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Page 1: ...u s e r m a n u a l Copyright LinPlug Virtual Instruments GmbH 2008 All rights reserved ...

Page 2: ...t of pleasure using SaxLab and that it becomes an integral part of your music making Peter Linsener and the LinPlug team January 2008 Concept by Luigi Felici and Peter Linsener Instrument by Luigi Felici Peter Linsener and Pavol Markovič Graphics by Shaun Ellwood and Branislav Pakić Sounds by Luigi Felici Manual by Chris Share Special Thanks to Wellington and William All technical specifications o...

Page 3: ...xLab 2 6 Overview 8 Main 10 Body 12 Tune 13 Presets 15 ECS 16 Amplitude Envelope 17 Performance 19 LFO 27 Deviation 30 Effects 32 Chorus 32 Reverb 33 Rear Panel 34 Registration 35 Support 35 Glossary 36 MIDI Implementation Chart 38 Appendix A Using TUN Files 39 LinPlug SaxLab User Guide 2 0 3 ...

Page 4: ...are SaxLab 2 will be listed in the VST Instrument list Installation on Mac SaxLab 2 comes with its own Installer After downloading SaxLab 2 you will find a file named SaxLabInstaller200 dmg located in your web browser s download folder Double click this file to decompress and open the image then double click the installer program to begin the installation process The installer will guide you throu...

Page 5: ...ind instruments User definable velocity sensitive amplitude envelope Tonal characteristics of the instrument s overall sound can be defined by the user Real time control of the instrument s brightness reverberation amount and Growl effect Three modes of mono performance Legato Retrigger Alternate Control of Pitch Bend and Scoop Random pitch deviation per note Random air deviation per note Random b...

Page 6: ...ains many more control sources and destinations for real time control and expression The Performance section features a new MIDI Exp subsection which is a small modulation matrix customised for sax playing The MIDI Exp subsection makes Velocity Breath Controller and Aftertouch available as modulation sources Amplitude Brightness Level Reverb Mix as well as a new effect called Growl are available a...

Page 7: ...7 Instrument Presets are now managed using the standard LinPlug system which is found on all other LinPlug instruments LinPlug SaxLab User Guide 2 0 3 ...

Page 8: ...he host software SaxLab 2 receives MIDI on all channels simultaneously SaxLab2 s Sound Set determines the samples that are used by the instrument The Sound Set is selected in the Sound Set popup menu located in the Main section The particular scale tuning used by the SoundSet is set in the instrument s Tune section along with its overall tuning settings In SaxLab 2 a note consists of three layers ...

Page 9: ...O which can be mapped to either or both of the sound s amplitude and pitch and so can be used to create either tremolo or vibrato effects A third modulation source is real time MIDI controllers These can be mapped to numerous destinations Examples include MIDI Velocity to the amplitude envelope depth Modulation Wheel to LFO depth and MIDI Breath Control to brightness Note that for a realistic emul...

Page 10: ...yer These three layers are mixed to produce the instrument s overall sound The Sound Set should not be confused with a Preset The former is a collection of samples used by the instrument while the latter is a snapshot of all the instrument s current settings and an associated Sound Set As such many Presets can utilize the same Sound Set Keys The Keys control sets the volume of the Keys sample laye...

Page 11: ...trol makes the Air layer louder with respect to the instrument s other two layers Note When using Layered or Soft Sound Sets it is recommended to only use very low Air noise settings since these sets include soft played tones which are naturally already noisy MIDI The MIDI indicator lights up when any incoming MIDI Note on messages are received by SaxLab 2 Clicking and holding down a mouse button ...

Page 12: ...ncy Higher settings create a more pronounced peak in the signal while lower settings produce a flatter response FREQ Frequency The FREQ control is used to set the frequency at which the filter begins to take effect Higher settings produce brighter sounds while lower settings result in darker sounds Bright Brightness The Bright control is used to set the brightness of the instrument s sound Higher ...

Page 13: ...ol settings range from 100 cents 1 semitone to 100 cents 1 semitone Note that the overall pitch of the instrument can be raised or lowered by one octave using a combination of the Coarse Tune control and the Fine Tune control Also note that the Coarse Tune control and the Fine Tune control are used to set the root note of the current scale The controls transpose the scale s starting pitch to the s...

