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Envelope parameters: page 2
Control Parameter Range Description
1 Delay [1] The time before onset of attack segment
2 Hold [2] The time between attack and decay segments
4 BPM Sync O, On Toggles all segments from seconds to beats/bars
[1] BPM = O: 0 ms to 32.0 seconds; BPM = On: 0, 1/64T to 64’ (16 measures)
[2] BPM = O: 0 ms to 36.0 seconds; BPM = On: 0, 1/64T to 64’ (16 measures)
BPM Sync settings
When the BPM Sync parameter is set to On, all
of the segments with durations are measured in
rhythmic values. This includes the Delay, Attack,
Hold, Decay, and Release stages of the envelope. A
duration can be set to 0, which means it happens
instantly and therefore has no rhythmic value.
All other settings have a quantized duration
ranging from 1/64T (a sixty-fourth note triplet) to
64’ (64 quarter notes, or 16 measures in 4/4 time).
Dotted values are also available. The chart on the
right contains examples of how the values are
shown:
Value Duration
1/16 Sixteenth note
1/16Dot Dotted sixteenth note
1/16T Sixteenth note triplet
1/1 Whole note, or one measure
8’ Eight quarter notes, or two measures
64’ Sixty-four quarter notes, or sixteen
measures
Envelope parameters: page 3
Control Parameter Range Description
1 AtkCurve [1] Sets attack segment curve
2 DecCurve [2] Sets decay segment curve
4 RelCurve [2] Sets release segment curve
[1] Exp (-64) > Lin (0) > Log (64) [2] Log (-64) > Lin (0) > Exp (64)
Envelope curves
Adjacent logarithmic curves look like a mound:
The attack segment rises quickly and its rate
of change slows as it nears the peak; the decay
and release segments start falling slowly and
accelerate until they reach the resting state.
Exponential curves are the opposite of logarithmic
curves: The attack segment starts rising slowly
and accelerates upward; the decay and release
segments start falling quickly and decelerate until
they reach the resting state.
A linear curve rises and falls at the same rate
throughout its duration. However, linear changes
seem less natural or “musical” to the human ear
than the other curves.
Envelope parameters: page 4
Control Parameter Range Description
1 Legato O, On On = Env won’t reset until all notes are released
2 Reset O, On On = Env resets when polyphony is exceeded [1]
3 Freerun O, On On (note held): Env runs from Delay to Sustain stage
On (note released): Env runs from Delay through Release stage
4 Env Loop O, 2-50,
Innite
Toggles Env looping, sets # of loops
[1] If Legato = On the Reset parameter is hidden.