Controlling a MASSIVE pipe organ with my computer

[@ChristianJeremyOcaya]

Props to the guy so willing to give his time for you to play music on the organ. He seemed enthusiastic about it

[@Gemini_Samura1]

Musicians love jammin.

[@squeethesane]

I assure you he's just as excited to be able to blast random silliness on it.

[@carter9449]

I bet he got a surge in people coming in after the last video

[@VivaLaBunga]

He immediately understood the new possibilities.

[@Vixxus]

Definitely, seems like such a nice guy! And now they can do midi concerts :D win-win

[@willthigpen4889]

Rob got these people to wire a midi in to their building sized pipe organ so he could play super Mario on it.

[@yolandria]

Wouldn't say got them to wire a Midi...More like connect what was already installed.

[@squeethesane]

Over the course of several months... Yup... That happened. This might be the best thing this year so enjoy!

[@KiteRara]

Rob got these people to wire a midi in to their building sized pipe organ so he could play Necrophagist on it.

[@austinmartin6918]

Is there really any other reason to wire a midi into a building-sized pipe organ?

[@gammafoxlore2981]

@@austinmartin6918 Yes Usually we use midi to control other instruments or to expand the amount of stops that are accessible to the instrument.

[@bigdog7770]

The guy running the organ is a legend. He completely trusted you with his baby.

[@JoshuaSobel]

Eh, we're usually pretty chill about letting people use our organs. They're meant to be played, and good ones are rugged enough to last for hundreds of years under regular use. You're not gonna break them by playing them, and we're more than willing to let you experiment. A lot of us got into organ because of the enormous number of possibilities they have, so seeing this stuff as a classical organist is pretty cool. And the added benefit is that videos like this spread the organ to a wider audience, which it definitely deserves. Cheers!

[@sophiaseth2769]

@@JoshuaSobel uuuhhh I would die to play an organ like that honestly. I'm not an organist, but a pianist and an accordionist. I have a tiny organ in my basement, but yk its not this and it only has one octave of pedals. But the organ is an entire orchestra and the only thing coming close to that I own is the accordion which pales in comparison to this beast

[@JoshuaSobel]

@@sophiaseth2769 If you're ever in North Carolina, I could set you up to try one out lol I've actually played this organ before. Pretty cool experience, and VERY loud sitting at the console!

[@mrgrinch14]

Seriously, dude was a bro through and through.

[@Theseekermanshow]

@@JoshuaSobel I'm in South Carolina :D

[@MatthewCasey]

As an IT guy, I simply love the video beginning with people flipping through owner’s manuals and calling Chris and then giving up and calling for the official external repairman to come in.

[@jk9554]

also as an IT guy: "why isn't it working? Oh, it's just not plugged in..."

[@iciclecold2991]

same bro. same.

[@anthonylonlieano848]

@@jk9554 “Hello IT, have you tried turning it off and on again?”

[@SupremeRuleroftheWorld]

as someone in HVAC: that is basically my life.

[@ronald4life1]

lol someone took weeks to optimize this thing perfectly then they just throw a midi device into the mix that probably doesn't understand the limits of the device and they push it out.

[@tonywolfemusic5920]

Let’s just agree that this organist is the coolest guy ever.

[@davidelesci8056]

By far!

[@georgelloydgonzalez]

I find oddly endearing how John called all his professional colleagues, and didn't try to hide the fact that they were shooting a music video. I feel that many people would've omitted that, as KZbin still appears as a childish job to the eyes of many. That showed how much faith he had in Rob.

[@morpher44]

I don't know. I think he didn't recognize Bohemian Rapsody.

[@blitheringrando1410]

He let homie play metal on a pipe organ. I would be afraid he would break it with such intensity 😂

[@lauraiss1027]

each comment starting with "let's" is pure shit.

[@vincentdanopoulos]

"Lemme just hook up my computer to this church"

[@wellsilver3972]

@Nathaniel Hill *Y e s *

[@onion6667]

aphex twin would love this

[@caradog1081]

Well Silver no *_ L I K E T H I S_*

[@thelordchancellor3454]

Adeptus Mechanicus moment

[@prod_by_ember_]

you wouldnt download a church

[@amayizingnicollama]

I love how open minded and even exited John is about using modern tricks on a very traditional instrument. I can see how some purists might object but he seems all for it and I really like that

[@jiricevela3822]

I guess this is partially thanks to a super-humble attitude of Rob. Which is totally OK and seemingly opens new opportunities for the music world (as a musicologist, this makes me extremely excited).

[@ellieosteen]

Jiří Čevela Rob seems like one of the nicest guys ever

[@Metal-Possum]

Hey, it's good publicity, and since he's already met Rob, he already knows what he's in for. He may even be a fan of the channel. It's probably hard to get new organ players these days, especially since the kids have wisened up a little about the sex abuse required to get there.

[@amoliski]

Way to spoil a positive sentiment with a tasteless Joke, Alex.

[@Metal-Possum]

@@amoliski You're welcome.

[@jej3451]

On the contrary, this is exactly what the engineers had in mind when they put a midi-in port on the instrument.

[@slizer452]

100% those engineers were like "OH MY GOD LET'S PUT A MIDI PORT ON IT SO IT CAN PLAY DOOM."

[@graemeporter]

@@slizer452 Surely they gotta play E1M1 on this organ

[@mr.voidroy6869]

@@slizer452 the irony of playing doom in a church on an organ lmao

[@opticalecho119]

The engineers definitely thought of it. The people installing it didn’t.

[@humanmerelybeing1966]

@@mr.voidroy6869 To be fair, you are slaying demons in Doom

[@JohnJackson-mn4ts]

Freddie said “Do what you like with my music, just never make it boring...” I think you guys have carried out his final wish in style.

[@kyleguajardo]

"Now that's what I'm talking about!'

[@bigamsterdam9513]

Damn you hit the right note with that man. You see alot of “blank would be proud” in the comments of covers but i really think freddy would appreciate hearing their music played on this instrument

[@devinaschenbrenner2683]

@@bigamsterdam9513 especially a sonh that failed when it was first released much to Freedys disappointment. Im pretty sure the songs popularity didnt rise until after his death, correct me please if im wrong. I am not 100 percent sure.

[@seemann2401]

@@devinaschenbrenner2683 nope ma man, they've been the most successful band of their time, and the song became popular long while before his death

[@lunarangellic994]

damn this song on organ just... goosebump inducing one word, beautyful

[@alekseyl]

alternative video title: "Connecting a building to my laptop"

[@pascha4527]

Everytime I connect to the internet lol.

[@UltimatePwnageNL]

Seriously though many corporate buildings are fully automated and maintenance personnel routinely controls the entire thing with a laptop to test stuff. a/c, heating, blinds, door access, closing fire doors, lights, sometimes even certain windows can open and close electronically. And if it's a mall, you can blast your tunes through the PA system :D

[@cythereanmusic]

You wouldn’t download a church

[@pirosoffaireyes]

@@cythereanmusic aww shit

[@michaeljones8103]

Alekseyl solid gold

[@Theyoghurt2]

taking the aux cord in your friends car on a whole different level

[@danielport4771]

Bastis gebastel when you have an aux plug in the wall of your house

[@samlarsen6706]

Not Picky beautiful commentary you’ve got there.

