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• Attack sets the time, from 2ms to more than 10 seconds, the voltage takes to
reach its initial level;
• Decay adjusts the time, again from 2ms to more than 10 seconds, it takes the
voltage to go from its initial level to the Sustain level;
• Sustain is the level the signal settles at after it decays. This level is usually
lower than the initial level (hence "decay"), however it can also be the same - in
which case the Decay setting has no effect. It can also be all the way down, for
example if you're programming percussive sounds.
• Release is the time it takes the voltage to fade all the way down after you release
the key that's triggering the sound.
• Velo/VCF and Velo/VCA (ENV 1 and ENV 1 only): You can tune ENV 1's and ENV 2's
response to key velocity, i.e. the "louder" you play, the higher the signal voltage.
(Unlike pianos, electronic keyboards measure how fast a key travels - its velocity
- to determine how loudly you intended to play.)
• Velo/VCF (ENV 1 only) This slider offsets the ADSR levels so velocity has no effect
when it's all the way down; the higher you raise it, the more velocity is required
to reach the maximum filter Cutoff level.
• Velo/VCA (ENV 2 only) When this slider's all the way down, the VCOs sound at
their maximum level, no matter how hard or softly you play; raise the slider to
increase the keyboard velocity response.
• ENV 3 is slightly different in two ways. First, it doesn't do anything until it's
assigned in the Matrix. Second, it runs through its stages independently of
keyboard velocity (although you can modulate its stages in the Matrix).
◦ Delay (ENV 3 only) allows you to start ENV3 envelope after the key
trigger; all the way down is no delay. The delay time is from 2mSec
to over 10 Seconds.
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