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  • Page 2 Rob Papen is a trademark of Rob Papen Sound Design & Music. Albino is a trademark of Rob Papen Sound Design & Music and LinPlug Virtual Instruments GmbH. LinPlug is a trademarks of LinPlug Virtual Instruments GmbH. VST is a registered trademarks of Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH.
  • Page 3 The Albino 3 is the unique result of a collaboration between Virtual Instrument designer Peter Linsener and Dutch sound designer Rob Papen. The Albino 3's key features include high quality presets in a wide range of styles, an easy-to-use interface, highly flexible oscillators, four types of...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents INSTALLATION................6 WHAT'S NEW IN ALBINO 3.............7 FEATURES..................8 OVERVIEW..................10 CONTROLS..................12 LAYERS..................13 OSCILLATORS................16 .............17 IGITAL SCILLATOR .............19 NALOG SCILLATOR ...............21 OISE SCILLATOR ................22 UDIO NPUT FILTERS..................23 .................24 ILTER ..............25 REAM ILTER ..............26 CREAM ILTER ...............27 ILTER AMP....................29 ENVELOPES..................31 ADSFR E ..............31...
  • Page 5 APPENDIX B: LFO/ARPEGGIATOR SYNC SETTINGS .....71 APPENDIX C: DELAY SYNC SETTINGS........71 APPENDIX D: MODULATION SOURCES AND DESTINATIONS..............72 ODULATION OURCES ............74 ODULATION ESTINATIONS APPENDIX E: USING TUN FILES..........77 SCALA.....77 REATING MICROTUNING FILES WITH ..78 PECIFYING THE EFERENCE REQUENCY OF A ICROTUNING Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 6: Installation

    "Albino3" and the Albino 3 presets will now be placed in the right directory for virtual instruments on your Mac. The next time you start your host software the Albino 3 will be listed in the AU / RTAS / VST Instrument list. Common to Mac and PC After you've installed and opened the full version of the Albino 3, go to the instrument's rear panel.

  • Page 7: What's New In Albino 3

    What's New in Albino 3 In comparison with its predecessor the Albino 2, the Albino 3 contains a host of new features intended to make your music-making more efficient and enjoyable. These new features are listed below: Each preset can now be made up of 4 individual layers.

  • Page 8: Features

    Features The Albino 3 contains a range of features designed to make your music- making more efficient and enjoyable. These features are described below: Sound Presets consist of 4 separate Layers for rich, complex sound synthesis. 4 oscillators per Layer, 4 types. Oscillator modules include Analog- type, Digital-type, Noise-type and Audio Input-type.
  • Page 9 Several parameters are located on the "rear panel" so they are not changed accidentally during use. Controller hardware (faderbox or synth) settings can be saved and restored. Dial operation is switchable between circular and linear modes. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 10: Overview

    The block diagram below shows the signal flow within the Albino 3 synthesizer: An Albino 3 Preset is made up of one to four individual Layers. Each Layer is divided into 7 sections: Oscillator, Filter, Effects, Envelope, Modulation Matrix/LFO, Arpeggiator and Master.
  • Page 11 LFOs can be routed to any available modulation destination. Hopefully, this chapter has given you a brief overview of how the Albino 3 works. More detailed information can be found in the following chapters.

  • Page 12: Controls

    Controls Users have the option of controlling all Albino 3 dials in either a circular or a linear manner depending on the Dial Mode setting on the Albino 3's rear panel (see the "Main" section of this manual for more information about the Albino's rear panel).

  • Page 13: Layers

    Front Panel. The Layer section will then appear. It is possible to load Albino 1 and 2 Presets into an Albino 3 Layer. In this case, the Presets are loaded as single Layers and the name of the Layer is taken from the name of the Preset.
  • Page 14 Location. As mentioned above, Albino 1 and Albino 2 Presets as well as Albino 3 Layers can be loaded into the Albino 3 using the File controls found in the Layer section. Four controls are available: Browse Previous, Browse Next, Load and Save.
  • Page 15 Note that Layers can also be loaded using the File controls in the Master section. In this case, Layers are loaded as Albino 3 Presets so that all Layers will be initialised to their default settings. If you are designing...

