Thanks Fraser! i was just enjoying your first upload last evening, but was thrilled to find a new version at which to leave my comment and gratitude. A wonderful exploration of the organ! Bravo!
Thank you for reuploading! I could almost not hear the strings at all before unless I cranked up the volume significantly. Great demo! Would love to see you do more demos of virtual organs in the future.
Well at least some good has come out of Covid. I doubt we would have heard Fraser on this organ. It would have been just a pipedream. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to hear some less well known pieces explored here.
Sounds even better. And with only Front channels it already sounds so good (we have only 2 ears...). This organ has such a warm embracing sound. Although the Italian principals are very clearly recognizable, a Mascioni signature. Thanks!
I thought your first upload was perfect . . . but now you have perfection perfected! And that tuba! As you acquire more and more sample sets, you will feel like the proverbial little boy in a sweet shop - too excited and really spoiled for choice. I look forward to a future video in due course when you present: "Fraser's favourite sample set of all time - and why" (though you may find this Mascioni takes some beating!).
Hi Fraser, the Hauptwerk setup is sounding excellent, especially with the Alessandria samples and I absolutely love that Great Tromba - the perfect filler between Trumpet and Tuba. I do have a concern over how much your wife has seen of you in the last week though!
You where the last bit of motivation that made me buy an old organ Pedalboard over ebay that I will midify this Summer :-D :-D looking forward to start practicing :-D
It's been quite a while since I've heard you play recently I only really started again after some of the health problems I had told you about in other comments today. You really have cheered me up so thank you for that. Any chancer of some more traditional Royal and Ceremonial Music at some point/ Sorry as you can see my typing isn't any better
Wow. Something new I learn. Flauto cuspide is another name for Flauto conico. Or the Spitzflöte stop on German organs. Or Spire Flute in English according to the organ stop encyclopaedia.
New to all this . Where do I go to find out about hardware and software. The only keyboard I have now is a Hammond B3. It plays very nice but this new digital is amazing . I must try this new stuff. Very lovely playing.
Thanks for the demo, Fraser... Purchased and downloaded the set last night! :-) May I ask which surround mixing settings you used in your demonstration (close-up, front, rear percentages)? --- Thanks a lot in advance!
Nice! For my demo, this was front only (due to ram issues!) there’s a rather clever slider on Piotr’s site to try out various balance options for Alessandria! You’ll love it - I’ve been playing the organ pretty much all day today!🙈
@@FraserGartshore Yep, found that feature and tried it yesterday in the late evening...a clever idea from Piotr to incorporate that on his website. Will install and start to play around with the set during weekend -- especially since it's the first set that is somewhat a "return on investment" for me: Just got my new machine up & running two weeks ago with Win7Pro (yes, it took me 2 years to find adequate drivers but I hate Win10 *SO* darn much...) on a Ryzen processor with 24 vCores and 128GB of RAM! :-D
Many thanks for the very interesting demo. Nice, "beefy" string stops. Dupré: "Cortege et Litanie." 👍❤️ Cromorne / Krummhorn = "Clarinet" (loosely); even though the (orchestral) Clarinet wasn't invented until somewhat later than these organ stops (by JC Denner, around 1698; by modifying the chalumeau). A very effective Resultant 32' (better than many), and the live acoustics help "sell" it.
I'm pretty sure the cromorne/krummhorn stop was named after the instruments featured in this video: th-cam.com/video/amo28hDld6o/w-d-xo.html It is, indeed, interesting that, at least in this case, the organ stop sounds almost nothing like the instrument it took its name from.
@@user-74652 Yes, a very interesting video. But these "Krumhorns" sound more like the organ Regal stop, I think. A more "pinched" and piquant sound than the Cromorne / Krummhorn.
In reality we play for a congregation only on the swells. Not enough people to sing if we play on the great.... organ too loud. So we adapted to be creative on the swells only. Eventually one adapts to a new technique. By preference the swells organ sounds far more clear and less noisy.
