Common Envelope Parameter; Envelope 2 (Filter) Parameters - Novation Ultranova User Manual

RE4: Amplitude Decay Track
Displayed as:
AmpDecTk
Initial value: 0
Range of adjustment: -64 to +63
This parameter works in exactly the same way as Attack Track, except that it is the Decay
time of a note that becomes dependent on its position on the keyboard.
RE5: Amplitude Sustain Rate
Displayed as:
AmpSusRt
Initial value: Flat
Range of adjustment: -64 to Flat to +63
With this parameter set to Flat, the volume during the Sustain phase of the envelope re-
mains constant. Additional variations to a note's character can be obtained by causing the
note to become louder or quieter while the key is held. A positive value of Sustain Rate
will cause the volume to increase during the Sustain phase, and it will continue to do so
until maximum level is reached. The parameter controls the rate at which the note increases
volume, and the higher the value, the faster the rate of increase. Any Release time set will
act as normal when the key is released, whether or not the maximum volume has been
reached. If a negative value is set, the volume during the Sustain phase drops, and if the
key is not released, the note will eventually become inaudible.
KEY "ON" KEY "OFF"
SUSTAIN
RATE
VOLUME
SUSTAIN
ATTACK DECAY
TIME
Lower values (positive or negative) of Amplitude Sustain Rate are generally
more useful.
RE6: Amplitude Sustain Time
Displayed as:
AmpSusTm
Initial value: 127
Range of adjustment: 0 to 126, KeyOff
This parameter sets the duration of the Sustain phase. With a value of KeyOff, the note will
remain audible continuously until the key is released (unless a negative value of Sustain
Rate has been applied to reduce its volume). Any other value of Sustain Time will cut
the note off automatically after a pre-determined time if the key is still held down. Release
Time still applies if the key is released sooner. A value of 126 sets the Sustain time to ap-
prox. 10 seconds, while values around 60 set it to about 1 second.
KEY "ON" KEY "OFF"
SUSTAIN TIME
VOLUME
SUSTAIN
ATTACK DECAY
TIME
RE7: Amplitude Level Track
Displayed as:
AmpLvlTk
Initial value: 0
Range of adjustment: -64 to +63
This parameter works in a similar way to the other "tracking" parameters Attack Track and
Decay Track (RE3 & RE4), but it is the volume of the note which is changed, according to
the interval between it and the Track Note set by RE8. With a positive value, notes higher
than the Track Note get progressively louder the further from the Track Note they are, and
vice-versa. With a negative value, notes higher than the Track Note get progressively qui-
eter the further from the Track Note they are, and again, vice-versa. Note that this volume
modiication is applied to all phases of the amplitude envelope equally; it is the overall
volume of the note which changes with Level Track. The effect should be used sparingly;
low values have a better effect.
RELEASE
RELEASE
O1PtchWh O1WTInt FixNote
+12 127
O2Semi O2Cents O2VSync
Note that although Amplitude Level Track appears to operate in a very similar
0 0
manner to Amplitude Attack Track and Amplitude Decay Track, only Level Track
O2PtchWh O2WTInt FixNote
uses a user-deinable note as the reference (set by RE8), above which notes
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get louder and below which get softer. The Attack and Decay Track parameters (RE3 and
O3Semi O3Cents O3VSync
RE4) have a ixed reference note at C 3. 0 0
O3PtchWh O3WTInt FixNote
+12 127

