Absynth 2 English

ENGLISH Welcome to Absynth 2! The second generation of Absynth greatly extends the capabili- ties of this already-powerful synthesizer to create a true sonic monster. The first version of Absynth already offered a choice of four oscillator types types, eight filter types, drawable wave- forms, and flexible breakpoint envelopes that could control many synthesis parameters. Version 2 adds granular and traditional sampling (to bring the total range of oscillators types to six), six new filter types (for a total of fourteen), many enhancements to the envelopes, integrated library functions, several DSP improve- ments, tempo sync, a comprehensive custom-tuning editor, a new look, and more. Plug-in operation with Absynth 2 has also been greatly improved. The Absynth Engine is no longer required to play patches — now it’s called Absynth Edit and is only required to edit a patch. Each plug-in instance can load its own bank file, and each instance’s current patch is stored with the host song file. You can even cre- ate new sounds from scratch within your sequencing environment, and once you save your song, your Absynth sounds will be per- fectly recalled for subsequent sessions. This manual assumes a working familiarity with the features and functions of Absynth 1.x. If you are new to Absynth, please take some time to read through the Absynth 1 manual first. Note that everything you've learned about version 1 can be completely car- ried over to version 2, and of course, all patches are compatible as well. Absynth 2 English – 1 Using Absynth 2 as a plug-in Absynth Edit vs. Absynth Engine In Absynth 1, the plug-in never made any sound — all tones were generated by the Absynth Engine application, and the plug- in was simply a shell that routed the audio into the sequencer. In Absynth 2, however, the entire sound-generation engine is em- bedded in the plug-in. That means that it’s no longer necessary for Absynth Engine to be launched in order to play sounds. In fact, now the relationship between the Absynth plug-in and the “Engine” has been reversed: the “Engine” simply tells the plug-in what to do, and the plug-in contains the entire engine. The name of “Engine” has appropriately been changed to reflect its new role — now it’s called “Absynth Edit.” By clicking on any of the plugin’s six Edit Buttons (patch, wave- form, effect, lfos, envelopes, or midi), Absynth Edit will automati- cally launch and you can freely edit your patch with all the capabilities of the standalone version. File Handling All file-handling is done from the drop-down menu in the upper right of the plug-in window. Here you can load a bank, save the current bank, or choose from a list of recently opened banks. …