sustain function causes all notes to be sustained whereas the Sostenuto function sustains only those notes which
64. et Sets the clock Rotate the Select knob to select 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 Select this parameter and then rotate Alpha dial to adjust To change one of these parameters 1 Dn fF wd Press and release the QUICKMENU piston Rotate the Select knob to highlight Console Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to select the Console category Rotate the Select knob to highlight the menu above to be adjusted Press and release the QUICKMENU piston to select the desired menu Rotate the Alpha dial to change the setting Some of these Console settings can be stored on a Rodgers SmartCard 54 MIDI MUSICAL INSTRUMENT DIGITAL INTERFACE Rodgers organs have tremendously powerful MIDI capabilities offering remarkable possibilities for musical expression MIDI which is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface allows you easily control a myriad of sounds and effects These additional musical colors are located in a separate device typically a MIDI sound module In addition you can use a MIDI sequencer for advanced record and playback capabilities MIDI couplers are at the heart of the MIDI system on the T967 These couplers labeled MIDI GT A MIDI GT B MIDI SW A MIDI SW B etc are located on the piston rails The G
65. f course they were not previously stored on the card The settings stored on the SmartCard automatically take effect when the card is inserted The settings stored on the SmartCard are Melody Note Range Master Tuning Lock Status Bass Note Range Tremulant Adjustments Wind Stabilizer status Console Lamp Intensity Shutter Thickness MIDI Stop Change Send Receive Enable Voice Palette selections Deleting Settings from a SmartCard To delete these additional settings from a SmartCard 1 Press and hold General Cancel 0 then press SET momentarily A message appears in the Console Display indicating the settings have been deleted from the Card Deleting a Memory Level from 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 M4 M5 or M6 35 2 A message appears in the display confirming the memory level has been deleted from the SmartCard Once a memory level has been deleted from the S martCard the corresponding internal memory level immediately becomes active Using your SmartCard on Other Rodgers Organs The same SmartCard can be used in more than one Rodgers organ equipped with the SmartCard feature The information on the SmartCard is kept separate for each organ model If a folder is created on a particular model that folder is accessible only on that same model of Ro
66. fault Combination Settings essen 86 Demonstration T60ls 5 eio bits 86 Accessing the Rodgers Ambiance Denio oe de o ei eden eap eo 86 Playing the DEMIS OWES ics tuolestet i dl iset tiec 87 CARE AND MAINTENANCE a scscscisscsaicsassessssesbnactnassanseasencsvesinegoadswasdnxetensaadessenavadscaooracvenceates 89 Consolesand Pedalboard at A eae pde eae 89 Keyboards and Stop Labs o A oia 89 Pipes on Pipe Augmented Instruments susi a 89 xi xii INTRODUCTION Grand glorious sound is the hallmark of the Rodgers Trillium 967 Providing a rich and spacious ensemble sound complemented by crystal clear definition the Rodgers T967 will take you to new musical heights while sustaining the tradition of quality craftsmanship and innovation you ve come to expect from Rodgers Dimensional Sound Modeling is the 21st Century standard in digital organ building technology Dimensional Sound Modeling ushers in a new era of choice and control to create authentic pipe organ sound and room acoustics as never before possible Dimensional Sound Modeling technology takes you from virtual to reality With unmatched user control over every major facet of the organ you can create a sound and an acoustical environment modeled to your taste and musical needs The Rodgers T967 features Rodgers exclusive Voice PaletteTM system which allows you to easily access numerous additional sounds These voices available as alternate selectio
67. gital Dynamic Wind 43 random detuning 44 temperaments 41 power off 2 31 power on 2 Program Change 58 59 random detuning 44 restoring factory Crescendo setting 24 reversible pistons 8 safety iii saving range on card 35 selecting new folder on memory card 34 sequence building new 22 sequencer connecting 80 shift octave 61 shoes 8 shutdown automatic 31 shutter thickness 45 speaker system antiphonal 29 standard crescendo 10 stereo headphone jack 51 supply wind 43 sustain 66 sustain switch 66 switch sustain 66 temperaments 41 42 ancient 42 selecting 42 well 42 toe pistons 8 tone names setting 56 Transposer 10 14 tremulants adjusting 25 purpose of 10 saving to card 35 Tuning master see Master Tuning 20 user menus with SET and Select 15 velocity keyboard 64 MIDL 62 viewing Crescendo sequence 23 Voice Palette 1 14 47 accessing 46 volume master volume 50 wind supply 43 Zimbelstern 29 1905 978B
68. h SATB Oo Gospel Oh French Horn 8 Handbells Festival Trumpet 8 Tuba 8 English Horn 8 Orchestral Oboe 8 Harpsichord Gregorian Oh Tremulant Solo on I Solo on II PEDAL Contre Violone 32 Contre Bourdon 32 Principal 16 Open Wood 16 Subbass 16 Bordun 16 Violone 16 Bourdon Doux 16 SW Octave 8 Gedackt 8 83 Choralbass 4 Nachthorn 4 Mixture IV Contre Bombarde 32 Contre Basson 32 Bombarde 16 Basson 16 SW Contre Trompette 16 SW Trompette 8 Clairon 4 Rohrschalmei 4 Great to Pedal 8 Swell to Pedal 8 4 Choir to Pedal 8 4 Solo to Pedal 8 LIGHTED PISTONS MIDI Great A MIDI Great B MIDI Swell A MIDI Swell B MIDI Pedal A MIDI Pedal B MIDI Choir A MIDI Choir B Great Pedal Pipes Off Great Pedal Ancillary On Choir Pipes Off Choir Ancillary On Melody from Swell Melody from Choir Bass Main Off Antiphonal On Main Tremulant II Flute Tremulant II QuickMenu All Swells to Swell Expression Solo to Choir Expression Great Pedal Enclosed Festival Trumpet Enclosed Alternate Crescendo Choir Great Transfer REVERSIBLES COMBINATION PISTONS MEMORY PISTONS thumb Great to Pedal thumb and toe Great 1 2 3 4 5 6 thumb Memory 1 Swell to Pedal thumb and toe Swell 1 2 3 4 5 6 thumb Memory 2 Choir to Pedal thumb and toe Choir 1 2 3 4 5 6 thumb Memory 3 Swell to Great thumb Pe
69. he Alpha dial until the console display reads MEMORY LOCKED 4 Release the memory piston The memory is now locked To unlock a memory level so that it can be changed 1 Press and hold the memory piston M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 or M6 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 piston After approximately 5 seconds MEMORY UNLOCKED or MEMORY LOCKED appears in the Console Display 2 If MEMORY UNLOCKED appears the memory level is already unlocked release the memory piston If MEMORY LOCKED appears go to step 3 3 While continuing to hold the memory piston rotate the Alpha dial until the console display reads MEMORY UNLOCKED 4 Release the memory piston The memory is now unlocked Reversibles The Rodgers T967 is equipped with a number of reversible controls so named because pressing them once will activate them pressing them again will turn them off These reversibles located on thumb and toe pistons are especially useful in a performance when you want to quickly activate or remove a single coupler stop or other setting Press the thumb or toe piston to turn on and press again to turn off All reversible thumb pistons light when engaged Each specific function controlled by a reversible is also discussed elsewhere in the manual Expression Shoes and Controls The Rodgers T967 has two
70. her by themselves or in combination with other stops Examples of flute stops are the Rohrfl te Koppelfl te Fl te Harmonique and Spitzfl te String stops do exactly what you would imagine they imitate 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 suited to accompaniment and softer ensembles String stops include the Viole de Gambe Contre Gambe and Gambe Celeste Other stops which are a cross between a String and Flute color are the Erz hler and Gemshorn 36 Members of the Reed family are also very diverse and are used for everything from solo colors to the fiery crown in a full organ registration These stops also are often imitative of orchestral reeds Examples of reed stops are the Trompette Hautbois and Cromorne Other Families In addition to the four families of stops listed above your T967 also has a few other stop families which can be used The Percussion family contains voices such as the Chimes Handbells and Harp These stops have a percussive attack and gradually grow softer as you hold the note Rodgers advanced TrueChimes system insures that all aspects of the digital chimes voice is exceptionally realistic Unlike many other systems the decay of notes played on the Chimes isn t affected by changes in the registration Also present in the T967
71. highlight the Chorus parameter in the display 67 MIDI CouplerGTA FootSw OFF MID Reverb 0 Chorus 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired Chorus value 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler or General Cancel 0 to exit The Chorus selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store the Chorus value A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MIDI couplers to their last saved status This also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults 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 on a MIDI coupler when the corresponding shoe is moved This setting can be made independently for each MIDI coupler Most newer MIDI modules respond to either message causing changes in the level of a tone In most MIDI applications Volume CC 07 is used to set relative balances among the various parts while Expression CC 11 is used to create changes in the level of each part Because it was the first message of this type the T967 factory default specifies the Volume CC 7 message for all couplers typically this setting is able to be used with most MI
