Linplug Spectral Manual de usuario

Spectral SynthesizerUser Manual

Features§ 4 Oscillator and Filter modules with powerful yet detailed harmonics and filter band editing and modification functions. § Extensive Oscilla

All Envelopes can be modulated the same way. Please note that all envelope times are modulated only once at note start (not continuously). While this

Effects All continuous parameters of all 6 effects slots can be addressed here. Keep in mind this is a modulation shared by all notes (the effects are

In this example we assume a Modulation Depth of 1.000 (maximum depth), as you easily can see the Multiplication works as one would desire while the Ad

Appendix E: Using TUN files in SpectralBy Jacky LigonAbout Microtuning Microtuning makes it possible for musicians and composers to change the unde

required for microtuning a wide range of hardware and software synthesizers and samplers. Scala may also be used to create the TUN format microtuning

IndexIndexAdditional Tools... 32Alternate...

Hold... 37Installation...

Sound Selection... 77Spectral Editor...

OverviewSpectral is a 32 note-polyphonic synthesizer with some extraordinary features. Audio signals are created by the Oscillators. They get triggere

User Interface / ControlsOn Mac the interface supports both traditional and Retina displays automatically. On PC you have the possib

The Spectral’s Main panel can be divided into several sections: • Oscillator (top left)• Filter (top right)• Spectral Editor (will open below Oscillat

OscillatorThe Oscillator section is located on the upper left of the instrument. On the very left are the Oscillator Selection button. These are used

Each Oscillator contains controls for Semitone, and Cent which allows to transpose the Oscillator. Semitone sets the Oscillator pitch in semitones. A

Right of the A, B and Mix buttons is the Load menu to load a waveform from the factory library (or one you saved into the library). Note: saving of wa

parameter as you change it. The Symmetry is shown in the Waveform display. This parameter can be modulated using the Mod Matrix (Osc / Symmetry).The P

voices. When Phase is set to Null, Unison will start with a “Boom” because all phases are overlapping perfectly and produce quite some volume. While t

Cross-ModulationThe Cross-Modulation is very important for Spectral's unique sound. For each Oscillator (and as you will see later also for each

WelcomeThank you for purchasing a LinPlug Spectral license or trying the demo.Spectral is a very unique software synthesizer, in some aspects similar

Note: If an Oscillator which runs in Spread mode (multiple voices) is chosen, still only one of its voices is used for cross-modulation.Important: Due

Details about VolumeThere are many ways to adjust volume, we're going through them one by one following the signal flow:1. When you use the Spect

NoiseThe Spectral's Oscillator is not capable of producing a Noise sound. We will give some extra explanations on this, because these a frequentl

FilterIn Spectral each Oscillator is followed by its own Filter. These filters are structural identical but can take an specific individual shape out

cross-modulating an Oscillator cannot be filtered by the corresponding filter. While on many sounds this will not be an issue, on some you may want to

This parameter can be modulated using the Mod Matrix (Fil / Env Depth).The Vel (Velocity Tracking) can be used to modulate the filter frequency with t

Note: Even if you choose Out (output) as a routing, still the Master EQ (and an invisible Limiter) will affect the signal. The Master EQ is described

Spectral EditorThe Oscillator Waveform consisting of 256 Harmonics and the detailed 121 band Filter of Spectral require a dedicated editor which suppo

Zooming and ScrollingThe zoom control is on the control part on the very right of the Spectral Editor. It gradually enlarges the display, showing only

The handles on the upper left and upper right corner allow adjustment of the harmonics depending on their position in the frame: The harmonics close t

CreditsConcept Peter LinsenerInstrument Peter Linsener and Pavol MarkovičGraphics Branislav PakićFactory Sounds (in alphabetic order of the sound p

pressed, so when you drag it up or down no left or right movement of the mouse will change the harmonic.Even and Odd are only available for Oscillator

So this switch kind of defined the anchor point for the pattern. Although we used the word “starts” for ease of explanation its not exactly right beca

Next you can change the Blend dial and watch the spectrum gradually morph into the blended waveform.For filters the process is basically the same, ju

sets all Phases to 0, not changing the harmonics level. Harmonic / Save Wave A and Bsaves both Waveform A and B (and the Mix setting) for future use i

Filter Bands / SaveA file dialog will come up allowing you to pick a name under which the filter will be saved for future use in other patches. Saving

