manual

A manual is a musical keyboard designed to be played with the hands, on an instrument such as a pipe organ, harpsichord, clavichord, electronic organ, melodica, or synthesizer.

The small standard church organ has three--two manual keyboards of 61 keys each, called "manuals" for short, and a pedal keyboard of 32 keys, referred to as "the pedals." The first manual, the lower one closest to the performer, is "the Great," while the second manual, the upper one, is "the Swell." Each manual and the ...

Organs in the United States typically have two different types of keyboard. Manual keyboards, usually called simply "manuals," are played with the hands and fingers (hence the name).

Taking the English names as an example, the main manual (the bottom manual on two-manual instruments or the middle manual on three-manual instruments) is traditionally called the Great, and the upper manual is called the Swell. If there is a third manual, it is usually the Choir and is placed below the Great.

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The word manual comes from Latin root words meaning "of the hand," and the adjective form of the word still maintains that meaning - "by hand or of the hands." The adjective definition is also extended a bit to mean something done by hand and not machine, and the implication is usually that it is physical work.

The different manuals are assigned to different stop combinations. By pulling out different stops, different sets of pipes sound when you press a key (or pedal). Having more than two manuals allows the performer to rapidly switch from stop-combination to another, or to make the left and right hands sound different.

effects pedal, also called stompbox, electronic device, operated by foot, that enhances, distorts, or otherwise alters electrical signals that are transmitted through it and that originate with a musical instrument. Effects pedals are used to change the sound of the instrument, and there are numerous types.

It is standard for a smaller instrument to have two manuals: the Great and the Swell. The Great is the lower and the Swell is the upper manual. One-manual organs are not uncommon, and can be found with or without pedals.

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