This is a list of the registrations that I used when making preliminary recordings of Fantasia Apocalyptica on the organ at First Lutheran Church, Palo Alto, during the last months of 2016 and the first months of 2017. The instrument is Casavant Fréres Opus 3815, dedicated in 2002, and it has the following specification: Pedal pipes Untersatz 32 (Swell, low octave from Subbass 16 and 10 2/3) Subbass 16 32 Rohrbourdon 16 (Swell) Oktav 8 32 Pommer 8 (extension of Subbass) 12 Rohrflöte 8 (Swell) Oktav 4 (extension of Oktav 8) 12 Flöte 4 (extension of Pommer) 12 Flöte 2 (extension of Oktav 4) 12 Fagott 16 32 Dulzian 16 (Swell) Trompete 8 (Great) Oboe 8 (Swell) Oboe 4 (Swell) Dulzian 4 (Swell) Gt 8 to Pedal Sw 8 to Pedal Sw 4 to Pedal Swell Rohrflöte 8 58 Salicional 8 58 Schwebung 8 (from low G) 51 Prinzipal 4 58 Spitzflöte 4 58 Oktav 2 58 Sesquialtera II (from c0) 78 Quinte 1 1/3 58 Dulzian 16 58 Oboe 8 58 Trompete 8 (Great) Tremulant Swell 16 to Swell Swell Unison off Swell 4 to Swell Great Swell 16 to Great Swell to Great Swell 4 to Great Rohrbourdon 16 (extension of Swell Rohrflöte 8) 12 Praestant 8 58 Gedackt 8 58 RohrFlöte 8 (Swell) Oktav 4 58 Koppelflöte 4 58 Nasat 2 2/3 58 Gemshorn 2 58 Terz 1 3/5 58 Mixture IV-V 235 Trompete 8 58 Tremulant Dulzian 16 (Swell) Oboe 8 (Swell) Zimbelstern [both manuals run from C to a3; the pedalboard runs from C to g1] The combination action, from Solid State Systems, has ten general pistons, six Swell pistons, six Great pistons, and nine Pedal pistons, at each "level" of the stored program. I used levels 001 thru 008. The Great pistons don't affect Swell-to-Great couplers. The Pedal pistons don't affect Manual-to-Pedal couplers. The Zimbelstern is not controllable by pistons, nor by "cancel". The following abbreviations are used to save space below: Pedal registration omits Untersatz unless needed Great registration omits Rohrbourdon 16 unless needed Flue stops are indicated by a sequence of single-character codes indicating pitch; 0 means "not used"; trailing 0s are omitted. Code "G" stands for 16; code "3" stands for 2 2/3; code "S" stands for Sesquialtera; code "1" stands for 1 3/5 or 1 1/3; "M" stands for Mixture. Thus, "Sw 0808" means "Salicional 8 and Prinzipal 4 on the Swell"; full Pedal is GG888442; full Swell is 88844S21; full Great is 88844321M. "Dulz" means Dulzian 16 "Fag" means Fagott 16 "Ob" means Oboe 8 "Tromp" means Trompete 8 ---------- pistons for level 001 -------------------------------------- Gen 1: Ped 00088,Sw->P; Sw 088; Gt Sw->G,08004 Gen 2: Ped G008004; Sw 