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4–1d: EG
EG
Change to
Parameter
Value
Attack
Decay
Time
Time
Note-on
ATTACK
Adjusts the time from note-on until the maximum level is
reached.
This is scaled by MIDI CC# 73.
DECAY
Adjusts the time the EG takes to descend from the peak to
the sustain level.
This is scaled by MIDI CC# 75.
SUSTAIN
Adjusts the sustain level. The EG will stay at this level until
the note is released.
This is scaled by MIDI CC# 70.
RELEASE
Adjusts the time from the note-off until the level decays to
zero.
This is scaled by MIDI CC# 72.
Using separate EGs for the VCF and VCA
Unlike the original Polysix, the PolysixEX lets you use
separate EGs for the VCF and the VCA. To do so:
1. Set the VCA MODE switch to EG.
2. Set the VCF EG INTENSITY to 0.00.
3. Select the CUTOFF parameter.
4. In the Parameter Details panel for CUTOFF, select
EG2 as the AMS source.
5. Set the AMS Intensity as desired.
Now, the original EG will control the VCA, and EG2 will
control the VCF.
4–1e: VCA
VCA stands for Voltage Controlled Amplifier, which is the
circuit that controls the volume of an analog synthesizer.
MODE
This selects the main control source for the volume.
EG means that the volume is controlled by the ADSR
envelope.
You can also use EGs 2 or 3 to modulate the main
VOLUME parameter via AMS.
Gate means that the volume goes to maximum immediately
at note-on, and falls to silence immediately at note-off.
Sustain
Level
Time
Release
Time
Note-off
[0.00...10.00]
[0.00...10.00]
[0.00...10.00]
[0.00...10.00]
[EG, Gate]
PROGRAM > PolysixEX: Main 4–1: Patch Panel
ATTENUATOR
Adjusts the volume up or down by 20dB, in 0.1 dB
increments. This is separate from the main VOLUME knob,
below.
Also, unlike VOLUME, the ATTENUATOR is per-voice,
which means that you can modulate it via per-voice AMS
sources such as EGs, LFOs 1 and 2, key tracking, etc.
4–1f: OUTPUT
PAN
[Random, L001...C064...R127]
This controls the stereo pan of the PolysixEX, at the very
end of the signal chain. A setting of L001 places the sound at
the far left, C064 in the center, and R127 to the far right.
When this is set to Random, the pan position will be
different for each note-on.
You can also control pan via MIDI Pan (CC#10). A
CC#10 value of 0 or 1 places the sound at the far left, 64
places the sound at the location specified by the "Pan"
parameter, and 127 places the sound at the far right. This
is controlled on the global MIDI channel (GLOBAL 1–
1a).
Note: You can select Random pan only from the on-screen
UI, and not from AMS, MIDI.
Note that this is a post-effects pan, while Unison Stereo
Spread is pre-effects:
Pan via Unison Stereo Spread -> PolysixEX Effects
(stereo) -> PAN knob (stereo in-out)
In the PolysixEX, PAN affects all voices at once, and so it
cannot be modulated by per-voice AMS sources such as EGs
or LFOs 1 and 2.
VOLUME
This controls the main output level. It affects all voices at
once, and so it cannot be modulated by per-voice AMS
sources such as EGs or LFOs 1 and 2.
For per-voice modulation, use the ATTENUATOR
parameter instead. For more information, see
"ATTENUATOR" on page 289.
4–1g: PITCH
BEND RANGE
This sets the maximum amount of pitch bend up and down,
in semitones and cents, as controlled by JS X. To use another
AMS source for pitch bend, modulate the TRANSPOSE or
TUNE parameters instead.
BEND RANGE is not modulatable via AMS.
TRANSPOSE
This controls the coarse tuning, in half-steps and cents, up or
down two octaves. You can modulate this smoothly via
AMS.
TUNE
This adjusts the pitch of the oscillators, in steps of 1/5 of a
cent, for a total range of +/- 1 semitone.
[–20.0...+20.0dB]
[0.00...10.00]
[0.00...12.00]
[-24.00...+24.00]
[–5.00...+5.00]
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