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1. RISQUE DE ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR This symbolis intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage qu l interieur de ce produit sont within the product s enclosure that may be of pr sents l ments non isol s soumis 4 Ce simbole sert pour avertir l utilisateur sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric AN tensions dangereuses suffisants cr er shock to persons un risque d lectrocution Ce simbole sert pour avertir l utilisateur qu l interieur de la documentation de l appareil sont presentes importantes instructions pour l utilisation correcte et la manutention de l appareil This symbolis intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance WARNING ATTENT E TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK AF IN D EVITER LES RISQUES DE FEU OU SCHOCK ELECTRIQUE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE N EXPOSEZ PAS CET INSTRUMENT A PLUIE OU HUMIDITE AND OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SUCH AS VASES NE PAS OUVRIR LE COUVERCLE OU PANNEAU ARRIERE SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON THIS APPARATUS L UTILISATEUR NE PEUT EFFECTUER AUCUNE REPARATION DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK POUR TOUTE REPARATION EVENTUELLE FAIRE APPEL A NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE UN PERSONNEL QUALIFIE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE E2. All voice management functions can be recalled by selecting the VOICES after the MENU piston 1s pressed The video page displayed 1s as follows VOICES VOLUME ALTERNATIVE VOICE containing the following functions o VOICES VOLUME regulates the volume of the voices o ALTERNATIVE VOICE used to replace voices To display the function required select the relative display field using the FIELD A and FIELD F buttons and press ENTER Use the EXIT button to return to the MENU video page Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 6 1 REGULATING THE VOICE VOLUMES The VOICES VOLUME function allows you to adjust the volume of each individual voice in a range from 9 dB to 9 dB Each modification 1s saved immediately and 18 audible in real time making it easier for the user to obtain the setting required You must also remember that the voice volumes are saved by the organ styles so when a style change 1s made apart from possible replacements of the stop voices the volumes will also be reconfigured to suit the selected style However changes made to the volumes are not lost when different styles are recalled and they are retained in the memory within the style To recall this function select the VOICES VOLUME option from the SETTING MENU the display will show VOICES VOLUME PEDAL containing the organ s four sections Then select the division where the voice for which you wish to adjust the volume 15 located or press for
3. ORC BAROQUE i DST USER ENTER TO COPY EXIT TO ABORT In this video page select the style you wish to copy by setting it in the SRC field and the destination style in the DST field As the display prompts press ENTER to confirm the copy or EXIT to abort the function 34 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 Before making the copy the system warns the user that the style shown on the display 1s about to be overwritten and its data will be irretrievably lost Here again press ENTER to continue or EXIT to abort the copy and return to the UTILITY submenu 111 WARNING Will be Overuritten ENTER TO CONTINUE EXIT TO ABORT 9 2 FACTORY SETTING The Factory Setting procedure allows you to restore the factory settings of all the instrument s internal functions deleting all the changes made by the user To recall this function use usual buttons to select the FACTORY SETTING option in the UTILITY submenu the display will show 111 WARNING CURRENT SETTING WILL BE LOST ENTER RESTORE OR EXIT TO ABORT the system prompts you to confirm warning that all the settings you have made will be irretrievably lost To confirm the Factory Setting procedure press the ENTER key or to abort the operation simply press EXIT Once the Factory Setting operation has been started the display will show a standby screen for the time taken to reload the factory data FACTORY SETTING PLEASE WAIT after which
4. received Press EXIT to return to the MIDI menu and save the new settings 33 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 9 UTILITY FUNCTIONS The UTILITY submenu in the MENU contains the organ s general utility functions To display this menu select the UTILITY option in the MENU screen and press ENTER This submenu consists of two video pages displayed using the FIELD A and FIELD buttons UTILITY TUNING 440 0 UTILITY CONTRAST 1 CONTRAST 4 p STILE COPY STILE COPY FACTORY SETTING FACTORY SETTING LOCK ORGAN The fields displayed are o TUNING fine tuning of the instrument within a range of 415 3 Hz to 466 2 Hz adjustments in steps of one tenth of a Hz The frequency value refers to the third A o CONTRAST display contrast o FACTORY SETTING restores the factory settings o LOCK ORGAN organ lock function 9 1 STYLE COPY The STYLE COPY function in the UTILITY submenu allows the contents of a style 1 6 the registers and their volumes the reverb type and the equaliser settings to be copied into another User style This is particularly useful to avoid having to make settings which already exist when the user wishes to programme a style starting from a preset style Baroque French English or American or a style programmed earlier in another User style for example To recall this function select the STYLE COPY option in the UTILITY video page the display will show STILE
5. Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual As described in the instruction to this section it is important to remember that the Organ Styles save the status of the following functions ALTERNATIVE VOICE voices assigned to each stop VOICE VOLUME volumes of the voices REVERBERATION type of reverb effect INTERNAL EQUALIZER equalizer for the internal amplification system EXTERNAL EQUALIZER equalizzatore per le uscite audio posterior1 The functions described above can only be modified when a User style has been selected Since the Baroque French English and American styles cannot be edited if the user attempts to modify these functions the display will show DENIED ACCESS ACCESS AVAILABLE IN THE USER STYLE ONLY 6 REPLACING VOICES AND REGULATING VOICE VOLUMES One important new feature of the Chorale 8 series is the capability for replacing the voices initially associated to the front panel stops with other voices already provided in the organ s internal memory In practice this gives quick easy voice replacement which however enables you to set your organ s entire sound setup exactly as you wish and at any time with considerable advantages for the customisation of the instrument and for its use by more than one organist each of them will be able to have their own set of voices The register setup can be further adjusted to individual requirements through regulation of the volume of each individual voice
6. a controller has been adjusted Controller Number which controller has been adjusted Controller Position the position of the controller SYSTEM MESSAGES SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE These messages can only be interpreted by an instrument made by the same producer as the transmitter device in some cases only by the same model They mainly relate to the instrument s sound generation and programming parameters The Chorale 8 uses these messages to control all the internal parameters and for switching the voices on and off REAL TIME These messages are used for the real time control of specific modules or functions of a connected instrument These messages include the Start Stop Pause Continue and Clock commands START the sequencer has started to record or play back a MIDI sequence STOP the sequencer has been stopped PAUSE CONTINUE the sequencer has been set in stop status CLOCK the sequencer speed N B The Chorale 8 does not transmit receive the messages described above They are described for your information only The Real Time messages also include the Active Sensing code sent to keep the dialogue between two MIDI instruments alive When the receiver instrument does not receive any MIDI data or the Active Sensing code in a time interval of about 300 milliseconds it considers the MIDI connection to have been deactivated so it switches off any notes still active Remember that the transmission and reception of this message is option
