LinPlug Alpha - Manual (Page 20)

The currently loaded Sound can be changed in four different ways.
• You can select the desired sound directly from the right display, which turns into a full
screen file menu when you click on it (as described above).
• You can switch to the previous or next sound in the bank by clicking the < (Previous)
or > (Next) arrow buttons located left and right of the sound name.
• You can also change a sound by sending a program change command from your
DAW to Alpha (using the built in sound browser of the DAW, if available)
• Sending a MIDI program change from your MIDI controller (if permitted by the DAW)
The Bank can be changed by clicking the bank name and choosing the desired bank from
the appearing Bank Browser or by sending a MIDI Bank Select message (if permitted by the
DAW).
Note that when you load a sound the currently present sound will vanish. So if you want to
keep changes in a sound, make sure you save it before loading another one. The Save
button allows you to save the current settings as a new Sound.
ECS / MIDI Learn
The ECS (Easy Controller Setup) section makes it simple to control the Alpha 3 from an
external MIDI controller. The only precondition is, that your DAW allows the Alpha to receive
MIDI from your controller. While some DAW don't do this by default, most will and if Alpha
can receive MIDI Control-Change Messages you can use ECS easily.
All you have to do is switch on the ECS (a menu pops up when you click at the ECS letters,
choose Learn), select a Alpha 3 parameter with the mouse and then send some MIDI Control
Change Messages from your controller to the Alpha. That's all there is to it! From now on you
can change this parameter with that controller.
In addition to this, more than one controller can be defined to change a particular parameter.
In fact, you can define up to 128 parameter-controller-combinations. This does not depend
on the type of controller you have nor the particular MIDI Control Change messages it sends.
Don't forget to switch off the ECS (pick Off from the menu) after you have finished using it
(the ECS button remains red during ECS activity as a reminder)!
ECS settings can be saved and restored using the "Load" and "Save" functions from the
menu. In addition, a single controller assignment can be cleared using the "Clear" menu
entry. All you have to do is select Clear and select a controls that you wish to be cleared (de-
assigned from MIDI CC's). Don't forget to switch off the ECS control after you have finished
clearing assignments!
The “Clear All” function clears all controller assignments at once and the Rest.Fact. Function
means Restore Factory, thus restoring the factory settings as described in Appendix G on
page 33.
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