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by larason2
Sun Mar 23, 2025 8:34 pm
Forum: General discussion
Topic: Linux OS
Replies: 2
Views: 47

Re: Linux OS

I'm sure Martin will chime in soon enough saying it's not officially supported. There's no Linux installer, nor has there ever been. There's been some experiments years ago with wine. Apparently iLok runs on Linux with wine. In this 2025, you might try it on Crossover rather than wine. 4.2 didn't ...
by larason2
Wed Mar 19, 2025 7:58 pm
Forum: DIY organ consoles / MIDI
Topic: SparcFun to Manufacture Teensy Boards
Replies: 14
Views: 516

Re: SparcFun to Manufacture Teensy Boards

Yeah, it's all clock speed. If clock speed is higher, it means one loop will be faster as well, because each instruction is paired with one impulse from the CPU. Midi baud rate is generally constant at 31250 bits per second. To be honest, the chip in the slowest Arduinos is still plenty fast enough ...
by larason2
Mon Mar 17, 2025 4:43 pm
Forum: DIY organ consoles / MIDI
Topic: Touch sensitive pedalboard
Replies: 2
Views: 132

Re: Touch sensitive pedalboard

No, there's not, but it's pretty darn easy to make your own: https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Make-a-Cheap-Arduino-MIDI-Controller/ You just need conductive paint, any kind of paintable surface, some wires, and an arduino. For a pedal board, you'd need to play with bare feet, mind. Not my thing ...
by larason2
Sat Mar 15, 2025 12:24 pm
Forum: DIY organ consoles / MIDI
Topic: SparcFun to Manufacture Teensy Boards
Replies: 14
Views: 516

Re: SparcFun to Manufacture Teensy Boards

The biggest pro for me in favour of Teensy is the USB midi. Problem is, it doesn't have as many pins as the arduino mega. Leonardo has USB midi, but not that many pins. If teensy made a board with 64 inputs, it would be a game changer, same as is Arduino made a Mega that could do USB midi. For some ...
by larason2
Tue Mar 11, 2025 9:40 pm
Forum: DIY organ consoles / MIDI
Topic: Need MIDI help converting AS keyboards
Replies: 6
Views: 281

Re: Need MIDI help converting AS keyboards

Yeah, you're right. The four different ways are for the other breakout boards, which I used. Hmm. Are you sure the Pwr T and 9-12V AC/DC are wired up correctly? The other thing to do is make sure the multiplexer board is grounded correctly. Ideally, you would ground the key, the board, and the HWCE2 ...
by larason2
Tue Mar 11, 2025 6:48 pm
Forum: DIY organ consoles / MIDI
Topic: Need MIDI help converting AS keyboards
Replies: 6
Views: 281

Re: Need MIDI help converting AS keyboards

One possibility is that the contacts are phosphor bronze or nickel. They don't make contact reliably at anything under 12v. I thought the HWCE2 had the option to run at 12v though. Do you know what the voltage is? You might have to wire it differently to make use of that option. If the contacts are ...
by larason2
Sun Mar 09, 2025 12:44 pm
Forum: DIY organ consoles / MIDI
Topic: Easiest DIY for a home instrument
Replies: 8
Views: 554

Re: Easiest DIY for a home instrument

If your Allen has midi, cut out the wood on the console to fit the bigger pedalboard. It's not pretty, but it works and has been done many times. Allens are built well. You're not going to find an easier to convert console than the Allen, and it already has midi. Buying replacement keyboards will ...
by larason2
Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:57 pm
Forum: Hauptwerk instruments
Topic: Sample Sets not HW…. Can we still use them?
Replies: 6
Views: 1699

Re: Sample Sets not HW…. Can we still use them?

If you can get the .wav files of any organ, it can be turned into a Hauptwerk sample set using the CODM, but it's a lot of work. There's some other virtual organ software that's available, but generally if the .wav files are available, it's already been turned into a Hauptwerk organ by someone or ...
by larason2
Sun Mar 02, 2025 2:55 pm
Forum: Hauptwerk instruments
Topic: Harmonium Emil Müller - free sample set
Replies: 2
Views: 694

Re: Harmonium Emil Müller - free sample set

A great instrument, well sampled and very appropriate for the repertoire. Thanks for the gift!
by larason2
Thu Feb 20, 2025 11:55 am
Forum: DIY organ consoles / MIDI
Topic: Older Classic MIDIWorks pedalboard
Replies: 2
Views: 591

Re: Older Classic MIDIWorks pedalboard

I think you're doing the right thing. When the new power supply comes, plug it in and try it. You shouldn't have to change the channel, the one it's on should probably be fine. If it doesn't work let us know.
by larason2
Mon Feb 10, 2025 10:18 pm
Forum: Amplification
Topic: “EQ” when using speakers
Replies: 9
Views: 943

Re: “EQ” when using speakers

On most organs, the pipes should get quieter as you go up the rank, otherwise it can get a bit painful. But it can be too much, maybe that's what you're talking about. MNailor is right when saying the sound system has a lot to do with it. It can also do with the room, some spaces decrease certain ...
by larason2
Mon Feb 10, 2025 9:49 pm
Forum: Hauptwerk instruments
Topic: Béziers Sample Set - Puget Organ for Hauptwerk
Replies: 14
Views: 4083

Re: Béziers Sample Set - Puget Organ for Hauptwerk

I've always liked St. Omer, but only recently bought it. Aside from Franck, for which it's probably the best available, it's also great for French baroque material. A softer 16 foot, like a soubasse, would indeed be useful for when you want it to be more romantic. It has really nice reverberation ...
by larason2
Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:27 am
Forum: DIY organ consoles / MIDI
Topic: CMK3 KEYBOARDS (4 manuals and pedals) help with CMKCONFIG
Replies: 4
Views: 626

Re: CMK3 KEYBOARDS (4 manuals and pedals) help with CMKCONFIG

I'm not familiar with it, but is there a way to set the channels using just the keyboards? That's usually all you have to do. I'm guessing Hauptwerk has everything set up, and you don't want to have to autodetect and set everything up again. But it should be relatively straight forward.
by larason2
Sun Feb 09, 2025 10:24 am
Forum: Hauptwerk instruments
Topic: Béziers Sample Set - Puget Organ for Hauptwerk
Replies: 14
Views: 4083

Re: Béziers Sample Set - Puget Organ for Hauptwerk

A very interesting organ. I'd say it's decidedly brighter than most other French Romantic organs, but it still sounds Romantic when it wants to. It has some very interesting stops, like the keraulophone and the clarinette, and two strings on the GO! So a very tempting one. Congratulations on a good ...
by larason2
Fri Feb 07, 2025 12:32 pm
Forum: Computer hardware / specs
Topic: Advice for CPU
Replies: 11
Views: 1851

Re: Advice for CPU

You are right. 20 ms seems to be the threshold at which under that, you won't notice an improvement, so there's no point trying to get under. It's true some real organs have significant latency, but no one likes it! It's the 9:30 in Newfoundland problem (for those fellow Canadians out there), the ...