Makin Organ Owners Manual
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1. 15 Pupil EOS UE Me dn be E e 16 Bus Manta Couple sosta tote ndum tubum ociosa 16 5360 Pedal Couple usais 16 bas SUID aid Super COUP IETS aci 16 508 Liquid Crystal Display CCD asas 17 Su MEMO LO pss 17 5 20 Acoustics Reverberati0n ccconocccccnononecccnnnononenacinonancnnncnonancnnncnonancnnncnnnanonnnncnnnannnnnnns 17 520 1 Rotary Reyerberation Controls vossateuotietun adiuti Soy ans icio utu eia Su epu 17 520 2 Thumb piston reverberation controle 17 5 21 Audio amp MIDI External Connections ettet tote niae te a aei Rans 18 6 The Mentiras 19 6 1 Prosrarable ND Ronen ater oe ree ter a eee eee en ee Matin 19 6 2 Foro OU oco C ener Centr ann cae DR uU UMEN MEME M 20 6 3 Temperatmellto 2552 cn eh chases EORUMDEM NR MN MEDII C IU MN IRN RI I OR PU Det do hio see 20 6 4 Gr A O 21 6 5 Reser Proce dU Sonina A M lOs 22 6 6 DiaDan gt Modos 22 6 7 Standard iit OM atone atra toi 22 6 8 a A A ce ac neces LU DE A ae ec 23 6 8 1 For instruments fitted with length and Volume setting knobs esses 23 6 82 For instruments with Menu setas teatro 24 6 9 A A A A 25 6 10 Sound REPTOdUCHON SEM o s ote arteria o mme E 26 7 Usine the Capture Sy Stein second eos torus eei ia 26 7 Capture C Om DINOS asas obo iii 26 7 2 Setting the Capture Comba ON Suelos 27 Ea Recalline Capture Combinada 27 8 MIDES SM E 27 8 1 WII RETE IEN 27 8 2 NITIDE IT ermino V ote nep eR ie nM NM2. MAKIN o COPEMAN HART o JOHANNUS Makin Organ Owners Manual Sovereign House 30 Manchester Road Shaw Lancashire OL2 7DE 01706 888 100 www churchorganworld co uk C s Ps pes n 7 D WEN ID 5 m e R RT E M S O MIT ET qe E p m ee m ETE t ee e t rre m me s pu h SARA eee Vso Ee rd ae bw i D a ee Y 77 T a V a a N ema mu Ne aYTo nae WA 7 a TD ail on en ie al A t ai X J IZA a i ae v p WN Z T NY C dC V ai ale OQAVA TOTO S Oo Il A A A ICC I E 7 V X LJ AB Vu JD A IST te J i l aw VV LL UA UA M amp L2 aA C 711 LCA VV p aw Ce eG O o gt E Ge Ge WM AN AD ee oo ae oe a TAN U VAL y LJ LAL XT L bw FDA Oe u oe o J pA 1 Introduction Congratulations on your decision to purchase a new Church Organ World organ Church Organ World appreciates your patronage and welcomes you to our family of customers You have now become the owner of a truly exceptional instrument Church Organ World produce many instruments both standard and custom which makes it difficult to create a manual that exactly fits each specific instrument To enable you to get to know all of the particular functions of your instrument this manual describes all the standard functions available on Church Organ World Makin organs Church Organ World instruments are continually being developed as a result of ongoing research and dialogue with our Customers While we try to keep the manual up to date you may find a
3. are used for tremulant stops as for the speaking stops If there 1s not enough space on the stop consoles or under the music desk the tremulant stops can also be thumb pistons located under the keyboards The tremulant pistons bear the legend TREM CH TREM GR TREM SW and TREM SL for respectively choir great swell and solo Tremulants are particularly effective with slow or soft music Each division may have its own tremulant Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 15 of 34 4 14 Couplers Couplers are standard on instruments with 2 or more manuals Unless otherwise stated all the couplers are full that 1s to say that all the keys which are pressed are coupled The couplers may appear as stops as thumb pistons toe pistons or as a combination of these A coupler may E have more than one appearance and can therefore be operated in more than one way with a stop with a thumb piston under the keyboards and or with a toe piston Coupler stops are normally the same type of stops as those used for the speaking stops Pressing any appearance of a coupler will turn it on then pressing any appearance will turn the coupler off and vice versa For example a Swell to Great coupler appears as a tab stop and a thumb piston Pressing the tab will turn the coupler on then pressing piston will turn the coupler off 4 15 Manual Couplers With a manual coupler one manual can be coupled to another manual If for example the
4. e Transposer setting e Tune setting Warning Do not use the organ when the Sending Data message is displayed on the screen Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 22 of 34 5 7 Standard Intonation This enables the Intonation to be set so that when the instrument is switched on the intonation set in memory gt default will be selected Ma kin Menu Options are Standard Intonation English French Baroque Fress ar to browse TtoEnter MENU ta c To set the intonation 1 Press the MENU piston 2 Use the and pistons to select the Std Intonation function 3 Press the SET piston The display shows the set intonation 4 Use the and pistons to select an intonation to be the default activated when the organ is switched on 5 Press the SET piston The selected intonation is stored in the memory 6 Press the MENU piston to return to the menu 5 8 Reverb 5 8 1 For instruments fitted with length and Volume setting knobs Allows the setting of Reverberation Reverb from a Malin Mer sub menu selection HMM Typically Mus yp y Abbey Church Town Church Concert Hall Marble Church Basilica e City Cathedral Music Room e Royal Auditorium e Village Chapel Hill Church Palace Hall Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 23 of 34 To set the Reverb selection Press the MENU button Use the and buttons to
5. ME 28 8 3 Components Relevant to MIDE eare a 29 8 4 Won o 29 8 5 MIDEChanne c orte c ine non E DE DLE MM CN NI M IL PIED 30 8 6 MIDI rornid cel lol caeeene ey teeen eee Rete er a A O dois 30 0 0 ControlGhanges Fransiritteduni aluo i EU ted tat ted tdi iu eathE 30 0 60 23 Control CHang es ReCelvedssabuendberaate o es e tois 30 0 03 System Exclusive Md 30 8 7 How and What To Connect nu ceecsssssccccsssssscccccssssscccsesssseceeccssssscesccsssscesseesssseeeseess 31 8 8 Programmable MID i eese tiri SLE E E AINE OR 31 8 9 Connecting oan Expand el aedi peli 31 9 10 Connecting a Computer via USD POr usa 32 9 Maintenance sais 32 Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 3 of 34 9 1 Te OBS OG A PS o 7 DEUX IM I MLIL MINIMI IPIE LR SEDE ee 32 9 2 PIDO op DRUMS ainia 23 9 3 Pe Cal Oat Cig Ri e X 33 9 4 Resettinoto Ractor DEUS rai 33 10 Miscellaneous AdVIC iii iii 33 Poo Pedal da EE M EUM I CI M LE ME UID EL RE D EE 33 Po Organ BeN eee a E 33 11 IU CIBO ETT iia 34 Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 4 of 34 2 An Overview 2 1 Type of Wood A Makin instrument 1s finished partly with veneer and partly with solid wood Medium or light oak finishes are standard but your instrument may have another colour or be another type of wood 2 2 The Organ Bench Your organ is provided with a bench that contains a music shelf or box If you wish yo
6. coupler SWELL TO GREAT is switched on the coupled key of the swell will also sound as soon as a key of the great 1s pressed In this way the stops of the great can be supplemented with the stops of the Swell Your instrument may be designed with following manual couplers SWELL TO GREAT instrument with 2 or more manuals CHOIR TO GREAT instrument with 3 or more manuals SWELL TO CHOIR instrument with 3 or more manuals SOLO TO GREAT instrument with 4 manuals SOLO TO CHOIR instrument with 4 manuals SOLO TO SWELL instruments with 4 manuals Instruments with more than 4 manuals may have a larger number of manual couplers 4 16 Pedal Couplers With a pedal coupler a manual can be coupled to the pedal For example if the coupler GREAT TO PEDAL is switched on the coupled key of the great will also sound as soon as a pedal key is pressed In this way the stops of the pedal can be supplemented with the stops of the great Your instrument may be designed with the following pedal couplers GREAT TO PEDAL instrument with 2 or more manuals SWELL TO PEDAL instrument with 2 or more manuals CHOIR TO PEDAL instrument with 3 or more manuals SOLO TO PEDAL instrument with 4 or more manuals Instruments with more than 4 manuals may have a larger number of pedal couplers 4 17 Sub and Super Couplers Apart from the usual manual and pedal couplers sub and super couplers may be added to your instrument When one manual
