Emulator Composite.book - Creative

6 - Voice Processing
Amplifier, Filter & Auxiliary Envelopes
Envelope Mode: Complete
In Complete mode, the envelope generator continues through all six stages when a key
is pressed, ignoring the status of key sustain. This feature allows you to create long
evolving soundscapes with a quick tap of the key (since normally the envelope would
jump into the release stages as soon as the key was released). This mode is also well
suited for enveloping percussive sounds such as piano and drums, or plucked strings
which decay.
Complete mode can also be used to create more processor-efficient presets. On
Emulator X, the voice stops playing when the Amp Envelope ends, and the computer
resources used by that voice become available for other jobs. Because the envelope
completes its cycle regardless of how long a key (or sustain pedal) is held, the
computer resources are only used for a fixed amount of time, then returned. The
performance increase can be dramatic!
Envelope Complete Mode
time
level
Atk1
Key
Down
Atk2
Dcy1
Dcy2
Time-based and BPM Envelopes
Envelope times can be time-based or BPM-based. Time-based envelopes have an
absolute time setting, such as 1 second. BPM-based envelope times are divided down
from the Master Tempo setting on the Multisetup page. The Master Tempo scales the
time of the BPM-based envelope segments.
BPM times are displayed in musical time intervals where possible. For example, if you
set the attack time to be 1/16, the attack time will last exactly one sixteenth-note at the
master tempo.
BPM Envelopes
BPM envelopes are controlled by the Master Tempo (located in the Multisetup
window). The Master Tempo rate scales the time of all the BPM envelope segments. The
Master Tempo can also be derived from an external MIDI clock to synchronize the
envelope times with external sequencer or arpeggiator tempo changes. See note->.
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Note: The master
tempo can be set
internally using the
tempo control in the
Multisetup window, or
controlled from an
external MIDI clock.
Internal/External clock
selection is located in the
Preferences dialog box.
120 Emulator X2 Operation Manual
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All Six Segments Play Completely Through
= Initial Setting = Increase Master Tempo
= Decrease Master Tempo
BPM Envelopes