[@rexbanner1560]

llol

[@CelestialsStorm]

This made me ugly snort into my hot chocolate 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Hooptedoodle]

The organist is a blast. He pulled all the stops (lol) to get this working. And he's having a great time, I hope he uses/used the hell out of this after Rob left.

[@tim-kevinwahlert250]

@BumbleBee Wait, what!? I thought the second one was it!😬

[@peterpetruzzi]

Given where he works, he probably won’t be using the “hell” out of it lol

[@miniskunk]

The phrase "pulling all the stops" actually originally referred to an organist playing with them all pulled out.

[@LilSirAxolotl]

This was like watching my dad back in the 80's trying to hook up the new VCR

[@ethanlewandowski1939]

UkeliDokeli haha funny

[@BayouMaccabee]

Ha!

[@gailbowman1690]

Lol...l remember those days

[@connormcinerney7503]

7:03 - Rain testing 8:52 - Rain 10:55 - Anchor 12:39 - Super Mario Bros. 13:41 - Necrophagist - Stabwound 14:31 - Metallica - One 15:21 - Animals As Leaders - The Woven Web 16:51 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

[@jonanderson5137]

Hero!

[@Bladedcloud6159]

Beautiful

[@cerealata9035]

Thank you!

[@renzoyangson6109]

Holy sht there's fukin AAL hahaha they should've played "Brain Dance"

[@gibsoadstudios648]

Renzo Yangson should’ve been CAFO😂

[@hiqwertyhi]

They gotta open this as a service: email them your midi files and how you want it to sound, they record it with good mics and send back the wav files. Could charge some good money for it, I think there'd be a market

[@kevetoth315]

Good luck with the mixing lol

[@ethanblanke6873]

hiqwertyhi I’d definitely utilize that service

[@romajimamulo]

Especially with how no one is going to church currently,

[@diederikvandedijk]

If there is a market for such a service, why can't you just have an organ player play your song and have the sound recorded?

[@SyntheticFuture]

Soundrecorder won't cut it though, you'll need a ton of mics all over the room. But yes you could hire a player as well I guess. Would take more time though as they have to learn the parts.

[@emmaceleste_]

The organist immediately playing with the stops to find different sounds had the *exact same energy* as Andrew Huang playing with his modular synths.

[@AA-gl1dr]

musicians are musicians

[@tovenshane]

Organs are one of the first forms of synth! Essentially you're just playing with different harmonics and waveforms depending on the design of the pipes!

[@gabriellynch2764]

Dude spot on!

[@Whitman1819]

@@AA-gl1dr exactly!

[@intelligentdonut]

As an organist, that is a necessary step in playing a piece. The instructions will say stuff like Swell: 8’ Reed, 4’ Flute and you have to find what fits best and put it on a piston for later.

[@markbennekamper1906]

I want to thank the organist, church, and organ builder for making this possible. I will assume that it cost some money and time to fix the MIDI connection. The fact that the church was willing to partake in this adventure is incredible. Thanks also to Rob, his audio/video team, and certainly the sponsors. I teach audio engineering will be using this video as a tool when we explore MIDI in the future. I think it's really cool that the organ designers thought enough to create separate channels for each keyboard rank. The possibilities are now endless!

[@lancetheman28]

I’m betting when they spend that kind of money they get a pretty good warranty, then again they might get phone calls from India saying we have been trying to reach you about your organs warranty.

[@Metal-Possum]

@@lancetheman28 Pretty sure they'd have an OrganCare subscription.

[@Sturmischer]

More than likely they saw a use for the functionality in the future as well, and thought it might be a good investment to be able to use the functionality

[@Horseshoecrabwarrior]

@@Sturmischer I agree! The ability to use MIDI input means, at the very least, the organists can take days off and simply have someone press "play" on a computer to play the music

[@wmden1]

@@lancetheman28 Good one. Nice laugh. Of course, I get about 4 of those type calls every day.

[@hawaii2k]

People outside: "Oh, he finally lost it completely."

[@PhotonCommander]

Christian Andersen this comment made me ugly laugh.

[@dimitrioslykissas7981]

The day they called 911 on the organist.

[@Hans5958]

@@dimitrioslykissas7981 hello, my church played super mario for some reason

[@AustinSmith-fo8jg]

You can record the true sound of this place using a binaural audio microphone. The video titled "Hear New York City in 3D audio" does an incredible job at explaining this and I'm dying to hear the true power of this instrument. Please like so he can see.

[@QuinnHartmann]

Why has nobody liked this :( literally the only thing I was thinking that whole time

[@JETJOOBOY]

@@QuinnHartmann I just posted the same above..

[@JZStudiosonline]

Those microphones aren't particularly great for dynamics though. The more ideal setup in this scenario would be to have 2 decent mono mics with a few feet of separation. Then you still get the stereo field similar to binaural and better dynamics.

[@94XJ]

Wouldn't reach anywhere near the same feeling. Neither those microphones nor youtube would capture the full range made by a pipe organ. A big part of their "power" comes from sub sonic frequencies with some of the largest organs (quite possibly including this one) going into deep into single digit frequencies.

[@oldkaboom7745]

They would still do this organ no justice. Yes, it would be better but Organs create a music you feel in your chest. Not your head

[@nicholasbruzza]

I'm getting married next month and while at the church I noticed the organ had a midi input. Obviously I recalled this video and thought, well we've got to have a go. It was, to be honest, about as hard as you found it. Thankfully the reverend and Organist were game, and many weeks later we now have a fully midi programmable church organ for our wedding. Unexpected benefit is also the church can now freely program their organ too which is fantastic for them. So thanks for this video and inspiring me

[@imoutodaisuki]

Wow, that's awesome! It's a year late, but congratulations on the wedding!

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

What a great guy John is. He was so willing to just do whatever to help. The man was ready to take apart his organ for you. I am not religious but he is the type of man I would want to encounter at a church. Why did this make me teary eyed? I guess it gave me hope that good people do exist? I don't know this is weird. its late im rambling.

[@Darek225Army]

Most people who go to Church and listen to the bible are like that

[@sorentrexler3688]

Darek225 guess we grew up in different families

[@aSinisterKiid]

yeah I said the same thing, John is such an amazing guy. Most people wouldn't let anyone play with the organ, let alone try interact with it in this way. But John was totally willing to share the instrument and his knowledge to help make this happen. And then especially when he started calling the engineer and stuff, like most people would have just stopped at that point and said welp, we can't do it. It wasn't hooked up and I can't go through all that to make this work. But he was more than willing to work through that hurdle and make this happen. It shows John's creative passion for this instrument and his willingness to share it with the world, and that's such an amazing gift.

[@glipoi6528]

My guess is that the kids making the video are the sons of someone very important, someone the church is happy to be in good relations with

[@x9x9x9x9x9]

@@glipoi6528 I don't think thats the case. Rob Scallon is just pretty popular.

[@piratecheese13]

I just want Rob and Wintergatan, going around the world, messing with building sized instruments

[@GalleryBones]

Fuck yeah that'd be so great

[@Terrible_Peril]

piratecheese13 Einstürzende Neubauten live at Palast Der Republik. Check it out.

[@FlipperWolf]

oh yeah fucking great

[@zenith3865]

piratecheese13 that’s an official KZbin show waiting to happen @youtube

[@naiknaik8812]

I wish this existed

[@kris4733]

Imagine sitting there mourning a loved one, and all of a sudden super mario starts playing.

