As Hohman says in the video, he sees the organ moving out of the church and into the concert hall, and, I think he's right. OTOH, a cool looking instrument like this might actually aid in re-introducing the organ to the more visually and entertainment oriented mega-churches.
Although I like the futuristic design, I have to wonder about the lack of stop controls. It would appear that the registrations would have to set externally to be recalled by combination action. Unconventional, but not necessarily impractical considering the flexibility of today's combination systems.
I gather from the website, that Orgamuse is a intended to be a controller for external sound generating modules and devices and not a turnkey instrument. Other than clean appearance of this approach, it would certainly lower the cost of the console, which is probably the biggest single contributor to the price of electronic organs other than the sound system (speakers and amps.)
As virtual organs gain in popularity, I think you'll see more innovation in design such as this.
For example, here's Pierre Fracalanza's virtual console setup
John
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The use of piston sequencers is much more common in Europe on instruments with modern combination actions but it is gaining more traction here in the US for concert instruments. Why fumble looking for #14 when you can use your foot to hit a toe stud next to a swell shoe or an available thumb to hit one of several NEXT buttons under the keyboards? I see more of them appearing on Allen organs intended for churches too.
That does beg the question of how you set the combinations on a general purpose console that does not have dedicated sound generation equipment. Perhaps a PC interface with a video screen that is removed for the actual performance after the combinations are set.
As far as the light up pedals, I wonder how soon Cameron Carpenter will have a set installed on his M&O? Whoda thunk that Fred Hohman would out glitz Cameron?
Larry is my name; Allen is an organ brand. Allen RMWTHEA.3 with RMI Electra-Piano; Allen 423-C+Gyro; Britson Opus OEM38; Steinway AR Duo-Art 7' grand piano, Mills Violano Virtuoso with MIDI; Hammond 9812H with roll player; Roland E-200; Mason&Hamlin AR Ampico grand piano, Allen ADC-5300-D with MIDI, Allen MADC-2110.
Yep. If Cameron has seen this, he's already got some light-up pedals ordered!
John
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That does beg the question of how you set the combinations on a general purpose console that does not have dedicated sound generation equipment. Perhaps a PC interface with a video screen that is removed for the actual performance after the combinations are set.
Perhaps by a Bluetooth connected phone, a la GoPro.
I've played a Lowrey once...with all those lights, my thought the entire time was "pinball!!"
I had the misfortunate once of playing for a church with a top of the line L. It is supposed to be digital but if there was any sampling involved it certainly was not of pipes. I see used Ls on Craigslist frequently. They don't sell every well and when they do, it is like 10% or less of the new purchase price.
I had the misfortunate once of playing for a church with a top of the line L. It is supposed to be digital but if there was any sampling involved it certainly was not of pipes. I see used Ls on Craigslist frequently. They don't sell every well and when they do, it is like 10% or less of the new purchase price.
A local rumor claimed that they sampled a Vox Humana on a Rodgers.
I thought some of you might be interested in Frederick Hohman's reply to my inquiry about Orgamuse:
Thank you for your interest in ORGAMUSE. Marketing will resume once our applied-for patents are secured. I hope to have more videos and information posted on the ORGAMUSE by late summer. A limited number of concert engagements featuring ORGAMUSE are being organized now for the 2018-19 season. Major new announcements will appear in The American Organist magazine and at the ORGAMUSE page of ProOrgano.com. I hope you will continue to stayed tuned. Thanks again for your interest and patience.
Cordially,
Frederick Hohman
ProOrgano.com
Bill
My home organ: Content M5800 as a midi controller for Hauptwerk
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