Common Envelope Parameter

This parameter is available on Page 2 of the menu for every Envelope.
FILTERS F1Freq F1Res F1Env2
127 0
RE8: Level Track Reference Note FBalance FRouting FreqLink
-64 Parallel
Displayed as:
LvlTkNte
F2Freq F2Res F2Env2
Initial value: C 3
127 0
Range of adjustment: C -2 to G 8
FBalance FRouting FreqLink
This sets the reference note used for Amplitude Level Track. When active, this parameter
-64 Parallel
increases the volume for notes above the chosen Track Note, and reduces it for notes
below it. C 3, the default value, is Middle C on the keyboard; this is the C one octave above
ENVELOPES AmpAtt AmpDec AmpSus
the lowest note on the keyboard (also C), providing no OCTAVE buttons [32] are selected.
2 90
Envelope 2 (Filter) parameters (Page 1) AmpAtSlp AmpDcSlp AmpAttTk
0 127
FltAtt FltDec FltSus
2 75
FltAtSlp FltDcSlp FltAttTk
The parameters available for adjustment with Envelope generator 2 closely match those for 0 127
Envelope generator 1. Whereas Envelope 1 is concerned with modiications to the sound's
E3-E6 E3Att E3Dec E3Sus
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amplitude envelope, Envelope 2 gives you "dynamic" iltering, by establishing a relationship
between the ilter section and ADSR Filter Envelope 2, resulting in the ilter frequency be-
E3AtSlp E3DcSlp E3AttTk
0 127
ing varied by the shape of the envelope.
In order to hear the effect of any of the Filter Envelope parameters, you will irst
need to go to the Filter Menus and set up some iltering. Then set RE5 on Filter
Menu Page 1 (F1Env2 or F2Env2) to an initial value of approx. +30 and ensure
that the ilter is not fully open – i.e., set F1Freq to mid-range.
RE1: Filter Attack Time
Displayed as:
FltAtt
Initial value: 2
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
This parameter sets how the ilter section acts during the note's Attack phase. The higher
the value, the longer it takes for the ilter to react during this phase.
To evaluate the action of the Filter Envelope parameters for each of the ADSR
phases (RE1 to RE4), it may be helpful not to set all three to zero.
RE2: Filter Decay Time
Displayed as:
FltDec
Initial value: 75
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
This parameter sets how the ilter section acts during the note's Decay phase. Again, the
higher the parameter value, the longer the period for which iltering is applied .
RE3: Filter Sustain Level
Displayed as:
FltSus
Initial value: 35
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
The frequency of the ilter (cut-off or centre, depending on ilter type) "settles" at a value
set by the Filter Sustain Level. Thus, once the Attack and Decay stages of the envelope
are completed, the harmonic content that will be most evident in the sound will be deter-
mined by this parameter. Remember that if the ilter frequency parameter (as set in the Filter
Menu) is set at a too low or too high a value, the envelope's effect will be limited.
RE4: Filter Release Time
Displayed as:
FltRel
Initial value: 45
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
As Filter Release is increased in value, the note undergoes increasingly more ilter action
once the key is released.
Note that the Amplitude Release time (in Envelope 1's parameters) must be set
suficiently high to produce an audible "fade-out" before the effect of iltering on
the "tail" of the note is evident.
ModVib MVibRate OscDrift
Off 0 65 0
O2Wave O2PW/Idx O2Hard
0 Sawtooth 0 127
ModVib MVibRate OscDrift
Off 0 65 0
O3Wave O3PW/Idx O3Hard
0 Sawtooth 0 127
ModVib MVibRate OscDrift
Off 0 65 0
F1Track F1Type F1DAmnt
0 127 LP24 0
ResLink
Off Off
F2Track F2Type F2DAmnt
0
127 LP24 0
ResLink
Off Off
AmpRel AmpVeloc AmpRept
127 40 0 0
AmpDecTk AmpSusRt AmpSusTm
0 0 0 127
FltRel FltVeloc FltRept
35 45 0 0
FltDecTk FltSusRt FltSusTm
0 0 0 127
E3Rel E3Delay E3Repeat
64 40 0 0
E3DecTk E3SusRat E3SusTim
0 0 0 127
OscPhase NoiseTyp
0deg White
O2Dense O2DnsDtn
0 0
OscPhase NoiseTyp
0deg White
O3Dense O3DnsDtn
0 0
OscPhase NoiseTyp
0deg White
F1DType F1QNorm
Diode 64
F2DType F2QNorm
Diode 64
AmpTTrig AmpMTrig
OFF Re-Trig
AmpLvlTk LvlTkNte
0 C 3
FltTTrig FltMTrig
OFF Re-Trig
FltLvlTk LvlTkNte
0 C 3
E3TTrig E3MTrig
OFF Re-Trig
E3LvlTk LvlTkNte
0 C 3
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