It is REALLY overwhelming.  It's not for the faint of heart...that's for sure...

cecelius2
Downloaded twice.  Both were corrupted.  Not sure if I will keep trying or not.

 I know you got it 3rd time ... but ...
 
I recommend a download manager for large downloads e.g. Firefox extension DownThemAll. It can split to threads for speed and typically resume broken connections etc.

Johann Sebastian, here I come !

Fleer
Johann Sebastian, here I come !

I was thinking more like Dr. Phibes for me :)

cecelius2

carl

cecelius2
Hey Larry! That free one you got-- is that the 2.29gig download?
 
I love pipe organs and am always looking for good ones to fool around with in the little basement confines of my abode.

Do you already have the Leeds Town Hall? I use that quite a bit too.

Carl:  Yes, I have Leeds and yes, I like it very much.  I am looking at finally getting  Garritan Pipe Organ, which probably fits my needs better than the Hauptwerk.

BTW here's a new release from ARIA. 50% off intro, IIRC around $30.00
I haven't purchased. The Sound Cloud demo isn't a good representation. Better to check the video.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PigQSau-ZiI
http://ariasounds.com/church_pipe_organ_vst_kontakt_instrument.html
 

Thanks Carl!  The Youtube video is not bad, better than the soundcloud demo.  Do you know which organ was the basis for the samples?  It looks like one of the ones in the Garritan CPO.  Anyway, it does sound nice, and has good controls of stops, plus Tutti.  And it is affordable at 19 pounds.

Carl.  One more observation.  That Aria Church Organ is actually very versatile at least from watching the youtube.  However, the stops on it are activated by pushing them in as opposed to pulling them out.  From my past experience with real pipe organs, I have always seen it the opposite, where one pulls stops to activate, and then pushes to turn them off.  i have seen push activation on rocker switched stops, but not on the round pull push stops.  I am sure that they did this the opposite way to make it easier for the novice to just push to activate.  No biggie, just made me look twice to see what was really happening with those pull (I mean push) stops.

cecelius2
Thanks Carl!  The Youtube video is not bad, better than the soundcloud demo.  Do you know which organ was the basis for the samples?  It looks like one of the ones in the Garritan CPO.  Anyway, it does sound nice, and has good controls of stops, plus Tutti.  And it is affordable at 19 pounds.

Thanks for the stops info, I didn't know or pay attention to that..
It's a Willis & Sons 1895
 

Thanks Carl (again).  
 
By chance do you know if the stop (push/pull) are midi learn capable?  I know it is a Kontakt instrument; so it is possible.  
 
I was turned off by Garritan's Aria engine, which is not midi learn capable, not even the solo and mutes.
 
[EDIT:  Just got an email from Ariasounds.  They said that:  "Unfortunately the stops are not currently midi assignable - but great suggestion, we will definitely look into this for an update."  ]

They are considering changing the stops direction if they get enough requests. Email them if interested.