We (my church) are considering implementing the Sonus Paradisi Caen sample set, with the jake / subbas32 4-manual extension, on a 3-manual console, probably with Salisbury and Pasadena Presbyterian. To simplify things for those who will play this instrument, but who are not super-familiar with organ subtleties, we are thinking that the default manual assignments for Caen Extended will be
1: Positif Expressif
2. Grand Orgue / Grand Choeur
3. Recit Expressif
The other 2 sample sets have divisions (Solo, Echo) that will be implemented as floating. However, it does not seem to make sense, or maybe even be possible, to make the Caen Extended Grand Choeur floating, since it is designed and set up, coupler-wise, to be manual 1. Hence the compromise above, making it share manual 2 with the Grand Orgue.
I'm assuming that, when the Great / Choir Transfer is engaged, the manual assignments would become
1. Grand Orgue / Grand Choeur
2. Positif Expressif
3. Recit Expressif
But, if there is a need to play the Grand Choeur division against the all the other manual divisions combined (GO + Pos + Rec), what's the best manual assignment scheme to accomplish that? Is there perhaps some kind of Unison Off in Caen Extended that would allow something like this?
1. Positif Expressif (Unison Off) / Grand Choeur
2. Grand Orgue
3. Recit Expressif
1: Positif Expressif
2. Grand Orgue / Grand Choeur
3. Recit Expressif
The other 2 sample sets have divisions (Solo, Echo) that will be implemented as floating. However, it does not seem to make sense, or maybe even be possible, to make the Caen Extended Grand Choeur floating, since it is designed and set up, coupler-wise, to be manual 1. Hence the compromise above, making it share manual 2 with the Grand Orgue.
I'm assuming that, when the Great / Choir Transfer is engaged, the manual assignments would become
1. Grand Orgue / Grand Choeur
2. Positif Expressif
3. Recit Expressif
But, if there is a need to play the Grand Choeur division against the all the other manual divisions combined (GO + Pos + Rec), what's the best manual assignment scheme to accomplish that? Is there perhaps some kind of Unison Off in Caen Extended that would allow something like this?
1. Positif Expressif (Unison Off) / Grand Choeur
2. Grand Orgue
3. Recit Expressif