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Who uses Hauptwerk and why?
We are fortunate to have a large and enthusiastic community of users who have supported Hauptwerk since the launch of version 1 in 2002. You can read about some of Hauptwerk's users on the forum.
There are also plenty of third-parties who have created many diverse and wonderful sample sets for Hauptwerk, ranging from famous historic baroque organs to romantic giants to theatre organs, harmoniums and even harpsichords.
Hauptwerk is most often used:
- For study and practice at home by organists, organ enthusiasts and music students.
- In churches, theatres and concert halls to power digital organs and voice expanders.
- To upgrade old digital/electronic organs to the latest audio technology and realism, without having to buy a complete new console.
- In commercial and home recording studios to provide the ultimate pipe organ sound.
- For music composition and arrangement.
- For historical organ and music study and research.
- For making playable documentary recordings of endangered or valuable pipe organs.
- As an instrument on which to learn the organ in schools, music colleges, etc.
We aim to bring the pipe organ, king of instruments, to as many people as we can with the highest degree of realism possible on current home computer hardware.
However, we believe that, no matter how realistic or advanced, no model or imitation can ever equal a real pipe organ. We sincerely hope that Hauptwerk should never replace, or be considered as an alternative to, a real organ if space and finances permit.
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