  • Page 16: Oscillators

    Oscillators The Albino 3 contains 4 oscillators grouped into 2 pairs ("Osc 1/Osc 2", "Osc 3/Osc 4"). Each oscillator pair is identical to the other except that Oscillator 1 contains an additional Oscillator type—Audio Input. To change oscillator pairs click on the buttons to the left of the Oscillator section.

  • Page 17: Digital Oscillator

    Digital Oscillator The Albino 3's "Digital" oscillator outputs a waveform that is a combination of two basic waveforms. These waveforms are constructed from harmonic sine waves using a unique additive process which ensures a smooth, high quality output signal. The type of waveform is set by clicking on the Wave item on either side of the Waveform Display.
  • Page 18 A special feature of the Albino 3 is that it allows polyphonic unison. That is, the detuning of Oscillators without the loss of polyphony. The Spread dial is used to set the Albino 3's level of polyphonic unison. When moved from the leftmost position the dial gradually detunes voices to produce a thick and fat sound.

  • Page 19: Analog Oscillator

    -100 to +100 cents is available. The Semi control sets the oscillator pitch in semitones. A range of -11 to +11 semitones is available. The Oct control sets the oscillator pitch in octaves. A range of -2 to +7 octaves is available. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 20 A special feature of the Albino 3 is that it allows polyphonic unison. That is, the detuning of Oscillators without the loss of polyphony. The Spread dial is used to set the Albino 3's level of polyphonic unison. When moved from the leftmost position the dial gradually detunes voices to produce a thick and fat sound.

  • Page 21: Noise Oscillator

    Noise Oscillator The Albino 3's "Noise" oscillator module offers three types of noise waveform: White, Pink and Brown. The type of waveform is set by rotating the waveform dial. For more information about these waveforms please see the Glossary section of this manual.

  • Page 22: Audio Input

    Albino 3. This means that it is possible to use the Albino 3 as a signal processing unit. All of the Albino 3's modules are available so external audio can be modulated, filtered and processed in the Effects section.

  • Page 23: Filters

    "musical" and to ensure that they use very little CPU resources. The Albino 3 has 2 filter modules, each of which can be set to one of the four filter types mentioned above. To turn a filter on or off, select the "On/Off"...

  • Page 24: Silk Filter

    The Envelope Direction button is used to set either a positive or negative envelope shape. This can be used for a range of effects including opening the filter when a note is released (this is impossible with a non-inverted envelope). Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 25: Cream Filter

    Env is used to set the degree to which the filter's envelope effects the signal. Setting Env to 0.00 means that the envelope has no effect on the filter. Setting Env to 1.00 means that the filter is modulated by the envelope's full range. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 26: Scream Filter

    Scream Filter The Scream Filter is a new addition to the Albino 3. This filter has a much more aggressive sound than either the Silk or the Cream filters, especially when the resonance is turned up. Watch out when using this filter because it can get really nasty! The Scream filter has 7 types.

  • Page 27: Comb Filter

    Comb Filter The Comb Filter is a new addition to the Albino 3. This filter introduces gaps in the frequency spectrum, a bit like the teeth on a comb. These gaps repeat in constant frequncy steps. If, for example, you set the filter's Cutoff frequency to 400 Hz, you will introduce gaps (similar to those produced by a notch filter) at 0 Hz (!), 400 Hz, 800 Hz, 1200 Hz, 1600 Hz, and so on.
  • Page 28 (this is impossible with a non-inverted envelope). The Vel (Velocity) control is used to set the degree to which the filter's cutoff frequency is modulated by the note-on velocity of the MIDI input signal. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 29: Amp