72. highlighted MIDI Coupler GTA min Channel 1 Octave NORM Velocity III 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired velocity value 2 127 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler piston or General Cancel 0 to exit The velocity selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store the velocity setting A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MIDI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their def aults Expression Velocity With Expression Velocity the velocity value is determined by the position of the 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 value decreases This mode allows you to control both overall level and the attack characteristic of instruments by moving the expression shoe When in Expression Velocity mode the volume value for the coupler is set to 127 full and movements of the expression shoe will not change the MIDI volume message only the expression value of notes played will change This means that notes which are held down will be unaffected by movement of th
73. ked for uniformity of grain and intensity of figure and carefully hand assembled Each finish coat is thoroughly dried before the next coat is applied A final catalytic process protective coat makes the 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 Pedalboard A frequent dusting with a soft clean cloth is usually all that is required A fine quality furniture oil will enhance the beauty of the wood Always wipe the surfaces with the grain using straight even strokes Since extreme cold heat or exposure to sunlight may injure the finish of any fine piece of furniture neither the console nor finished speaker cabinets should be placed over a heat register or near a window Keyboards and Stop Tabs Keyboards and tabs should be cleaned with a soft cloth slightly dampened with water and a mild soap Avoid dripping water between the keys DO NOT USE SOLVENTS alcohol gasoline carbon tetrachloride etc Pipes on Pipe Augmented Instruments The pipes should never be handled or touched by anyone but a qualified organ service representative 89 Index additional settings deleting from card 35 storing on card 35 ancillary on 30 antiphonal speaker system 29 automatic shutdown 31 auxiliary inputs adjusting 52 basic operations 2 bell star 29 chorus MIDI 67 cleaning keyboards and s
74. layed just like a piano keyboard The harder the key is depressed the louder the note and sharper the attack This is especially useful when controlling percussive instruments and or when you want to use key velocity as a means of musical expression There are also a variety of velocity curves available which allow you to specify how sensitive the keyboards are See Setting Velocity on page 77 for more information Organ stops are not affected by keyboard velocity Also wood keyboards are not velocity sensitive Selecting Keyboard Velocity To select Keyboard Velocity for a MIDI coupler 1 Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler piston The MIDI coupler will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the Velocity field in the display 64 MIDI CouplerGTA Channel 1 MIN octave NORM Velocity Im 3 Rotate the Alpha Dial to select Keyboard Velocity KBD 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler or General Cancel 0 to exit The velocity selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store the velocity setting A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults Pan MIDI sound modul
75. leared quickly by pressing the General Cancel piston labeled 0 located under the Choir manual on the right hand side of the keyboard Simply press and release this piston to cancel a registration Solo Division The T967 Solo division is a floating division It normally plays from the Swell manual but it can be moved to another manual with the SOLO ON I or SOLO ON II rocker tabs located above the right hand side of the Swell manual Activating either of these couplers will move the Solo division to another manual Manual I is the bottom manual the Choir Manual II is the middle manual the Great These couplers behave differently than traditional intermanual couplers in that the division actually moves to a new location i e activating the SOLO ON I control assigns the Solo division to the bottom manual and removes it from the top manual Solo division assignments do not change when the Great Choir transfer is activated Using Pistons to Select Registrations By now you may have experimented with combinations of stops and couplers and have started to get a feel for the tremendous versatility of the T967 In organ terms these combinations of stops and couplers are referred to as registrations Obviously once you ve found a desirable registration you ll want to be able to recall it quickly and easily This is done through the combination action of the T967 With Rodgers powerful digital technology you can store and recall
76. ler piston and these settings can then be saved on combination pistons To summarize e Fixed Velocity keyboard sends a fixed value between 2 127 e Expression Velocity velocity value is controlled by the position of the expression shoe e Keyboard Velocity keyboard responds to velocity from player s fingers On instruments with wooden keyboards keyboard velocity control is not available a Fixed Velocity With Fixed Velocity the same velocity value is used for all notes played by a MIDI coupler The velocity can be set to any value from 2 to 127 It is often useful to use this parameter to adjust the overall volume and attack characteristic of sounds controlled via MIDI Reducing the velocity value would make an instrument softer increasing the value would make it louder This allows you to adjust the level of a sound in relation to organ stops or other MIDI sounds For example if you were controlling two sounds one from MIDI GT A and one from MIDI GT B the Fixed Velocity value could be used to adjust the level of the sounds in relation to each other If the sound controlled by MIDI GT B were too loud you could reduce the Fixed Velocity value for that coupler and achieve a more satisfying balance 62 Selecting Fixed Velocity To set a Fixed Velocity value for a MIDI coupler 1 Hold the SET piston and press a MIDI coupler piston The MIDI coupler will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob until the Velocity field is
77. may be due to an overly large attendance and the need for additional sound to fill 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 Volume 1 Press the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight Audio Controls 3 Press QUICKMENU to select the Audio Controls category 4 Rotate the Select knob to highlight Master Volume 5 Press QUICKMENU to select Master Volume The following screen is displayed Audio Controls ES Master Volume e 6 Turn the Alpha dial to change the volume level Normally changes to Master Volume are temporary However an Audio Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See the next section Audio Save Changes made to audio settings are temporary i e they are lost when the organ is turned off If desired however audio settings can be saved and so that they are retained when the organ is powered off Saving Audio Control Settings To save the Audio Control Settings 1 While in any Audio Controls Menu press and hold SET then press and hold General Cancel 0 for approximately five seconds 50 2 Continue holding both pistons until the display shows Audio Control Settings Saved 3 Release SET and General Cancel 0 The Audio Control settings are now saved
78. mple above then rotate the Alpha dial to change the selection 8 Press General Cancel 0 to exit All Master Channels are reset to Send amp Receive when the organ is powered off Registrations In addition to note and volume information sent on the Master Channels the Rodgers T967 sends and receives MIDI information related to registrations This information can be used to control the stops and couplers of a separate Rodgers organ or more commonly can be recorded 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 System Exclusive SysEx messages Every time there is a change in a stop or coupler a SysEx message is generated by the organ which gives the updated status of all stops and couplers Each of these SysEx messages then communicates the status of the entire instrument If desired the T967 can transmit Program Changes when combination pistons are pressed on the organ These messages only communicate which pistons are pressed not the status of stops and couplers This is often useful when controlling the T967 from a remote MIDI keyboard which sends Program Changes or from a different model of Rodgers organ The Program Changes are sent and received on one of the Master Channels System Exclusive messages normally provide the optimum control over registrations both those made
