Octopus Manual - LinPlug Virtual Instruments

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MiscellaneousSeveral additional controls are available within the Octopus. These are theBank/Preset Browser controls, the File controls and the Microtuning control.These three sets of controls are located at the top edge of the instrument'sfront panel.Bank/PresetThe Bank/Preset Browser controls are located at the top of the front panel.The Bank/Preset Browser consists of a two-part editable display.The Bank display on the left shows the current bank and the Preset displayon the right part shows the current preset. By default the Browser points tothe factory presets installed with the Octopus.Presets can be changed directly in the Bank/Preset Browser by clicking oneither the Bank or the Preset display. Clicking on the Bank display opens amenu enabling you to load groups of sounds by Bank. Clicking on thePreset display opens a menu enabling you to load individual presets.44 Manual
File ControlsThe File Controls are used for all File-related operations.The Load button (shown as a folder icon) opens a dialog that lets you selecta file for loading. The Previous and Next buttons (the < and > symbolseither side of the Load button) allow you to traverse all Octopus presetswithin the current folder. The Save button (shown as a disk icon) allows youto save the current preset settings.The settings of all sections, including the Volume setting, are saved with thepreset. The Octopus loads and saves all of its presets directly to hard diskso your computer's RAM does not limit the number of available presets.MicrotuningThe Microtuning control opens a menu that enables the Octopus to betuned to tunings other than Equal Temperament.See Appendix A for a complete description of how to use TUN files to setthe Octopus’ tuning.LinPlug/Octopus LogosClicking on either the LinPlug or the Octopus logos in the middle right of theOctopus’s Main panel opens the instrument’s Rear Panel. The Rear Paneldisplays the version of the instrument.Manual 45
Page 3 and 4: CreditsConcept byInstrument byGraph
Page 5 and 6: Table of ContentsCredits...........
Page 8: FeaturesThe Octopus contains a rang
Page 12 and 13: Oscillator MatrixThe Octopus has tw
Page 14 and 15: SamplerThe Octopus' Sampler module
Page 16 and 17: PanEach sample slot can have its ow
Page 18 and 19: Waveform Import / Export and Editin
Page 20 and 21: Note that the overall tuning of the
Page 22 and 23: KBD (Keyboard Track)KBD (Keyboard T
Page 24 and 25: Envelope DestinationOnce an envelop
Page 26 and 27: the shape of the curve between two
Page 28 and 29: Final Envelope Value = Initial Enve
Page 30 and 31: KBD Rate Scaling / VEL Rate Scaling
Page 32 and 33: Envelope Bank Select/Envelope Selec
Page 34 and 35: EffectsThe Octopus has 4 independen
Page 36 and 37: The Delay functions as follows: the
Page 38 and 39: EqualizerThe Octopus’ (Parametric
Page 40 and 41: Step SequencerThe Octopus features
Page 42 and 43: ShuffleThe Shuffle control adds a s
Page 44 and 45: Unison/GlideThe Octopus' Unison/Gli
Page 48 and 49: RegistrationYou can use the demo ve
Page 50 and 51: GlossaryAmplifier:Effect:Envelope:F
Page 52 and 53: MIDI Implementation ChartProduct: L
Page 54 and 55: Scala may be used to create the TUN
Page 56 and 57: To make the sound more interesting,
Page 58 and 59: To make the sound change dynamicall
Page 60 and 61: Next we'll add some filtering to th

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