88004; Gt 8804 Gen 3: Ped GG88844; Sw 88004; Gt 88844020M Gen 4: Ped G008; Sw 088; Gt 80004 Gen 5: Ped 32,GG888442; Sw 8884402; Gt 8804402 Gen 6: Sw 088; Gt Ob Gen 7: Ped 32,GG; Sw 88004; Gt 8 Gen 9: Ped GG8884,Fag,Dulz,Tromp,Ob; Sw 8884402,trem,Sw4; Gt 88844020M,trem Gen 10: Ped GG8884; Sw 8884402,trem,Sw4; Gt 88844020M,trem Gt 1: 80004,Ob Gt 6: 888443 Ped 1: 32,GG088 Ped 2: G008044 Ped 3: GG088042 ---------- pistons for level 002 -------------------------------------- Gen 1: Ped GG08804; Sw 0884; Gt 080003,Tromp ["church"] Gen 2: Ped GG08; Sw 88000S; Gt 08004 ["Delphic"] Gen 3: Ped GG088; Sw 088; Gt 16,08,Dulz Gen 4: Ped 32,GG888442,Fag; Sw 88000021; Gt 16,888443 Gen 5: Ped GG888,Fag; Sw 88044; Gt 88844 Sw 1: Sw16->Sw,00004 Gt 1: 80000021 Gt 2: 8004 Gt 3: 0880402 ---------- pistons for level 003 -------------------------------------- Gen 1: Ped 00000442; Sw Dulz; Gt Tromp Gen 2: Ped 00000442; Sw 088; Gt 80040 Gen 3: Ped GG888442; Sw 88844S21; Gt Sw->G,88844321M Gen 4: Ped GG888; Sw 88844; Gt 88844 Gen 5: Ped GG088; Sw 088; Gt 088 Gen 6: Ped 00000442; Sw 8880002; Gt 8880002 Gen 7: Ped GG888; Sw Ob; Gt Tromp Gen 8: Ped GG888442,Sw->P; Sw 00040S2; Gt 8004002 ["changeringing"] Gen 9: Ped GG08804; Sw 80000001; Gt 80000001 Gen 10: Ped GG888; Sw 888; Gt 88844 Sw 1: Ob Sw 2: 8884 Gt 1: Ob Ped 1: 00000002 Ped 2: GG888442,Fag ---------- pistons for level 004 -------------------------------------- Gen 1: Ped GG888; Sw 88844; Gt Tromp Gen 2: Ped 0G,Gt->P,Sw->P; Sw 888,Sw4; Gt Sw4->G,888 ["smoke"] Gen 3: Ped GG888; Sw 88844; Gt 88844 ["plenum"] Gen 4: Ped GG8004; Sw 80004,Sw4; Gt 8004 ["flute vs diapason"] Gen 5: Ped G,Dulz; Sw 088; Gt 088 ["string vs flute"] Gen 6: Ped GG088,Sw->P; Sw 80004; Gt Sw->G,08004 Gen 7: Ped GG08804; Sw Ob; Gt 880040321 ["Great cornet"] Gen 8: Ped SS08804; Sw 0804,Dulz; Gt 8004,Dulz Gen 9: Ped GG088; Sw 88844; Gt 08804 Gen 10: Ped G08; Sw 8000002; Gt: 8,Tromp ["trumpet"] Sw 1: Ob Sw 2: 80004,Sw4 Sw 3: Dulz Sw 4: 88804 Sw 5: 8884 Gt 1: 8804402 Gt 2: Ob Gt 3: 88844020M,Ob Ped 1: G008804 Ped 2: GG888 Ped 3: Fag Ped 4: GG888,Fag ---------- pistons for level 005 -------------------------------------- Gen 1: Ped GG088042; Sw 8884; Gt 8884402 Gen 2: Ped GG088; Sw 88; Gt 080003 Gen 3: Ped GG888042,Fag,Dulz; Sw 88844402; Gt 88844321 Gen 4: Ped GG088; Sw 80004; Gt 8884402 Gen 5: Ped 0G,Gt->P,Sw->P; Sw 888,Sw4; Gt Sw4->G,888 ["smoke"] Sw 1: Tromp Sw 2: 8884402 Sw 3: Ob Sw 4: 08 Sw 5: 8,Ob Sw 6: Dulz Gt 1: Sw->G,8004002 Gt 2: Sw->G,08 Ped 1: 0G088 ---------- pistons for level 006 -------------------------------------- Gen 