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8. return to display of the SET UP menu NOTES The external equalizer settings also affect the signals supplied to the RCA OUTPUT outputs in the recess underneath the manuals The equalizers adjustment settings are also stored in the Organ Style This means that organ styles with different types of external equalization may be available and that when a different style is recalled the equalizer may be modified 25 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 7 4 SIGNAL ROUTING ON THE AUDIO OUTPUTS Another useful setting available on the Chorale 8 is the option of sending the signals of the individual manuals and pedal board to one audio output or both This allows you to simulate location of the windchests in different positions by allocating the external speakers as required To display the setting video page select the EXT OUT ROUTER field in the SET UP menu EXT OUT ROUTER pe Gener al OUTZ Reverb only The screen shows the two audio outputs OUT1 AUX OUT 1 and OUT2 AUX OUT 2 You can set the signal source section for each output as follows PEDAL GREAT GREAT SWELL PEDAL GREAT CHOIR PEDAL GREAT SWELL CHOIR SWELL GENERAL OUTI only REVERB ONLY OUT only OD exco vo QOO As usual use the FIELD A and FIELD buttons to move the cursor and VALUE and VALUE to adjust the values To conclude press EXIT to save the new settings and return to the SET UP menu 7 5
9. 2 STYLE BAROQUE containing the following display fields o MEMORY BANK this parameter can be used to select one of the eight memory banks for saving the general and or specific combinations Therefore as well as providing a total of 48 general and 192 dedicated combinations this function 1s especially useful 1f the instrument is used by more than one organist since each of them will be able to save his or her own programming settings in a different Memory Bank o TRANSPOSER key transposer with a range of 5 6 semitones adjustments in steps of one semitone 13 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual o TEMP Temperament this parameter allows the selection of a series of historic temperaments of different eras and national origins You can choose from EQUAL a temperament with perfect tuning or the classical KIRNBERGER WERCKMEISTER PYTHAGOREAN MEANTONE and VALLOTTI temperaments o ENSEMBLE this parameter can be used to set six levels of natural tiny differences in pitch between one organ pipe and another in order to simulate the tuning errors that occur in the organ s pipes due to wear over time and variations in temperature If you wish to use the registers perfectly tuned select the value o STYLE selection of the organ style required For further information refer to chap 5 HOW TO MOVE AROUND INSIDE THE SCREENS The screen cursor is in the form of the field displayed in reverse in the screen shown above f
10. SW G coupler of the Swell to the Great o C G coupler of the Choir to the Great 7 SW C Piston activates coupling of the Swell to the Choir 8 MIDI C MIDI G MIDI P and MIDI SW pistons this section contains the pistons used to activate the transmission of MIDI note codes on the MIDI OUT port in the recess on the left underneath the Choir in response to the notes played on the manuals The LED of each piston displays the status of transmission on the manual s MIDI channel as follows o Piston illuminated note code transmission enabled o Piston off note code transmission disabled N B These pistons activate or deactivate the transmission of MIDI note codes Note On and Note Off only unlike all the other MIDI messages the organ is able to process which are always transmitted regardless of the status of this function These pistons control transmission of MIDI notes only Reception is always enabled Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 9 SWS piston pressing this piston activates the All Swells to Swell pedal function used to control the organ s general volume using the swell pedal SWELL N B When the Enclosed function is activated the volumes of all manuals are immediately set in relation to the position of the SWELL swell pedal When the Enclosed function is deactivated the volume of the Choir is immediately readjusted in relation to the position of the CHOIR swell pedal while those of th
11. main control unit for all the Choral 8 internal functions The organ features a large set of control functions allowing the user to customise the instrument in the most suitable way adapting it to his or her own requirements These are not mere general settings but setup functions that configure every part of the organ for the sound setup for example the user can select the instrument s musical style or change the registers assigned to the stops and then regulate their individual volumes The levels equalisation and channel routing of the remote outputs can also be adjusted The organ also allows complete unrestricted configuration of the MIDI interface as well as the familiar settings of the tremolo and reverb effects the manuals and the pedal board the internal graphic equalizer and the piston functions 3 1 SWITCHING ON AND MAIN VIDEO PAGE When the organ 1s switched on using the POWER switch on the left hand panel the instrument becomes operational after a few seconds during which time all the amplification circuits are activated and the internal systems are configured While this 1s taking place the display shows the introductory screen VISCOUNT INTERNATIONAL OPERATING SYSTEM VERSION 1 27 on which the release of the firmware installed on the instrument can always be checked After the switch on procedure 1s complete the main video page will be displayed Di OF TRANSPOSER 0 TENP EQUAL ENSEMBLE
12. prompts from the system EXIT is used to exit the screen on the display and return to the previous one or abort any prompts from the system FIELD VALUE kra FIELD VALUE ENTER Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 2 4 PEDAL BOARD CONTROLS The bottom part of the organ above the pedal board contains the swell pedals and a number of foot pistons for controlling the couplers the Plenum and Reeds functions and the Tutti 1 Coupler pistons these pistons activate the organ couplings described in par 2 1 point 1 e 2 2 CHOIR Swell Pedal swell pedal used to regulate the volume of the Choir 3 SWELL Swell Pedal this swell pedal is used to regulate the volume of the Swell 4 CRESCENDO pedal you can use this pedal to select the Crescendo steps which activate a preset series of stops The step currently selected is displayed by the CRESCENDO LED bar on the central panel see also point 2 1 subsection 3 Each Crescendo step is programmable To do this use the CRESCENDO pedal to select the step you require switch on the voices and couplers of your choice press S keep it pressed and then press the general memories HR button 5 PLENUM piston piston which activates the Plenum which will be added to the existing sound setup 6 REEDS piston piston which activates the reed registers which will be added to the existing sound setup The sound compositions of the Plenum and Reed functions are programmab
13. the speed at which the manual keys are pressed If the function 16 turned off the notes are always played with fixed dynamic equal to the MIDI value 100 To activate the two functions use the VALUE and VALUE buttons to select the value YES or select NO to deactivate them Use the FIELD A and FIELD buttons to move the cursor and EXIT to save the new settings and return to the SET UP menu 21 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 7 7 PISTON SETTINGS The Chorale 8 setup procedure allows you to set the function of sector combination pistons and the pistons used for sequential recall of the general combinations PREV and NEXT To set these functions select the PISTONS SETTINGS field in the SET UP menu the display shows the screen PISTONS SETTING In this first screen you may activate or deactivate the Piston Combine function which allows the combinations of the Great to be coupled to those of the pedal board This means that when a Great combination is recalled the same combination will also be automatically activated for the pedal board To activate the function use the VALUE and VALUE buttons to select the value YES or select NO to deactivate it Now press the FIELD W button to display the second PISTONS SETTING function relating to the function of the PREV and NEXT pistons PISTONS SETTING PREU NEXT PISTONS ACTION MEMORY BANK If GENERAL MEMORY 1s selected the pistons
