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The envelope lets you change how the sounds from your Synth Kit begin and end. The beginning of
a sound is called the attack, and the end is called decay. The attack and decay can be very sudden or
very gradual. Changing these values will let you create many different sounds with your Synth Kit.
Battery / p1 Power
Key Mode
Octave
Octave - to choose between four octaves
Key Mode - to choose whether the sound stops when you let go of a button
Buttons - to create different pitches similar to a piano
Tune dial - to match other instruments exactly
An Envelope of Sound.
Set your keyboard's key mode to hold. This will make exploration of the envelope module easier.
Start with both envelope knobs turned all the way down (left/counterclockwise) and then turn the
decay knob up just a bit. Playing the keyboard should produce short, staccato tones. That's because
the sounds are beginning and ending suddenly. Now take some time to explore the different sounds
you can create by changing the envelope module's controls.
Can you create sounds like these instruments?
Bells
i30 Keyboard
Banjo
Piano
i31 Oscillator
i33 Envelope
Tune
Pitch
Square
Attack Decay
Dial
Knob
/Saw
Pitch Knob - to make higher and lower sounds
Square/Saw - to choose between two kinds of sound
Attack - to choose how sudden or gradual the beginning of the sound is
Decay - to choose how sudden or gradual the end of the sound is
Volume - to make the sound louder and softer
Clarinet
Envelope (i33)
LESSON 004
024 Speaker
Volume
Tuba
Violin
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Summary of Contents for Korg littleBits i33
- Page 1 Envelope (i33) LESSON 004 The envelope lets you change how the sounds from your Synth Kit begin and end. The beginning of a sound is called the attack, and the end is called decay. The attack and decay can be very sudden or very gradual.
- Page 2 Envelope (i33) LESSON 004 What percussive sounds can you make? Replace the Oscillator with the random module set to “noise.” Share what you’ve learned: Using one of the percussion sounds you created, tap a beat while a partner or your teacher sings a song, performs a rap, or reads a poem.
- Page 3 Envelope (i33) ANSWER KEY Keyboard Octave: All the way counterclockwise. Set the key mode switch to hold. Oscillator Pitch: All the way clockwise. OCTAVE PITCH Bells Oscillator Waveform: Set the switch to square. ATTACK DECAY Envelope Attack – Sudden: Turn all the way counterclockwise. Decay –...
- Page 4 Envelope (i33) ANSWER KEY Tuba Oscillator Pitch: Lowered a good bit from the highest pitch (go lower until you can hear some “rumble” sound, but not so low that the pitch becomes indistinct). Oscillator Waveform: Set the switch to square. PITCH ATTACK Attack...