Hello all,
I am trying to decide on a sample set, preferably a historic instrument, which will authentically render early Northern German/Dutch music (from late renaissance, Sweelinck, to Buxtehude).
Top of my list is Arp Schnitger with OAM's Steinkirchen vs. Stade. I haven't seen any posts directly comparing the two (and as demo sets are not available for download, I'd like to know more from folks who have spent time using these sets). My cursory review of the stoplists, dispositions, reverb: Stade is bigger. Both semi-dry, with roughly equivalent reverb. Character, speech similar. Both reviewed as good sets.
Next is the newly released SP Altenbruch organ. I downloaded the demo set and the quality of sound is amazing. There were many things I liked about this, particularly the clarity/fidelity of the sounds. However, it is even more dry than Stade/Steinkirchen. Also I found that the tapering (favoring higher over lower registers) was a bit much for me. Lastly, the mixtures seemed very unbalanced (though perhaps authentic, to actually USE them I'd probably end up adjusting the volume through HW). I wonder if the two OAM Schnitgers are like this as well?
To all who respond, in advance, thank you!!
I am trying to decide on a sample set, preferably a historic instrument, which will authentically render early Northern German/Dutch music (from late renaissance, Sweelinck, to Buxtehude).
Top of my list is Arp Schnitger with OAM's Steinkirchen vs. Stade. I haven't seen any posts directly comparing the two (and as demo sets are not available for download, I'd like to know more from folks who have spent time using these sets). My cursory review of the stoplists, dispositions, reverb: Stade is bigger. Both semi-dry, with roughly equivalent reverb. Character, speech similar. Both reviewed as good sets.
Next is the newly released SP Altenbruch organ. I downloaded the demo set and the quality of sound is amazing. There were many things I liked about this, particularly the clarity/fidelity of the sounds. However, it is even more dry than Stade/Steinkirchen. Also I found that the tapering (favoring higher over lower registers) was a bit much for me. Lastly, the mixtures seemed very unbalanced (though perhaps authentic, to actually USE them I'd probably end up adjusting the volume through HW). I wonder if the two OAM Schnitgers are like this as well?
To all who respond, in advance, thank you!!