[@99bajakid]

your loved one is in another castle

[@jama211]

Alright alriiiight

[@fathfez7991]

@@99bajakid *_SWEET MOTHER MARIO_*

[@jasonkloos1498]

🤣🤣🤣!!!

[@NeoTheatre]

Perhaps it would be more fitting if they played the Super Mario "game over" music.

[@asyc89]

a good organist wont be replaced by a MIDI sequencer. this would only make him unstoppable.

[@chro.]

With the power of several instruments and midi he could just power through anything

[@justimagine2403]

Ironically, mega churches and music and organs do this all the time. Yup I can get a computer to do this... but would God approve?

[@existenceispain_geekthesiren]

​ @justimagine2403 no doubt God would approve. We're using the talent he gave us to _invoke emotion._ It's said that to sing is to praise God twice. What is this but singing to a higher degree?

[@yea4253]

​@@existenceispain_geekthesirenwhat

[@miniskunk]

The music all belongs to God no matter who composed it. :) @@existenceispain_geekthesiren @justimagine2403

[@escher2112]

Truthfully - This just helped out that church a HUGE amount. I have run AV at several churches - and the number one thing that goes wrong - the Piano or organ player is sick or can't make it. Now - he can just program his laptop and train someone to run the midi file for him is he is gone... that is huge! Not to mention, I'm sure he could now program duets that are impossible to play with just one person. This opens up huge possibilities for them - so cool!

[@wushock92]

My thoughts exactly. My father pastored at a small church and if the organist got sick at the last minute, we were in a pickle.

[@devinvenne]

@@wushock92 were u ever in a cucumber?

[@Vanlifecrisis]

He probably had to pay hundreds to call out the guy to hook up the midi so id hope it was worth something for it.

[@seirbhiseach]

@@wushock92 ay, PK Mafia! when my father was in between pastoring positions, we went to the church that most of our family went to, and it had an electric organ. The organist is older, as many are, and frequently had Sunday’s where he’d just not be able to play, when he had practiced all the songs the day before and was normal. This method will probably help out if that were ever to happen again...

[@Wishbone1977]

@@Vanlifecrisis Honestly, given that the interface was there, and the plugs were mounted in a handy (if well hidden) connection box under the keyboard, this was obviously intended as a feature of the organ. Not hooking it up when they built it had to be an oversight. As such, it should be covered by the cost of the organ itself, and I can't imagine that was cheap.

[@tunneltimemusic]

I like how the guy just started his phone calls with “ so we’re making a KZbin video and we need to use the midi for the organ”

[@nicholasmattera6802]

I was thinking the same thing… He just picked up the phone and said… “We want to wire A to B… Can we do that?” That was just so cool because you have to put his query into context… This is a multi-million dollar $$$ instrument that he wants to “tinker“ with… Many kudos to this organ master!

[@bubbyshome1794]

When you have a multi million dollar organ you tend to get 24/7 365 service calls....

[@DejonckheereWard]

@@bubbyshome1794 but you also tend to have only a few people with the knowledge to solve it

[@Jared7873]

@@nicholasmattera6802 I'm shocked that the church isn't excited about this too! Imagine being able to play when the good organist isn't in town!

[@enlightendbel]

And that dudes answer was "Yeah, it's right next to the INTERNET connector." That thing has an RJ45 plug, aka Ethernet networking. Please tell me it's plugged in.

[@Jay-rb5pg]

I like how people who keep saying he lost his job at 7:15 dont realize that's the look of someone in complete focus wondering what the heck he could use this for in the future. Im guessing he has probably run into the situation before where he wanted an extra set of hands to do something amazing and he just found them.

[@liamd01]

was just thinking the same, Id love to know if he went home after that and got super creative!

[@peterkelley6344]

Personal Biased Opinion. He asked and God gave! And in this case they (God) gave Big TIME.\ After this revelation I hope that they kept him on.

[@MediumDon]

@@peterkelley6344 I think they just had a guy come in and wire the Midi. Don't really need to ask God for that one

[@Duconi]

I think they didn't plug it in by default because most organ players don't know what to do with it, but are afraid some guy will come along with a computer, plug it in and replace them. I think it needs openness on both sides. An organ player who is willing to get involved and also share his knowledge about the operation and the instrument, and someone who is excited about the technology and interested in how an organ works and how it is controlled. Then they can indeed combine both and create something even better.

[@Xandyclaus]

We are watching a master at his work get new life and just seeing the infinite possibilities he can now do.

[@ActualKaktus]

7:16 The astonished reaction of a man who thought he fully understood the limitations and potential of his instrument...and this was just the discovery phase. Imagine MIDI CC controlling the stops...

[@pgum123gonowplayread4]

It literally looked like a real life application of someone using isekai to get to change the world, and it's effects on the original inhabitants... WOW Rob is crazy good

[@TerrisLeonis]

It might be MIDI SysEx that is used to control the stops rather than CC, either way, it would be fascinating to see the MIDI output that is produced when changing stops.

[@Kumquat_Lord]

The man embodies the word "flummoxed"

[@tovenshane]

Oh, absolutely no doubt the stops could be controlled with SysEx commands! If the organ console is that modern and implements MIDI, I'm sure they allowed for external control of the stops. You can essentially do that with the registration pistons under each keyboard already. It's how organists change "patches" so quickly. They set up the stops, then save them as a registration on one of the pistons. These consoles are amazing. They often have couplers between manuals (keyboards) so one manual can play pipe stops from another manual, or the pedals. It's super cool stuff. 😊

[@Misha-dr9rh]

The best part is that it did! Look at the stops at 11:00!

[@nihilus0]

Track list with timestamps for all who came to have a second listen: 8:47 Rob Scallon - Rain (after adjusting the MIDI lines) 10:54 Rob Scallon - Anchor 12:35 Super Mario Theme 13:40 Necrophagist - Stabwound 14:30 Metallica - One 15:21 Animals as Leaders - The Woven Web 16:50 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

[@Keithustus]

PIN THIS

[@KandiKlover]

Nice but you all should really watch the whole video. It's great.

[@faridguzman91]

i only come back for necrophagist. shits sounds demonic

[@xatlaswolf2339]

Thank you.

[@martingaens2073]

you're awesome man

[@matthewboyea]

This man just played Necrophagist in a church. What a legend.

[@bishopm4401]

To see if it would come out like bach lol

[@everydaydwarf8063]

He didnt play it in a church, he used a church to play it.

[@gianlucatixson6621]

Not _in_ but _with_

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

@@everydaydwarf8063 Actually, a church building, since the church is actually the people.

[@Psychlist1972]

@@davidfrischknecht8261 It can also be the building. At least in the US, when folks refer to "a church" it's generally accepted to be the building, not the congregation.

[@josephhutchins8]

This video made realise two things, 1) Metal is basically just distorted classical music and also, 2) I wanna see more Pipe Organ videos

[@MatPandaZ]

Not very good classical music in the slightest though.

[@jef_choy]

after this im convinced Castlevania music are just metal songs to begin with

[@gabe_o_verse]

Every Pop/Rock and Metal song is basically classical music with other instruments. I'd recognize the Pachebell-Song matchup, so many songs are based on this chord progression!!

[@joseph1131]

Classical is very different from metal. Not to say one is better but they are so very very different, even on a organ.

[@j3tztbassman123]

Different, yes. Admittedly so. However, some schools of metal are more directly descended from Classical/Baroque music.

