AllanP
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I was lisiening to a CD of organ music. The pipe work has noticeable starting transients when each note is struck. One piece has a reed added part way through in which the reed starts when the note is played. The effect is make it obvious that the starting transient makes the note sound with a delay after the key is struck. One effect is to cause a gap between the notes when played legato thus giving a little spacing between notes.
When the reed was added, it was a kind of relief to have the rhythm become clearly defined. My organ teacher achieves a somewhat similar effect of making each note clearly defined by shortening the previous note slightly to give a clear attack to the note coming next which is then right on time. Is the "chiff" effect intentional to give this note spacing to define the note beginning? Is the "chiff" effect just an organ building style? Possibly it is not possible to get a clean attack on low pressure pipe work? European organs in large stone buildings do not seem to have a noticeable attack transient, but possibly it is because the listener is much farther away.
Mt preference is for a clean attack without noticeable transients. What do others think?
When the reed was added, it was a kind of relief to have the rhythm become clearly defined. My organ teacher achieves a somewhat similar effect of making each note clearly defined by shortening the previous note slightly to give a clear attack to the note coming next which is then right on time. Is the "chiff" effect intentional to give this note spacing to define the note beginning? Is the "chiff" effect just an organ building style? Possibly it is not possible to get a clean attack on low pressure pipe work? European organs in large stone buildings do not seem to have a noticeable attack transient, but possibly it is because the listener is much farther away.
Mt preference is for a clean attack without noticeable transients. What do others think?