LinPlug Alpha - Manual (Page 24)

Global Options
The Gen Range control is used to set the range for random parameter generation. It has a
range of 0% to 100%. Using lower values will effect the patch less than using higher values.
Not all parameters are changed with each generated change. With lower settings (e.g. 5%)
less parameters are affected. Normally, a setting in the range of 2 to 10% will produce the
most interesting and useable results.
Next are two options which allow you too choose a different Controller to function as
Modulation Wheel or Aftertouch. This is useful when you not play with a keyboard or when
your keyboard has not Aftertouch (also called Pressure) function but you have for example a
Breath Controller connected; in this case just choose “Breath Controller” for the Aftertouch
function and you can play Alpha using the Breath Controller to control all sounds which are
programmed using Aftertouch.
Next is the Startup Preset and Library Location setting. When you install Alpha the Library
(thats the sounds) is placed in a default location. On PC that is in the same folder where you
installed Alpha, on Mac it is “/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 Alpha to the library manually by choosing a sound from the new location:
Click on the Set button next to the Startup preset name and navigate to a sound that Alpha
should load upon startup. This not only defines your initial patch that is loaded when you
open a new instance of Alpha but also defines at which location Alpha should look for the rest
of the factory library. The path to the factory library is shown below the startup preset and you
will see how it adjusts to the startup preset when you change it.
Finally there are a couple of switches:
The Allow MIDI Program Change option can be used to suppress Alpha to respond to
program change messages received as MIDI data from your DAW software. The default
setting is On.
The Allow Host Program Change is similar, but allows or suppresses the DAW software to
change a program (sound) in Alpha. The default is again On.
The Allow MIDI Volume Change option can be used to suppress a response to volume
change messages (CC 7) received as MIDI data from your DAW software. The default
setting is On as its used by a couple of DAW's.
To switch back to the main edit page click the Ok button in the bottom right.
LinPlug Alpha 3.3 Series User Manual Page 24