#+title: ALYS
#+author: Lucien Cartier-Tilet
#+email: lucien@phundrak.com

[[file:./img/ALYS4AE.jpg]]

* 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.

* Direct Download Links
- [[https://www.plogue.com/products/alter-ego.html][Alter/Ego]]
- [[https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS/media/branch/main/installers/VoxWave_ALYS_for_AlterEgo_v1.101.exe][ALYS4AE Windows Installer]]
- [[https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS/media/branch/main/installers/VoxWave_ALYS_for_AlterEgo_v1.101.pkg][ALYS4AE macOS Installer]]
- [[https://labs.phundrak.com/ALYS/ALYS/raw/branch/main/img/VoxWave.png][License Key]]

* 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 from the Windows
menu or macOS’ launchpad, or as an instrument in your DAW (Digital
Audio Workstation) of choice (e.g. FL Studio, Cubase, Ableton Live,
Reaper…).

To *activate ALYS*, drag and drop the license key linked above on
Alter/Ego with ALYS loaded (either the French or the Japanese vocal
library).

*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 or from the link above.