[@MistahJsArcade]

My favorite part of this is John Sherer having absolute focus on making each part sound as amazing as possible, while still having a good time. the mechanics behind these instruments are mindblowing, and he is making it look so easy and effortless

[@bizod]

You just turned one of the greatest organists into a DJ.

[@21owlgirl72]

Church rave.

[@thecreator4333]

@@21owlgirl72 i have raved in a church before and lemme tell you it's actually insane

[@wmcmps]

@@thecreator4333 Did you stage dive from the organ gallery?

[@FEAROWNAGE]

@@thecreator4333 *Ghosts n Stuff by Deadmau5 intensifies*

[@caseyleenb]

“if i play metal through a pipe organ, is it just bach?” APPARENTLY YES HOLY SHIT

[@edsnyders2500]

Absolute proof that Toccata and Fugue in Dm is the FIRST metal song!

[@chillymoozy7093]

But tocata e fugue song are using the pipe organ not bell Is pipe organ metal Or what you just talked is the other metal instrument?

[@somefuckingrandom]

@@chillymoozy7093 metal is a genre of music.

[@korosivmist724]

@@chillymoozy7093metal genre

[@chillymoozy7093]

@@somefuckingrandom oof

[@LeonardChurch33]

I love that John is an enthusiastic instrumentalist not a stodgy curator. He hears a crazy idea and doesn't shoot it down because it's not traditional but instead says, "That'd be awesome"

[@totallybonkers]

This is amazing and agreed... the Organist deserves a HUGE thank you for allowing you to not only touch his instrument but play around with it. That organ is probably worth more than anyone can imagine.

[@Retrogamingmaverick]

Probably near a million dollars

[@lucasg.5534]

​@@Retrogamingmaverick I think much, much more. Lol

[@Wishbone1977]

This is already brilliant, but imagine how much better results you could get by actually making MIDI files specifically for this setup. I wonder if John, now that the possibilities have opened up to him, is going to start experimenting along those lines? Just think what someone like him, who is intimately familiar with the organ, how it works and what it can do, could accomplish! Think of the music he could make!

[@mumblbeebee6546]

I dare say John could play Bohemian Rhapsody much more appropriately since he knows the organ so well, and the building's response. But I would love to see him work out things that, despite their octopus-like skills, human organists just cold not do - that would be really exciting :)

[@GrantDiffey]

@@mumblbeebee6546 That whole organ console is just a giant midi controller..because it's just the sensible way to do things. all the stops and expression pedals are most likely CC commands the issue is the builder will be the only one with the real midi map of the instrument and what CC numbers are what stops and couplers. So when you record internally it just records a midi stream including the stops and swell controls With the documentation of the midi map people could compose for the organ directly.. Quick plug if you're interested in pipe organs there's some really good physics simulations as midi instruments and one of my favorites is aeolus.

[@LeonardTavast]

A composer like Hans Zimmer or Philip Glass could do magic with this organ.

[@luviaengrafito]

I think that a better way to use it would be to have a midi aconpanment and have a organist playing the lead. It would be an awesome performance to see.

[@theorganguy]

There is a wealth of midi files for fairorgans... all of which (minus percussion) would work on the church organ as well.

[@ninjanaut1000]

I just picture the nearest couple of blocks are just like: "oh, Rob scallon is back at it again."

[@ngcolby]

If I am John, I just had a whole world of possibilities opened. With his intimate knowledge of how his organ works, where sounds come from in the building, and what the organ is capable of, he could write some some absolutely mind bending stuff. I'm excited for him. I hope he jumps all over the possibilities.

[@aryansingh2199]

I'd love for the church to set up a good mic system for surround sound. Then they could make recordings of the organ and that would be amazing to hear. I hope John does much, much more with that organ!

[@2beJT]

I'd follow that channel!

[@johnigoe1705]

John was already using the built-in midi record and playback before this video was made.... nothing new to him. what was new to those in the video is that midi-out can be connected to midi-in.... BIG NEWS... this has been happening since the 1980's.

[@Mavhawk64]

The underground Mario theme when he increased the base gave me goosebumps!!! I LOVE THIS!

[@shietnewfeature.delethethis]

John Sherer has to be the coolest "church person" i have ever seen. 10/10 would attend church

[@reformatted6272]

Your grandma just died, and you walk yourself lonely, to church. You silently start praying, while in the background, the super mario theme starts playing, and tears of joy fill your eyes. *thanks, rob scallon* you whisper.

[@goodtogo2876]

Its sad how the west treats its spiritual inheritance... Couldn't imagine any other current society doing stuff like this... It doesn't matter if you're religious or not... Your ancestors that built this church were, and treating it like this is actually a shame. I'm surprised that the guy let Rob do it. And I mean... Im sorry to be that guy and I do love Rob and his Content... But I think aside from how technically awesome it is, it is also disrespectfull.

[@nathandickin8795]

GoodToGo 2 sorry what how

[@Kummahndough]

@@goodtogo2876 It almost feels blasphemous, I can definitely see what you're saying.

[@lesterdyltT]

Sure they would probably not do this in Saudi Arabia. As a side note, this isn't actually damaging the organ you know. It's still there.

[@thesecondislander]

@@goodtogo2876 How is it disrespectful? This absolutely monumental engineering challenge of an instrument was created because we, as humans, collectively acknowledge the incredible importance of music to connect us, to bring us joy. By extending the capabilities of this instrument beyond what a single person, or even the most synchronized orchestra, can play (which was the original thesis of the organ), we are not only respecting it, but going that one step further in honoring it's spirit.

[@DweebsUnited]

I want to hear the Marble Machine song on this organ now

[@IVIenac3]

yes, this, so much this!

[@jaredwblack]

Martin Molin would love that! I'd also love to see Rob interview Martin. Might be tricky with them on separate continents, though.

[@AnUntitledPicture]

Jared Black I was thinking this the other day!

[@pieboy107]

YESSSSSS!

[@shawnhale2631]

@@jaredwblack Social distancing, am I right?

[@TheTanadu]

Imagin that he can now literally record midi for his songs and how HE plays them, and even if he'll pass away that position... church can still operate

[@KutWrite]

Yes. Especially if they can use signals to represent the division controllers.

[@skyclaw]

For solo pieces, yes. When accompanying singers, the organist needs to adjust the tempo in real time in order to stay together.

[@juliansedor7101]

@@skyclaw or singers need to learn how to keep in time when accompanying an organ perhaps

[@NathanielKolk]

It already had that function he showed it off in the beginning

[@intelligentdonut]

@@juliansedor7101never in a million years

[@jan-pieter3695]

In the end we all are children at heart, we just like to play around with our toys and have fun. This does open up some nice options for the organ the limit on organs has always been the human factor with this midi input you can totally bypass that and create faster or very complex pieces of organ music unique in his kind. I cant imagine that this has not been tried or dune before ..

