Silver Octopus Studios
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HAUPTWERK III CONTINUO & TRIO SERIES These libraries are based on a modern British instrument of moderate size built at the end of the 20th. century. As opposed to the very Romantic Willis samples, the samples are voiced on fairly low pressure and tend to have some chiff in the flues although it isn't generally over pronounced. The reeds tend to be a little bit more "splashy" and the overall tonal quality of the stops is a more suitable for Bach and similar composers although they will also give a good account of many other later composers. The general concept behind the series is to provide a selection of relatively
small instruments capable of playing most schools of organ music. They have been
sampled dry and close up to achieve an intimate sound equally suitable for
practicing in the home or in a small to medium building where the natural
acoustics can develop the sound accordingly. The Romantic Series of libraries are based on Father Willis pipework from several instruments of the same period together with some ranks from other sources carefully blended to form several comprehensive specifications. These range from a typical 2 manual and pedal church instrument very suitable for accompaniment but quite capable of considerable recital resources up to four manual instruments with all of the resources that could be expected of a typical cathedral, town hall or large parish church instrument.
Custom specifications based on this series are available either as fully
functioning and finished sets or as sets of stop files which can then be used to
design an instrument to fit an existing pipe or electronic console. Please
contact us to discuss your requirements. HAUPTWERK III ENGLISH CHURCH BELLS & CARILLON English Country Church Bells consists of a ring of 8 bells based on F# as situated in one of the highest parish churches in the UK at @1200'. The several "instruments" also include a 61 note carillon 4'. Originally created for the BBC, the bells library has been completely reworked for Hauptwerk where it can be used as a standalone instrument or combined with other organ libraries. * * * * *
HAUPTWERK III UNIT ORGAN SERIES (under development) A new series based on the extension /unit system which will be released in late 2010. This series is designed for those with modest computer systems or users of the free edition of Hauptwerk.
HAUPTWERK III HARMONIUM & REED ORGAN Currently awaiting completion. This library will have specifications ranging from a small single manual split keyboard harmonium to a larger extended instrument spread over 2 manuals and pedal similar to instruments such as the Rushworth & Dreaper "Apollo" reed organ.
HAUPTWERK III CONSTRUCTOR SERIES (under development)
This series will consist of selections of stops from individual families which
can be used to construct a custom instrument. Each family will contain different
specimens of the stop class by different builders and different instruments in
various different pitches. Each family is planned to have about 20 examples
which can then be tried out in various combinations to achieve the desired
result.
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