Alesis A6 Manual Do Utilizador

Chapter 6: Modulation and Envelopes

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example the Trigger Mode is set to NORM, the envelope’s Sustain Level will also be
maintained as long as the Key is Held Down. As soon as the Key is Let Go – a “Note
Off” – the envelope continues according to the settings of the Release1 and Release2

parameters. This “normal” envelope cycle can be modified extensively, but we’ll use
this basic example as a good place to start.

 and 

 are bi-polar envelopes meaning that each stage level setting has a user

range of 

- 100

 through 

+100

. 

 is positive only because it is hardwired to the

final output of the voice. Its stage level ranges, therefore, are 

0

 through 

+100

.

 and 

being bi-polar can create unusual envelope shapes as shown in the

following graphs. Note that the stage times are identical; only the levels have been
changed.

Decay 1, Decay 2, and Release 1 

TIME

 stages can be bypassed by setting their 

TIME

page parameters – 

D1TIME

, 

D2TIME

 and 

R1TIME

 – to 

0

. Sustain Level is bypassed by

setting its level on the 

LEVEL

 page to 

0

.

There are other ways to bypass stages, or go from one to another depending on when

the note or sustain pedal is released using the 

TRIG MODE

 which we’ll cover

starting on page 144. But for now, let’s continue with envelope basics assuming
that the envelope mode is set to 

NORM1

.