[@TankleKlaus]

Well it's not that no one has done it before. I've seen people do this on home made organs - it's just not been done on such a huge instrument probably because it takes the human out of it. I would guess most people that are into organ music wouldn't come to a concert played by a laptop

[@thegremlin9876]

black midi for pipe organ

[@markusgunter1446]

@@TankleKlaus yeah but the laptop doesnt has to play the organ alone. You can maybe put a background loop or something on one divison and play by yourself on the other divisions. Or you can do some really cool tricks by changing the stops all the time and essential playing them. So you can play the orgen with the help of a laptop and achieve even greater music

[@StrayMedicine]

MIDI controlled acoustic instruments are really cool. Actually they can do a lot of things that are impossible for a human to do. There are a few well known musicians who've messed around with that kinda stuff, and it's becoming better and more streamlined now with stuff like Polyend's Perc

[@seirbhiseach]

@dookie shoes Sir Spoons in the hall of the mountain king black midi

[@ConorHildebrandt]

Once COVID is over, you need to sell tickets and do a show so people can hear this thing live!

[@andrewbarrett1537]

And/or, you can come to some live organ concerts and hear some contemporary music :)

[@perryrhodan9343]

That would be a reason for me to go to church :-). I really love the organ "cover" from One. It just sounds so cool and impressive, even on headphones. I think I'd pay to hear that live.

[@DangerousGuitarist]

Guaranteed this guy was so juiced to let Rob try it out because he had this in mind... wonderful way to take a venue like that and monetize it. It’d have to be such a cool experience to hear your music or music you love played there. Surely worth tickets IMHO

[@mickeybuzzkill]

That sounds pretty rad tbh

[@RyanAbsher]

Just go to the church it's free lol

[@Fluffy_2078]

Imagine walking into the church and hearing bohemian rhapsody being played on the organ. That is insane. So cool!

[@raphaelbeinhauer9242]

Don't need Midi for that, I'm almost through with learning it on the organ.

[@sprachschlampe353]

I'm not overly impressed with the midi version. I'd like to hear Bohemian Rhapsody played by an accomplished organist who could bring some life and depth to the performance.

[@guitargod63]

Go to Robs 2nd channel, they did that actually

[@Masterfighterx]

@@guitargod63 It's the same one as this one.. Just edited to be standalone

[@LittleGrunge73]

God is gay

[@DS-cp7xd]

I grew up around pipe organs. My grandmother was a master pianist, and organist. She unfortunately passed away several years ago The organ in this video is the best sounding organ I've ever heard. If you've ever been to a cathedral and heard The organ there you have an idea how powerful and rich sounding the organ in this video is. To hear toccata in D heard on this gave me goosebumps. It is and always will be my favorite piece of music by Bach.

[@quentinromano8640]

My Friend: Hey what instrument are you playing in music? Me: B U I L D I N G

[@greggv8]

Just a bit hard to take on the road.

[@Klavierdude]

@@greggv8 Just Open the Doors

[@ftgmusicstation491]

Copy🤬

[@94XJ]

Wasnt very funny on the original pipe organ videos. Hasn't gotten better with copy/paste.

[@riso9059]

@@94XJ what are you on about?

[@mattsnyder4754]

Guys. John’s no dummy. He knows exactly why this is significant. His instrument just became a modern tool. Of course he’s excited. The ability to essentially have a “player piano” is hugely valuable. Notwithstanding the ability to use the organ for recording time. Heck. Just the ability to quickly transpose pieces is insanely valuable.

[@bsharpmajorscale]

Yeah, one of my local places just got a fancy electronic organ, and one of the features that the organist likes best is the "player piano" so he can either let it play itself or record accompaniment to play along with. It's weird to think about an acoustic organ doing that, though.

[@johnigoe1705]

This organ had the built-in midi recorder and a transposer for decades before this video was made. ..this is NOT new technologiy. .... . what was amazing is that no one believed that a midi-in instrument would respond to midi-out commands from a PC...

[@dakotadriggers8838]

@@johnigoe1705 in the previous video they said this particular organ was installed in 2016, they only used a few of the pipes from the previous organ so no it did not have midi for decades as it has not existed for decades

[@ActualKaktus]

For the church, financial opportunities of this discovery are huge. They have a building scale organ with modern MIDI functionality.

[@GodzillaGoesGaga]

John really is the guy. Props to him for being such a sporting gentleman.

[@DT-yt2zh]

John at the church is so darn cool. I love this guy. Please convince him to go do this again with other epic songs that would impress over such a magical instrument.

[@youreaveragepotato3337]

12:39 Just imagine that you were confessing your biggest fault in life and you heart this.

[@ketas]

brilliant!

[@m4ttyofficialchannel]

Well I mean: "Mama, just killed a man Put a gun against his head Pulled my trigger, now he's dead"

[@chris1234667]

The millionth confession!

[@SynthApprentice]

"Forgive me father, for I have sinned. I... I don't know how to say this, but I, well--" (DOO-DOO DOO DADOO DOO! DOO!) "... Is that Super Mario?"

[@Tomd8002]

🤣

[@Crei_sion]

With a lot of people stuck in doors right now. This is the kind of entertainment we need on our screens. When the music started playing I realised how big the smile on my face was. This was Rob, bringing people together to experience old being connected to new. Was amazing seeing everyone involved here getting fully stuck into the troubleshooting and then all being amazed by the pure delight that music can be

[@TheColumna1]

Yeah, I hate it when I get stuck in my door!

[@enlightendbel]

+Rob Scallon dude, take a projector, load up dos box, load up DOOM, set the audio to general MIDI, output it to the dongle, project the screen and play DOOM in that church with the organ doing the audio.

[@gitaarDJ]

I don't think a church would like anyone to play a game about demons and hell in their holy building haha

[@ryanhebron4287]

@@gitaarDJ what could be more appropriate than destroying demons in a church?

[@matejba67]

I dont think they would let him do that, but it would be absolutely awesome

[@vidiia]

@@gitaarDJ "Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon." - Terry Pratchett

[@Ravaxr]

A spacefaring marine that refused to fire on civilians, sent to hell, and gets literally too angry to die as he purges demons on a holy crusade to the point of the inhabitants of hell being terrified of HIM. Deus Vult indeed.

[@carlesmiquel]

John discovered a new way to do things on that massive machine! I've never seen someone so open to something so crazy as midi-controlling the organ. This opens new avenues and possibilities. Crazy!

[@BenAtTheTube]

My church has a much smaller (2 manuals) electronic organ. Record and playback is built into it, no need to plug in a computer. The MIDI out is permanently (more or less) connected to a midi sound generator box that adds more sounds than just the organ stops you can see.

[@tomahzo]

7:25 : The most underrated control in any MIDI studio is the MIDI panic button. Can't tell how many time that's saved the day when I accidentally hung the MIDI playback on several devices at once and you just want the noise to stop ;).

[@JoeX92]

9:22 You now, you definitely should go again and record with a binaural mic, positioning the mic where you think is more appreciated, then we, using headphones, would hear it like we were there... If you can't get any binaural mic, you can use a set of 4 mics following the ambisonics setup, either format A or format B, it's quite catchy to set it up, but it would record in a way the we can listen to it like we were there... I'm not saying this because I don't believe it sounded great, I'm saying it because I would like to hear what you heard... :)

[@emanuelschimpfossl5919]

Yeesss!!!!

[@aapopalonen7312]

Absolutely!!!

[@tetrahedrontri]

He would have to distribute it in lossless format; there's no way that youtube is built for audio processing/decoding at that level

[@niekgozer26]

Arcsector maybe not on youtube. But a raw file uploaded to patreon for people to download (if that’s even an option on patreon. I honestly never subscribed to one but i definitely would to hear that)

[@JoeX92]

@@niekgozer26 well I understand... but even if you upload it con youtube it would sound good enough to appreciate the spatialization of the recording... maybe a raw file for subscribers on Patreon and youtube for the rest...

