As a Hauptwerk owner for a decade I have come to appreciate the unprecedented realism of the sound my sample sets are able to produce. Comparisons with other digital organ manufacturers are unavoidable but one thing that always stuck in my mind about these digital organs was that they were always in perfect tune. This perfection resulted in a dull, lifeless sound, in my opinion.
With Hauptwerk we have the option to tune, retune, detune or whatever-tune each note for volume, pitch and brilliance to suit our needs. Recently the long awaiting wind modeling became available in the USA, which added immeasurably to the sense of realism to the overall listening experience. Speaking from my own experience and preference I always detune the sample set in one way or another. Better yet, with Surround sample sets, it is possible to take the front and rear sound of the same pipe and slightly detune them from each other. Similarly, I play extensively with the wind modeling to ensure a certain unsteadiness in the sound. If I am not mistaken, I believe that the bigger pipes, which rob wind from the entire rank, cause a slight detuning during large chords.
My question is:
Has anyone come up with a recommended set of detune options, both with the tuning drop down menu and the wind modeling ? I have been experimenting extensively with the Zwolle Surround where I can modify every note and wind modeling. It gives me a sense of realism not experienced with the dead steady winding and tuning.
With Hauptwerk we have the option to tune, retune, detune or whatever-tune each note for volume, pitch and brilliance to suit our needs. Recently the long awaiting wind modeling became available in the USA, which added immeasurably to the sense of realism to the overall listening experience. Speaking from my own experience and preference I always detune the sample set in one way or another. Better yet, with Surround sample sets, it is possible to take the front and rear sound of the same pipe and slightly detune them from each other. Similarly, I play extensively with the wind modeling to ensure a certain unsteadiness in the sound. If I am not mistaken, I believe that the bigger pipes, which rob wind from the entire rank, cause a slight detuning during large chords.
My question is:
Has anyone come up with a recommended set of detune options, both with the tuning drop down menu and the wind modeling ? I have been experimenting extensively with the Zwolle Surround where I can modify every note and wind modeling. It gives me a sense of realism not experienced with the dead steady winding and tuning.