Today, I wish to introduce a very special Sample Set for the Hauptwerk software. It is the virtual model of the Schnitger organ in Lüdingworth (Germany). It is one of the most famous North German organs from the early period, preserving much of the renaissance sound of the earlier instrument by Antonius Wilde. Perhaps it is the most suitable sample set for the renaissance organ music (such is the opinion my German tester). The origin of the organ goes back to the 16th century, its present shape was finished by Schnitger in 1683. The organ was carefuly restored by J. Ahrend in 1982. The organ is kept maintained perfectly. I am grateful to the representatives of the Lüdingworth church who helped to make this dream possible.
The instrument consists of 3 manuals and a pedal, alltogether 36 sounding stops. The stop list is representative for the North German organbuilding school as are also the tonal colors of the pipes. Schnitger added the Pedal division and the Positif, while Hauptwerk and Brustwerk pipework was reused from the Wilde instrument and adjusted. The instrument sounds wild and piercing in the rather dry acoustics of the Lüdingworth church.
The sample set can be used in Hauptwerk version 4 and higher (including Hauptwerk 5 or Hauptwerk 6), the Advanced version is necessary due to the size of the virtual instrument. It is available in a surround 6-channel variant. The direct audio perspective was captured near to the pipes. The diffuse audio perspective was recorded in the church nave, and the rear channels were captured with microphones pointing to the opposite side of the church, capturing the church response to the organ sound. The listening position can be varied via a built-in mixer. The result is achieved by blending the direct and diffuse and rear virtual pipes in any desired ratio. The sample set is offered in plain wave format, no dongle encryption was used.
More details, including the specification and audio demo samples of the instrument may be found on the Sonus Paradisi web pages.
There is a free sample set derived from the Lüdingworth virtual organ. Download, install and play for free of charge. As always, this demo sample set is a complete small instrument with 10 stops, including all the tremulant samples and all the audio perspectives (6 channels).
The instrument consists of 3 manuals and a pedal, alltogether 36 sounding stops. The stop list is representative for the North German organbuilding school as are also the tonal colors of the pipes. Schnitger added the Pedal division and the Positif, while Hauptwerk and Brustwerk pipework was reused from the Wilde instrument and adjusted. The instrument sounds wild and piercing in the rather dry acoustics of the Lüdingworth church.
The sample set can be used in Hauptwerk version 4 and higher (including Hauptwerk 5 or Hauptwerk 6), the Advanced version is necessary due to the size of the virtual instrument. It is available in a surround 6-channel variant. The direct audio perspective was captured near to the pipes. The diffuse audio perspective was recorded in the church nave, and the rear channels were captured with microphones pointing to the opposite side of the church, capturing the church response to the organ sound. The listening position can be varied via a built-in mixer. The result is achieved by blending the direct and diffuse and rear virtual pipes in any desired ratio. The sample set is offered in plain wave format, no dongle encryption was used.
More details, including the specification and audio demo samples of the instrument may be found on the Sonus Paradisi web pages.
There is a free sample set derived from the Lüdingworth virtual organ. Download, install and play for free of charge. As always, this demo sample set is a complete small instrument with 10 stops, including all the tremulant samples and all the audio perspectives (6 channels).