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Lowrey Majesty LX/510 User Manual

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Lowrey Majesty LX/510 Specifications

General IconGeneral
BrandLowrey
ModelMajesty LX/510
CategoryMusical Instrument
LanguageEnglish

Summary

Welcome To The Lowrey Family

Using This Guide

Explains how to use the owner's manual and its structure.

Let's Get Started

Initial Setup and Controls

Covers power, ABC's, pedal/music buttons, and reset functions.

General Presets

What It Does

Defines General Presets as pre-programmed sound setups activated by a single button.

How It Works

Explains the operation of ten numbered preset buttons above the keyboard.

How to Use It

Guides on selecting and using General Presets with musical examples.

Rhythm Presets

What It Does

Describes Rhythm Presets as registration setups for orchestrated styles.

How It Works

Explains pressing preset and style buttons to set up the organ.

How to Use It

Provides steps for playing songs with Rhythm Presets and styles.

Category Presets

What It Does

Introduces 60 sounds from six categories, supplementing General Presets.

How It Works

Details the two-step process of pressing a category and then a general preset button.

How to Use It

Offers guidance on using Category Presets for song-specific sounds or with orchestrated styles.

Bank Presets

What It Does

Offers 50 more preset sounds, used with General Presets and five Banks (A-E).

How It Works

Explains the two-step process of pressing a Bank button and a General Preset button.

How to Use It

Guides on using Bank Presets for more sounds and saving custom sounds.

How to Customize a Bank Preset

How to Reset Bank Presets To The Factory Sounds

Rhythm Plus Orchestration

Preview

Introduces the section on orchestrated rhythm accompaniment patterns called "Styles".

What It Does

Provides 144 orchestrated rhythm styles for accompaniment.

How It Works

Explains how style buttons activate features like MCS for easy-play chords.

How to Use It

Guides on using Rhythm Presets with styles for introductions and playing songs.

Variation

What It Does

Explains how three variation buttons create five distinct variations on each of the 24 style types.

How It Works

Details how to press variation buttons before or after style buttons to hear variations.

How to Use It

Guides on referring to the style table and choosing musical styles.

Genie, Orch, & Orch Plus

What It Does

Explains how these buttons control the amount of band accompaniment heard with a style.

How It Works

Details how these buttons light up with style buttons and affect accompaniment.

Auto Bass 1 & 2

What It Does

Describes Auto Bass as an easy-play feature for bass pedal accompaniment.

How It Works

Explains how Auto Bass 1 and 2 are activated and produce different bass patterns.

How to Use It

Guides on using Auto Bass for variety or playing manual bass pedals.

Drum Variation

What It Does

Provides an alternative drum pattern and sound for each rhythm style.

How It Works

Explains that pressing Drum Variation adds a different drum pattern.

How to Use It

Guides on using Drum Variation for adding variety to rhythm styles.

Introductions / Endings and FX

What It Does

Explains Intro/Ending for professional introductions/endings and FX for fill-ins.

How It Works

Details how these features are used before, during, and after playing a song.

How to Use It

Guides on activating introductions, fill-ins, and endings.

Rhythm Preset

What It Does

Simplifies sound selection for orchestrated styles by picking complementary sounds and effects.

How It Works

Explains pressing a Rhythm Preset button and a style button to ready the organ.

How to Use It

Guides on using Rhythm Presets for immediate good sound and making adjustments.

Music Chord System - MCS

What It Does

Allows easy-play one-finger or multi-fingered chords on the lower keyboard with pedals.

How It Works

Describes MCS chord recognition and how style buttons activate it with magic lights.

Memory

What It Does

Holds the last played chord after keys are released, aiding in turning pages or preparing next chord.

How It Works

Explains Memory turns on with Rhythm Plus Orchestration styles and how to turn it off.

How to Use It

Guides on using Memory for smooth transitions between musical phrases.

Rhythm Only

What It Does

Eliminates drum portion of orchestrated styles, muting other features.

How It Works

Details how pressing Rhythm Only disables MCS, Memory, and Auto Bass.

How to Use It

Guides on using Rhythm Only with orchestrated styles and other buttons.

Start/Stop

What It Does

Starts or stops a Rhythm Plus Orchestration style.

How It Works

Explains how the Start/Stop button functions with style selection and playing.

How to Use It

Guides on temporarily pausing styles without changing organ setup.

Rhythm Volume

What It Does

Controls the volume of the drum portion of an orchestrated style.

How It Works

Details how to raise/lower volume using buttons and how levels are indicated by lights.

How to Use It

Guides on setting rhythm volume levels instantly via the keypad.

