Dale Ramsey Music

Having brought home the computer, I have been looking for additional pieces of equipment necessary for the Hauptwerk Virtual Organ system. They include: the console (keyboards, pedalboard, combination pistons, expression pedals, bench, music desk). Handily, these are all available at an outfit called Classic Midi Works. Well, mostly. They are currently back ordered on the “furniture” aspect of […]

Linking the console (keyboards, etc.) to the computer requires a simple Midi line-in feed.  Linking the resulting sound from the computer software to the home audio system requires an audio card. These elements are met in one piece of gear–the Echo Audiofire 8. The firewire link into and out of the computer handles all the connectivity […]

Thanks to my lovely wife, Marcia, I received the Hauptwerk Virtual Organ software for Christmas. For several weeks now, I’ve been building a budget and researching hardware requirements and options. Of course, the software is the least expensive part of the package and the easiest to decide upon. I’ve discovered that the computer required to run the software must […]