OrganDesigner simplifies the use of GENPO with its intuitive graphical user interface for effortless navigation.
OrganDesigner is a must-have graphical user interface (GUI) software for users of GENPO (GENeral Purpose Organ) that enables them to create and edit organ files with ease. These ".org" XML files are used to describe the composition and organization of an organ. Whether you are a musician, an avid organ enthusiast, or an audio engineer, this software has features that cater to all.
One of the standout features of OrganDesigner is its ability to create a GENPO organ file from a SoundFont file with user guidance. Furthermore, it can also open existing GENPO organ files for editing. Users can name the organ and its divisions where a division is the part of an organ that is typically played by one particular keyboard, whether pedal or manual.
The software allows users to add new divisions, modify them by changing their names and MIDI channels, delete divisions, and rearrange the order of the division list. Moreover, it offers users the ability to create, modify, and delete couplers. A coupler enables notes played on one division to sound on the coupled division. OrganDesigner supports couplers of 16', 8', and 4' pitch.
OrganDesigner enables users to edit stops, change their names, and MIDI banks, programs and velocities. Also, users can move stops to any division or location in the stop-list for a division, copy stops, and delete them. The software provides an impressive capability to read the names, banks, and program numbers of MIDI "stops" (instruments, programs, presets) from the SoundFont file.
Among the unique features added in the latest version of OrganDesigner is the "Toe Pistons" that are compatible with GENPO release 0.9.5. These enable users to set the stops on all divisions of an organ, rather than just one division. Additionally, there is a redesigned user interface that offers greater consistency when editing divisions, couplers, and pistons. However, a word of caution to users who need to input non-ASCII characters; OrganDesigner may not support this feature in this release. Such users may need to stay with the earlier version of the software, release 1.0.0 for the time being.
OrganDesigner is an excellent software that is easy to use, highly intuitive, and packed with features that make building and editing organ files effortless. Its capability to handle Unicode characters in stop names, division names, and couplers make it an ideal choice for anyone who is passionate about the organ.
One of the standout features of OrganDesigner is its ability to create a GENPO organ file from a SoundFont file with user guidance. Furthermore, it can also open existing GENPO organ files for editing. Users can name the organ and its divisions where a division is the part of an organ that is typically played by one particular keyboard, whether pedal or manual.
The software allows users to add new divisions, modify them by changing their names and MIDI channels, delete divisions, and rearrange the order of the division list. Moreover, it offers users the ability to create, modify, and delete couplers. A coupler enables notes played on one division to sound on the coupled division. OrganDesigner supports couplers of 16', 8', and 4' pitch.
OrganDesigner enables users to edit stops, change their names, and MIDI banks, programs and velocities. Also, users can move stops to any division or location in the stop-list for a division, copy stops, and delete them. The software provides an impressive capability to read the names, banks, and program numbers of MIDI "stops" (instruments, programs, presets) from the SoundFont file.
Among the unique features added in the latest version of OrganDesigner is the "Toe Pistons" that are compatible with GENPO release 0.9.5. These enable users to set the stops on all divisions of an organ, rather than just one division. Additionally, there is a redesigned user interface that offers greater consistency when editing divisions, couplers, and pistons. However, a word of caution to users who need to input non-ASCII characters; OrganDesigner may not support this feature in this release. Such users may need to stay with the earlier version of the software, release 1.0.0 for the time being.
OrganDesigner is an excellent software that is easy to use, highly intuitive, and packed with features that make building and editing organ files effortless. Its capability to handle Unicode characters in stop names, division names, and couplers make it an ideal choice for anyone who is passionate about the organ.
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