With the Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T, famous pipe organs from all over the world are now accessible to everyone.
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Every organist dreams of playing a pipe organ. But not every organist has 24/7 access to a pipe organ. The Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T bridge the gap between dream and reality. From now on, you too can have the finest pipe organs in the world in your own living room.
The Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T are high-quality digital organs equipped with a standard stoplist. The 2T features 44 stops, and the 3T has 52. However, there is something extraordinary about these stoplists. Although they’re physically static, they’re dynamic in their use. The stop tabs interpret the dynamic stoplists, which change according to the pipe organ selected.
For example, the Principal 8’ stop tab can represent both the Diapason 8’ of the Cavaillé-Coll organ in the Notre-Dame in Paris, and the Principal 8’ of the Bätz organ in the Dom Church in Utrecht.
The fixed stoplist was developed based on a sophisticated cross-section made by Johannus of pipe organs around the world. To put it simply: we analyzed the stoplists of dozens of international pipe organs and noted which stops occurred most frequently among these organs.
These included stops such as the Principal 8’, the Flute 4’ and the Trumpet 8’. We subsequently gave these stops a place in the standard stoplist of the Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T. The names of these stops are on the illuminated stop tabs.
You can upload the sample sets for dozens of international pipe organs on the Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T. Special sample sets have been developed for this purpose. The sample sets are uploaded into the digital organ using a USB stick. Each USB stick contains the authentic, professional recordings of a specific international pipe organ. These sample sets contain a large number of unique stops for these organs.
A number of selected stops from the very large Johannus sample database have also been added. The result is that each sample set for the Johannus LiVE 2T contains exactly 44 stops, and the sample sets for the 3T contain 52 stops. Most of these stops come from the original pipe organ, and the rest are supplementary stops in the spirit of and complementary to the character of the pipe organ concerned.
You therefore operate your Johannus LiVE at all times with the standard stoplist of 44 (LiVE 2T) or 52 (LiVE 3T) stops. But behind each stoplist there are concealed dynamic stops. For example, if you have uploaded the Silbermann organ from the Katholische Hofkirche in Dresden, then the stop tabs
of your LiVE 2T or 3T represent a large proportion of that pipe organ’s original stoplist, plus a selection of stops added by Johannus. If you tap on any stop tab, then the name of the tab appears in the display as it appears on the original pipe organ that you currently have selected.
The stops selected by Johannus are indicated on the stop tabs. The alternative stops concealed behind them are always closely related to them. For example, a Flute 4’ can represent an Open Flute 4’, and a Principal 8’ a Diapason 8’. Thanks to this innovative and cost-saving solution, dozens of international pipe organs can be played using one standard stoplist.
This technological innovation is one of the most important features of the Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T. Choosing this solution means we can put the pipe organ within everyone’s reach, as we’d hoped.
Johannus has been recognized as a source of reliable products since 1969, all conceived and designed by Johannus itself and delivered at a good price. For decades, Johannus has been widely acclaimed for its phenomenal sound. Even connoisseurs can’t distinguish the pipe organ sound from the sounds of our digital organs. The Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T are fully in line with that tradition.
Audio professionals from Johannus have used sophisticated equipment and our own completely unique method to make true-to-life, faithful recordings of the stops of dozens of pipe organs. Johannus has made a basic selection of stops from the original stoplists of each individual pipe organ, and has then supplemented them with matching stops from our sample library. In this way, each sample set for the Johannus
LiVE 2T and 3T is composed of 44 and 52 stops respectively. You have the option of storing five different sample sets in the organ. With a touch of a button, you can switch quickly and effortlessly from one stoplist to another. If you’d like to play more than five sample sets, that’s also possible. You can access a whole library at your dealer.
How a pipe organ sounds depends largely on where you are within the church. The organ sounds different when you’re seated at the manuals than it does from the back of the church. Especially for the Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T, the reverb has been sampled from four different positions in the church.
In other words, the organs offer you four different reverb positions per sample set: on the organ bench, about ten yards from the organ front, in the middle of the church, and at the back of the church. Choose your own reverb experience, and enjoy!
The Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T are organs built by Johannus. Among other things, that means that when you turn the organ on, it actually starts. Every time. That’s characteristic Johannus quality. The integrated hardware is aligned to work in perfect harmony... And it does. Every time. We can’t emphasize that enough.
The organs use sophisticated equipment and systems. That cuts the start-up time of the Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T to the bare minimum. Press a button and you’re in the Notre-Dame-d’ Auteuil Church in Paris... As far as your ears can tell, anyway!
Thanks to Direct Streaming technology, you can switch between different sample sets very quickly. That’s because the organ uses solid state technology, sophisticated processors and an extremely large working memory.
So what’s new about the Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T? The answer is simple: everything. All of the key hardware is new. The motherboard and the smaller computer boards have all also been redeveloped to optimize speeds and options.
The software needed to operate this new hardware is also new. Our R&D department has worked hard for years to develop the new software, and the result is a resounding success. The sound engine at the heart of the organ and the LIVEreverb II system have been completely revamped. The Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T also use new operating software and an updated digital audio mix. And our familiar voicing software has been reprogrammed too.
The Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T use very large samples for each key. These samples have been recorded using high-quality equipment. Each sample lasts for several seconds, making the tone exceptionally pure and authentic.
The Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T have been conceived and produced by Johannus. If there is anything in your organ that falls short of your expectations, you can always contact Johannus. You can rely on an international service network and our long years of experience. Naturally, we offer you the same warranty as we provide for our other organs.
The Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T assure you of years of musical enjoyment. The number of pipe organs with additional stops from which you can choose will only increase in the coming years. You can keep your various sample sets in a compact storage case which comes with your organ when you buy it. Over time, you’ll be able to assemble an impressive library of the most beautiful pipe organs.