7. this principle music can be played in all the major and minor keys Other Temperaments may be available on your instrument and if this is the case they may be selected using the LCD display with the MENU SET and pistons or may be designed as a stop or as a thumb piston on some instruments Equal temperament 1s the default setting for the instrument 3 Set Up 3 1 Connecting the Organ Pay close attention to the following points when you connect your instrument e Check whether the mains voltage as indicated on the serial number plate matches the voltage of the mains to which the instrument is to be connected The serial number plate is located on the left side under the keyboards Connect the instrument to an earthed outlet If this 1s not observed there 1s a possibility that certain functions of the instrument will not operate correctly The speaker boxes of instruments with a separate loudspeaker front should be connected only with the appropriate loudspeaker cables and with the organ power off In many cases a separate loudspeaker front will be connected at installation by technicians of Makin Organs Besure that if you connect the loudspeaker front yourself the instrument 1s switched off Switch on the instrument only after all the loudspeaker cables have been connected Loose loudspeaker cables may cause a short circuit which may result in a break down of the power amplifiers 3 2 Fitting the Pedalboard In placing the pedalbo
8. 16 channels through which information can be transmitted With the MIDI stops you determine from which keyboards you wish to transmit MIDI signals with key information to other devices If your instrument has no MIDI stops key information is always transmitted from all of the keyboards Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 29 of 34 7 5 MIDI Channels By default the Makin organ with a standard keyboard layout transmits MIDI data on the following channels The instrument will also recognize incoming received data on these channels Note that some MIDI functions are not recognized by the instrument and will be ignored if sent 7 6 MIDI Controllers Note the following information gives the codes to be used by the instruments MIDI controllers Numbering in MIDI code is usually given in numbers to a base of 16 Hexadecimal A Hexadecimal number uses characters 0 to 9 and A to F or a to f to represent a decimal equivalent of 0 15 A hexadecimal number is denoted by the number followed by the letter h 7 6 1 Control Changes Transmitted Information is transmitted from the following MIDI controllers Controller 7 07h 1s the general volume control It can have values in the range 40 28h 127 7Fh Controller 11 0Bh is the expression pedal with values from 63 3Fh 127 7Fh Controller 6 06h has a dual function as the Pitch controller and Transposer controller The pitch control is in the range 33 2
9. 1h 95 5Fh where the pitch value 64 40h is 440 Hz A The transposer is in the range 61 3Dh 67 43h where the value 64 40h is 440 Hz A Only Controller 7 General Volume and Controller 11 Expression can receive data The MIDI set controller command is of the form bn cc xx where n The channel number cc the controller number e xx the value to be set The channel number can be taken from the keyboard table for your instrument 7 6 2 Control Changes Received Information can be received by the following MIDI controllers To change the Volume use MIDI code Bn 07 xx where xx a value from 00 to 7F To change the expression setting use MIDI code Bn OB xx where xx a value from 00 to 7F 7 6 3 System Exclusive Messages The SysEx messages all have the same format The first 7 bytes and the last byte are always the same Only the value of the 8th byte changes The message format 1s FO 00 4A AF 48 41 53 xx F7 where xx is the changeable byte For all stops off xx has the value 7F To set thumb pistons xx has the value of the thumb piston 1 8 01h 08h Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 30 of 34 7 7 How and What To Connect Other MIDI devices can be connected to your instrument using the MIDI ports Note that for connecting to personal computers an adapter may be required to convert the MIDI connections to a D connector serial port or to an USB port 7 8 Programmable MIDI If your
10. K e Thumb pistons and e Display e SEI Piston Numbered Capture Pistons Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 26 of 34 With the capture system a number of personal registrations can be stored into a memory programmed These registrations can be recalled at any time The capture system is built up from a number of memory groups Each memory group has number of memory locations corresponding to the number of capture pistons 1n each group of pistons At each of these a registration of your own choice can be stored When your instrument has MIDI stops they can be stored into the capture system Capture pistons may be grouped as General which set any stop on the instrument or Divisional which set stops on the division with which they are associated 6 2 Setting the Capture Combinations You may find it useful to note down the settings you have programmed The systems can be programmed as follows 1 To avoid accidentally changing a programmed MIDI stop setting check that the MIDI stops are off Visible on the LCD display 2 Open the capture memory by turning the key switch MEMORY LOCK a quarter of a turn to the right 3 Select the required registration to be stored into the capture memory 4 Select the memory group by pressing the or the piston once or several times until the display shows the desired memory group in this example the number 6 5 Press SET hold it and next select the memory l
11. MIDI codes from other devices MIDI THRU For passing on incoming MIDI codes from other devices MIDI OUT For sending MIDI codes to other devices e MIDI MOD When your instrument is fitted with programmable MIDI the MIDI THRU is changed into a MIDI MOD output MIDI output for connecting a sequencer MIDI SEQ When your instrument is fitted with programmable MIDI the MIDI OUT is changed into a MIDI SEQ output MIDI output for connecting a sequencer e AUX IN This input is meant to reproduce the sound of an external device via the amplifiers of the instrument For example an expander which is controlled via the MIDI OUT of the instrument can be played via the loudspeakers of the instrument The volume of the device that is connected via the AUX IN cannot be adjusted with the general volume setting or with the expression pedals except when the external device is controlled via the MIDI OUT of the instrument e AUX OUT This output is meant for connecting an external amplifier stereo EXT REV The EXTERNAL REVERB connector is especially meant for connecting an external acoustics device This 1s a system that with four separate loudspeaker boxes imitates the special effect of a concert hall or a cathedral in the space where the instrument is placed Using this output for other purposes 1s not advisable PHONES This connection for the headphones stereo is suitable for headphones with an impedance of 2000 ohms When using so calle
