Sequential Take 5 Compact Synthesizer - Manual (Page 37)

28 About the Amp Envelope Sequential
ENV ROUTING
ENV 2
ENV 1
Filter+Gate
Filter+Amp
Filter
Amp
Aux
Envelope 2 parameters
attack decay sustain release
amplitude
time
note off note on
delay
A typical 5-stage, DADSR envelope
As noted previously, the Amplifier Envelope works in conjunction
with the Filter Envelope, with the Filter Envelope controlling how
the filter opens and closes and the Amplifier Envelope controlling
how the Amplifier controls the overall volume shape of the sounds
you create.
To hear the effect of the Amplifier Envelope:
1. Recall the Basic Program by pressing the
global
button and using the
select
knob to navigate to the
basic program
command, then press
write
.
2. Repeatedly strike a note on the keyboard as you turn the Amplifier
Envelope’s
attack
knob clockwise. Notice how the attack becomes
slower and more gradual the further you turn the knob.
3. Reset the
attack
parameter to zero (fully counter-clockwise).
4. Next, repeatedly strike a note on the keyboard as you turn the Ampli-
fier Envelope’s
sustain
to zero. Notice how it changes the sound so that
the sound no longer sustains even if you hold down the key. The only
sound you hear is the decay portion of the sound.
5. Now, with
sustain
still set to zero, repeatedly strike a note on the
keyboard as you turn the Amplifier Envelope’s
decay
knob clockwise
and counterclockwise. Notice how it changes the sound as the note
decays faster or slower after its initial attack stage.