[@TheRadiag]

A way you could maybe get some of the massiveness across is with a binaural recording. Perhaps you could do a collab with Destin (SmarterEveryDay) and his Sound Traveller channel (once all this craziness is over obviously)

[@MissGimpsAlot]

Thatd be a great collab

[@flowingpixels]

+

[@MeesBorg]

upvote this please

[@mattbanka7236]

I think they meant the space of the sound is lost when bouncing to stereo on KZbin. A 5:1 system would be great to hear this. KZbin would always kill a space instrument like an organ

[@Vode_ika]

@@mattbanka7236 Binaural recording is a special recording technique that provides spacial sound to people listening on normal stereo headphones.

[@MeriaDuck]

Love John Sherer, the organist, having so much fun with these KZbin kids, while continuously showing his skill and his intimate knowledge of the instrument to enrich the sound even more.

[@teclec]

Freddie Mercury: "You can do what you want with my music, but don't make me boring." Good Job Guys, this was definitely not boring!

[@malanao]

this would sound a lot better if you said "this was very entertaining" instead of "this was definitely not boring!"

[@LiquidMikerrs]

@@malanao ?????????????

[@tuhmater2985]

@@malanao That would ruin the whole point of the joke though

[@maxHeadroom325rayxerin]

Overused quote

[@NexXxus86]

*looks like a 1940s Organ* "Oh yea it can do midi!"

[@Iplay_g]

@Judy G. Remade in 2016.

[@cactus00001]

it's a classic concert-style pipe organ. They can run into Million$, sometimes more than the hall into which they are built.

[@KandiKlover]

*Crazy Hair* Aliens!

[@ashofthefallen5550]

I feel as if that one who plays one of those messed up Midis that had all the sounds of a song uploaded to the point where you could hear the lyrics being recreated would certainly mess up the whole building.

[@cactus00001]

@@ashofthefallen5550 \\ Incidentally, MIDI doesn't record "sounds," just the metadata, i.e., information about the particular key or control being activated in time. + MIDI recorders typically don't "care" which instrument or device uses the data it plays back. \\ *

[@TheIntox23]

transhumanists: I want to plug a microchip in my brain Rob: yea lemme hook up my laptop to this church

[@Skip6235]

Hugo ArdekO he’s a transmusicianist

[@MaladyKayjo]

Transhumanist Ancom approval

[@Gooberpatrol66]

*Adeptus Mechanicus wants to know your location*

[@user2C47]

Does the transitive property apply here, allowing the building to be connected to your brain?

[@MrArtVein]

Skip6235 do not trigger the trans musicians

[@fluxoff]

Rob, you made a friend for life! If you ever compose a piece for organ(or let Adam Neely know he can) John will surely help, and we'll get some fantastic performances! Nice one! I'm so glad you persisted with the MIDI question.

[@chandlerm2571]

I hate to say, as an organist, the midi ports are ALWAYS under the stop boards.

[@Lara-dr8is]

and even then, mechanical keys are always preferable to digital ones. the latency just sucks the fun out of it

[@johnigoe1705]

Yes, I have played organ-equipped pipe organs for at least 20 yhears, and the midi ports are ALWAYS there... I hope the church did not pay for the technician to activate the port that should have been activated when it was installed!

[@seveneffcee9130]

People: I bet in the future they will have flying cars! 2020: My pipe organ just crashed

[@josephpak4277]

🤣🤣🤣

[@jozafax]

LOL

[@heleneardleytaylor25]

I have a computer organ

[@heleneardleytaylor25]

And it does chrash

[@tharii314]

Pipe organ got cyber attacked!

[@TiogshiLaj]

11:00 The sound guy, in the background, head in his hands, racking his brains to figure out how he's going to mix this down to not blow the speakers of every person who tunes in to this.

[@tomatoboi1-inf]

Ya

[@5plurge]

This video, having come back for like the 8th time in the past 18 months, is one of those rare cases of being a video that manages to draw you in completely and entirely. The technical curiosity to chase this idea of feeding midi into the organ, the problem solving and desire to push on despite it not functioning, the absolute awe when it first works and the majesty of hearing your own (Rob's) music in a fresh and interesting environment. Playing with this new and fun idea, getting Necrophagous and testing a pipe (hehe) dream about it sounding like Bach, giggling at Super Mario and then the utterly awe inspiring, triumphant but sombre Bohemian Rhapsody. A very poignant and present reminder of just how significant the impact Queen had universally in the reactions of everyone there. Thank you Rob, thank you John, thank you everyone who made this happen, thank you Freddie, you're dearly missed, this was truly magical

[@ExoTheWicker]

People outside: "oh, I guess Jesus likes to play super Mario."

[@hunteriskool1703]

Lolololololololololololololololol

[@adammargolis7785]

I was also wondering what was going through peoples heads outside of the church

[@tmf866]

"I guess we should just start worshipping Freddie Mercury now."

[@lost9326]

Ex0byte he’s also a fan of rob

[@ENLSLive]

@@tmf866 we already are

[@gregjoblove672]

It’s crazy to me that a tiny little connector buried under a desk controls an instrument the size of a room.

[@bloodvue]

Building

[@JETJOOBOY]

@@bloodvue BIG Building

[@donflamingo795]

Well nuclear silo exists so

[@mishuga]

What about a VR setup, like a dummy head with a cardioid in each ear?

[@jungletrain7448]

well its not just a connector, if there is a midi port it means that the organ is prepared to play midi. so yeah its funny play a huge organ with the pc but its nothing special on this one....

[@hextray]

Studio Engineer: Rob, what do you want me to mic up? Rob: a FREAKING BUILDING

[@jaywilkey1323]

Remember how we did that wax recording? It's gonna be like that but different.

[@Jaketheaxman]

Not studio engineer, sound engineer lol. This is a bit larger than a studio

[@CrossroadsReloaded]

The organ is an instrument of all superlatives. Its size, complexity, versatily, history... I can imagine someone who's learnt to play such an incredible instrument could easily overlook Rob's interest, like "who's that guy anyway ? Some random musician making videos on the internet ?"... On the opposite, John has always been keen on sharing is knowledge and passion. And he is seen here sharing the joy and excitement of Rob, experimenting something no one has tried before. This is what real musicians are about. They are so dedicated to music, they love it so deep in their heart, that they're not making it a matter of ego. And that's what made this video even more enjoyable to watch for me.

[@larusmarinus]

Imagine walking by the church and being like: "Is that rain?"

[@dangerrangerlstc]

More like walking past a church and thinking "Is that Metallica?"

[@girderstrongproductions6737]

Jose Heininen is that super Mario?

[@Damicske]

@@girderstrongproductions6737 I'm thinking the same: "hu super mario" 🤔😎

[@rashidsaif41]

“Weird that’s like necrophagist”

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

“Oh shit bro, is that xavlegbmaofffassssitimiwoamndutroabcwapwaeiippohfffx?!”

[@FonWin]

Honestly, the most amazing thing is the look on the guy who "knows everything about the instrument, and how to get them most out of it" is experiencing an on going epiphany of how his horizon has been expanded exponentially. just freaking awesome.

