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ARP SCHNITGER 1680
St. Peter and St. Paul Cappel, Germany
HAUPTWERK USER GUIDE
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Arp Schnitger User Guide
Installation -
The Arp Schnitger organ for Hauptwerk 2 was created to give organists the utmost realism in performing on this fantastic historic instrument located in Cappel,
Germany. On the DVD-Rom you will find the files needed to install this sample library to your computer. You will need to treat the organ definition file, sample
files and temperament files as 3 separate installations.
To install this sample library open Hauptwerk 2 then click File | Install organ, sample set, temperament, or impulse response. Navigate to your DVD-Rom
drive then find the folders - files | installation files. You will find the files here called ArpSchnitger-Cappel-Samples.CompPkg.Hauptwerk, and
ArpSchnitger-Cappel-OrganDefinitionFile.CompPkg.Hauptwerk. Users will also find a third file on the DVD-Rom called ArpSchnitger-Cappel-
Temperaments.CompPkg.Hauptwerk which contains several temperament files for use with the organs tuning one semi-tone higher than A=440. Use the
Hauptwerk installer to install each of these three files separately. Note that the sample files will take much longer to install due to the large file sizes. Due to this
please allow your computer to run uninterrupted as it may take up to 10 minutes to complete the installation.
Loading the Organ -
Once all of the files have been installed you are now ready to load the organ into Hauptwerk 2. Due to the sample sets encryption you must have your
Hauptwerk 2 dongle installed (USB key) with a valid license for this sample set for the organ to load. To load the organ open Hauptwerk 2 and choose
Organ|Load organ from the drop down menu. Click on the file named ArpSchnitger-Cappel then click OK. The Rank Audio Output Routing screen
will now appear allowing you to choose the options for loading the samples. All sample files are in 24 bit 48kHz however they may be loaded in 16 bit 48kHz
to save memory requirements. Hauptwerk defaults all seings to 16 bit. The sample files also contain multiple loops allowing for more movement of the pipes
sound, some samples contain up to 6 loops and are up to 8 seconds in length with another 2-3 seconds for releases. If you are running a computer with 2GB of
RAM you may wish the load the samples in 16 bit with multiple loops to fit the entire organ into memory. For those with more memory (4GB or more) you
may load the entire set in 16 or 32 bit with all loops enabled. You may also wish to combine compressed samples with non-compressed samples to fit the
organ into a desired amount of memory.
Once you have chosen the desired seings for each rank of samples click OK and the organ will begin to load. Note that the first time you load the organ it
will take slightly longer due to the files being saved into a special format which enables subsequent loads to become much faster.
Aer the organ has finished loading you will see the console display appear and you are ready to begin performing on this virtual instrument. Please consult
your Hauptwerk 2 User Manual for more information on seing up stop controls and mapping your MIDI keyboards to the appropriate organ controls of this
organ. Most organ controls contain default seings to get you started however certain controls may need to be set up manually with special mappings.
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Virtual Console -
The virtual console is a photo-realistic replica of the original organ. Now you may experience the magnificent sound of the organ, as well as the visual and
physical aspect of the organ. The organ defaults to display page 2 (Stop Controls) which has larger controls for use with computer touch screen monitors, or
mouse clicks. Display page 1 (Console) contains the original organ console with all controls which are found on the original organ. Display page 3 shows the
bellows and how they react to wind demands.
Stops- The Console display page features animated 3D stop knobs which pull out or push in to add or remove a stop. Note that the stop is engaged at the
moment of activation, not at the end of the stops travel. Thus you may begin playing with the newly added stop even if the stop knob is still moving to its out
position. Likewise for removing a stop from the registration. All stop controls are linked from the Console display page to the Stop Controls display page and
vice versa. Thus you may use either display page as your preference.
Couplers- The organ includes two couplers. The first is the Rück Positiv to Hauptwerk manual coupler which is a mechanical linkage between manuals. This
means that when the coupler is engaged all Rück Positiv keys will be activated from the Hauptwerk keys and you will see both move together. On the Console
display page you may click on the stop knob named Ventil Clavs (this originally served another purpose, this stop now has no real function on the real organ).
Or you may choose to click the “Clavs. Coppel" knob found on the Stop Controls display page.
The second coupler is the Hauptwerk to Pedal coupler which is only found on the Stop Controls display at the lower le stop jamb. This is also a mechanical
linkage so when a pedal key is depressed it will engage the corresponding Hauptwerk key to move thus playing the stops engaged for the Hauptwerk division.
Due to this type of mechanical linkage you may also access the Rück Positiv division through the pedal by coupling the manuals and also the pedals. Then by
depressing a pedal key you would also engage the Hauptwerk key which engages the Rück Positiv key. Similar to the stop controls, either coupler will engage
the other from either display page. Note that the original organ does not have a pedal coupler and this was added to give more versatility in performances.
