An excellent introduction, from start to finish. For people who aren't familiar with Hauptwerk this is also very helpful. Thanks, you really add something to the HW community with this.
The "Flauto in XII" is actually called "Flauto in duodecima" o "Flauto in dodicesima". Beautiful explanation and beautiful organ! And very good italian pronunciation.
I love the tuba in this organ not only because it's loud, but also because, despite its loudness, it still has a very warm, pleasant tone, whereas most loud chamades and such that I'm aware of have a much more piercing sound and sometimes seem to exist for the sole purpose of being loud.
Flauto in XII Is actually "Flauto in Duodecima", a stop that you could find basically everywhere in baroque Italian organs. It is like a Nazard only in old days it was available only on the "treble" part of the keyboard. Aspetto con piacere nuovi video!
I had to rewind and listen again to your italian, would have never expected such good pronunciation. Complimenti Fraser, grazie per questo piccolo regalo ai tuoi appassionati dallo stivale (Congrats Fraser, thanks for this little gift to your fans from Italy).
Over time you will receive more organs from the guys doing sample sets and guys that are creating them. It depend if your a builder or pro organist. Initially I marketed at shopping malls. Most do youtube but with youtube you may get a lot of copyright strikes that may be bad for the channel.
I'll be brief, for a change: fabulous! The Grabowski sample set has captured the magnificence of this Mascioni organ perfectly and your demonstration here proves that. Bravo!
@@fjbrady I enjoy the channel, and the sound is usually quite good. I don't like to sound like a complainer, but on the other hand it is important that Fraser knows there are sound issues when they happen, then they can be addressed.. The thing that amazes me is that several CZcams channels that are related to organs have very poor sound quality, yet there are other channels I watch that don't deal with music but that have far superior sound quality... go figure that one out..... just the opposite of what a person would think.
Very entertaining introduction, Frazer! Love your accent! We're actually watching Outlander series on Netflix and I could recognize some similarities with your pronunciation. A lot of fun! Alessandria is my favorite big organ now.
Wow, I didn't expect a lesson in how to manage organ stops. This was so fun! As I was watching I grabbed the Hauptwerk free trial and have it set up with a couple of my keyboards now. No pedals, but this is so much fun and I'm following along as you set up the stops (with the limitations of the free version of Alessandra.) Thanks so much! I've always loved the organ, but have never really tried playing. I've been learning piano as an adult for about 5 years, so it's fun to branch out :)
Chris, here is a tip. Use one keyboard for swells and great. On the software click the swells manual and set it up, lowest highest. Same keyboard click on great and do lowest and highest. Message will appear that you use same midi for both... and OK. Now you can have a lot of fun with the stops and registers and the organ is now automatically "coupled".
Thank you for the tour. I've noticed how your improvisation style changes subtly with (perhaps) your mood, or maybe with the organ. Today, despite the Italian instrument there was a touch of the Marcel Dupré (no insult there!); in fact i distinctly heard the opening bars of Cortège et Litanie. The whole piece one day? Or for that organ perhaps Enrico Bossi would suit? I look forward to more of whatever it is.
Small point - the free organ that comes with Hauptwerk, St. Anne's Moseley, is in Birmingham, not Liverpool en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Anne%27s_Church,_Moseley
I noticed the same complaints I had sent and removed regarding the organ volume. Do you have speakers on or just listening through your headphones? I’m guessing the latter. There must have been a great amount of time to get all of those samples. I don’t really understand how these electronic devices work but enjoy the sounds very much.👍👍
While you've been exploring the software world, have you looked at Organteq? If not, the main idea is that it isn't sample based - it uses physical modelling to calculate the sound that should be generated from all the pipes parameters. Modartt are more well known for their other physical modelling software for Pianos called Pianoteq which gets better and better with each new version. I'd be interested in your thoughts on how it sounds compared to real (ie sampled) organs.
I've noticed this Hauptwerk recording issue on other YT channels too. The system does keep the volume of individual stops low, to avoid distortion when many of them are played togheter. Dynamic range is excessive, maybe because the ambient reverberation is missing on the selected sample set, and therefore the microphone (with automatic gain) is too loud. Further tweaking is needed to get the right balance, I guess. I like that headphones. They sounds good, and ear pads are super comfortable and easy to detach from the cups. When they start to get dirty and smelly, I put them on the washing machine (wool washing cycle) and they come out like new.
Are your churches back on "virtual only mode"? If not, have things become more optimistic, with the rollout of vaccines, or have they been more of the same as they've always been? Wishing you and the Mrs. the best!
Things are still on lockdown. Services are taking place, no singing allowed. During Lent we’re really cutting back on music... parts of Germany are finally coming out of lockdown, but there’s still no green light for live singing...