    The Albino 3's Amp section is located to the right of the Filter section. This section contains controls for routing the filters' outputs as well as general controls for setting the synth's amplitude. The output from all four filters can be sent to either Effect 1, Effect 2, Effect 3, Effect 4 or to Effects 1 and 3 simultaneously by clicking on the output buttons to the right of the filter module.
  • Page 30 Filter 1 to Filter 2) this control should be set to the middle position. The Vel (Velocity) control is used to set the degree to which the amplitude is modulated by the note-on velocity of the MIDI input signal. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 31: Envelopes

    Envelope label. In general, the ADSFR envelope type sounds more natural (due to its exponential segments) while 5 Stage uses linear slopes and thus gives a different sound. ADSFR Envelope Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 32 The dials can be set to deliberately under-track or even reverse-track. This allows you to create sounds that are very smooth and even across their range, or that drastically change across their range (as is the case with Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 33: Stage Envelope

    45% within 596 ms (or 0.596 seconds) and raises to a sustain level of 92% within 4.625 seconds. Note that the 4 level is always the Sustain level and the 5 time and level are the release time and the release level. The release level should normally be 0. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 34 When set to Sync mode, the envelope's controls work in units of fractions of a bar, where a value of 16 represents one bar. This is useful if you want to synchronise and envelope segment with the song's current tempo. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 35: Modulation

    Modulation Matrix click on the "MX" button beneath the four LFO buttons. The Arpeggiator is chosen by the “Arp” button at the bottom. The LFO, Modulation Matrix and Arpeggiator controls are described in more detail below. Quad LFO Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 36 You can also apply an envelope to the LFO using the Delay, Attack and Decay dials. The "Delay" parameter sets the amount of time (in seconds) before the LFO begins modulating the signal. A Delay setting of 0 means that the LFO begins operating immediately. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 37: Modulation Matrix

    The Albino's Modulation Matrix allows you to create 16 user-defined modulation routings. 47 modulation destinations are available for modulation by 26 modulation sources (see Appendix D for a listing and description of all modulation sources and destinations). Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 38 Remember, without using the Modulation Matrix the following can be modulated directly in the Envelope section: • the oscillators' amplitude by an envelope, • the envelope rate by the pitch of the note played, • the envelope rate by the velocity of the note played Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 39: The Arpeggiator

    You could build an entire library of your own creative arpeggios. The respective parameters of the Albino Arpeggiator are: Mode Mode defines how the Arpeggiator functions with several options available: Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 40: Clk (Clock)

    The small Ret = Retrigger switch to the right of the clock parameter defines whether a new chord will restart the Arpeggiator or not. If you have a pause between two chords being played, the Arpeggiator will restart with the first Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 41: Step Display

    (for example a 1/32th of the 1/16th step). The more you turn the dial to the left the shorter the note is played. The effect is most prominent with sounds that have a short release time. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 42: Swing (Swi)

    This can be extended up to 4 octaves, again we recommend you just try it to hear the obvious effect. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 43: Effects

    Effects The Albino 3 has four independent stereo effects units: Effect 1, Effect 2, Effect 3 and Effect 4. All four effects units are identical. Each effects unit contains twelve modules: Delay, Chorus, Chorus 2, Phaser, Flanger, Filter, Reverb, Stereo Delay ("StDelay"), Gator, Wah Wah, Compressor and LoFi.