The Envelopes are positioned below the Oscillators and below the Filters they belong to, left and right of the Mod Matrix. The Modulation Envelopes an

always fractions of 1/16th note, with a resolution of 0.01, so each 16th is split into 100 for fine adjustment (use shift-drag to change a value in sm

An Envelope which is not synced to tempoHoldIf the AHDSR envelope is used, this dial controls the time gap between end of the Attack phase and start o

towards the respective destination. The fade time is in the range 16 milliseconds to 10 seconds. ReleaseThe Release dial is used

GlideGlide continuously changes the pitch from one note to the next, connecting the notes and letting you smoothly glide from one to the other. This i

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the Mod Matrix (Glide Time).Rate When set to Rate, the amount of time it takes to move from one note to the next depends upon how far apart the two no

LFOsThe Spectral’s LFO (“Low Frequency Oscillator”) modules are located on the right of the instrument’s user interface, below the filter, sharing the

The first three buttons select one out of three overall function modes of the LFO:In oo = Infinite state, which is the normal, polyphonic operation mo

In many cases Normal and the Uni modes might not seem much different from the audible effect, but sometimes its more handy to know that the LFO will o

LFO-Start-ModesThe way an LFO is started depends on the overall function mode of the LFO, which makes it a bit complicate, but tremendously versatile:

reach its full amplitude. This can be used to slowly increase the amount of modulation applied. A setting of 0 means that modulation commences immedia

This inversion is easiest to explain with an envelope as modulation source. An envelope is unipolar, so when you apply it with a positive depth of for

ArpeggiatorThe Spectral's Arpeggiator allows you to create very sophisticated user-defined arpeggios. Arpeggios are chords that are played as sep

then repeated. In the case of Up/Down+ mode, the chord would be arpeggiated as C-E-G-G-E-C and then repeated.§ Random: In this mode the notes of the c

– adjusted in length– assigned a specific note of the chord– programmed to “glide” from the previous stepMoreover rests can be inserted into the patte

Table of ContentsWelcome... 2Credits...

of notes (assuming a 1/16 Tempo setting and the Arpeggiator being in Up mode): Firstly, note C would be played with maximum velocity and duration 1/16

Note the “Note Number” 2 in step 2Now, the note number on step 2 is 2. This obviously changes nothing for the first iteration G-E-C-G but then, after

More Arpeggiator ParametersOn each side of the display there are a couple of controls to modify how the Arpeggiator works: The Steps parameter allows

However you can also simply “play” a chord with a different velocity for each note.So it should also be possible to arpeggiate the notes with the velo

If the Arpeggiator is triggered with an exact timing your wont notice this, however, if the triggered Notes comes more than only a bit too early or la

EffectsSpectral has 6 independent, simultaneously-available stereo effects modules. Each module can be set to one of many different effects. At the en

lit. If a switch is dimmed, the corresponding effects unit is currently switched on, if the witch is Off the effects unit is Off too.The large Wet dia

ChorusThe Chorus effect can be used to thicken a single sound creating the impression that it contains multiple voices. There are two Chorus in Spectr

random deviations to the Time and Rate parameters. The degree of randomness depends on the spread Time and Rate parameters; setting the Spread Time an

ratio can be set anywhere between 1:1 (no compression) and 10:1 (heavy compression).The Threshold dial is used to set the signal level at which the Co

Glide... 39Glide Routing...

CrusherThe Spectral’s Crusher is a Lo-Fi / Distortion effect that combines bit-depth and sample-rate reduction with “smoothing” algorithms allowing th

resolution. In such cases the Auto-Vol is mandatory, so bette have it always switched on when working with low bitrates.The Divider dial controls a sa

Delay (Modulation-Delay)This Modulation-Delay effect can be used to create echoes and other related effects. It works in Stereo, but the delay times f

it to the left, the more the effects signal becomes monophonic. In the center position you effectively have a mono delay. Moving it further to the le

the pre-delay.The Feedback dial allows you to set the number of times the signal repeats or echoes. Next to the Feedback dial is a switch which sets t

The Feedback dial allows you to set the number of times the signal repeats or echoes. The Stereo dial allows adjustment of the stereo-width, for full

EQ (Parametric)The Spectral’s Parametric EQ (Equalizer) effect contains 2 independent parametric equalizer stages in series. It is very similar to the

FilterThe Drive dial (Saturation) enables you to set the amount of filter drive or distortion. This can be used to create a distorted sound.The Cutoff

FlangerThe Spectral’s Flanger can be used to create the classic flange effect produced by using two analog tape machines playing back the same signal

GatorThe Gator (sometimes called Gater or just Gate-Effect) is a step-controlled audio gate that can be used to create rhythmic, stuttering and pulsin

MIDI Controller Assignments page... 80Sound Browser...

