Envelopes

Envelopes Panel

Volume Envelope

Volume Envelope

Each Synth Section has a Volume Envelope to control the Volume of the sound over time.

The first and last points of the Envelope are always locked at zero. To move the points simply select and drag, as you drag left/right you will notice that the overall envelope will change to reflect the change in time. You can see the statistics for the current section and overall time in the Information panel as you move the point. Using CTRL or SHIFT will give fine control in varying degrees when dragging the points. Clicking on a section will cycle through all available wave shapes which are as follows:


Env Curves

  • Stages - How many stages the envelope has maximum of 32.
  • Sustain Stage - The sustain point in the envelope, you can see which it is on the envelope as it has a Solid Box
  • Repeat - The Envelope can repeat from a stage selected here or set to OFF for non repeating in which case the envelope stops at the Sustain stage until release.
  • Shape - The shape of the currently selected segment (which is highlighted by a dark blue background).

Zones and Filter Range

Zones

Each Synth has a Filter Range slider and a Zone Select.

The filter Range limits the upper and lower frequencies of the Filter Cutoff, very useful for limiting the lower frequency to something in the audible range, especially good for creating Sub Bass! Darg and select each end to the disired position, CTRL is fine control, SHIFT moves the range, and double clicking resets to Full. You can also use the left/right arrows to move each end  by small amounts.

The Zone determines which area of the keyboard each synth will play. Again drag each end to the desired note (listed in the Info display as you change it). You can also use the randomize to the right, and set default to the left to reset to Full.