Dave Smith Instruments Sequential PROPHET X User Manual page 50

To hear the effect of the Filter Envelope:
1. Press the
program
2. Hold down a note and rotate the filter's
a value of 40 (refer to the main display to see its numeric value).
3. Play a note. At this point you probably won't hear anything because
you've closed the filter significantly.
4. In the Envelopes section, turn the Filter Envelope's
to a value of 50 (refer to the main display to see its numeric value).
5. Play a note. Notice how the sound has changed. The Filter Envelope
is controlling filter cutoff by the amount you set with the
knob.
6. Repeatedly strike a note on the keyboard as you turn the Filter Enve-
lope's
decay
changes the sound as the note decays faster or slower.
7. Now experiment with the Filter Envelope's
the attack becomes faster or slower.
8. Now hold down a note and experiment with the Filter Envelope's
knob.
sustain
9. The Filter Envelope's
Amplifier Envelope, so to hear its effect, first set the Amp Envelope's
release
10. Now repeatedly strike a note on the keyboard as you turn the Filter
Envelope's
the note fades out faster or slower as you change the
11. Continue experimenting with various Filter Envelope settings while
you adjust the Filter Envelope's
env amount
As noted above, the Filter Envelope and Amplifier Envelope often work
in conjunction, with the Filter Envelope controlling how the filter opens
and closes and the Amplifier Envelope controlling how the Amplifier
controls the overall volume shape of the sounds you create. To learn
more about the Amplifier Envelope, see page 42.
38 Filter Envelope
button and use Soft Knob 1 to navigate to the
global
command, then press Soft Key 1 (
knob clockwise and counterclockwise. Notice how it
release
value to 75.
knob clockwise and counterclockwise. Notice how
release
settings amplify the effect of the envelope on the filter.
write now
knob to set it to
cutoff
attack
parameter acts in conjunction with the
knob. Notice how greater
env amount
basic
).
knob
env amount
env amount
knob. Notice how
value.
release
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