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Overview
The Unico 500 is a three-manual organ with 32-note pedalboard, 56 drawstops + 7 orchestral registers. The organ features an elegant console cabinet with roll-top cover. It’s the ideal instrument for the professional organist or large-sized church. There’s a huge library of internal voices through which the user can easily customize the instrument to his/her liking.
Developed with the award-winning and patented Physis® physical modeling technology, which reproduces the physical phenomena involved in the sound generation of the pipe organ, the Unico 500 is capable of generating the highest-fidelity, most authentic church organ sound.
Parameter settings are easy to access, modify and store through the graphic display on the front panel. The "Action Tracker" style keyboard accurately detects touch by obtaining the speed of actuation of the keys, making it possible to feel a "Tracker Touch" effect, i.e .the correlation between the "touch" of the organist and the transient attack of each virtual pipe.
Specifications
Specifications
_____SPECIFICATIONS (Available=●) | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
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Technology | PHYSIS® PHYSICAL MODELING |
Manuals | 3 x 61 note "tracker touch" keyboards, with velocity control for MIDI and Orchestra sections. Optional with wooden keys |
Pedalboard notes | 32 note straight, straight concave, radiating concave |
Register Control | Drawknob |
Internal Amplification | 6 x 60 Watt + 1 x 100 Watt, 7 channels internal amplification system |
Speakers | 13 |
Expression Pedals | 2 |
Crescendo Pedal | yes |
_____STOPS & VOICES | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
Pedal | 12 |
Choir | 12 |
Great | 15 |
Swell | 17 |
Orchestral Selector | 7 |
Total Orchestral Voices | < 100 |
Total Classic Voices | < 480 |
Styles | 4 Preset + 4 User. Hundreds Sound Styles can be loaded and/or stored from/to internal memory and Pen Drive |
Alternative Voices | Selectable additional sound for each Stop |
Orchestral Alternative Voices | Selectable additional sound for each Stop |
General Pistons | 10 |
Selection of memories with toe piston | Yes |
Divisional Pistons | 6 |
Memory Bank | 16 |
Total Memories | 160 General, 384 Divisional, tens of thousands with Pen Drive and in internal memory |
Piston Sequencer | Prev - Next Pistons and Toe Studs |
Return to Handset Registration | Individual HR for General and Divisional Pistons |
_____ACCESSORIES | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
Toe Pistons | 22 |
Console On - Ext. Out Speakers On | Can be programmed as Main Out On and Antiphonal On |
Cancel | Yes |
Automatic Pedal | Yes |
Enclosed Piston | Yes |
Couplers | 6 With Stops, Pistons and Toe Studs |
Transposer | -6/+5 |
General and Reverb Volume | With Rotary Potentiometers |
MIDI enable | Yes |
Organ Solo | Solo Coupler |
Orchestra and Midi Sustain | With Expression Pedal Switch |
ON/OFF Switch with key | Yes |
Remote Control | Optional Radio no directive 50 mt distance Remote Control with built in 2x16 display |
_____DISPLAY | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
Display | 128 x 64 dots Graphic with Backlight |
Voice Parameters | Stop by stop adjustable voice parameters |
Divisional Volume | Separate for each Division |
Tremulant | 3 Separately for each manuals Depth and Speed adjustable |
Reverb | 8 Types |
Adjustable Ensemble Effect | Adjustable |
Air Pressure Effect | Proportional to the active Voices |
Tracker keyboard Effect | Yes |
Historic Temperaments | Kirnberger II, Kirnberger III, Werckmeister III, Werckmeister IV, Werckmeister V, Vallotti, Silbermann I, Silbermann II, Kellner 1975, Meantone, Meantone pure minor third, Zarlino, Sauveur I, Sauveur II, Barca, Rameau, Pythagorean; each with programmable "Tonic" Key Note |
Keyboards Inversion | Yes |
Piston Combine | Great/Pedal Divisional Piston Combine |
Programmable Output Routing | Stop by stop adjustable Windchest layout |
External Output Volume Control | 13 (21) indipendent out volume control |
5 Bands Equalizer on External Outputs | 13 (21 con scheda opzionale) equalizzatori indipendenti |
5 Bands Equalizer on Internal Amplification | Yes |
Midi Programmable | Tx/Rx Midi Ch., Tx/Rx Midi Filter, Send PG, Keyb. Midi Velocity: progammables |
Sequencer | Sequencer interattivo con funzione Overdubbing, controllabile anche con telecomando opzionale |
Demo Songs | Yes |
File Management | Copy, Load, Save, Rename, Delete etc. under Linux Operating System |
Lock Organ | With Password |
_____INTERFACE | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
Midi In, Out, Thru | Yes |
Stereo Headphone Output | Yes |
Stereo Aux Input | Yes |
Mic. Input | With Gain Control |
External Output | 12+1, (20+1 when replacing standard output board with optional expansion board) |
USB to PC | For finest finishing and personalization like Stop by Stop, Note by Note Volume and Pitch Regulation, Stop disposition, Internal and External Routing, etc. (optional) |
USB for Pen Drive | Yes |
Dimensions (WxHxD) | cm 178 x 131.5 x 117 - 70.07" x 51.77" x 46,06" |
Dimensions without music desk and pedalboard (WxHxD) | cm 178 x 131.5 x 78 - 70.07" x 51.77" x 30.70" |
_____CONSOLE | ------------------------------------------------------------------ |
Cabinet Features | Elegant Wooden Console Moldings, Elegant Wooden Lighted Music Rack, Wooden Roll Top with Key-Lock, Bench with Music Storage Shelf |
Colours / Finishes | Light oak real wood veneer , Medium oak real wood veneer, Dark oak real wood veneer |
Weight | kg 292 / Lbs 643.74 |
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Sound Generation
Powered by Physis ®
Physis® Physical modeling is what makes these organs so unique. This technology involved an enormous amount of research and development – and the result is truly innovative instruments which redefine “state of the art”. The sound generation in the entire Unico series uses Physis® technology - which builds sound through modeling technology – NOT storing samples like the 20+ year old technologies of our competitors. Physical modeling rebuilds all the elements of sound through complex algorithms – right down to the smallest imperfections. These are the ingredients which give the original instrument its character and warmth. Physis® technology reproduces the sound in REAL TIME just like it was created through a windblown pipe organ – with each sound having it’s own unique character. There are no ‘breaks’ and ‘split-points’ as you find in sampling, so the progression of the sound across the keyboard is accurate, smooth and natural. The development and refinement of the algorithms in physical modeling help make Physis organs the best in the world – and a new definition of ‘state-of-the-art’!