Page 14: ...N file is a list of pitches that the instrument uses to determine the pitch at which it plays back samples Most Western music uses a pitch system called Equal Temperament in which the smallest interval between two adjacent notes is defined by the ratio 1 1 05946 For example A4 has a frequency of 440 Hz In this case A 4 the next highest note available on a keyboard has a frequency of 440 x 1 05946 ...

Page 15: ...he name of the directory that contains the new Preset By default the File Browser points to the factory presets installed with SaxLab 2 Presets can be changed in three different ways A new Preset can be loaded using the file controls which work by clicking the Prev Next arrow buttons located below the Current Preset display Alternatively the desired Preset can be selected directly from the Current...

Page 16: ...witch off ECS after you have finished using it To do this click the indicator again Clicking on the ECS label opens the ECS menu The menu contains the following functions Off Learn Clear Clear All Save Rest Fact Restore Factory Settings These functions are explained below Off The Off menu item turns off ECS If ECS is already off then selecting this menu item has no effect Learn The Learn menu item...

Page 17: ...ance control setting determines the degree to which the first few milliseconds of a note s amplitude envelope are amplified The ENH Enhance control can be used to create a prominent attack transient so that the piff sound at the beginning of a note is emphasised This is very useful for creating rhythmic accents A Attack The A Attack control setting determines the length of time it takes for the am...

Page 18: ...s amplitude to decrease to zero Note The Sustain level is is reached at the end of the Decay phase and is fixed at 50 of the maximum level that is reached at the end of the Attack phase The time range of A and R are actually useful only for special effects as a real sax doesn t have a meaningful release time and the attack time is controlled in realtime by the player So for a good emulation these ...

Page 19: ...rol Response Curve GRO Growl Depth Control Source Control Response Curve Maximum Depth and Deviation CT Crossfade Time and Monomode Scoop Amount This control is used to set the amount of time it takes to move from a lower pitch to the pitch of the note that is actually played Increasing the value of the Scoop control increases the time taken for the pitch to move from the lower pitch to the note t...

Page 20: ... the currently selected control source see below affects the instrument s amplitude which is set in the Main section Increasing the value of this control makes the instrument more responsive to changes in the incoming MIDI data Amplitude Control Source This control is used to set the type of MIDI control change message that controls the instrument s AMP Amplitude Control Depth setting Three option...

Page 21: ...ontrol change message that controls the instrument s Reverb Mix setting Three options are available Velo Velocity BC Breath Controller and AT Aftertouch Only one type of MIDI control change message can be used at a time Reverb Control Response Curve This setting determines how the Reverb Mix control responds to incoming MIDI messages selected with the Reverb Mix Control Source The control is conti...

Page 22: ...IDI controllers are available for modulating SaxLab 2 s various Performance parameters These are Velo Velocity BC Breath Controller and AT Aftertouch Each controller works in a slightly different way Note that only one type of MIDI control change message can be used for each Performance Control at a time Velo Velocity All MIDI controllers have the ability to trigger a note This is usually done by ...

Page 23: ...lap and playing notes that are detached First let s consider SaxLab 2 s Ret Retrigger mode In this mode no matter how you play keyboard notes legato or detached each note will have an attack portion In this case each note will sound as a complete and separate note Next let s consider SaxLab 2 s Leg Legato mode In this case if two or more notes are played in a legato connected manner where the foll...

Page 24: ...Leg Legato mode and Ret Retrigger mode for each note in a legato sequence Shown below is the same sequence of notes played three times each time with a different Monomode setting In each case arrows mark where the envelopes start for each note LinPlug SaxLab User Guide 2 0 3 ...

Page 25: ...ssfade time is the same for all notes regardless of their duration As the value of the CT Crossfade Time is increased the portamento time becomes adaptive and is determined by the duration of the previous notes This means that a note with a long duration will have a correspondingly long crossfade time A note with a shorter duration will have a shorter crossfade time This is useful for playing pass...

Page 26: ...adaptive crossfade time means that the crossfade time changes according to the duration of the notes being played In effect it provides adaptive note articulation so that the pitch of the target note is always reached Note that the CT Crossfade Time only operates when the instrument is in Legato mode Note Usually a setting of 30 should be a good setting however its possible to customize this value...

Page 27: ...ynthesizer LFOs so you may want to read the following section carefully DEL Delay Time The DEL Delay Time control is used to set a time delay between the note onset and when the LFO begins to modulate the instrument s output If this is used in conjunction with the ATK Attack Time control then the LFO s attack envelope will not begin until the delay time has elapsed ATK Attack Time The ATK Attack T...

