Modartt user forum - Lautenwerck

Re: Lautenwerck

null@example.com (Wheat Williams) — Fri, 13 May 2016 01:11:55 +0000

There are two really good modern lautenwerks in my town (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) and I know both of the owners. There is some potential here...

If you want to hear a real lautenwerk, then here is a full album by one of these Atlanta artists: Daniel Pyle.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-m...d780189639

Re: Lautenwerck

null@example.com (mabry) — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 14:35:40 +0000

OrganoPleno wrote:

While playing the Concert Harp in PianoTeq, I realized a way to create the sound of a Lautenwerck, or Lute-Harpsichord.

Can't do that with Ivory! Go PT!

Re: Lautenwerck

null@example.com (OrganoPleno) — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:29:23 +0000

Suggested repertoire for this instrument:

Anything written by J.S.Bach for the Lute (or the Lute-Harpsichord);
Anything written for Harpsichord by J.S.Bach and containing lots of runs and arpeggios...
for example, the Chromatic Fantasy BWV 903;
and most early music for the Virginal, such as the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book.
And, of course, any transcriptions of Lute Music such as by John Dowland.

Re: Lautenwerck

null@example.com (OrganoPleno) — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 05:48:41 +0000

NathanShirley wrote:

This is one of the things I love about Pianoteq -- what an incredibly flexible and organic sounding instrument. Looking forward to trying out this Lute-Harpsichord technique. Thanks for posting this.

If you like it (or find some appropriate improvements), feel free to post a demo. I would suggest use of an alternative tuning to improve the effect... whether meantone, or one of the "circulating" temperaments used in the Baroque. Myself, I've been using the Lehman-Bach Temperament found in a Scala file.

The file is "lehman2.scl" and it has been posted here on this Forum:
http://www.forum-pianoteq.com/viewtopic.php?id=2988

Re: Lautenwerck

null@example.com (NathanShirley) — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 05:27:54 +0000

This is one of the things I love about Pianoteq -- what an incredibly flexible and organic sounding instrument. Looking forward to trying out this Lute-Harpsichord technique. Thanks for posting this.

Re: Lautenwerck

null@example.com (Jake Johnson) — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:14:19 +0000

Could you please post a demo recording?

Lautenwerck

null@example.com (OrganoPleno) — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 06:39:49 +0000

While playing the Concert Harp in PianoTeq, I realized a way to create the sound of a Lautenwerck, or Lute-Harpsichord.

This instrument has gut strings and no dampers, so the Concert Harp provides a good head start. A few tweaks, and we're there. Here's what I did:

Start with the Concert Harp "Daily" preset; move the plucking point to around 1/10.0; increase the plucking brightness to about 1.70 for all three dynamics; lower the soundboard impedance to about 0.66; then set dynamics sensitivity to the minimum (1 Db), or create a flat velocity curve for the Keyboard.

Now we have a harpsichord variant with harp-like (or lute-like) characteristics. To my ear, this setting out-performs the Sampled Sets I have for the same instrument, giving a much fuller and more satisfying sound yet still with all the desired characteristics.

Score one more for PianoTeq!