[@SingerGuy59]

But you might ask, “Why midi out?” Several years ago Richard Elliott wanted a certain sound in a piece of music he was performing on the LDS Conference Center organ for a Christmas concert. They didn't have a rank of pipes for that sound, so he opened a midi stream to a sequencer and the output was played over the speaker system and augmented what he was playing with the regular pipes. The results were incredible, and it was still totally him, just with a sound he would not have otherwise had access to.

[@ghameleon]

Wow organ pipe sound argumentation via a midi out for a real pipeorgan? That's a story to archive

[@ThomasBomb45]

So you're telling me church raves are possible, with distorted bassy synths?

[@Indeciferable]

@@ThomasBomb45 Sounds like someone needs to make Gothic Rave a thing.

[@VOIDSTUFF]

Could you link to the Christmas performance in particular? I had no idea about this!!

[@SingerGuy59]

@@VOIDSTUFF kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmTOhIV6adZpjMU The carillon bells at the beginning are Midi out to a sequencer.

[@thomasbland6428]

Little did they realize that all 9 divisions have their own MIDI channel. The channels weren’t tied to the keyboards or pedalboard. You could have 9 unique parts & sounds running at the same time, not just 6. The 3 divisions (portions) that aren’t explicitly tied to a keyboard have a switch (‘coupler’) that connects them to an existing keyboard. These are called floating divisions.

[@tyler1988]

Tell this guy to set up his own youtube channel with him playing requests from the comments...he might need someone with a very broad musical taste to help him with what parts need to be in what division but, my god, it would be epic

[@Taipans]

Tyler McWhorter just buy the guy a laptop

[@Gametherapist]

Next up: Deadmau5 builds pipe organ into his house.

[@equinstarbeat]

Gotta be able to play Ghosts n' Stuff with a real organ.

[@andrewbarrett1537]

Given the number of pipe organs that go wanting for good homes today... that would be awesome!

[@-JonnyBoy-]

People waking past the church that day "are they playing bohemian rhapsody on the organ???"

[@lcarpetrondookmariot7620]

Imagine hearing the Super Mario theme coming out of a massive cathedral

[@theveel7727]

@@lcarpetrondookmariot7620 'Your princess is in another castle'

[@Loxu69]

I’d think I’d be more surprised hearing Metallica’s one coming out of a church

[@sharko3211]

TheVeel This comment killed me

[@noir9942]

I can play it myself on the organ and here ist the best version(kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZWZoo2JZsRkl7c)

[@thisperson-rk5hi]

didn't think id ever see someone essentially play a building with a computer

[@psbbianforlife]

Someone has to start investing in a binaural recording setup

[@fucku2b]

yeah...

[@Ricky-on3vn]

Big mood

[@eigengrau7698]

really

[@jeanpignondepied]

Will it work with KZbin though ?

[@Hirosjimma]

@@jeanpignondepied Yes, if you search you can find plenty

[@mylo1163]

Me: What’s your favourite instrument???? Him: Church

[@SuppositionalBox]

Reminds me of when Patrick (from Spongebob) asked if Mayonaise is an instrument lol

[@lev7509]

@Matthew Ridgeway The church is basically the resonating body of the organ. The pipes themselves wouldn't sound nearly as loud, if they weren't amplified by the massive walls of the church.

[@chillymoozy7093]

😂

[@chillymoozy7093]

If its the church then it must be the bell 😂 instead of the pipe organ

[@muffZor89]

Imagine going into the church and suddenly *mario castle boss music plays* I`m in trouble.

[@sharko3211]

What would be scarier (for me atleast) is if it played the the music when you’re fighting a guardian in BOTW

[@ペターズジョシュア]

why do I hear boss music.

[@thrashercentral1792]

Sharko The Shark what’s botw

[@joerawlins100]

@@thrashercentral1792 Zelda: Breath of the Wild

[@ralexcraft990]

@@sharko3211 Megalovania from sam's bossfight

[@JamesPhillipsOfficial]

The Organ guys enthusiasm is immeasureable, it's truly a blessing to come across someone with his personality and really cool that you found the MIDI control, brilliant video

[@Zack_Taylor]

I want to hear this play one of those midi transcriptions of human speech. Like I really, really want to hear that.

[@rubino7]

It wouldn't sound good since the organ cannot play sounds very quickly and abruptly. Everything would become a big hazy sound.

[@kalebebbett2734]

Shrek midi

[@mublysnubly3407]

@@rubino7 so make it say the world's longest "yeah boy"

[@Ghryst]

@@mublysnubly3407 yeeeah booooy

[@MightBeTom]

Hearing the interstallar sound track on this would be absolutely insane

[@linkinlinkinlinkin654]

Haha underrated joke right there

[@sharko3211]

No- the original Doom soundtrack and then the Doom Eternal soundtracks.

[@rvnx]

For what purpose? The interstellar soundtrack was already made with organs.

[@lau_bowery]

@@rvnx i think he meant hearing the soundtrack played live xD

[@arsyahr138]

@@sharko3211 doom... in a church... Oh yeah

[@luanh.r2893]

jesus christ, Rob Scallon literally seems like the nicest guy ever.

[@oscarwagner8263]

He probably is

[@Pyroific]

I'd love to see a collaboration video of him with cuckoo! they both seem so nice and relaxed

[@Joshua-eb3fz]

Hes a young heavy metal Mr Rodgers

[@rickc2102]

Middle-class Chicagoans tend to be total sweethearts.

[@benillim4]

Samurai Guitarist said Rob made him feel like an old friend when they met.

[@jamesputterlik225]

I see organ music, I click. The sheer level of range and customization on one of these is staggering. I love it.

[@aSinisterKiid]

It's soo freaking awesome that John is so willing to share this amazing instrument with you. A lot of people would be hesitant to allow anyone to even touch the organ, let alone play with it in a new creative way. He's so knowledgeable about it and it's history, and it's super cool he is willing to share this amazing creation with the world and allowing you to try this. Edit: WOaaahhhhh, even MORE amazing of John!!!! The fact that the midi stuff wasn't connected or ever planned on being used, would have been a roadblock most people wouldn't have worked past. This is soooooo freaking awesome that he had the engineer/mechanic come in and wire things up the right way to make this happen. This is incredible. John is such a great guy. Big Thanks to John for having the passion and creative aspirations to see this through with Rob.

[@CooloocPizza12]

I agree

[@bartvyvey]

I totally agree too. To my knowledge most organ masters would not allow this to happen. And most definitely would not call their technician to wire the midi input.

[@MrHarris414]

Like a true musician! That tells me he have a love for music not for materials like the organ

[@-boi9907]

Imagine just sitting there trying to pray and then the super Mario theme song starts playing

[@lurezpe8655]

*then necrophagist starts playing, IN A CHURCH

[@fdavpach]

@@lurezpe8655 “Take and eat; this is my body.” -Matthew 26:26

[@junatah5903]

It's a sign from god!

[@M-I-LK]

"In the name of the father, GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO."

[@ArcticaTheFox]

Man, to be able to hear BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY on the organ in person must have been an ETHEREAL experience. Man, I would have LOVED to be there and let the music vibrate it’s way into my soul. What an incredible experience.

[@AniVerseChannel]

I would pay for that experience!

[@tmf866]

I have to wonder what Freddie Mercury would have thought about hearing his song about coming out of the closet on a church organ.

[@ivanlijic9877]

@@AniVerseChannel You dont have to pay. You can just listen to it on kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZWZoo2JZsRkl7c

[@Rackhage]

@@ivanlijic9877 Thank you so much for sharing this! Exactly what I needed!