79. n FLUTE TREM Il is selected Swell Main Principal Reed and String Activated when Swell Tremulant is selected except Voix Humaine 8 and Vox Humana 8 Main II Principal Reed and String Activated when MAIN TREM Il is selected except Voix Humaine 8 and Vox Humana 8 Vox Voix Humaine 8 and Vox Activated when Swell Tremulant is selected Humana 8 Flute Flute except Tibia 8 Flute II Flute Activated when FLUTE TREM Il is selected Tibia Tibia 8 Activated when Swell Tremulant is selected Choir Main Principal Reed and String Activated when Choir Tremulant is selected Main II Principal Reed and String Activated when MAIN TREM Il is selected Spare Reserved for custom use Flute Flute Activated when Choir Tremulant is selected Flute II Flute Activated when FLUTE TREM Il is selected Solo Main Principal Reed and String Activated when Solo Tremulant is selected except English Horn 8 Main II Principal Reed and String Activated when MAIN TREM Il is selected Eng Hn English Horn 8 Activated when Solo Tremulant is selected Flute Flute Flute II Flute Activated when FLUTE TREM Il is selected Adjusting Tremulant Settings To change the rate and depth for a tremulant l 2 3 Determine which tremulant you d like to adjust from the table above Press and hold the SET piston While continuing to hold SET activate the appropriate tremulant control i e the tremulant control in the Great Swell Choir or Solo MAIN
80. n ID number of 17 stop messages with other ID numbers are ignored When multiple consoles are controlled via MIDI each can use a different ID number thereby allowing independent control of each console s registration The number can be set to 1 or 17 through 32 Setting 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 MIDI Device ID 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston Rotate the Select knob to highlight MIDI Settings Press QUICKMENU to select the MIDI Settings category Rotate the Select knob to highlight Device ID Press QUICKMENU to select the Device ID category The following screen is displayed ER suc MIDI Settings Device ID ToneNames GS 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to select a new Device ID number 7 Press General Cancel 0 to exit The Device I D reverts to a value of 17 when the instrument is powered off Tone Names As detailed in the MIDI Coupler Settings section starting on page 55 the T967 can display the names of tones which are selected in the MIDI Coupler screens This allows you to select instruments by name if desired When you specify tones by name using either the GM or GS tone maps the T 967 automatically generates the appropriate Program Change and Bank Select messages This is a powerful feature since many different
81. n the menu system The column on the far left is the Category which is selected first the next three columns list Menus Items and Settings Each listing can be accessed with QuickMenu or SET and the Select Knob as described above Each of these parameters and controls is discussed later in this section of the manual the following table is included here to give you a road map of the many controls available to you CATEGORY MENU TRANSPOSER f b i TRANSPOSER 4b 4 SEE PAGE 10 TUNING 427 5 452 8 SMART CARD FOLDER A Z THIS ONLY APPEARS WHEN SMARTCARD IS INSERTED SEE PAGE 31 17 CATEGORY MENU MIDI COUPLERS on NAMES e PGM OFF 128 mia TONE MSB OFF 127 SEE PAGE 55 e LSB OFF 127 GT e CH COUPLER Nes A B e SW CHANNEL 1 16 OCTAVE DN2 UP2 VELOCITY KBD EXP 2 127 PAN 64 63 OFF SUST SOST FOOT SWITCH Em REVERB 0 127 CHORUS 0 127 EXPRESSION VOL EXP OFF MIDI SETTINGS RD MULTITRACK ON OFF SEE PAGE 69 e PD GT OFF THESE APPEAR ONLY WHEN MULTITRACK MASTER e SW SEND IS OFF CHANNEL e CH RECV e SO SEND RECV e FT NONE e SEND STOPS REGISTRATIONS Peay PISTONS STOP PISTON SEQ UPDATE OFF ON LOCAL OFF ON LIGHT NORMAL KEYBD VELOCITY i uy DEVICE ID 1 17 32 e SC8820 SET 0 TONE NAMES dus LOAD 18 CATEGORY
82. ns behind many stops greatly expand the tonal resources of the instrument Each selection can be easily stored in the organ s memory system allowing you to authentically recreate virtually any musical style or individual 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 T967 is a perfect choice for any home concert or worship setting Built entirely in Oregon by dedicated expert craftsmen our consoles are meticulously handcrafted of hardwoods and veneers and are designed to the exacting standards of the American Guild of Organists This manual will help with the exploration of the expansive capabilities and the variety of features and functions offered by this instrument As highly sophisticated as the Rodgers T967 is the features are easy to use and easy to access creating a most satisfying musical experience for the player and listener alike To keep abreast of the latest news and other items of interest visit the Rodgers website at www rodgersinstruments com How to Use this Manual This manual is divided into three main sections Quick Tour An introduction to the T967 Use this section to familiarize yourself with the instrument Page 2 Features A more detailed description of controls and features Use this section to find additional information about the capabilities and operation of the T967 Page 14 Specific
83. o their defaults More about MSB and LSB Messages As stated above MSB and LSB are Bank Select messages they are acronyms for Most Significant Bit and Least Significant Bit They are typically used to select variations of sounds The reason that both are supported in the T967 is that some manufacturers use MSB for Bank Select while others use LSB 58 The GS Format for example uses MSB for Bank Select This also means that when the Tone Names parameter is set to GS the LSB field cannot be altered since this message 1s not used The General MIDI or GM standard uses Program Changes only no Bank Select messages are used When the Tone Names parameter is set to GM neither the MSB or LSB fields can be altered When Tone Names are set to OFF then all messages Program Change MSB and LSB can be selected and changed in the console display See Tone Names on Page 78 for more information Also consult the owner s manual for your particular MIDI sound module if you have questions about what messages are used to select sounds General MIDI and GS Format In the past most MIDI sound modules provided a maximum of 128 sounds These were selected by using MIDI Program Change messages Unfortunately there were no standard sound assignments for those messages For example one sound module may have had a trumpet on Program Change 39 yet another sound module would have chimes on 39 With the creati
84. oduced varying degrees of aural distress Many composers of the day utilized moderately out of tune intervals to evoke momentary tension to the listener With the adoption of the Equal Temperament Well Tempered tuning system almost universal today all keys became equally out of tune and the intentions of these earlier composers were lost to some degree The Rodgers T967 offers a choice of eight temperaments Equal Mean Tone Kirnberger Werckmeister I Werckmeister III Young I Young II and Pythagorean This selection of temperaments allows the organist to hear these historical works as their composers heard them or to explore the application of unequal temperament to new music 41 Ancient Temperaments Pythagorean Pythagoras 582 500 B C was a brilliant Greek theorist and mathematician The Pythagorean temperament is characterized by pure fifths and fourths The Pythagorean theory founded a diatonic scale which served as a model throughout the Middle Ages Mean Tone Mean Tone temperament improves on the Pythagorean tuning by slightly contracting each of the four fifths needed to generate a major third Major thirds and in tune fifths are slightly narrow and the differences between the major and minor seconds are smoothed out Many artists now prefer Mean Tone temperaments when performing 15th through 17th century repertoire J S Bach s Well Tempered Clavier written in 1722 and between 1738 and 1742 is a collection of 24 paired
85. oe piston Press either piston to activate the Zimbelstern press them again to turn it off The Zimbelstern can be adjusted to suit your particular needs Two adjustments exist for the Zimbelstern Rate and Depth Randomness Rate specifies how quickly the bells are struck Randomness controls the amount of variation which occurs as subsequent bells are struck the greater the Randomness the more variation in how bells are struck Adjusting Zimbelstern Rate and Randomness To adjust Zimbelstern Rate and Randomness 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston Rotate the Select knob to highlight Pipe Modeling Press QUICKMENU to select the Pipe Modeling category Rotate the Select knob to highlight Tremulants Press QUICKMENU to select the Tremulants category Rotate the Alpha dial to select Zimbelstern it is located at the end of the list of available tremulants The following screen is displayed Duk wy 29 Pipe Modeling Zimbelstern Dp Hert o 7 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the desired field Randomness Dp or Rate Rt then use the Alpha dial to change the value of the selected field The Zimbelstern values are retained when the organ is powered off Choir Great Transfer This control finds use mainly in French organ literature French organ design places the Great division Grand Orgue on the bottom manual and the Choir division Positif as the second manual effectively swapping the location
86. of these two manuals In fact some French organ literature is nearly impossible to play unless the manuals are arranged this way The Choir Great Transfer piston CH GT TRANS exchanges the Great and Choir manuals to accommodate this requirement When it is activated the Great becomes the bottom manual and the Choir becomes the second manual This control also transfers the divisional pistons so that the divisional pistons for the Great division are located beneath the bottom manual and the divisional pistons for the Choir division are located beneath the second The status of the Choir Great Transfer can be set on a general piston Controlling Pipes One of the great innovations from Rodgers is the successful elegant marriage of traditional organ pipes and digitally sampled voices In fact any of the stops in the Rodgers T967 can be programmed to control real wind blown pipes allowing the opportunity to expand the instrument at any time If a limited range of pipes is available digital voices from the Rodgers T967 can be used to supplement the rank and fill out the entire 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 Rodgers representative for additional information about adding pipes to your Rodgers instrument These additions can be done at the time of installation or years later Bo