14. 127 with middle C represented by number 60 NOTE OFF This message is transmitted when a key struck previously is released When it is received the sound of the note relating to the key is switched off Each Note On message contains the following information Note Off a key has been released Note Number which key has been released Velocity dynamic 1 e how fast the note was released N B A Note On message with Velocity 0 is considered equivalent to a Note Off message The Chorale 8 sends the Note On message with Velocity 0 30 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 PROGRAM CHANGE This message is used to select the programs or sounds of the receiver instrument There is also a specific standard called General MIDI which describes which sound should be recalled for each Program Change received This association is usually described by means of a table included in the user manual of the instrument which adopts the standard This message contains the following information Program Change voice or program change Program Change Number the number of the program or voice to be activated CONTROL CHANGE These are control messages often associated to trimmers or pedals used to add expression to the performance allowing you to set and control in real time if necessary voice parameters such as volume CC n 7 or the position of the swell pedals CC n 11 etc This message contains the following information Control Change
15. EFT PANEL 1 ORCHESTRA Registers contains the registers of the Orchestra voices for the four EI Pedal H Swell Great sections of the Organ 1 l Sison Li Se 2 POWER Switch the switch used to switch the organ on and off POWER EXT SPK MASTER VOL REVER MASTER VOL trimmer regulates the di i 2 Q 0 organ s general volume Owner s Manual 4 Viscount Chorale 8 REVERB VOL trimmer regulates the level of the reverb digital effects EXT SPK Switch on off switch for loudspeakers if any connected to the outputs on the rear panel powered by means of the EXT 12V DC socket WARNING Do not switch the organ on and off in rapid succession After the instrument is switched off wait at least 10 seconds before switching it back on RIGHT PANEL 1 2 Display graphic display of 128x64 pixels for display of all the screens relating to the organ s functions FIELD and FIELD V buttons buttons used to move the cursor around within the display screens The FIELD A button moves the cursor to the field above the one currently selected while FIELD W selects the field below VALUE and VALUE buttons buttons for adjusting parameters VALUE increases the value VALUE decreases it EXIT and ENTER buttons buttons for accessing or exiting menu screens ENTER is used to enter the menu or function shown on the display or confirm any
16. GRAM CHANGE MESSAGE TRANSMISSION The MIDI Program Change PG message allows a specific sound or program patch to be recalled in a connected unit Therefore you can use this function to select the voice required from a remote module such as an expander connected to the MIDI OUT port directly from the organ itself To display the relative video page select the SEND PROG CHANGE field in the MIDI menu and press ENTER SEND PROG CHANGE PEDAL OFF CHOIR OFF GREAT OFF SWELL OFF To transmit a PG message locate the cursor on the section to which the MIDI channel of choice 16 associated and use the VALUE and VALUE buttons to set the number of the PG required 32 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 When each value is selected the relative PG will be transmitted automatically If for example the pedal board MIDI A channel 1s number 3 when 20 1s selected beside the PEDAL field Program Change n 20 will be transmitted on the MIDI 3 channel It is important to underline that the Program Changes set in this screen are saved in the specific and general combinations To do this simply select the PG messages in the screen described above and save the combination required All this 1s particularly useful when you are using a remote expander for example and wish to obtain a specific voice in combination with the stops activated by means of the combination If transmission of the PG is not necessary saving o
17. LECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS WARNING 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Installin accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not installnear any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat 9 Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wider blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit in to your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet 10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the apparatus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Da 13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer allservicing to qualified service personnel Ser
18. MIDI file extension MID reader by means of which the data in the upgrade file can be transmitted to the organ A hardware device used for MIDI sequencing or a computer software package capable of processing this type of file may be used Connect the MIDI data output port of the transmitter device which may be the MIDI OUT connector of a hardware module or of a serial or USB MIDI interface or Joyport if a computer is used to the MIDI IN connector of the Chorale 8 Start the updating procedure when the organ starts to receive the data the display will show CEE ROT TRS 1 I La Lal LI Li OPE ROTTS At the end of the procedure the following video page 1s displayed HERTE COMPLETED EiT P Fo EZ ee im be T REL ESSE CHE me Ste E EZ EI E P 1 Ifthe display looks like the one shown on the left you must turn the organ off and switch it back on whilst holding down the FIELD A FIELD and EXIT buttons at the same time You can then repeat the updating procedure If the display looks like the one shown on the right it 1s possible to re transmit the MIDI files straight away without having to manually recall the updating procedure 38 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Viscount Chorale 8 Version 1 0 Classic Organ Date 28 09 2012 FUNCTION TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS CHA
19. NNEL Changed 1415 1415 MODE Default Mode 3 Mode 3 NEM Messages kkkkkkkxk KKKKKKKkk Altered KKKKKKKkk kkkkkkkk NUMBER True Voice 36 96 30 101 SYSTEM Song Pos COMMON Song Sel Tune SYSTEM Clock REAL TIME Commands AUX Local On Off MESSAGES All notes off Active Sense Reset Note OFF X X TOUCH Ch s X X PITCHBENDER X X 7 O O Volume 11 O O Expression 64 O O Sustain O O All sound off O O Reset All Controllers O O All Notes Off CHANGE True SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE O O X X X X X X X X O O X X NOTES Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono O YES Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 4 Omni Off Mono X NO Disposal of old Electrical amp Electronic Equipment Applicable throughout the European Union and other European countries with separate collection programs Dir 2002 95 CE 2002 96 CE e 2003 108 CE This syrnbol found on your product or on its packaging indicates that this product should not be treated as household waste when you wish to dispose of it Instead it should be handed overt to an applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly you will help prevent potential negative consequences to the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate disposal of this product The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources For more detailed information about the recy
20. REGULATING THE AUDIO OUTPUT VOLUMES Another setting function available for the audio outputs 1s adjustment of the volumes of the individual outputs To make the settings select the EXT OUT VOLUME field in the SETUP menu the display shows the screen EXT OUT VOLUME OUT 1 22 OUT 2 25 containing the following parameters o 1 volume of output AUX OUT 1 o OUT 2 volume of output AUX OUT 2 26 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 All the levels can be set in a range of values from 1 to 32 with the following relative dB 32 0 dB 20 12 dB 16 16 dB 10 22 dB 1 31 dB Naturally intermediate signal level values will be obtained when values between these settings are shown on the display NOTE The rear output volume settings also affect the signals supplied to the RCA OUTPUT outputs in the recess underneath the manuals 7 6 GENERAL MANUAL SETTINGS The KEYBOARD SETTING function recalled using the option of the same name in the SET UP menu contains two different parameter relating to operation of the organ manuals The video page displayed 1s as follows KEYBOARD SETTING containing the following display options o CH GT INVERS inversion of the manuals so that the Choir registers are played with the Great and vice versa o KEY VELOCITY activates the manual key dynamics When this function is active you can play the Orchestral voices and transmit the MIDI notes in response to