Rhythm Tempo

What It Does

Controls the tempo or speed of an orchestrated style.

How It Works

Explains how to increase/decrease tempo using buttons and how tempo is indicated.

How to Use It

Guides on setting tempo instantly via keypad and using tempo buttons as a beat indicator.

Tap Tempo

What It Does

Offers a simple way to set rhythm style tempo by tapping a beat.

The Organ Section

The Tab Panel

Describes the layout of the tab panel, detailing the multi-colored tabs for organ sounds.

Master Control Tabs

What It Does

Acts as master on/off switches for various tab sections on the organ.

How It Works

Explains how tabs turn sounds on/off via illuminated red lights and how they are grouped by color.

Bass Tab Section

What It Does

Explains that orange Bass tabs control pedal sounds on and off.

How It Works

Details how tabs are turned on/off and that Bass Sustain is adjustable.

How to Use It

Reminds users that presets automatically select pedal sounds.

Lower Tab Section

What It Does

Explains that Lower tabs turn sounds on and off for the lower keyboard.

How It Works

Details how tabs are activated upon power-on/reset and how section volume is controlled.

How to Use It

Guides on using Lower tabs for beautiful lower keyboard sounds, noting presets combine them.

Upper Tab Section

What It Does

Explains that Upper tabs turn sounds on and off for the upper keyboard.

How It Works

Details how tabs are activated upon power-on/reset and how section volume is controlled.

How to Use It

Guides on using Upper tabs for beautiful upper keyboard sounds and experimenting with Flute combinations.

Upper Theatre Tab Section

What It Does

Provides unique Theatre Organ sounds.

How It Works

Explains that pressing tabs turns the sounds ON and OFF.

How to Use It

Describes specific Theatre Organ sounds like Reed, Diapason, and Vox Humana.

Orchestral and Solo Sections

Preview

Introduces authentic orchestra and solo sounds playable alone or with organ tabs.

What It Does

Provides additional sounds, primarily for right-hand upper keyboard play.

How It Works

Explains how Upper On buttons activate sounds and how red/blue buttons select them.

How to Use It

Guides on simply pressing buttons for desired sounds and combining them with organ tabs.

Orchestral and Solo Genius

What It Does

Offers a selection of sounds for Orchestral and Solo sections, assignable to Genius buttons.

How It Works

Explains how sounds are assigned to red (Orchestral) or blue (Solo) Genius buttons.

How to Use It

Guides on selecting sounds from a list and assigning them to Genius buttons.

Portamento

What It Does

Creates a smooth, gliding effect between notes in the Solo section.

How It Works

Explains Portamento activates with the Whistle button and affects Solo sounds.

How to Use It

Guides on setting Portamento speed and using it with specific sounds like Whistle or Violin.

Repeat

What It Does

Adds an authentic repetition or repeating effect to sounds.

How It Works

Details how Repeat works with Orchestral sounds and specific Solo instruments.

How to Use It

Guides on adding the repeat effect and setting its speed.

Dynamic Keying

What It Does

Adds touch sensitivity, like a piano, to Orchestral and Solo sounds.

How It Works

Explains that striking keys harder produces louder sounds.

How to Use It

Guides on selecting sounds and activating Dynamic Keying for touch-sensitive play.

Solo Octave, Orch Octave

What It Does

Changes the pitch of Solo (blue) and Orchestral (red) sounds by one octave.

How It Works

Explains that sounds have preset pitches, and this feature reverses them.

How to Use It

Guides on using this feature to lower high-pitched sounds or raise low-pitched sounds.

Upper/Lower On Buttons

What It Does

These four buttons turn Orchestral/Solo sections on/off and determine keyboard source.

How It Works

Explains how red/blue buttons and Upper/Lower On activate sounds and keyboard split.

Foot Switch

What It Does

Activates Glide/Sustain on Solo/Orchestral sounds or FX/Golden Harp.

How It Works

Details how left/right foot switches are activated by foot movement.

Orchestral and Solo Volume Controls

What It Does

Controls the volume level of red Orchestral and blue Solo sounds.

How It Works

Explains volume buttons and how levels are indicated by lights.

How to Use It

Guides on adjusting volume and using the expression pedal.

Transpose

What It Does

Moves the sound (pitch) of the organ up or down at the touch of a button.

How It Works

Explains how buttons above 'C' increase pitch, and below 'C' decrease it.

How to Use It

Guides on changing musical pitch for songs or playing along with others.

Graphic Mixer

Preview of Section

Introduces the Graphic Mixer for controlling Reverb, Sustain, and Volume levels.