Generals- We have included 10 General "pistons" to facilitate registration changes by using keyboard pistons or other MIDI devices. These Generals are only
found on the Stop Controls page and appear as stop knobs in two columns down the center of the screen. You will also find a SET piston marked as "S" and the
General Cancel piston marked as "C". To set the Generals simply choose your registrations by engaging the stop knobs, engage the "S" piston then engage any
of the Generals 1-10. Your registration will be stored in the combination system memory. Disengage the "S" piston to release the organ from capture mode. The
General Cancel "C" piston will clear any stops or couplers that are engaged and return them to their off position (this does not include the Ventil stops which
shut off wind to each division.) You may wish to save your registrations to a file which may be done by choosing Combination|Save combinations as... then give
your combination file a name and choose save. The next time you load the organ you may recall this registration file by choosing Combination|Load combina-
tion file... or you may set Hauptwerk to automatically load the last used combination file upon organ load up. Please refer to your Hauptwerk user manual for
more information on combination files.
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Combination Files-
We have included a special combination file seing which contains several preset registrations. These combinations are preset into the organ definition file and
are ready to use upon organ load up. We have also included a list of the registrations for those wanting to read through them on the last page of this document.
To recall these registrations you may use the Generals provided for use on the Stop Controls display page. You may create your own combinations and store
these as an individual combination files under the Hauptwerk 2 Combinations|Save combination as... menu options. Be sure to give your combinations a mean-
ingful name to recall for later use.
Temperament Files-
In the DVD-Rom folder files/installation-files you will find an installation file called ArpSchnitger-Cappel-Temperaments.CompPkg.Hauptwerk.rar.
You may install this in the same manner that the samples and organ definition files were installed using the Hauptwerk 2 installer. Since the organ is tuned to
A=465 if you choose an included Hauptwerk 2 temperament which is preset to A=440 the entire organ will be retuned down one semi-tone. In order to keep the
organ at its normal pitch special temperament files were created which adjust the pitch ratios for tuning of one semi-tone higher than A=440 and keep the
organ at A=465. We have included 6 temperaments for use with this organ, the Silbermann, Kirnberger III, Werckmeister III, Meantone Quarter Comma Pietro
Aaron, Kellner and the new Bach-Lehmann temperament. Note that all files begin with the text A465_... which distinguishes these from the default
temperaments included with Hauptwerk 2. Of course users also have the option to play the organ at its original recorded pitch. You may choose to do this by
choosing 'Temperament|Original organ tuning' while the organ is loaded, or by using the 'General seings|General options' screen and edit the 'Temperament
loading mode when loading an organ' drop down menu. If you choose to use one of the default temperaments included with Hauptwerk 2 which are all A=440
temperaments then the entire organs pitch will shi down one semi-tone. You may decide to use this method if you are performing in circumstances that
require A=440 tuning. By doing this please realize that the samples will become stretched and create a higher polyphony due to lengthened reverb tails. Thus
it may create more processing overheads on your PC.
Velocity Keying-
For those using Hauptwerk 2 with the wind system seings enabled you may wish to use a velocity sensitive keyboard to achieve even more realism with this
sample set. First make sure you have not disabled this feature by going to General seings|General options| Audio engine and verify the option Disable MIDI
velocity sensitivity? is not checked. With this feature you may add control to the aacks of the pipes speech by playing a key soer thus causing a lower aack
velocity. Thus you will hear a less prominent aack on the samples "chiff". The stop knobs also play a role in affecting the speech of the pipe. By depressing a
key with a stop off, then turning that stop on you will hear a slight rise in pitch and amplitude of that pipe as the stop slowly allows air to enter the pipe
during stop activation. Another feature of the velocity keying is the ability to control the amplitude of the key action noises. The harder you play a key the
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louder the key action noise. This system is based on a velocity sensing from 0-127. Some keyboards may not transmit the entire range and thus you may need
to experiement with your touch if this is the case. Likwise most MIDI pedal boards do not transmit velocity sensitivity or if they do may be fixed at a lower
velocity and therefore we have not included any velocity sensitivity for the pedal stops to remove any chance of unwanted sounding speech for the affected
pipes.
Tremulants-
The tremulant affects all stops of both manuals. By engaging the tremulant any stop drawn on the Hauptwerk division will begin to show effects of pitch, am-
plitude, and 3rd harmonics modulation. While engaging the tremulant you will also hear the virtual tremulant motor begin to run. Should you not want to have
this tremulant noise present you may choose to disable this virtual rank in the Rank Audio Output Routing menu before loading the organ. However for the
most realism we recommend keeping all noises intact.
Multiple Loops/Losslesss Compression-
Hauptwerk 2 supports multiple loops for each sample. With multiple loops enabled you will increase the realism by allowing longer samples to play back
with virtually undetectable loops. Some samples have up to 9 loops and the majority of samples contain 4 or 5 loops. The use of multiple loops will increase
your memory requirements substantially, so it is recommended to have at least 4 GB of ram if you wish to use multiple loops on the majority of samples.
For those running a computer with 4 GB of ram that wish to use multiple loops we recommend compressing certain ranks using the Hauptwerk 2 lossless
compression feature. As compression requires higher processing overheads we suggest only compressing ranks which will not consume as much polyphony as
other ranks. For instance compressing the pedal ranks will save memory and will not significantly increase processor overhaeds since the majority of pedal
playing does not consume much polyphony. Likewise it is advisable to compress all of the noise samples. Please consult the memory requirements guide to
see various options and memory requirements available. This may be found on page 8 of this user guide.