System | DS-Core |
Manuals | 2 |
Stops | Max. 44 |
Solo and orchestral voices | optional |
SIS™ stop tabs | • |
Authentic pipe organs | Max. 5 |
USB port for uploading organs | • |
Unique listening positions | 4 |
Height (excluding music rack) | 124 cm |
Height (including music rack) | 147 cm |
Width | 137 cm |
Depth (excluding pedal board) | 61 cm |
Depth (including pedal board) | 100 cm |
Light oak | • |
Other kind of wood or colour | optional |
Broad Plexiglass music rack | • |
Adjustable music rack | optional |
Synthetic | • |
Synthetic with ivory look | optional |
Synthetic with wooden core and ivory look | optional |
Wooden (ebony/oak) with wooden core | optional |
Wooden swell shoes | 2 |
Toe studs | optional |
30-note straight pedal board with plain upper keys | • | |
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30-note concave pedal board with dark upper keys | optional | |
30-note raco pedal board with dark upper keys | optional | |
LED pedal board lighting | • |
Bench with music spare | • |
Bench with lift lid | optional |
Adjustable bench | optional |
MIDI (IN, MOD-out, SEQ-out) | • |
Aux-in | • |
Aux-out | • |
Headphones | • |
Audio control |
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Audio system | 6.1 | |
Surround channels | 2 | |
Front Audio channels | 2 | |
Near Field sound bar channels | 2 |
LIVEreverb II™ | • |
Sampled Listening Positions™ | • |
Full-range amplifiers (10 Watt) | 2 |
Full-range amplifiers (80 Watt) | 4 |
Bass amplifier (170 Watt) | 1 |
Loudspeakers | 7 |
Headphones / Aux-out | Johannus Pure Audio™ |
o (recall/cancel) | • |
MENU (Johannus Menu) | • |
TRANS. (Transposer) | • |
VOL. (Organ Volume) | • |
CF (Cantus Firmus) | • |
MB (Manual Bass) | • |
CR (Crescendo) | • |
S/S (General Swell) | • |
CONS. FRONT, CENTER, REAR (Listening Positions) | • |
RO (Reeds Off) | • |
Couplers | • |
Tremulants | • |
Levels | 250 (50 x 5 organs) |
Memory locations per level | 8 |
Presets (PP-P-MF-F-FF-T+PL), programmable |
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Reverb volume | • |
Pitch | • |
Temperaments | • |
Upload organ | • |
Organ settings | • |
System settings | • |
PEPC™ (programmable expression pedal configuration) | • |
General Crescendo (through PEPC™) | • |
Bellows simulator | • |
Authentic Tuning™ | • |
LiveTune™ | • |
Dynamic chiff | • |
Virtual Pipe Positioning™ | • |
3D Division Positioning™ | • |
• = standard
PRINCIPAL | 16' |
PRINCIPAL | 8' |
FLÛTE HARMONIQUE | 8' |
STOPPED FLUTE | 8' |
QUINTATON | 8' |
GAMBA | 8' |
OCTAVE | 4' |
OPEN FLUTE | 4' |
TWELFTH | 2 2/3' |
OCTAVE | 2' |
CONICAL FLUTE | 2' |
CORNET | |
MIXTURE | |
FAGOTTO | 16' |
TRUMPET | 8' |
CLARION | 4' |
II-I | |
TREMULANT | |
MIDI |
BOURDON | 16' |
PRINCIPAL | 8' |
GEDACKT | 8' |
VIOLA DI GAMBA | 8' |
VOX CELESTE | 8' |
OCTAVE | 4' |
FLUTE | 4' |
FLUTE TWELFTH | 2 2/3' |
OCTAVE | 2' |
FLUTE | 2' |
TIERCE | 1 3/5' |
NAZARD | 1 1/3' |
SCHARFF | |
TRUMPET | 16' |
TRUMPET | 8' |
OBOE | 8' |
VOX HUMANA | 8' |
TREMULANT | |
MIDI |
ACOUSTIC BASS | 32' |
PRINCIPAL | 16' |
SUBBASS | 16' |
ECHO BOURDON | 16' |
OCTAVE | 8' |
GEDACKT | 8' |
VIOLON | 8' |
CHORALBASS | 4' |
MIXTURE | |
TRUMPET | 16' |
TRUMPET | 8' |
I-P | |
II-P | |
MIDI |
The Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T are high-quality digital organs equipped with a standard stoplist. A sample set is a USB stick containing a professional, authentic set of recordings from an actual pipe organ, plus a number of additional stops.
The high-quality recordings have been made by the audio professionals at Johannus. You simply insert the USB stick into the Johannus LiVE 2T or 3T, which then loads the stoplist of the pipe organ concerned as well as the additional stops. You can play the pipe organ immediately after the file is fully uploaded, using the illuminated stop tabs
to operate the uploaded organ stoplist. Each register represents a stop for the uploaded organ. You can activate the authentic name of the stop by tapping the stop tab so it appears in the display.
Up to five pipe organs including additional stops can be stored in the organ. This essentially means that you can copy the complete recordings to the Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T with five USB sticks. The major advantage of storing a full recording is that you can switch effortlessly between your selected pipe organs: you can fly from Paris via Dresden to Utrecht with the wave of a hand.
If you have more than five sample sets, you can easily load a new one by overwriting one of your stored organ sets. If you’d like to go back to your original choice, just reload the organ that you overwrote. All pipe organ recordings are safely stored on the USB drive. This allows you endless variety with the Johannus LiVE 2T and 3T.
Upon purchasing a Johannus LiVE 2T or 3T, you receive two sample sets as a standard inclusion. New pipe organ recordings can be ordered individually from your dealer. The sets are protected by a unique code, so they can only be used on your own organ.