Publisher: Sonus Paradisi
Website: https://www.sonusparadisi.cz/en/organs/spain/chapelet-spanish-collection.html
Format: HAUPTWERK
Quality: 24-bit 48 kHz stereo
- 9.97 GB
Description: The two Spanish instruments featured in this sample set are from the Francis Chapelet collection in Montpont-Menesterol. Both organs are housed in the Auditorium, which Chapelet built in the garden of his home.
The green-painted organ comes from the former monastery of Mondoñedo in Galicia. It was built by an unknown organ builder in the late 17th century. It was restored by Pierre Chéron in 1977. All stops of the manual are distributed between middle C and C#. The pedal is permanently linked to the lowest octave of the manual. The instrument has a short octave, which was converted to chromatic in the sample set. Hauptwerk software can emulate a short octave if needed.
The instrument with the brown front was rescued by Francis Chapelle from a ruined church in Castile. Chapelle bought the organ, and a week after it was removed, the church vault collapsed. It was an empty organ case—only the front pipes and one of the wind boxes remained. The front carving bears the date 1736. Gerhard Grenzing restored the instrument in 1978 and enlarged it to expand the repertoire. The organ has two manuals with a chromatic compass and a full pedalboard with 30 keys.
The temperament discovered during recording was similar to that of the Werckmeister III.
Since both instruments are located in the same room, combining them into a single sample set seemed appealing. Thus, it’s possible to play a duet from a single console, with the two lower manuals serving the Castilian organ and the third keyboard serving the Galician organ. For example, you can route the Castilian organ to the speakers located on the left, and the Galician organ to the speakers located on the right (or use the front and rear speakers in a similar manner), simulating the original arrangement of the instruments on opposite walls of the hall. The pedal can be controlled from a single pedal unit, especially considering that the Galician organ does not have separate pedal stops. To allow switching between the organs for performance by two choirs, a pedal switch was added to the Galician organ. When playing only the Castilian instrument, the pedal switch on the Galician organ should be disconnected so that the Galician organ stops are not heard in the pedal unit.
Many thanks to Francis Chapelle for allowing us to capture the sound of his Spanish organs! Additional Information
Samples are presented at 48 kHz/24-bit resolution. Multiple releases have three levels: short, medium, and long. Hauptwerk version 4.2 and higher, including HW 5, are supported. The sample set is presented in a simple waveform format without encryption.
Reverb Time
The reverb time is approximately 2 seconds. Although the organs were recorded in natural acoustics, the original room is too dry. Adding some digital reverb to the sample set is recommended.
Keyboards, Pedal Board
The original keyboard range of the Castilian organ is 51 keys (C-D3). The original range of the Galician organ is 45 keys (C-D3) with a short bass octave. This range was actually expanded to match the range of the Castilian organ in the sample set.
The original pedal range of the Castilian organ is 27 keys (C-F1). The original Galician organ compass is a single-octave pedal, permanently linked to the manual. The pedal can be detached from the manual in the sample pack using an additional pedal connector.
Tremblants
The tremblant is based on the Hauptwerk tremblant model. Sampled trembled frets are not included.
Requirements :
RAM: 4 channels (direct and diffuse)
16-bit, other default settings: 4.6 GB
20-bit, other default settings: 8.1 GB (recommended)
24-bit, other default settings: 9.3 GB
Screen resolution 1280×1024 pixels or higher.
Polyphony of 2000 voices is recommended.
Channel Format – Recording Perspectives
The sample pack offers two recording perspectives. The direct channels were recorded near the trumpets, providing a significant portion of the direct trumpet sound. The diffuse audio channels were recorded away from the organ, allowing for greater room resonance and reverberation. These two pairs of ranks can be mixed together to achieve any listening position between the two extremes, or used separately, depending on the user’s preference. Hauptwerk offers a dedicated “mixing console” for mixing the sound to the desired level.