87. on of General MIDI GM a standard list of 128 sounds was defined each of which corresponds to one of the 128 available 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 commands The GS Standard adds the ability to select up to 128 Variations of each of the 128 standard GM sounds expanding the total number of possible sounds to 16 384 For example Program Change 1 in a GM module specifies Piano 1 A GS module will also have Piano 1 for Program Change 1 but in addition can have 127 other variations of that particular sound The GM instruments are often referred to as Bank 0 sounds the GS variations of that sound will be in other Banks Bank 8 Bank 16 etc Many manufacturers of MIDI sound modules have added or will soon add support for GS Format MIDI Channel Each of the T967 MIDI Couplers can control a different tone This is accomplished by using separate MIDI Channels Because the channels are independent the instruments can be controlled individually Moreover since there are two MIDI couplers each for the Great Swell Pedal and Choir you can layer two sounds on each manual and in the Pedal Please note that these MIDI couplers are not affected by the organ s intermanual or intermanual couplers for example activating the Swell to Great 8 coupler will not ca
88. ory default 1 Make certain Tuttis are unlocked see Unlocking or Locking Tuttis on Page 26 2 Press and hold TUTTI I or TUTTI II After five seconds the console display reads TUTTI UNLOCKED 3 While continuing to hold the Tutti piston press and hold SET for an additional five seconds The console display reads TUTTI FACTORY DEFAULT when the Tuttis are reset 4 Release both pistons Remember to lock the Tuttis again once you re finished There is an easy way to reset one Tutti to factory settings while preserving a custom setting in the other First view the contents of the Tutti you want to save using the procedure above then set it on a General piston Perform the Factory Restore which will reset BOTH Tuttis then recall the saved Tutti registration f rom the General piston and save it back to the Tutti you wanted to keep This effectively allows you to reset one Tutti while keeping the other unchanged 27 Melody and Bass Couplers These controls provide great flexibility The Melody Couplers allow you to use a different registration for the top note played on the Great so that you can accentuate the melody note even though both hands are on one manual When MEL SW is activated the top note on the Great will use the Swell registration activating MEL CH will cause the registration from the Choir to be used The Bass Coupler is similar in concept except that when it is activated 1 e the BASS piston is lit the
89. otate the Select knob to highlight MIDI Settings Press QUICKMENU to select the MIDI Settings category Rotate the Select knob to highlight Seq Update Press QUICKMENU to select the Sequencer Update setting The following screen is displayed MIDI Settings Seq Update Kbd Velocity LIGHT O e L9 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to select desired setting OFF or ON 7 Press General Cancel 0 to exit The organ reverts to Sequencer Update On when the instrument is powered off Setting Velocity Sensitivity As stated in the Keyboard Velocity section on page 64 sounds played from MIDI couplers can be controlled by velocity sensitive keyboards where the strength of a key strike determines the volume and attack characteristic of a note In addition to this parameter in the MIDI coupler settings there is also a global setting which determines the velocity sensitivity of the keyboards how much pressure is needed to achieve a high velocity value There are three available velocity curves to choose from e LIGHT most sensitive Light keystrokes can achieve a higher than normal velocity e NORMAL normal sensitivity a direct relationship between touch and sound result 76 e HEAVY least sensitive Heavier than normal 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 ins
90. ou are recording both organ and MIDI voices To use it MIDI SOFT THRU must be enabled on your sequencer Selecting the Local Control Setting To select Local On or Local Off 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight MIDI Settings 74 3 Press QUICKMENU to select the MIDI Settings category 4 Rotate the Select knob to highlight Local 5 Press QUICKMENU to select the Local Control setting The following screen is displayed MIDI Settings SeqUpdate ON Ni Local Kbd Velocity 6 Rotate the Alpha dial to select desired setting OFF or ON 7 Press General Cancel 0 to exit The organ reverts to Local Onwhen the instrument is powered off a Sequencer Update MIDI sequencers generate MIDI messages when they start and stop namely Start Stop and Continue The organ uses these sequencer messages to automatically record the stop and expression status at the beginning of a sequence When a MIDI Start command is received the organ sends the status of all stops and couplers plus the position of the expression shoes to the sequencer so that the initial status of the organ is recorded in the sequence and later recreated during playback The organ also sends program change bank select and expression information for all active MIDI couplers when a Start command is received The Sequencer Update control in the MIDI Settings menu defines how the organ responds to Start
91. ource only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the instrument Do NOT attempt to defeat the grounding connection of the three prong attachment plug This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact an electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do NOT defeat the safety purpose of the plug 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Unplug the power cord of the instrument from the power source when left unattended for a long period of time Do not walk on or place objects on top of the power cord Do not pull the cord to unplug Hold the plug when unplugging from the power source When setting up with other instruments or peripherals follow the procedures in accordance with Rodgers owner s manual Take care that objects do not fall or liquids spill into the instrument Service the instrument with qualified service personnel when a The power cord or plug has been damaged b Objects have fallen or liquid has spilled into the instrument c The instrument has been exposed to rain or other weather damage d The instrument does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance e The instrument has been dropped or the enclosure has been damaged Do not attempt to service the instrument beyond that described in the owner s manual Refer all other servicing to qualified technical service personnel WARNING
92. preludes and fugues written in every major and minor key The title refers to the use of a temperament in which all keys are satisfactorily in tune but not necessarily an absolutely equal temperament Well Temperaments Kirnberger Johann Philipp Kirnberger 1721 1783 was a German composer and pupil of Bach from 1739 and 1741 His temperament favored pure fifths as in the Pythagorean model but performance was improved in many keys Werckmeister I and III Andreas Werckmeister experimented with temperaments in the latter part of the 17th century In Werckmeister I he further refined the Mean Tone temperament In Werckmeister III four tones are practically tuned identical to Equal Temperament C DF F and A Young I and II Young Temperaments offer further refinements to the Mean Tone model except with slightly higher pitched sharps Equal Equal Temperament is the modern standard which utilizes a succession of 12 semitones of equal size allowing performance in all keys successfully The fifths are slightly narrowed and the upward thirds are considerably sharp but 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 Press QUICKMENU to select the Pipe Modeling category 4 Rotate the Select knob to until Temperament is highlighted 5 Press QUICKMENU to select Temperament The follo
93. ps from the sequence go to the first stage in which the stop or stops are activated turn them off and press SET e to proceed to the next stage without adding or subtracting stops or couplers simply press SET 7 The current sequence may be viewed by advancing through the stages one at a time using the Alpha dial At each stage the stage number 1 to 63 is indicated in the Console Display and the stops and couplers set at the selected stage turn on 8 To clear the entire Crescendo sequence stages 1 through 63 hold SET and press General Cancel 0 This erases the sequence and resets the current stage number to 1 so that a new sequence can be entered 9 Toexit the Crescendo Set Mode menu at any time press General Cancel 0 Any changes in the sequence made up to that point are saved 23 Restoring Factory Crescendo Sequences If desired the Standard and Alternate Crescendo sequences can be returned to their factory default settings To return the Standard and Alternate Crescendo sequences to factory settings 1 Make certain the Crescendo sequences are unlocked see Unlocking and Locking the Crescendo Sequences on page 22 2 Press and hold the ALT CRESC piston for approximately five seconds until the display reads CRESCENDO UNLOCKED 3 While continuing to hold ALT CRESC press and hold SET After an additional five seconds the Console Display reads CRESCENDO FACTORY DEFAULT 4 Release both pistons The C
