Dear Hauptwerk users,
I am pleased to announce the release of a new extension prepared together with Thorsten Wege (thways). We have named it the "Grand Symphonic Cavaillé-Coll." This project was initially a private project for Thorsten, but because of the many positive reactions, we have decided to make it available publicly. You can hear a playlist of selections performed by Thorsten by clicking on this link.
The main motivation for this extension was to create a versatile French Romantic instrument. As a result, there are some duplicated ranks which one would not find on typical French Romantic organs. It is also possible to imitate the organ of St. Ouen, Rouen by choosing the appropriate stops. The mixture stops of Rouen have been reconstructed rank by rank using the original Cavaillé-Coll specifications. Two Contrebombardes 32’ ranks are available on the Pédale which can also be used simultaneously to simulate the characteristic Rouen rumble as closely as possible.
You can view a screen shot of the main stop jamb by clicking on this link.
We used Stephen Schaub's Metz Plus extension as a starting point for this project. Note that the Grand Symphonic Cavaillé-Coll is designed as a stereo sample-set (it is not a surround sample-set). It does require a relatively large number of sample-sets. You will need to have purchased all of the following sample-sets before you can use the extension:
1) Caen version 2.5 (Sonus Paradisi) - link
2) Metz (Milan Digital Audio) - link
3) Rotterdam Hoofdorgel (Sonus Paradisi) - link
4) 4-manual Caen extension (Custom Hauptwerk Organs) - link
The price for the extension is US $119. If you are interested in ordering it, please contact me using the following email address (where [at] and [dot] of course needs to be substituted with "@" and "." respectively):
customhworgans[at]gmail[dot]com
Kind regards,
Jake
I am pleased to announce the release of a new extension prepared together with Thorsten Wege (thways). We have named it the "Grand Symphonic Cavaillé-Coll." This project was initially a private project for Thorsten, but because of the many positive reactions, we have decided to make it available publicly. You can hear a playlist of selections performed by Thorsten by clicking on this link.
The main motivation for this extension was to create a versatile French Romantic instrument. As a result, there are some duplicated ranks which one would not find on typical French Romantic organs. It is also possible to imitate the organ of St. Ouen, Rouen by choosing the appropriate stops. The mixture stops of Rouen have been reconstructed rank by rank using the original Cavaillé-Coll specifications. Two Contrebombardes 32’ ranks are available on the Pédale which can also be used simultaneously to simulate the characteristic Rouen rumble as closely as possible.
You can view a screen shot of the main stop jamb by clicking on this link.
We used Stephen Schaub's Metz Plus extension as a starting point for this project. Note that the Grand Symphonic Cavaillé-Coll is designed as a stereo sample-set (it is not a surround sample-set). It does require a relatively large number of sample-sets. You will need to have purchased all of the following sample-sets before you can use the extension:
1) Caen version 2.5 (Sonus Paradisi) - link
2) Metz (Milan Digital Audio) - link
3) Rotterdam Hoofdorgel (Sonus Paradisi) - link
4) 4-manual Caen extension (Custom Hauptwerk Organs) - link
The price for the extension is US $119. If you are interested in ordering it, please contact me using the following email address (where [at] and [dot] of course needs to be substituted with "@" and "." respectively):
customhworgans[at]gmail[dot]com
Kind regards,
Jake