PhaserThe Spectral’s Phaser can be used to create swirling dynamic movement in sounds. The Phaser effect is created by automatically sweeping a series

ReverbThe Reverb effect is used to add ambiance to sounds. The Predelay dial enables you to delay the processed signal by a given amount (in milliseco

Wah-WahThe Wah-Wah effect is an amplitude-controlled bandpass filter that can be used to produce vocal-like sounds, particularly “wah-type” sounds.The

Master EQAll Audio finally gets through the Master EQ, if its switched On. Its the last audio processing before Audio is routed to the host (your DAW)

The Main SectionIn the Main section you find a couple of global settings: The Chord Memory, the Sound Engines Precision, the Amount of Voices, MIDI Le

PrecisionThe Precision control can be used to set the accuracy of the Spectral's signal generation. When it is set to less than 100% small inaccu

That's all there is to it! From now on you can change the selected parameter with the chosen controller, Spectral automatically remembers this fo

a few parameters it might be easiest to undo these recent changes. You can do so by clicking the Undo button once or multiple times. In case you went

– You can send a MIDI program change or bank change command to Spectral. This option can be disabled on the options page.– You can select the sound in

InstallationInstallation on MacAfter downloading the installer for Mac you will find a file named "Spectral Installer nnn.dmg" (or "Spe

Velocity to Main VolumeThe Vel (Velocity) dial in the bottom right of the Main Section is used to control the degree to which the played notes Velocit

As you can see here is plenty of space even for many assignments, all 123 possible assignments can here be modified or deleted. You cannot create new

Sound BrowserThe Sound Browser is the commonly used way to load a new sound from the library. The browser lists all available sounds within a bank. To

The behavior of the browser depends on the Option “Close Browser on Program Select” (see page 85 for more details about the Spectral's options).

towards the new location by setting the startup sound (see Options, page 87).Options PageOn the left of the page you find the information about which

Additional SoundsBelow the credits there is the area to enter more licenses for additional sounds. Whenever you purchase new sounds from LinPlug you g

- Global options: Global options are valid for all Spectral Instruments in every song/project, they store automatically and work in each and every ins

- Use HP 2 when there is any such self modulation or when you like the sound it creates more (we do most of the time)- HP 1 should basically never be

“/Library/Application Support/LinPlug”. However. If you for some reason want to place the library in a different location you can do so and point Spec

Spectral will select the matching Oscillator and Filter. Always Save to My Sounds means that whenever you save a sound Spectral will open the “My Soun

The installation is always only for the current user; if you want to use the plugin with different users on your computer, each user must run their ow

GlossaryAM: AM or Amplitude Modulation is a process where the amplitude of one oscillator (the carrier) is controlled by another (the modulator). When

(less than 20 Hz) vibrato is produced. When the modulation frequency is within the audio range, Frequency Modulation is produced.Harmonics: Every wa

MIDI Implementation ChartProduct: LinPlug Spectral Version 1.x Date: 5.June 2013 Manufacturer LinPlug Virtual Instruments GmbHFunction Transmitted Re

Appendix A: Tempo Sync SettingsTempo Sync is available in various modules, for example for the LFO speed, various Envelope times and many more. The av

Appendix B: Modulation Matrix SourcesThree types of modulation source are available: two different unipolar and a bipolar one:.Modulation Source Types

“---“ No modulation source is selected.Note The note being played. The modulation value follows the frequency of the played note (bipolar).Velocity T

Arp Transpose The Transpose value of each step in the Arpeggiator (if the Arpeggiator is switched On, Bipolar). Arp Length The Length value of each st

MIDI CC 16 to 19 These are MIDI Controllers, which are available when your DAW/host transmits them to the plugin. The reason to have them in the Matri

Appendix C: Modulation Matrix Destinations “---“ No modulation destination is selected.Note: All 4 Oscillators and Filters offer the same modulation d

Filter Frequency Operation frequency of the Filter, often used with an LFO to create filter sweeps, with the Modulation Wheel to open or close the fil