12. World Makin User Manual Page 9 of 34 1 2 Position of Accessories The positions of the accessories may vary In order to create more space for the speaking stops certain accessories such as couplers and tremulants may be designed as pistons which are located on a front under the keyboards On some instruments the accessories may be with the stop group with which they have an operational affinity e g Swell Tremulant with the stops on the Swell division and the Swell to Great coupler with the Great division stops Other instruments may have the accessories for all divisions grouped together 1 3 Thumb Pistons Depending on the design of your instrument you may come across a number of thumb pistons which are normally located beneath the keyboard with which they are associated Pistons come in two types Thumb pistons that stay in on or out off The position of these thumb pistons indicates whether they are switched on or off e Thumb pistons that spring back to the central position These are usually the preset and numbered capture combination thumb pistons When these thumb pistons are used the stops indicate which stops have been switched on or off by the thumb pistons 1 4 Toe Pistons Besides having thumb pistons under the keyboards your instrument may be fitted with a number of toe pistons foot switches These are generally located either side of the expression pedals 1 4 1 Coupler Toe Pistons With these toe piston
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14. a soft material easily damaged with handling The acid from human skin will corrode pipes made of tin and lead alloy Dusting the pipes even if a soft cloth is used will irrevocably leave tiny scratches on the surface If the mouth and labia of the pipes are gold plated they should not be touched dust ed or sponged as this will cause the thin layer of gold to be damaged 8 3 Pedalboard Lights The light bulbs for the pedals are 15 watt SES Small Edison Screw 8 4 Resetting to Factory Defaults Should you have a need to reset the instrument to factory defaults please contact Church Organ World as this process will wipe out information set in your instrument after manufacture Any voicing work completed after manufacture will also be lost 9 Miscellaneous Advice 9 1 Pedalboard If by any chance you have placed your instrument on a carpet or an uneven floor and experience problems with pedals then place a 25 mm 1 inch thick sheet of ply or block board on the carpet floor and under the whole instrument It is a good idea to give the board a couple of coats of matt varnish before installing it Your local wood supplier can probably cut it to the correct size for your instrument Alternatively Makin can supply a base board or purpose built plinth to meet your requirements 9 2 Organ Bench ere heeds did PA From time to time the organ bench may need to be moved either for cleaning or for a visiting organist Stick a small pie
15. aneously Polyphony The ability to play more than one note at a time Expander A MIDI device that provides patches or other MIDI control function or a device that replicates data coming to a MIDI IN port to multiple MIDI OUT ports Are the qualities of an individual note or group of notes that give a particular timbre or sound For example a Trumpet or a Diapason Voice Synthesizer A device for generating sound usually to emulate an instrument Most modern synthesizers can create more than one instrument sound or voice and are often incorporated into sequencers for replaying sound files Controller Is any MIDI input device that implements a function but does not sound a note as a direct result of its operation e g a piston stop expression peddle switch knob etc MIDI allows 128 controllers per device Many of the controller functions are predefined by the MIDI specification Module A device that can generate musical sounds Typically a module will incorporate one or more patches but require external MIDI keyboard input to make them sound Also referred to as an Expander or Synthesizer SysEx System Exclusive MIDI messages These are generally used by manufacturers to generate messages that the Standard MIDI system does not provide or to send a chunk of data in one message rather than using a lot of MIDI messages Program Change The MIDI message used to select an instrument patch or program There are 128 program cha
16. angement to the two manual illustration with couplers general capture divisional capture SET and 0 pistons occupying similar positions on the keyboard frontal Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 8 of 34 1 1 Stops Depending on the model the instrument will be fitted with one of the types of stops mentioned below 1 1 1 Lighted rocker tabs The speaking stops and accessories are designed as lighted rocker tabs After activating or deactivating a stop a lighted rocker tab springs back to the central position Each stop has a lamp which lights up as soon as the stop 1s activated The rocker tab has a push for on push for off action and can be activated by pushing at the top or bottom of the tab On AGO instruments tab stops appear above the top keyboard with the Swell to the left of the Great and in BDO layouts Great is to the left of the Swell 1 1 2 Drawstops A Drawstop can be turned on activated by pulling a stop knob out A stop can be turned off deactivated by pushing in a stop The position of a stop shows if a stop 1s activated or deactivated On British instruments the draw stops of the Swell are located on the left of the keyboards and the stops of the Great on the right On BDO instruments the Swell goes on the right and the Great on the left Drawstop columns are offset vertically to maximize the space surrounding the stop which allows easier access Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ
17. ard please note the following e Make certain the surface on which the instrument together with the pedalboard is placed is flat Carpeted floors are not generally a good surface because the pedal board may move relative to the main console causing non sounding notes or sticking pedals e To fit the pedalboard correctly it may be necessary to tilt the instrument a little backward e Shift the pedalboard as close as possible against the pedalboard panel e If brass pin s are supplied they can be used to hold the pedalboard in place The console and pedal board will be pre drilled for the pins to fit This will normally be done for you by the Makin Installer Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 12 of 34 3 3 Switching On Switch on the organ by depressing the power switch or turning the power key switch normally located on the right hand side of the keyboards The LCD display will indicate when the instrument is switched on by displaying the current settings for your instrument and if there is a toggle power switch a red LED indicator will come on It takes a few seconds before all the controls of the instrument are working The various electronic circuits need this time to attain the correct settings initializing 3 4 Pedalboard Lighting Your instrument 1s fitted with pedalboard lighting which is switched on or off when the instrument 1s switched on or off 4 Functions The following functions are availabl
18. ce of masking tape or something similar on the pedal board side frame in line with the bench and you will always be able to return the bench easily to your favorite position If you have installed a baseboard or you have a varnished floor you may find that the bench slips on the board This can be overcome by sticking rubber feet or pads obtainable from most DIY stores to the bottom of the bench legs Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 33 of 34 10 Information If you want more information about your instrument or on other products supplied by Church Organ World please contact us write phone or e mail Church Organ World has an interesting web site with topical information about Makin Copeman Hart and Johannus Organs as well as a diary of ongoing activities Contact details Sovereign House 30 Manchester Road Shaw Lancashire OL2 7DE 01706 888 100 www churchorganworld co uk sales churchorganworkld co uk Showrooms at Shaw Lancashire and Mixbury Oxfordshire Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 34 of 34
