ArnoldOrgans wrote:We have known about this organ for a little while now and have been able to hear some recordings and get the beta set. In testing I decided the sound was so good we would build a demo institutional console just for the St. Philip's. The only problem I see with this sample set is the fact my ears will no longer allow me to use the organ it will replace.
Thanks for the kind words, Matt!
For those of you looking for a console, pedals, etc, Matt does fabulous work, and his prices are very fair... Have a look!
If I may be so bold to say so, this sample set is the first of what will be a significant advance in the quality of our offerings for HW. The FBR set has been a great seller, and in its day was a wonderful way to get a flexible 3m American Classic spec at a very reasonable price. It was, in all honesty, my first sampling venture, and as such I was "learning as I went". The 16-bit samples, old noise-reduction scheme, etc are simply not viable in this era when quality has risen so high. The Wangerin was a large step forward in noise reduction quality as well as 24-bit sampling, but the organ is admittedly a niche style, and was in very poor shape. Now, I have gotten much better and faster at the task, as well as learned a lot about recording in the 12 years since I did FBR.
I'll try to get some demos up today - I think you will be pleased!