[rodgersorgan] Re: Update from a silent list reader
- From: "william king" <wmjking@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 21:45:05 -0500
Within the past few weeks I've purchased a Roland XV synth for my
Rodgers, and have not yet begun to work with the editing software. I'd
be anxious to learn some "tricks of the trade," including, for one, how
to assign channels for the manuals and pedal clavier. Actually, I have
two MIDI sound modules (the Roland XV-5080 and a slightly older E-Mu
Proteus 1000 module), but so far -- despite setting their MIDI channels
so that one is channel 1 and the other is channel 2 -- I can get the one
that's set for Ch2 to play on the Swell (which is intended), but both
sounds play on the Great (which is not intended)! I haven't gotten
either to play anything other than a rumbling hum on Ch3 for the Pedal
division, and I tried moving the octaves up thinking that it was just
playing a low-frequency sound! Likewise, I haven't been able to get the
combination action on the Rodgers to control the XV-5080 patches other
than the General Midi specs -- none of the extra voices. Readily I
admit I'm a novice to MIDI on the Rodgers, but I've used MIDI digital
pianos for a while. Lately, without delving into the XV editing
software yet, I've been wondering if it's even possible to do what I'd
like to do: a) use both sound modules on different MIDI channels to
send two or more sounds to different manuals and the pedal; and b) use
the Rodgers pistons to send the MIDI change commands for the various
sounds, so that I don't have to pause between phrases to turn a knob or
two for the next part of the piece!
Any advice?
Bill King
wmjking@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: rodgersorgan-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rodgersorgan-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simmons, Erik
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 2:56 PM
To: 'rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
Subject: [rodgersorgan] Re: Update from a silent list reader
I've recently purchased an XV series synth to go with my Rodgers, and
have been busy creating organ voices on the XV. If anyone else on the
list has XV stop recipies they would like to share, please let me know.
I've done a few dozen stops so far, including several very nice short
reeds, a sesquialtera, cornet, tertian, celeste, and many more (and of
course, the 32' stops, which come out really nice). Most recent
additions are a tuba major and state trumpet (the wife and kids were out
of the house while I tweaked and fiddled those). Hardest things have
been a good 8' principal and some of the full length reeds (posaune 16,
for example). I've come close, but they're not quite there yet.
I've only begun to master the power of the editing software for the XV,
and would love to share what I've found and learn from others. It'e been
fun so far. The flexibility in creating 'performances' that map the
patches to MIDI channels has been very nice - I can create a performance
to fit the needs of a particular piece, and exploit the wonderful MIDI
implementation of the Rodgers - it is really tops. The two instruments
make a powerful combination indeed.
Best regards.
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Lemon [mailto:lemon1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 11:38 PM
To: rodgersorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [rodgersorgan] Update from a silent list reader
Hi, I had joined a while back, don't even remember how long ago. I am on
the organ committee for my church. We have a 5 rank Wicks that we have
been exploring expansion options on. I have heard Dan Miller play a
Rodgers 957 in Turlock California. I even attended the organist workshop
there that he put on. I enjoyed that. Anyways, the organ has not been
expanded. I have tried to make my case for a Rodgers with the pipes
added to it. I think the best we will be doing is midifying the console
and bringing the rank count to 11 or 19...not sure which. But I am
afraid that making the console midi without speakers available for the
midi additions is probably what will be happening. Maybe I will
introduce them to a few XV-5080s and the MC-80ex.
(I own a few Roland music instruments).
Bob Lemon
Just Published! Using the PR-300 Sequencer Voice Module by Frog Music
Press
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