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Recorded live with microphones, using my Hauptwerk Organs plus midi modules:
(Recorded dry with no reverb added)


My purpose in posting these mp3 recordings on my home organ is to give listeners an idea of what this sort of multi-speaker approach to a home organ sounds like.

A conclusion that many Hauptwerk users came to on the Forum was that there should be an increased clarity and fullness in sound when using many speakers, as opposed to mixing everything digitally down into just two stereo channels.

The set-up used here consists of a number of midi organ modules (Ahlborn, ASR-10, and Viscount) plus two Hauptwerk computer organs (my HW1 custom organ and the HW2 Virginia Theatre Organ). The stops from these units are distributed to 34 separate speakers.

Many of the recorded pieces use only 2-manuals and very light registrations. This is to demo the various sounds (as noted in the comments for each piece). Even the larger scale pieces rarely use more than 15 - 20 stops. The idea is to route each stop to a separate speaker system for clarity.

I'm actually very impressed with the wonderful, gentle celesting that occurs when mixing these sounds in the air, rather than digitally.  By the way, I've left on the full blower noise from the Virginia Theatre Organ. That can be heard in the background.

For the best listening, I highly recommend using good headphones. When listening to these pieces with my Sennheiser HD 600 phones, I hear a sound that is identical to the real thing (minus the ultra low bass, of course).
 
Organ MP3 Files
( files added 6-12-2006 )		 Size (MB)

Bach, JS - Choral - An Wasseflussen Babylon - 6-03-2006
 Comments: This standard Bach piece uses ASR-10, and Virginia stops for the manual and pedal, and the Ahlborn Classic Module 8' Harmonic Trumpet for the melody.

 11.34

Bach, JS - Choral - In Dulci Jubilo - 6-12-2006
 Comments: A whole lot of stops were used here. The idea is to demo the HW1 64' Contre Fagotto which I created from a 32' reed. This is definitely not a light registration version of Bach.

 3.53

Bach, JS - Choral - Now Thank We All Our God - 6-06-2006
 Comments: This piece uses stops from Virginia, ASR-10, Ahlborn Modules, and HW1 and features the Ahlborn Romantic Module 16' Cornopian for the melody.

 4.10

Bach, JS - Toccata in D minor (Dorian - BWV538) - 6-06-2006
 Comments: This piece features something from most modules. The pedal includes the Ahlborn 201 32' Bombarde.

 8.49

Bach, JS - Toccata (and not the Fugue) in D minor - 6-12-2006
 Comments: As with "In Dulci Jubilo" a whole lot of stops were used here. The idea again is to demo the HW1 64' Contre Fagotto which I created from a 32' reed. The pedal reeds range through 64', 32', 16', 8', and 4'.

 5.41

Blow, John - Prelude and Fugue in C Major - 6-05-2006
 Comments: This piece uses a few flutes from Virginia, ASR-10, and HW1

 7.01

Boogie Woogie - 6-03-2006
 Comments: This piece features the Virginia piano, Sound Canvas (drums & bass), and HW1 (Pedal).

 5.03

Boyce, William - Voluntary in A minor  - 6-05-2006
 Comments: A bunch of heavy 8' flutes and diapasons are used here, with a few 16' and a 32' Soubasse from the Alhborn 201 Module on the pedal.

 5.57

Cabanilles, Juan - Paseos  - 6-05-2006
 Comments: This one manual piece uses a 8' flute and diapason as a base and adds fractional pitches from HW1 and the Ahlborn Modules.

 4.30

Campion, Thomas - Now Winter Nights Enlarge - 6-06-2006
 Comments: A two manual piece using the 8' Unda Maris from Ahlborn 201 Module, the 8' Gedeckt from a Viscount, and a 2' flute from an ASR-10's against the HW1 8' Rankett and Ahlborn Romantic 8' Cello.

 3.19

Cooke, Benjamin - Magnificat in G - 6-06-2006
 Comments: A piece using stops from all modules except ASR-10's.