[@nyokoSalome]

@@tmf866 ;0 i think he was cackling madly from above, gave a cunning little smile and say, 'yah, good show!'

[@moon47usaco]

In the first video he taught us what pulling all the stops means. Pulling out the MIDI stop is even better. Wish I could hear this in person. Thank you to everyone that made this happen. =]

[@robertbothwell7820]

Odd that the manufacturer never thought that this was needed, even though installed. On a newer organ, so equipped, your organist could be Ill some Sunday. Drop in a tiny MIDI file and it would play some of the greatest pipe organists in the world. Someone would still have adjust some stops, though.

[@b.strong9347]

Robert Bothwell Many, if not most, installations of the last several years have that ability, I believe. Many come with hymns already programmed in them.

[@kc9scott]

It is pretty common to have MIDI on pipe organs in the last 20 years or so. Usually they're set up so that if you record the MIDI data on that particular organ, it also records and plays back all your stop changes, swell pedal movements, and any other control inputs it might have. This is most useful when you're producing an audio recording of a performance.

[@tfofurn]

@@kc9scott He mentioned the "IOTI" which seems like it would be this: www.integratedorgantech.com/product/1. I didn't see any documentation on a quick visit, but I would imagine there's a MIDI interface for stop changes, too.

[@mojeimja]

stops are probably adjustable too. if organist can operate them all at once with his special buttons, then probably it is all computer - controlled already. the question is the interface, MIDI may or may not be possible to use.

[@edwardnigma6568]

I said in a previous comment, I find it quite disgusting to acknowledge that most people put more effort into being lazy and avoiding a task than they would actually put into simply completing the task.

[@SinisterCity]

I love how easy going and how pleasant the pipe organ player was with the problems and issues. Very patient and genuinely seemed interested in helping Rob in his YT video.

[@gavinjenkins899]

It makes his own tool vastly more useful potentially after he brainstorms a bit

[@kishascape]

Kept messing with the stops too much and messing up the sound in the middle of songs tho.

[@kevinmencer3782]

And doing something that was probably ridiculously expensive just for someone else's KZbin video.

[@mrcroob8563]

@@kishascape When Rob disagrees with you and mentions how cool it was in the video, you know you had a good take.

[@jollyzekkariya]

Very nice Organist, yes 👌

[@MasterOfNeutral]

The amount of joy on that man's face the entire time just makes it worth it.

[@GeirGunnarss]

John Sherer is THE MAN!! His willingness and enthusiasm for this is so admirable, to be willing and hopeful in pushing the boundaries of his knowledge and his instrument is so praiseworthy. Thank you, John, for being so open to this.

[@nooneto1tube]

In hindsight, isn't this a really amazing thing? The generational gap that gets bridged is understated. Not only that, you kinda have to notice that even with MIDI taking over the key playing, you still need to know how and when to adjust the octaves among a few other things. You might feel like this replaces the organ player when instead it expands the repertoire of one. Dynamic/congregational melodies still require an organist, passive use music can be offloaded to a computer in the same way you might use a tape/cd player. Even so, you still have to recompose parts of a piece for the organ given the complexity of options and I suppose length of the resonance that is generally not present in modern music.

[@telochgah7806]

Reminds me of ATMs when they first dropped everyone worried the tellers would lose their jobs instead the machines took the work load off them allowing them to do more important customer services

[@devinholland2189]

The stops are often just on another midi channel. I would guess on channel 0 from how its aranged.

[@SamaelGamboa]

In addition to that great statement, you have to bear in mind what is lost in this video. You literally cannot hear the surround sound of pipes in different sections and different parts of the the church playing. If you're somewhat musical, you can imagine it. But yes. That too is part of proper composition. The ranks. Which areas they come from. What specific sounds you want it to emulate. MIDI is another tool, an does a lot of automation. That's the idea. But it could allow a gifted player to focus more so on the composition and the other components. The way you play for an organ piece alone is different than for a choir. Sometimes. You're backing them up and making them sound great. Sometimes. There's special times for just the organ to shine. Sometimes you have to cook up something truly unique. MIDI simply opens more doors of possibilities. And there's simply thousands and thousands with this organ. End of the day, a human with key knowledge is still required. And there's moments that MIDI still isn't itself perfect for example. A musician needs to know the strength and weaknesses of his tools. I'd honestly would love to see more of this kind of stuff. This is unique. It's the first time I've seen something of this sort, and can only see it as enhancing the experience

[@Merenub]

As a former organ technician, most/all of the modern organ control systems that had midi modules available could control stop/registration changes as well as crescendo pedal/swell shades through the midi channels. Just as the organist is able to record/playback internally with all of those things prefectly replicated, if you know what signals to throw at it, it should work. Usually they have a "stock" midi manual that goes over recording and such which is given to the organist and one created specific to the organ (because organs are not all composed of the same stops) usually ends up kept inside the console which would have what channels/signals do what. That one is usually written in a way that you have to have a lot of midi/organ system knowledge to comprehend sufficiently. In addition to this giving the organist or excited musician the opportunity to use the midi to play or record, it also has the potential (in some systems) for the technicians to control the organ from somewhere besides the console using wireless and the midi controls. Useful for 1-person tunings or tonal regulation.

[@nightlust]

Imagine passing by a church and hearing FREAKING NECROPHAGIST blasting through the pipes

[@vitornathangoncalves2575]

That's the kinda of thing that would attract a lot of people to the church lol

[@dewberrygoo262]

I cant believe how good it sounded

[@SirRalphT]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@SirRalphT]

This is way beyond incredible!!!!!!!😀

[@TheSalixKetuur]

I wonder in John actually knows what he heard. I mean he might have, tho. I betcha there's a verse somewhere in the old testament saying nearly the same thing as "Stabwound" anyway..

[@enlightendbel]

THE GODDAMN ORGAN HAS AN RJ45 CONNECTOR; It can be hooked to the freakin Internet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@josephzugel1360]

If that works that means any song can be played through it conveniently

[@alexpopov3871]

You can hook up 3.5Jack to RJ45 connector but that doesn't mean you can connect your earphones to the Internet.

[@enlightendbel]

@@alexpopov3871 except that the tech specs for the organ actually do show it has online connectivity options for remote maintenance, diagnostics and play. And yeah, you can pretty much use any connector for any use as long as it has the amount of pins you need. There however is no point in having an oldschool and modern MIDI port AND then making some hybrid RJ45 based MIDI connector on top of that. Even without knowing the tech specs, it's obvious it's meant for network connectivity.

[@alexpopov3871]

@@enlightendbel you are absolutely right, but who knows why MIDI RJ45 is a thing. Maybe because of some kind of proprietary tools like those you may see for CAN. Or their engineers REALLY into clack sound :) Anyway, that's awesome project, I'm really fascinated with the results

[@zackstump5425]

Lamooooo

[@a_utuba]

I think a big problem with Rain also was the (in comparison to the church's length relatively slow) speed of sound, cause it definitely ruined that neatly timed delay.

[@klabrx]

The solution might be to adjust (i.e. time align) the playback within the Midi file or rather the DAW accordingly. A similar thing is done with delay lines in huge venues all the time ... but on the other hand ... you'd have to define where in the building the sweet spot (acoustic point zero) is supposed to be.