- Hauptwerk Sample Set - Marcussen Organic
- Hauptwerk Sample Set - Marcussen Organization
- Hauptwerk Sample Set - Marcussen Organizer
A little list of the best free hauptwerk sample sets based on various features, characteristics and overall quality (IMO). These sets require no prior purchase of any kind and are entirely free. Click on the sample names to be taken to their web pages.
A free composite based on the Grand-orgue of the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur.
Below is a table of commercial organ samplesets that were released since 2006. On Hauptwerk samplesets are (almost) all available samplesets. See also Downloadable (freeware, shareware, trial) Samplesets. A list of Organ ID's (unique number) of the sample sets can be found at: PCorgan forum: Overzichtslijst van OrganID's.
Pipeloops offers full demos of all of their organs with periodic muting, meaning you can test the entire organ before buying, an extremely generous act. They also provide completely free sets like the Fuhrer organ with a limited number of stops.
A useful on its own demo of the Cavaillé-Coll organ in St Omer Cathedral offers the whole positif division with a select number of stops from the Recit and Grand-Orgue. The demo may be also extended to create a pedal division and large number of stops, which will be available from Organa Reginae Caeli in the near future.
Augustine’s Great Romantic Composite uses the best of Sonus Paradisi’s Romantic organ demos to create a large composite, freely available
A Hauptwerk sample set provides a historic record of how an organ sounded when it. 1965 Marcussen and Sn St. Stefanuschurch, Moerdijk, Netherland (3 manual) $ Hammarberg, Bure Free Organ Sample Sets and Utilities. For use with Hauptwerk software. Piotr offers an excellent free 44 stop sample set which is faithful to the actual organ. Hauptwerk version. The sample set can be used in Hauptwerk version 4 and higher (incl. HW5), the Advanced version is necessary due to the size of the virtual instrument. The original compass of the manuals is 56 keys and the pedal is 30. No extensions are made in the virtual model. Hauptwerk is a software package, for Mac or PC, that facilitates the playback of sample sets (A.K.A. Groups of pipe organ audio samples) taken from real and historic pipe organs. Hauptwerk acts as a host to an unlimited number of sample sets. One of the features that distinguishes Hauptwerk from most other organ technologies is that.
Hauptwerk Sample Set - Marcussen Organic
A large symphonic organ beautifully captured by Piotr Grabowski, it offers versatility in its stops and a nice reverb to compliment it, offering a useful alternative to the more expensive Symphonic sample sets.
A large demo from the already large Casavant organ at Bellevue from Sonus Paradisi. It features three manuals and pedal with the required number of stops for many organ pieces, and the sample is fairly dry, making it great for practicing the more difficult symphonic works, such as Dupré’s Fugue in F or G Minor.
A small but very good set for practicing (dry acoustics) and its extended version enhances its capabilities to practice more of the organ repertoire.
A beautifully sounding sample set the offers intimate stops for colorful playing and at the same time a powerful tutti that is quite bright, making it great for works of Bach and other Baroque masters, while also providing a nice but not too long of a reverb.
Hauptwerk Sample Set - Marcussen Organization
An exquisite sound is produced by this pipe organ, whether it comes from its ecstatic foundation stops, to the grand tutti, in an environment which allows for clear sounds and yet great acoustics. A donation would be sincerely appreciated on their part.
Hauptwerk Sample Set - Marcussen Organizer
Not only is this organ one of the most popular sample sets available (see contrebombarde statistics), it is also available in a demo that can be used by itself very usefully, and the extensions made by some (Al Morse) makes this instrument even more versatile and great knowing that it is free.