Alesis DM Pro Reference Manual page 91

The Envelope TRIGGER Parameter
This Parameter is found in each of the three Envelopes and drastically affects the
Envelopes' behavior. There are four possible Values for the Envelope Trigger
Parameter:
NORMAL
FREERUN
RESET
RESET-FREERUN
The Envelope DELAY Parameter
This Parameter determines the amount of time that the Envelope will
doing anything. It is very useful for affecting certain Parameters of a Sound
sometime after the Sound starts. When the Delay is set to 00, the envelope begins its
Attack stage immediately, without any Delay. If you repeatedly play a note while
increasing the Envelope Delay Value, you will notice that the time between
triggering the note and the time that you hear the effect of the Envelope gets
progressively longer as the Envelope Delay Value is increased.
If the Delay is set above 99, the display will read
stage of the Envelope will wait until either the Envelope Gate Time is exhausted or
DM P R M
RO EFERENCE
With this Value, the Envelope will always start at its
current level (i.e., if another note had been played to
previously initiate the Envelope's cycle, playing another
note would not interrupt the cycle). With a Value of
, the Envelope will immediately advance to the
NORMAL
Release stage when either the Envelope Gate Time is
exhausted or the Sustain Pedal is released (whichever
comes last).
With this Value, the Envelope will move through its
Delay, Attack and Decay stages and then remain in its
Sustain stage until the Envelope Gate Time becomes
exhausted or the Sustain Pedal is released. If the
Envelope Gate Time becomes exhausted or the Sustain
Pedal is released somewhere in the middle of the Attack
or Decay stage, the Envelope will continue through the
Decay stage and then jump to the Release stage.
When set to
beginning (hence "reset") whenever a new note is
played, regardless of whether the Envelope has run its
course. With a Value of
will immediately advance to the Release stage when
either the Envelope Gate Time is exhausted or the
Sustain Pedal is released (whichever comes last).
When set to
beginning whenever a new note is played
move through its Delay, Attack and Decay stages and
then remain in its Sustain stage until the Envelope Gate
Time becomes exhausted or the Sustain Pedal is
released. Like
becomes exhausted or the Sustain Pedal is released
somewhere in the middle of the Attack or Decay stage,
the Envelope will continue through the Decay stage and
then jump to the Release stage.
ANUAL
Programming Drums
, the Envelope will always start at the
RESET
, like
RESET NORMAL
, the Envelope will start at the
RESET-FREERUN
, if the Envelope Gate Time
FREERUN
. This indicates that the Delay
HOLD
, the Envelope
and
it will
wait
before
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