ENVELOPE GENERATOR

Envelope History
Since the invention of the first ever tone generator, Envelopes have been used to craft sound. The first Envelope Generators had values only for Attack Time, Decay Time, Sustain Level and Release Time (A,D,S,R). As analogue synth's got bigger and better, Envelope Generator's did not. Instead more A,D,S,R's were made available for shaping each of the sound elements. When digital synth’s came on to the market, Envelope Generators began to change. First by giving Time and Level Values for each of the four Points, with MIDI control of Attack and release. Then by giving access to six Points, ten Points and even one Envelope for Key On and another for Key Off, what could come next?

The Space Station
Envelope Shapes can Be Modelled with the mouse pointer, creating as many Points as desired in real time, whilst the Wave is Playing. Attack and Release Points are MIDI controllable and can be placed at any point within the Shape. Any known Envelope Generator can be emulated with the use of Sustain and Loop Points. All Envelope Shape's can be displayed together with the Wave and a Time/Depth Grid. Different Time Scales can be used for accurate Modelling. Shapes can be synced to Time, Wave or even MIDI. Shapes can be Modelled with a range of specially designed Tools within two different Modes (Free Hand and Node), and Saved. For a full listing on the Envelope Generator functions, refer to the online manual or download it in PDF or HTML formats.