Envelope Generators - Alesis Fusion Tutorial

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Envelope generators

Also known as envelope shapers or (on Moog synths) contour generators, the purpose of the
envelope generator is to generate a programmable control shape every time a trigger is
received:
Typically, the trigger comes from the keyboard so every time you press a key, the envelope is
triggered. Almost without exception, an envelope generator is connected to the final amplifier
to 'shape' the sound's overall amplitude but another envelope generator will almost always be
connected to the filter to 'shape' tonal variation. Let's just remind ourselves of the basic synth
layout again:
Controllers
ENVELOPE
GENERATOR
Trigger input
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TIME
Note-on Note-off
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