Envelope - Roland SH-01A User Manual

ENV
The envelope (ENV) is where the envelope is shaped for the sound
ENV CONTROLS
[A] SLIDER
[D] SLIDER
[S] SLIDER
[R] SLIDER
[GATE / TRIG] SWITCH
EXPERIMENT: To get acquainted with the ADSR Envelope, try this:
Choose a sound you really like - either move the sliders around until you're into it, or select a preset.
Take a look at the VCA and make sure it's set to ENV instead of GATE. You wouldn't know what it
was set to without trying the switch would you? So switch it to ENV and see if that changes the
sound. Leave it set at ENV for now.
Now pull all the sliders on the ENV Section down to 0. See how all the sound is gone? That's
because the envelope is not making a shape for the sound or the filter. It's just a click now.
Now bring up the D slider. Hear how the sound begins to come back?
Now bring up the R slider. See how the sound is lasting longer after notes are played?
Now adjust the A slider. See how this delays the start of the sound?
Exchange the D with the S amount, and compare. What's the difference? Is there any?
The envelope is a killer way to shape sounds. But try this too:
Once you have the ADSR set the way you like it, switch the VCA back to GATE.
Do you hear a difference? Pretty cool right? Explore. Try things. Learn more by experience.
- ATTACK TIME
- DECAY TIME
- SUSTAIN TIME
- RELEASE TIME
- GATE + TRIG
- LFO
- GATE
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- The envelope attacks each time a key is
pressed
- When a key is held down, the envelope
repeatedly attacks at each cycle of the LFO
- The envelope attacks each time a key is
pressed from a state of no keys being held.
The envelope does not attack when notes
are played legato