1: Ped GG08; Sw 88; Gt 088 Gen 2: Ped Gt->P; Sw 80004; Gt 800403 Gen 3: Ped GG888442; Sw 88844S21; Gt 88844321M ["plenum"] Gen 4: Ped GG080002,Fag; Sw 8804402; Gt Sw->G,88000001 ["bowl"] Gen 5: Ped GG0804; Sw 80040S,trem; Gt 8,trem Gen 6: Ped GG08; Sw 88; Gt 088 Gen 7: Ped GG08; Sw 80004; Gt 80804 Gen 8: Ped GG088442; Sw 088; Gt 80804000M Gen 9: Ped GG08004; Sw 808,trem; Gt 00044,trem,Dulz Gen 10: Ped 0G00804; Sw Dulz,Ob,UnOff,Sw4; Gt Tromp Sw 1: 88844S21,Sw4 Sw 2: Dulz,Ob,Tromp Sw 3: 00040001,Sw4 Sw 4: Ob Sw 5: 08800001 Sw 6: 0804 Gt 1: 88844321M Gt 2: 16,80804 Gt 3: 000043 Gt 4: 00044 Gt 5: 8004 Ped 1: GG088442 ---------- pistons for level 007 -------------------------------------- Gen 1: Sw 80004; Gt 80004 Gen 2: Ped GG08; Sw 88000S; Gt 08004 ["Delphic"] Gen 3: Ped GG888442; Sw 88844S21; Gt 88844321M ["plenum"] Gen 5: Ped 0G,Gt->P,Sw->P; Sw 888,Sw4; Gt Sw4->G,888 ["smoke"] Gen 6: Ped GG088,Sw->P; Sw 0804; Gt Ob Gen 7: Ped GG088,Sw->P; Sw 80004; Gt Dulz Gen 8: Ped G008; Sw 088; Gt 08804 ["soft celeste vs flute"] Gen 9: Ped GG088; Sw 80004,Ob; Gt 80004 Sw 1: 088 Sw 2: 0004,Dulz ---------- pistons for level 008 -------------------------------------- Gen 1: Ped GG088042; Sw 80004; Gt 08804 Gen 2: Ped GG088042; Sw 088; Gt 08804 Gen 3: Ped GG8884; Sw 8884402,Sw4; Gt 88844020M ["plenum"] Gen 4: Ped GG088042; Sw 00004,Sw16,UnOff; Gt 088 ["plainsong"] Gen 5: Ped GG088; Sw 88844; Gt 88844321 Gen 6: Ped GG088; Sw 088,Ob; Gt 088 Gen 7: Ped GG088042; Sw 88; Gt Sw->G,88 Gen 8: Ped 0000044; Sw 80004; Gt 80004 Gen 9: Ped Fag,Ob; Sw 8804; Gt 8 Gen 10: Ped GG88; Sw 80004; Gt 88844 Sw 1: Dulz,Ob,Sw4 Sw 2: 80004 Sw 6: 00000001 Gt 1: 88844 Gt 2: 80004 Gt 3: 8804402 Gt 4: 0880002 Gt 5: 8 Gt 6: 08804 -------------------Registration, step by step -------------------------- ["a.b.c" means chapter a, measure b, beat c; omit ".c" if c=1] [every chapter begins with the Swell box open, unless noted] Chapter 1: piston level 001 1.1 Gen 1 1.1.3 Crescendo pedal on full 1.5 Crescendo pedal off, Gen 2 1.19 Ped 2 1.26 Gen 3 1.34 Gen 4 1.49 Gt 1 1.58 Gen 5 1.71 Ped 3 1.73 +Zim 1.74 -Zim 1.77 Ped+Fag 1.81.4 Gen 1 1.93 +Zim 1.94 -Zim 1.94.7 Ped 1 Chapter 2: piston level 002 2.1 Gen 1 2.3 +Zim 2.7 -Zim 2.8 Gen 3; play Gt one octave higher (also in bar 17) 2.18 Gen 2 2.23 Gen 1 2.29 Gt 1 2.33 Gen 2 2.38 Gen 1 2.40 Gen 4 2.47 Gen 2 2.51 Gen 1 2.57 Gen 5 2.85 play both hands on Gt 2.87 +Zim; play both hands on Sw 2.90 -Zim; Gen 2 Chapter 3: piston level 002 3.1 Gen 1 3.3 +Zim 3.7 -Zim 3.8 Gt2 3.10.3 play pedal notes on Sw 3.20 Gen 2 3.25 Gen 1 3.27 