ABOUT ALLEN ORGAN

TRUST THE NAME THAT STARTED IT ALL - Passion for sound drives our achievements

Since 1937, sound has been our passion. Allen's founder, Jerome Markowitz, dedicated his life to producing realistic and affordable pipe sound through technological innovation and advancement. Today, more than a hundred patents and seven decades later, our satisfied customers bear testimony to the achievement of Jerome's dream; Allen sound is unsurpassed in its pipe-like realism! And Jerome's passion lives on as his son Steven continues to manage the Company with an unwavering commitment to innovation and Allen's customers.

Quality Construction - Every Allen organ is a work of art that's built to last, created by skilled craftsmen using the finest materials and construction techniques. Plus, Allen builds more of its own organ assemblies to make quality affordable and ensure long-term parts availability.

The Choice of Professionals - Allen is the instrument of choice for professional organists throughout the world! More than 80,000 installations in over 70 countries on all 7 continents point to this preference!

Unique Features - Multiple stop lists, dynamic GeniSys Voices, a full-color touch screen display, and note-by-note voicing empower today's musicians to meet the demands of their varied musical programs.

Dependability & Service - Allen organs are the world's most reliable. And, when required, Allen provides incomparable service through national, and international, dealers supported by Allen's factory service experts. Our dedication to producing exceptional instruments is matched only by our commitment to providing unsurpassed customer service for the long term. Your congregation's organ is an important investment. With Allen's peerless quality, reliability and service you can convert cost into value and transform your music into a sound like no other.

SOUND, TECHNOLOGY, AND SUSTAINABILITY... these are Allen hallmarks. With thousands of installations worldwide, Allen carries the banner of innovation into the 21st century!

ALLEN INNOVATION

ALLEN ORGAN COMPANY - THE ACKNOWLEDGED INDUSTRY LEADER

1939	Allen sells world's first electronic organ, receiving Stable Audio Oscillator patent.
1946	Allen sells world's first three-manual pipeless organ.
1954	World's first four-manual electronic organ built by Allen.
1970	Allen introduces computer capture action.
1971	Allen introduces the Digital Computer Organ (sampling) predating other builders' digital organs by 20 years. First Allen Digital Computer Organ resides in the Smithsonian Institution. Allen has since created the largest library of digitally sampled pipes.
1978	Allen introduces its second-generation MOS-2 organs with EPROM organ technology enabling stored stop sounds to be changed.
1983	Allen introduces ADC™ organs, its third generation digital technology with substantially more sound memory and musical versatility.
1989	Fourth generation MDS™ organs introduced with full MIDI capabilities.
1991	Allen granted *additional sampling patents* by US Patent & Trademark Office.
1994	Allen introduces advanced and ultra-efficient LED stop controls called Lumitech™.
1995	Allen introduces Optical Sensor Technology™ (OST) providing Allen's ultra-reliability in a velocity sensitive keyboard.
1997	Renaissance™, Allen's fifth generation digital technology introduced. "Firsts" include field-programmable stops, Flash memory (SoundMatrix™) and Active Pipe Response™.
1999	Allen granted patent by US Patent & Trademark Office for Renaissance technology.
2004	Allen introduces Quantum™, Allen's sixth generation digital organ with multiple stoplists, and Acoustic Portrait™ convolution reverb. 14 years later most digital organs continue to include outdated digital reverberation technology.
2005	Allen introduces Real Xpression™ technology. This exclusive feature enables Allen Organs' expression shoes to interact with the organ sounds and react the same way as a pipe organ would with Swell shades.
2009	Multi-Point Audio™ introduced. Without the constraints of mono or stereo-based systems, Multi-Point Audio offers an unrivaled clarity of sound.
2015	Allen introduces GeniSys™, its seventh generation digital technology with an advanced software-based control system offering greater control efficiency and long-term sustainability.
2016	Allen introduces GeniSys™ Voices, increasing the organ's versatility with the addition of dozens of added high-definition sounds combined with the ease of traditional stops.
2017	Allen introduces GeniSys™ Display, the organ world's first full-color touchscreen offering ease-of-use and the most technologically advanced console interface control system. Organs without this type of advanced display and control are outdated, akin to a smart phone without a color touchscreen.
2021	Allen introduces GeniSys™ Organs with Apex™ Technology featuring 250 times the memory of previous organs, premium 32-bit DACs, multiple 64-bit quad core processers and gigabit ethernet.

THE HISTORY OF THE DIGITAL ORGAN AND SAMPLING - DOWNLOAD

Sales of Allen Organs are conducted through a network of local representatives. These representatives are factory trained in installation and service, as well as many other technical areas. Allen is represented throughout North America, Europe, Africa, South America, Australia, and Asia. For more information regarding the Allen representative in your area, please click the Contact Allen link found throughout our web site.

The Allen Organ International Sales Headquarters is located in Macungie, Pennsylvania USA. This facility annually hosts local, regional and international visitors.

The Sales Complex features a showroom, conference room, media center, recording hall, and a special gallery chronicling Allen's contributions to the art of organ building. On display are many instruments and artifacts which represent technological milestones in the development of the pipeless organ.

ALLEN FACILITIES - Allen Organ is the most vertically integrated digital church organ manufacturer world-wide, offering innovative technology and the highest quality products with unmatched customer support.

Due to overwhelming product demand, the Allen Factory experienced rapid growth since the early 1950s. In 1953, an air-conditioned silk mill was purchased in Macungie, Pennsylvania, and the Company's manufacturing was relocated.

This facility became the first air-conditioned commercial woodshop in Pennsylvania. Today, with significant expansions to the original site, and more than 250,000 square feet of state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, Allen is the largest vertically integrated digital church organ manufacturer in the world!

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ALLEN ORGAN COMPANY PIONEERED DIGITAL SOUND TECHNOLOGY

In 1969, Allen Organ Company partnered with North American Rockwell on a project that went on to change the world of music.

Using technology developed for the Apollo Space Program, the companies packed the power of thousands of transistors into 1/16 of a square inch and used those transistor functions to store measurements of pipe soundwaves. These measurements reconstructed the original sound when the instrument was played. For the first time, an electronic instrument recreated actual pipe organ sound using digital technology instead of merely imitating it with the older, analog method. It was the birth of sampling and the basis for virtually every recorded sound we listen to today.