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Delta III
by LinPlug
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Product Delta III
Developer LinPlug
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Delta III
  • Modular and extendable design with 3 Oscillator Modules, 3 Filter Modules, 2 Envelope Modules and 4 Effect Modules.
  • 8 part MultiTimbral, each part with its own stereo output, optional monotimbral.
  • 32 note polyphonic (CPU dependent).
  • Unlimited sound programs, Sound Browser.
  • Up to 4 oscillator per voice, various High Quality Oscillator types with various waveforms.
  • Amplitude and Frequency Cross Modulation and "Pulse Width Modulation" for all waveforms.
  • 2 filters per voice, each with 3 types of multimode filters, altogether 23 filter modes.
  • 8 envelopes per voice, 2 envelope types: 5 levels / 5 rates and enhanced ADSR Mode.
  • Variable keyboard and velocity tracking, individual for each envelopes.
  • 4 individual LFOs with various waveform, broad range of tempo sync, Symmetry and Phase of LFO Waves adjustable.
  • 4 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 recognised velocity, mono and poly aftertouch, pitch bend, mod-wheel and various other controllers.
  • Loads Delta II presets.
  • Full version comes with around 480 presets and a comprehensive PDF manual.

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By Rabid
On 9th December 2003
Version: 3.05

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This is the synth that pushed me to buy the LinnPlug bundle back when it was available. Many people have bailed on this synth since the release of Albino but I still like the sound and look forward to future updates. I still remember going through patches on the demo for the first time and thinking, “This sounds like a real synth. I want it.” And then I bought the bundle.

This VSTi sounds like a synthesizer and that is a compliment. I don’t mean in a digital way. It sounds like a cross between and EML and Solona if you can imagine that. A bit smooth, a bit thing, and lots of options to give the patches life. Some of the patch programming is very nice and makes good use of the modulation matrix. By the way, this is the first synth I purchased that has a good, user friendly modulation matrix. It has since been copied by other developers and for good reason. The only thing I don’t like is the oscillator layout. You only see two oscillators at a time. There is enough available screen space to show all four. Delta III is also “almost” modular. You can swap some modules, but you do not have the ability to add extra filters or oscillators.

The effects are ok. Not bad, nothing to be amazed with. They are similar to workstation quality. Fine for composition but you might want to switch to dedicated effects when recording. I am equally indifferent with the patch store and recall method. It is non-standard with is bad. However, you can arrange your patches into subfolders by type, author, or any other categories and this is nice.

If you own a Prophet 5 do you avoid a MiniMoog just because they have the same layout? It depends on your needs. The same can be said about Albino and Delta III. If you already own Albino I am not sure if Delta III is worth the price. They are very similar but Delta III does have a different sound.

Pros:
Sound
Easy to use Modulation Matrix
Patches

Cons:
Can only view two oscillators at a time.

Robert
 
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By Sensational
On 22nd June 2003
Version: 3.02

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Delta III is an awesome sound designing synth. the version I have needs a nice amount of CPU to run, but the sound you get out of it is truely amazing. Linplug product are all pretty much top notch, including this one. Next to the pentagon I this is my next favorite synth. Only complaint I have is that this synth looks so similar to the Albino that I think that it's being neglected by Linplug. It's has been a while since I've seen support as in an update for this synth. With a little more support this could be a number one fore runner synth.
 
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By Deuce
On 11th July 2002
Version: 3.02

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I actually think this is now the best VSTi on the net at the moment. I used to think it was Pentagon 1, but although the sounds that can be produced with Pentagon 1 are top notch, I do find it slightly harder to program than Delta III (not wanting to knock Pentagon 1 as its still a favorite of mine and comes a close second at the moment).

I just love the way Delta III is layed out....so easy to see whats going on at a glance (e.g. actually seeing the waveforms instead of having to hover the mouse over a knob to see what waveform is there). So top marks for the GUI then!!

Other plus points are:

Great sound, features and modulation possibilities

Doesn't sound so digital as some other VSTi's

Can't fault the documentation

Is expandable with new modules

Hundreds of presets (and I mean hundreds)

Choice of 3 oscillator types is nice

Customer support so far has been spot on

Latest version is very stable (all of the bugs that I found in the last version have been fixed)

Good value for money (considering what you get and that its expandable).


In short...its bloody marvellous!!!
 
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By muswellhillbilly
On 11th July 2002
Version: 3.02beta

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First of all a big thank you to Peter for that special one!
Delta III offers more than one would expect and that for a sensational price!!
The sound is very fat and thanks to Delta's Modular structure you can create a wide range of sounds!

The 2 modular effect blocks contain some effects and the best is, that the number of effects will be increased in the near future (new in 3.02 is a superb Reverb, yes, "Plug-In").

The modulation matrix is a big highlight because you are able to route almost any usefull source to any destination!
For sure the LFO are synced to your host, too.

The delivered presets cover a huge range of any imaginable sound (nearly 500!).

I can recommend it to everyone out there - it's worth the money and not to forget the quasi "realtime" support ;-)

harry
 
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By LlunaSol
On 14th June 2002
Version: 3.01

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It's difficult to rate such a big synth that could simply be 10 on all cathegories. The Delta III is one of the biggest synths around, if not the most complete and complex one on VSTi format.

As long as long it has a modular approach and some areas on scree paginate independently it may be confusing for some people. That determines that is difficult to use so many possibilities and the modulation matrix is sound programer heaven. The sound palette is soooo wide that is difficult to describe, just look the 500+ sounds library it installs, where you'll find any kind of analog sounds. The fx area still is short on my opinion and has to be upgraded to be on pair with the rest of the synth.

Clear documentation and the prestige behind the support of LinPlug makes extrange that no more people has repair on it. Maybe the interface and possibilities are wide but a bit intimidating. Don't feel that, if you don't want to program it, use the huge library.

Is it having a high price tag? Compared with other softsynths? Compared with hardware synth? Delta III is one of the best synths out there in software format.
 
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