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22. al so not all instruments are equipped to handle it To access all the Chorale 8 MIDI settings select the MIDI option in the MENU screen and press ENTER MIDI SETTING TXARA CHANNEL SEND PROG CHANGE TK RX FILTER The functions available are as follows o TX RX CHANNEL MIDI transmission and reception channel selection SEND PROG CHANGE Program Change message transmission 31 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual o TX RXFILTER MIDI filter setting Use the FIELD and FIELD and ENTER buttons to select the function required Otherwise press EXIT to exit the MIDI submenu and return to display of the MENU screen 5 1 SELECTING THE CHANNELS To set the MIDI transmission and reception channels select the TX RX CHANNEL field in the MIDI submenu TX RX CHANNEL PEDAL 4 The four fields displayed correspond to the organ s four sections The number alongside identifies the transmission and reception channel for the section concerned As usual use the FIELD A and FIELD W buttons to locate the cursor on the display fields and VALUE and VALUE to select the channel required Now press EXIT to return to the MIDI menu and save the settings made N B Itis not possible to set different reception and transmission channels for the same section MIDI 16 channel cannot be selected since it is the system channel used for the exchange of internal codes between Viscount instruments 8 2 PRO
23. as particularly unattractive in sound and was therefore treated as a dissonance However the music of the time was mainly monodic and the early forms of vocal and instrumental polyphony made a great deal of use of the interval of a fifth With the early Renaissance and the start of the great flowering of vocal polyphony the interval of a major third gradually came to be heard as consonant and not dissonant The instruments with fixed tuning such as the organ and harpsichord gradually adapted to this situation by adopting a system of temperament known as which gave the major third priority over the fifth This temperament is particularly important because it was the temperament in normal use in Europe in the 16 and 17 Centuries until the early 18 Century Here are the six temperaments available on the Chorale 8 first and foremost the MEANTONE 14 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 MEANTONE amp pure major thirds E flat G B flat D F A C E G B D F A C E G 4 unusable major thirds diminished fourths B D F A CH E A flat 1 fifth known as the wolf very dissonant extended fifth A flat E flat Highly irregular chromatic scale meaning that chromatic compositions are given a very distinctive voice Keys usable with this temperament C maj D maj G maj A maj B flat maj and the relative minors The temperaments which follow allow all the major and minor keys to
24. at the latter contain the signal generated by the organ while on the rear connectors the signals of the individual manuals and pedal board are routed to and adjusted on the individual outputs in accordance with the relative settings on the display for more information see points 7 3 7 4 and 7 5 OPTIONAL EXT L R L R AUX OUT 1 AUX OUT 2 SPEAKER OUT 80 1 EXT 12V DC connectors these sockets can be used to obtain the 12V DC voltage needed to supply the VISCOUNT speakers connected to the AUX OUT outputs 2 AUX OUT 1 and AUX OUT 2 connectors Jack line outputs carrying the organ signal in accordance with the routing set by means of the function on display With the Factory Settings active the signals are distributed as follows AUX OUT 1 General signal AUX OUT 2 Reverb only 3 SPEAKER OUT connectors amplified stereo output to which a pair of passive loudspeakers can be connected In Factory Setting mode the amplified general organ signal can be obtained from these outputs The optional internal amplifier must be installed to allow use of these outputs Contact your dealer for more information N B For installation connection and setup of the internal amplifier refer to the installation guide in the optional s packaging 12 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 3 MAIN CONTROL UNIT As described in the previous section the right hand panel beside the manuals contains the
25. ay will show the first screen ALTERNATIVE VOICE PEDAL in which you have to select the section of the organ containing the stop of the voice to be replaced or press the stop itself on the front panel as if to switch it on In the first case the display shows the first four voices in the section selected PEDAL ALT VOICE 2 Prinzipll6C 3 Subbassl6A d Violon 16 while if you hold pressed the stop the display immediately shows the screen shown below Now use the FIELD A and FIELD W buttons to select the voice you wish to replace After locating the cursor on the voice concerned press ENTER PED ContrBasslb PrincipllbA Principll6B ContrBasslb The top of the display contains information concerning the voice you are about to replace while the central part of the screen shows the possible replacement registers for that specific stop Here again you can use the FIELD A and FIELD W buttons to scroll through all the replacement voices which are rendered audible immediately for quicker programming by just moving the cursor over the fields of the voices displayed Once you have found the voice you require press ENTER 20 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 PED ContrBassl6 Change with Principll6B ENTER TO CONFIRM EXIT TO ABORT the system now provides information about the voice to be replaced in the top of the screen and the new voice in the middle and a prompt for confirmation to pro
26. ayed on two screens Scroll the cursor downwards to display the other functions in the list EXT OUT VOLUME KEYBOARD SETTING PISTONS SETTING FUNCTION STORED The following is a short description of the various settings o TREMOLO setting of the Tremolos for each manual o REVERBERATION selection of the type of reverb required o EQUALIZER for the equalizers adjustment o EXT OUT ROUTER routing of the manuals and pedal board on the audio outputs AUX OUT 1 AUX OUT 2 and SPEAKER OUT optional o EXT OUT VOLUME regulates the volume of the audio outputs o KEYBOARD SETTING manual operation settings o PISTONS SETTING operation of the pistons on the section control boards o FUNCTION STORED combination fixing settings As usual use the FIELD A and FIELD W buttons to move the cursor and ENTER to display the screens of the functions required Press EXIT to return to the MENU 22 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 7 1 SETTING THE TREMOLO In pipe organs it 1s of fundamental importance for the air pressure to be constant in order to obtain an even sustained sound However a number of mechanical devices were introduced to generate a number of periodic variations of varying intensity in the air flow These variations produced a tremulant effect on the sound which made a number of solo stops such as the Vox Humana more pleasant on the ear and gave added expression to the reed stops This effec
27. be used although those with the most alterations have a highly distinctive voice in contrast with the modern equal temperament WERCKMEISTER This temperament invented by the organist and musical theorist Andreas Werckmeister is recommended for performing the German musical repertoire of the late 1600s KIRNBERGER This temperament developed by Johann Philipp Kirnberger pupil of J S Bach is also suitable for playing the German baroque composers and the works of Bach PYTHAGOREAN In this temperament all the fifths are natural except for the wolf fifth in the interval A flat E flat which is greatly diminished It dates from the Middle Ages up to the 15th century and can therefore be used for compositions of that period VALLOTTI This Italian temperament invented by Francescantonio Vallotti was later taken up in England by Thomas Young It can be used effectively for the Italian 18th Century repertoire and also for the English repertoire of the same period 3 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE INSTRUMENT S SETUP FUNCTIONS Pressing the MENU piston in the Swell panel accesses the menu containing all the organ s setup functions The first video page displayed 15 as follows VOICES SET UP MIDI UTILITY scroll the cursor downwards using the FIELD button to display the second part of the menu SET UP MIDI UTILITY DEMO SONG The display options are o VOICES setup functions for all the organ s voic