 6.91

Frescobaldi, Girolamo - Toccata - 6-04-2006
 Comments: A two manual piece using stops from HW1, Ahlborn 201 Module, and ASR-10's.

 4.68

Gossec, Francois - Tambourin  - 6-04-2006
 Comments: A two manual piece using the Virginia & ASR-10 8' and 4' Vox Humanas against a few 8' and 4' flutes from ASR-10, HW1, and Virginia.

 2.82

Holst, G - In The Bleak Midwinter  - 6-04-2006
 Comments: This two manual piece uses various flutes, tibia and diapasons from Virginia with trem against string celestes from Virginia, HW1, and Viscount.

 4.13

Kellner, Johann Peter - Choral - Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan - 6-04-2006
 Comments: Various flutes and diapasons from Virginia, HW1, and ASR-10 were used with the manual melody played by the Tuba Mirabilis on the Ahlborn Romantic Module.

 7.03

Krebs, JL - Choral - Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan - 6-03-2006
 Comments: The ASR-10 prestant 4' and a few 8' and 4' flutes and diapasons from HW1 and Virginia are used on the manual with pedal coming from the HW1 16' Posaune, Virginia 16' Tuba, Ahlborn Romantic Module 32' Contre Basson, Ahlborn 201 Module 32' Soubasse, and Ahlborn Classic Module 8' Harmonic Trumpet.

 6.47

Lasso, Orlando di - Gallans qui par terre et par mer - 6-11-2006
 Comments: This two manual piece features the Ahlborn Romantic Module French Horn as melody.

3.42

Lloyd, CH - Allegretto - 6-11-2006
 Comments: This two manual plus pedal piece features the Ahlborn Romantic Module Orchestral Oboe as melody.

3.16

Mattheson, J - Air in E Minor - 6-03-2006
 Comments: This piece uses Virginia stops with trem.  The pedal is from Ahlborn Classic Module 16' Contre Gambe, Virginia 16' Bourdon, and Viscount 8' Principal.

 3.27

Morley, Thomas - April Is In My Mistress' Face - 6-11-2006
 Comments: Another two manual piece. The melody is played by the Virginia 8' flute and diapason with trem.

 2.20

Pachelbel, J - Choral - Wir glauben all' an einen Gott  - 6-11-2006
 Comments: This two manual piece uses a few diapasons and flutes from the Virginia and ASR-10's. The left hand part is played by the beautiful 8' principal from the HW1 St. Johannes organ from Prospectum.

 9.38

Pachelbel, J - Choral Variations on Jesu, Meines Herzens Freud - 6-11-2006
 Comments: This two manual piece features the Virginia 8' Clarinet in the right hand in some variations.

5.61

Palestrina, Giovanni - Alma Redemptoris Mater - 6-11-2006
 Comments: A two manual piece with some thin, but sweet sounding upper-work.

4.59

Star Spangled Banner - 6-03-2006
 Comments: This piece was originally midi'ed for piano and trumpet. I extracted a pedal part and worked the rest over for organ as well as I could. It's a bit choppy, but sounds good anyway.
The first verse uses all ASR-10 8' and 4' bourdons and prestants on the manuals with the pedal from the Ahlborn 200 Module 16' Soubasse and Viscount 8' Principal.
The second verse uses the Virginia Theatre Organ stops with trem (no pedal).
The third verse uses HW1, Ahlborn 200 Module, and ASR-10 stops.
The final verse pretty much uses a few stops from all the modules.

 8.42

Walther, JG - Choral - Lobe den Herren  - 6-11-2006
 Comments: This piece is done much like the Krebs and Wekmann chorals. The pedal uses various strong reeds from HW1, Virginia, and the Ahlborn 201 Module at 32', 16' and 8' pitches.

4.99

Wekmann, Matthias - Nun Freut Euch, Lieben Christen G'mein - 6-03-2006
 Comments: Here various flutes are used on the manual from Virginia, HW1 and ASR-10. The pedal melody is played by HW1 16' Posaune, Virginia 16' Bourdon, and Ahlborn Classic Module 8' Corno Di Bassetto.

 3.16
   
   
   

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