ludu wrote:In the case of Esztergom, I can’t reduce the polyphony because this sample set has a 9-second reverberation.
FYI, you can reduce the reverberation time. See page 36 of the HW guide for loading ranks. The bottom drop down section "Release sample truncation". By default its the
full release but you can have Hauptwerk trim the amount of reverb for you. You'll need to experiment to find which truncation sounds the most natural.
It's my belief this is important adjustment for surround sound sets. If an organ has say 9 seconds of reverb time (wow!) it is audible in both the front and rear ranks. The publisher includes this to give you flexibility of hearing the natural reverb with just a 2 channel setup. When adding rear, surround ranks you can then further emulate playing the actual organ by giving the front ranks a much shorter reverb tail and leaving the "full release" in the surround ranks. This allows fast passages to sound more clean and when releasing a big chord, the rears ranks linger on longer than the front, again just as if you were at the console.
Finally, reducing the amount of reverb in the front (or rear samples) will reduce the amount of overall RAM required to load the sample set.
Danny B.