Alesis A6 User Manual

Chapter 6: Modulation and Envelopes

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a. if the Note On or Sustain Pedal On are held until the Release 2 

Level is reached, the envelope will hold at that level until a Note 
Off and/or a Sustain Pedal Off occur. The envelope will then 
proceed to the Release 2 stage and continue through to the end.
See 

.

b. if the Note On and Sustain Pedal On are released before the 

Release 2 Level is reached, the envelope will jump to the Release 
2 stage (at the current level) and proceed to 0 within the time of 
the Release 2 Stage. See 

.

2. If a Note Off occurs before the Sustain stage is reached, a Sustain 

Pedal On will cause the envelope to jump to the Sustain/Release 1 
Stage and begin the transition to the Release 2 level until a Sustain 
Pedal Off occurs. The envelope will then transition to (if not already
at) the Release 2 stage time (at the current level) and proceed to 0 

within the time of the Release 2 Stage. See 

(Note 

Off/Pedal On during 

D2TIME

) and 

 (Note Off/Pedal On 

during 

D1TIME

, Pedal Off during 

SUSREL

).

Key Release: 1. If a Note Off event (assuming that Sustain Pedal is Off) occurs 

while the envelope is in the Sustain/Release 1 stage, the envelope 

will jump to the Release 2 stage and continue through to the end.
See 

 again.

2. If a Note Off event (assuming that Sustain Pedal is Off) occurs 

before the envelope reaches the Sustain/Release1 stage, the 

envelope will jump immediately to the Release 2 stage (at current 
level) and proceed to 0 according to the time setting of the Release 2
Stage. See 

 (Note Off during 

D2TIME

).

This is a 

SUSREL

 envelope with the

Note Off occurring after the 

stage was reached.

Note that a Sustain Pedal On will also
maintain the transition through the

SUSREL

 stage and remain at the

 level until a Note Off or

Pedal Off occurs.