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Thanks- so glad that helped!

Thanks so much!!

Thanks! you should be able to map the midi command for the piston in hauptwerk

I have a funny mix of speakers now- but the main ones I’m using for practice at home are some Yamaha studio monitors. I have a sub I salvaged from an old installation. My plan is to buy a good amp with multiple outputs for a lot of speakers later. The downside to only having two speakers is that when multiple divisions (especially reeds) are coupled together it winds up being a bit rough. For simple practice registrations the two monitors work well though. Thanks for listening!

@@stevenwooddell You didn''t say what size the Yamaha Studio speakers were, for example, the woofer cone size or and tweeter size, which most tweeters are 1 inch. but what about the larger bottom woofer part? What size is recommended? Thanks, Terry

@@studioopinions5870 I have a pair of Yamaha HS8 studio monitors- they’re really not designed for this application but they work. I would recommend just trying to use what you happen to already have to get started. If you want to spend more try using between 4-8 speakers and a sub to separate the different divisions for a better overall sound.

Thanks for your kind words- I've really enjoyed having the instrument at home. I looked around a bit for the answer about the staggered keyboards- not finding one, my guess is that the design was an effort to maximize the effectiveness of an instrument with a shorter keyboard- giving more bass on one manual and more ability to play a solo line in the other. The keyboards with aligned middle C are the most common though- it just makes switching between keyboards more intuitive. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching! It’s an IPad Pro using the forscore app for music pdfs. (I recommend turboscan for making PDFs because of how well it handles different lighting situations) I use the Airturn pedal- if I’m playing piano I can turn pages myself- on organ I need someone else to turn. Because that’s a first generation iPad I haven’t gotten to play with ForScore’s new facial recognition features for page turning. Hope that helps!

Thank you! I shortened the reverb of the wet sample set to make it sound more plausible where I’m playing.

@@stevenwooddell I say this because this sampler is wonderful and I intend to buy it. If possible, post more videos! Greetings from Brazil!!!

After about two years I still love the sound of that sample set- it’s definitely aged well. Good luck with your purchase and thanks for the encouragement!

Thanks so much for your encouragement! This organ has the Hauptwerk Dudelange sample set which has really been wonderful to work with. Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening! I loaded shorter reverb lengths on the samples (not completely dry) The original full length samples were too much when added to the natural acoustics of the church. I recorded a direct output, then I think I added back some reverb in the editing (it’s been a few weeks now)

Thanks! And I agree about the speakers- you definitely do benefit from a sub (but headphones can work really well too) I think the keyboards came from this company: www.midiworks.ca/ (they came through a different company but these look identical and this site offers a lot of customization) Hope that helps

Thanks so much for your encouragement! It really has been wonderful to be able to hear such a beautiful instrument in my basement. Thanks for listening!

I’ve really enjoyed being able to have samples like that at home! How you set up a Hauptwerk system is really up to what you’re trying to accomplish. There are some good a la carte midi keyboard and pedalboard options. If you can get an old but midi capable organ it’s also possible just to run your sound through your laptop. Thanks for listening and wish you all the best!

Thanks so much John! I’m originally from Virginia and I’m down in the Atlanta area now where I do a mix of church, teaching and concert stuff. Sound like an interesting hybrid to work with at church- hope it’s working well for you all! All the best in West Virginia!

Thank you! It really is one of those rare pieces that doesn’t seem to lose any beauty over the years. Thanks for listening!

Thank you!

@@stevenwooddell 💖🙏 you're welcome my dear friend Steven...

Thank you so much for your kind words! Ich wünsche Ihnen alles Gute in der Schweiz! Dein Freund, Steven

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Thanks so much for your encouragement! So you are hearing some of the reverb tail of the samples but to make them plausible in the room I had to shorten them in Hauptwerk. I did add some reverb to bring back some of the resonance that was lost since the recording was done with a direct feed from the organ. It’s strange to live in a world where that’s possible now :) Thanks so much for listening!

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Thanks so much! The sample set is from Laurenskerk, Rotterdam and you can find it here: www.sonusparadisi.cz/en/organs/netherlands/rotterdam-laurenskerk-main-organ.html All the best on your project!

Great thought! It is fun to imagine what he would have done with a broader tonal palette at his disposal. At least it’s possible to play his music with plenty of color and clarity at home. Would have been fun to see what Bach would have done with a theater organ.

Thanks for your kind words about the Dupre. And Phoenix really did a beautiful job with this console and the one we now have at church. Hope your project goes well!

