10.2.5. Curve options
Sometimes, it's handy to alter the curve of an envelope stage itself, to give an envelope a
different "feel" – perhaps more or less punchy and immediate. The last three functions on
the
Sound Edit > Envelope
menu give you the option of a slightly different curve shape:
•
Attack Curve
: Selects Default or Quick
•
Decay Curve
: Selects Default or Percussive
•
Release Curve
: Selects Default or Percussive
10.3. Polyphony and Voicing Modes
You've probably noticed that we've skipped one Envelope control: the
Mode
button, which
selects from four different
voicing modes and indicates the current choice with a white LED.
The voicing mode controls how playing notes affects what the MiniFreak does. This can
make a huge difference in how a given preset reacts musically to what you play.
•
Mono
: Only one voice plays at a time, cutting off the previous note's envelope.
•
Poly
: One voice plays for each note you play, allowing conventional notes and
chords.
•
Para
: activates Paraphonic mode. See below for an explanation of this mode.
•
Uni
: Unison mode, where a single note can trigger multiple voices. This can
create simply huge sounds!
10.3.1. Unison parameters
The
Sound Edit > Voice
menu has parameters to specify the way in which Unison works for
your preset:
•
Uni Spread
: lets you dial in an amount of detuning between the voices, from a
nearly-tuned 1/1000 of a semitone to a full octave.
•
Unison Count
: selects how many of the MiniFreak's voices will play when you
press one key, from two to the full six.
•
Unison Mode
: specifies whether Unison is used in monophonic (you can play
legato on the keybed), polyphonic (similar to the Poly/Unison on the PolyBrute),
or paraphonic mode (a new note trigs the N voices of unison. When there's no
more available, it steals from the previous ones) for this Preset; whichever you
select will have its LED dimly lit when Uni is selected.
•
Legato Mono
applies to Mono and Unison Mono modes; it sets whether or not the
Envelope retriggers when played legato.
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