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New sampleset: Walcker Wildervank V2

PostMon Jan 18, 2016 5:01 pm

Dear all,

After 16 months of work I am happy to announce the release of a new sample set: the Walcker organ (32/II/P) from the Grote Kerk in Wildervank (Netherlands).
The first edition of the sampleset from this organ was produced around 2010 by virtual-organs.nl (Dirk Swama and Jaap Plaisier). The sound-processing of this edition wasn’t exact because a special kind of noise-filtering and additional coloration was added to the samples which changed the original sound. Also it was in principle single-loop and single-release. This version also didn’t contain the newly added stops from 2013.
In 2014 we wished to create this set from scratch: new recording and processing, new graphics, and so on.
We also wanted to restore the original disposition from 1913. Therefore we recorded some missing stops on the 1878 Walcker-organ in Uithuizen. By now it also contains the new stops which were added in 2013.
Finally we made a selection of stops which would have an additional tremolo option because not every 8’ stop on the Schwellwerk is suitable enough to use with a tremolo. So with this additions this sampleset reproduces the organ in it’s original and realistic state again.

We recorded the set in dual-stereo: front and rear samples (which are adjustable). It contains by example 14-16 loops per sample, multi-releases and a adjustable general-crescendo. All other presets and functions of the present organ have been added also.

This set can be delivered from next week. Outside the Netherlands only as a download-version (8,33 Gb.) and within the Netherlands also on a USB-stick. It is encrypted and does not require a dongle license update.
For more information, visit our website: http://www.virtualpipes.nl/Wildervank_eng.html.

Best regards,
Danny
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Re: New sampleset: Walcker Wildervank V2

PostSat Jan 15, 2022 10:58 am

Why ist this sampleset discontinued?
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Re: New sampleset: Walcker Wildervank V2

PostMon Jan 17, 2022 8:50 am

vpo-organist wrote:Why ist this sampleset discontinued?


There is still a link for downloading the older version of the Wildervank instrument, if you are interested: http://www.pbrd.nl/index.php/vo/downloads/category/2-hw-4-versie. Unfortunately, it does not have the newer stops, most notably the Oboe and Voix Celeste (but there is still a Swell reed, and a Celeste can be created by detuning e.g. the Viola in the Hauptwerk controls).
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Re: New sampleset: Walcker Wildervank V2

PostTue Jan 18, 2022 9:23 am

It is also available from Al Morse at almorse.org which also has the Oboe and Celeste.
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Re: New sampleset: Walcker Wildervank V2

PostTue Jan 18, 2022 11:41 am

Thank you very much triapavl and scottherbert!
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Re: New sampleset: Walcker Wildervank V2

PostFri Feb 18, 2022 6:34 pm

I get more questions about this.. We discontinued this sampleset from our range over two years ago.
The reason for this was that we are not satisfied with the functioning of the windmodel and unfortunately there are also some other programming errors. The windmodel actually is not useful at all, but it is essential for the sound.
Nevertheless, we are planning to reprogram/ reprocess this entire sampleset towards a new 2-channel dry (front) version with IR which can be used in HW6/7 instead of HW4 only. It is not yet known when it will be ready
So other remakes of this set that have appeared in recent years (including Al Morse's) are not original ! We are the only ones who have made live sound-recordings on location after the expansion from 2013 including the new Voix Céleste and Oboe stops.
In addition, in our Wildervank v2 we included a few stops from the smaller 1878 Walcker organ in Uithuizen (II/12P) in order to restore the original disposition from Wildervank. This spring we are going to record that organ again after 7 years, but now completely for a future sampleset. More information about this organ, see here: http://www.orgbase.nl/scripts/ogb.exe?database=ob2&%250=1003255&LGE=EN&LIJST=lang

Kind regards,
Danny Koschinski
Virtual Pipes
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