Envelope Window; Fundamentals For Operation - Native Instruments Absynth 5 Reference Manual

8 Envelope Window

Envelope Window
ABSYNTH 5 provides Envelopes with up to 68 Breakpoints for modulating the parameters.
These Envelopes are extremely flexible and offer a variety of extraordinary options.

8.1 Fundamentals for Operation

Every oscillator has a standard amplitude envelope. The amplitude envelopes have a special
status because they define when a voice is started and stopped being calculated. As soon as
all amplitude envelopes of a voice have reached their last zero breakpoint, the calculation is
stopped, reducing CPU burden.
When an envelope modulates a parameter, the value set in the Patch Window represents the
maximal value of the envelope. The envelope can reduce this value but cannot increase it.
For example: If a filter with a frequency of 5000 Hz is modulated by the envelope, then the
envelope works between the range of 5 Hz to 5000 Hz.
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