  • Page 44: Delay

    Finally, you can use the Sync menu to sync the delay time with the current tempo (see Appendix C for the range of possible sync settings). When modulation is applied a stereo effect is created because both channels are modulated in opposite directions. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 45: Chorus And Chorus 2

    A unique feature of the Albino Chorus is its Spread parameter which is turned on or off using the Spread button. Basically, "Spread" makes the chorus sound fatter by adding random deviations to the Time and Rate parameters. The degree of "randomness" depends on the spread Time and Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 46: Phaser

    The "Feed" (Feedback) control is used to set the amount of internal feedback employed within the phaser. More internal feedback produces increasingly pronounced resonant peaks. The Inv (Invert) button allows you to invert the signal that is used to create the phasing effect. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 47: Flanger

    The Time control is used to set the length of the effects delay line, simulating the delay between the original (tape machine 1) and the delayed / wet signal (tape machine 2). Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 48: Filter

    Rate control. Filter This effect module is an additional monophonic filter that incorporates saturation/distortion. It can be used to create some very special distortion/ overdrive sounds. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 49 The Sync control is used to synchronise the filter's cutoff frequency modulation rate with the song's current tempo. The level parameter lets you adjust the output level of the filter/saturation. This may be required when you use higher Saturation or Resonance settings. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 50: Reverb

    Damp setting, the less higher frequencies are contained in the processed signal. The Dif (“Diffusion”) control is used to set the number of diversion stages that are applied to the input signal. As the value of the Dif control is Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 51: Stereo Delay

    The L Time and R Time dials are used for setting the left and right channel delay times (in milliseconds). This can range from 1 ms to 1300 ms. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 52: Gator

    (thus the feedback for the shorter time is increased). When the lower Feedback Couple button is pressed the feedback is not automatically adjusted. Gator Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 53 In this case only one of the two left and right channel buttons can be switched on at the same time. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 54: Wahwah

    Faster Decay times mean that the wah effect returns to its default value more quickly, while slower Decay times mean that the wah effect returns to its default value more slowly. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 55: Compressor

    The Albino 3's compressor has been designed to be as easy to use as possible. It has five controls: Ratio, Threshold, Attack, Release and Vol (“Volume”).

  • Page 56: Lofi

    Lofi The Albino 3’s LoFi is a distortion effect that combines bit-depth and sample-rate reduction with “smoothing” algorithms allowing the resolution of the signal to be decreased, thereby making the sound rougher and noisier. This effect processor also includes a filter. This effect has the following controls: Bits, Cutoff, Filter Type, Res (“Resonance”), Div...
  • Page 57 Divider in the signal path. The Auto-Vol control allows a compressor/expander to be switched into the signal path. This reduces the overall effect of the LoFi making the sound less harsh and more “musical”. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 58: Master

    (“Volume”). Each of these sub-sections is described in detail below. Precision The "Precision" control can be used to set the accuracy of the Albino 3's signal generation. When the "Precision" control is set to less than 100% small inaccuracies are introduced into the waveform at various points in the Albino 3's signal chain.

  • Page 59: Ecs

    Albino 3 from an external MIDI controller (either hardware or software). All you have to do is switch on the ECS light (click it once), select a Albino 3 parameter with the mouse and then send some MIDI messages to the Albino 3 from you MIDI source.

  • Page 60: Gen

    Preset. By default the Preset Browser points to the factory presets installed with Albino 3. Presets can be changed in three different ways. You can load a new Preset with the file controls, which work by clicking the Prev/Next (“arrow”) buttons located below the Preset name.

  • Page 61: Glide

    “L” then 2 or more Layers are in use. Glide The Glide or "portamento" section allows you to set the Albino 3's portamento parameters. "Glide" continuously changes the pitch from one note to the next, connecting the notes and letting you smoothly "glide" from one to the other.

  • Page 62: Volume Control

    When the second note is released the first note sounds again. This creates a "pedal tone" effect. Volume Control The "Volume" control sets the Albino 3's overall output volume. Volume can be set in a range from -oodB to +6dB. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 63: Rear Panel

    Rear Panel The "Rear Panel" of the Albino 3 is accessed by clicking on the Albino 3 logo at the bottom right of the Albino 3's front panel. Several master controls have been located here to make the front panel less crowded, and also so that they are not changed accidentally while the Albino 3 is in use.
  • Page 64 Scale: See Appendix E for a complete description of how to use TUN files in the Albino 3. Finally, the rear panel also contains your Albino 3's serial number and version number. To switch back to the Front Panel click the Albino 3 logo on the Rear Panel. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 65: Optimizing Cpu Usage

    CPU processing power. Each additional oscillator, filter, effect and modulator that is included in an instrument adds to the CPU load. As a result, it's best to switch off any unused units within the Albino 3 to conserve CPU resources.

