Hello everybody,
I am about to build my own Hauptwerk organ console. I already bought three wood-core keyboards. Now I need to build a console. It's a lot easier to know beforehand what you need and what you don't need. Therefore, I am thinking a lot about what is useful and what is useless.
I am thinking about for which functions in Hauptwerk I need LED-buttons for. I am able to label the buttons. I want to drive them with this product (multiple): https://midi-hardware.com/index.php?sec ... duct=LITSW
Currently I have a cheap one keyboard + pedal board setup with . but plan on switching to Hauptwerk once I have build my organ console.
I already considered the following switches:
Are there any buttons which I really don't need?
Is there an option to toggle between functions of buttons? E. g. use 0 to 9 for different manuals when pressing a specific button beforehand.
Besides, which foot pistons do you use for your pedal board?
Setter combination forward and backward and couplers?
Furthermore, I would like to be able to display some responses from Hauptwerk. I would like to use these displays: https://midi-hardware.com/index.php?sec ... uct=MiDisp
I actually don't know very well which information can be displayed and is useful. Maybe some of those:
And last one: Potentiometer.
How many swell pedals do you prefer? Can you switch where a swell pedal belongs to by pushing a button? Is it useful to have some rotary knobs instead or in addition?
I am very happy for every input! Your longstanding experience could really help me. Thank you very much in advance!
Bohr
I am about to build my own Hauptwerk organ console. I already bought three wood-core keyboards. Now I need to build a console. It's a lot easier to know beforehand what you need and what you don't need. Therefore, I am thinking a lot about what is useful and what is useless.
I am thinking about for which functions in Hauptwerk I need LED-buttons for. I am able to label the buttons. I want to drive them with this product (multiple): https://midi-hardware.com/index.php?sec ... duct=LITSW
Currently I have a cheap one keyboard + pedal board setup with . but plan on switching to Hauptwerk once I have build my organ console.
I already considered the following switches:
- A switch button for each register of a certain organ.
- Setzer (Combination setter?) mechanics with _0 to _9, 000, G.C.
- For Setzer as well: +1, +10, +100, -1, -10, -100, next, previous, current
- For Setzer as well: Set, delete, insert
- So far I don't quite understand the differences between scope, scoped and stuff. I have to read about it more. But currently I think that I don't need it. I somewhere read that this is more of an American thing. And I never saw it in reality here around.
- Therefore, I might not need buttons 0 to 9 for every manual, too. But I am still thinking about it.
- Buttons to start the program, load the organ, close the organ, save
- Buttons for metronome maybe (?)
- Buttons for temperaments maybe (?)
- Buttons for recording and playing midi
- Buttons to change computer audio volume maybe; mute
- Buttons for crescendi pedal modes A, B, ...
- Buttons to address specific organ works to specific manuals or pedal board (kind of couplers)
Are there any buttons which I really don't need?
Is there an option to toggle between functions of buttons? E. g. use 0 to 9 for different manuals when pressing a specific button beforehand.
Besides, which foot pistons do you use for your pedal board?
Setter combination forward and backward and couplers?
Furthermore, I would like to be able to display some responses from Hauptwerk. I would like to use these displays: https://midi-hardware.com/index.php?sec ... uct=MiDisp
I actually don't know very well which information can be displayed and is useful. Maybe some of those:
- Name of loaded organ
- Setzer number
- 0 - 100% for swell and crescendo pedals
And last one: Potentiometer.
How many swell pedals do you prefer? Can you switch where a swell pedal belongs to by pushing a button? Is it useful to have some rotary knobs instead or in addition?
I am very happy for every input! Your longstanding experience could really help me. Thank you very much in advance!
Bohr