Notre Dame de Budapest Pipe Organ Samples

Key features

• 62 different pipe organ stops and combinations from 2 symphonic organs in unmatched quality
• 96 kHz 24-bit recordings and post-processing
• 48 kHz 24-bit samples
• more than 3000 samples
• every 2nd or 3rd note sampled on the manual (optimized stop-by-stop, according to results of critical listening tests)
• every 1st or 2nd note sampled on the pedal (optimized stop-by-stop, according to results of critical listening tests)
• swellbox effect*
• tremolo effect*
• crescendo effect*
• long loops for looped samples (average of 2-8 second loops)
• original cathedral amience (impulse response reverbs and release samples*)

*Some features are not/not fully supported in different editions and formats due to sampler/host compatibility. See feature comparison for the details.

Editions

Comparison of the different versions and editions
	Looped Edition	Compact Edition
Type	sample library	sample library
Required sampler	Kontakt 4 or later or compatible	Kontakt 4 or later or compatible
Platform	PC, Mac	PC, Mac
Modes	-	-
Contents	62 stops and combis	10 stops and combis
Samples	looped	looped
Sample format	24 bit, 48 kHz	24 bit, 48 kHz
Reverb (by impulse response)	stereo	stereo
Reverb (by release samples)	stereo	stereo
Swellbox (by impulse response)		yes
Swellbox (by samples)	(no pre-programmed MIDI controller automation in Kontakt 4)	yes
Tremolo		yes
Crescendo	-	yes
Size	9 GB	2 GB
Delivery	Download	Download

Looped Edition

The Looped Edition of NDB Pipe Organ Samples, made for the professional, contains 62 stops, pre-recorded combinations and sound effects from the symphonic organs. This edition is made for those who already have a sampler software and wish to use the samples with that. All sound transients, like the sounds of the valves of the pipes or the windchest activity can be heard together with the natural reverb of the cathedrals - without any additional noise. Key features include the realtime controllable swellbox, tremolo and crescendo effects and the natural cathedral ambience achieved in two different ways: by impulse responses of the cathedrals and by release triggers. You can always choose the method that best fits your music, or even use them together. Every important combination and stop on the organs was recorded to allow performing almost every part of the pipe organ literature.

Compact Edition

The Compact Edition of the library contains the basic stops and combinations you need for pipe organ music and orchestral arrangements in an affordable solution. All samples are in 48 kHz, 24 bit. The natural cathedral ambience is implemented by release triggered samples and impulse responses. Crescendo, tremolo and swellbox effects are not implemented in the Compact Edition.

System requirements and recommendations

NDB Pipe Organ Samples is designed to operate with Native Instruments' Kontakt.

Looped and Compact Edition (looped samples)

• sample library with .NKI (Kontakt 4) files 
• Kontakt 4 or later or compatible is required (.NKI files)

This sample set doesn't require any activation through Native Access. The patches can be loaded into Kontakt by simply double-clicking the .nki files or just drag-and-drop them into the multi-rack.

Also note that NDB Pipe Organ Samples is not compatible with the RAM-based sampler Hauptwerk.

Licensing

This sample set doesn't require any activation through Kontakt or Native Access. The patches can be loaded into Kontakt by simply double clicking the .nki files or just drag-and-drop them into the multi rack.

NDB Pipe Organ Samples for Kontakt 4 and later