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The dream of having your own "Pipe
Organ" seems to be utopia for most people !
And it certainly is- if we talk about
an organ with thousands of pipes
the cost is way too much for the
average Joe Organ Player
( Large
quantity of pipes from pipe organ
)
( Largest retailer of used classical organ parts in USA & Canada )
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Enter
the world of Virtual Organs
Thanks to programs such as
Hauptwerk and
JOrgan you can now play the sound
of the largest pipe organs right in
your own living room !
Or do you have a church
building with a electronic organ that simply can not do the job
anymore ?
Your building has gotten larger over
time- the organ has not ?
It is far more cost effective to use
a midi-virtual organ instead of buying a new digital organ !
New digital organs are beautiful of
course but they are very expensive !
Specializing in refurbishing old electronic organs for home and church
and even can change old pipe
organ consoles into virtual organ consoles
(
Have several used and ready to
play midi organs available- see the For Sale link
)
Listen to some of these samples
from several different Virtual Organs
Virtual Music 1 -
2 - 3 -
4 - 5 - 6
This is much less expensive than
purchasing a new organ !
The technique used for this is called MIDI-
How does MIDI
work ?
What is a Midi Organ Console? MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is an industry-standard protocol that enables electronic musical instruments such as keyboard controllers, electronic pianos, and organs to communicate with computers and with each other. MIDI doesn't transmit an audio signal (sound); rather, it transmits event messages such as the pitch and intensity of musical notes to play, and control signals for things like volume, opening and closing swell shades or crescendos on an organ, etc. This information is sent to a computer, where virtual organ software such as Hauptwerk plays the sound recorded from the sampled organ. The result is that the musician is, in effect, playing the original sampled organ by "remote control," hence the term "virtual organ The computer is connected via a Midi cable with the digital organ or keyboard. All pipes of all stops are separate recorded (inclusive reverb) and stored on the computer as sound fragments (samples). There are many samples on Youtube if you look for "Virtual Organ" When you press a key on the digital organ or keyboard then Hauptwerk or JOrgan received it via midi and plays the right sound fragment (sample). When you release the key, the reverb is played. When there are more stops selected all affected samples are mixed. The sound comes from the computer and not from the digital organ. Your keyboards- pedal board and stops / presets get all connected to very small what we call " midi- modules" These midi modules get connected to your computer via a midi cable and you are ready to play organ again 
It is that simple ! Well- not quite.
but there is hope !.
Budget ? How much do you want to
spend ? Do you want a 1- 2 or 3 or 4 manual
organ ?
Do you want a "table top " organ or a
full console organ ? 13- 25 or 32 note pedal board ?
Are you going to use
Hauptwerk or
JOrgan,
Touch screen (s) or stops ? Drawknob stops or tilt tablet stops ?
All new or all used or a mix or
whatever is cheapest ? Can you do the wiring part yourself ?
You need a reasonable fast
computer with at least 8 or more GB DDR3 memory
You also need a reasonable
fast processor ( CPU )
And the most important part is : You need software that makes playing
possible !
You can purchase the cheapest version
of
Hauptwerk
for around $ 250
There is now also available the free
version of Hauptwerk 4 - which is adequate for most users
or you can experiment with
JOrgan,
which is for free
It is very useful to use a LCD Touch
screen for stop control
All other things such as presets and
toe studs
and swell shoes can directly be wired
into the midi system
Custom made Swell & Crescendo
Shoes ( $ 30/ each)
&
Drawknob Stop boards - all with
MIDI included
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for anything else you want to know about
MIDI organs
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