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Finally-
We hope you enjoy performing on this historic virtual instrument! Great care has been taken to assure that this virtual instrument is of top quality and
problem free. However if you should find that something does not work as intended please contact us at [email protected] to let us know about your
problem. We will do our best to fix the problem and get you back to playing on your new instrument as soon as possible. Thank you for your support and
please check our website periodically for updates to this and our other virtual instrument sets.
Credits-
We would like to give special thanks to the following for their help in one way or another with the creation of this virtual instrument:
St. Peter and St. Paul, Cappel, Germany
Dieter Thomsen (Germany) www.orgelbits.de (Website Text and Translations from German to English)
Crumhorn Labs (U.K.) www.crumhorn-labs.com (Assistance with Organ File Creation)
Hans Schoof (Australia) (Virtual Organ Console Image Editing)
Martin Dümig (Germany) www.duemig-neufahrn.de/Orgel/PipeTune/ (Temperament Files)
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Registrations-
The following are 10 preset combination seings which are stored as a default in the organ definition file. These combinations may be accessed by using the
General pistons provided on the Stop Control display page.
1-HW: Hollflöit 8, Spitzflöit 4 RP: Gedact 8, Flöit 4, Sesquialtera PD: Untersatz 16, Octava 8
2-HW: Hollflöit 8, Octava 4, Gemshorn 2 RP: Gedact 8, Flöit 4 , Octava 2 PD: Untersatz 16, Octava 8, Octava 4
3-HW: Hollflöit 8 RP: Quintadena 8 PD: Cornet 2 (Chorale in PD)
4-HW: Hollflöit 8, Spitzflöit 4 RP: Gedact 8, Flöit 4 PD: Trompet 8
5-HW: Principal 8, Octava 4, Nasat 3 RP: Quintadena 8, Principal 4, Tertian, Sifflöit 1 1/2 PD: Untersatz 16, Octava 8
6-HW: Principal 8 RP: Gedact 8, PD: Untersatz 16, Octava 8
7-HW: Hollflöit 8 RP: Quintadena 8 PD: Untersatz 16
8-HW: Principal 8 RP: Quintadena 8, Principal 4, Tertian PD: Untersatz 16, Octava 8
9-HW: Hollflöit 8, Octava 4, Spitzflöit 4, Nasat 3, Rauschpfeife, Mixtur RP: Gedact 8, Flöit 4, Sifflöit 1 1/2 PD: Untersatz 16, Octava 8
10-HW: Quintadena 16, Principal 8, Spitzflöit 4, Nasat 3, Gemshorn 2, Rauschpfeife, Mixtur, Trompet 8
RP: Quintadena 8, Principal 4, Octava 2, Tertian, Sifflöit 1 1/2, Scharff, Dulcian 16
PD: Untersatz 16, Octava 8, Octava 4, Nachthorn 2, Rauschpfeife, Mixtur, Posaun 16, Trompet 8, Cornet 2
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Memory Requirements-
Following are a list of possible options for loading the Arp Schnitger in Hauptwerk 2 with various memory options. Choose the option that
best suits your needs and computer specifications. These are only guidelines and memory amounts may vary on different computers. You may also wish to
combine several seings to make the most out of your computers resources. All of the following seings were measured with stereo samples. Loading samples
in mono will reduce memory requirements even further.
24 bit 48kHz-Multiple Loops 3.8 GB (Recommended to have more than 4 GB of RAM)
24 bit 48kHz-Multiple Loops Compressed 2.55 GB
16 bit 48kHz-Multiple Loops 2 GB
16 bit 48kHz-Multiple Loops Compressed 1.4 GB
24 bit 48kHz-Single Loops 2.4 GB
24 bit 48kHz-Single Loops Compressed 1.6 GB
16 bit 48kHz-Single Loops 1.3 GB
16 bit 48kHz-Single Loops Compressed 924 MB
(All measurements taken with noise samples loaded in 16 bit)
Computer Requirements:
To take full advantage of the entire organ and Hauptwerk 2 features we recommended using a PC with the following system requirements or beer. However
lesser systems may still work adequately depending on the options chosen in Hauptwerk 2.
Please note that the Hauptwerk 2 MAC OS X port is now available from Crumhorn Labs.
Windows XP 64 bit Edition (To use the dedicated 64 bit Hauptwerk 2 application and access 4 GB or more of RAM)
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium Motherboard
AMD Dual Core 64x2 4400 or 4800 processor OR the Intel Core 2 Duo processor.
4 GB Corsair RAM (2 CMX2024 Sticks)
SATA HDD w/ 16 MB buffer (size of drive determined by users storage needs)
Audio Card supporting 48kHz audio resolution - Currently E-MU products provide 64 bit Windows drivers with ASIO support. This is preferred over Direct
Sound (WDM) for lower latency. We tested Hauptwerk 2 successfully with the E-MU 1820 in ASIO mode.
USB Port for HW2 dongle license
DVD-Rom drive for installation DVDs
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