19. d low impedance headphones the volume may be too high This can be adjusted with the general volume setting When using the headphones the internal and or external loudspeakers of the instrument are automatically switched off The various loudspeaker channels are now evenly spread over two headphone channels This is two separate sound channels not Stereo MIDI MIDI MIDI AUX AUX EXT PHONES IN MOD SED IN OUT REV TN a 4 Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 18 of 34 MIDI MOD i Gnd MIDI SEQ iimm O Or ea ong a Phones 5 The Menu System Pressing the Menu piston brings up the menu system on the LCD display Navigation of the menu is by means of the Set Menu and pistons The bottom of the display shows the action that each piston will perform The tree structure of the menu system is designed to allow you to step through the options and select those that you want The Set piston moves down a menu level or sets the chosen value in memory Menu selects the menu or moves the menu display up a level Plus and Minus allow scrolling through the options on the chosen menu level Important In order to program these items into memory the memory lock key must be inserted and turned to the right Some instruments allow changes to the menu with the memory lock key in the off position in which case the selected value will be lost when the instrument is turned off Menu Items that are no
20. e on Makin organs Some of these functions are optional and may or may not be fitted to your instrument 1 The 0 Thumb Piston 9 Pressing the 0 piston causes with a few exceptions all the activated stops to be switched off in one go Exceptions are the Combination Couplers Chorus Intonation FRE ENG BAR and MIDI stops 4 2 Numbered Pistons An instrument may have one or several groups of numbered pistons whose purpose is to set stops according to pre programmed requirements referred to as a personal registration Pistons may be associated with a division 1 e Great Swell etc referred to as Divisional capture pistons or the whole instrument referred to as General capture pistons Normally piston 1 1s set to a quiet registration with increasing volume or more stops set as the piston numbers get higher How you program the pistons is entirely according to your own personal preference The Menu piston is used for displaying the menu on the LCD display 4 4 and E The and pistons can be used to select a memory group Set the Volume Tune and Transposer select LCD Menu items When the piston is held down it continues to increment or decrement the count for the item 7j being set 1 e when setting the volume the volume will increase as long as the piston is pressed Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 13 of 34 4 5 English ENG English Intonation Selects Engl
21. e right height it can be locked by first releasing the grips and only then the music desk itself In either case the music desk 1s automatically stopped at its limit of travel When moving the music desk vertically care should be taken that the music desk 1s moved up and down on both sides at the same time This will prevent the music desk from slanting which may jam it The adjustable music desk may need to be repositioned to allow the roll top cover or the top lid of the instrument to be closed 2 5 2 Horizontally Adjustable Music Desk This music desk can be horizontally adjusted by pulling it towards you or pushing it away In either case the music desk is automatically stopped at its limit of travel When pushing the music desk forwards or backwards care should be taken that the music desk is moved equally on both sides This will prevent the music desk from skewing which may jam it The adjustable music desk may need to be repositioned to allow the roll top cover or the top lid of the instrument to be closed Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 5 of 34 2 6 The Roll Top Cover Makin models may be fitted with a lockable wooden roll top cover with a lock The roll top cover lock 1s located on top of the instrument behind the music desk The lock comes with a key Warning You can lock the cover without using the key but the key 1s necessary to open the organ Therefore always take care that the key is no
22. e selection of Temperaments The default setting Malin Menu is Equal If the memory key is in the off position this menu ven can be used to set a temporary change otherwise the change T TT el 1 emperaments will be set in memory and become the new default setting Press OF lo Dr ONE Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 20 of 34 Depending on the specification of your instrument one or more of the following temperaments may be present Equal e Young lI e Vallotti e KirnbergerI e Kirnberger II e Neidhart e Werckmeister III e 1 6 Meantone e 1 5 Meantone e 1 4 Meantone e Pythagorean Custom 5 4 Keyboard Mode Allows the keyboard sensitivity to be adjusted The default is Automatic Malkin Me Keyboard Mode Tess OF To Dro kir MENL Le 30111 To change the settings Press the MENU piston Use the and pistons to select the Keyboard Mode function on the display Press the SET piston The display shows the current manual setting of one of the manuals Use the and pistons to select the manual the setting of which must be Changed e Solo On instruments with 4 keyboards e Choir On instruments with three or more keyboards Great e Swell 5 Press the SET piston Use the and pistons to select a setting for the operation of the keys e Automatic pui High Low e Velocity 6 Press the SET piston The manual setting is now saved i
23. function on your organ that is not in the manual or is different from the manual It is also possible that your instrument may have additional functions that do not appear in the manual because you the client have specially commissioned the additional requirements Should information you require not be in the manual you can always contact us so that we may supplement the information you have This owner s manual contains all kinds of useful information that will allow you to explore the instrument and put it into use We the builders of this instrument would be pleased to help you explore its properties Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 1 of 34 1 Contents 1 2 241 Led 2 3 2 3 1 39 2 4 2 be AC 2 5 2 6 PRA 2 8 2 9 2 9 1 2 9 2 2 10 2 11 2 12 2 12 1 5212 2 2 12 3 2 153 3 aL 212 4 4 1 4 2 a 4 4 5 5 1 S22 5192 5 4 5 5 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 5 10 Introductio cnica 1 AN UVEr VIE Wisin 5 A ES 5 The Oran Dencliesscss RENE RDUM NINE Me STI EM 5 HT TC dorsi M 5 bnt Hep DOTS a A o e 5 Wooden keyboard E 5 The Peda le rey ners Renee reer ee ene topa 5 AA A O E UU m T 5 Horizontally and Vertically Adjustable Music Desk eese 5 Horizontally Ad Sa Music DDeSE s ctt bite POR ti oben mta E deditio ete ars 5 TheRoll TOP COVER osea PAREN UNE REO RI NS AUS Ene id
24. he changes 10 The display requests confirmation Use the and buttons for yes and no respectively 11 Press the SET button to confirm 12 Press the MENU button to return to the main menu 13 Ifthe changes have not been saved the display will show Discard Changes Use the and buttons for yes and no respectively 14 Press the SET button for confirmation 15 Press the MENU button twice to exit the menu ee de eu Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 25 of 34 The Reset one stop function resets the key volumes for all stops in one intonation to the factory setting To Reset one stop Set all Stops to off Select an intonation Press the MENU button Use the and buttons to select the Key Volumes function on the display Press the SET button Use the and buttons to select the Reset One stops function on the display Press the SET button The display requests confirmation Activate one stop The display requests confirmation Use the and buttons to for yes and no respectively Press the SET button for confirmation Press the MENU button twice to exit the Menu E 9s a d a a O To Reset ALL stops The Reset ALL stops function resets the key volumes for all stops in one intonation to the factory setting 1 Select an intonation Press the MENU button Use the and buttons to select the Key Volumes function on the display Press the SET button Use the and butt