@@FraserGartshore Dang. That stinks, but it's understandable. We just had a new bishop ordained and he's said that he wants to allow congregational singing (without hymnals), but we'll have to see where things go. Hoping that we'll be able to go back to choirs in the fall. I know it's a long time away, but it'll be worth the wait, in my opinion
Hi Fraser, as a sound engineer this sample set is recorded with too much reverberation. This organ has a window console and the organist is seated under the pipes. This sound doesn't recreate the correct organist sensaction when play like on this instrument. See these pictures from link below www.mascioni-organs.com/en/alessandria/
@@FraserGartshore well, I should prefer hear distinctly any note played, otherwise I know the differences from my ears and the microphones positions (could be interesting use s binaural take with dummy head near the bench).
Hi Fraser, glad to hear your italian language efforts😊 Search the Mascioni/Balbiani organ at S.Lorenzo Dome Voghera "Voghera - Duomo di S. Lorenzo - Mascioni Organs" www.mascioni-organs.com/voghera-duomo-di-s-lorenzo/
Hello folks! Later today I’ll be posting a different version of this video (from the stop demonstration part on) with better audio. Link coming soon.
I'm really glad that organ stops didn't go metric! They sound so much better in 'feet'!
Bourdon 5, Principal 2.5 etc. Doesn’t quite sound right...
I don't know if you've noticed. But after Fraser improvises, he spends a while thinking. It is so interesting that I do the same. Ahahah.
As an italian I'm really happy to see this sample set from my country. I also loved your italian introduction ;-)
During the first few seconds I thought the video was only in italian😂. Ottima pronuncia by the way
I love your Italian and thank you for your demonstration !
Thanks Fraser for this fantastic video! Saluti dal centro Italia!
An excellent introduction, from start to finish. For people who aren't familiar with Hauptwerk this is also very helpful.
Thanks, you really add something to the HW community with this.
Thanks. HW is a magnificent piece of software. I can’t wait to try it out one day with multiple channels, speaker arrays and more!
The "Flauto in XII" is actually called "Flauto in duodecima" o "Flauto in dodicesima". Beautiful explanation and beautiful organ! And very good italian pronunciation.
I love the tuba in this organ not only because it's loud, but also because, despite its loudness, it still has a very warm, pleasant tone, whereas most loud chamades and such that I'm aware of have a much more piercing sound and sometimes seem to exist for the sole purpose of being loud.
I sense you have a certain fondness for that scale you kept using - it was brilliant !! Love the Reeds especially
Very beautiful console, and super video as always!
Saluti dall'Italia😀
Flauto in XII Is actually "Flauto in Duodecima", a stop that you could find basically everywhere in baroque Italian organs. It is like a Nazard only in old days it was available only on the "treble" part of the keyboard. Aspetto con piacere nuovi video!
Exactly, and even classical and early romantic Italian organs.
Is the organ a bit quiet for anyone else..? 😥
I had to rewind and listen again to your italian, would have never expected such good pronunciation. Complimenti Fraser, grazie per questo piccolo regalo ai tuoi appassionati dallo stivale (Congrats Fraser, thanks for this little gift to your fans from Italy).
Good italian pronunciation!😄
Never boring! I love the technicalities as well as the sound!
Organ audio is quite a bit lower than your microphone. Not complaining - just thought you might want to know.
Yes, I noticed that too...
Unusual because Fraser's videos are usually more balanced between music and speech levels.
Still getting used to balancing everything at home!
Wow, very good Italian pronunciation
Over time you will receive more organs from the guys doing sample sets and guys that are creating them. It depend if your a builder or pro organist. Initially I marketed at shopping malls. Most do youtube but with youtube you may get a lot of copyright strikes that may be bad for the channel.
I'll be brief, for a change: fabulous! The Grabowski sample set has captured the magnificence of this Mascioni organ perfectly and your demonstration here proves that. Bravo!
Grazie Maestro!
Hello from Cardiff! Excellent video Fraser - really informative. I’ve just commissioned a HW organ for my house. Can’t wait to get it!
You’ll love it! Keep us posted!
Your vocals are at a good volume, but the organ volume is too very low in comparison.. so it is difficult to hear.
An advantage of recording the organ sounds separately is that the balance can easily be fixed in post.
@@fjbrady I enjoy the channel, and the sound is usually quite good. I don't like to sound like a complainer, but on the other hand it is important that Fraser knows there are sound issues when they happen, then they can be addressed.. The thing that amazes me is that several CZcams channels that are related to organs have very poor sound quality, yet there are other channels I watch that don't deal with music but that have far superior sound quality... go figure that one out..... just the opposite of what a person would think.
