Yamaha A3000 Owner's Manual page 57

Using an Envelope Generator
We will now adjust the amplitude EG to lengthen the release rate of the ohhhh sample.
The "release" determines how long the sample sound lingers after you stop playing the
key at the keyboard.
Procedure
Select EDIT mode, and then select the EG (envelope generator) function.
1.
Press Knob 1, and then turn Knob 2 or Knob 3 to select the Voice OH sample
2.
for editing. Then press Knob 1 again.
Turn Knob 1 to select the AEG (amplitude envelope generator) screen. Then
3.
turn Knob 5 to set the RelRate value to 40.
4. Now play a key between C4 and B4 at your keyboard.
Notice how the sound fades out slowly when you release the key.
Memo
• The AEG determines how the sample's amplitude (sound level) develops over time. In addition to
• The A3000 also provides a filter EG ("FEG") and pitch EG ("PEG"). You use these features to
PLAY
PROGRAM SAMPLE
EDIT
TRIM / LOOP MAP / OUT
RECORD SETUP
REC
PROGRAM SAMPLE
DISK
TOTAL EQ PANEL PLAY
UTILITY
The screen should now look like this.
the release-rate value, you can also set an attack rate and a sustain level. The attack rate value
determines how rapidly the sound rises when the key is first hit, while the sustain level deter-
mines how the sound continues while the key is held down.
select how filtering and pitch develop over time while the key is held down.
EASY EDIT EFFECT SETUP CONTROL
FILTER EG LFO MIDI / CTRL
METER EFFECT EXT CTRL MONITOR
SEQUENCE VOLUME DISK IMPORT
SEQUENCE MASTER SYSTEM MIDI
Chapter 2
Sample Editing
Trying It Out
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