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- Page 1 User Manual www.xils-lab.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ORT MENUS OW TO FIND THE RIGHT PATCH FOR YOUR TRACK QUICKLY 6.3.1 Sorting Menu: Additional Functions ....................14 6.4 A/B ..........................15 COMPARISON SLOTS 7 MINISYN'X GLOBAL PARAMETERS : LAYERS, MODES, STEREO, POLYPHONY, EFFECTS.15 7.1 L ....................16 AYER ODES INGLE PLIT AND OUBLE 7.2 G... - Page 3 10.4 M ................................30 11 CREDITS................................30...
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Page 4: Introduction
Thank you for choosing the miniSyn'X ! The miniSyn'X is a virtual instrument based on the architecture of one of the most iconic of all vintage polyphonic synthesizers. So revered that it is still in use today by some famous synthesizer masters. -
Page 5: Features
Windows 7,8,10,11: VST, VST3, AAX Minimum system requirements: 1 Gigabyte of RAM and a 2 GHz processor. The miniSyn'X is a plug-in and is not available as a standalone application Notice: The screen resolution must be set at least to 1024 pixels width. -
Page 6: Installation
A destination directory is provided as a default. Presets and various files, like this manual, used by miniSyn'X will be stored in this directory. Please note that this location is different from the VST install directory, which you will need to specify in the next step of the installer. -
Page 7: Quick Start
Please note that the miniSyn'X will display presets by instruments categories (Type) by default. Click on the sorting label over the sorted group name, to sort your preset according to your preferences. Please note that the miniSyn'X’s powerful Preset management is fully detailed in chapter 6 of this manual. - 7 -... -
Page 8: Quick View
5 Quick View 5.1 Adjusting the instruments parameters (Knobs, switches) On the miniSyn'X, most sound parameters, like the pitch of an oscillator, or the filter’s Cut-Off frequency are controlled using Knobs. To adjust the parameters of the miniSyn'X with the mouse, you have two axes: horizontal and vertical : Both will give the same results. - Page 9 Windows: CTRL+left click: reset parameter to its default value. • CTRL+right click or CTRL+Shift+left click: initialize the default value of the parameter. • Win+Alt+CTRL + click: open the MIDI Control panel, with the parameter already selected. • OSX: Apple+left click: reset parameter to its default value. •...
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Page 10: Preset Management
The settings of the miniSyn'X are then saved in the currently displayed preset, and the * disappears. Click on the Save As button to save this preset with another name and/or to other sorting groups. -
Page 11: Preset Menu
6.2 Preset menu Click the Preset arrow button to open the preset menu. Here you can choose and load another preset from the current sort groups into the miniSyn'X. In this menu, other actions are also available: Delete Preset: use this to delete the current preset (a popup confirmation window appears). This option is only available if the current preset is not a factory one. -
Page 12: Sort Menus : How To Find The Right Patch For Your Track Quickly
TO function to only change the TYPE/STYLE/FEELING of a preset, even if you don't move it to another bank CANCEL: Will cancel all operations and return to the main miniSyn'X GUI. 6.3 Sort menus : How to find the right patch for your track quickly... - Page 13 The sorting menus are a unique and powerful tool. Allowing you to perform sophisticated tasks, such as displaying the preset list organized in a variety of different ways, like displaying : All the Basses of your Sound Library • All the Basses tagged with a given musical genre •...
