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Sound Parameters – Envelopes
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Envelopes
The Q’s envelopes allow you to manipulate sound parameters via rate or timed modulations. The Q
offers four independent programmable envelopes for every sound program:
• A Filter Envelope. This envelope is designed to control the filter but can also be used for
other modulations.
• An Amplifier Envelope. This envelope is designed to control the sound volume, but can
also be used for other modulations.
• Two additional Envelopes Env 3 and Env 4. These envelopes can be used freely to perform
additional modulations on any module.
The following picture of the Q’s front panel shows the Envelopes section:
Env A
Env B
T ime 1 Level 1 T ime 2 Level 2
Attack Decay Sustain Release
T ime 3 Sustain Release Rel. Level
Attack Decay Sustain Release
Envelopes
Picture 38: Envelope Section
Before you make any edits to the envelopes, you must select whether to edit the Filter and the
Amplifier Envelope or Envelope 3 and 4. This is done by pressing the
Select
button on the right hand
of the Envelopes section. The two LED above the button indicate which envelopes are selected for
editing:
If Filter/Amp is selected, you can edit the Filter Envelope and the Amplifier Envelope. The four
leftmost dials are assigned to the Filter Envelope, the four rightmost dials are assigned to the Amplifier
Envelope.
If Env3/4 is selected, you can edit Envelope 3 and Envelope 4. The four leftmost dials are assigned to
Envelope 3, the four rightmost dials are assigned to Envelope 4.
Envelope Panel Controls
Mode ADSR / ADS1DS2R / One Shot / Loop S1S2 / Loop All
Switches between the various envelope types. The following chapters explain the types in detail.