TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents i Introduction page 1 Features page 2 page 2 Turn On/Turn Off Console Division, Combination Memory and Piston Locations Console Display and Menus Combination Action with Four Memory Levels –Unlocking a Combination Memory –Setting the Pistons –Locking a Combination Memory Special Feature –Pedal to Great Piston Coupler 795 User Menu Lists –795 User Menu Items –795 MIDI Menu Items –795 User (Headphone) Menu Items Couplers Reversibles Expression Shoes Great/Pedal Unencl
Bass Coupler –Setting the Range of the Bass Coupler Transposer Master Tuning –Locking and Unlocking the Master Tuning –Adjusting the Pitch Temperaments –Ancient Temperaments: Pythagorean –Ancient Temperaments: Mean-Tone –Well Temperaments: Kirnberger –Well Temperaments: Werckmeister I and III –Well Temperaments: Young I and II –Well Temperaments: Equal –Selecting a Temperament Digital Dynamic Wind™ Wind Stabilizer –Adjusting the Wind Stabilizer Random Detuning Expression Range Adjustments –Setting the Expre
Automatic Shutdown Timer MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) –MIDI Channel Assignments –Selecting a MIDI Sound –Previewing Various MIDI Sounds Roland GS Standard Support –Setting the GS Variation (Bank Number) MIDI Sounds in Combination Pistons –Saving a MIDI Sound in a Combination Piston Additional MIDI Settings MIDI Note Velocity –Setting Fixed Velocity –Setting Expression Velocity –Setting Keyboard Velocity Octave Shift –Shifting the Octave of a MIDI Sound MIDI Channel Assignment –Assigning MIDI
Rodgers 795 Stop Specification Console Dimensions page 37 page 38 Factory Default Combination Settings –Restoring the Factory Default Combination Settings Suggested Registrations Great Organ Pedal Organ Swell Organ Blank Chart for Favorite MIDI Sounds (Great) Blank Chart for Favorite MIDI Sounds (Swell) Blank Chart for Favorite MIDI Sounds (Pedalboard) page 39 page page page page page page page page 39 40 40 40 41 42 43 44 Care and Maintenance –Console and Pedalboard –Keyboards and Stop Tabs –Pipes on
INTRODUCTION Grand, glorious sound is the hallmark of the Rodgers 795. Providing a rich and spacious ensemble sound complemented by crystal-clear definition, the Rodgers 795 will take you to new musical heights, while sustaining the tradition of quality, craftsmanship and innovation you’ve come to expect from Rodgers.
FEATURES To get started, here is a tour of the basic operations of the Rodgers 795: TURN ON/TURN OFF To turn the organ on, press the top part of the rocker switch to the left of the coupler tablets. “RODGERS 795 CLASSIC ORGAN” or your personalized greeting will appear in the Console Display. The organ will perform a self diagnostic test of its systems within a few seconds. When completed, the Console Display will read “TRANSPOSER 0”; the Rodgers 795 is now ready to play.
CONSOLE DISPLAY AND MENUS The Rodgers 795 is equipped with a two-line Console Display window located on the right stop jamb. This display normally indicates the Transposer setting, and can also be used to alter many other organist preferences including MIDI settings and Tremulant rate and depth. Two controls are used to select and operate the features of the Console Display.
There are five Divisional pistons for each manual division. The Great and Swell Divisionals are operated by pistons located under each respective manual. The Divisional pistons independently affect all stops and MIDI controls on the Great, Swell or Pedal. Each division's registration may be changed independently by pressing a Divisional piston.
4. While holding SET, press the desired combination piston. Then release both pistons. LOCKING A COMBINATION MEMORY: 1. Press and hold M1, M2, M3 or M4 for approximately five seconds. “USING INTERNAL MEMORY” appears in the Console Display first, followed by “MEMORY (#) UNLOCKED” . 2. While continuing to hold the memory piston, rotate the Alpha Dial in either direction until the Console Display reads “MEMORY (#) LOCKED.” 3. Release the memory piston. The memory is now locked.
795 User Menu Items Hold SET, turn SELECT knob counterclockwise. TRANSPOSER ² TUNING A= ²²².² TRANSPOSER 4b thru 4# VOICE PALETTE MENU EQUAL MEAN-TONE PYTHAGOREAN KIRNBERGER WERCKMEISTER I WERCKMEISTER III YOUNG I YOUNG II LOCKED A=440 ADJUSTABLE MANUAL ADJ ONLY 427.7 thru 452.
