Guides

GrandOrgue Combination System Explained: Generals, Divisionals & Sequencer A combination action is a memory system that stores stop registrations so you can recall them instantly with a single piston press. GrandOrgue’s combination system is one of its most powerful features: it gives you generals, divisionals, a performance sequencer, flexible scope modes, and full MIDI control…

Enclosure, Swell & Tremulant in GrandOrgue Real organs shape loudness with swell boxes, not volume knobs. GrandOrgue models the enclosure, the swell pedal that opens it, and the tremulant — here is how each one works and how to play them. Unlike a synthesizer, a pipe organ has no master volume — loudness is built…

Using GrandOrgue with a DAW Let’s be clear up front: GrandOrgue is not a VST or AU plugin — it is a standalone program. But with a virtual MIDI cable you can still drive it from your DAW, record the performance, and mix it like any other track. If you produce music in a DAW…

Tracker Action Simulation in GrandOrgue On a mechanical tracker organ, pressing a key pulls a wooden tracker that opens the pallet — and that takes a few milliseconds. GrandOrgue’s tracker action simulation recreates that tiny delay and the tactile feel that comes with it. Modern electric-action organs respond instantly. Historic mechanical organs do not: between…

Convolution Reverb in GrandOrgue GrandOrgue places your samples in a real acoustic space using convolution reverb built on zita-convolver — the same technique pro studios use to clone the sound of actual churches. Convolution reverb works by “multiplying” your audio with an impulse response (IR) — a recording of how a real space responds to…

GrandOrgue Wind Model Explained A real pipe organ breathes: the bellows pressure sags and recovers as you play, and the pipes respond. GrandOrgue’s wind model simulates exactly that — subtle pitch and volume movement that makes big chords feel alive. On a real organ, pressing a full chord opens dozens of pallets at once, and…