25. he way in which music and sound are translated and in which communication takes place between devices equipped with MIDI functionality Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 27 of 34 7 2 MIDI Terminology The following table lists of some of the MIDI terminology that you may encounter For more information consult the MIDI Manufacturers Association web site Term Sequencer A device for playing musical performances The more sophisticated sequencers also record MIDI as well as other inputs and they will also allow editing of saved data The most common sequencers are software computer programs running on Personal Computer hardware There are many of these available ranging from the simple to very sophisticated Patch A patch is the sound that a device can produce i e a musical instrument such as a piano violin or drums Patches are also referred to as instruments programs algorithms or timbres Some devices contain multiple patches and the MIDI specification pre defines a number of sounds allocated to patches Channel Although there is only one physical MIDI connection between devices it is divided by the MIDI signals into 16 command slots known as channels An instrument can generally be set to respond to one or all of the channels Multitimbral An instrument synthesizer or sound generator is said to be multitimbral if it is capable of producing two or more different instrument sounds simult
26. inish aesthetically pleasing The following illustrations show typical layouts for Makin instruments Illustration of a Typical Tab Stop Instrument Music Desk Shown detached Pc Roll Cover Lock Thumb Pedal Piston Swell Division Swell Thumb Pistons sata Tab Stops Sw to Ped Capture Pistons Tab Stops ENG FRE BAR ab Stops LCD General a Capture Thumb Pistons VVTETIFTEATETETE LAL Mimi we Ks HEPPF VF VERIVE TR WIR Reverb Controls amp Memory Lock Thumb Piston Set MIDI Thumb Pistons Speaker Switch On Off Thumb Pistons Switch Sw to Gt Gt to Ped 0 Thumb Piston Menu Thumb Piston Great Division Capture Pistons Thumb Pistons and Toe Pistons Capture 3 Thumb Pistons amp Sw to Gt VOL TR MB Toe Pistons Capture 3 6 32 Key Concave amp Gt to Ped Radiating Pedalboard Swell Expression Pedal Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 7 of 34 Illustration Of A Typical Three Manual Draw Stop Instrument Thumb Pistons VOL TR 4 x MIDI MP Roll Cover Lock Stops LCD Display Controls Thumbi Pistons Choir Draw Stops MENU Great Draw Stops Swell Draw stops E Pm j mi Memory Lock Toe Pistons On Off Switch Expression Pedals 32 Key Concave Radiating Pedalboard The Music Desk has been omitted to show the controls that it would normally cover The keyboard pistons have a similar arr
27. instrument has been fitted with programmable MIDI the MIDI THRU is changed into MIDI MOD output MIDI output for connecting a MIDI device The MIDI MOD is a programmable MIDI output It enables you to get optimal use from a module expander In the case of a programmable MIDI the normal MIDI OUT is changed into a MIDI SEQ output MIDI output for connecting a sequencer The MIDI SEQ is a non programmable MIDI output This MIDI output gives a constant data output with all the necessary data data dump for a sequencer 7 9 Connecting to an Expander To connect to an expander use a 5 pin DIN MIDI connecting lead to connect the MID IN port on the expander to the MIDI MOD port on the organ If the expander is using the organ speakers for the sound output then connect an audio cable from Line out on the expander to AUX IN on the organ Expanders can be connected together by connecting MIDI OUT on one expander to MIDI IN on the next expander Organ Expander 1 Expander 2 MIDI OUT Line Out There is a limit on the number of expanders that can be added to the resulting daisy chain because of the time taken to reproduce an input signal on the output port This varies depending on the products used An alternative method of handling sound on the expander Line Out port would be to take it to a seperate amplifier sound system This will allow the user to have better control of the polyphonic sound quality Each expander should be set to recei
28. ique sound of the Wurlitzer organ The work of Aristide Cavaille Coll 1811 1899 in France which resulted in the French symphonic organs The work of Henry Willis 1821 1901 who introduced redesigned reed pipes pneumatic pistons for setting stops and many other innovations Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 11 of 34 There were many other organ builders in Europe and the USA that developed the technology to produce the fine organs that we know today Whether you like or dislike a particular pipe sound or the way that it has been voiced is nearly always a matter of personal preference Makin always obtain samples from organs that have a good sound on individual pipes and can achieve a satisfactory sound balance across the whole organ 2 2 Choice of Temperament Temperament or temperature 1s the arrangement of tones within an octave In the course of time this arrangement has continually changed and has been adapted to changing tastes or to other and newer instruments The debate over temperament still goes on but since the beginning of the 20th century equal temperament has been the accepted standard throughout Europe and America Wherever the influence of western music has had an impact equal temperament has been adopted Equal Temperament is a tuning system based on the division of the octave into 12 equal semitones This 1s the normal tuning of your instrument On an instrument tuned according to
29. is coupled to another manual the usual couplers will make the stops that are coupled to the other manual sound at their own true footage pitch When a sub coupler is switched on the stops that are coupled to the other manual will sound an octave lower When a super coupler is switched on the stops that are coupled to the other manual will sound an octave higher Apart from the sub and super couplers between the manuals sub and super couplers functioning within the same manual intra manual couplers may be fitted An example of a super coupler 1s SWELL OCTAVE TO GREAT super coupler swell to great Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 16 of 34 4 18 Liquid Crystal Display LCD The function of the display is to show various settings of the pem r Mid instrument and to allow the settings to be programmed The 2 Honeree display Shows Mem 1 igre dd Trams J emp Eeunl e Volume setting e Pitch setting e Selected Temperament Expression Pedal Indicators e Selected Intonation Midi Indicators When MENU is selected the display will change to show the first Menu You can scroll through the available menus using and This will allow you to make changes to default settings and other programmable functions on your instrument The number of menu items available on your instrument depends on the specification of the instrument 7 e Selected capture memory group Hz 4 19 Me