795 MIDI Menu Items Hold SET, turn SELECT knob clockwise.
795 User (Headphone) Menu Items Hold SET, turn SELECT knob counterclockwise. NOTE: Headphones must be plugged in for these menu items to appear. See previous page (USER MENU) for items not related to use of headphones. HEADPHONE ²²²²² ²²²² dB Use the ALPHA DIAL to select these menu items. HEADPHONE VOLUME OFF, -67.50 thru 11.25 dB HEADPHONE BALANCE -10.00 thru 10.00 dB HEADPHONE BASS -14.00 thru 14.00 dB HEADPHONE TREBLE -14.00 thru 14.
COUPLERS The Rodgers 795 has intermanual couplers, which enable stops of one division to be played on another keyboard or pedalboard. Examples of intermanual couplers are SWELL TO GREAT 8', SWELL TO PEDAL 8' and GREAT TO PEDAL 8'. These couplers are located on the lighted tabs above the keyboards. REVERSIBLES The Rodgers 795 is equipped with reversible pistons. These control certain couplers, stops and functions. Press the piston to turn on, and press again to turn off.
There is a lighted Crescendo/Tutti indicator located on the stop rail to the far right, with eight lighted green segments to indicate the progressive stages of the Crescendo as the pedal is depressed. The selection of stops to be added by the Crescendo shoe may be set by the organist. The Crescendo must first be unlocked to set a crescendo sequence. Once the sequence is set, it may be locked again to prevent accidental change. UNLOCKING THE CRESCENDO: 1.
8. When building a completely new sequence, it is advisable to first write the new sequence down without numbers, then assign stage numbers from 1 to 63 to each stop or group of stops in the sequence. Sometimes there are more stages than stops in the sequence, so it is necessary to skip some stages to make the sequence end at or near stage 63. If this is not done, the sequence ends before the Crescendo Pedal is fully depressed. 9. To exit the “CRESC SET MODE” menu at any time, press General Cancel.
ADJUSTING THE TREMULANT SETTINGS: 1. Starting from the TRANSPOSER display, press and hold the SET piston. 2. Turn the Select Knob counter clockwise (left) until the Console Display reads: GT MAIN RATE 0 TREM DEPTH 0 3. Turn the Select Knob until the cursor is on the tremulant name. Note: Please refer to the “795 User Menu Items” section for a list of tremulant names. 4. Rotate the Alpha Dial until the Console Display reads the tremulant to be adjusted. 5.
SETTING THE TUTTI: 1. Select the desired stops. 2. Press and hold the SET piston, and press the TUTTI piston. The Tutti is set. LOCKING THE TUTTI: 1. Press and hold the TUTTI piston for approximately five seconds until “TUTTI UNLOCKED” appears in the Console Display. 2. While continuing to hold TUTTI, rotate the Alpha Dial either direction until the Console Display reads “TUTTI LOCKED.” 3. Release TUTTI. The Tutti is locked. RESTORING THE FACTORY TUTTI SETTING: 1.
4. To use the new range, press MELODY. This range is saved when the organ is turned off. BASS COUPLER The name of this feature is derived from the historical term “Basso Continuo” meaning throughbass. When the Bass Coupler is engaged, it will light. Any selected stops or couplers in the Pedal division will sound from the lowest key being played on the Great manual. This provides a pedal bass sound without actually playing the pedalboard. The Bass Coupler (BASS) is located on a lighted reversible piston.
UNLOCKING THE MASTER TUNING: 1. Press and hold the SET piston. 2. Turn the Select Knob counter clockwise (left) until the Console Display reads: MASTER TUNING LOCKED A=440.0 3. Rotate the Alpha Dial until the Console Display reads “ADJUSTABLE” or “MANUAL ADJ ONLY”. 4. Press General Cancel to return to the Transposer menu. Note: The Console Display reads “TRANSPOSER 0 TUNING A=440.0” (default setting) when the Master Tuning is unlocked. ADJUSTING THE PITCH: 1.
Ancient Temperaments Pythagorean: Pythagoras (582-500 B.C.) was a brilliant Greek theorist and mathematician. The Pythagorean temperament is characterized by pure fifths and fourths. The Pythagorean theory founded a diatonic scale which served as a model throughout the Middle Ages. Mean-Tone: Mean-Tone temperament improves on the Pythagorean tuning by slightly contracting each of the four fifths needed to generate a major third.
