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CHAPTER 5
Pro Edit
Use the „sync“ button to synchronize the Free Envelope to your host application or to
Engine internally. If activated, the upper timeline of the editing display and the „position“
value will change accordingly. The minimal valid value for the sync option is 1/128.
The „retr.“ (retrigger) button lets you select if you want to start the Free Envelope
progression always from the beginning for each newly played note.
The „loop“ button activates the permanent loop within the two fixed loop markers, visible by
the two horizontal dashed lines.
To zoom in/out the current view of your Free Envelope, simply enter the wanted zoom
factor in the input field or change the value with your mouse. Use the scroll bar to scroll to
the wanted position. To return to the basic view of your entire Free Envelope, click the „fit“
button.
TIP: Beside the scroll bar you can also use the blue timeline to scroll pixel accurately to
the wanted position of your Free Envelope. Simply click and hold any position in
the timeline with your mouse and drag to the left or right.
Step Modulator Unipolar / Bipolar
The Step Modulator enables you to create a so-called „stepped“ modulation. In practice
this internal Flexible Modifiers is commonly used with „pitch“ or „cutoff filter“ as destination,
in order to achieve typically „hashed“ progressions.
Engine‘s Step Modulator is extended to 128 steps to enable an even more accurate setup.
Additionally you can also switch between the „unipolar“ and „bipolar“ view of your settings
(see chapter „Free Envelope“).
To draw or edit the progression, simply click (and hold) on the respective bar in the Step
Modulator editing display. Now can adjust the level of the bar by dragging it up or down. To
edit multiple bars simultaneously, keep the mouse button pressed and move your mouse to
the left or right.
SHORTCUT: Press and hold the “ctrl” key to draw your steps with a red artificial line.