Viscount Prestige Series User Manual

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Advanced Manual - Viscount
Prestige
SIMULATING WIND-CHESTS WITH THE PRESTIGE
The output configuration can be set using the EXTERNAL VOICES ROUTER function in the
MIDI&UTILITY menu
This display function allows you to select one of the four output Presets developed by our research,
which reflect the most classical arrangements of pipes with the wind-chests, and of the wind-chests
themselves in large churches and cathedrals.
Two Presets (Family 1 and Family 2) group the outputs together by voice families, while the other
two (Divisional 1 and Divisional 2) programme the outputs by divisions (sections) of the organ.
This means that all the voices in a given family or on a manual are only found in one group of
outputs (in Family 1, for example, all the Principals are only transmitted on outputs [1], [2] and
[3]), while another family of voices or another manual will be present on another group of outputs.
These groups of outputs are called “Zones”.
These divisions of outputs into Zones allow the layout of real wind-chests inside churches to be re-
created very easily.
Apart from this, within each Zone the voices are emitted with simulation of the most appropriate
type of wind-chest (central peak, two wings, see previous description). A Principal 16' may be
distributed to the outputs with simulation of a wind-chest with single wing on the right, while a
Principal 8' may be distributed as a single wing on the left, inside the same output zone.
It is as if there were two wind-chests containing different pipe arrangements, but in the same
position inside the church. Below you will find a description of the four output Presets available.
The output zones and voices they contain are listed underneath the illustration.
Zone A: Flutes and Cornets
Zone B: Principals, Violas, Mixtures
Zone C: Reeds, Chimes
Zone A: all 64’, 32’ and 16’ voices
Zone B: Flutes, Principals, Violas, Chimes,
Cornets and Mixtures (except for those in
zone A)
Zone C: Reeds
Zone D: Tuba Mirabilis (Festival Trumpet)
FAMILY 1 FAMILY 2
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B
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Zone A: Man.I voices
Zone B: Man.II voices
Zone C: Man.III voices
Zone D: pedal board voices
Zone E: pedal board voices
DIVISIONAL 1
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B
D E
Zone A: Man.I voices
Zone B: Man.II voices
Zone C: Man.III voices
Zone D: pedal board voices
DIVISIONAL 2
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PRESTIGE 100 and 80

Viscount Prestige Series Specifications

General

Polyphony	Unlimited
Technology	Physis Modeling
Number of Manuals	3
Effects	Reverb, Chorus, Rotary
Connectivity	MIDI, USB, Audio outputs
Display	LCD
Dimensions	Varies by model
Weight	Varies by model