30. ish Intonation which has its roots in the German Baroque instruments It has less chiff than a baroque instrument and a more modern design of reeds When this piston is set It switches off all other intonation pistons 4 6 French FRE French Intonation Selects French Intonation which provides a noticeable difference in tonal colour compared to the English intonation This comes mainly from the use of a different tonal design for the mixtures When this piston 1s set it switches off all other intonation pistons 4 7 Baroque BAR Baroque intonation Selects the Baroque intonation which has more chiff and quicker speech than the English Intonation Early instruments of this era may also have been tuned to a different temperament eg Werckmeister III When this piston is set it switches off all other intonation pistons 4 8 Manual Bass MB For switching the coupler Manual Bass on or off By switching on the stop or the thumb piston Manual Bass MB with appropriate pedal stops selected the pedal can be coupled to the great This coupler is a so called monophonic coupler This means that one key at a time 1s coupled from the pedal to the great When a chord is played on the great the lowest tone of that chord is coupled from the pedal to the great This is normally used to accompany hymns It gives a greater weight and depth to the music when pedals are not used This coupler may be designed as a stop or as a thumb
31. mory Lock The Memory Lock shown in the off position is used to store personal registrations volume tune transposer settings MIDI stop settings and Menu settings The memory has to be opened by turning the memory lock key to allow changes to be stored in the instruments memory Warning Do not forget to set the memory lock switch back to the off position when you have finished making changes or you may inadvertently change programmed settings 4 20 Acoustics Reverberation The built in digital acoustic effect provides a special reverberation of the organ sound Your instrument may be fitted with Rotary controls or thumb pistons or menu control via thumb pistons and visual indication on the LCD display 4 20 1 Rotary Reverberation Controls With the rotary control the volume and length of this acoustic effect can be adjusted continuously 4 20 2 Thumb piston reverberation controls With the thumb piston controls reverberation may be set using the LCD display with the Menu Reverb Set and thumb pistons Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 17 of 34 4 21 Audio amp MIDI External Connections Your instrument may be fitted with a number of external connections Depending on your preference these connections can be found Onthe left under the keyboard e At the back of the instrument Inside the instrument The usual connections are e MIDI IN For receiving
32. n the memory 7 Press the MENU piston to return to the main menu 8 Press the MENU piston again to exit the Menu Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 21 of 34 5 5 Reset Procedures Allows the capture system to be reset to Factory default settings Makin Menu Reset Procedures E Frases ef oe t Dro pes taEnter MEAL tol Warning Church Organ World make adjustments to the factory settings before delivery of your instrument These may be lost together with any settings made by you if the instrument 1s reset to Factory settings To do a reset Press the MENU button 1 Use the and buttons to select the Reset Procedures function on the display 2 Press the SET button The display shows the menu for the Reset Procedures 3 Use the and buttons to select the desired procedure Memory clears the entire capture memory e Midi resets the MIDI stops to the factory settings e Preset Resets the factory settings of fixed combinations Press the SET button The display requests confirmation Use the and buttons for No or Yes Press the SET button for confirmation Press the MENU button to return to the main menu Press the MENU button again to exit the Easy Menu pu UN IC es 5 6 Data Dump Mode Creates a data dump to the MIDI SEQ out port giving details of all the registration data on your instrument This includes Capture memory e Midi stop data e Volume setting
33. nges available Bank Select The MIDI message used to select an instrument patch or program on a device that has more than 128 patches A device could have 128 programs with 128 banks of patches programs instruments or timbres Note that your Makin instrument does not implement bank select Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 28 of 34 7 3 Components Relevant to MIDI The Diagram shows the main MIDI hardware components available on the instrument Control of Reverberation Overall Volume and memory settings are also MIDI related functions although they may not all be implemented on your instrument Example Reverberation is not available as a MIDI setting and the Pitch is transmit only Stops Keyboards amp Pedalboards Pistons MIDI Ports 5 Pin DIN Expression pedals and other controls 7 4 Working with MIDI In order to work with MIDI on your instrument the following components are required e MIDI connections MIDI IN MIDI THRU MIDI OUT Standard on instruments without programmable MIDI stops or switches or MIDI connections MIDI IN MIDI MOD MIDI SEQ Standard on instruments with programmable MIDI e A device e g synthesizer or sequencer you wish to control via MIDI Connection cables The MIDI stops may be designed as thumb pistons or as stops On instruments with a programmable MIDI function they can be changed by the user See Menu System MIDI has
34. ocation press e g piston 3 The display will show a brief message as a sign that the selected registration 1s being programmed into the capture memory 6 First release the piston for the memory location in this example piston 3 and only then the SET piston Steps 2 to 6 can be repeated to set other combinations 7 Close the capture memory by turning key switch MEMORY LOCK a quarter of a turn to the left taking the key from the switch 1f necessary Your personal registration for piston 3 1s now stored into memory 6 6 3 Recalling Capture Combinations When recalling a combination it i5 NOT necessary to open the capture memory with the key switch MEMORY LOCK Stops can be added or switched off manually in a recalled registration except on an instrument with wooden drawstops To recall a captured combination Determine which capture combination has to be recalled e g Memory 6 piston 3 select the required memory 6 with the and pistons The display will show the selected memory select the required memory location e g piston 3 Sd ud ae 7 MIDI system 7 1 What is MIDI MIDI is the abbreviation for Musical Instruments Digital Interface With MIDI musical instruments can be coupled to each other to a computer or to another MIDI device Thus it 1s possible to play simultaneously both your instrument and a synthesizer or expander The MIDI standard 1s partly based on hardware In addition it is a description of t
35. ons to select the Reset ALL stops function on the display Press the SET button The display requests confirmation Use the and buttons for No or Yes Press the SET button for confirmation Press the MENU button twice to exit the Menu ECCE PIE a 5 10 Sound Reproduction System Some instruments have a three position switch which allows switching between internal I speakers external E speakers and having both internal amp external B speakers Other instruments have their own internal speaker system or will have an external loudspeaker system At the rear of the instrument or possibly mounted internally are two connectors octal sockets that can be connected with a special cable to a Makin external loudspeaker system A l speaker types are carefully selected to match the amplifier system to ensure a good sound reproduction with the Makin instruments 6 Using the Capture System 6 1 Capture Combinations The capture combinations allow registrations to be composed stored into the capture memory and recalled again This is especially useful when many different registrations occur when playing a piece of music It makes registration assistants unnecessary The memory in which the capture combinations are stored is protected so that it cannot be erased when you switch off the organ or when you unplug the organ from the main power Parts of the capture system are depending on the type of instrument Key switch MEMORY LOC
