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Setup Guide
The Expensive Way |
| Mixtuur Virtual Pipe Organs |
| Midi organ consoles made by Mixtuur are a great way to have complete control over your sample sets. They have a
couple of different models. You can customize them to your needs.Click
here to visit their site.
Their consoles are in the $7,500 range.
+Computer: $1,500
+Hauptwerk and Sample Sets: $1,000
This option turns out to be around $10,000.
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Classic Organ Works Bundles |
| The Classic Organ Works Bundles give you ultimate control over every aspect of hauptwerk. They include a console table,
a keyboard stack with 20 pistons per manual, a 32 note AGO pedalboard, swell shoes, and an organ bench. These bundles are great, and very
reliable, but they are very, very expensive. These consoles range from $8,300 to $10,500.
+Computer: $1,500
+Hauptwerk and Sample Sets: $1,000
+Touch Screen: $500
This Option turns out to be $10,000-$13,000
To view all of the different bundles that Classic Organ Works Offers, click
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The "In-the-Middle Way"
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Classic Organ Works Keyboards and Pedalboards
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If you aren't very picky about how your setup looks, You can just buy a Midi keyboard stack, a Midi pedalboard,
and an organ bench from Classic Organ Works. Throw it all on a cheap table and it still gives you a lot of control.
This option will be at least $5,000 including a computer, touch screen, and sample set.
To look at all of the Classic Organ Works products, click
here.
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The Cheap Way
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Classic Organ Works Pedalboard and Midi Keyboards
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The Cheap Way still gives you a lot of control, but not as much as The Expensive or the In-the-Middle Way. You still buy a Classic Organ
Works pedalboard, but for your manuals, you use regular midi keyboards. A lot of people use the
M-Audio Keystation 61es
. They work great for Hauptwerk. Just about any Midi keyboard will work as long as you figure out a way to mount them on top of eachother.
As far as pistons go, you can buy an
X Keys Stick. You can program all 16 keys to perform a different keyboard shortcut.
The price really depends on what kind of keyboards you get and what table you use and how expensive your bench is.
Including a computer and sample set(s), plan on spending around $3,000.
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For the DIY-ers
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Midi-fy an Old Console
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There are always a couple old used Allen or Rodgers organs from the 1960's on
Ebay
for only a couple hundred dollars. Sometimes you can find someone desprate to get rid of their organ selling it for around $50.
Just watch ebay for a while until you find a console you like
and use parts from the Midi Gadgets Boutique to midi-fy your console. If you email
the Midi Gadgets Boutique directly, they can tell you exactly what you need to midi-fy your console.
The price for this setup depends on the price of the console you buy. Plan on spending about $3,500-including a computer, Hauptwerk software, and sample sets.
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Midi-fy a Pedalboard, Midi Keyboards
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If you don't want to midi-fy a whole console, just midi-fy a pedalboard, it's still a project, just much less work.
It might take a while, but watch for old pedalboards on ebay and craigslist and eventually you'll find one you want.
There are 2 main options for midi-fying your pedalboard.
1)Classic Organ Works Kit
PROS
-Works great
-Includes analog inputs for the
Classic Organ Works Swell Shoes
CONS
-Expensive
2)Midi Gadgets Boutique mpc32xrs Pedalboard Scanner
PROS
-Works great
-VERY easy installation
-Not too expensive
CONS
-Doesn't include analog inputs for
Classic Organ Works Swell Shoes
For your manuals, you use regular midi keyboards. A lot of people use the
M-Audio Keystation 61es
. They work great for Hauptwerk. Just about any Midi keyboard will work as long as you figure out a way to mount them on top of eachother.
As far as pistons go, you can buy an
X Keys Stick. You can program all 16 keys to perform a different keyboard shortcut.
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