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Defining Layer Parameters
Defining the Volume Envelope
See the Programming
Basics section of this manual for
detailed information about how
the Envelopes work.
The Volume Envelope controls the volume of the layer over time. The
Volume Envelope has six stages to the contour: Attack 1, Attack 2, Decay 1,
Decay 2, Release 1 and Release 2. When a key is pressed, the Envelope goes
through the first four stages. If you continue to hold down the key, the
envelope holds at the Decay 2 level. When the key is released, the envelope
continues through the Release stages ending at the Release 2 level.
As soon as the Attack 1 level is reached, the Attack 2 phase begins. When
the Attack 2 Level is reached, the Decay 1 phase begins. When the key is
released, the envelope immediately jumps to the Release 1 stage, then the
Release 2 stage finally ending at the Release 2 level.
If you have selected the factory mode, the Volume Envelope parameter
screen looks like the following illustration.
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If the Release 2 level is set
at a value other than zero, the
note will continue to sound after
the key is released. This might be
useful for drone effects, but the
channel won’t stop sounding
until all channels are used up.
On the Volume Envelope, levels can only be set to positive values.
The value range is from 0 to +100.
L1
VOL ENV RATE LEVEL
Attack 1 84 100%
L1
VOL ENV RATE LEVEL
(using factory envelope)
Atk1
Atk2
Dcy1
Dcy2
Rls1
Rls2
Key Down
Key Released
Sustain
time
level
