ENSONIQ ESQ-M, Musician'S Manual

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ESQ-M - Musician's Manual
ENV 1, ENV 2, ENV 3 and ENV 4
The ESQ-M has four complex Envelopes which can be applied as Modulators. Any of these
four Envelopes can be routed to anywhere a Modulator can be selected. Note that ENV
4
always
modulates DCA 4 (the Final Volume of the Program). However, ENV 4 can be
routed elsewhere to modulate other things in addition to DCA 4. Envelope Levels can be
positive or negative.
Envelope Levels can go
from -63 to +63
A comprehensive discussion of the ESQ-M Envelopes follows in the Section entitled
Understanding the Envelopes, p. 66.
----> VEL — Velocity
Velocity means how hard you strike a key. Selecting VEL as a Modulator allows you to
modulate any Manual Level with Velocity. Velocity as a Modulation Source only goes positive
(though assigning a negative Modulation depth will make the net result be to decrease a Manual
Level with Velocity). VEL is velocity with a straight linear curve. Note that if you drive the
ESQ-M from a controller which does not send key velocity, this parameter will have no effect.
----> VEL 2
This is Velocity with a different Curve. Where the effect of VEL is linear, VEL 2 reaches the
top end of the Modulation range quicker, with less velocity, and after that the curve levels off.
(Again, if you drive the ESQ-M from a controller which does not send key velocity, this
parameter will have no effect.) The illustration below shows the difference between VEL and
VEL 2.