> A pipe organ is a kind of 2 dimensions array.
> Collumns are notes played by the hands and feet keyboards
> Rows are various stops allowing air to reach different sets of pipes.
> Pipes are 2 kinds :
> Flute pipes (made of wood or tin) that work like recorders but playing a 
> single note by pipe. Their pitch depends on their length and the 
> open/closedness of their top end.
> In reeds, the sound is generated by a beating reed like a clarinet. Their 
> pitch is related to the length and mass of the reed, the pipe works mainly 
> on the colour of the sound.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_organ
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_humana
> 
> Fonds are a mixed set of flute pipes, Fonds+Quinte are the same with a 5th 
> added to simulate odd harmonics.
> Scharff  is a German style mixture of high pitch pipes (mostly octaves and 
> 5ths added to normal 8' pipes).

Heh. I knew somebody here would know...

So when you play organ music, how do you know which stops to use? Is it 
written on the score, or do you just take a playing guess?

> Are you sure the reverb is sampled and not added afterwards? haven't you any 
> control on it?

It appears to be the natural reverberation of whatever building this 
particular organ is situated in.

> If they recorded the reverb as well this is a bad idea.

Probably. It does give the thing a fairly rich sound though... [while 
also making it kinda tricky to play a good toccata or fugue.]

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