Samplesets
What is a sample set?
Generally speaking, a sample set is a collection of related sound recordings (samples).
In relation to a virtual pipe organ, Sampleset means the collection of sound recordings and organ definitions required to play a specific organ virtually. It therefore includes all sounds and also functional, logical connections that are necessary to represent an organ virtually. In today's common practice, the tones of each individual pipe and almost every noise, such as wind motors or keyboards, are recorded individually (sampled) and, after appropriate processing, combined in a sample set that can then be played as a virtual organ.
A component of each sample set is (at least) a so-called organ definition file (ODF). This describes the technical functional relationships between the individual works, pipes, windchests, keyboards, actions, etc. of an organ and is designed for the format of a specific virtual organ software (e.g. Hauptwerk-ODF or GrandOrgue-ODF).
There are now many sample sets of the most diverse original pipe organs of different styles and eras of organ building. Even very famous organs are currently available as sample sets, such as Silbermann, Cavaille Coll, Schnitger or Walcker organs.
Which sample sets are currently available?
The largest range of sample sets currently exists for the Hauptwerk program. But also for GrandOrgue there are already a lot of nice sample sets - for the most part even free of charge.
In the following, an attempt will be made over time to create an overview of the abundance of available sample sets:
What sample sets are there for Hauptwerk?
Here is a list of sample sets for Hauptwerk from the Dutch site PCorqan.com
own listing is to follow
What sample sets are there for GrandOrgue?
Click here for a list of free sample sets for GrandOrgue
own listing is to follow
Which sample set manufacturers are there?
Click here for al list of all Sample Set manufacturers
Is it possible to use Hauptwerk sample sets with GrandOrgue as well?
Basically, the GrandOrgue software is largely compatible with Hauptwerk when it comes to playing the individual samples. However, this only applies to unencrypted sample files in .wav format. Unfortunately, many samples for Hauptwerk are only available in the encrypted .hbw or .hbx file format. For legal reasons, this format may only be used by Hauptwerk. Therefore, using such encrypted sample sets with GrandOrgue is unfortunately not possible.
But there are numerous, also very large and beautiful sample sets that were made for Hauptwerk and do not use encrypted sample files. These can in principle be used with GrandOrgue. The prerequisite, however, is that there is a corresponding organ definition file (ODF) in GrandOrgue format. Since so far only a few manufacturers also include GrandOrgue ODF files with their sample sets, we have specialized in creating and distributing such organ definitions on our organ page. These are made available here in the download area for all members of the organ site free of charge.
Which Hauptwerk sample sets are unencrypted and could also be used with GrandOrgue with the appropriate ODF?
Our member OHRGANUM has given some thought to this and has made a list of it for us:
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;SOLI DEO GLORIA
;Folgende virtuelle Instrumente liegen oder lagen in unverschlüsselten
;.wav - Dateien vor, somit also grundsätzlich mit GrandOrgue verwendbar.
;Dies ist der Versuch ihrer chronologischen Auflistung.
;Ein X bezeichnet nicht mehr oder wahrscheinlich kaum mehr erhältliche Instrumente.
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;SAECVLVM XVI
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;1531 NL KREWERD SYGSOFT
;1587 CZ SMECNO SONUS PARADISI
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;SAECVLVM XVII
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;1600 IT BRESCIA SONUS PARADISI
;1620 CZ DOKSY KRUH X SONUS PARADISI
;1675 CZ HRUBY ROHOZEC X SONUS PARADISI
;1677 IT VAL SOLDA ORGANART MEDIA
;1681 DE BUTTFORDE DIRK MENZENBACH
;1690 FR ROQUEMAURE ORGANART MEDIA
;1699 CZ ZLATA KORUNA SONUS PARADISI
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;SAECVLVM XVIII
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;1702 SP PALMA SONUS PARADISI
;1704 NL EENUM SYGSOFT
;1714 FR ST. MICHEL EN THIERACHE SONUS PARADISI
;1719 NL ANLOO PROSPECTUM
;1721 NL ZWOLLE SONUS PARADISI
;1732 PL KRZESZOW SONUS PARADISI
;1733 NL LEENS SYGSOFT
