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PAB Gravissimo
PAB Gravissimo is a special edition of the virtual pipe organ product family Palace of Arts Budapest Pipe Organ Samples. It introduces new features and contains virtual stops not existing in the real organ.
Specification and labeling differences
One of the most important differences between the original organ and the PAB Gravissimo is in the work of couplers. In PAB Gravissimo, due to the introduction of a versatile keyboard-to-division assignment feature, all electric couplers are relabeled and defined as divisional couplers instead of coupling just keyboards. In addition to these, PAB Gravissimo has an additional Tremulant on the Solo division and a new mechanical coupler IV+V m.
Also, in this virtual version of the PAB organ, many of the stops’ compasses have been extended wider than their original compass, to support transposing couplers and the inclusion of additional virtual stops.
New features
There are numerous novel features in PAB Gravissimo, summarized as follows:
| New feature
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More details
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| Additional stops and compass extension
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| 52 new virtual stops based on extensions of the originals, all together 144 stops
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Section 2.3
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| Additional stops and compass extensions are separately loadable
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| Couplers
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| 92 divisional electric couplers including transposing, self-, reverse couplers and split and unison off feature
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Section 5.4
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| Bass and melody coupler converters
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Section 5.4.3
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| Swellboxes
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| All divisions virtually enclosed
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Section 5.6
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| 3 freely assignable swell pedals
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Section 5.7.2
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| Swellbox range and curve adjustments
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Section 5.7.4
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| Swellbox operational direction selector for all pedals independently
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Section 5.7.3
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| Performance and convenience
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| Programmable PL and TT switches that works in an additive fashion
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Section 5.5.3
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| Extended crescendo program and crescendo wheel that works in an additive way, EasyCrescendo™ programming
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Section 5.10
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| Real-time dynamic KeyboardMass™ simulation and control for all keyboards and pedal
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Section 5.14
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| Keyboard to division assignment matrix
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Section 5.2.1
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| 8-preset PerformanceSequencer™ secondary combination action to store and recall performance-related switches, working together or independent of PAB’s Combination Action
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Section 5.9
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| Organ aging button (detune)
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Section 5.13
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| Additional tremulant for the Solo division
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Additional virtual stops and compass extensions
The following list summarizes the additional 52 virtual stops that are based on stop compass extensions and sharing. ‘Oct’ in the table refers to the amount of transposition in octaves that was required to create the virtual stop.
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Stop
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Oct
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Stop
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Source stop
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Oct
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| Pedal
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Gravissimo 64'
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Majorbass 32'
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-1
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Grand Orgue
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Montre 32'
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Montre 16'
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-1
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| Principal 32'
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Principalbass 16'
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-1
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Principal 16'
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Principal 8'
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-1
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| Violon 32'
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Violon 16'
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-1
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Bourdon 16'
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Bourdon 8'
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-1
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| Mixtur IV 5 1/3'
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Mixtur 4x 2 2/3'
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-1
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Praestant 8'
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Praestant 4'
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-1
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| Bombarde 64'
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Bombarde 32'
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-1
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Principal 1'
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Superoctave 2'
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1
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| Basson 32'
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Basson 16' (Pos)
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-1
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Trompete 32'
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Trompete 16'
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-1
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| Trompete 16'
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Trompete 8'
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-1
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Trumpet 8'
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Trompete 4'
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-1
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| Basson 8'
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Basson 16' (Pos)
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1
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Basson 8'
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Basson 16' (Pos)
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1
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| Tuba mir. 16'
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Tuba mir. 8' (Solo)
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-1
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Tuba mir. 16'
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Tuba mir. 8' (Solo)
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-1
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| Tuba mir. 8'
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Tuba mir. 8' (Solo)
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0
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Tuba mir. 8'
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Tuba mir. 8' (Solo)
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0
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| Tuba mir. 4'
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Tuba mir. 8' (Solo)
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1
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Tuba mir. 4'
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Tuba mir. 8' (Solo)
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1
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| Chamade 32'
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Chamade 16' (Cha)
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-1
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Chamade 32'
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Chamade 16' (Cha)
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-1
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| Chamade 16'
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Chamade 16' (Cha)
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0
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Chamade 16'
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Chamade 16' (Cha)
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0
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| Chamade 8'
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Chamade 8' (Cha)
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0
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Chamade 8'
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Chamade 8' (Cha)
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0
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| Bajoncillo 8'
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Chamade 4' (Cha)
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-1
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Bajoncillo 8'
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Chamade 4' (Cha)
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-1
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| Chamade 4'
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Chamade 4' (Cha)
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0
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Chamade 4'
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Chamade 4' (Cha)
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0
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| Positif expr.
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Principal 16'
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Principal 8'
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-1
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Récit expr.
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Violon 32'
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Violon 16'
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-1
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| Unda maris 16'
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Unda maris 8'
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-1
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Geigenprinc. 16'
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Geigenprincipal 8'
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-1
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| Piccolo 1/2'
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Piccolo 1'
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1
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Gamba 16'
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Gamba 8'
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-1
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| Basson 32'
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Basson 16'
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-1
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Bombarde 32'
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Bombarde 16'
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-1
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| Trompette 16'
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Trompette 8'
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-1
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Tromp.harm. 16'
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Trompette harm. 8'
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-1
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| Trompette 4'
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Trompette 8'
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1
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Hautbois 4'
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Basson-Hautbois 8'
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1
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| Solo
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Principale 16'
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Principale 8'
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-1
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Chamaden
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Chamade 32'
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Chamade 16' (Cha)
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-1
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| Principale 4'
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Principale 8'
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1
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Bajoncillo 8'
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Chamade 4' (Cha)
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-1
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| Principal 2'
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Octave 4'
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1
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| Flûte 1'
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Flûte 2'
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1
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| Tuba mir. 16'
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Tuba mir. 8' (Solo)
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-1
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| Tuba mir. 4'
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Tuba mir. 8' (Solo)
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1
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The above table shows those stops that have separate switches directly accessing the extended compass range. In PAB Gravissimo, all together 78 stops have extended compass ranges supported by samples, of which 75 have one octave up, 38 one octave down and 35 both directions sound designed. Apart of these, Mixtur 4-6x 2' and Septnone 2x 8/9' + 11/7' on the Positif have a limited extension range upwards supported by new samples – the upmost notes are based on repetitions –, and Compensum 7x 2 2/3' on the pedal also has a repetition based extension. This means that nearly the full tutti has an extended range upwards by one octave; the organ has gained significant additional low-frequency power and majesty in the form of a downward octave frequency extension, as well.
Information
Last updated: 18 April 2019
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