The "Loop" button makes the envelope loop continuously. When the
Sustain level (4th level) is reached, the envelope starts from the beginning
again, and is looped as long as the note is held. Once the note is released
it no longer loops but instead moves into the release stage (5th level) from
wherever it is at the moment the note is released. This can be used in
conjunction with the Albino's Single Trigger mode to apply a continuous,
repeating envelope to a series of notes.
Pitch Scaling allows you to scale the envelope time using the pitch of the
incoming MIDI note.
Velocity Scaling allows you to scale envelope time using the velocity of the
incoming MIDI note.
In both cases, setting the dial to 0 means that the envelope is not scaled
according to the incoming MIDI note's pitch or velocity.
The dials can be set to deliberately under-track or even reverse-track. This
allows you to create sounds that are very smooth and even across their
range, or that drastically change across their range (as is the case with
many acoustic instruments). Reverse Track produces an unnatural effect
which is useful for more experimental sounds.
Pitch Scaling is often used in creating Patches that have different
amplitude release characteristics across their range. By setting an
amplitude envelope's Pitch Scaling parameter to a value greater than 0 you
can create a Patch in which low frequency notes have a longer release
time while the high frequency notes have a short release time. Velocity
Scaling can be used in a similar manner.
The Sync controls switches the envelope between Time and Sync modes.
When set to Time mode, the envelope's controls work in units of seconds.
When set to Sync mode, the envelope's controls work in units of fractions
of a bar, where a value of 16 represents one bar. This is useful if you want
to synchronise and envelope segment with the song's current tempo.
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