SELECTING A TEMPERAMENT: 1. Press and hold the SET piston. 2. Turn the Select Knob counter clockwise (left) until the Console Display reads: TEMPERAMENT EQUAL 3. Release SET. 4. Rotate the Alpha Dial until the desired temperament appears. 5. Press General Cancel to return to the Transposer menu. Note: When the organ is turned off, the temperament will return to Equal.
ADJUSTING THE WIND STABILIZER: 1. Press and hold the SET piston. 2. Turn the Select Knob counter clockwise (left) to “WIND STABILIZER”. 3. Release SET. 4. Rotate the Alpha Dial to select “OFF”, “1/2”, or “ON”. RANDOM DETUNING One of the essential ingredients of a pipe organ ensemble arises from the small amount of pitch error in each pipe. No matter how carefully an instrument is tuned, small changes in temperature or humidity causes the pipes to drift from their original pitches.
SETTING THE EXPRESSION RANGE: 1. Press and hold the SET piston. 2. Turn the Select Knob counter clockwise (left) to “ MINIMUM EXPR:”, and place the cursor over the division name. 3. Rotate the Alpha Dial to select the desired division. 4. Turn the Select Knob clockwise (right). The cursor moves to the bottom line. 4. Rotate the Alpha Dial to select the desired expression range.
ACCESSING THE VOICE PALETTE: 1. Press and hold the SET piston. 2. Turn on the stop to be changed. For example, select the 16' Subbass in the Pedal. The Console Display reads: PD SUBBASS 16= *SUBBASS 16* 3. Rotate the Alpha Dial to view the available Voice Palette selection. The voice may be previewed as it is selected. The voice selections made using this procedure can be saved in General and Divisional combination pistons.
Special situations and individual preferences sometimes require a temporary change in the overall volume of the organ. This is easily accomplished. ADJUSTING THE MASTER VOLUME: 1. Press and hold the SET piston. 2. Turn the Select Knob to “MASTER VOLUME”. 3. Rotate the Alpha Dial to obtain the desired volume level. Note: An Audio Save may be performed to save this setting as the default. Please refer to the “Audio Save” section.
3. Release SET. 4. Rotate the Alpha Dial to select the setting to be adjusted (“VOLUME”, “BALANCE”, “BASS”, or “TREBLE”). 5. Turn the Select Knob clockwise (right) to place the cursor on the bottom line. 6. Rotate the Alpha Dial to set the desired value. AUXILIARY INPUTS The Rodgers 795 is equipped with stereo Auxiliary Input Jacks (one for the left channel and one for the right channel) located on the Connector Panel under the keydesk to the right.
DIGITAL REVERBERATION The Rodgers 795 features an internal digital reverberation system. The volume, length and type of reverberated sound can be individually changed. Any changes made to the reverberation settings from this menu are temporary and are lost when the organ is turned off, unless they are saved by performing the Audio Save procedure. Note: An Audio Save may be performed to save this setting as the default. Please refer to the “Audio Save” section. SETTING THE REVERB VOLUME: 1.
ANTIPHONAL ON/MAIN OFF The 795 is prepared with ANTIPHONAL ON (ANT ON)/MAIN OFF lighted pistons which can operate an additional speaker system. An antiphonal speaker system is usually installed at the opposite end of the building from the main organ allowing greater musical flexibility. The ANTIPHONAL ON piston activates this additional speaker system, and the MAIN OFF piston turns off the main organ.
Note: When the organ is turned off, this setting is saved. AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN TIMER When the organ is on and left unattended, the power automatically turns off after two hours. Operating any key, stop, or control resets the timer for another two hours. Playing the organ from a remote MIDI keyboard or sequencer will also reset the timer.
MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) Rodgers organs have some of the most advanced MIDI capabilities in the world, offering a great variety of sound possibilities. These sounds are accessed by the MIDI coupler pistons located on the piston rails. Two MIDI sounds can be played simultaneously from the Great, Swell and Pedal divisions.
2. By continuing to hold SET, the organ will remain in the MIDI Set Mode. 3. Press the key corresponding to the Program Change number of the desired MIDI sound. Note: Please refer to the sound module instrument chart(s) provided with the sound module. 4. Release SET to play the sound being previewed. 5. To preview another MIDI sound, hold SET and press another key to select another Program Change number. 6. Press the MIDI coupler piston or General Cancel to exit the MIDI Set Mode.
MIDI GT A PGM=121 CH 1 VAR=0 2. Turn the Select Knob clockwise (right). The cursor moves to the Variation Field (“VAR”) in the menu. Note: The variation numbers for sounds in the MIDI sound module are listed in the sound module instrument chart(s) provided with the sound module. 3. To choose the desired Variation (bank) number, rotate the Alpha Dial until the correct variation number is displayed. Variation 0 is the normal General MIDI bank.
