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The Phoenix system capabilities are enormous - a
single system will cater for up to six keyboards and pedals, 256
stops, 256 ranks and 256 pistons. Whilst six departments may seem
like a lot, it enables several "floating" departments to be handled
conveniently. Departments do not necessarily need key inputs. When
the system is used in a cinema organ, this covers only three
departments with double-touch. Should you require something larger
then two systems can operate together to offer the possibilities of
having a huge instrument.
Please note that
the Phoenix System can also support ranks of wind blown pipes
enabling the system to be used in hybrid instruments.
The functionality
and capabilities of the Phoenix System are set out in subsequent
sections.
System capabilities for sound
generation and stop control
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Dept. |
Ranks |
Stops |
Audio |
Expr |
Trem |
Midi
(Assignable Channel for each dept.) |
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Total |
256 |
256 |
*64 |
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In |
Out 1 |
Out 2 |
Expr |
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Pedal |
32 |
32 |
8 |
poss |
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recv |
Pre |
Post |
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Great |
48 |
40 |
20 |
poss |
yes |
recv |
Pre |
Post |
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Swell |
48 |
32 |
18 |
yes |
yes |
recv |
Pre |
Post |
sent |
recv |
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Choir |
48 |
24 |
22 |
yes |
yes |
recv |
Pre |
Post |
sent |
recv |
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Solo |
32 |
24 |
16 |
yes |
yes |
recv |
Pre |
Post |
sent |
recv |
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Fifth |
32 |
20 |
16 |
no |
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recv |
Pre |
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Sixth |
16 |
14 |
8 |
no |
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recv |
Pre |
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Up to
16 mixture stops can be put
anywhere, with up to 10 ranks in each stop, as long as
the maximum departmental stops and ranks boundaries are not
exceeded. |
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Ranks of pipes
may be controlled by the system. Contact Phoenix for
details of the number of ranks that may be controlled and
their interaction with the other system parameters. |
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*There is
some duplication of audio channels, particularly where the
Choir Solo Fifth and Sixth are concerned |
Couplers
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Sixth to |
Fifth to |
Solo to |
Swell to |
Choir to |
Great to |
Pedal to |
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to Sixth |
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to Fifth |
8 |
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to Solo |
8 |
8 |
16 - 0 - 4 |
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to Swell |
8 |
8 |
16*-
8 - 4* |
16 - 0 - 4 |
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to Choir |
8 |
8 |
16*-
8 - 4* |
16 - 8 - 4 |
16 - 0 - 4 |
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to Great |
8 |
8 |
16*-
8 - 4* |
16 - 8 - 4
Cantus Firmus |
16 - 8 - 4 |
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AutoBass |
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to Pedal |
8 |
8 |
8 - 4 |
8 - 4 |
8 - 4 |
8 |
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*These
couplers are not available separately, but the Solo Oct &
Sub always couple through.
If Sw or Ch Oct to Gt is present, then none of the Sw or Ch
Oct or Sub couplers act through. |
Pistons
On the Phoenix Organ the pistons
operate the stops themselves so it is clear what stops are active
(it is not a blind registration system). There are two separate and
autonomous parts sets of pistons.
Standard Pistons - these have 8
independent memory levels
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16 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 1 (normally General) |
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16 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 2 (normally Pedal) |
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16 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 3 (normally Great) |
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16 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 4 (normally Swell) |
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16 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 5 (normally Choir) |
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16 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 6 (normally Solo) |
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16 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 7 (normally Fifth) |
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8 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 8 (normally Sixth) |
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8 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 9 (any set of stops e.g. doubles) |
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8 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 10 (any set of stops e.g. reeds) |
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8 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 11 (any set of stops e.g. mixtures) |
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8 |
Adjustable Pistons to operate on
stops assigned to Group 12 (any set of stops e.g. tremulants) |
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8 |
Pistons specifically for the
left-hand toe pistons which can be set to either Gen 1-8 or
Swell 1-8 |
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32 |
Reversible Pistons each of which
can be programmed to reverse any stop on the organ |
Stop Sequencer Controlled Pistons
with 99 independent memory level
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16 Adjustable Pistons
under Sequencer Control
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99 pages of sequencer
memory
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Up to 12 NEXT / FORWARD
and 12 REVERSE / BACK standard pistons can be mapped to
the sequencer
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Each time the
NEXT / FORWARD
control is operated the
organ is set to the registration associated with the
next sequencer piston. The organ advances through the 16
sequencer pistons on the current sequencer memory page
and then moves to the first sequencer piston on the next
page. REVERSE /
BACK
steps back to the previous sequencer
piston registration and moves back from the first
sequencer piston to the last (sixteenth) sequencer
piston setting on the previous memory page.
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Sequencer
ON / OFF and
memory PAGE UP / DOWN
controls with individual page locking.
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When the sequencer is
turned on the current sequencer memory page is
activated: the player then selects the sequencer piston
number to activate within that page by pressing the
appropriate sequencer piston. Thereafter the player may
use the
NEXT / FORWARD
and REVERSE
/ BACK and the sequencer
pistons to select their registration. The standard
pistons (non-sequencer) continue to operate normally
when the sequencer is turned on.
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When the sequencer is
turned off the sequencer pistons operate as another set
of general pistons, giving the flexibility of separate
memory level control from the departmental and general
pistons.
Standard features
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Select current piston memory level
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Lock / unlock piston
settings (current set or global lock)
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Stop sequencer on /off
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Crescendo pedal on/off
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Set stops associated with each step
(of the 20 steps) of the crescendo pedal
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Up to 4 different specifications with
different samples for each stop if you wish
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Each specification can have either
the Choir or Great as lowest keyboard for authentic
French performance
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4 Temperaments: Equal, Vallotti,
Silbermann and Werckmeister
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Fine Tuning adjustment
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Transposer
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Overall volume control
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Integrated control of Lexicon
Reverberation unit (via MIDI) direct from console.
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Most of the above alterable
parameters can be saved as defaults for next power-on
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Discreet integrated LCD display and associated controls
to allows the player to view and adjust the above
settings (Volume, Pitch, Transpose etc).
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Programmable sound delays for each
department to simulate some being further away than
others - works in 8 feet steps from 0 - 100 feet for
authentic acoustic rendition of antiphonal divisions.
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Midi channel assigned to each
keyboard is programmable
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MIDI Out 1 for recording to sequencer
uses pre-coupled data
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MIDI Out 2 for connecting to sound
module uses post-coupled data
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Headphone output sockets
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Serial voicing port
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Expression pedals affect brightness
as well as volume of sound, and both amounts are fully
adjustable
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Pedal boards use Hall semiconductor
switches - no moving parts for ultimate reliability.
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