OT (slightly): iPad/iPod Traditional Organ Playing

This morning another Logos forum member seemed driven to give up his iPad in favor of a L5-running tablet-ish. Don't dump the iPad just yet!

Given Logos also supports hymns (along with MIDI) and litergical text, maybe some forum members play traditional organ (stops, etc).

If so, check out Markus Sigg's work on iTune apps. Absolutely gorgeous playable organs from Sweden. There's two free examples, and three paid ones. Plus a utility for re-creating room reverbs.

My absolute favorite is the Menzel for the funeral chapel in Burea Sweden. Who'd of thought, out in the middle of nowhere. We layer it over top two Yamaha keyboards.

But back to Logos-y world, you can put together a great traditional organ music setup with iPod (me) or iPad, MIDI/Core interface, speakers, and small keyboard. PCs struggle; Macs cost. I'm talking about smaller churches out in the middle of nowhere; we go camping and on Sundays, run into a bunch of them, also on the reservations.

And if indeed you pursue this, Sigg apps all conform to Core MIDI as well as slot into Audiobus (input and effects). On my iPod I've yet to overwhelm the CPU.

I don't know Markus; just enjoy Logos hymns/liturgies and traditions.

And if you like traditional gospel music and quality organ accompanyment: 'Hymnal' app. Sweet memories.

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DMB

I was worried, but I think it's truly safe to assume there's not too many Logos forum members that ALSO play organ AND make fools of themselves on the forum.

My latest rabbit trail came from a footnote in an organ registration book casually noting an organ using in the 2nd Temple. Huh??

But if you purchased the Bablylonian Talmud, the account at logosres:babytalmud;ref=BabTalmud.Arak._2:3,_IV.1.A is fascinating. The use of a compressed air driven organ is actually found earlier with the greeks.

More from JewishVirutalLibrary.org (which regards the Talmud discussion with a bit of doubt):

'The Mishnah (Tam. 2:1; 3:8, and 5:6) states that a magrefah was among the implements used for cleaning the altar in the morning before the new daily sacrifice; and that the noise of its being thrown on the floor was one of several "noise-cues" which the priests used to ensure the smooth running of the ceremony (cf. The Letter of Aristeas 92; 94–96) in the absence of perceptible orders during the service. A hyperbole states that all these noises were audible "unto Jericho" (Tam. 3:8). The equating of magrefah with hydraulis must have occurred in the time of the *Tosefta, since Tosefta Arakhin 1:13–14 quotes R. Simeon b. Gamaliel as saying: "There was no hydraulis [הדראוליס] in the Temple since it confuses the voice and spoils the tune.'

The above reference to Aristeas is at logosres:chaspot;ref=Pseudepigrapha.Let._Aris._94-96;off=302;ctx=t_of_the_sacrifices.~_95$EF$BB$BF_The_most_comple (Charles)

" 95 The most complete silence reigns so that one might imagine that there was not a single person present, though there are actually seven hundred men engaged in the work, besides the vast number of those who are occupied in bringing up the sacrifices. 96 Everything is carried out with reverence and in a way worthy of the great God."

Not sure why the Tosefta reference can't be found in the Logos version of the Tosefta. Maybe .... http://community.logos.com/forums/t/17941.aspx

Milford Charles Murray

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/540025#Comment_540025

Peace, Denise! That is REALLY interesting! Thanks for the logosres link! Will be spending some time there! *smile*