mesch wrote:Hello,
in the meantime I got my speakers. 8 HS7 for the front and 2 HS7 for the rear and 1 sub (going down to 19 Hz at -3dB )
As soundcard I use a USB connected Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 3rd Gen which has 10 symmertric line outs. For the sub I use the digital S/PDIF out which connects to a very cheap digital to analogue converter (~20 Euros). The sub is connected to the DA-converter via cinch (I doubt that for the rare occasions where the sub realy has to jump in any difference in sound quality between a 200€ and a 20€ DA converter is audible).
I like the Focusrite because it's simple to setup and very affordable. In case I ever want to extend the system (which I doubt) I could use the ADAT out to connect another device.
One thought that came to my mind. Playing in tutti really is an amazing feeling. The sound surrounds me and immerses me. What I find unpleasant in tutti, however, is the force with which the sounds hit my ears. All speakers are aimed directly at me, so it is ensured that an ideal sound dispersion (especially with regard to the high frequencies) is guaranteed. On the one hand, I have an optimal sound quality. On the other hand, such a setup is exactly not what you experience with a real pipe organ. Instead of being hit directly by sound waves with the force of many loudspeakers, the listener in the church experiences the sound emission much more indirectly and thus more pleasantly.
Does anyone have a suggestion as to what a compromise might look like here? To direct all loudspeakers wildly into the room will not be a solution.
Hello Mesch
In my topic “why no vertical channels in sample sets”
viewtopic.php?f=6&t=18898
i described the route to my setup.
I was also looking for more genuine reproduction of the sound field off the church by adding speakers in my setup to add hight and lateral space to my organ.
I use mainly the most distant front perpectives off the eight channel sets and use this perspective to feed the side/hight speakers left and right off me in the corner off the ceiling.
The result is amazing adding more space to the sound and also improving the articulation off the organ sound.
I also took the next step and now use seperate speaker pairs for each perspective positioned at roughly the same position as where the recording mics. are situated.
This setup disperses the sound but at a natural way.
Jan