Publisher : Sonus Paradisi
Website : Sonus Paradisi
Format : HAUPTWERK
Quality : 24 bit 48 kHz stereo
Description : Sample library for the Hauptwerk organ emulator
In the city of Lens in the Netherlands, a new organ was built in 1734 in the church of St. Peter by the organ builder Albertus Antonius Hins, a student of Arp Schnitger, who studied at the same time as Arp’s son Frans Caspar Schnitger. It had and still has 27 registers, divided into two manuals and a pedal. The installation of the instrument was completed in December 1734.
The sound of the instrument is noticeably different from other works by Hins, such as in Midwold or in Harlingen. Therefore, in terms of sound, it is closer to the tradition of Arp Schnitger.
The organ is large enough for a small church. The richly decorated body, carvings and sculptures were made by the masters Theodoor van der Haven and Caspar Struywig. Additional information
The organ presented in the sample set was recorded twice: the first time in 2017, before the planned restoration, and the second time in 2022, after the planned restoration.
The distribution includes all three volumes :
- Volume 1 is a 7-register demo set from Hoofdwerk. Namely, Quintadeen 16, Prestant 8, Octaaf 4, Quint 3, Octaaf 2, Mixtuur 4-5-6 sterk, Trompet 8 , and tremolized samples. Before-after comparison is included in the demo.
- Volume 2 is the second part of the set, presented in four stereo channels – Diffuse and Rear. When combined with volume 1, it creates a complete set. Also, volume 2 has a separate ODF for comparing the organ sound before and after restoration .
- Volume 3 is the most complete version of the set in combination with volumes 1 and 2. It is a recording of an organ in 5 perspectives : Organist Position, Direct, Diffuse, Distant and Rear. It does not have a function of comparing before and after in the mixer.
Range:
The range of the manuals is C-c3 (49 keys), the pedal C-d1 (27 keys). The manuals can be expanded to C-f3 (54 keys), the pedal to C-f1 (30 keys) by the corresponding button in the mixer tab. In the before-after comparison version, there is no range expansion function.
Full quality download:
RAM consumption:
10-channel Surround = all 3 volumes:
16-bit: approx. 30 GB
20-bit: approx. 49 GB
24-bit: approx. 57 GB
8-channel Surround = all 3 volumes, but without any one of the 5 positions:
16-bit: approx. 24 GB
20-bit: approx. 30 GB
24-bit: approx. 36 GB
8-channel Surround without Tremmed samples = all 3 toms, but without any of the 5 positions and trem samples :
16-bit: approx. 15 GB
20-bit: approx. 21 GB
24-bit: approx. 26 GB
Please note that in the mixer tab there is a button for a generated tremolo simulation, designed to save memory on PCs with less RAM.
4-channel Surround + pre-post = first 2 volumes only:
Before and after together:
16-bit: approx. 21.5 GB
20-bit: approx. 35 GB
24-bit: approx. 41 GB
Just before or after:
16-bit: approx. 10.6 GB
20-bit: approx. 15 GB
24-bit: approx. 20.1 GB
To enable the Wet version, that is, 2 stereo channels, you need to turn off all registers except for the registers with the Diffuse label.
Installation:
Merge volumes 2 and 3 into one folder, since they are divided into 2 parts, and then copy the contents of the three volumes to the root Hauptwerk folder, that is: Hauptwerk/HauptwerkSampleSetsAndComponents, and confirm the merging of the folders.
