Hauptwerk configuration - Tips and tricks
From Inspired Acoustics Knowledge Base
Building an Hauptwerk virtual pipe organ system can be a fun project, but it can also be frustrating at times. Finding "how to do something", looking for a driver or other utility can sometimes be hard to find. I invite all people to share their tips and tricks, links to the latest drivers and everything that can help someone get a system UP and RUNNING.
The current version of Hauptwerk is version 3.21
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How to
- CMK-2 Keyboards
- How to add a hold-release set button to Classic Keyboards Find how to program your CMK keyboards so you can define a SET piston to program your preset the same way a real organ works.
- Hauptwerk
- How to make ambiance noises from sample sets sound more lifelike! Most sample sets include blower/engine noise, pedal, keyboards and stops noises, stop noises etc. The problem is the console- and other noises come from the same speakers as the pipes, making their presence sound unnatural. Here's a way to use two small speakers and the internal audio card (that most PC-type computers have and we never use with Hauptwerk).
- Short Guide for Voicing Hauptwerk Advanced edition has a Pipe and Rank voicing utility that is very useful to adjust the sound to our playing/listening environment. Low pedal ranks usually cause problem because of the length of the sound wave. Learn how to correct the peaks and lows with the voicing facility. Another thread about voicing using SPL and pink noise
- Audio
- How to use 2 M-Audio 1010LT audio cards
- Configuration of Audio groups within Hauptwerk Hauptwerk use special algorithms to speak the sound (notes/ranks) across many speakers. This is a complex subject, and there is no real "best solution"; experimentation is an important part of finding the best setup for your venue. Leo Christopherson, member of the Hauptwerk forum, wrote about this subject and created nice spreadsheet to help better understand this subject.
- Steps for optimizing audio for Windows prepared by Brett Milan
Drivers
Operating systems
- PC
- MAC
User guides
- Hauptwerk official release notes and user guide
- CMK2 user manual
- CMK-Pedalboard user manual
- Hauptwerk Tutorials
Software
See the Free stuff page
