Mono Envelope Parameters

Determines how the envelope is played back when it is triggered.

• Select Sustain to play the envelope from the first node to the sustain node. The sustain level is held for as long as you play the note. When you release the note, the envelope continues with the stages following the sustain. This mode is ideal for looped samples.

• Select Loop to play back the envelope from the first node to the loop nodes. As a result, the loop is repeated for as long as you hold the key. When you release the note, the envelope continues playing the stages that follow the sustain. This mode is ideal for adding motion to the sustain of the envelope.

• Select One Shot to play the envelope from the first to the last node, even if you release the key. The envelope has no sustain stage. This mode is ideal for drum samples.

Allows you to synchronize the envelopes to the tempo of your host application.

Allows you to add multiple envelope nodes after the selected nodes.

• With Fixed Mode activated, only the selected nodes are moved when you move a node on the time axis.

• With Fixed Mode deactivated, all subsequent nodes are moved as well when you move a node.

Displays the active envelope node. To select a node, enter its number in the field. To step through the nodes, use the Previous Node/Next Node buttons.

Specifies the period of time between two nodes. Depending on the Sync mode, the Time parameter is displayed in milliseconds and seconds, or in fractions of beats.

Allows you to adjust the curvature between two nodes from linear to logarithmic or exponential behavior.

Specifies the amplitude of the envelope at the position set by the Time parameter.

Sets the condition for triggering the envelope.

• Select First Note to trigger the envelope with the first note that you play.

  Any subsequent notes that you play legato do not trigger the envelope.

• Select Each Note to trigger the envelope with each note that you play. The envelope plays back from its attack each time you press a key.

Sets the condition for releasing the envelope.

• Select First Note to release the envelope with the first note that you release.

• Select Last Note to release the envelope with the last note that you release.

Determines how the velocity affects the level of the envelope.

The level of the envelope depends on two factors: the setting of this parameter and how hard you hit a key. With positive values, the harder you hit a key, the higher the level of the envelope. With negative values, the harder you hit a key, the lower the level of the envelope.

Specifies how the incoming velocity translates to the level of the envelope.

The characteristics of each curve are represented by a small icon.

Adjusts the influence of velocity on the phases of the envelope. Positive values decrease the length of the phases for higher velocity values. Negative values increase the length of the phases for higher velocity values.

Allows you to select the phases of the envelope to be affected by the Time Velocity parameter.

• Attack – The velocity affects the attack only.

• Attack + Decay – The velocity affects all phases up to the sustain phase.

• Decay – The velocity affects all phases including the sustain phase, but without the attack.

• Attack + Release – The velocity affects the attack and the release phases.

• All – The velocity affects all phases.

With the Time Key Follow and KeyF Rel parameters, you can scale the envelope phases across the keyboard.

• Time Key Follow scales all times before the sustain node.

• KeyF Rel scales all times after the sustain node, that is, the release phase of the envelope.

The value that you specify for Center Key is used as the central position for the Time Key Follow and KeyF Rel functions.

The envelope phases depend on the keyboard range in which the note is played and on the corresponding Time Key Follow setting:

• Positive values decrease the phase lengths for notes above and increase the phase lengths for notes below the Center Key, that is, the higher the notes you play, the faster the envelope.

• Negative values increase the phase lengths for notes above and decrease the phase lengths for notes below the Center Key, that is, the higher the notes you play, the slower the envelope.