Features
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Key features include:
Historical Instruments
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Play world class instruments and experience musical history spanning the centuries through virtually all periods of organ building. An ever growing library of instruments is available for Hauptwerk from countries around the world. |
State-of-the-art software for state-of-the-art hardware
| Hauptwerk is fully optimized for the latest generation of Mac and PC computers featuring 64-bit software and multi-processor and multi-core support. This means the best performance possible with your hardware. |  |
Free Instrument Included
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The 1907 Brindley and Fosterorgan of St. Anne's, from Birmingham, England comes with Hauptwerk to get you started right out of the box. 24-bit chromatically sampled pipes and a fully interactive virtual console come standard. |
Historical Temperaments
| Many historical tunings and temperaments are included with Hauptwerk, and can be recalled instantly from the organ console or via the control panels or menus. Original organ tuning is also available for instruments that support it. |  |
MIDI Learn
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MIDI Learn offers a quick and easy set up for digital organ consoles without needing to know any complex MIDI settings. Spend less time configuring and more time playing. |
Graphical User Interface Control Panels
| Graphical control panels are available for use with touch screens or direct MIDI connections, offering access to Hauptwerk's key functions in easy to use displays. |  |
MIDI Recording
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Hauptwerk MIDI recording captures your performances to standard MIDI files. Share your MIDI recordings with other users that own the same instruments. Simply record, load and play! |
Powerful Combination System
| Hauptwerk has a powerful, fully-programmable combination system that works for all virtual instruments including those that may not have a native combination system. |  |
Mac and PC Audio Unit and VST Plug-in Links
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Hauptwerk includes Audio Unit and VST plug-in links for Mac and PC. Connect Hauptwerk to your favorite sequencer and add high quality pipe organ tracks to your existing projects. |
Pro Audio
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Hauptwerk supports up to 32-bit 96kHz audio sample resolution, Apple's Core Audio, and Steinberg's VST and ASIO technology - the standards for professional audio.
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Multiple Audio Channel Support
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The Advanced Edition supports up to 512 audio channels. Additional audio outputs can be added as required with just a few clicks. (Requires multi-channel audio interface). |
Pipe Voicing Controls
| The Advanced Edition's pipe voicing controls allow customizing an instrument note by note. Voicing includes amplitude, tuning, EQ, tremulant, expression controls and more! |  |
Multiple LCD Panel Support
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Hauptwerk supports multiple LCD panels to display information about the status of controls including temperaments, transposition, organ loading, expression pedal positions, sequencer frame positions, recording status and more! |
Console Zoom
| View the virtual consoles in full-screen mode and Hauptwerk automatically zooms and maintains aspect ratios to make most efficient use of your screen space. |  |
Multiple Monitor Support
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The Advanced Edition supports multiple console views for use with two or more monitors. Support for up to 16 consoles views is available for virtual instruments that include them. |
Chromatic Pipe Recordings
| Hauptwerk has the advantage over early all other digital organs by using full-length natural pipe recordings sampled chromatically, note-for-note, from the original instrument. |  |
Digital/MIDI Organ Compatible
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Hauptwerk is extremely flexible, and supports nearly all MIDI hardware, MIDI keyboards and digital/MIDI organ consoles. It's very quick and easy to set up, with no understanding of MIDI needed using "MIDI Learn". |
