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mdyde wrote:For wet stereo (as opposed to surround) sample sets, specifically from an acoustics point of view, either headphones or a single pair of high-quality near-field speakers (optionally with sub-woofer) in as dry (anechoic) listening environment as possible should give the most accurate reproduction in terms of preserving the room reflections present in the wet samples, yielding a result that should be identical (from an acoustics and speaker point of view) to listening to a CD recording of the real organ made with the microphones in the same positions used during sampling.
crediting Clinton with the most complex installation
I believe that Equal Temperament also plays a contributing factor in the piano's decline in popularity. . . The discovery of Well Temperament, for me, was like viewing a Picasso painting in black and white all my life, and then for the first time seeing all the reds, blues, and greens I didn't know were there. If Johnny's Steinway is tuned in color and Susie's Steinway in black and white, who do you suppose is more likely to want to continue learning to play?
micdev wrote:What I sometimes do as a demo when explaning "multi-channel" is to play Hauptwerk with 2 channels, then adds more channels, (4,6,8, rear speakers)... and each an every time the ears of the "clients" are saying... the more speakers, the better! Maybe it is because of my music room acoustic, maybe it is because of the voicing I did and way I placed my speakers, maybe it is because of the brand of speakers, kind of cable or color of the paint on the wall... who knows...
micdev wrote:In the end, *YOU* will decide... why not buy 2 good monitor speakers (don't go over the top...though) then try to borrow 2 or 4 other speakers from the store for a test at home... you will see for yourself then if it is worth it for you ... forget everything you read and let your ears decide.
The important thing in the end is that *YOU* like the sound and enjoy your Hauptwerk system.
jwillans wrote:I agree, but I think the issue that many potential HW users have is being able to design and cost a system prior to taking the plunge without being able to visit a HW showrooms to explore different configurations and understand the relative cost/benefits. Your suggestion about starting small and perhaps growing sounds great, but (as you well know) studio monitors can be many 100s if not 1000s dollars/pounds/euros, not to mention the additional cost of swapping from a two channel to a multi channel sound card etc. The audio system has the most scope for variation and expense within a HW setup, I think it is because of this that there is a lot of uncertainty in which direction to go. I found Joe's FAQ posted early on in the thread extremely useful (thanks Joe).
jwillans wrote: but (as you well know) studio monitors can be many 100s if not 1000s dollars/pounds/euros,
It would seem wrong headed to me to spend several thousand on a Mac Pro with 32 GB and only a few hundred on speakers.
Per Martin's suggestion, I have recorded a brief demonstration of Intermodulation Distortion. In the following mp3 clip you will hear spurious non-harmonically related tones that are generated when certain intervals are played. I find these effects extremely objectionable and this, along with "signal mixing" effects, is why I advocate multiple channels for virtual organs. The audio chain for this demonstration is an M-Audio 1010LT audio card feeding an Adcom amplifier which drives a pair of B&W DM602 S3 speakers. The recording was made with a Zoom H4n.
https://sites.google.com/site/vtheatreo ... ration.mp3
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