36. ored is protected so that it cannot be erased when you switch off the organ or when you unplug the organ from the main power To set the volume permanently e Open the memory by turning key switch MEMORY LOCK a quarter of a turn to the right Press and hold in thumb piston VOL Adjust the required volume by pressing the or the piston once or more times until the display shows the required volume Press the SET piston when the correct volume is displayed The display will briefly show a message that the volume setting has been programmed into the memory Release the VOL thumb piston e Close the memory by turning key switch MEMORY LOCK a quarter of a turn to the left taking the key from the switch if necessary The volume setting is now stored into the memory When the instrument is switched on again the volume setting programmed into the memory will be automatically selected To set the volume for the current session only Press and hold in thumb piston VOL e Adjust the required volume by pressing the or the piston once or several times until the display shows the required volume Release the VOL thumb piston 4 13 Tremulants Tremulants vibrate the sound of an organ to reduce the rigidity of tone When the tremulant stops have been fitted under the music desk they are generally designed as rocker tabs When the tremulant stops are placed at the stop jambs of their related divisions the same type of stops
37. piston 4 9 Transposer TRANS Thumb piston for setting and storing the transposer setting Used in conjunction with the and pistons the pitch of the instrument can be adjusted in half tone steps Default is A 440hz 4 10 SET This 1s a thumb piston for programming Free capture combinations Volume Tune and Transposer settings e Selection of Menu Items 4 11 MIDI The MIDI stops or pistons send a MIDI message to turn On or Off a voice on an external device MIDI stops can be programmed using the Menu system When turned on this will show on the LCD display By default this will set Voice 1 Bank 0 0 using the default channel for the keyboard e g Swell channel 2 on the external MIDI device Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 14 of 34 4 12 Volume VOL Thumb piston for setting and storing the volume setting The general volume of the instrument can be adjusted by means of the thumb pistons VOL SET minus and plus Independent gt ofthe position of the expression pedals the general volume of your instrument can be adjusted with the thumb piston VOL In combination with the thumb pistons and A general volume setting can be stored into the memory When the instrument is switched on the programmed volume setting will automatically be selected from the memory A programmed volume setting can be changed later The memory in which the volume setting is st
38. s the couplers can be operated When a coupler is switched off it can be switched on by pressing the coupler toe piston If the coupler 1s on it will be switched off 1 4 2 Capture Toe Pistons These toe pistons have the same functions as the numbered thumb pistons of the capture system 1 4 3 Special Toe Pistons Toe pistons can have special functions depending on the specification of your instrument Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 10 of 34 1 5 Expression Pedals Depending on the number of manuals one or more expression pedals may be found on your instrument Usually each division is assigned its own expression pedal so that the volume of the various divisions can be adjusted independently of each other The volume setting of the various expression pedals can be viewed on the LCD display The positions of the expression pedals have been specified in the ISOB AGO and BDO standards The position of the expression pedals may also vary depending on the type of instrument The AGO standard requires the Swell pedal to be opposite the pedal E F gap while the ISOB standard specifies centrally between D and F pedals and DBO specify the position to the right of console center This means that the swell peddle is off center so that depending on the number of expression pedals and the standard positions to left or right of the Swell pedal the expression pedal group may be asymmetrical with respect to
39. select the Reverb function on the display Press the SET button The display shows the selected intonation and reverberation Use the ENG FRE and BAR buttons to select an intonation Use the and buttons to select the desired reverberation Press the SET button The selected reverberation is saved in the memory and you will automatical ly return to the main menu 7 Press the MENU button to exit the Menu DAN 5 8 2 For instruments with Menu setting Allows Reverb to be set from a series of sub menus Reverb Settings Reverb Program b Length teuerb Volume euerb 3D Surround Use 4 SET or MENL The Reverb Program sub menu offers a similar selection of sound spaces as an instrument fitted with a adjustment knobs The Reverb Length and Reverb Volume sub menus allow a digital value to be set To set the Reverb Program l Set the pointer to Reverb Program using and keys then press the SET button 2 Set the pointer to the required music space e g Marble Church using the and buttons then press the SET button 3 Step back up a menu level by pressing the MENU button To set the Reverb Length l Set the pointer to Reverb Length using and keys then press the SET button 2 Set the number to the required value using the and buttons then press the SET button 3 Step back up a menu level by pressing the MENU button To set the Reverb Volume 1 Set the pointer to Reverb Volume using and keys then press the SET bu
40. t appropriate for your instrument will not appear 5 1 Programmable MIDI Allows the keyboards to be assigned to MIDI channels and patches Voices in combination with the MIDI stop or piston associated with the keyboard With the programmable MIDI stops you can control any module voice 1 128 through any MIDI channel 1 16 To program MIDI 1 Press the MENU piston Programmable MIDI appears on the display Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 19 of 34 2 Press the SET piston 3 Select the MIDI stop to be programmed for example MIDI Swell On the display after MIDI there now appears the selected stop Use the and pistons to select the desired MIDI channel Press the SET piston Use the and pistons to select the desired MIDI voice number Press the SET piston The selected adjustments are now stored in memory Select another MIDI stop to be programmed if desired Press the MENU piston to return to the main menu 0 Press the MENU piston again to exit the Menu ZOPNI S 5 2 Tuning Mode Allows the adjustment of the frequency setting of the instrument by stepping up or down with the or pistons The default setting is 440 Hz corresponding to A in the same octave as middle C The range is 426 Hz to 454 Hz in steps of 1 Hz allowing up to a quarter note change in each direction Makin Men Tuning Mode Press or tto bronze 5 3 Temperaments a Allows th
