Waldorf Lector - Manual (Page 47)

Appendix
47 Lector User´s Manual
Sibilants
Sibilant sounds are characterized by a hissing sound.
These include the english pronunciation of such
consonants as “f”, “s”, “z”, or “th”.
Sustain
The term “Sustain” describes the level of an envelope that
remains constant after it has run through the Attack and
Decay phases. Sustain lasts until the trigger is terminated.
Trigger
A trigger is a signal that activates events. Trigger signals
are very diverse. For instance, a MIDI note or an audio
signal can be used as a trigger. The events a trigger can
initiate are also very diverse. A common application for a
trigger is its use to start an envelope.
Unvoiced Detector
Unvoiced signals have the tonal characteristic of the full
frequency band, such as the consonant sounds that cover
almost the entire frequency spectrum, such as “f”, “s”, “t”
and so forth. The Unvoiced Detector of an vocoder will
add a small amount of noise to the signal, improving the
intelligibility of the sibilant frequencies.
Volume
The term describes a sound's output level.