Hello

[fagott]

I just registered and want to share something about myself with all of you. I am a retired librarian/computer programmer. Other pursuits: reading good mystery novels, collecting and planting California native plants, and trying to get alpine/rock garden plants to grow. I can manage a passable basic German if needed; I also dabble in Polish, Hungarian, and had 5 years of Latin in school. I don't do Tweets or Facebook or other giddy things. I don't have a cellphone; I am not an important person. I live in Redwood City, California, with my partner.

I recently became aware of the virtual organ scene. I was a self-taught church organist about 30 years ago. I loathe the sound of electric organs. So I have downloaded the free set of Hauptwerk and also Grand Orgue. I have purchased a Masterkey-61 keyboard to use for a start.

I find both Hauptwerk and Grand Orgue rather opaque?/baroque?/unapproachable? in their install instructions. Yes, I have viewed the Lars Palo Youtube videos. Yes, I am aware there is a 230-page manual of instructions for Hauptwerk. I am not an audio engineer so I don't understand things like channels, latency, steppers, polyphony and so on. Nor am I a nerd who likes to do things electronic. I'm just trying to be able to press a note on a keyboard and hear a sound in my headphones, for a start.

Anyone have any idea how to get Grand Orgue to recognize my keyboard? Anyway, thanks in advance for your patience.

 

[wljmrbill]

Welcome to the forums. A number of us have Virtual organs. I use Hauptwerk myself. I a sure you can ding the helps you need here. Take are and have fun too with your VOP

 

[Krummhorn]

:wave: Welcome to Magle International Music-Forums,

I have been a church organist since 1961 and still hold a position in a Lutheran church here with a II/9 Möller pipe organ built in 1979.

Being a sort of 'dyed in the wool' pipe organ kind fo guy, I have played many 'toasters' over the years during my church profession. Some were pretty darn good, others were ... well ... erm ... uhh ... let's just say a billy goat whose tail is being yanked sounded better. :lol:

I had a long affiliation with Allen, both in sales and as a road technician/installer while in Southern California.

Anyway, we do have an excellent forum area that deals with VPO's and a number of very knowledgeable members who are experts in that field, so you have come to the right place to learn more about them.

Enjoy your time here ...

 

[John Watt]

Wow! Now I don't feel so bad, as a professional electric guitarist.
I was making a sign for a buy and sell store,
and he had a nice looking computer keyboard for sale, $20, made in California,
what Eddy Van Halen used, and please notice Jimi Hendrix in my avatar,
so I went for it and brought it home.
Needless to say, it was a unique creation that I couldn't plug into anything.
It was nice that I traded it back for something else.

It's nice to know you're not twittering at me from behind.

But for a librarian, you have a very totally in your, uh, face, user name.