I keep wanting to expect orchestral instrument sounds which are not really possible from just pipes since "clarinets" and "oboes" are not being played (or wind blown through) reeds in the actual pipes like a reed instrument would usually have. I'm surprised organ builders don't include (Scottish) "bagpipe" stops.
Greeting Fraser Q. THE FOUR MANAL I am familiar with is arranged. -- positive - great - swell and solo -- I noticed you played the positive on what I have always known as the great. Is this what you will plan? Great on the bottom - positive? Thanks
Yep, Michele is right. Like most continental European organs, the lower manual is often the great. I have kept things the way the original organ is laid out - with Hauptwerk I could theoretically have the manuals wherever I want them. I covered that in a previous video.
@@FraserGartshore - thanks -- yes indeed with the miracle of Hauptwerk almost anything can be done. - as a hobbyist [I can’t claim to be an organist by any means] I have a wonderful 2 manual Rodgers 760. I put the top two manuals on the swells and the bottom too on the great - not perfect - but WONDERFUL and FUN.
Thanks for the demonstration! I'm the voicer who created the sounds of the organ back in 2010 and I'm very happy that you like them.
Wow! Congratulations on a fantastic job! It’s a beautiful instrument indeed! I look forward to playing the real organ one day.
It just keeps getting better, your enthusiasm for the new "facilities" is evident ! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for fixing the audio!
Thanks Fraser! i was just enjoying your first upload last evening, but was thrilled to find a new version at which to leave my comment and gratitude. A wonderful exploration of the organ! Bravo!
Oh my!! What a difference, thank you!
Thank you for reuploading! I could almost not hear the strings at all before unless I cranked up the volume significantly. Great demo! Would love to see you do more demos of virtual organs in the future.
Recitativo expressssivooooo! 👌 Bellissima!
Really fantastic demonstration !
Magic. The samples are incredible. Beautifully crowned with the sound of the blower at the end.
YAYYY!!! Great audio now, and now I can _really_ appreciate your work! Thanks again, sir!
This is just so amazing to me!!!!!
👍...Really interesting. Great sounding pipes. Thanks for sharing.
Well at least some good has come out of Covid. I doubt we would have heard Fraser on this organ. It would have been just a pipedream. Keep up the good work. Looking forward to hear some less well known pieces explored here.
Sounds delightful in my living room in 5.1 sound. The bass really speaks - gives my subwoofer something to say.
I’m really enjoying all these Hauptwerk demos. This particular organ is marvellous.
You'll love what's coming to the channel soon!
Sounds even better. And with only Front channels it already sounds so good (we have only 2 ears...).
This organ has such a warm embracing sound. Although the Italian principals are very clearly recognizable, a Mascioni signature. Thanks!
The flutes sound beautiful 🥰🎶
Now you just need a touch screen to easily select the stops. Lovely playing as usual.
I come from Alessandria!! Thanks a lot for your amazing knowledge...
Now, I live in Surrey, UK
I thought your first upload was perfect . . . but now you have perfection perfected! And that tuba! As you acquire more and more sample sets, you will feel like the proverbial little boy in a sweet shop - too excited and really spoiled for choice. I look forward to a future video in due course when you present: "Fraser's favourite sample set of all time - and why" (though you may find this Mascioni takes some beating!).
Hi Fraser, the Hauptwerk setup is sounding excellent, especially with the Alessandria samples and I absolutely love that Great Tromba - the perfect filler between Trumpet and Tuba. I do have a concern over how much your wife has seen of you in the last week though!
🤫 habe es in der badewanne genossen 😋 deliziös oder so 🥰🥰 das raumgefühl im badezimmer
Great job!
Flauto a cuspide is basically a spire flute or spitzflote, cuspide roughly translating into cusp or point.
Thanks indeed for fixing the audio!
You where the last bit of motivation that made me buy an old organ Pedalboard over ebay that I will midify this Summer :-D :-D looking forward to start practicing :-D
It's been quite a while since I've heard you play recently I only really started again after some of the health problems I had told you about in other comments today. You really have cheered me up so thank you for that. Any chancer of some more traditional Royal and Ceremonial Music at some point/ Sorry as you can see my typing isn't any better
Wow. Something new I learn. Flauto cuspide is another name for Flauto conico. Or the Spitzflöte stop on German organs. Or Spire Flute in English according to the organ stop encyclopaedia.
