Sequential prophet 5 User Manual page 41

Velocity: Filt, Amp
harder you play, the louder sound will be. If off, key velocity will not
affect the volume. This control allows for more touch-sensitive sounds.
To hear the effect of the Amplifier Envelope:
1. Recall the basic preset by holding down
2. Repeatedly strike a note on the keyboard as you turn the Amplifier
Envelope's
slower and more gradual the further you turn the knob.
3. Reset the
4. Next, repeatedly strike a note on the keyboard as you turn the Ampli-
fier Envelope's
the sound no longer sustains even if you hold down the key. The only
sound you hear is the decay portion of the sound.
5. Now, with
keyboard as you turn the Amplifier Envelope's
and counterclockwise. Notice how it changes the sound as the note
decays faster or slower after its initial attack stage.
6. Reset the
7. Finally, with
strike a note on the keyboard as you turn the Amplifier Envelope's
release
further you turn the knob.
8. Continue experimenting with various Amplifier Envelope settings while
you also adjust the Filter Envelope to hear how these two controls
interact. You will understand how powerful the envelopes are and how
essential they are to designing sounds.
30 Amplifier Envelope
—Allows key velocity to influence volume. If on, the
knob clockwise. Notice how the attack becomes
attack
knob to zero.
attack
to zero. Notice how it changes the sound so that
sustain
still set to zero, repeatedly strike a note on the
sustain
parameter to 10
decay
set to 10 and
decay
knob clockwise. Notice how the release becomes longer the
and pressing
record
decay
still set to zero, repeatedly
sustain
.
preset
knob clockwise
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