It's a first generation 12.9" iPad pro. I tried a smaller iPad at first but reading open score for choirs and reading a dense organ score was a nightmare (it was especially hard to tell which line the accidentals were on) You can get them refurbished now for a more reasonable price

Thanks so much for your kind words! Phoenix organs (in Canada) made the console- and they did a beautiful job with the keyboards and providing a simple way to connect all of the components together.

Thanks so much!

Definitely one of the best things to come out of the last two years for me :) Glad you have had a good experience with Hauptwerk as well!!

Thanks so much!

Thank you- and all the best with your project!

But there are those free sample sets :)

yeah there are those. still a great video thanks!

Thanks so much! I got these from an organ builder, so I'm not sure where they sourced their keyboards. That said, the closest ones in appearance I can find are on this site: www.midiworks.ca/ They seem to have a custom ordering process that would give you a lot of options. (I haven't used them before, so I can't vouch for the quality, just seems like the right idea) If you do try them out, please let me know how they are. Good luck with your project!

Must have been amazing to hear that Dupre on that instrument- as great as the samples are hearing the real thing is still definitely better :) Thanks for the encouragement and wish you all the best over the holidays!

Thanks so much! Couldn’t agree more about Franck- the longer I live with his pieces the more I appreciate all he created. All the best from Atlanta!

That blend of personality and clarity definitely keeps me coming back to that sample set.

Thank you! Sounds like a great solution for the stops- and great to hear that I’m not the only one who has wrestled with their computer to make that work :)

Thanks for your great questions! Manuals: In Hauptwerk’s auto detect settings there is an option to play multiple manuals on the same keyboard (you can map everything to one keyboard if you have to) depending on your sample set you might just be able to treat your fourth manual as a floating keyboard. When you are using the assignment settings I’m pretty sure it just asks you to confirm that you want to use (III and IV) on the same keyboard. The only time you really need to know your MIDI channel is if you are working with the keyboards in a DAW. The output is pretty flexible- Hauptwerk takes a look at the Interface or computer you are using and will give you those outputs as an option (as simple as L and R out- and you could daisy chain your sub) or it will offer the aux outputs from your interface I’m grateful they thought that through carefully. Hope that helps!

@@stevenwooddell great info! Thank you!

Thank you! They have turned out to be incredibly friendly to play. Thanks for watching!

Thanks for the encouragement! It’s funny how universal the bad practice organ experience was (is) We didn’t have any Hammonds- but we did have a lot of 8’ flutes sitting in front of keyboards that had seen a much better day.

I love having the possibility of updating an older console with new samples! I've used Hauptwerk through an older Johannus organ that had audio inputs into it. The trick is bypassing the actual stops (you might need to work exclusively from pistons) I'd love to hear how things go if you wind up trying to use Hauptwerk for services.

Church has more organ than they need already. Any Haupwerk organ I ever build would be at home, and starting with an old 3-manual console and a tower computer that I'll build myself (I have built two). Old organs I see on ebay are overpriced.

@@accousticdecay Good luck with your project- would love to hear how it turns out!

Thank you so much! I’m really grateful that I can hear instruments like that in my own home. Thanks for the encouragement!

Thanks so much! I think I was just trying to improvise something that fit the sound of those reeds.

That's a great idea! If you used a double keyboard stand (or even single keyboard stand) and a laptop stand with some good monitor speakers you should be able to make that work. Would love to hear what you come up with!

Thanks so much for watching! I appreciate the clarification on the instrument and the link to the Gigout- which is a great way to hear the organ. What is your favorite example of quintessentially Dutch organ building?

Thanks for your kind words and great question! I’ve used a simple MIDI keyboard with the free set Friesach (which has clarity and personality and can be run on less than 8GB RAM) as a choir continuo. Just set manual 1 to the midi keyboard and then couple what you need. You can find the organ here: piotrgrabowski.pl/friesach/ Hope that helps!

Thank you so much for your kind words Hans-Peter! Alles gute von den USA!

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Thank you so much- this piece keeps growing on me the longer I live with it. Have a wonderful evening und ich wünsche Ihnen alles gute in der Schweiz!

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Thanks so much! Those keyboards have a great natural feel to them. Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for your kind words! (And apologies- somehow your comment had gotten lost in the held comments area) I just picked this one back up and it really is a piece that doesn’t disappoint to come back to- especially when you’ve actually got the right sounds for Franck. Would love to hear your take on the chorale! Wish you all the best and wonderful job on your channel!

Thank you so much! I got the keyboards from a company that ordered them from another company- so I’m not 100% sure but I think they came from www.midiworks.ca/index.php/products?route=product/build