Page 28: ...ate is set by a combination of the LFO Rate setting and the CTD Controller Depth setting Note that Aftertouch can only increase the LFO rate from the value set in the Rate parameter It cannot be used to decrease the LFO rate below the setting of the Rate control PW Pitch Wheel increases the LFO s modulation frequency starting from the current value of the Rate control up to the combined values of ...

Page 29: ... controls with the Pitch and AMP controls Then the default LFO frequency is set with the Rate control If the user then selects the Modulation Wheel as the Controller Source they can bring in the LFO increase its modulation depth proportionally for Pitch and AMP while accelerating the LFO rate from the setting of the Rate control to the maximum value set by the combination of the Rate control and t...

Page 30: ...he air layer of the sound and to the overall pitch of a note each time it is triggered Body Deviation Amount The Body Deviation Amount control is used to set a degree of randomisation in the instrument s Body filter for each note that is played back Increasing the Body Deviation Amount control will introduce more random timbre variation from note to note in the sound of the instrument Air Deviatio...

Page 31: ...d to set a degree of randomisation in the instrument s overall pitch for each note that is played back Increasing the Pitch Deviation Amount control will introduce more random variation from note to note in the instrument s overall pitch LinPlug SaxLab User Guide 2 0 3 ...

Page 32: ... Speed Also note that the output of the Chorus effect is stereo The Chorus effect is switched on and off by clicking on the LED to the right of the Chorus label Mix The Mix control is used to set the balance between the processed wet signal and the original unprocessed dry signal DPTH Depth The DPTH Depth control is used to set the amount that the effect modulates the original signal By increasing...

Page 33: ...ize of the simulated room The size of the space varies from a small chamber up to a large hall DAMP Damping The simulated room s wall materials can be adjusted with the DAMP Damping control This parameter ranges from practically loss free reflecting walls no damping up to very absorbent walls full damping In practical terms the amount of damping determines the amount of high frequency sound compon...

Page 34: ...Attention You cannot select the folder directly you need to locate the library then open the Alto Layers folder and open the sax sxlbsnd file in it After adjusting the path to the library you need to restart SaxLab that is to unload it completely and load it again Serial Number The Serial Number edit box is located on the upper left of the instrument s Rear Panel The Serial Number edit box is used...

Page 35: ...erial number correctly the Serial Number edit box displays the word Valid indicating that the instrument is registered Once registered the serial number is no longer displayed on the instrument Make sure to keep your serial number in a safe place as you might need it again to register SaxLab in example when you bought a new computer If you have any questions regarding SaxLab 2 s registration proce...

Page 36: ...Distortion which changes the shape of the waveform usually adding overtones Envelope A time varying signal used to control the development of another signal after it has been triggered Envelopes are most often used for controlling a signal s amplitude The shape of the envelope is determined by the number of control parameters Usually four parameters are available Attack Time Decay Time Sustain Lev...

Page 37: ... Polyphonic Literally many voiced A polyphonic sound contains two or more voices Any musical instrument that can produce two or more notes at a time is classed as polyphonic Reverb Reverb Reverberation arises from the way that sound is reflected by the surfaces found within a room and causes the sound to be heard after all sources have ceased Different acoustic spaces have different reverberant ch...

Page 38: ...e Number no yes True Voice no no Velocity Note On no yes Note Off no no Aftertouch Poly Key no no Mono Channel no yes Pitch Bend no yes Control Change no yes Program Change no yes System Exclusive no no System Common Song Position no no Song Select no no Tune Request no no System Realtime Clock no no Commands no no Aux Messages Local On Off no no All Notes Off no yes Active Sensing no no System Re...

Page 39: ...12 tones in an octave or even that the octave itself may be stretched or compressed Microtuning is a vast topic rich with lore music and infinity of musical possibilities for the sonic explorer Creating TUN Microtuning Files with SCALA Scala is a freeware utility developed by Manuel Op de Coul in the Netherlands which can be used for the creation and analysis of historical ethnic and contemporary ...

Page 40: ...ve the notes of a tuning fall on certain physical keys Important Note When one uses a TUN microtuning file with this software synthesizer the above specified mapping properties will override the Master Tuning reference Normally when one is using the default 12 Tone Equal Tempered Scale the Master Tuning will be used to make fine pitch adjustments around the standard concert pitch of A440 Hz but wh...

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