I’ve finally been fiddling with GPO5’s Custom Organ Console, which provides a large number of quite good organ stops, along with means to change the registration using MIDI CCs.
I’ve created a ‘proof of concept’ Playback Template, and created 2 Playback Techniques: “Choir” and “Great”.
You’ll need to create the Playing Techniques in your document that use these and any other Playback Techniques you create. You’ll also have to create expressions in the Map for your techniques, which will select the stop on/off combinations.
There’s an instruction document, and the Play Template. Drop it on the Hub to install!
I just discovered this thread. Have you done any more with this or other organ libraries?
I’ve only recently been taking a deep dive into (advanced) playback options in Dorico. Thank you for reminding me that I have the GPO organ console on my computer. I was experimenting with the Classic Pipe Organs library. It looks like with that or this organ console I’d have to go with independent voice playback to give the pedals a separate sound from the manuals.
I’m trying wrap my head around changing registrations during the piece. I’m wondering if loading stops on the fly or changing midi channels to another loaded ensemble is the way to go. A lot to think about.
Do you have any other pipe organ type libraries that you’ve used in Dorico? I have some other libraries (I think all Kontakt instruments) but I thought I’d focus on the Garritan libraries first. So much to think about and there is always the question if doing all this playback technique, expression map and playback template design is better than just manually adding in the stops in play mode track inspector using independent playback and entering the notes in the right voices?
