===== Rodgers Organ MIDI Hardware and Configuration =====

I purchased a Rodgers Organ for $150. Brent picked it up with the Town and Country Minivan. A very tight fit.

That same day, I bought the Artisan MIDI hardware [[organ:artisan:start|(described elsewhere)]]. Brent and I worked hard and ripped out the organ's normal electronic content, and then installed the MIDI circuit boards and wired. I think we finished it the same day.

The next day, we ran a CAT 5 cable between the organ, and my PC in my home office. 3 of the conductors form a MIDI signal from the organ to the PC, and 3 more of the conductors are the audio path from the PC back to the organ. It seems to work quite well, although sometimes I hear radio stations coming out of the organ speakers.

=== CAT 5 Configuration ===

At the box, in the organ, its RJ45 is connected like this:

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^Ethernet Pin^What its connected to^
|1|MIDI DIN shield|
|2|MIDI DIN 5 (Black)|
|3|Stereo Left (Black) Hot|
|4|Stereo Ground|
|5|MIDI DIN 1 (White)|
|6|Stereo Right (Red) Hot|
|7|MIDI DIN 4 (Red)|
|8|MIDI DIN 3 (Yellow)|


=== MIDI Configuration ===

Using the Artisan MIDI kit, I connected the 3 manuals, plus the pedals, plus some pistons (with some new ones on the way). I program the MIDI stuff by using a USB to MIDI adapter (located in desk drawer) and using special software that comes from Artisan, create and send a text file configuration. It seemed to work quite well. That text information [[organ:artisan:danumidisettings|is available her]].

=== Crown Amp ===

Purchased Crown stereo amp so I can use larger speakers with the organ.

  * {{:dwheele:hauptwerk:crownampinvoice_12314041.pdf|Crown Amp Receipt}}

  * {{:dwheele:hauptwerk:crown_xls1000_142169-1_xls3_multilingualmanual_032410.pdf|Crown XLS 1000 Amp Manual}}