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Rodgers 525 User Manual

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Rodgers 525 Specifications

General IconGeneral
ManufacturerRodgers
Model525
Pedalboard32-note pedalboard
EffectsReverb
MIDIYes
Channels2
KeyboardTwo 61-note keyboards

Summary

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

FCC NOTICE Radio and Television Interference

NOTICE TO USERS

OVERVIEW OF THE 525 / 535

BRIEF TOUR

TURN ON/TURN OFF

How to power the organ on and off using the power rocker switch.

DIVISIONS

Explains the groupings of stops affecting manuals or pedalboard.

SELECTING OR RETIRING A STOP

COMBINATION ACTION (Pistons)

Explains the console's combination action system for pre-selecting registrations.

COUPLERS AND TREMULANTS

EXPRESSION AND MIDI SUSTAIN CONTROLS

CRESCENDO PEDAL (Only 535)

Describes the crescendo pedal's function of gradually adding stops.

TUTTI / PL1 / PL2 (Only 535)

Explains the Tutti, PL1, and PL2 toe pistons for full organ registrations.

TUNING AND TRANSPOSER CONTROLS

How To Set The Crescendo

Steps for setting the crescendo pedal's stop configuration.

How To Set The Tutti / PL1 / PL2 Toe Piston Combinations

Guide on how to program Tutti, PL1, and PL2 piston combinations.

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

AUTOMATIC PEDAL AND CHIMES

Explains the Automatic Pedal (European) and Chimes (USA) functions.

TEMPERAMENTS

Discusses historic temperaments and how to select them.

BASS AND MELODY COUPLERS

BASS COUPLER FUNCTION

Explains the bass coupler for providing a pedal bass without using the pedalboard.

MELODY COUPLER FUNCTION

Describes the melody coupler for playing a solo melody and accompaniment.

USER I/O PANEL AND CONNECTIONS

MIDI IN/OUT/THRU PORTS

Explains the jacks for connecting to external MIDI devices.

AUXILIARY AUDIO PORTS

Describes auxiliary audio inputs and outputs.

HEADPHONE JACK

MIDI FEATURES OVERVIEW

SENDING A PROGRAM CHANGE

Instructions for sending Program Change messages to select sounds.

VELOCITY INFORMATION

Explains how MIDI channels send velocity messages for key hardness.

MIDI CONFIGURATION AND CONTROL

CHANNEL REASSIGNMENT AND OCTAVE TRANSPOSE

Covers channel reassignment and octave transpose for MIDI couplers.

ENABLING/DISABLING MIDI MASTER CHANNELS

GS FORMAT SOUND SELECTION

HOW GS FORMAT WORKS

Explains how GS Format uses Variation Select and Page messages for more sounds.

MEMORY MANAGEMENT AND MIDI MESSAGES

SAVING A COMBINATION MEMORY

How to save combination memory contents to a MIDI sequencer.

RECEIVING A PROGRAM CHANGE

How the organ receives Program Change and SysEx for piston changes.

MIDI SETTINGS AND LOCAL CONTROL

HOW TO SET PG/SYS-EXE

Guide to setting PG/SysEx parameters for piston changes.

LOCAL ON/OFF CONTROL

Control for enabling or disabling local sound generation per division.

EXPRESSION PEDAL AND MEMORY LOCK

EXPRESSION PEDAL ASSIGN

How to assign the expression pedal to the Swell or All divisions.

MEMORY LOCK PARAMETER

Parameter to enable or disable memory write permission.

DEFAULT SETTINGS AND MIDI CONNECTIONS

RETURNING TO DEFAULT SETTINGS

How to reset MIDI parameters and global settings to factory defaults.

COMMON MIDI CONNECTIONS

Diagrams for common MIDI connections (sound module, sequencer).

SPECIFICATIONS

GREAT ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS

Lists the stops available for the Great organ division.

SWELL ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS

Lists the stops available for the Swell organ division.

PEDAL ORGAN SPECIFICATIONS

Lists the stops available for the Pedal organ division.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

CONSOLE AND PEDALBOARD CARE

Cleaning and care instructions for the console and pedalboard.

KEYBOARD AND TILT TAB CLEANING

Cleaning instructions for keyboards and tilt tabs, advising against solvents.

SUGGESTED REGISTRATIONS

GREAT ORGAN REGISTRATIONS

Registration suggestions for the Great organ, categorized by musical dynamic.

SWELL AND PEDAL ORGAN REGISTRATIONS

ENSEMBLE COMBINATIONS

FOUNDATIONS AND SOLO VOICES

Suggestions for foundations, solo voices, and accompaniment.

RODGERS 525/535 ORGAN MIDI FEATURES

GREAT ORGAN MIDI FEATURES

Details MIDI features for the Great manual, including channels and messages.

SWELL ORGAN MIDI FEATURES

Details MIDI features for the Swell manual, including channels and messages.

PEDAL ORGAN MIDI FEATURES

Details MIDI features for the Pedal, including channels and messages.

GENERAL MIDI FUNCTIONS AND CONTROLS

MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART

MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE CODE

STOP CHANGE SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE MESSAGE

Explains the SysEx message for transmitting stop/coupler state changes.

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