Changes made to MIDI settings are temporary and are lost when the organ is turned off unless those settings are saved. Note: A MIDI Save may be performed to save a MIDI setting as the default. Please refer to the “MIDI Save” section. MIDI NOTE VELOCITY MIDI note velocity controls the attack quality and loudness of MIDI sounds. To sound authentic, instruments such as the piano and other percussion instruments require a greater and more pronounced attack than instruments such as the flute or oboe.
Keyboard Velocity: This setting individually senses the velocity of each note of the keyboard. There are three sensitivity levels that can be selected. SETTING KEYBOARD VELOCITY: 1. Hold the SET piston, then press the MIDI coupler piston. The piston flashes. Release both pistons. 2. Turn the Select Knob clockwise (right) until the cursor moves to the second menu screen and is positioned in the Velocity field (“VEL”). 3. Rotate the Alpha Dial to select Keyboard Velocity (“FM KBD”). 4.
ASSIGNING MIDI CHANNELS: 1. Hold the SET piston, then press MIDI GT A. The coupler piston flashes. 2. Turn the Select Knob clockwise (right) until the cursor moves to the channel number. 3. Rotate the Alpha Dial to set the channel number. 4. Press either the flashing MIDI coupler piston or General Cancel to exit. The channel number for MIDI GT A coupler piston can be saved in the settings on a combination piston or saved permanently by performing the MIDI Save procedure.
3. Press the desired combination piston. 4. Release both pistons. The factory default settings for the MIDI coupler pistons are: MIDI GT A Program Change (PGM) Variation (VAR) Octave Transpose Velocity (VEL) = = = = = CH 1* OFF 0 NORM 64 * This channel will be different for each MIDI coupler piston. Note: Please refer to the MIDI channel list at the beginning of the MIDI section. Remember, MIDI default settings can be changed by performing a MIDI Save procedure.
MIDI STOP CHANGES When sequencing or controlling another Rodgers console from the Rodgers 795, stop selections are normally transmitted and received using MIDI System Exclusive messages. This allows the stops selected during sequencing to play back accurately. If desired, the organ stops may be controlled using MIDI Program Changes rather than System Exclusive messages. These Program Changes will control the organ pistons rather than the individual stops.
USING PISTONS TO CONTROL A SECOND RODGERS CONSOLE: 1. Connect the MIDI Sequencer Output of the master console to the Sequencer Input of the slave console. 2. On the master console, enable piston transmission by turning the Select Knob until the cursor is in the Send Field (“SEND”) of the MIDI Stop Change menu. 3. Rotate the Alpha Dial until the Console Display reads “SEND: PST”. 4.
MIDI DEVICE ID MIDI Device ID allows the organist to select the MIDI Device identification number used in System Exclusive Stop Control messages. Normally, the organ both sends and recognizes an ID number of 17. Stop Control messages with other ID numbers will be ignored. This ID number can be changed to allow independent control over multiple organ consoles connected via MIDI or to facilitate storing multiple sets of registration information on a sequencer recording.
2. When the memory contents have been correctly received, the memory piston corresponding to the memory on the sequencer recording flashes. At this point, the contents of the memory are stored in a temporary holding area in the console. 3. Stop the sequencer playback. 4. Press and hold SET, then press the memory piston for the desired destination. Note: This need not be the same memory as the memory whose piston is flashing.
RODGERS 795 STOP SPECIFICATION [alternate Voice Palette stop names listed in ( )] (Drawknobs indicated with '*') GREAT SWELL *01. Principal 8' (Diapason 8') *02. Gedackt 8' *03. Gemshorn 8' *04. Flute Celeste II 8' (Erzahler Celeste II 8') *05. Octave 4' (Principal 4') *06. Gedackt 4' *07. Superoctave 2' (Fifteenth 2', Waldflote 2') *08. Mixture IV *09. Cromorne 8' (Trompete 8') *10. Chimes (Harpsichord) *11. Tremulant 12. Swell 13. MIDI Great A (LP) 14. MIDI Great B (LP) *01. Bourdon Doux 16' *02.
