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BodySaxLab 2’s Body section is located in the middle of the instrument's Front Panel above the Main section. The Body section contains a filter w

TuneSaxLab 2’s Tune section is located on the upper left of the instrument’s Front Panel. This section consists of four controls: Coarse (Tune), Fine

Tuning Display: The Tuning Display is located to the right to the two tuning controls. It displays the instrument’s current tuning in semitones and ce

Preset Display/File BrowserPreset Display/File Browser: The Preset Display consists of two displays. The upper one shows the Current Bank and the lowe

ECSThe ECS (Easy Controller Setup) section makes it simple to control SaxLab 2 from an external MIDI controller (either hardware or software). All you

Amplitude EnvelopeSaxLab 2’s Envelope section is located on the middle left of the instrument’s Front Panel. Because SaxLab 2 uses samples for playbac

Sustain level. Setting the D (Decay) slider to higher values increases the time taken for the sound’s amplitude to move from full volume to the sustai

PerformanceThe Performance section is located on the middle right of SaxLab 2’s Front Panel. The Performance section features the following controls:

can be thought of as an auto-bend that is applied at the onset of a note. Scoop is not applied to notes that are played legato. The scoop is a style m

instrument’s sound. Increasing the value of this control makes the instrument more responsive to changes in the incoming MIDI data.Brightness Control

WelcomeThank you for purchasing a LinPlug SaxLab 2 license.SaxLab 2 is a professional, flexible and easy-to-use virtual wind instrument designed for c

GRO (Growl Depth): This control sets the degree to which the currently selected control source (see below) effects the presence of the “growl” effect

the duration of a note. Also note that MIDI keyboards normally do not transmit Breath Controller messages, however it is usually possible to reassign

is played. In Ret (Retrigger) mode, the instrument starts a new envelope each time a note is played. In all modes, the envelope retriggers if notes ar

CT (Crossfade Time): The CT (Crossfade Time) control is used to set the length of time taken to move from the pitch of the previous note to that of th

with a mixture of different durations. For example, say that SaxLab 2's crossfade time was constant and set to a long duration. In the case of no

LFOSaxLab 2’s LFO (Low Frequency Oscillator) section is located on the lower left of the instrument’s Front Panel. The LFO section contains nine contr

maximum LFO Rate is set by the combined values of the Rate and the CTD (Controller Depth) controls. Pitch: The LFO’s Pitch control is used to set the

The LFO’s MIDI controller implementation may at first seem complicated however its operation has been designed with the following scenario in mind. Th

Body (Deviation Amount): The Body (Deviation Amount) control is used to set a degree of randomisation in the instrument’s Body filter for each note th

ChorusSaxLab 2’s Chorus effect can be used to "thicken" the instrument’s monophonic output creating the impression that it contains multiple

Table of ContentsInstallation...4Features...

Rear PanelSaxLab 2’s Rear Panel is accessed by clicking on the SaxLab 2 logo on the instrument's Front Panel. The Rear Panel contains a control f

RegistrationAfter you've installed and opened the full version of SaxLab 2, go to the instrument's Rear Panel (see the Rear Panel section of

GlossaryAmplifier: A signal processing device that changes the amplitude, and hence the loudness, of a signal.Amplitude: With respect to sound, the pe

Monophonic: Literally, “one voiced.” A monophonic sound contains one voice. Any musical instrument that can produce only one note at a time is classed

MIDI Implementation ChartProduct: SaxLab Version 2.x Date: 18.Jan 2008Manufacturer LinPlug Virtual Instruments GmbHFunction Transmitted Recognized Rem

Appendix A: Using TUN FilesBy Jacky LigonAbout MicrotuningMicrotuning, or "microtonality" are methods for tuning musical instruments whereby

however, the flexibility of the TUN format and Scala enables one to specify this frequency arbitrarily. In Scala this reference is called Map Frequenc

InstallationInstallation on PCSaxLab 2 comes with its own Installer. After downloading SaxLab 2 you will find a file named "SaxLabInstallerNNN.ex

FeaturesSaxLab 2 contains a range of features designed to make your music-making more efficient and enjoyable. These features are listed below:§ Monop

OverviewSaxLab 2 is a monophonic wind instrument synthesizer with some unique features. The synthesizer is based upon a multi-sample-playback design a

The relative levels of the three layers are set using controls in the instrument’s Main section. The relative levels of the three layers also respond

The audio outputs of SaxLab 2 are automatically connected to the input of your host software's mixer. Here you can set the pan position of SaxLab

settings, and an associated Sound Set. As such, many Presets can utilize the same Sound Set.Keys: The Keys control sets the volume of the Keys sample