28. ceed since the new register has not yet been definitively loaded but has simply been rendered audible for evaluation As the display shows press ENTER to confirm the replacement or EXIT to abort If you now go ahead with the operation the system will definitively replace the old voice and give confirmation with the following screen ED ContrBassl6 is changed in Principll6B IMPORTANT NOTES The voices for loaded for each stop are automatically saved in the current Organ Style see also section 5 This means that when another style is recalled the voices will be reset to the last style recalled When the style in which the voices were changed is reloaded the voices will be reset to the latest adjustments When a replacement voice is loaded it will be assigned the volume value set for the voice present on the relative stop before the change was made Io restore the original voices of all styles recall the FACTORY SETTING function described in point 9 2 21 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 7 INSTRUMENT GENERAL SETTINGS All the organ s general setup functions 1 e the settings not strictly linked to the voices or the MIDI interface are found in the SET UP submenu recalled by selecting the field of the same name on the display in the MENU The first video page displayed is as follows SET UP TREMOLO REVERBERATION EQUALIZER EXT OUT ROUTER Since there are a large number of settings the menu 15 displ
29. cling of this product please contact your local city offi ce waste disposal service or the retail store where you purchased this product This product complies with the requirements of EMCD 2004 108 LVD 2006 95 FCC RULES NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital Device persuant to Part 15 if the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio comunications However there is no guarantee that the interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determinated by turning the equipment off and on the user is encuraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced Radio Tv technician for help The user is cautioned that any changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsable for compliance could void the user s authority opea
30. d with the STYLE parameter on the display see also chap 5 1 PEDALI section this section contains the pedal board register stops The following couplers are also provided o Great to Pedal the stops of the Great will also play on the pedal board o Swell to Pedal the stops of the Swell will also play on the pedal board o Choir to Pedal the stops of the Choir will also play on the pedal board 2 SWELLI section Swell stops and tremolo 3 CRESCENDO LED bar displays the steps of the Crescendo currently set with the pedal of the same name 4 GREAT section Great stops tremolo and couplers o Swell to Great the stops of the Swell will also play on the Great o Choir to Great the stops of the Choir will also play on the Great 5 CHOIR section contains the stops and tremolo of the Choir and the coupler o Swell to Choir the stops of the Swell will also play on the Choir Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 2 2 THE MANUAL SPLITTER CONTROLS The pistons used to recall the adjustable combinations Tutti couplers and other accessory functions are placed in the areas between the manuals 51 Lollo E uii Po H o H 1 General combinations this section contains the instrument s general adjustable combinations When a combination is recalled the light of the relative stop illuminates to confirm its activation The NEXT pistons can also be used to select combinations one by one in an upwa
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32. e pedal board and Great are set in accordance with the setting in the VOLUMES function see chap 4 10 VOL piston used to display the divisional volumes of each section of the organ 11 A P piston this piston controls the status of the Automatic Pedal function used to play the stops of the pedal board using the first 32 notes of Great In this case the organ s pedal board is deactivated and the stops become monophonic with priority to the lowest note 12 MENU piston used to display the organ setup functions menu 13 T piston piston used for switching the Tutti on and off The voice composition of the Tutti function is programmable To set a new configuration switch on the stops and couplers of your choice press S keep it pressed and then press the T piston or the TUTTI foot piston 14 C piston Cancel piston which switches off all the stops tremolos couplers and pistons on any manual divisions active then resets the general and dedicated HRs 2 3 THE SIDE PANELS Other organ controls such as the volume controls reverb adjustment and the graphic display showing all the instrument s main setup and adjustment functions are located on the right and left of the manuals in easy reach of the organist To make use of these controls quicker and easier all the rotary trimmers and the Orchestra voices are on the left of the manuals with the graphic display and the relative control buttons on the right L
33. ent types of reverb may be available and that when a different style is recalled the reverb may be modified 24 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 7 3 EQUALIZERS ADJUSTMENT Your Chorale 8 organ 1s equipped with two 5 band graphic equalizers for the sound control There 1s one equalizer for controlling the signal to the internal loudspeakers A second equaliser 1s assigned to the signals sent to the AUX OUT 1 and AUX OUT 2 audio outputs and a third to the SPEAKER OUT optional amplified output In order to display these adjustments select EQUALIZER and press ENTER EQUALIZER MENU LIT Elle feo Hil EUCUPMLEIZEIF EXT EQUALIZER o INT EQUALIZER this displays the internal equalizer o EXT EQUALIZER this displays the audio outputs equalizer INTERNAL EL EXTERNAL As you can see the following parameters appear on the right of the screen o FREQ central trigger frequency O GAIN gain of the signals with frequencies close to that stated in the FREQ parameter The FIELD e FIELD W buttons can be used to select the trigger frequency then use the VALUE and VALUE buttons to regulate the attenuation negative values or enhancement positive values of the signal in a range of 9 dB A graphic indication of the equalizer 1s also displayed on the right of the screen in real time Here again after making the settings you require press the EXIT button to save the modifications and
34. es such as loading of alternative voices and volume adjustment 15 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual o SETUP this submenu contains all the organ s general settings such as adjustment of the tremolos and equalisers selection of the type of reverb adjustment of the real output signals and setup of the manuals and the pistons on the section control boards o MIDI setup of the organ s MIDI interface o UTILITY utility functions such as adjustment of the instrument s fine tuning display contrast copies the styles recall of the Factory Settings and controls access to the modification functions o DEMO SONG collection of a number of demonstration tracks To access the submenu of your choice select the relative display field using the FIELD A and FIELD buttons and press ENTER Use the EXIT button to return to the main video page For a clearer view of the various submenus the table below summarises the way in which all the organ s functions are organised MENU SETTING VOICES Voices Volume Pedal Voices Volume Choir Voices Volume Great Voices Volume Swell Voices Volume Alternative Voices Pedal Alternative Voices Choir Alternative Voices Great Alternative Voices Swell Alternative Voices SETUP Tremolo Tremolo setting Reverberation Reverberation Type Equalizer Internal Equalizer setting Out1 amp 2 Equalizer setting Speaker Out Equalizer setting optional External Out Router Exter