41. t left within the console before closing the cover Open the instrument as follows 1 Insert the key in the roll top cover lock 2 Turn the key a quarter of a turn to the left this brings the lock up 3 Push the roll top cover up Close the instrument as follows 1 Make certain that the key is not in the lockable space see warning 2 Check that if there is an adjustable music desk it is positioned so that it will not foul the closing cover 3 Pull the roll top cover towards you 4 Push the roll top into the locked position 2 7 Construction Standards When building your instrument the accepted standards in organ building are taken into account The most important standards are The American Guild of Organists AGO Standard 2002 is mainly used in the USA The most striking characteristic of AGO instruments is the design of the pedalboard The AGO pedalboards have a concave pedal layout whose keys splay out to the front radial with a concave and splay radii of Sft 6in e The Bund Deutscher Orgelbaumeister BDO Standard 2000 is mainly used for instruments built for mainland Europe The BDO standard allows for straight 30 key or radiating 32 key concave pedal boards where the concave radius is 3680 mm 12ft lin and 3350 mm 11 ft splay radius e The Incorporated Society of Organ Builders SOB Standard 1967 for British organ builders Similar to the AGO standard with a few differences The most significant is the requirement
42. the console center line 2 The Organ Sound There are a number of factors which will affect the way your organ sounds such as the place it 1s sited the siting of speakers the selection of voices the intonation and the temperament Adjustments will be made by the Makin installer when it 1s first installed to get the best sound for the environment in which the instrument is situated 2 1 Intonation Intonation determines the timbre of the instrument In organ building voicing and tuning are very important Every organ is adjusted stop by stop for the area where the instrument is installed With sampled sounds you will get the voice of the pipe from which the sample was taken The sound from two organ pipes of the same type for example a Dulciana from two different manufacturers will each sound slightly different This 1s the voicing of the pipe and comes from the slight mechanical differences in design from the wind pressure and from adjustments made by the voicer after the pipe is made It is also important that the various voices in an organ all work together and that pipes in a rank have the same volume to produce a good overall sound These variations in voice from different organ builders have led to some notable differences in the sounds that organs produce around the world while still sounding like a pipe organ Examples are The work of Robert Hope Jones 1859 1914 in the United States which eventually evolved into the un
43. to align middle D on the lower keyboard with the Pedalboard middle D and the use of 8ft 6in for concave and splay radii The Royal College of Organists RCO specification 1904 It is often quoted as a standard but in fact the specification was for a single instrument built for the RCO Lecture Hall by Norman and Beard It is notable for having a pedalboard concave radius of 12ft 61n and a splay radius of 8ft 6in Many pipe organs were built before any standard existed other than those imposed by the builders and it is therefore not uncommon to find organs that do not comply fully with any standards It is not unknown for instruments in the UK where the European continental influence has always been very strong to be built utilizing part of any of these standards The standard adopted for your Makin organ will depend on the model you have chosen The order of stops will be as much as possible in accordance with the standards applicable to your instrument Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 6 of 34 2 8 Available Space and Symmetry The available space 1s especially important Stops and Pistons have to be far enough apart to allow for ease of operation A good symmetry has to be achieved between the left and right stop jambs for draw stops On instruments with tab stops these are generally located above the manuals in accordance with the appropriate layout standard Every attempt has been made to make the overall f
44. tton 2 Set the number to the required value using the and buttons then press the SET button 3 Step back up a menu level by pressing the MENU button Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 24 of 34 To set the Reverb 3D surround Sound l Set the pointer to Reverb 3D Surround using and keys then press the SET button 2 Set the value to ON or OFF using the and buttons then press the SET button 3 Step back up a menu level by pressing the MENU button 5 9 Key Volumes Allows the setting of volume for individual keys per stop l and intonation The function consists of the following sub Makin Menu functions Key Volumes e Adjust Resetone Stop e Reset all Stops Warning Church Organ World make adjustments to the voicing of the instrument before delivery These settings may be lost if the key volumes are adjusted or reset You are advised to take notes of settings before making adjustments To set Key Volumes Set all stops to off Select an intonation Press the MENU button Use the and buttons to select the key volumes function on the display Press the SET button Activate one stop Press one key on the corresponding division keyboard and hold the key down The display will chow KEY followed by the key indicator and VOL followed by the volume indicator 8 Use the and buttons to select the desired volume 9 Press the SET button to save t
45. u can order an adjustable height bench The bench 1s supplied 1n the same type of wood as the cabinet 2 3 The Kevboards 2 3 1 Synthetic keyboards Standard keyboards are finished with synthetic key surfaces Keyboards are designed with a mechanical toggle touch system to attain a church organ feel 2 3 2 Wooden keyboards Depending on your choice your instrument may be fitted with wooden keyboards Keyboards are equipped with a patented magnetic toggle system to attain a church organ feel 2 4 The Pedalboard The pedalboard 1s removable At the front of each pedal key 1s a magnet This magnet normally sits in close proximity to a reed switch which is invisibly mounted behind the front panel at the bottom of the console When you depress a pedal key the reed switch 1s activated by the magnet at the end of the key 2 5 The Music Desk 2 5 1 Horizontally and Vertically Adjustable Music Desk This music desk can be horizontally adjusted by pulling it towards you or pushing it away In either case the music desk is automatically stopped at its limit of travel When pushing the music desk forwards or backwards care should be taken that the music desk is moved equally on both sides This will prevent the music desk from skewing which may jam it The music desk can be vertically adjusted by tweaking the grips left and right behind the music desk simultaneously and moving the music desk up or down After the music desk has been adjusted to th
46. ve signals on the channel shown in the MIDI channel chart appropriate to your instrument keyboard or to the channels that you have programmed for output Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 31 of 34 7 10 Connecting a Computer via a USB Port To connect a computer via a USB port plug the USB adapter into the USB port on the computer Plug the 5 pin DIN connectors from the adapter into the Midi SEQ or OUT port and the MIDI IN port on the organ Organ DIN USB Adaptor Computer MIDI SEQ MIDI IN USB MIDI IN MIDI OUT When using the computer to monitor programmed settings use the MIDI MOD port instead of MIDI SEQ 8 Maintenance 8 1 The Console The console consists of wooden veneer and solid wooden parts To clean the cabinet use a normal duster or a light wet cloth or chamois and polish with a dry cloth The keys can be treated the same as the woodwork Warning We do not recommend the use of furniture polish because this will damage the lacquer Direct sunlight may also discolour the cabinet especially light oak consoles Do not try to remove spots with abrasive or aggressive liquids like thinners or acetone as these will damage the instrument Issue 5 6PW 19 05 2013 Church Organ World Makin User Manual Page 32 of 34 8 2 Pipes Warning When your instrument has a pipe front we advise you not to touch the pipes The pipes are made of tin and lead alloy which is
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