94. rLocking DES Aeon Reus es ta e NS an tee eu vetus UE 26 eura E NE 27 Restoring Factory Tutti Setting sseesseeesesssereeseessstessstessesseessetessseesstesseesseeesseessseesseesse 27 Melody and Bass Couplets unseen O Ido RN 28 Setting Range of Melody Compiler oie ora trece ise oq PI IN Nan HI EM eneuniaees 28 Setting Range of Bass Coupler erste ien areae IS ERR Ugo os aa tenias 28 Antiphona l On Maim OL Los coccs ts dotes etus tot totet do iS 29 PAT DE ISU CTIN estates rM 29 Adjusting Zimbelstern Rate and Randomness eee 29 Choir Great Trastero Lata 30 Controlling Pipes OP 30 Pipes OA A OD sitos o ef iae ads 30 Automatic Shutdown TIRier si o geo eH abuti 31 Rodgers SmartCard Memory System vano obese tnb ee sante e dope aea eae UI Ue Peg sea ee ae re vo ise 31 Inser ng ama Cada li 32 Saying t a SmartCard 22 ce E DEI added andes MV ERU C 32 viii SmartCard Folder 52 25 tte rti ee t eee E tal teu EE de dui 33 Selectins to man amb Boi Ii 33 Storing Crescendo Sequences and Tutti Settings on a SmartCard 34 Deleting a Crescendo Sequence or Tutti from a SmartCard sess 34 Storing Additional Settings on a SmartCard sese 35 Deleting Settings from a SmartCard ninia sat een eee eaae en Ee Una d Eo nasa 35 Deleting a Memory Level from a SmartCard sisi Pu erae eei ie ace es 35 Using your Sm
95. reat Swell Choir and Pedal each have two couplers since each coupler typically controls one sound you can layer up to two MIDI sounds from each of these divisions When a MIDI coupler is activated 1 e its piston is lit it will access sounds in an external MIDI module MIDI Coupler Settings Each coupler also has a number of parameters which provide great flexibility in the way a sound is controlled These parameters are Parameter 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 octave can be shifted up or down Velocity Specifies whether a sound has a fixed velocity or attack or whether the velocity is affected by movements of the expression shoes or the force of fingers when actual notes are played Pan Specifies the location of a sound within the stereo field Foot Switch Specifies whether a sound responds to the foot switch control and what effect is used Sustain Sostenuto or Soft Reverb Specifies the amount of reverb for the sound Chorus Specifies the amount of chorus for the sound Expression Specifies the type of volume message used to control the level of the sound The parameters for each coupler can be set individually and saved in combination pistons This allows great flexibility and advanced control of instrument
96. rescendo sequences are returned to their factory settings You may want to lock them again to prevent accidental changes Tremulant Controls The first section of this manual described how tremulants are activated what stops they control and how they are often used Another impressive feature of the T967 are the User Adjustable Tremulants Although the tremulants are carefully set at the factory and adjusted when the organ is voiced each may be modified for rate and depth by the organist to meet a particular musical need or suit an individual taste What s more the T967 has a number of tremulants per division each of which can be adjusted individually This allows you to custom tailor a tremulant for a specific family of stops without affecting the rest of the stops in the division This 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 can be easily adjusted which stops they control and how they are activated 24 Division Tremulant Stop s Affected Comments Great Main Principal Reed and String Activated when Great Tremulant is selected Main II Principal Reed and String Activated when MAIN TREM Il is selected Spare Reserved for custom use Flute Flute Activated when Great Tremulant is selected Flute II Flute Activated whe
97. ring final voicing 44 Shutter Thickness The minimum volume of each division when its Expression Shoe is closed can be adjusted to suit specific musical needs or personal tastes In the Pipe Modeling category the Shutters menu allows four settings pp ppp pppp or UnEncl As shutter thickness increases the volume of the division when the expression shoe is completely closed decreases Setting Shutter Thickness m Ws m Num e This Pipe Modeling feature is analogous to adjusting the thickness of expression shutters on a pipe organ the thicker the shutters the less sound transmitted when the expression shoe is closed In all cases the settings do not affect the sound when the expression shoe is open Should you ever desire that a division not respond to movement of the expression shoes you can set the division to Unenclosed UnEncl This setting however is usually only selected when installing a pipe electronic combination organ with enclosed pipe divisions When speakers for the enclosed divisions Swell and Choir are placed inside a pipe organ swell box the digitally sampled electronic stops in those divisions can sound at a constant volume by setting the shutter control menu item to Unenclosed Then the expression of those stops like the pipes in the swell box are controlled by the swell shades Shutter settings for each division can be set individually Setting Shutter Thickness To select the Shutter
98. rodgersinstruments com RODGERS IN CANADA 5480 Parkwood Way Richmond B C V6V 2M4 604 270 6332 Copyright 2000 Rodgers Instruments LLC a member of the Roland Group All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America QuickMenu Rodgers Rodgers Classic Organs Digital Dynamic Wind Dimensional Sound Modeling Parallel Digital Imaging Voice Palette DVM PDI TrueChimes Rodgers SmartCard and Trillium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Rodgers Instruments LLC Hillsboro Oregon RSSO is a registered trademark of the Roland Corporation Contents SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Sanit tocar INE N SER NR sesoses iones IH ECC NOTIC E oceieec penes nite deed eon dd aii IV Radio and Television Interf eEetiGe o och d td Caci Oo ded siamese iv Contents A OO istriani essin reii enne a AEE teeta area eines vii How to Use this Manual O E A iE E EE E E ce Ua 1 Console C OIDLLO Sta si e aa 2 Tun Ons Turn Off ii As 2 Manuals and Pedalboard seinninn o oit ah t Oams esi 3 Acirtvalng IU te 3 enn T NN 3 General Cancels o e haat eect an a a s eM ai inei 4 Solo Division cucunpi a 4 Using Pistons to Select Registrations iocos teste eee ieee eked eared 4 About General and Divisional PiStONS ii inici 5 Setung a PIStON ii in bis 6 Combinati n Memory Level ati a RO ir rondas 7 Unlocking and Locking a Combination Memory eene 7 ReversibIesis 5 soeben ehe edi ue Bde ea a A E dr
99. s accessed via MIDI In addition these controls are easy to select and change Each of these parameters will now be discussed in more detail 55 Tone This parameter selects the instrument or tone which is heard when the MIDI coupler is activated and keys are pressed on the appropriate manual or pedalboard Tones in external MIDI sound modules can be selected in one of two ways by name or by number Either of these techniques works well and you may find that you use both operations from time to time depending on which is most appropriate and expeditious Selecting Tones by Name When a GS Format or General MIDI GM sound module is connected to the organ tones can be selected by name using the console display For many organists this is the preferred method of selecting a tone To select a tone by name 1 Press and hold SET then press the MIDI coupler piston to be programmed It will begin to flash indicating it is ready to be programmed and a screen similar to the following is displayed MIDI Coupler GTA Harpsichord MIDI pcm mss LSB 007 000 Off 2 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired tone Off may also be selected to prevent a MIDI coupler piston from sending any program change information 3 Once desired tone is displayed press the MIDI coupler again it will stop flashing The tone selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is a
100. ses the pitch of the organ as much as four semitones half steps Rotating the Select knob clockwise raises the pitch of the organ by semitones rotating counter clockwise lowers the pitch by semitones Pressing General Cancel returns the Transposer to 0 no transposition Tremulants Tremulants create a change in pitch sharp and flat amplitude volume and timbre tone quality The use of the tremulant adds warmth and expressiveness to solo or small ensemble combinations It is not common to use tremulants in larger classical ensembles In some romantic ensembles tremulants are used judiciously In some gospel and evangelical musical traditions tremulants with a wider and deeper excursion are frequently used There are two types of tremulant controls on the Rodgers T967 divisional tremulants which affect only the stops in their respective division and general tremulants which affect all divisions The four divisional tremulants are for Great Swell Choir and Solo the first three are controlled by drawknobs within each division while the Solo tremulant is located on a rocker tab with the Solo stops 10 The two general tremulants Main Tremulant II and Flute Tremulant IL are located on thumb pistons under the Swell manual labeled MAIN TREM II and FLUTE TREM II respectively Both of these tremulants find their best use in gospel theatre and evangelical music the Main Vibrato affects Principal String and Reed voices whereas
