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+#+title: ALYS
+#+author: Lucien Cartier-Tilet
+#+email: lucien@phundrak.com
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+[[file:./img/ALYS4AE.jpg]]
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+* What is ALYS?
+ALYS is a virtual French singer developed by VoxWave from 2014
+to 2020. It has two main editions: its UTAU prototype, developed
+between 2014 and 2015, and its Alter/Ego edition developed between
+2015 and 2020.
+
+* Vocal Libraries
+ALYS got several libraries since the project started:
+- French Libraries
+  - ALYS DB 001 FRA :: The first French vocal library made for ALYS.
+    This library was recorded at the same time as /ALYS DB 001 JP/ but
+    was later scrapped due to its low quality. Fortunately, the source
+    files got recovered and are now available for download.
+
+    [[https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-001-FRA]]
+  - ALYS DB 002 FRA :: The second French library made for ALYS. It was
+    made for UTAU and became her first vocal library ever heard. It is
+    available under the GPL-3.0 license.
+
+    [[https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-002-FRA]]
+  - ALYS DB 003 FRA :: Codename /ALYS4AE FR/. This is the first publicly
+    released French vocal library published along /ALYS4AE JP/. Its
+    installer as well as a license key are available under the
+ ~AlterEgo~ directory.
+
+    A modified version of its source files are available under the
+    GPL-3.0 license under the ~src~ directory. This directory does not
+    contain anything related to Alter/Ego. They can be used to create
+    a new UTAU vocal library. Pull requests are more than welcomed for
+ ~oto.ini~ files for this library.
+
+    [[https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-003-FRA]]
+- Japanese Libraries
+  - ALYS DB 001 JPN :: The first Japanese vocal library made for ALYS.
+    It was only used a handful of times before the release of ALYS4AE.
+
+    [[https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-001-JPN]]
+  - ALYS DB 002 JPN :: Codename /ALYS4AE JP/. This is the first publicly
+    released Japanese vocal library along with /ALYS4AE FR/. Its
+    installer as well as a license key are available under the
+ ~AlterEgo~ directory.
+
+    A modified version of its source files are available under the
+    GPL-3.0 license under the ~src~ directory. This directory does not
+    contain anything related to Alter/Ego. They can be used to create
+    a new UTAU vocal library. Pull requests are more than welcomed for
+ ~oto.ini~ files for this library.
+
+    [[https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS-DB-002-JPN]]
+
+* Installing ALYS4AE
+/ALYS4AE/ refers to the bundle of /ALYS4AE FR/ and /ALYS4AE JP/. They can be
+installed on Windows with their ~.exe~ installer or on macOS with their
+~.pkg~ installer found in the ~AlterEgo~ directory of ~ALYS-DB-003-FRA~ and
+~ALYS-DB-002-JPN~. Once installed, open AlterEgo either as a standalone
+or as an instrument in your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) of choice
+and drag and drop the [[file:./AlterEgo/VoxWave.png][licence image]] on the AlterEgo interface.
+Installing ALYS4AE requires a pre-existing installation of Alter/Ego
+itself. You can get it from [[https://www.plogue.com/products/alter-ego.html][Plogue]]’s website.