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HEREFORD CATHEDRAL 23 STOP SAMPLE SET

The 23 stop sample set gives an excellent introduction to the sound of the Hereford Willis. Despite its modest stop list, the inclusion of the three swell chorus reeds, along with reeds on Great and Pedal results in a full organ sound that is surprisingly powerful. At the other end of the dynamic scale, the various stopped flutes and Swell strings give plenty of pp options. As with the larger sets, the array of couplers help no end in creating varied tone colours.
The Great Trumpet is available as a separate rank on the Choir organ - as well as the option of voicing it up to make a large solo reed, it could be made quieter and possibly a little thinner to blend with the rest of the Choir as a chorus reed.
For further details on the various features of this sample set, please see the User Manual and you will find a comprehensive selection of screenshots below.
Computer requirements are modest by today’s standards. A sensible minimum of any dual core processor with 4 GB of system RAM is suggested. Although a 64 bit operating system along with Hauptwerk Advanced Edition are recommended, good results can be expected with Hauptwerk Basic (with its 3GB sample memory limit) and even a 32 bit operating system and/or single core processor won’t necessarily impose too many restrictions. For example, on a Windows XP 32 bit laptop running the 3GB boot switch, the Hereford 23 stop set will just load at 16 bit, with all loops and lossless compression. The 3GB boot switch procedure is described in more detail on page 13 of the current (version 4) Hauptwerk user guide.
Although Hauptwerk version 3 (minimum v 3.23) is supported, Hauptwerk version 4 is highly recommended for the extra flexibility and features it offers.
 The following table gives very approximate figures for the amount of RAM (memory) the organ requires with various different loading options set. None of these figures take into account the RAM needed by the operating system or Hauptwerk itself. Where no figure is given, that particular loading option (although valid) hasn't been tested, generally because it wouldn't make sense to use it.
24 bit
20 bit
16 bit
14 bit
Uncompressed
7625 MB
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3825 MB
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Lossless
 compression
4605 MB
3870 MB
2390 MB
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Single loops
 and compression
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2030 MB
1775 MB
Single loops, releases and compression
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USER MANUAL

 

This comprehensive manual gives full details of installation, further information on system requirements, user interface and performance suggestions as well as some background to the creation of the sample set.

The following links give further information on the Hereford Cathedral 23 stop sample set ....
Screenshots (click on the thumbnail for full resolution view) ...
Stops and Pistons
Settings
Right Hand Stop Jamb
Main Console
Left Hand Stop Jamb
HAUPTWERK SPECIFICATION - HEREFORD 23 STOP
GREAT
Open Diapason No.2
 Stopped Diapason
 Principal No.2
 Fifteenth
 Trumpet
Swell to Great
 Swell octave to Great
 Swell suboct to Great
Choir to Great
 Choir octave to Great
 Choir suboct to Great

8
 8
 4
2
 8








SWELL
Stopped Diapason
 Salicional
 Vox Angelica
 Principal
 Fifteenth
 Mixture (17.19.22)
 Oboe
 Tremulant
 Double Trumpet
 Trumpet
 Clarion
Swell octave
 Swell suboctave
 Swell unison off

 8
 8
 8
 4
 2
 III
 8
16
 8
 4


CHOIR
Open Diapason
 Lieblich Gedacht
 Lieblich Flute
 Mixture (15.19.22)
 Trumpet (Great)
Choir octave
 Choir suboctave
 Choir unison off
Swell to Choir
 Swell octave to Choir
 Swell suboct to Choir

8
 8
 4
 III
 8








PEDAL
Bourdon
 Principal
 Stopped Flute
 Trombone
Great to Pedal
 Swell to Pedal
 Choir to Pedal
 Swell octave to Pedal
 Choir octave to Pedal
Great & Pedal combinations coupled

16
 8
 8
 16