Allen Theatre Organ Archive (November 2024)
This is an archive of Allen organ Midi files. They were donated by Craig Williams from his extensive collection.
These midi files contain all of their original controls.
All the Allen music can be played by eplayOrgan's TH317+V1-1 organ.
or a suitable Allen organ. Download and import this organ into your eplayOrgan64.
You can also use eplayOrgan64
to Translate these files to play correctly on other organs.
(There are some examples of translated files below.)
Allen TH317 theatre organ
Translated Allen Files
The Allen Files below have been translated to play on ePlayOrgan's Universal organ. This means that they will play
on the Universal organ or any of eplayOrgan's other similar organs - e.g. Miditzer260 - by telling the playing organ to translate
the input from Universal to Current.
Use Options>Setup MIDI I/O>Midi Input>Translate
ePlayOrgan Universal Translated Allen Files.
Book Music Archive (February 2025)
Book Music was produced in books with folding cardboard pages. It originally played on Large European Dance Organs
(Often known as "Dutch Organs") made around 100 years ago by companies such as Mortier.
All the original Book Music can be played using Book Music organ package v1-0.
Download this package and follow installation instructions in the "installing organs" file. (I recommend turning the organ gains down to 0.2 to avoid clipping - to be corrected in the next version).
Original Book Music Files in SA Format
I have over 3000 Book Music midi files in SA File Format.
They cover the following organs.
The organs below use paper rolls which have been scanned and converted to Book Music SA format. All the files will play on
eplayOrgan's Bookmusic organ.
The Artizan is a very rare American Band Organ - you will understand why it is rare when you listen to the music!
- Artizan 87 key organ Artizan 87 key Band Organ (70 tunes)
- Bursens 88 key organ Bursens Arburo 88 key Dance Organ Rolls 1 to 139 (151 tunes)
- Bursens 88 key organ Bursens Arburo 88 key Dance Organ Rolls 140 to 199 (136 tunes)
If anyone has a valid reason why the rolls below should not be put on line then please let me know.
Nobody has contacted me, so these rolls will now be made available.
- Bursens 88 key organ Bursens Arburo 88 key Dance Organ Rolls 200 to 272 (148 tunes)
- Bursens 88 key organ Bursens Arburo 88 key Dance Organ Rolls Various, of Unknown Origin Not yet available.
Midi Channels Used By Book Music SA Files
Channel | Division | Note Range | MIDI Range |
1 (pedal) | Bass | G2->F#3 | 43->54 |
2 (accomp) | Accomp | G3->F#4 | 55->66 |
3 (great) | Counter Melody | C4->C6 | 60->84 |
4 (swell) | Melody | C4->G6 | 60->91 |
5 | Counter Melody 2 | C4->G#5 | 60->80 |
6 | Cast Bells | D4->D5 | 62->74 |
7 | Lock and Cancel | | |
8 | General Cancel | | |
9 (pedal perc) | Percussion | B4->C7 | 71->96 |
Original controls are included in these files. Use the secondary organ to play channels 5 and 6.
Translated Book Music Files
The Book Music Files below have been translated to play on ePlayOrgan's Universal organ. This means that they will play
on the Universal organ or any of eplayOrgan's other similar organs - e.g. Miditzer260 - by telling the playing organ to translate
the input from Universal to Current.
Use Options>Setup MIDI I/O>Midi Input>Translate
Book Music Translated Book Music files.
Midi Channels Used By Translated Book Music Files
Channel | Division | Note Range | MIDI Range |
1 (swell) | Counter Melody | C4->G5 | 60->79 |
2 (great) | Melody | G4->F6 | 67->89 |
3 (pedal) | Bass | G2->F#3 | 43->54 |
4 (accomp) | Accomp | G3->F#4 | 55->66 |
8 | Cancel | | |
Original controls are included but these files currently do not play the percussion or Accordion channels.