Building a Hauptwerk Virtual Pipe Organ | Midifying a Pedal Board, Modifying a Keyboard | The Story
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- Опубликовано: 21 янв 2024
- This project took around 6 weeks to complete and included midifying the pedalboard using an arduino chip, modifying a keyboard to better suit the setup, building the table and setting up the computer to draw each element together into a working organ.
So what is a Hauptwerk organ? It is essentially the homogenisation of multiple MIDI devices (MIDI being a method to transmit and receive musical information) to then emulate the experience of playing an organ, whether it be a 55-stop behemoth from Poland, or a tiny 3-stop chamber organ from Britain. The options are truly endless!
The video below shows the process as I learnt new skills such as soldering and the trial and error which occurs with such a project as this. I could have bought a pre-built organ such as a Content or Mixtuur, but there is something to be said for making something from scratch. 🔨
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Fantastic! This is one of the more relatable DIY solutions on RUclips that I could actually draw inspiration from. Other videos that document spending tens of thousands on a custom solid wood midi monstrosity from an organ builder don't help regular old me.
Very good work!!! Congrats!!!
I wanted a practice organ also. I found an unwanted AGO pedalboard from a local church. I installed a midi harness that I purchased from Midiworks in Markham, Ontario. I have an old Roland SoundCanvas that has 2 midi in ports. So I was able to connect the pedalboard & my old Roland D-10 synthesizer to the SoundCanvas which is connected to my Roland Micro Cube amplifier. For a bench, I use a Gorilla foldable ladder from Home Depot.
Very well done. It seems you learned a lot in the process, thanks for sharing so openly and honestly all that went well, and a few hiccups that didn’t. The result is outstanding. Congratulations. Hope you enjoy many hours of playing.
A very interesting project. Congratulations on making it work.
I watched with some trepidation that you might not get it to work!
I loved the end results, made it all worthwhile!
Brilliant video. I completed a similar project reed switches and all. Ref adjusting pedal spring tension. An organ console builder gave me a brilliant tip when I mentioned some if my most used pedal springs were too weak. Adjust so a bottle of wine just depresses the pedal. Also, too late for you but for others that may be interested. I use Grandorgue basic sampleset. It is free and doesn't need an internet connection to work. I find it perfectly satisfactory for practise. Keep up the good work. One day I might be brave enough to post a video of me playing my home setup.
Carl that is brilliant! Seriously!
Sehr gut,Mühe! Aber preisgünstig❤🙋🎯🙄🇩🇪🤔🤐💖🎹
Looks good 👍 I try to make a same one at home
Ficou muito bom e funcional. Parabéns.
Great work. Where do you get the Hauptwerk dongle from?
I got the Pace iLok Dongle just from a local music store here in Brisbane, Australia.
Good video, thank you! How did you merge the midi messages together from the keyboard and the pedal board?
No need to merge the messages. They appear as seperate MIDI devices in Hauptwerk and then you can specify which device corresponds to which manual on the virtual organ.
@@cbtesla-gaming4978 Thanks, that's a neat solution. I didn't realise that Hauptwerk can do that. So I shan't have to buy a midi merger after all!
Nice work there! I am doing same project to build hauptwerk organ. Would it be possible to get Arduino code for pedal board?
Hi Kwon.
The code that I received is specific for the setup that I have. If you would like to get the code, I would recommend contacting Rick Whatson. He has a website which discusses Hauptwerk organs.
Thanks,
Carl
Can I suggest to trim down the table. It is too high referred your arms.
Yes, that is on the list of things to do. Thanks for the suggestion!
Who manufactured the MIDI interface circuit board you used for the project?
It is called the Teensy 4.1 and it is an Arduino board.