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Amplifier Envelope (
aMP env
)
The Amplifier Envelope is used for controlling how the
amplitude of your sound changes over time.
Please refer to page 18 for general information on enve-
lopes.
Simultaneously setting the Attack, Decay and Sustain
F
parameters to zero will result in silence.
attack
knob
Use the
attack
knob to set the time interval for the Attack
part of the Envelope. With a setting of zero the Attack Level
will start instantly.
decaY
knob
Use the
decaY
knob to set the time interval for the decay
part of the Envelope. With a setting of zero the Sustain Lev-
el will start instantly after the Attack part of the Envelope.
With the Sustain Level set to full, operating the
F
de-
caY
knob will have no effect.
sustain
knob
Use the
sustain
knob to set the level of the Sustain part of
the Envelope. With a setting of zero the sound will be silent
after the decay part of the envelope.
reLease
knob
Use the
reLease
knob to set the time interval for the
release part of the Envelope. With a setting of zero the
envelope will instantly reach zero as you release the key.
With the Sustain Level set to zero, operating the
F
Release knob will have no effect.
Filter
The Filter is one of the most important components for
shaping the overall timbre of the sound. The Nord Wave
features a selection of classical single mode filters as well as
some multi mode filters.
tYPe
button
This
tYPe
button sets the filter type. Please refer to “Filter
Types” on page 24 for more information.
Filter Frequency
(freq
knob)
The Filter Frequency is used for setting where - in the fre-
quency range - the filter is introduced.
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Resonance = 10
Resonance = 0
Resonance = 3
Resonance = 7
Filter Frequency
Resonance = 10
Resonance = 0
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Resonance = 10
Resonance = 0
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Resonance
Filter Frequency
Filter Resonance
Filter Frequency
Filter Vocal
Envelope range
Time
Filter Frequency
The Image above illustrates different Filter Frequency set-
tings using a Low Pass filter.
For Multi Mode filters the function of
F
freq
knob var-
ies. Please refer to “Filter Types” on page 24 for more
information.
Filter Resonance (
res
knob)
Filter resonance is used to emphasize frequencies around
the Filter Frequency, making the sound thinner. Further
raising the Filter resonance will make the sound resonant
to a point where the filter adds a ringing quality to the
sound. Exactly where in the frequency spectrum this “ring-
ing” occurs, depends on the setting of the Filter Frequency.
The functionality of the
F
res
knob varies dependant
on what type of filter is selected. Please refer to “Filter
Types” on page 24 for more information.
Keyboard Tracking (
kB track
button)
Keyboard Tracking is used for changing the Filter Frequen-
cy depending on what note you play.
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Resonance = 10
Resonance = 0
Resonance = 3
Resonance = 7
Filter Frequency
Resonance = 10
Resonance = 0
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Resonance = 10
Resonance = 0
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Frequency
Filter Resonance
Filter Frequency
Filter Resonance
Filter Frequency
Filter Vocal
Envelope range
Time
Filter Frequency
This is related to basic acoustics; if you raise the pitch of a
waveform, the harmonics naturally raise in frequency. If the
Filter Frequency is constant, the sound will be perceived as
getting “muddier” the higher up the keyboard you play.
With
•
kB track
disabled, the Filter Frequency setting is
constant regardless of where on the keyboard you play.