  • Page 66: Glossary

    A signal processing device that suppresses or "filters" out specific parts of a signal's frequency spectrum. Numerous types of filter are used in audio synthesis. These include Low Pass, High Pass, Band Pass and Notch. The tone Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 67 (it sounds like rushing water or the surf) and is quite relaxing. It's often used for ambience in electronic music, and as a test signal for "tuning" sound reinforcement systems (many equalisers and audio spectrum analysers have built-in pink noise generators). Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 68 100 to 200 Hz, that segment of the frequency spectrum will contain the same energy as a segment from 5000 to 5100 Hz or even 20,000 to 20,100 Hz. Compared to other types of noise, white noise has a "bright" sound. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 69: Midi Implementation Chart

    Omni Changed Note Number True Voice Velocity Note On Note Off Aftertouch Poly (Key) Mono (Channel) Pitch Bend Control Change Program Change System Exclusive System Common Song Position Song Select Tune Request System Realtime Clock Commands Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 70 Aux Messages Local On/Off All Notes Off Active Sensing System Reset Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 71: Appendix A: Digital Oscillator Waveforms And Ranges

    Off, 1/2, 1/2T, 1/4*, 1/4, 1/4T, 1/8*, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16*,1/16, 1/16T, 1/32*, 1/32, 1/32T. Note: "T" stands for Triplet and "*" stands for a dotted note. In the case of a dotted note, the note duration is equal to 1.5 times its original undotted value. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 72 Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 73: Appendix D: Modulation Sources And Destinations

    Decay, EnvF1 Release, EnvF2 Attack, EnvF2 Decay, EnvF2 Release, EnvAmpAttack, EnvAmpDecay, EnvAmpRelease, Main Filter Bal, Main Amplitude, Main Pitch Modulation Sources Note played Exp The note being played with exponential response. The modulation value follows the frequency of the played note (bipolar). Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 74 MIDI CC 4 (unipolar). Expression Contr. MIDI CC 11 (unipolar). CC16 Controller MIDI CC 16 (bipolar). CC17 Controller MIDI CC 17 (bipolar). CC18 Controller MIDI CC 18 (bipolar). CC19 Controller MIDI CC 19 (bipolar). LFO 1 LFO 1 (bipolar). Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 75: Modulation Destinations

    N.B. In order to create the classic vibrato effect it is better to use Main Pitch as the modulation destination as this is applied to the whole voice. Osc 1,2,3,4 Symmetry Pulsewidth Symmetry respective Oscillator waveform, used to thicken a sound or Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 76 Key Lin which can be used to make the LFO run faster with higher notes.Filter Balance Balance of both Filters (that is, which one is more prominent), only usable if both are Filters are switched on and receive a signal from the Oscillators. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...
  • Page 77 Filters are switched on and receive a signal from the Oscillators. Main Amplitude Overall amplitude of all oscillators. Often used for tremolo. Main Pitch Overall pitch of all oscillators. Often used for vibrato. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 78: Appendix E: Using Tun Files

    Scala may be used to create the TUN format microtuning-files needed to explore microtunings with this instrument. The Scala home page is http://www.xs4all.nl/~huygensf/scala/ Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

  • Page 79: Specifying The Reference Frequency Of A Microtuning

    A440 Hz, but when one has specified another pitch base for a microtuning when the TUN file is created in Scala, such as C261.6256 Hz, the data in the TUN microtuning-file will provide a new pitch reference. Rob Papen Albino 3.0...

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