Specifications

NORD STAGE Eighty Eight V1.1x 6. The Instruments: The Synth section
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M
OD
E
NVELOPE
The Mod (Modulation) Envelope is a simple type of envelope only comprising Attack and Decay/Release.
It sends out a control signal that could look like in the figure below.
The Mod Envelope can control the Filter Frequency and the Timbre parameters, and the amount of Mod
Envelope is set with the respective F
REQ/TIMBRE CONTROL
knobs. The Mod Envelope can be used ei-
ther as an Attack/Decay or Attack/Release envelope or, in Repeat mode, as a LFO with shapable waveform
(Attack and Decay times).
A
TTACK
Attack sets the time it should take for the envelope to reach maximum level after you have pressed a key.
Turn the A
TTACK
knob clockwise to increase Attack time.
E
NV
V
EL
If you press S
HIFT
and turn the A
TTACK knob so that the ENV VEL
indicator lights up, the amount of
Mod Envelope applied will be velocity controlled (i.e. how hard or soft you play).
D
ECAY
/R
ELEASE
When the attack phase is over, the envelope drops back to zero level. Use the D
ECAY knob to set the time
this should take.
Instead of having a Decay time, you can switch to have a Release time instead (see figures below). When
you press a key, the Attack phase proceeds as usual. When the Attack phase is over the envelope remains
In this illustration, the Mod Envelope outputs a
control signal that rises to maximum amount at the
set Attack time and then falls back to zero at the set
Decay time.