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Page 14: Sorting Menu: Additional Functions
Please note that, once you are familiar with this system, you can also perform some operations in a single click, by using the Sub Groups to choose a preset: In the picture below the primary sort menu is used to browse the different banks. Then in a factory bank, the author Xils-Lab is selected, and finally the Preset XO Bass. -
Page 15: A/Bcomparison Slots
These two settings are stored in the A and B memory slots. When you launch the miniSyn'X, the default-activated memory is A. When you load or modify a preset, this memory –A- is also modified in real time according to your edits. You can switch to B memory by clicking on the B button. -
Page 16: Layer Modes : Single, Split And Double
Stereo Knob : The Stereo knob controls the panning of each internal voice. When turned full left, the miniSyn'X is mono, sending the same signal to the output modules (Master, and Chorus) . When turned full right, the miniSyn'X stereo is maximum. Please note that The... -
Page 17: Layers Management : Copy, Exchange, Gang Edit Mode
In Split and Double mode : The Lower Layer is panned to the left, while the Upper Layer is panned to the Right. With higher settings or the Stereo knob, the distance between the two layers gradually increase. Tip : You can use this setting to hard pan the two layers fullleft and right for Pluck sounds for example. -
Page 18: Easy Sound Design With The Layers : Smart Load, Random Load, And Load Layer Functions
And finally its almost mandatory when you edit a Double Layer preset with identical sounds in each layer. This way each change you make affects both layers, and your two layers remain identical regardless of your edits. Otherwise you would have to switch and edit layers endlessly, while having to remember, or note, each parameter new value to match it on the other layer. -
Page 19: Minisyn'x Modules Description
The miniSyn'X contains three main sections: the first one is dedicated to the synthesis part, and is applied to each voice of polyphony, the second is dedicated to the miniSyn'X joystick with its own LFO, and the third cabinet to voices management and playing modes. - Page 20 PWM: Pulse Width Cross-Modulation (from the other Oscillator) select button. When ON, the width is controlled by the waveform of the other oscillator. This results in a very rapid change in harmonics, close to the ring modulation effect. If no other wave form are selected, when ON, this button let the oscillator to output a width controlled pulse with the same algorithm than the Synthex.
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Page 21: Oscillators Synchronization
“analog” feeling. 9.1.3 Multimode Filter The miniSyn'X’s filter is an accurate dynamic multimode 4 pole self-oscillating filter. FREQ: This knob sets the cut-off frequency of the filter. RES: This knob sets the resonance (or quality factor) of the filter. -
Page 22: Envelope Generators
HP12: select a high pass 12 db/octave 9.1.4 Envelope Generators The miniSyn'X features two envelope generators (EG). The first one is dedicated to the control of filter’s Cut Off value, while the second is hardwired to control the output level stage (VCA). -
Page 23: Noise Generator
VOLUME: This controls the level of the noise added to the oscillators. 9.1.6 The miniSyn'X proposes a per layer Low Frequency Oscillator, which can be used as a modulation source. FREQ : Controls the speed of the modulation effect. -
Page 24: Glide/Portamento And Velocity Modulation
Reset LED (Located close to the DELAY Knob ) : Reset the LFO waveform to the beginning of its cycle when a Note ON event is received Midi Synchro LED (Located close to the FREQ Knob .): Click on this led to synchronize the LFO rate to the tempo of the host. -
Page 25: Joystick (Bend/Lfo)
MASTER: This knob controls the general output level of the miniSyn'X. TUNE: This knob controls the global tune of the miniSyn'X. It is not saved within the preset and is used to adapt the tune of the synthesizer to the other instruments. Of course it is saved within your music application project. -
Page 26: Sequencer
9.2 Sequencer The miniSyn'X has a powerful polyphonic sequencer that can help you to create complex sequences and incredible special effects. The first thing to know is that this sequencer is polyphonic. That means that you can record/play up to 4 voices trigged by different sequences. The TRACK switches allow you to choose which voices will be recorded or played. -
Page 27: Sequencer Display Module
9.2.1 Sequencer display module The miniSyn'X’s sequencer display panel makes it easy to create, verify and modify your sequences in real time, while the sequencer is running. Three zoom modes can be used to display the internal values, selected by the ‘+’ and ‘–’... -
Page 28: Virtual Keyboard
To display or edit the velocity instead of the recorded pitch click into the check box Velocity. 9.3 Virtual keyboard The miniSyn'X’s keyboard lets you play notes that are sent to synthesizer. The keyboard also highlights the MIDI note information that the miniSyn'X receives. -
Page 29: Option Menu
Use this menu to select the global settings that fit the best your workflow and needs. Important : These settings will affect all the instances of the miniSyn'X in a project, and will be used each time you load it in the future until you change them again. Each time an option is changed, the related option file is modified and saved on your system. -
Page 30: Display Options
GUI Size : Menu allowing you to select the size of the plug-in (a relaunch is needed). 10.4 Misc Init settings from current settings: initializes the default values of the miniSyn'X from the current settings. All the new presets will be created from these settings, when the init settings choice is selected. - Page 31 The Morphable triangle and sawtooth oscillators, emulation of the Chorus based on the Dual Bucket Brigade Delay component, multilayering and multi keyboard concept, are licensed by Xavier Oudin to XILS-lab for exclusive use in the miniSyn'X virtual synthesizer. The Smart Load and Random Load technologies are licensed by Laurent Bourgeon to Xils-Lab for exclusive use in the MiniSyn’X virtual synthesizer.