LinPlug Alpha - Manual (Page 23)

- Per Instance options: These are valid for each instance of Alpha, that is for every
instrument you open, and only for this one. They are not affected when you load another
sound. They are used to make one particular instance of Alpha work in a desired way, of
course this is saved with your song or project in your DAW.
- Global options: Global options are valid for all Alpha Instruments in every song/project, they
store automatically and work in each and every instance of Alpha that will be opened on your
computer. So neither loading of a sound or a song/project will affect them.
Per Preset Options
The Voices setting allows to limit the polyphony of Alpha. When set to “mono” Alpha works
like a monophonic synthesizer, that is, each note terminates the one being played before and
only one note sounds at a time.
The Precision control is used to set the accuracy of the Alpha's signal generation. When the
Precision control is set to less than 100% small inaccuracies are introduced at various point
in the Alpha's signal chain. This is useful if you're trying to replicate the warmth of an old
analog synthesizer. Precision can be set in a range from 90% to 100%.
The Bend Up Range control is used to set the Alpha's response to pitch bend messages.
Bend Range can be set from 0 to 24 semitones. A setting of 0 means that the Pitch Wheel
won't affect the sounds pitch.
The Bend Down Range control is used to set the Alpha's response to pitch bend messages.
Bend Down Range can be set from 0 to 24 semitones.
Alpha 2 Osc is a switch that allows the Alpha to work with an older version of the oscillators
which had a bug: the waveform was not exactly symmetric, this introduced some harmonics
which are characteristic for these sounds. This switch is to maintain compatibility with older
sounds. The effect of this switch however much depends on the other oscillator settings and
can even be inaudible. Generally when you are after a broader, fatter sound, switch it On and
keep it off for a clear, clean sound
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Per Instance Option
Microtonal Scale: Here you can load microtonal scalings in TUN-format. See Appendix B on
page 30 for a complete description of how to use TUN files in Alpha.
Master Tune is used to set the overall tuning of Alpha if no micro-tuning file is loaded .
Tuning can be set from 415.3 Hz to 466.2 Hz.
LinPlug Alpha 3.3 Series User Manual Page 23