The Amplitude Envelope (Amp Env) Page - Kurzweil K2700 Musician's Manual

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The Amplitude Envelope (AMP ENV) Page

The Amplitude Envelope (AMP ENV) Page
Use the Amp Envelope page to adjust the amplitude envelope for each layer. The amplitude
envelope controls the volume contour of each note played, determining how long it takes
for each note to fade in when a key is pressed, and how long it takes for each note to fade to
silence when a key is released.
Mode
When the Mode parameter is set to Natural, many of the amplitude envelope parameters are
hidden, and a natural envelope is used.
Many factory ROM samples include a natural envelope, which is custom designed for each
sample by Kurzweil engineers. A natural envelope contains more detail than a user envelope,
and allow samples of acoustic instruments to sound more realistic.
When the Mode parameter is set to User, several amplitude envelope parameters appear. The
User setting allows you to adjust several parameters for amplitude envelope attack, decay and
release.
Attack1, Attack2, Attack3
When the Mode parameter is set to User, the Attack parameters appear.
The amplitude envelope includes 3 attack segments. Each segment has a field for time (how
long it takes to play the segment), and a field for level (a percentage of the maximum possible
level for the current layer). Level for the Attack segments can be set from 0 to 100%.
When a note is played, the volume goes from silence to the volume level set by Attack1.
Use the two fields below the Attack1 parameter to set a time for Attack1 in seconds, and a
volume level in percent.
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