35. f the PG can be aborted by selecting the value OFF 8 3 SETTING THE FILTERS A MIDI filter is a special function which allows a specific message to be cut out on all the MIDI channels if it is a channelled message in transmission and or reception For example the Control Change transmission filter allows you not to transmit these MIDI messages on the MIDI OUT port on all the MIDI channels controlled by the organ Similarly the reception filter cuts out the CCs received by the organ by means of the MIDI IN port on all the channels 1 e the CCs are not applied To set up the MIDI filters select the TX RX FILTERS field in the MIDI submenu The following screen appears TXARA FILTER NO HO NO REALTIME YES NO The filters for the following messages shown in the top left hand corner of the display can be switched on and off CC Control Change control messages PG Program Change messages for selecting programs voices SYSEX System Exclusive system exclusive messages REAL Real Time messages Active Sensing O O O O The right hand side of the display contains the fields for the setting the filters for each type of message The settings are NO NO both filters off YES NO filter only active on messages transmitted NO YES filter only active on messages received YES YES filter active on both received and transmitted messages When a filter is activated the relative MIDI message 1s not transmitted
36. g to update this publication immediately All rights reserved the reproduction of any part of this manual in any form without the manufacturer s specific written permission is forbidden Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual e All the trademarks referred to in this manual are the property of the respective manufacturers e Read all the information carefully in order to obtain the best performances from your product and waste no time e The codes or numbers in square brackets indicate the names of the buttons sliders trimmers and connectors on the instrument For example ENTER refers to the ENTER button e The illustrations and display pages are purely guideline and may differ from those actually shown on the display e The instructions provided in this manual only concern the instrument s operating system version that was up to date when the document was released Therefore such instructions might not describe faithfully your current operating system release Please visit the website http www viscount it to check for the newest manual Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 2 CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS 2 1 THE FRONT PANEL The organ s front panel above the three manuals contains the stop keys arranged section by section used to activate the registers and the Crescendo LED bar Each stop key may be marked with the name of more than one register since the associated register may change depending on the organ style selecte
37. l Here again set YES to enable saving or NO to disable 1t Press FIELD again to display the last setting FUNCTION STORED INTO DIU PISTONS COUPLERS used to enable or disable saving of the couplers in the divisional combinations Finally press EXIT to save the changes made and return to display of the SET UP menu 29 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 8 MIDI WHAT MIDI IS The MIDI interface Musical Instrument Digital Interface allows instruments of different makes and kinds to communicate with each other using this very specific protocol of codes This allows the creation of systems of MIDI instruments offering much greater versatility and control than 15 possible with single instruments To make this communication possible all MIDI instruments have two or three 5 pin DIN connectors called MIDI IN The connector through which the instrument receives the MIDI data transmitted by other units MIDI OUT The connector through which the instrument sends the MIDI data it has generated to other units MIDI THRU This connector not always provided on all instruments is used for connecting several units in series since it transmits the MIDI data exactly as they are received by the respective MIDI IN port Most instruments equipped with MIDI interface transmit MIDI messages which specify for example which note has been played and with what dynamic by means of the MIDI OUT connector If this co
38. le To save a new configuration switch on the registers of your choice press the S piston keep it pressed and then press the PLENUM or REEDS piston 7 TUTTI foot piston piston used to activate the Tutti For a more detailed description refer to point 13 of section 2 2 8 Sustain switch pedal Sustain pedal to be used with the Orchestra voices N B The display volume controls which can be displayed by pressing the VOL button allow balancing of the sections once you have set the levels best suited to your taste and the sound balance you require they will not require frequent adjustment The swell pedals on the other hand allow continuous control of the volumes enabling you to obtain all the dynamic effects you wish Apart from regulating the volume the swell pedals also simulate the variation in timbre of the stops which would occur in the swell boxes of pipe organs 10 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 2 5 THE CONNECTIONS UNDERNEATH THE MANUALS In the left of the organ under the surface which contains the manuals and side panels there is a small recess containing various connectors for connecting the organ to remote sound and MIDI devices 999 SP OO OU 5 MIDI UT 1 HEADPHONES connector Jack socket to which a headphone set can be connected With headphones connected the organ s internal amplification 1s cut off N B To obtain the best results f
39. nal Out Router setting External Out Volume L External Out Volume setting Keyboard Setting choirGreat Keyboards Inversion setting Key Velocity setting Pistons Setting Great Pedal Piston Combine setting Prev Next Pistons Action setting Function Stored into Piston Tremulant Depth and Speed setting SWS and A P setting Couplers setting 16 MIDI TX RX Channel Pedal channel setting Choir channel setting Great channel setting Swell channel setting Send Program Change Pedal PG setting Choir PG setting Great PG setting Swell PG setting TX RX Filter Control Change filter setting Program Change filter setting Sys Ex filter setting Real Time filter setting UTILITY Tuning setting LCD contrast setting Style Copy function Factory Setting Lock Organ setting DEMO Demo song selection Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 4 REGULATINGTHE SECTION VOLUMES Pressing the VOL piston on the Swell panel displays the section volumes video page E Use the FIELD A and FIELD buttons to move the cursor to the relevant section and VALUE and VALUE to adjust the volume as required To confirm the changes and exit the video page press the EXIT button 5 ORGAN STYLE One important feature of the Chorale 8 senes 1s the availability of four different organ styles Baroque French English and American which allow you to set the sound configuration perfectly suited to the literature you intend to perfo
40. nerate the right reverb effect to complete the instruments excellent timbre qualities The purpose of the REVERBERATION TYPE function in the SET UP menu is to allow you to select the type of reverb effect ranging from a large church with strong reverb and many sound reflections to a small room with short muffled reverb You may use this function to select eight different types of reverb effect You can then use the REVERB trimmer in the left hand control panel to regulate the level of reverb effect required 23 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual To select the reverb required select the REVERBERATION field in the SET UP menu and press ENTER REVERBERATION TYPE CATHEDRAL The types available are o CATHEDRAL reverb typical of a cathedral o BASILICA reverb typical of a basilica o GOTHIC CHURCH reverb typical of a Gothic church o BAROQUE CHURCH reverb typical of a Baroque church o ROMANIC CHURCH reverb typical of a Romanesque church o MODERN CHURCH reverb typical of a modern church o PARISH reverb typical of a church hall o CAPPELLA reverb typical of a chapel Use the VALUE and VALUE buttons to select the type of reverb and press EXIT to save the selection and return to display of the SET UP menu N B The organs internal reverb also affects the input signals reaching the INPUT connectors underneath the manuals The Organ Styles save the type of reverb This means that organ styles with differ
