Overview The "SwellPedal" Element Table of
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This element represents a single swell or expression pedal. Do not use it for crescendo pedals; use the Accessory element instead. In simple specifications, the existence of a swell pedal may be implied through the use of the "enclosed" attribute of the Keyboard element.

  Parent Elements (that contain this element)

Console The SwellPedal element is normally contained within a Console element.
Organ The SwellPedal element may be contained within the Organ element if the Console element has been omitted for simplicity.

  Child Elements (contained by this element)

NameHow ManyDescription
Remark (zero or more)   remarks about this Swell Pedal.

  Attributes
dateInstalled
The date on which this Swell Pedal was installed (see date formats). This attribute should only be used for Swell Pedals added after the original instrument was finished.
dateRemoved
The date on which this Swell Pedal was removed (see date formats).
chamber   (required)
The ID of the Chamber, Division or Keyboard element representing the what this swell pedal controls.
id
An identifier for referencing this element from within other elements.
installedBy
The ID of the Builder element describing the builder who installed the Swell Pedal. This attribute should only be used for Swell Pedals added after the original instrument was finished.
label
The name of the Swell Pedal as it actually appears on the console, e.g. "Sw-Gt".
order
An integer which will be used to order the Swell Pedals for display purposes. This order should correspond with the order in which the couplers appear on the console. The numbers need not be contiguous.
removedBy
The ID of the Builder element describing the builder who removed the Swell Pedal.
  Example
<SwellPedal label="Swell"> </SwellPedal>
  DTD Fragment
<!ELEMENT SwellPedal (
	Remark
	)* >
<!ATTLIST SwellPedal
	dateInstalled CDATA ""
	dateRemoved CDATA ""
	chamber IDREF #REQUIRED
	id ID #IMPLIED
	installedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
	label CDATA ""
	order CDATA ""
	removedBy IDREF #IMPLIED
	>

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