AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD NOW FOR £149 (€209, $229)
A legendary Organ built by the master Henry Willis, in a legendary London venue; the beautiful Union Chapel. From angelic soft delicacies to roaring thunder, this instrument is one of the finest examples of 19th Century craftsmanship in the world, and gives you a Symphonic Orchestra of tones at your fingertips.
AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD NOW FOR £149 (€209, $229)
OVERVIEW
The Organ at London’s Union Chapel was built by Henry Willis in 1877 specifically to match the size and acoustics of the building and is undoubtedly one of the finest in the world. Willis also built the organs for the Royal Albert Hall and St Paul’s Cathedral. It was restored during 2012-13 by the other legends of the organ world, Harrison & Harrison. It has three manuals, Swell, Great, Choir, and a full pedalboard. The Organ has been used in gigs at the Chapel by acts as diverse as Bernard Butler and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. The chapel itself has a beautiful acoustic and hosts artists such as Nils Lofgren, Ray Davies, Beck, Suzanne Vega, Nitin Sawhney, Ryan Adams, Lady Antebellum, Elton John, Ellie Goulding, Chris Martin, James Morrison, Amy Winehouse, David Byrne, Tori Amos, Bjork…
The Organ is presented with multiple mic perspectives, with Close, Stereo, Ambient and Outriggers, and included stops are SWELL - ContraGamba 16, Open Diapason 8, Salcional 8, Vox Angelica 8, Flote 4, Mixture; GREAT - Open Diapason 8, Stopped Diapason 8, Flautodolce 8, Trumpet 8, Principle 4, Clarion 4, Mixture 3, Principle 2, Fifteenth 2; CHOIR - Claribel Flute 8, Dulciana 8, Concert Flute 4, Clarion 4, Piccolo 2; PEDAL - Bourdon 16, Open Diapason 16
BACKGROUND
Spitfire co-founder Paul Thomson grew up sat on the organ stool. From playing in churches before he could reach the pedal board, to practicing at night locked alone in Worcester Cathedral as a teenager, he has always had a soft spot in his heart for this instrument. So after finding the perfect organ to sample this became a pet project.
https://soundcloud.com/spitfireaudio/op ... apel-organ
The organ is like an orchestra, from charming flutes to trumpets and trombones, with many interesting harmonic mixtures and options for voicing. You can set up different sounds on the manuals and pass from one to another, or combine them for a greatly amplified sound character. “The humble organist can have an orchestra of a thousand voices” - Marie Alain
https://soundcloud.com/spitfireaudio/fa ... apel-organ
Paul and his colleagues at Spitfire waited a long time before selecting the organ they wanted to sample, and the timing was perfect with the restoration and the collaboration with the Union Chapel. They started the project back in 2013 and many hours were spent during the night recording! This instrument has bags of character and can go from extraordinarily soft and delicate to full thunder and power while never sounding slightly synthetic or brittle like some of the later instruments.
https://soundcloud.com/spitfireaudio/cl ... apel-organ
As an instrument, the pipe organ has featured in many films and on many albums over the years, a sampling includes most recently Interstellar, Rollerball, 2001 A Space Odyssey, many of Danny Elfman's scores including his two Batman offerings, Koyaanisqatsi, The Omega Man, Interview With a Vampire, Patton and The Godfather.
As a bonus feature Spitfire’s team of sound designers have created 10 eDNA presets using the raw materials of the Organ, which have most recently featured in the 2016 Paul Feig reboot of Ghostbusters, plus a Dev Kit for the user to create their own unique Synths, Basses, Atmospheres and Rhythmic pulsing patches.
AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD NOW FOR £149 (€209, $229)