;1741 NL OOSTERWIJTWERD SYGSOFT
;1742 DE ZÖBLITZ PROSPECTUM
;1745 FR WASSELONNE JEUX D'ORGUES
;1746 SP ST. JERONI PANOSVIRTUAL
;1748 DE BAD WIMPFEN PROSPECTUM
;1766 CZ PERUC X SONUS PARADISI
;1770 HU ZSAMBEK AUGUSTINE'S VO
;1775 FR ST. MAXIMIN SONUS PARADISI
;1780 IT BOARA POLESINE ORGANART MEDIA
;1787 CZ KDOUSOV SONUS PARADISI
;1793 CZ RABSTEJN SONUS PARADISI
;1793 HU CSASZAR AUGUSTINE'S VO
;XVIII FR GRENZING (1980) SONUS PARADISI
;XVIII IT IZOLA SONUS PARADISI
;XVIII IT DOM BEDOS (2007) SONUS PARADISI
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;SAECVLVM XIX
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;1827 MT BALZAN PANOS K. GHEKAS
;1831 NL UTRECHT SONUS PARADISI
;1839 SE KALVTRÄSK LARS VPO
;1843 FR ROMANSWILLER JEUX D'ORGUES
;1863 FR PIBRAC PIBRAC.FREE.FR
;1865 NL PEKALA VIRTUAL ORGANS.NL
;1868 DE NEHRINGEN ORGANART MEDIA
;1876 PL SKRZATUSZ SKRZATUSZ
;1877 DE MAINZ ORGANART MEDIA
;1877 AU ST.STEPHEN'S NICHOLAS APPLETON
;1879 NL WIRDUM SYGSOFT
;1880 FR OBERSTEIGEN PANOSVIRTUAL
;1882 FR CAEN SONUS PARADISI
;1895 DE NECKARSULM PROSPECTUM
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;SAECVLVM XX
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;19?? UK PRUDHOE MARK BEVERLEY
;1900 HU ST. LOUIS AUGUSTINE'S VO
;1901 HU MONOR AUGUSTINE'S VO
;1913 NL WILDERVANK VIRTUAL ORGANS.NL
;1915 NL DOESBURG SONUS PARADISI
;1915 DE WUSTROW DIRK MENZENBACH
;1929 AU ST.AUGUSTINE'S NICHOLAS APPLETON
;1930 HU MANOR AUGUSTINE'S VO
;1949 HU CISTRECIAN AUGUSTINE'S VO
;1950 HU MISKOLC AUGUSTINE'S VO
;1959 IT MILANO ANDREA BONZI
;1959 NL HETEREN SYGSOFT
;1959 NL BOLNES SYGSOFT
;1967 SE BUREA CHURCH LARS VPO
;1968 SE BUREA CHOIR LARS VPO
;1973 NL ROTTERDAM SONUS PARADISI
;1987 HU BUDAPEST AUGUSTINE'S VO
;1988 FR ORGUE DE SALON SONI MUSICAE
;1989 SV PITEA LARS VPO
;1989 DE NORDHEIM PROSPECTUM
;1990 SV BUREA GRAVKAPELL LARS VPO
;1990 DE HAPPY BIRTHDAY PROSPECTUM
;1990 DE WEINSBERG PROSPECTUM
;1991 DE ORSOY DIRK MENZENBACH
;1992 NL VEENDAM VIRTUAL ORGANS.NL
;1992 DE NECKARGARTACH X PROSPECTUM
;1997 DE BIBERACH X PROSPECTUM
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;SAECVLVM XXI
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;2002 NL KISTORGEL VAN DEN AKKER
;2003 DE OTT - ORGEL CHRISTIAN DATZKO
;2006 CASAVANT
;2007 CZ PRIB SONUS PARADISI
;2007 SI VELESOVO SONUS PARADISI
;2009 KITCHENER
;2009 MOLLER
;2009 ST. PHILIPPE
;20?? BRUT - LEUCHTEN ZION ORGAN
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;HARMONIEN
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;1874 DEBAIN PAUL DELFERRIERE
;1900 MANNBORG PAUL DELFERRIERE
;???? KEZDIMARTONFALVA AUGUSTINE'S VO
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;CEMBALI
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;1981 BEZEMER SYGSOFT
;2005 MIETKE (1710) SONUS PARADISI
;2007 PETIT ITALIEN (XVII) SONI MUSICAE
;2008 RUCKERS (1624) SONUS PARADISI
;20?? BLANCHET (1720) SONI MUSICAE
;20?? TASKIN (XVIII) SONI MUSICAE
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;EPINETTE SONI MUSICAE
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;CLAVICHORDE
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;CLAVICHORD SONUS PARADISI
(siehe ORGELBITS)
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;CARILLONS
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;CARILLON GHENT VIRTUAL ORGANS.NL
SONI MUSICAE
;Diese Liste erhebt weder Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit, noch auf Fehlerlosigkeit.
;Sie sagt auch garnichts über irgendwelche Qualitäten dieser virtuellen Instrumente aus.
;Einzig dass diese Instrumente in (oder auch in) unverschlüsseltem .wav - Format
;erhältlich sind oder waren (und somit tauglich für GrandOrgue) ist massgeblich.
;Absicht ist, diese Liste ständig zu ergänzen, verbessern und eventuell auch um andere
;Angaben zu erweitern. Nicht oder kaum mehr erhältliche Instrumente sollten der
;Vollständigkeit halber (mit X gekennzeichnet) in der Liste verbleiben.
;Stand der Liste 20. 3. 2014
;LAVDATE EVM IN CHORDIS ET ORGANO
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; Mit cOHRrdiale Grüssen
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; OHRGANUM
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Many thanks to OHRGANUM for the effort :-thanks:
Unfortunately, the display of this list is a bit more confusing than it is in the original, since our software suppresses multiple spaces when formatting. We will consider converting the whole thing into a different table form.
to be continued