101. signations This means that their pitch falls somewhere other than on the octave 37 Mutation Common name Relationship to concert pitch Nazard one octave and a fifth above Tierce two octaves and a third above Larigot two octaves and a fifth above Mutations are most commonly from the flute family and are often used with other flute stops in solo registrations or ensembles used in early organ music Because mutations often appear in divisions with a number of other flute stops a great diversity of solo color can be achieved by using various combinations of stops See the following table for common solo registrations utilizing mutations Registrations using mutations with other flute stops SS 4 22 1 3 5 1 1 3 Larger organs will often have one or two mutation stops from the principal family In most cases these ranks are used to add color to the principal chorus Celeste ranks Celestes are unique among organ stops in that they are intentionally tuned sharp or flat in relation to the rest of the instrument Celestes are paired with a partner rank often called a unison which is similar in color to the celeste rank but is in tune with the balance of the organ When the unison and celeste are drawn together the tuning discrepancy between the two ranks creates a beautiful undulating quality suitable for lush romantic textures Celestes are either from the string or flute family with the latter usually
102. sirable to use the Great manual of the T967 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 developed an advanced MIDI knowledge it configures the organ so that it is optimized for the layering of MIDI instruments When the organ is in Multitrack Mode the following changes occur 1 The transmission of note and volume information on all Master Channels is disabled 2 Stop piston information is no longer sent when a piston is pressed or a Start command received MIDI Update is turned off 4 MIDI couplers do not send program changes when there is a MIDI Start command These changes ensure that only information related to the MIDI couplers is transmitted no organ information will be sent and recorded This allows you to record only the information related to MIDI instruments in your Multitrack sequence Many display screens related to the features which are disabled in Multitrack Mode are not available while Multitrack Mode is enabled Master Channel Status Stop Message Transmission etc Also Multitrack Mode must be disabled before the organ can be sequenced To turn Multitrack Mode On or Off 1 Press and release the QUICKMENU piston 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight MIDI Settings 3 Press QUICKMENU to select the MIDI Settings category 4 Rotate the Select knob to highlight Multitrack 73 5 Press QUICKMENU to sel
103. st note played on the Great manual uses a registration from another manual This allows you to have both an accompaniment and solo registration even though you re playing on one manual These couplers are located on thumb pistons under the Great manual and are labeled MEL SW and MEL CH These pistons light when engaged When the Melody from Swell is engaged MEL SW is lit any selected stop or MIDI voice in the Swell division sounds from the highest key being played on the Great manual When Melody from Choir is engaged MEL CH is lit any selected stop or MIDI voice in the Choir division sounds from the highest key being played on the Great manual Melody couplers are intended to be used when the corresponding intermanual coupler is not engaged For example when Melody from Swell is engaged the Swell to Great couplers should not be used to achieve the proper Melody affect Likewise when Melody from Choir is engaged the Choir to Great couplers should not be used 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 programmable and may be extended down to key 13 or up to key 49 See page 28 M elody Couplers can be set only in General combination pistons Bass Coupler The Bass coupler is much like the Melody couplers described above except that it adds the Pedal registration to the lowest note played on the
104. t Enclosed In the same way the Festival Trumpet 8 stop is normally unenclosed i e unaffected by the expression shoes However when the FEST TR ENCL piston activated the Festival Trumpet stop is enclosed and will be expressed by the Choir expression shoe Solo to Choir Expression Normally the Solo division expresses with the Swell when the Swell expression shoe is moved both the Swell and Solo divisions change in volume By activating the SOLO EXPR CH piston the Solo division will express from the Choir expression shoe rather than the Swell expression shoe This feature gives you the ability to control the volume of the Swell and Solo divisions independently All Swells There are times when it is desirable to use a single expression shoe to control all divisions under expression When the ALL SWELLS piston is lit the Choir Swell and Solo divisions are all assigned to the Swell expression shoe allowing you to easily control the volume of every enclosed division If ALL SWELLS GT PD ENCL and FEST TR ENCLare all lit the entire organ is enclosed and can be expressed by the Swell expression shoe Crescendo Shoe and Controls The slightly raised shoe on the right is the Crescendo shoe This shoe gradually adds a predetermined selection of stops as it is pressed forward It does not affect the stops already in use on the organ but merely adds to them as the Crescendo is activated Closing the Crescendo shoe subtracts
105. ted Selecting a SmartCard Folder You have the opportunity to select a SmartCard Folder whenever a card is inserted into the instrument To select a SmartCard Folder 1 If no SmartCard is currently inserted in the instrument insert card using procedure outlined above and go to step 3 2 If SmartCard is already inserted use the following procedure to get to the SmartCard screen 33 e Press QUICKMENU and rotate the Select Knob to select SmartCard in the display e Press QUICKMENU again to select and display the SmartCard screen Folder n M 1 3 Rotate the Alpha dial until the desired folder appears in the display Folders are labeled A through Z Each folder is completely independent For example each folder can contain its own pistons Tuttis Crescendo sequences and other settings The second line in the SmartCard display shows the number of memories the folder contains and if a Crescendo sequence is stored while the third line shows Tutti and the other settings If a folder has nothing in it the second line displays EMPTY Folder EMPTY Storing Crescendo Sequences and Tutti Settings on a SmartCard In addition to the combination memory levels the SmartCard can also store copies of Standard and Alternate Crescendo sequences and Tutti I and II If a Crescendo or Tutti set operation is performed while the card is inserted the new Crescendo sequence or Tutti is stored on the card rather than in
106. tes Off Command Occasionally it is desirable to send a MIDI All Notes Off message from a keyboard to reset notes played by external equipment To send an All Notes Off message from the T967 Sequencer Out and MIDI Out ports 1 Press and hold SET then momentarily press General Cancel 0 Release both pistons An All Notes Off message will be sent on all 16 MIDI channels from both the SEQ OUT and MIDI OUT ports of the organ Master Channels Much of the discussion about MIDI so far has dealt with the actions of the MIDI couplers those controls which allow you to play the instruments in an external MIDI sound module However the stops and divisions of the Rodgers T967 can also be recorded by a sequencer and played back either with or without sounds from an external sound module 69 In order to keep the sounds of the organ separate from those of a MIDI sound module certain Master Channels have been reserved specifically for the T967 One channel is reserved for each division Great Master Channel Swell Master Channel Pedal Master Channel Choir Master Channel Solo Master Channel The organ sends and receives note and volume information on these channels unless they are disabled Most likely the Master Channels will 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
107. th new pipework and older pipe ranks can be incorporated successfully in most cases Pipes Off Ancillary On If the Rodgers T967 is equipped with pipe ranks certain stops control pipe voices and other stops control digitally sampled voices There are two pistons affecting the pipe stops of the Great and Pedal divisions Great Pedal Ancillary On GT PED ANC ON and Great Pedal Pipes Off GT PED PIPES OFF and two pistons affecting the pipe stops of the Choir division Choir Ancillary On CH ANC ON and Choir Off CH PIPES OFF 30 When an ANC ON piston for a division is engaged digital voices play from the stops which normally control pipe voices These digital voices are often referred to as the Ancillary When the PIPES OFF piston for a division is engaged the wind blown pipe ranks are silenced This configuration provides tremendous flexibility in choosing a registration When both pistons are unlit stops controlling pipework will play the wind blown pipe ranks For example when CH ANC ON is engaged Choir stops normally controlling pipework will play both the wind blown pipe ranks and the digital Ancillary voices for those stops When both CH ANC ON and CH PIPES OFF are selected only the digital Ancillary voices will be heard the pipe voices are silenced This system in effect gives you three choices for stops which control pipes the pipe rank alone the Ancillary rank alone or both the pipe and Ancillary ranks together If th
