Env 2 - Arturia MatrixBrute User Manual

Bring up the Brute Factor knob, and experiment it, and with Drive. It's not
necessary to point out that you're adding some real testosterone to the sound.
The Resonance control adds more brightness. You can leave VCF 1 set where it
sounds good.
The sound in its present state is just on/off, which is what you want for, say,
organ sounds. We'll adjust that next.

3.3.3. ENV 2

Envelopes shape voltage levels over time while you're triggering a note on the
keyboard. While it can be routed to additional places in the MOD Matrix (see
below), ENV 2 is always hardwired to control the MatrixBrute's VCAs. VCA stands
for voltage-controlled amplifiers, which means all the sound sources that appear
in the Mixer, i.e. the VCOs and/or any external signals plugged into the back of
the instrument.
• Start by raising ENV 2's Attack slider all the way up and down to "catch"
the fader's actual position. Play the keyboard while gradually raising
it. This has the effect of fading in the note. A quarter of the way seems
like a reasonable setting.
• The middle two stages of the envelope, Decay and Sustain, are set to
one-size-fits-all settings in the initialized patch we started from. Attack
is how long it takes the voltage to fade in to its initial level. From there,
Decay sets how long it takes to glide to its Sustain level.
• Now for the Release stage of this 4-stage envelope (Attack/Decay/
Sustain/Release, or ADSR). This sets how fast the note fades out when
you release the key. Again, a quarter of the way up might be a
reasonable setting.
Arturia - MatrixBrute Manual - Guided Tour 13