A bit off-topic: Legal aspects of recording organ expander

No, the B4 is not sampled. It uses Physical Modeling.

In theory Physical Modeling is capable of any sound, in reality it is a difficult task to accomplish. . . . It would be interesting if someone could design a set of pipe organ ranks this way.

Hi!

I was fortunate enough to buy a Viscount CM100 from a member on this list - and this uses physical modelling. I have yet to get the computer connected up to play with real voicing parameters but the idea is interesting. It's brilliant for the quacky baroque reeds - Musette, Fagotto, Dulzian etc, brilliant to access a stop library of 200 stops accessible on any manual . . . but I'm not always convinced by many. The Trompet is brilliantly quacky and Baroque but I'm not sure about having a whole organ relying entirely on all the sounds available: it's a useful tool and a useful addition.

But Viscount have brought out a Physis instrument using such physical modelling about which many seem to be raving.

Best wishes

David P

I don't think these are sold any longer by GM. Might this alter the legality? Many Hewlett Packard calculators no longer available can be had as PC software emulators.