by Fraser | Dec 9, 2020 | Fraser Gartshore, Music, Organs, YouTube Videos
What is Hauptwerk? Basically, it’s rather snazzy software used to control sampled pipe organs via Midi hardware. If you’ve ever used a VST instrument in Logic or Pro Tools, you’ll know what I mean. Hauptwerk is a very sophisticated piece of software...
by Fraser | Dec 8, 2020 | Fraser Gartshore, Music, Organs, YouTube Videos
Here we go! Finally, after many months of trying desperately to save up a Euro or two, I think it’s time to start my Hauptwerk organ console project. At the beginning of 2020, I had saved up a small sum of money to put aside to start buying components to build...
by Fraser | Nov 29, 2020 | Fraser Gartshore, Music, Organs, YouTube Videos
The 4/73 Rieger Organ in Marienstatt Abbey (Click here for Stoplist) The Abbey organ was inaugurated in in 1970 and is known for its special beauty of sound well beyond the borders of Germany. The organ was built by the Austrian organ builder Rieger and currently has...
by Fraser | Jun 7, 2020 | Fraser Gartshore, Music, Organs, YouTube Videos
The wonderful world of the Cinema Organ, or Theater Organ is a misunderstood world, not only for organists, but also listeners and fans alike. These instruments, often adorned with glamorous titles such as “The Mighty Wurlitzer” or the “Wonder...
by Fraser | Apr 10, 2020 | Composition, Fraser Gartshore, Improvisation, Music, Organs, YouTube Videos
Organists are funny creatures. They have an unexplainable love of an instrument, actually a machine, that lurks in cold buildings and has the power to both intimidate and impress listeners. And there we have it – power – organists love power. Even the...
by Fraser | Mar 31, 2020 | Composition, Fraser Gartshore, Music, YouTube Videos
In the good old days when I was a student at Edinburgh Uni – we’re talking the early 90s – the world of recording was getting used to the idea of digital. This new way of converting sound into bits and bytes was going to revolutionize the audio...