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Amplitude Envelope
SaxLab 2’s Envelope section is located on the middle left of the instrument’s
Front Panel. Because SaxLab 2 uses samples for playback, the envelope of
the sound it produces is determined to a large extent by the envelope of the
sample that is currently being played. This can be limiting, as it precludes
real-time control of the instrument’s amplitude. In order to make the
instrument more responsive to the player, SaxLab 2 contains an Envelope
section which incorporates four controls: ENH (Enhance), A (Attack), D
(Decay) and R (Release).
ENH (Enhance): The ENH (Enhance) control setting determines the degree to
which the first few milliseconds of a note's amplitude envelope are amplified.
The ENH (Enhance) control can be used to create a prominent attack
transient, so that the "piff" sound at the beginning of a note is emphasised.
This is very useful for creating rhythmic accents.
A (Attack): The A (Attack) control setting determines the length of time it takes
for the amplitude envelope to reach the full envelope depth. For example, if
the A (Attack) slider is set to 0, the sound’s amplitude will move from zero to
full volume within the shortest possible amount of time.
D (Decay): The D (Decay) control setting determines the length of time that
the amplitude envelope takes to move from the Attack peak level to the
LinPlug SaxLab User Guide 2.0.3
