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Freiberg Silbermann Organ Model (1735) - demosMini Sample Set AvailableThe performance below was recorded using a preliminary beta-version of the sample set with only 2 levels of reverb tails. In the final release, a third level of reverb samples was added, improving greatly the short staccato behavior of the sample set. The best way to experience the sample set before the purchase is ordering the demo sample set where you get all 4 versions of the sample set (dry, wet-direct, wet-diffuse, surround) in a miniature - 5 selected stops with limited compass (without the lowest octave). These stops are taken from the 1st manual of the instrument: Principal 8', Octava 4', Octava 2', Mixtur, Trumpet. The total number of audio samples contained in this demo package is 2.706 samples! This selection of stops allows to hear the performance of all the versions, so that you can choose which one suits your needs the best. Especially, you can try how the surround version would perform on your audio setup (at least 4 independent channels needed), or if your preferred digital reverb works well with the dry version. Also, the performance of all the most important stops is shown: the reeds (Trumpet) where the benefit of multiple releases is heard clearly; also, it allows to experience the plenum of the instrument with the help of the Mixtur. The samples in the demo sample set are of the same sample rate as the full version (24bit/48kHz for the wet versions, 24bit/96kHz for the dry version). Therefore, it is good idea to load this mini sample set in the full resolution. The memory requirement for the demo sample set are:
Audio Demonstrations - Virtual Performance by Pierre JacquetJ. S. Bach: Partita Sei Gegrüsset, Jesu Gutig (BWV 768) - Wet direct version
D. Buxtehude, choral « Herzlich tut mich verlangen »
D. Buxtehude, choral « In dulci jubilo »
J. S. Bach: In dir ist Freude, BWV 615 - Wet - diffuse version
J. Pachelbel: Ach Herr mich armen Sünder (a) - Wet - diffuse version
J. Pachelbel: Ach Herr mich armen Sünder (b) - Wet - diffuse version
Following demos present the sound of the pipes without any reverberation (raw Hauptwerk output recorded). I think that you may be very surprised how the Silbermann organ would sound if you moved it right into your living room! The performer confessed that it was quite painful experience to hear the raw sound without the reverberation! Indeed, it is not said in vain that the sound of the organ is very much shaped by the acoustics of the building in which it is located. Also, it is well known that the organbuilder has to voice the instrument to match the acoustics of the building. For this reason, if you would like to use the dry version of the sample set, you will have to experiment with Hauptwerk voicing (either the native Hauptwerk voicing enabled in the Advanced version, or the simple voicing built-into the sample set and working even in the Basic edition of Hauptwerk) to obtain sound suitable for the given venue. The same is true also in the case you would like to add digital reverb. Again, it is not enough to add some reverb, but you would have to voice the virtual organ model to match that particular reverb! To experiment with various reverberations, you may consider using the IRs presented on the Hauptwerk.cz web site. Although this simulation is far from being perfect, I still think that this is also one of the ways Hauptwerk can be employed with success - for a simulation of the transfer of the organ into different acoustic conditions. J. S. Bach: Ach, bleib’ bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ (BWV 649) - Dry version
J. S. Bach: Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter (BWV 650) - Dry version
J. S. Bach: Meine Seele erhebt den Herren (BWV 648) - Dry version
J. S. Bach: Wer nun den lieben Gott lässt walten (BWV 647) - Dry version
J. S. Bach: Wo soll ich fliehen hin ? (BWV 646) - Dry version
To complement the comparison of various versions of the sample set, you may also consider listening to the comparative test where 10 recordings of the same MIDI piece are available in different versions of the sample set. |