I have the pleasure to introduce the St. Pons Virtual Organ for Hauptwerk. It is a model of a French late baroque instrument built in the second half of 18th century by J.-B. Micot. The instrument has 3 manuals, pedal and 30 speaking stops of the typical French flavor. The instrument is located in a glorious acoustics of the large St. Pons cathedral (reverb time over 4 seconds).
The sample set is in 6-channel surround format. Using the dedicated mixing slider the user can adjust the virtual listening position, moving towards or away from the pipes. The front-direct audio channels give the sound nice intimacy, while the front-diffuse accentuate the cathedral acoustics.
It can be used in Hauptwerk version 4.2 and higher, the Advanced version is recommended for the full surround sound.
More details, including the specification and some demo pieces of the instrument may be found on the
Sonus Paradisi web pages.The demo version is available for free download from the web page of the virtual instrument.