What It Does

Details how the mixer sets levels for Reverb, Bass, Orch Plus, Symphonic/Flutes.

Information Center Window

Preview of Section

Explains the Information Center displays Tempo, Chords, Keypad entries, and more.

Numeric Keypad

What It Does

Used for entering numbers to set levels, select features, and assign sounds.

Easy Button

What It Does

Turns easy-play features (MCS, Memory, Auto Bass 1) on and off.

How It Works

Allows easy-play features to be toggled with a single button press.

How to Use It

Guides on activating easy-play features with or without orchestrated styles.

Clear Button

What It Does

Steps back in Keypad entry procedures to correct errors.

Enter Button

What It Does

Implements Advanced Features or sets values after keypad entry.

Scroll Buttons

What It Does

Allows viewing lists of information like Advanced Features and Genius Sounds.

How It Works

Explains how lists are displayed in the Information Center window.

How to Use It

Guides on navigating lists using Up/Down buttons and activating features.

Animation Section

What It Does

Adds motion and texture to sounds using effects like Vibra Trem, Orch Trem, Chorus, Celeste.

How It Works

Details how animation buttons modify sounds to create effects and moods.

How to Use It

Guides on using animation effects to change sound character, with an example.

Harmony Plus

Preview

Introduces Harmony Plus for simplifying right-hand play with automatic chords.

What It Does

Adds multi-note harmony to single melody notes based on lower keyboard chords.

How It Works

Explains the nine Harmony Plus selections and how they add harmony to melodies.

Sound Effects

What It Does

Provides non-musical sounds for flair and variety.

How It Works

Explains that buttons are active only while pressed.

How to Use It

Guides on using sound effects by simply pressing buttons, with song examples.

Golden Harp

Preview

Introduces Golden Harp as a feature for adding arpeggios to songs.

What It Does

Features graceful arpeggios as background or accompaniment sound patterns.

How It Works

Explains Golden Harp reads chords and functions with preset or selected sounds.

Golden Harp Genius

How to Use It

Guides on changing instrumental sounds for Golden Harp patterns using the Genius button.

Disk Drive

What It Does

Allows saving songs and registration setups onto 3.5" computer disks.

How It Works

Explains saving preset information and recording information.

How to Use It

Details the process of formatting a disk for the organ.

How to Save Presets to a Disk

How to Load Presets From a Disk

Music Recorder

Preview of Section

Introduces the Music Recorder for recording, playback, and disk saving.

What It Does

Records, stores, and plays back musical performances, with features like Pause and FF/Rewind.

How It Works

Details storing notes, sounds, and effects during recording sessions.

How to Record a Song

How to Erase a Recording

Explains how to erase recorded tracks using the Erase button and Play/Pause.

Merge Recording

What It Does

Allows recording music onto a track that already contains a recording.

How It Works

Explains how multiple recordings can be placed and merged onto a single track.

How to Use It

Guides on performing additional music to be recorded onto selected tracks.

Merge Recording - Erase Track

What It Does

Allows erasing only music recorded on the second track, leaving the first track intact.

How to Play a Recording From a Disk on the Organ

LOWREY DISKS

Explains playback for disks recorded on the Majesty or factory produced.

NON-LOWREY DISKS

Explains playback for Standard MIDI File or General MIDI disks.

Audio Inputs and Outputs

What It Does

Describes connections for headphones, microphone, and outputting sound to external systems.

How It Works

Explains headphone/microphone jack locations and features, including volume control.

Genius Features

Preview

Introduces Advanced Features for customizing organ operation.

What It Does

Explains Genius Features buttons activate/modify controls and effects without making sounds.

How It Works

Details how pressing buttons turns features on/off, and cross-cancellation.

How to Assign Different Advanced Features to the Genius Features Buttons

How to Reset a Genius Features Button Back to the Factory Setting

Volume Pedal

What It Does

Performs many functions, including controlling overall organ volume and adding expression.

How It Works

Explains how pedal position controls volume from minimum to maximum.

How to Use It

Guides on using the pedal for volume expression and adjusting maximum volume via Master Volume.

Foot Switches

What It Does

Activates specific features affecting sounds, like Glide/Sustain or FX/Golden Harp.

How It Works

Details how left/right foot switches are activated by foot movement.

How to Use It

Guides on using foot switches for authenticity and freeing hands during performance.

Audio Inputs and Outputs

What It Does

Describes connections for headphones, microphone, and outputting sound to external systems.

How It Works

Explains headphone/microphone jack locations and features, including volume control.

Rear Panel Connections

Limited Warranty

Important Safety Instructions

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