41. nnector is connected to the MIDI IN connector of another MIDI instrument such as an expander the second instrument will respond exactly to the notes played on the transmitter instrument The same type of information transfer 18 used for recording MIDI sequences A computer or a sequencer can be used to record the MIDI data generated by the transmitter instrument If these recorded data are sent back to the instrument it automatically repeats the recorded performance MIDI is able to transmit a multitude of digital data by means of just one cable and thus just one connector this 1s thanks to the MIDI channels There are 16 MIDI channels and in a similar way as for radio communications in which two stations can only communicate if they are tuned to the same frequency or channel two MIDI instruments connected together are only able to communicate if the transmitter instrument channel is the same as the receiver instrument channel MIDI messages subdivide into channel messages and system messages The following 1s a short description of these messages CHANNEL MESSAGES NOTE ON This message 16 transmitted when a note is depressed on the keyboard Each Note On message contains the following information Note On when a key has been struck Note Number the key which has been pressed and therefore the relative note played Velocity note dynamic 1 e the force applied when the key was struck Note messages are expressed as a number from 0 to
42. operate like ordinary sequencers recalling the individual general combinations 1n ascending or descending order If MEMORY BANK is set sequential selection no longer occurs on the combinations but on the memory banks MEMORY BANK option in the main screen NEXT therefore selects the memory banks in ascending order PREV in descending order Once you have set the two functions as you require press EXIT to return to display of the SET UP menu 28 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 7 8 COMBINATION SAVING SETTINGS The FUNCTION STORED INTO PISTONS function in the SET UP menu allows you to choose what you wish to save the general and specific combinations and the Tutti in order to further customise the organ s performance features After the FUNCTION STORED field 18 selected in the SETUP menu the display will show FUNCTION STORED INTO PISTONS TREMOLO DEPTH AND SPEED This screen allows you to enable and disable saving of the Tremolo Depth and Speed values so that you can obtain Tremolo of different modulation depth and speed by recalling the various combinations Use the VALUE and VALUE buttons to select YES to enable saving or NO to disable it Now press the FIELD W button to display the second saving setting screen FUNCTION STORED INTO PISTONS 4 SWS AND AUT PED in which you can decide whether or not to save the status of the All Swells to Swell pedal and the Automatic Peda
43. or example the cursor is located on the MEMORY BANK parameter As explained in paragraph 2 3 to move the cursor use the FIELD and FIELD buttons FIELD A moves the cursor to the field above FIELD W locates it on the one below If a menu consists of more than one screen an arrow symbol indicating that previous and or subsequent pages are available will appear in the top right hand corner T there are pages after the one currently displayed there are pages before the one currently displayed 1 there are pages before and after the one currently displayed To access a submenu or a function press the ENTER key to exit the current screen use the EXIT button To adjust parameters or select the various settings options use the VALUE and VALUE buttons A BRIEF NOTE ON TEMPERAMENTS In the natural tuning system based on the acoustic phenomenon of harmonic sounds two important musical intervals the major third and the perfect fifth cannot be made to coexist in the pure state i e beat free Therefore over the centuries a variety of compromise solutions known as TEMPERAMENTS have been invented and realised These give priority to one or the other interval by modifving them in various ways In the ancient world and the Middle Ages until the last few decades of the 17 Century the Pythagorean tuning system in which the fifths were retained perfectly pure was in use The resulting major third w
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45. rd direction and PREV for the same function in a downward direction combination sequencers 2 Division combinations this organ has six adjustable division combinations for Swell 2A Great 2B Choir 2C and the pedal board 2D When a combination is recalled the light of the relative piston illuminates to confirm its activation In division combinations the user is only able to set the configuration of the section associated to the selected combination There is also a piston marked HR Handle Registers beside the general and dedicated combinations also known as 0 when it is on it automatically memorises the register status This piston s main function is to restore during use of the combinations the hand made stop setup created when the HR button was on Remember that an HR setup is not modified if the stops are switched on and off by hand when a combination on the same section is selected 1 e with the HR off N B The contents of the HR are not retained when the organ is switched off Fach combination including HR and Tutti whether general or sectional is able to store the status on off of the stops the status of the couplers enabling saving see point 7 8 the status of the tremolos even with different modulation depths and speeds if the specific SET UP menu function described in par 7 8 is activated the style Organ Style the MIDI controls point 8 and the Program Changes set
46. rm since they have been programmed as appropriate to the different schools of organ building these styles cannot be modified by the user There are 4 additional User styles which can be modified as required Remember that the stop switches on the front panel can contain more than one register each This 1s because when different styles are selected the registers assigned to the various stops may change The names of the registers marked on the stops are the ones which will be recalled by the preset styles however the User styles may recall registers the names of which are not screen printed on the stops if the user programmes them to do this Each style automatically saves the modifications made to the sound setup using the voice replacement functions and voice volume adjustments This means that each style can be modified and customised to personal taste making the organ extremely flexible When a specific basic setup 1s required during programming the instrument also allows a style which may be a fixed style to be copied into another User style using the STYLE COPY function described in point 9 1 The video page used to select the organ style required 18 displayed a few moments after the organ 15 switched on The style can be recalled using the STYLE parameter HEHMNDU BALI 1 HoH 1 TRANSPOSER 0 TEMP EQUAL ENSEMBLE 2 STYLE BAROQUE Using the VALUE and VALUE buttons you can select the desired style 17
47. rom the HEADPHONES output phones with impedance of at least 16Q should be used 2 MIDI connectors five pin DIN connectors for connection of instruments with MIDI interface The IN connector allows receipt of MIDI data generated by remote MIDI sources the OUT connector transmits the MIDI messages generated by the Chorale 6 and the THRU connector transmits the MIDI data exactly as received at the IN connector na MIDI OUT Master keyboard keyboard MIDI file player etc 3 INPUT connectors RCA line inputs which allow other instruments to be played using the organ s internal amplification Ifthe source is monophonic use L IMONO connector only Fi 200 x DO Expander sequencer etc MIDI IN MIDI IN 4 OUTPUT connectors RCA line outputs for the unamplified signal for connection of optional amplified speakers remote amplification systems or recording systems To use a monophonic signal connect to the L MONO connector only Analog recording system powered boxes amplifier etc THRU OUT 11 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 2 6 THE CONNECTIONS ON THE REAR PANEL In the bottom of the rear panel there are two more pairs of line audio outputs an optional amplified stereo output and the power supply socket for the connected loudspeakers The main difference between these outputs and the ones in the recess underneath the manuals is th
48. s and or those of the changes you have made To recall playback of the demo tracks select the DEMO SONG option from the MENU screen Use the FIELD A and FIELD W buttons to select each piece of music Press ENTER to start and stop each piece Press EXIT to leave the DEMO SONG function 10 2 VOICE LOCAL OFF Setting a voice in Local Off mode means that it will not be played by the organ s internal sound generation system but the relative MIDI System Exclusive message will be transmitted so that 1t can be turned on and played on a connected instrument To set a voice Local Off press the S Set button keep it pressed and also press the C Cancel button All the draw stops will come on and the display will show the video page SOUNDS LOCAL ON OFF PRESS SET CANCEL FOR SETTING To set a voice in Local Off mode press its draw stop so that its light goes out After setting the setup required press S and C together to save it Accessing the Local Off setting function after this will trigger display of the status of the voices as follows Light on voice in Local On mode plays with internal generation Light off voice in Local Off status During normal operation when a voice in Local off mode is switched on the draw stop flashes three times then remains constantly lit 37 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 10 3 UPGRADING THE OPERATING SYSTEM Upgrading the organ s operating system requires use of a
