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Number of Loops
A value of Inf makes the amplitude envelope loop until a Note Off is generated. Values of 1
through 31 indicate how many times the loop will repeat after the amplitude envelope has
played once through its normal cycle.
Regardless of the loop type and the number of loops, each note goes into its release section
as soon as its Note State goes off (that is, when a Note Off is generated). The envelope
will continue to loop as long as Note State remains on, whether it's held on by a pedal, by
the IgnRel parameter (described in the section entitled The LAYER Page
anything else.
The Envelope 2 (ENV2) and
Envelope 3 (ENV3) Pages
The Forte SE offers two envelopes in addition to AMPENV. Like AMPENV, ENV2 and
ENV3 can be assigned like any other control source. Unlike AMPENV, however, ENV2
and ENV3 can be bipolar. This means that you can set negative values for them. (Obviously,
you can't have an amplitude less than zero, so AMPENV is unipolar—the values range from
either 0 to 100% or 0 to 150%). A bipolar envelope controlling pitch, for example, could
modulate the pitch both above and below its original level.
Another difference is that AMPENV always controls the amplitude of the layer, so even if
you use it as a control source for other functions, it will still affect the layer's amplitude.
ENV2 and ENV3 affect only those layers that have them assigned as a control source. Also,
AMPENV uses an exponential attack (the amplitude rises much faster at the end of the
attack segment than it does at the beginning), while ENV2 and ENV3 use linear attacks (the
attack segment increases at the same rate from start to finish).
The pages for Envelopes 2 and 3 are reached with the soft buttons ENV2 and ENV3. When
you select these pages, you'll find a display that looks very much like the AMPENV page.
The only differences are that you can program an amount for Rel3; the Rel1 and Rel2 limits,
which are ±100%; and in the envelope graphic, which has a dotted line running horizontally
across the display. This is the zero level line; negative level values for the various envelope
segments will cause the envelope graphic to dip below this line.
The Envelope 2 (ENV2) and Envelope 3 (ENV3) Pages
Program Edit Mode
on page 6-17
), or
7-51
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