Free Download Fracture Sounds - Blueprint #15: Church Organ

A grand pipe organ, recorded in a spacious Georgian church, featuring a curated collection of stop combinations. With three microphone positions, this library showcases the organ’s full range, from soft, reedy tones to full-on majestic power.

About the instrument

Recorded in St Paul’s Hall, Huddersfield, a repurposed church built in 1829 and now used as a concert hall and music venue, the St Paul’s organ features three manuals and a rich variety of stops and timbres. This library captures four stop combinations, carefully curated by Fracture Sounds founder, Will Bedford.

From soft, reed-like tones to majestic room-filling sounds, each combination is perfectly captured by three microphone perspectives, showing the vast reverberation of this historic Georgian space.

Stop Combinations

The original organ features 41 stops, covering a vast range of timbres, including principals, mixtures, flutes and reeds. An organist would typically blend these stops together to create unique ‘combinations’ to fit a particular moment in a piece of music.

To give you access to a range of these sounds in a user-friendly way, we have included four combinations (presented as articulations on the interface) which we have carefully crafted to cover the timbral range of the organ.

Starting with a soft ‘choral’ sound and progressively increasing in brightness and intensity, the included combinations are named Mellow, Bright, Rich, and Full.

Interface

Swell. Acts like the swell pedal of a pipe organ, allowing the sound to become dynamically louder or softer.
Color. EQ effect to change the brightness of the overall sound.
Stereo Width. Controls the stereo widening effect, turn clockwise to widen the signal, turn fully anticlockwise for a mono signal.
Reverb. The mid and far mics contain a glorious natural reverb, captured in the church. If you need even more, you can use this reverb control, with further settings if you click the gear icon.
Mic Mix. Control the balance of the three microphone perspectives using the individual Close, Mid and Far sliders, or blend seamlessly between a close and far mix using the Perspective slider.
Sample Start. Controls the sample offset.
Swell Intensity. Control how much the volume of the instrument is affected by the swell modulation.
Release Volume. Controls the volume of the releases to give the option of taming the natural reverb.

NKS support and Kontakt Player compatibility

We are pleased to offer full NKS support for Blueprint: Church Organ . Using the power of Native Instruments ‘ Komplete Kontrol keyboards , you get full control of the instrument using the built-in display and parameter controls on the keyboard. This also means that Blueprint: Church Organ is accessible to blind and visually impaired musicians. Additionally, the library is compatible with the free Kontakt Player with activation via Native Access, meaning you can use it without purchasing additional software. You can download Kontakt Player from the Native Instruments website.