The tuba is "mirabilis." 'Father' Willis, eat your heart out!
That system is _begging_ for a touch-screen!
New to all this . Where do I go to find out about hardware and software.
The only keyboard I have now is a Hammond B3. It plays very nice but this new digital is amazing . I must try this new stuff.
Very lovely playing.
If Compton could only see this!!
Isn’t it crazy to think that only a few years ago, we were all excited about Allen digital organs. Now this! Let’s not compare the costs!
Thanks for the demo, Fraser... Purchased and downloaded the set last night! :-)
May I ask which surround mixing settings you used in your demonstration (close-up, front, rear percentages)? --- Thanks a lot in advance!
Nice! For my demo, this was front only (due to ram issues!) there’s a rather clever slider on Piotr’s site to try out various balance options for Alessandria! You’ll love it - I’ve been playing the organ pretty much all day today!🙈
@@FraserGartshore Yep, found that feature and tried it yesterday in the late evening...a clever idea from Piotr to incorporate that on his website. Will install and start to play around with the set during weekend -- especially since it's the first set that is somewhat a "return on investment" for me: Just got my new machine up & running two weeks ago with Win7Pro (yes, it took me 2 years to find adequate drivers but I hate Win10 *SO* darn much...) on a Ryzen processor with 24 vCores and 128GB of RAM! :-D
Wow, quite an instrument, and you play it beautifully! That Tuba is even bigger than a Willis, isn't it?
👍💯
Many thanks for the very interesting demo. Nice, "beefy" string stops. Dupré: "Cortege et Litanie." 👍❤️
Cromorne / Krummhorn = "Clarinet" (loosely); even though the (orchestral) Clarinet wasn't invented until somewhat later than these organ stops (by JC Denner, around 1698; by modifying the chalumeau).
A very effective Resultant 32' (better than many), and the live acoustics help "sell" it.
Coming to a channel near you soon! (Once the swells are installed, there’ll be no stopping me!)
I'm pretty sure the cromorne/krummhorn stop was named after the instruments featured in this video: th-cam.com/video/amo28hDld6o/w-d-xo.html
It is, indeed, interesting that, at least in this case, the organ stop sounds almost nothing like the instrument it took its name from.
@@user-74652 Yes, a very interesting video. But these "Krumhorns" sound more like the organ Regal stop, I think. A more "pinched" and piquant sound than the Cromorne / Krummhorn.
In reality we play for a congregation only on the swells. Not enough people to sing if we play on the great.... organ too loud. So we adapted to be creative on the swells only. Eventually one adapts to a new technique. By preference the swells organ sounds far more clear and less noisy.
I keep wanting to expect orchestral instrument sounds which are not really possible from just pipes since "clarinets" and "oboes" are not being played (or wind blown through) reeds in the actual pipes like a reed instrument would usually have. I'm surprised organ builders don't include (Scottish) "bagpipe" stops.
Greeting Fraser
Q. THE FOUR MANAL I am familiar with is arranged. -- positive - great - swell and solo -- I noticed you played the positive on what I have always known as the great. Is this what you will plan? Great on the bottom - positive? Thanks
traditionally italian organs have the great as the bottom manual
Yep, Michele is right. Like most continental European organs, the lower manual is often the great. I have kept things the way the original organ is laid out - with Hauptwerk I could theoretically have the manuals wherever I want them. I covered that in a previous video.
@@FraserGartshore - thanks -- yes indeed with the miracle of Hauptwerk almost anything can be done. - as a hobbyist [I can’t claim to be an organist by any means] I have a wonderful 2 manual Rodgers 760. I put the top two manuals on the swells and the bottom too on the great - not perfect - but WONDERFUL and FUN.
out of sycnc
What’s out of sync? Your ears maybe...
@@FraserGartshore 😂