RODGERS 751/790/795 TOP VIEW BACK VIEW 1485.9mm [58.5"] 463.0mm [18.2"] 762.3mm [30.0"] 1481.3mm [58.4"] 1253.6mm [49.4"] 355.6mm [14.0"] 1489.0 mm [58.6"] 1204.9mm [47.5"] 759.2mm [29.9"] FRONT VIEW 396.2mm [15.6"] 812.8mm [32.0"] SIDE VIEW PEDAL SWELL (SW) (GT) CHORAL GREAT SWELL BOURDON PRINCIPAL SUBBASS DOUX OCTAVE GEDACKT BASS POSAUNE CROMORNE TO PEDAL TO 16 16 16 8 8 4 16 4 PEDAL GREAT 405.1mm [16.
FACTORY DEFAULT COMBINATION SETTINGS The Rodgers 795 is shipped from the factory with default settings on combination memories 1 and 2. Registrations on M1 and M2 can be changed, but if the original factory default settings are desired, they can be restored by performing the following procedure: RESTORING THE FACTORY DEFAULT COMBINATION SETTINGS: 1. Press and HOLD the memory select piston (M1, M2, M3 or M4) for approximately five seconds. The display will show “LOCKED” or “UNLOCKED.” 2.
SUGGESTED REGISTRATIONS The following pages of registrations are to be used as guidelines for selecting appropriate stops to match broad suggestions given in most printed organ literature. There will be variances of registration depending upon the music, acoustics of the room and the spirit of the performance.
SWELL ORGAN STRING STRING CELESTE Viole Celeste II 8' 8' SOLO FLUTES Bourdon 8' or Copula 4' FOUNDATIONS P Bourdon 8' Viole 8' FOUNDATIONS mf Bourdon 8' Viole 8' Octave 4' FOUNDATIONS f Bourdon 8' Viole 8' Octave 4' Copula 4' Plein Jeu IV CORNET Bourdon 8' Copula 4' Nazard 2 2/3' Flûte à Bec 2' Tierce 1 3/5' Tremulant optional SOLO REEDS Trompette 8' or Oboe 8' FULL SWELL Bourdon Doux 16' Bourdon 8' Viole 8' Octave 4' Plein Jeu IV Basson 16' Trompette 8' Viole 8' Note: For the instrument’s increas
GREAT MANUAL: PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS 1 THROUGH 61 1 2 3 5 6 4 7 8 9 10 12 13 11 14 15 17 18 16 19 20 21 22 24 25 23 26 27 29 30 28 31 32 33 34 36 37 35 38 39 41 42 40 43 44 45 46 48 49 47 50 51 53 54 52 55 56 57 58 60 59 61 42
SWELL MANUAL: PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS 62 THROUGH 122 62 63 64 66 67 69 65 68 70 71 73 74 72 75 76 78 79 81 77 80 82 83 85 86 84 87 88 90 91 93 89 92 94 95 97 98 96 99 100 102 103 101 104 105 106 107 109 110 108 111 112 114 115 117 113 116 118 119 121 122 43 120
PEDALBOARD: PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBERS 123 THROUGH 128 123 124 125 127 126 128 44
CARE AND MAINTENANCE As with any fine musical instrument, reasonable care is necessary to protect your investment. Normally no difficulties should be experienced, as only the finest component parts are used by Rodgers. If your instrument should require service, your Rodgers Service Representative is fully equipped and qualified to handle any service problems which may arise.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: WHEN USING THIS INSTRUMENT, ALWAYS FOLLOW BASIC SAFETY PRECAUTIONS, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING: 1. Read all the instructions before using, adjusting or repairing this instrument. 2. 3. 4 5. 10. Unplug the power cord of the instrument from the power source when left unattended for a long period of time.
FCC Notice Radio and Television Interference Rodgers Parallel Digital Imaging Organs use and generate small amounts of radio-frequency (RF) energy. The instrument complies with the limits set for Class B computing devices. FCC Rules, Part 15, Subpart J define the limits for radio and television interference in a residential installation.
CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING ATTENTION: RISQUE OF CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. PATENTS G.B. 1312161 F.R.G.
Rodgers Model: 795 Basic Function Default: Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Pitch Bender MIDI Implementation Chart Version: 1.0 Transmitted 1-3, 12-14 *1 Recognized 12-14 *1 1-16 Mode 3 X *************** 8-124 Mode 3 X *************** 36-96 0 O O X X X O X X X X X X 7 O O 64 O X MIDI GT A Channel 1-128 (1-12, 20-26) Ch. 12-14 only; *************** *************** activates comb. pistons O *2 O *2 X X X X X X X X X O *3 X X O (123) O (123) O O X X Able to choose between O and X.
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