#Using better ears with external midi registration#

In 2005 I was diagnosticed Parkinson disease and gradually started to loose the use of my fingers. At this time I did not need sequencers to play the organ, I could do it without the help of Midi. At this time I worked for the French magazines Guitares & Claviers and Musiciens and wrote about synthesizers, not organs. I have been working with it since the years 1980. RE: The organ and Midi, Midi the devil or midi opening new horizons In other words: Midi opening new horizons! I think this could be very important because organ music is becoming less appreciated as something being old fashioned. This might start a complete trend in organ playing.

In addition, if one likes to compose, one can make music which exceeds what one can do with fingers and feet. This has stimulated me to spend much time on a (in my ears) perfect performance.

#Using better ears with external midi registration#

Moreover, one can replay what one has composed, listen and subsequently improve one’s registration until one hears what one wants to hear. It is not easy to make music that way but much practice, like practicing to play music with the fingers, can do the job. But in principle, the sequencer offers the opportunity to produce notes of any length at any moment. Certainly, we all know that playing notes keyed into the computer yields robot music, lacking what music should do, transmit emotions. However, recently I have been playing with a sequencer connected to Hauptwerk. But we could simply run a complete service putting the USB stick in the organ. So where is the place for the organist? Sure, guiding the worshippers in singing requires interaction between them and the organist. One only needs to save the memory stick to replay the recording at any time! Professionals practice during day time, make a recording by Midi and the result is played for a CD recording at night when there is little outside noise.

Midi has been implemented in an increasing number of church organs. It is linked to a large organ behind by only a small cable. A playing table sits by itself on the podium of the new Philharmonie of Paris. The organ and Midi, Midi the devil or midi opening new horizons