Control Driven Envelopes - Native Instruments Absynth 5 Reference Manual

8.3.5 Control Driven Envelopes

Envelope in Control Driven mode
Even though Control Driven Envelopes look like all of the other envelopes, the way they func-
tion is significantly different. Compared to normal envelopes, the particularities of Control
Driven Envelopes can be more readily understood: While a normal envelope is controlled by
time, in Control Driven Envelopes Mode, the movement on the X-axis is controlled by a Macro
Control. The MIDI-value 0 refers to the beginning of the envelope, 64 refers to the middle,
and 127 to the end. If the minimal value and the maximal value are connected by a diagonal,
straight line, then changing a signal value assigned to the Macro Control will directly influ-
ence the dedicated parameter – the incoming signal value will be translated into a change of
parameter at a ratio of 1:1. If you draw a more complex form with the Control Driven Envelope
(and in doing so establish a non-linear control type), things start to get interesting. You are
now able to morph between sounds, and even create Arpeggios by turning a controller and
using the modulation-wheel to control the speed of rhythms. There are many examples of
using Control Driven Envelopes in the Factory Presets. To create a Control Driven Envelope
yourself, select Control Driven in the Envelope Mode menu at the top of the envelope's win-
dow. The length of the Control Driven Envelope and the number of points do not matter: The
area that can be accessed by the Macro Control ranges from the very beginning to the very
end of the Envelope.
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