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> Almost all the videos on YouTube, the intro sounds fairly OK, but as soon 
> as the bass comes in the sound becomes distorted as hell.
>
> I guess camcorder microphones aren't so hot? ;-)

I  meant large membrane condenser professional microphones.
like http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=5303
They are rather heavy and very sensitive
You can't have those mounted on hand held camcorders :-)
In addition, youtube files are the most often heavily compressed with a big 
loss of quality.
Don't forget the last link of the chain : end listener speakers.
I you listen on mean multi-media speaker, don't wonder why you don't hear 
32' pipes fundamental frequencies :-)
>
>>> 5. Oohhh, so *that's* how you change volume on an organ? You use a 
>>> different manual?
>> There are other way as putting some of the pipe sets in a box with mobile 
>> walls
>
> Mmm, interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swell_box

>
>>> 6. What are all the metal spikey things dotted around the foot pedels?
>>
>> A SAM battery to dissuade the player from playing wrong notes (never hear 
>> of Stalin's Organs?)
>
> o_O
>
>> No seriousely there are foot commanded stops
>
> ...foot commanded stops...?!

Didn't you notice that your hands are sometimes rather busy while playing 
organ ?

Marc

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