A New Console from Start to Finish
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- In this informal video, I walk you through the steps I took in the process of acquiring a new custom organ console to use with my Hauptwerk virtual pipe organ software. During the video you'll hear an excerpt of J.S. Bach's Toccata in F-Major played on the Regensberg "Bach Organ" sample set as well as Vierne's "Claire de Lune" played on the Alessandria set. Live sound was recorded in the space (rather than via direct feed), allowing you to hear the room acoustics (and because I forgot to do a direct feed recording!). The audio quality is not especially great given I was using only a phone and basic camera to do the recording but, hopefully, you'll get the idea!
Very impressive process and an outstanding final result! Congratulations on a job well done!! I must admit that I am nothing short of being jealous. 😉 I, however, wish you years of joy and satisfaction in making beautiful music on such a wonderful home instrument. And I sincerely do hope that you are generous in inviting people into that marvelous space to both hear and play that instrument. Cheers ~
Wow, Chris - the intricacies of this entire project must have been mind boggling! I know it certainly boggled my simple mind. The sound that is in your “man-cave” is absolutely phenomenal. Congratulations on an amazing job well done. I can’t wait to see it! ❤
Hi Barbara. Thanks for your comment. It's been a fun project but not without its frustrations at times. Anyhow, I'm enjoying the opportunity to explore the new options it affords. Yes, you need to see it in person! Cheers.
WOW....WOW and W O W!!....I know you'll enjoy all of your work....
Thanks for the fun comment! Keep up your great work on the bench.
Congratulations Chris! This looks amazing and sounds fabulous! I have fourth-manual envy now! :)
You can do more with three manuals than most can do with 5, 6 or 7! Hi Jerry. Thanks for the note. I hope all is well with you.
WOW, Christopher! What an amazing project and awesome undertaking. You must be thrilled with the stunning outcome - and rightly very proud of all you have planned and achieved from initial design to eventual rebuild (a task certainly not for the faint-hearted!). I know you to be a fabulous organist and fulfilling a dream like this will ensure your sublime artistry as a musician can now be fully explored and realised . . . and hopefully shared with us when you upload to your CZcams channel. The live sound of the recording - despite being just phone quality - is truly remarkable as it is possible to get a sense of the very favourable acoustic of your 'man cave' (I know we men like to boast about 'size' . . . but you must have one of the biggest 'caves' going - and I hope you manage to resist feeling too smug knowing the rest of us are all highly envious! I know, a 'naughty' comment, but I'm hoping you'll forgive me!).
I can think of no-one more deserving of such magnificence: B R A V O !
Thank you, Sir Twist! It's always a joy to hear from you, naughty or nice! Perhaps you should make a trip to the US now that your travels in Lithuania are complete. ;) I'm sure you could put this new console to good use. I've now got to up my game on the video recording front. I tried out a new camera for the two pieces I was going to have in the video and I struck disaster! So, I was left with two very bad angles to choose from and less than ideal audio conditions. So, today's chore is to learn more about the new camera so that I use it correctly next time. Anyhow, best wishes for a lovely week ahead, my friend. And keep up the great cheer.
Many congratulations on your new console and set-up, Christopher - it looks fabulous! What an exciting journey you have been on over the past months, too, and hats off to you for re-assembling all the intricate parts of the instrument in your home - a very impressive feat! Looking forward to your future uploads on this amazing console and many congratulations again. Greetings from the UK.
Thank you, Paul. Your project served as an inspiration, indeed. I know you're fully aware of the joys and challenges of these types of things. I'm still awaiting some minor additional components to mine, though the set up process shall continue! Switching from Mac to PC caused quite a lot of extra work in getting things set up. Anyhow, best wishes to you and I look forward to your next brilliant posts!
Congratulations! I wish you much pleasure to play your favourite samplesets on this lovely console.
Thank you, Thomas! I appreciate your thoughtful comments. I hope all is well with you this summer season, especially on the bike trails! Enjoy.
Thanks for sharing this very informative video, Christopher. I think it's very useful for those looking for a custom solution, especially for those who dare to take a challenge and know how to handle furniture (like you do). By the way, great room to put your organ in (sounds good in the room too), you still have a room in your man cave for a big organ front with pipe facade ;). Do the front speakers fill the room well enough, since they are nearfield monitors? Thanks for the beautiful Vierne! On to more uploads, Christopher, looking forward to it.
Hi Ralph. Thanks for the nice note. Yes, these projects can become quite cumbersome. I struggled between buying an off-the-shelf model or doing a custom build. I found that most of the pre-built models were focused on simplified versions of Hauptwerk rather than allowing me to fully operate and customize the set up, easily add sample sets and such. Or, I was forced to pay for internal sounds that I would likely never use. So, I took the greater challenge of doing a custom build and focused the $$ on the features that I really wanted. In the end, while there's still a few more components coming, it will be a very functional console. Now, I just need you to come here and play it like the expert you are! Take care, my friend.
@RalphLooij I forgot to reply to your question about the Focal Shape Twins and their effectiveness in the larger space. I'm using them fairly close to the console as a mix of the dry and near field perspectives from the sample sets. The rear DM80s are take their feed from the far & rear perspectives. Given the lively acoustic of the room, the combination is very effective overall. Maybe you should come play it for the full experience and really do this console justice with your remarkable skills! ;)
Beautiful organ!
Thank you, Jerry1963ish!
Nice!! Which company did you use?
nice if you have the money.