Very entertaining introduction, Frazer! Love your accent! We're actually watching Outlander series on Netflix and I could recognize some similarities with your pronunciation. A lot of fun!
Alessandria is my favorite big organ now.
That was Great !
Wow, I didn't expect a lesson in how to manage organ stops. This was so fun! As I was watching I grabbed the Hauptwerk free trial and have it set up with a couple of my keyboards now. No pedals, but this is so much fun and I'm following along as you set up the stops (with the limitations of the free version of Alessandra.) Thanks so much! I've always loved the organ, but have never really tried playing. I've been learning piano as an adult for about 5 years, so it's fun to branch out :)
Chris, here is a tip. Use one keyboard for swells and great. On the software click the swells manual and set it up, lowest highest. Same keyboard click on great and do lowest and highest. Message will appear that you use same midi for both... and OK. Now you can have a lot of fun with the stops and registers and the organ is now automatically "coupled".
@@fiatunonewsletter6782 thanks for the tip!
An enby myself, thanks for adding the "and otherwise!"
That's pretty good Italian, and I'm not joking.
Greetings from Gdansk poland
👍💯
Thank you for the tour. I've noticed how your improvisation style changes subtly with (perhaps) your mood, or maybe with the organ. Today, despite the Italian instrument there was a touch of the Marcel Dupré (no insult there!); in fact i distinctly heard the opening bars of Cortège et Litanie. The whole piece one day? Or for that organ perhaps Enrico Bossi would suit? I look forward to more of whatever it is.
Small point - the free organ that comes with Hauptwerk, St. Anne's Moseley, is in Birmingham, not Liverpool
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Anne%27s_Church,_Moseley
I noticed the same complaints I had sent and removed regarding the organ volume. Do you have speakers on or just listening through your headphones? I’m guessing the latter. There must have been a great amount of time to get all of those samples. I don’t really understand how these electronic devices work but enjoy the sounds very much.👍👍
While you've been exploring the software world, have you looked at Organteq? If not, the main idea is that it isn't sample based - it uses physical modelling to calculate the sound that should be generated from all the pipes parameters. Modartt are more well known for their other physical modelling software for Pianos called Pianoteq which gets better and better with each new version.
I'd be interested in your thoughts on how it sounds compared to real (ie sampled) organs.
Aight, I’m back lol I’ve been busy with school-
Tolles Video mit wunderschöner Musik. Allerdings finde ich die Musik zu leise im Verhältnis zur Sprache.
I've noticed this Hauptwerk recording issue on other YT channels too. The system does keep the volume of individual stops low, to avoid distortion when many of them are played togheter. Dynamic range is excessive, maybe because the ambient reverberation is missing on the selected sample set, and therefore the microphone (with automatic gain) is too loud. Further tweaking is needed to get the right balance, I guess.
I like that headphones. They sounds good, and ear pads are super comfortable and easy to detach from the cups. When they start to get dirty and smelly, I put them on the washing machine (wool washing cycle) and they come out like new.
Are your churches back on "virtual only mode"? If not, have things become more optimistic, with the rollout of vaccines, or have they been more of the same as they've always been? Wishing you and the Mrs. the best!
Things are still on lockdown. Services are taking place, no singing allowed. During Lent we’re really cutting back on music... parts of Germany are finally coming out of lockdown, but there’s still no green light for live singing...
@@FraserGartshore Dang. That stinks, but it's understandable. We just had a new bishop ordained and he's said that he wants to allow congregational singing (without hymnals), but we'll have to see where things go. Hoping that we'll be able to go back to choirs in the fall. I know it's a long time away, but it'll be worth the wait, in my opinion
Hi Fraser,
as a sound engineer this sample set is recorded with too much reverberation.
This organ has a window console and the organist is seated under the pipes. This sound doesn't recreate the correct organist sensaction when play like on this instrument.
See these pictures from link below
www.mascioni-organs.com/en/alessandria/
That’s correct - I used the samples recorded in the church. There are samples recorded closer to the console giving a player’s perspective!
@@FraserGartshore well, I should prefer hear distinctly any note played, otherwise I know the differences from my ears and the microphones positions (could be interesting use s binaural take with dummy head near the bench).
Hi Fraser,
glad to hear your italian language efforts😊
Search the Mascioni/Balbiani organ at S.Lorenzo Dome Voghera
"Voghera - Duomo di S. Lorenzo - Mascioni Organs" www.mascioni-organs.com/voghera-duomo-di-s-lorenzo/
Is there an german Version?
Coming soon!
Cortège et Litanie :))))))))