49. some seconds its tab insert on the front panel PEDAL VOICE VOL 1 CtViolong2 3 2 Prinzipll6C td 3 SubbassibA 0 4 Violon 16 In the first example the display will show the first 4 voices of each section In case this procedure 1s done through the tab insert il will immediately show the volume of the voice In both cases use buttons FIELD A and FIELD for having on the display the volume of another voice To regulate the volume use the VALUE and VALUE buttons The new value is rendered audible immediately and saved press EXIT to return to the previous screen IMPORTANT NOTES The volumes of the individual voices are automatically saved in the current Organ Style see also section 5 This means that when another style is recalled the volumes will be reset to the values described in the last style recalled When the style in which the voice volumes were changed is reloaded the volumes will be reset to the latest adjustments To restore the original volumes of all the styles recall the FACTORY SETTING function described in point 9 2 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 6 2 REPLACING VOICES As described at the start of this section the Chorale 6 has an interesting useful voice replacement function The organ has a vast internal library of voices comprising various variations on the original voices To recall this function select the ALTERNATIVE VOICE option from the VOICES submenu the displ
50. t can be enabled and disabled using the TREMOLO stops The TREMOLO function can be used to set the speed and modulation depth of the tremolos for each manual After the TREMOLO field is selected in the SET UP menu the display will show the video page TREMOLO Div Deth Speed CHOIR fe 14 GREAT 13 14 SWELL 13 14 containing the current values of the DEPTH modulation depth and SPEED modulation speed parameters of the tremulants of the three manuals Then press EXIT to return to display of the SET UP menu and save the new settings N B The Depth and Speed parameters can be saved with different values in each general and specific combination and in the Tutti To do this saving must be enabled using the Function Stored function described in point 7 9 7 2 SELECTING THE TYPE OF REVERB Reverberation is the result of a series of sound reflections propagated inside an enclosed environment The order and value of each reflection depend to a very great extent on an a large number of factors which come into play within any one room such as the size of the room in which the phenomenon takes place the nature of the materials of which it is made and the objects it contains the listener s position etc The digital signal processors incorporated in the Chorale 8 organs are able to artificially re create the complex reverberations that naturally occur in the types of building where pipe organs are normally installed and thus ge
51. the instrument will be rebooted automatically 35 Viscount Chorale 8 Owner s Manual 9 3 ACCESSING THE MODIFICATION FUNCTIONS When the user considers it necessary to prevent modification of the organ s setup the LOCK ORGAN function can be used This prevents modification of the combinations Tutti and Crescendo steps and the only video pages displayed will be the main and section volume pages The light in the S piston goes out to indicate that the organ lock function 16 active To do this select the LOCK ORGAN option in the UTILITY and press ENTER LOCK ORGAN TO LOCK ORGAN ENTER THE PASSWORD To release the lock and restore access to the functions described at the start of this section press the ENTER button or the MENU piston The display will prompt input of the password LOCK ORGAN TO UNLOCK ORGAN ENTER THE PASSWORD As usual use the FIELD A and FIELD W buttons to move the cursor and VALUE and VALUE to adjust the values then ENTER to confirm Ifthe password 1s correct the display will return to the UTILITY submenu otherwise the following video page will appear LOCK ORGAN WRONG PASSWORD ENTER NEU PASSWORD stating that the password was incorrect and it must be entered again 36 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 10 APPENDIX 10 1 DEMONSTRATION SONGS The organ has a number of demonstration demo tracks to allow you to fully appreciate the quality its sound qualitie
52. using the SEND PROGRAM CHANGE function par 8 2 Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 The All Swells to Swell pedal and Automatic Pedal can also be saved in the general memories and HR and in the Tutti only by activating the specific function see par 7 8 For the fixing combinations procedure see point 3 3 S piston Set or fix function used for fixing combinations To fix a combination simply press the S piston keep it pressed and then press the combination you wish to fix which may be dedicated general or Tutti WARNING The S piston displays the on off status for enabling of setting of the combinations the Tutti and the Crescendo setups and access to the organ 8 setup LOCK ORGAN function see point 9 3 When the light in the piston is on the functions listed above are enabled when the light is off the organ s sound setup cannot be modified and only the parameters shown in the main screen can be edited 4 Pistons P these pistons activate the couplings of the manuals with the pedal board as follows o SW P 4A coupling of the Swell with the pedal board o G P 4B coupling of the Great with the pedal board o C P 4C coupling of the Choir with the pedal board 5 NEXT and PREV stops general combination sequencers NEXT selects combinations in ascending order PREV in descending order 6 Great couplers these pistons control the status of the Great couplings as follows o
53. vicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped NOTE The socket outlet shallbe installed near the equipment and shallbe easily accessible SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS A CONSERVER Owner s Manual Viscount Chorale 8 1 0 e UE 3 KING der thc 3 1 2 Notes about the Mandal 3 2 neni seii 5 2 EODD DAD potiiis dedu 5 22 Themanvalsplilisfcontiro 22 leda 6 225 020101 ous medesime etm 9 2 4 BOSE M PM LET M aM ue 10 2 3 The connections manuals Dette i atn tee RE 11 2 6 The contectonsobdtbe reat Dalle T 25 9 ella 12 REED RTI M 13 On Aaa Pieris se as ieee 13 3 2 An introduction to the instrument s setup functions nnne eene nnns 15 4 Resulation thesectuonvolumes islanda 17 S Oroa E 17 6 Replacing voices and regulating voices VOLUMES ecce e eere eene ee
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55. y places or in the vicinity of strong magnetic fields Do not expose the instrument to direct sunlight Never insert foreign bodies inside the instrument or pour liquids of any kind into it For cleaning use only a soft brush or compressed air never use detergents solvents or alcohol Always use good quality screened cables for connection to amplification or diffusion systems When disconnecting cables from sockets always take hold of the connector and not the cable itself when winding cables do not knot or twist them Before making the connections ensure that the other units especially amplification and diffusion systems you are about to connect are switched off This will prevent noisy or even dangerous signal peaks Connect the net cable to an earthed socket Check that the voltage corresponds to the voltage shown on the serial number plate of the organ If the organ 18 to be out of use for lengthy periods disconnect the plug from the power socket 1 2 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL Take good care of this manual This manual 1s an integral part of the instrument The descriptions and illustrations in this publication are not binding While the instrument s essential characteristics remain the same the manufacturer reserves the right to make any modifications to parts details or accessories considered appropriate to improve the product or for requirements of a constructional or commercial nature at any time and without undertakin
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