108. the expression shoes To recall a registration stored on a general piston you could press either the corresponding thumb piston or toe piston in other words to select general piston 7 you could either press thumb piston 7 under the Swell manual or toe piston 7 on the kneeboard This duplication of pistons allows you to use either your thumb or foot to recall the same registration depending on what is most convenient There are six divisional pistons for the Great Swell and Choir these pistons are numbered 1 to 6 and are located under the corresponding manual For example Great divisional pistons are located underneath the Great manual near the middle of the keyboard likewise Swell divisional pistons are under the Swell manual and Choir divisional pistons are under the Choir Pedal divisional pistons are located on the toe pistons to the right of the expression shoes 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 with a single control Divisional pistons work well when you want to affect only a single division For example if you want to change stops in the Swell without affecting the rest of the instrument you could use a Swell divisional to change only the Swell registration Refer to Figure 2 for the location of general and divisional pistons Swell Divisional Pistons 1 6 RR coco CHOI eo o 000000 PODA
109. the Flute Vibrato affects Flute voices A tremulant is activated by selecting its control it will light Divisional tremulants can be stored with registrations in both general and corresponding divisional pistons general tremulants can only be stored on general pistons Each tremulant can be modif ied easily to suit your tastes and needs See page 27 a Tutti There are times when a full organ registration is needed immediately Tutti controls allow you to engage full organ quickly without canceling the registration which is set There are two Tutti settings on the Rodgers T967 To activate Tutti press either TUTTI I or TUTTI II These controls are located on both thumb pistons and toe pistons As these are reversible controls simply press them again to turn Tutti off and return to the current registration When either Tutti is activated the Tutti indicator located directly above the Crescendo indicator is lit Pressing General Cancel will cancel Tutti When programmed at the Rodgers factory Tutti I is a smaller registration than Tutti II Both Tutti I and Tutti 1l can be reprogrammed if desired See page 29 Melody Couplers 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 couplers were devised When a Melody coupler is activated the highe
110. the reverb within the MIDI device itself not the RSS Room Modeling system within the organ Setting the Reverb Level for a MIDI Coupler To set the Reverb value for a MIDI coupler 1 Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler piston The MIDI coupler will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the Reverb parameter in the display MIDI CouplerGTA Pan 0 Min Footsw orr Reverb EN 3 Rotate the Alpha dial select the desired Reverb value 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler or General Cancel 0 to exit The Reverb selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store the Reverb value A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults To avoid possible distortion do not use very high reverb levels Chorus An independent chorus level from 0 127 may be set for each MIDI coupler Chorus adds a slight pitch fluctuation to a given sound it is often used for guitar and electric piano tones Setting the Chorus Level for a MIDI Coupler To set the Chorus level for a MIDI coupler 1 Hold SET and press the MIDI coupler piston The MIDI coupler will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob to
111. the same manner 16 pitch is an octave below 8 pitch When a 16 coupler is used the division is coupled an octave lower than normal This nomenclature is similar to the pitch designation used in organ stops see Pitch Designations on Page 37 for more information The relationship between notes played on the Great manual and Swell notes heard when the SWELL TO GREAT 16 SWELL TO GREAT 8 and SWELL TO GREAT 4 couplers are used is shown in the following illustration Swell Manual Notes S Notes i Notes sf heard with 2 heard with vi heard with i16 coupler 1 8 coupler 5 4 coupler added Sa added E added Keys played and heard 39 8 intermanual couplers are commonly used when building a large ensemble registrations whereas 16 and 4 couplers are usually not employed 16 and 4 couplers are often used with celeste stops in gentler registrations they effectively increase the number of notes which are sounding and increase the warmth and breadth of the ensemble Intramanual couplers Intramanual couplers are different from intermanual couplers in that they operate within a single organ division These couplers allow you to play stops of the organ at a different pitch level on the same manual where the stop is located Examples of intramanual couplers in the Swell Division are SWELL TO SWELL 16 SWELL UNISON OFF and SWELL TO SWELL 4 When the SWELL TO
112. the stops in reverse order Stops added by the Crescendo shoe do not light as they are activated A Crescendo indicator which shows the position of the Crescendo shoe is located on the right hand side of the coupler rail next to the two expression indicators Standard and Alternate Crescendo Sequences The T967 is equipped with two independent Crescendo sequences a Standard Crescendo and an Alternate Crescendo By default the Standard Crescendo is classical in nature while the Alternate Crescendo has a romantic flavor and includes celestes The Standard Crescendo sequence is available when the organ is first turned on and anytime the ALT CRESC piston is unlit Pressing the ALT CRESC reversible piston so that it lights engages the Alternate Crescendo sequence The Standard and Alternate Crescendo sequences can each be reprogrammed to use a different sequence of stops See page 25 Transposer The Transposer allows you to change the key of music played Commonly this is used to accommodate a soloist or instrumentalist who prefers accompaniment in a different key than what is written or to easily raise or lower the pitch of a hymn The Transposer position is normally shown in the Console Display If another screen appears in the display i e while programming a specific parameter you can easily return to the Transposer by pressing the General Cancel thumb piston Turning the Select knob while TRANSPOSER 0 is displayed lowers or rai
113. to make the sequence end at or near stage 63 If this is not done the sequence ends before the Crescendo shoe is fully depressed Each stop can be turned on at any stage and turned off at any later stage If a stop is activated at a particular stage then it will become active when the Crescendo is used and reaches that stage If a stop is retired at a later stage it will be removed from the sequence when the Crescendo reaches that stage As an example assume the SWELL 8 BOURDON is to turn on at stage 1 and off at stage 25 At stage 1 you would turn on the SWELL 8 BOURDON at stage 25 you would turn it off Unlocking and Locking the Crescendo Sequences The Crescendo sequences are normally locked to prevent accidental changes therefore they must be unlocked before a new sequence can be set Also you should lock the Crescendo sequences after you are finished programming To unlock or lock the Crescendo sequences 1 Press and hold the ALT CRESC piston for approximately five seconds until either CRESCENDO LOCKED or CRESCENDO UNLOCKED appears in the display 2 Ifthe desired setting Unlocked Locked is already selected release the ALT CRESC piston Otherwise continue with step 3 3 While continuing to hold ALT CRESC rotate the Alpha dial in either direction to change the setting 4 Release the ALT CRESC piston Setting a New Crescendo Sequence To set a new Crescendo sequence first make sure the Crescendo sequences are unlo
114. top tabs 89 combination memory saving on card 32 saving via MIDI 80 connecting a sequencer 80 console dimensions 85 coupler pistons MIDI 60 couplers 39 Crescendo setting 22 unlocking 22 Crescendo sequence clearing 23 viewing 23 Crescendo sequence and Tutti deleting from card 34 storing on card 34 Crescendo sequences 10 Crescendo setting restoring factory default 24 Crescendo shoe 9 deleting a memory 35 detuning random 44 device ID 78 MIDI 78 Dimensional Sound Modeling 1 Digital Dynamic Wind 43 expression setting 68 FCC notice iv folders personal memory card 33 GM General MIDI Standard 59 GS Standard 59 headphone jack 51 headphone settings adjusting 51 52 hold see Sustain 66 interference radio and TV iv intermanual amp intramanual explanation 39 keyboards and stop tabs cleaning 89 lamp level saving to card 35 maintenance 89 Master Tuning 20 21 35 for pipe augmentation 20 Master Volume 50 menus console 14 MIDI coupler pistons 60 device ID 78 note velocity 62 MIDI settings 14 save 35 80 MIDI update with Start Stop Continue 75 modifying features 14 names sound MIDI 79 new folder selecting on memory card 34 notice FCC iv octave shift 61 off turning off on 2 orchestral crescendo 10 PDI 78 personal memory card on other organs 36 Pipe Modeling shutter thickness 45 pipes 1 20 30 31 43 44 45 touching or handling 89 pitch Di
