I have the pleasure to introduce the Manuel Rosales, opus 11 sample set for Hauptwerk. The organ was built in 1984-1987 and it is installed in the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon (USA).
Manuel Rosales has the reputation of being one of the most inspired U.S. organbuilders today. The organ is built in an eclectic style, with a special character specific to the organs of Manuel Rosales. His signature is strongly felt in each voice as well as in choruses. Manuel Rosales was kind to review the sample set and he gave his approval to the release. Some changes compared to the real organ were done on his advice, for example the addition of a real Bombarde 32' samples in the pedal (the stop is acoustic only in reality).
The original instrument consists of 3 manuals and a pedal, alltogether 54 sounding stops.
The sample set can be used in Hauptwerk version 4 and higher, the Advanced version is necessary due to the size of the virtual instrument. It is available in a surround (6-channels) format. The listening position of the surround variant can be varied via a built-in mixer. The result is achieved by blending the direct and diffuse virtual pipes in any desired ratio. The two front direct channels alone can be used to form a semi-dry variant of the sample set.
More details, including the specification and audio demo samples of the instrument may be found on the Sonus Paradisi web pages.
Manuel Rosales has the reputation of being one of the most inspired U.S. organbuilders today. The organ is built in an eclectic style, with a special character specific to the organs of Manuel Rosales. His signature is strongly felt in each voice as well as in choruses. Manuel Rosales was kind to review the sample set and he gave his approval to the release. Some changes compared to the real organ were done on his advice, for example the addition of a real Bombarde 32' samples in the pedal (the stop is acoustic only in reality).
The original instrument consists of 3 manuals and a pedal, alltogether 54 sounding stops.
The sample set can be used in Hauptwerk version 4 and higher, the Advanced version is necessary due to the size of the virtual instrument. It is available in a surround (6-channels) format. The listening position of the surround variant can be varied via a built-in mixer. The result is achieved by blending the direct and diffuse virtual pipes in any desired ratio. The two front direct channels alone can be used to form a semi-dry variant of the sample set.
More details, including the specification and audio demo samples of the instrument may be found on the Sonus Paradisi web pages.