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Chapter 13 Sculpture 272
Sculpture envelope parameters
Sculpture envelope overview
Among Sculpture’s control sources are two envelopes. In traditional synthesizer designs,
envelopes are used to control amplitude and lter levels over time. By comparison, Sculpture’s
envelopes are somewhat special in that they can be used as:
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Traditional four-segment envelopes
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MIDI controller modulations
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A combination of both—as MIDI controller movement recorders with ADSR-like macro
parameters, for polyphonic playback
Target menu VariMod slider
Mode buttons
Click here to choose
Envelope 1 or 2.
Envelope display
Via menu
VariMod Source menu
Via (amount) slider Amt slider
Control envelope parameters
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Envelope 1 and 2 buttons: Choose control envelope 1 or 2, and access the parameters of each.
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On/O buttons (1 and 2): Turn the control envelope 1 and 2 modulation sources on or o.
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Target pop-up menus: Choose modulation targets 1 and 2. Two targets can be assigned per
envelope, with an optional via modulation. Targets include string, object, pickup, Waveshaper,
and lter parameters.
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Via (source) pop-up menus: Choose the modulation source used to scale the amount of
envelope modulation.
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Amt and Via (Amount) sliders: Set the modulation amount. In cases where any via source other
than “o” is selected, both sliders are available for use.
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Amt slider: Move to set the modulation amount when the incoming via signal is 0—for
example, a modulation wheel at its minimum position.
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Via (amount) slider: Move to set the modulation amount when the incoming via signal is at
full level—for example, a modulation wheel at its maximum position.
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VariMod Source pop-up menu: Choose a modulation source. (VariMod is available only for
recorded envelopes.)
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VariMod slider: Move to set the amount of envelope variation.
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Mode buttons (Ctrl and Env): Select either controller (run mode) or standard envelope behavior.
If both are activated, the controller value is added to the envelope output, resulting in a
modulation oset.
Note: When the envelopes are used as polyphonic modulation recorders and playback units,
each voice is handled independently, with a separate envelope being triggered as each note
is played.