115. trument W ood keyboards are not velocity sensitive Also this velocity sensitivity only affects sounds in an external MI DI module Organ voices are not velocity sensitive Setting the Keyboard Velocity To select a keyboard velocity setting 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ts Press and release the QUICKMENU piston Rotate the Select knob to highlight MIDI Settings Press and release QUICKMENU to select the MIDI Settings category Rotate the Select knob to highlight Keybd Velocity Press QUICKMENU to select the Keyboard Velocity parameter The following screen is displayed MIDI Settings D lt a Device ID 17 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the desired setting LIGHT NORMAL or HEAVY Press General Cancel 0 to exit A MIDI Save may be performed to save this setting as the default See MIDI Save on page 80 for more information Instead of saving you may press and hold General Cancel 0 and momentarily press SET to return MI DI couplers to their defaults This Reset procedure also returns Voice Palette selections to their defaults T MIDI Device ID MIDI Device ID is an identification number used in System Exclusive Stop Control messages This ID number can be used to allow independent control over multiple organ consoles connected via MIDI or to facilitate storing multiple sets of registration information on a sequencer recording Normally the organ both sends and recognizes a
116. und 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 outlined in the section above these messages are generated automatically when you select an instrument the appropriate Program Change and Bank Select messages are sent When selecting a tone by number you select sounds by specifying each of the actual MIDI messages the Program Change and the Bank Select message s by number Before selecting a tone by number you ll need to determine the appropriate values for Program Change and Bank Select by referring to the charts which came with your sound module To select a tone by number 1 Press and hold SET then press the MIDI coupler piston to be programmed It will begin to flash indicating it is ready to be programmed and a screen similar to the following is displayed MIDI Coupler GTA Ill pcm mss LSB 001 000 Off 2 To specify Program Change use the Select knob to highlight PGM and rotate the Alpha dial to change the value 3 To specify Bank Select MSB use the Select knob to highlight MSB and rotate the Alpha dial to change the value 4 To specify Bank Select LSB use the Select knob to highlight LSB and rotate the Alpha dial to change the value The tone selection procedure is complete Combination pistons which are set while the MIDI coupler is activated will also store the tone
117. use the Swell MIDI couplers to play from the Great keyboard 59 The Great A MIDI coupler normally sends on MIDI channel 1 however 1t can be set to send on any of the 16 available MIDI channels All of the channels for other couplers are fixed Following are the MIDI coupler pistons and their MIDI channels MIDI GT A Channel 1 MIDI GT B Channel 5 MIDISW A Channel 2 MIDI SW B Channel 6 ms May be changed to any of the sixteen MIDI channels Changing the Great MIDI Channel Generally you won t need to reassign the Great A MIDI coupler channel 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 the Great A MIDI coupler channel include the creation of multi track sequences and accessing sounds in a module which receives on a channel other than those listed above To change the Great A MIDI coupler channel 1 Hold the SET piston and press MIDI GT A The coupler piston will flash 2 Rotate the Select knob to highlight the MIDI channel field MIDI Coupler GTA Channel Min octave NORM Velocity 64 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to select the new MIDI channel 1 16 60 4 Press either the flashing MIDI coupler piston or General Cancel 0 to exit The Great A MIDI coupler channel assignment is saved with other settings in a combination piston It can
118. use it greatly increases the number of tonal colors at your disposal there are many more ranks available to you than the number of actual stops on the instrument Stops with Voice Palette alternatives are denoted with a dot e 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 be changed For example select the Pedal Principal 16 The following screen appears in the display Voice Palette Stop PD PRINCIPL 16 Voice END IM ou OPEN WOOD 16 3 Rotate the Alpha dial to view and select from the available Voice Palette alternatives The voice may be previewed i e played as it is selected 4 Press General Cancel 0 to exit Voice Palette selections are stored in combination pistons allowing you to quickly switch from one Voice Palette selection to another For example one piston could specify the Principal 16 voice for the Pedal stop in this example another could specify the Violone 16 voice The default Voice Palette selections are denoted with a in the display A complete listing of T967 stops and their Voice Palette alternatives if any follows DIVISION STOP VOICE PALETTE ALTERNATIVES Pedal Contre Violone 32 Contre Bourdon 32 Principal 16 Open Wood 16 Violone 16 Subbass 16 Bordun 16 Bourdon Doux s
119. ux 16 Contre Gambe 16 Geigen Principal 8 Geigen Diapason 8 Bourdon 8 Fl te Harmonique 8 Tibia 8 Viole de Gambe 8 Gambe Celeste 8 Fl te Celeste II 8 Prestant 4 Unda Maris II 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Nazard 2 2 3 Fl te Bec 2 Tierce 1 3 5 Cymbale III Plein Jeu IV Contre Trompette 16 Double Trumpet 16 Basson 16 Trompette 8 Trumpet 8 Hautbois 8 Hautbois mf 8 Voix Humaine 8 Vox Humana 8 Strings Slow Strings Clairon 4 Clarion 4 Tremulant Swell to Swell 16 Unison Off 4 Choir to Swell 8 CHOIR Manual I Quintade 16 Erz hler 16 Spitz Geigen 8 English Diapason 8 Holzgedackt 8 Concert Flute 8 Erz hler Celeste II 8 SATB Ah SATB Oo Viola Celeste II 8 Prinzipal 4 Fugara 4 Koppelfl te 4 Flute d Amour 4 Oktav 2 Zauberfl te 2 Larigot 1 1 3 Sesquialtera II Siffl te 1 Jeu de Clochette II Mixture IV Rauschquinte IV Dulzian 16 Corno di Bassetto 16 Rankett 16 Trompette Harmonique 8 Cromorne 8 French Horn 8 Festival Trumpet 8 Tuba 8 Harp Tremulant Choir to Choir 16 Unison Off 4 Swell to Choir 16 8 4 SOLO Manual ITI assignable Violoncello Celeste II 8 Strings Slow Strings Amens Alleluias Flauto Mirabilis Brass Boychoir Ah Soprano Ah Harmonic Flute 4 SATB A
120. w 16 Octave 8 Gedackt 8 Choralbass 4 Nachthorn 4 Mixture IV Contre Bombarde 32 Contre Basson 32 Bombarde 16 Basson 16 Contre Trompette 16 sw Trompette 8 Clairon 4 Rohrschalmei 4 47 DIVISION STOP VOICE PALETTE ALTERNATIVES Great Montre 16 Violone 16 Bourdon 16 Principal 8 Diapason 8 Prinzipal 8 Fl te Harmonique 8 Rohrfl te 8 Chimney Flute 8 Gemshorn 8 Octave 4 Principal 4 Oktav 4 Spitzfl te 4 Quinte 2 2 3 Super Octave 2 Fifteenth 2 Waldfl te 2 Terz 1 3 5 Fourniture IV Scharf IV Posaune 16 Double Trumpet 16 Trompete 8 Trumpet 8 Chimes Harpsichord Handbells Swell Bourdon Doux 16 Contre Gambe 16 Geigen Principal 8 Geigen Diapason 8 Bourdon 8 Fl te Harmonique 8 Tibia 8 Viole de Gambe 8 Gambe Celeste 8 Flite Celeste II 8 Prestant 4 Unda Maris II 4 Flauto Traverso 4 Nazard 2 2 3 Fl te Bec 2 Tierce 3 5 Cymbale III Plein Jeu IV Contre Trompette 16 Double Trumpet 16 Basson 16 Trompette 8 Trumpet 8 Hautbois 8 Hautbois mf 8 Voix Humaine 8 Vox Humana 8 Strings Slow Strings Clairon 4 Clarion 4
121. wever the card will be used rather than the internal memory To save registrations onto a SmartCard 1 Select the desired memory level by pressing pistons M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 or M6 2 Setany piston in the normal manner by holding SET then pressing a combination piston The piston will be saved to the SmartCard along with all other pistons in the active memory level To save internal memory settings to your SmartCard without changing any piston settings press a piston to recall its combination then hold SET and press the same piston again This will transfer the internal memory to the S martCard The contents of the entire memory level all pistons have now been copied to the SmartCard Because the card now contains 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 This is true until a different memory level is selected or until the SmartCard is removed It is important to remember the following points e When a SmartCard is in the slot any memory levels existing on the card replace the corresponding instrument console internal memory which is temporarily suspended 32 e Setting any piston while a SmartCard is inserted copies the current memory level to the SmartCard if it did not already exist on the card The SmartCard must be removed to be able to set pistons in a
122. wing screen is displayed 42 Pipe Modeling Temperament ATT ova 6 Rotate the Alpha dial until the desired temperament appears 7 Press General Cancel 0 to exit W hen the organ is turned off temperament reverts to Equal the default setting Also the instrument can be quickly returned to Equal temperament by holding General Cancel 0 and momentarily pressing SET This Reset procedure also returns MIDI settings and Voice Palette selections to their def aults Digital Dynamic Wind Part of the personality of an individual pipe organ relates to the steadiness of the wind supply to the pipes Because air is an elastic medium there is some amount of give in the wind supply of every pipe instrument Some organs exhibit more unsteadiness than others according to the type of wind regulators used single or multiple reservoirs schwimmer regulators etc A small amount of unsteadiness in the wind helps the listener to identify the sound as that of a wind blown instrument although too much can be distracting Certain types of music though seem to gain charm from a less than perfect wind system Another characteristic of pipe organs involves changes in pitch that occur in individual pipes when playing large numbers of pipes together These pitch changes are due both to variations in wind pressure as the wind demand becomes greater and to the influence of the sound from neighboring pipes This latter effect is

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