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New from LinPlug: The Albino

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Rob Papen and LinPlug announced the release of their RP VSTi Synthesizer Albino. It is the result of a unique collaboration between Dutch sound designer Rob Papen and LinPlug.

The synth is especially designed for Rob Papen and comes with a cutting-edge selection of 550 presets.

The Albino is a thirty-two note-polyphonic synthesizer and features a modular design that includes three types of oscillator, two types of stereo filter, two types of envelope, four LFOs, an eight-by-eight Modulation Matrix and two separate stereo effects units each containing six different effects processors.

Key features:

• VST2.0 plug-in virtual synthesizer for PC and soon Mac
• 550 presets by Rob Papen
• Modular and extendable design currently with 3 Oscillator Modules, 2 Filter Modules, 2 Envelope Modules and 6 Effect Modules
• 32 note polyphonic (CPU dependent)
• Unlimited sound programs
• Sound Browser
• Up to 4 oscillator per voice, various High Quality Oscillator types with countless waveforms
• Amplitude and Frequency Cross Modulation and "Pulse Width Modulation" for all waveforms
• 2 filters per voice, each with 2 types (Silk type and Cream type) of multimode filters, altogether 12 filter modes
• 8 envelopes per voice, 2 envelope types: 5 levels / 5 rates with loop and enhanced ADSR Mode
• Variable keyboard and velocity tracking, individual for each envelope
• 4 individual LFO's with various waveforms, broad range of tempo sync, Symmetry and Phase adjustable, additional LFO-DAD-Envelopes
• Portamento / Glide with various options, constant Time or Rate and Auto-Bend
• Adjustable Precision to bring in the warmth of good old analogue modules
• Unique modulation matrix with hundreds of modulation routings
• Fully recognized velocity, mono and poly aftertouch, pitch bend, mod-wheel and various other controllers
• External controllers settings can be stored.
• Full version comes with a comprehensive PDF manual
• Sample accurate timing, full automation and settings are saved with your song

Flexibility, a huge range of creative options, high quality sound, an intuitive user interface and a fantastic selection of presets designed by Rob Papen present the Albino user with limitless creative possibilities. All these features make the Albino the professional tool for producing anything from retro-style blips and bleeps to full-on, floor-shaking contemporary dance music.

System Requirements: VST2.0 capable host software, 400 MHz PC.

The Albino is available for online purchase at the Rob Papen (www.robpapen.com) and LinPlug website. The license fee is US$ 149.

For more information, visit their web site at http://www.linplug.com/.

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