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Chapter 24 Sculpture 395
You cannot move a node beyond the position of the preceding node. You can,
however, move nodes beyond the position of the following node—even beyond the
right-hand side of the Envelope window—effectively lengthening both the envelope
segment and the overall envelope.
When you release the mouse button, the Envelope window will automatically zoom to
show the entire envelope.
To adjust the level of each node, click on the desired handle, and drag it up or down.
To adjust the shape of the curve between nodes, click directly on the line that connects
them, and drag it up or down.
In the case of recorded envelopes, you may have a more complex “curve” between
nodes. To adjust, Control-click and drag the curve. An example of this is shown in the
next section.
Experiment with each node/parameter to get a feel for its operation. You’ll find that the
Envelopes are very intuitive to use.
Envelope Recording
Before we begin…
It is important to note that you can only record MIDI controller movements of the
assigned MIDI controller. MIDI controller assignments for the Envelopes must be set in
this section of the Sculpture GUI:
R(ecord) Button
Enables the record functionality for the Envelope. This button works in a similar fashion
to the record arm buttons in Logic. To stop recording, simply click on the R button a
second time, or use the “trigger” mode functionality described below.
Record Trigger Mode
The pull-down menu to the right of the R button is used to select different record
trigger modes to start recording (when R(ecord) is active):
• NoteOn: recording starts when a note is played
• Note+Ctrl: recording starts when MIDI control change messages (for the assigned
controllers—see “MIDI Controller Assignments” on page 408) arrive while a note is
held.
• Note+Sus: recording starts when the sustain pedal is depressed while a note is held.