Gt 1 (in preparation for bar 31) 3.34 Gt 2 (in preparation for bar 36) 3.44 Ped +Okt8 3.50 Gen 2 3.55 Gen 1 3.57 Gt 3 (in preparation for bar 60) 3.63 Sw 1 (in preparation for bar 75) 3.75 play Sw one octave lower 2.81 Gen 5 2.91 Gen 2 Chapter 4: piston level 003, Swell box initially closed 4.1 Gen 6 4.3 Gen 1, play Sw one octave higher 4.9 Gen 2 4.13 Gt 1 4.28 Gen 3 4.51 Ped 2 4.53 (begin to ring church bells) 4.58 (stop ringing church bells) 4.58.4 Gen 4 4.70 Gen 3 (and begin to ring church bells again) 4.79 (stop ringing church bells) Chapter 5: piston level 003 5.1 Gen 10 5.29 Gen 7 5.34 Gen 4 Chapter 6: piston level 001, Swell box initially closed 6.1 Gen 6 6.5 Gen 7 6.10 Gen 6 6.14 Gen 7 6.19 Gen 6 6.23 Gen 7 6.31 Gen 6 6.35 Gen 7 6.48 Gen 6 6.52 Gen 7 6.60 Gen 6 6.64 Gen 10 6.67.4 +Zim 6.78 -Zim, Gt 6 [can touch these buttons simultaneously!] 6.81.3 Gen 9 6.87 Gen 6 6.87.2+ Sw +Dulz, play an octave higher Chapter 7: piston level 003 7.1 Gen 5 7.22 Gen 8 7.28 Gen 9 7.56 Sw 2 7.71.4 Gen 4 7.77.4 Gen 5 7.83 Ped 1 (in preparation for bar 84) 7.86 Sw 1 7.88 Gen 5 7.100 Gt 1 Chapter 8: piston level 004, Swell box initially closed 8.1 Gen 5, then Gt 2 8.7 Gen 1 8.11 Gen 2, play both hands an octave lower 8.15 Gen 3 8.16.4 Gt +trem 8.19.4 Gt -trem 8.21 Gen 10 8.34 Ped 1 Chapter 9: piston level 004 9.1 Gen 10 9.2 +Zim 9.9 -Zim 9.19 Gen 5 9.35 Gen 10 9.36 Gen 9 Chapter 10: piston level 004, Swell box initially closed 10.1 Gen 9, then Ped +Fl4 10.26.4 Gt 1 (in preparation for bar 30) 10.32.4 Sw 1 10.38 Ped 2 10.39 Sw 2 Chapter 11: piston level 004 11.1 the beginning registration is Ped 0G008; Sw Dulz; Gt 08 11.7: Gen 5 11.25 Ped 3 11.30 Ped 4 11.41 Gen 6 11.44 Sw 4, Ped 2 11.54 Gen 3, then Gt +trem 11.59.2+ Gt 3 11.65 Gen 10 11.68.2 Gen 3 11.83 Gen 6 11.86.3 Gen 3 11.91 Gt -trem; optionally play low C on pedal (to end this chapter) Chapter 12: piston level 004 12.1 the beginning registration is Ped GG08804; Sw 0804; Gt 08004 12.5 +Zim 12.12 Sw +Ob (this bar only) 12.14 -Zim 12.19 Sw +Dulz (this bar only; play an octave higher) 12.24 Gen 7 12.33 Gt +Mixture 12.36 Gen 7 12.39 both hands on Sw 12.40 Gen 6 12.56 Gen 8 12.60 Sw 5 Chapter 13: piston level 005 13.1 Gen 1 13.5 Sw 1 13.6 Sw 2 13.37.2 Ped +Okt8,+Okt4 13.39 Gen 2 13.41.3 Sw 3 13.43 Sw 088 13.47 Sw +Sesqi 13.50 Sw 0804 13.59 Ped -Okt8,-Okt4 13.66 Sw 6 (play an octave higher) 13.72 Gen 3 13.105 Gt +Tromp Chapter 14: piston level 005 14.1 the beginning registration is Ped GG888442; Sw Ob; Gt 088 14.2 Gt 1 14.8 Sw 4 14.9 Ped 1 (in preparation for bar 21) 14.15 Gt 2 14.23.2 