Envelope Parameter Descriptions - Alesis ANDROMEDA A6 Reference Manual

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The A6 has three 7-stage loop-able envelope generators per voice. The parameters of
the envelopes are described on the following pages. Pressing a button or turning a
knob on any of the three envelope areas displays that parameter. You can also press
the
VIEW
and buttons to work with a specific parameter as well as its dedicated panel controls.
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SOFT KNOB
PAGE TAB
TIME DELAY
LEVEL OFFSET
SOURCE
TRIG and
2 SOURCE
RETRIG
DYN RESET
LOOP START
MOD1 SOURCE
MOD2 SOURCE
MOD3 SOURCE
1 The
POLAR
The
2 TRIG
or
MOD TRIG/GATE
Normally, each of the A6's three envelope generators has a start level of 0, an end
level of 0 and four target levels in between. Each target level is achieved by a time
parameter as depicted in the illustration below.
Note the stages in the envelope's cycle that are marked
and
KEY LET GO
envelope that a "Note On" has occurred: a key on the A6's keyboard has been
played, a note has been played from the A6's Sequencer or Arpeggiator, or a MIDI
Note has been received. This message starts the Delay, Attack, Decay1 and Decay2
stages will complete in succession as long as a Key is Held Down. Since in this
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button on the desired envelope and then use any of the display's soft knobs
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ATTACK D1TIME
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
SUSPDL KEYTRK
END COUNT
LEVEL
LEVEL
LEVEL
parameter does not appear for
and parameters (except
RETRIG
.
. Normally, these actions "cue" the envelope: Key Pressed tells the
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Chapter 6: Modulation and Envelopes
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D2TIME R1TIME R2TIME
D2LEVL SUSTAIN
POLAR ENABLE
POLAR STAGE ENABLE
KTBASE LVLTRK VELMOD
TYPE SMOOTH SSHAPE
OFFSET ENABLE
OFFSET ENABLE
OFFSET ENABLE
.
ENV3
) are only effective if
MODE
KEY PRESSED
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SHAPE
R2LEVL
POLAR
MODE
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MODE
RELMOD
BEAT
DEST
DEST
DEST
is set to
MODE MOD TRIG
, ,
KEY HELD DOWN
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