Paide Church Organ (Pure DSD)

Estonian music professionals have recorded the sound of the Estonian Organs with the first album from APSoon – Paide Church Organ. The album features the music of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Max Reger and Rudolf Tobias performed by Andres Uibo.

It was recorded with B&K 4006, Sonodore RCM-402, Sonodore LDM-54 and Sonodore MPM-81 Microphones, Rens Heijnis battery powered preamp, Mogami and Van Damme Cables and the Horus Analog to Digital Converter from Merging Technologies in Stereo DSD 256 at the Paide Church in Estonia on September 2, 2021.

Organist and Music Professor Andres Uibo, Sound Director Priit Kuulberg and Sound Engineer Aular Soon are re-recording a series of albums originally issued in 1970-1990 titled ‘Estonian Organs’. This album, Paide Church Organ, is the first in this series and it will be officially released in October 2022. The album is available now as an early release at NativeDSD. The second one, Niguliste Church Organ, is scheduled for release in 2023.

Using DSD recording technology, and inviting organists from all over the world, the APSoon team aims to record the sound of the organs in Estonian Churches, and publish them in Pure DSD Stereo at NativeDSD.

Andres Uibo – Organ