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Tabs
THEATRE DRUMS
What It Does:
Theatre organs were originally called Unit Orchestras because of the organ’s ability to sound like an orches-
tra. The THEATRE DRUMS feature recreates the Bass Drums, Snare Drums, Triangles, Cymbals, Castanets,
and other percussion instrument sounds of a theatre organ. These percussion sounds are played from the key-
boards and/or pedals just like an authentic theatre organ. This tab enables the player to turn the Lowrey
Prestige into an authentic Theatre Organ.
How It Works:
Pressing the THEATRE DRUMS tab will set up a drum sound on the pedals and the lower keyboard, to the left
of the factory set Keyboard Split. There is a Sound Effects and Drums List in the back of this book which
lists all the choices available for the Theatre Drums tab.
It is possible to have one or two sounds on the lower keyboard and/or one or two sounds on the pedals.
Volume levels between these various drum sounds can be individually set using the screen. Overall volumes
can be controlled by the blue
DRUM VOLUME buttons on the panel.
How To Use It:
If you are playing the pedals and chords, you have a seemingly unlimited number of combinations of drum
and percussion sounds available - just like the theatre organists had in the past. For more options, go to
FEATURE PAGE 3-THEATRE DRUMS on page 119.
Bonus: Press the
THEATRE DRUM tab when using a Rhythm Style and RHYTHM PRESET to add either a drum
or cymbal sound that will follow the
AUTO BASS pattern.
KEYBOARD SPLIT
Keyboard Split divides the lower keyboard into two sections, creating a third keyboard. The split point is
moveable and is factory set at the third Lower Keyboard F# key from the left. Keyboard Split is fully
detailed in the upcoming ORCHESTRAL AND SOLO section. See FEATURE PAGE 7-SET SPLIT on page 129
to see how to relocate the lower keyboard split point.
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