ARTURIA – Matrix-12 V – USER MANUAL
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4.2.6
Envelopes (Env)
If it weren’t for envelopes it would be very difficult to achieve any subtlety when
programming; every sound would simply turn on and off. (There’s a way to do that,
too, when needed: that’s what a Gate does.)
Every sound in the universe has an envelope. Some are more complex than others,
but most have at least four of the five stages offered by each of the five Matrix-12 V
envelopes:
Delay: Specifies the time that will elapse before the envelope begins
Attack: Controls the rapidity of the onset of the envelope once it starts: instant, lazy,
slow, etc.
Decay: Once the envelope reaches its peak, this tells it how quickly to fall to the
Sustain level
Sustain: The envelope will remain at this plateau until the note is released
Amp: The overall depth of the envelope
The Page 2 button provides some very important parameters which define the basic
characteristics of each envelope:
Reset: Reset will cause the envelope to start again each time a new trigger event
occurs
Freerun: Forces the envelope through all of its stages when triggered, regardless of
whether the source gate has closed (for example, even after the key has been
released)
DADR: Further simplifies the envelope by removing the Sustain stage
Trigger: Selects single or multiple trigger response
LFO Trigger: Allows an Env to be triggered by a specific LFO. When clicked it reveals
the other parameters.
Gated: Instructs the Env to be triggered by an LFO only when a key is being pressed.
In this case once the Release stage begins the LFO input will cease, which is a cool
option.
LFO select: Offers a choice of Env triggers: LFO 1-5 or VIB.
Remember: the Tabs allow you to make a selection between Envelopes 1-5, and
the mod buttons will bring their parameters into focus in the Modulation Page for
the creation of mod routes.
4.2.7
Tracking Generators (Track)
There are three Track parameter groups per Voice, and what they do is similar to
what the Lag processors can do: process an incoming signal and reshape it
according to the Track settings.