Sw 3 14.24 Gt 088 14.29 Gen 4 14.44.4 Ped +Okt8 14.47.3 Sw 5 14.54 Gen 5 (14.58 and following, continue with Gen 5) 14.69 Sw 08, Gt 08 14.71 Gt 08004 14.72 Sw 0804 14.73 Gt 0800402 14.77 Sw 08 14.80 Sw 0800002 14.81 Gt 8800402 (14.84 Gt no change) Chapter 15: piston level 006 15.1 Gen 1 15.10 Gen 2 Chapter 16: piston level 006 16.1 Gen 3 16.3 Gen 4 16.74 Gen 3 16.79 Gt 1 16.82 Sw 1 16.93 Gen 4 16.96 Sw +trem, Gt +trem 16.101 gradual crescendo 16.103 crescendo off, Full Organ on 16.113 Full Organ off, Gen 5 16.120.3 Sw -trem, Gt -trem Chapter 17: piston level 006 17.1 Gen 7 17.6 Ped 1 17.10 Gt 2 17.12 Sw 2 17.18 Gen 8 17.21.3 Ped +Gt->P (add with left hand) 17.27 Gen 7 17.29 play on Sw 17.30 Gen 8 17.33 Sw 2 17.41 Sw 3, play on Sw 17.43 Gt 3, play on Gt 17.44 Sw 4, play r.h. on Sw, l.h. on Gt 17.45 Gt 4, play on Gt 17.46 Sw 5, play on Sw 17.47 Gen 9 17.49 Gt 5, play on Sw 17.50 play on Gt 17.58 Gen 10 17.64.3+ Gen 3 17.69 Gen 7 17.73 play on Gt 17.76 play on Sw 17.77 play on Gt 17.78 play on Sw Chapter 18: piston level 006 (but will become 007); Swell box initially closed 18.1 Gen 7 18.5 Sw 6 18.9 Gen 6 18.33 Gen 3 18.49 Gen 7; play r.h. on Gt, l.h. on Sw 18.53 Gen 3 18.64 Gen 7; play r.h. on Gt, l.h. on Sw 18.68 Gen 3 18.81.4 change to piston level 007 18.82 play r.h. on Sw, l.h. on Gt 18.84 Gen 6 18.88.3 Gen 7 18.94 Sw 1 18.97 Gen 7 18.100 Gen 2 18.105 play l.h. on both Gt and Sw Chapter 19: piston level 007 19.1 Gen 3 19.11 Gen 5 19.13 Gen 3 19.26.2 Gen 1 19.33 Gen 3 19.39 Gen 9 19.41 close Swell box 19.55 Ped +Fag; open Swell box 19.58 Gen 8 19.81 Sw 2 19.83.4+ Gen 5 19.88 Gen 2; r.h. on Gt, l.h. on Sw, play both an octave lower 19.94 Gen 8 19.100 Gen 3 19.110 play r.h. on Sw, l.h. on Gt 19.116 Gen 2 Chapter 20: piston level 008 20.1 Gen 9; play upper notes on Gt, lower on Sw 20.2 play on Sw 20.15 Gen 8 20.20 play on Sw 20.36 Sw +Ob 20.44 play pedal notes one octave lower 20.45 Gen 1 20.48 Gt 1 20.50 Sw 1 20.58 Gen 2 Chapter 21: piston level 008 21.1 Gen 7 21.11 Gt 1 21.16 Gen 2, then Ped -Fl4,-Fl2 21.31 Gt 2 (in preparation for bar 36) 21.57 Sw +Ob 21.58 Gt 3 21.64 Gen 4 21.67 Gen 3 21.80 Gen 2, then Sw +Ob 21.86 Gen 4, then Gt 4 21.92 Gen 4 21.116 Gen 2, then Gt 4 21.121 Sw +Ob 21.126 Gen 6 21.129 Gt 3 21.132 Sw 2 21.145 Sw 5 Chapter 22: piston level 008 22.1 Gen 5 22.20 Gen 2, then Gt 5 22.34 Ped GG088 22.38 Gt 2 22.47 Ped GG088042 22.50 Gt 6 22.51 Ped GG088 22.53 +Zim 22.56 -Zim 22.62 Gt 5 22.66 Gt 80804 22.71.4 Gt 8080402 22.73.3 Gen 3 22.74.3 Ped +Unt32 22.76.4 Gt +Sw->G,+Sw4->G 22.77.4 Gen 10 22.80.2 Sw 6