Rodgers Hybrid Organs
Hybrid organs offer a far greater selection and diversity of sound than most acoustic-only instruments, with enormous savings in the cost of purchase and maintenance. With a Rodgers console and Rodgers Pipe Integration Manager (PIM) system, new pipes can be added, or existing pipes can be preserved or enhanced while perfectly matching the ranks using Rodgers’ digital tonal finishing and auto-tuning technologies. As a result, Rodgers digital organ sounds are virtually indistinguishable from the sounds coming from winded pipes. An ideal solution for churches with an aging or limited pipe instrument, but also for churches looking to get the most out of their organ.
The cost of acquiring and supporting a full wind-blown pipe organ can be overwhelming. Our goal is to provide a more affordable option, rooted in tradition and innovation that allows your church to support its aging pipe organ with the highest quality and authentic sound. A Rodgers hybrid organ installation can provide a cost-effective solution when an all-pipe instrument is not feasible. By combining craftsmanship and technology, Rodgers provides advantages in cost, physical space requirements, maintenance, features, musical versatility, and creativity. The end result is an enhanced worshiping and listening experience for all. A Rodgers hybrid organ offers an affordable and convenient means for you to preserve the investment made in your existing instrument. With a wide range of consoles from which to choose, Rodgers can meet your specific budget requirements, big or small.
Rodgers hybrid organs possess a remarkable ability to seamlessly blend digital voices to pipes. This tonal quality is achieved through a comprehensive suite of modeling technologies which account for slight fluctuations in tuning, volume, speech articulation, demand for wind (or wind supply), acoustics of the room, the sonic effect of expression shades, the layout of existing pipework, and the ever-changing environmental conditions in which they reside. This advanced system automatically keeps the digital voices in tune with the pipework as the temperature in the room rises and falls.
The Rodgers Pipe Integration Manager (PIM) is a simple yet sophisticated tool that allows for a seamless connection of a Rodgers console to the drivers which control the pipes. After creating or modifying the configuration spreadsheet file, it can be loaded via USB drive and the changes take effect instantly. Stops can be configured with flexibility, and all stops can be tonally finished note-by-note on site.
The success of thousands of Rodgers hybrid organ installations lies in the tonal excellence of the digitally sampled voices. This has been Rodgers’ specialty for decades and is the reason for Rodgers’ global preeminence of hybrid installations. Rodgers’ unique high-resolution sampling process uses dimensional imaging with up to eight microphones to capture every tonal nuance – which requires terabytes of data – results in the most detailed, authentic pipe organ sounds ever.
Please enjoy this photo gallery of some of the thousands of Rodgers hybrid organ installations worldwide:
If you would like more information about Rodgers hybrid organs, please contact your local representative, or use the “Contact” tab on our website here.
If you would like to hear some Rodgers hybrid organ performances, please click this link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiG66Se0-6febSpDcj2yV-q-6miCekS-q
