Apple MainStage 3 Instruments - MainStage 3 Instruments

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Decay/Release mode button: Switches ENV 1 between an Attack/Decay or an Attack/Release
envelope. The button label changes to reflect the mode that is activated (D=Decay, R=Release).
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In Attack/Decay mode: The level falls to zero after the attack phase has completed, whether
or not the note is sustained. It decays at the same speed, even if you release the key. The
decay time is set with the D (Decay time) slider.
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In Attack/Release mode: The envelope level remains at its maximum after the attack phase is
over, while the key remains depressed. Following the release of the key, the level decreases
over the time period defined by the R (Release time) slider.
ES2 Envelopes 2 and 3
The feature sets of ENV 2 and ENV 3 are identical, but it is always the task of ENV 3 to define the
level of each note—to modulate the dynamic stage, in other words. ENV2 is preconfigured to
control the Cutoff frequency of both filters.
Both ENV 2 and ENV 3 can also be used simultaneously as sources in the router. The envelope
time parameters can be used as modulation targets in the router.
Attack Time slider is
divided into two halves
that determine the attack
time at maximum and
minimum velocities.
Click the center symbol
to set the Sustain Time
slider to its center value.
Sustain Time and
Sustain Level are set
independently in the ES2.
Envelope 2 and 3 Parameters
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Attack slider: Defines the time it takes for the level of a note to rise from a level (amplitude)
of zero to the set amplitude. The Attack time sliders of ENV 2 and ENV 3 are divided into two
halves.
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The lower half defines the attack time when the keys are struck hard, at maximum velocity.
The upper half defines the attack time at minimum velocity.
Drag the area between the two slider halves to move both simultaneously. If this area is too
small to drag, drag an unused portion of the slider vertically.
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Decay slider: Sets the time it takes for the level of a held note to fall to the sustain level, after
the attack phase has completed.
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If the Sustain level parameter is set to its maximum value, the Decay parameter has no effect.
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When the Sustain level is set to its minimum value, the Decay parameter defines the
duration or fade-out time of the note.
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