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Note: If you set the Morph parameter to A and the Morph Envelope to “From A to B,”
certain ADSR settings will result in no sound. In this context, you can achieve interesting
results by using the modulation wheel to offset the Morph parameter during live
performances.
Cutoff slider: Allows more (high) or less (low) of the sound through, making it brighter
or damping it.
Cutoff Type pop-up menu: Enables you to choose from a number of preset filter curves.
Try them out, and experiment with the Cutoff and Resonance parameters.
Resonance slider: Emphasizes the frequency range around the point determined by the
Cutoff parameter.
Cutoff Envelope slider: Determines the strength of the envelope shaping applied to the
Cutoff parameter.
Attack slider: Makes the sound start more slowly or quickly. A fast setting makes it sound
like striking a piano key, whereas a slow setting makes it sound like bowing a violin
string.
Decay slider: Makes the harmonic portion of the sound (bright) sustain for a longer
time at slow values. Faster values move to the Sustain level more quickly.
Sustain slider: Determines the level of the sound after the Attack and/or the Decay
phase has completed.
Release slider: Determines the time it takes for notes to fade out after you let go of the
keys on your keyboard.
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