Keyboard
“Tracker Touch” style keyboard
Knowing the importance of the classic-organ keyboard, we’ve taken the utmost care in selecting the absolute best components. The mechanics of the keys gives the impression of a true “Tracker Action”, by obtaining the speed of actuation of the keys – making it possible to feel the “Tracker Touch” effect. i.e. the correlation between the “touch” of the organist and the transient attack of each virtual pipe. The keyboard is not only comfortable and consistent to play, but also dynamically sensitive, which is useful for the MIDI and Orchestral sounds – but also essential to provide the “Tracker Touch” effect.

Connections
Complete Connections
A complete selection of external connections is smartly and conveniently situtated. In addition to Standard connections (MIDI In, Out, Thru; Headphones, stereo inputs), there’s a microphone with gain control, 12 external multiple outs + 1(Sub) – with the option to expand these to 20+1(Sub). There are also USB host and Device connections.

For the USB Host connection, it’s possible to use a thumb drive to save and upload sound settings. For the USB Device connection, you can connect to a PC to personalize all aspects of the organ. With the Optional “Physis Editor” for PC, you can modify every single register for every single note – including volume, pitch, spacial disposition – and many other parameters.

User Interface
The knobs, tabs, pistons and display provide super efficient control of the entire instrument.
The Buttons and tabs to turn registers on and off, the pistons and all the other commands are ergonomically designed to respond quickly and easily to the demands of the user. The display is conveniently located on the side panel (in the center of the CLV 7, Unico 300, 400, 500, 700, and in a sliding drawer for the Unico 800) with it’s own set of designated controls. The layout is smartly integrated with the instrument to allow unlimited possbility and personalization at the user’s fingertips.


Pedals
Three Expression Pedals
Three expression pedals provide a fluid and precise movement – allowing complete control of the volume for Manual I, the volume for Manual III, and the CRESCENDO – programmable up to 16 levels.
Video
Support
Disposition
American
Choir
English Diapason 8'
Unda Maris 8'
Concert Flute 8'
Principal 4'
Rohr Flute 4'
Doublette 2'
Larigot 1 1/3'
Sifflet 1'
Cymbale III
Cor Anglais 16'
Cromorne 8'
Festival Trumpet 8'
Tremolo
Swell to Choir
Midi
Great
Double Diapason 16'
1st Diapason 8'
2nd Diapason 8'
Flauto Traverso 8'
Erzahler 8'
Erzahler Celeste 8'
Octave 4'
Harmonic Flute 4'
Twelfth 2 2/3'
Fifteenth 2'
Fourniture IV
Cornet V
Double Trumpet 16'
Trumpet 8'
Tuba Major 8'
Tremolo
Swell to Great
Choir to Great
Midi
Swell
Gedeckt 16'
Horn Diapason 8'
Bourdon 8'
Gamba 8'
Gamba Celeste 8'
Prestant 4'
Nachthorn 4'
Nazard 2 2/3'
Block Flute 2'
Tierce 1 3/5'
Plein Jeu IV
Fagotto 16'
Trompette 8'
French Horn 8'
Oboe 8'
Vox Humana 8'
Clairon 4'
Tremolo
Midi
Pedal
Contra Violone 32'
Open Wood 16'
Sub Bass 16'
Quintaton 16'
Violone 16'
Octave 8'
Bass Flute 8'
Choral Bass 4'
Contra Bombarde 32'
Bombarde 16'
Trumpet 8'
Rohr Schalmei 4'
Great to Pedal
Swell to Pedal
Choir to Pedal
Midi
Orchestra
Pedal: String
Swell: Celesta
Swell: Voice 2
Great: Chimes
Great: Voice 2
Choir: Harp
Choir: Voice 2