Why do Phoenix digital sampled organs sound so realistic?
Simple – sampling is an art requiring artistic ability, not just technological expertise. The building of a fine non-winded organ requires the same qualities necessary to build a fine pipe organ — artistic ability. That ability does not come without years of accumulated knowledge and experience with pipe organs. It also takes the God-given talent of a very good ear. Donald W. Anderson, Phoenix’ North American Tonal Director, has spent his life dedicated to organs, both pipe and electronic. His talent of being able to produce incredible pipe samples from the note-by-note recordings of pipe organs has been heralded on both sides of the Atlantic. The vehicle by which those fine pipe samples are heard was the brain child of Phoenix’ developer and director, David Bostock, in England. While other companies only scratch the surface with the available technology, the Phoenix system takes pipe-less organ sound to a new dimension and is the most flexible on the market today. What is most impor
