Envelope gen operation

[J. Larry Hendry]

Certainly true Grant.  However, EGs can be useful in this mode when using
other type controllers that produce trigger only, like say a drum pad or...

Larry H

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> From: Grant Richter <grichter at execpc.com>
> To: J. Larry Hendry <jlarryh at iquest.net>; synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl
> Subject: Re: Envelope gen operation
> Date: Sunday, May 28, 2000 12:09 PM
> 
> The "classic" designs such as the Electronotes design
> will do nothing with a trigger only. The original key
> board logic would not produce a trigger unless it
> also produced a gate.
> 
> ----------
> >From: "J. Larry Hendry" <jlarryh at iquest.net>
> >To: <synth-diy at node12b53.a2000.nl>
> >Subject: Re: Envelope gen operation
> >Date: Fri, May 26, 2000, 8:54 PM
> >
> 
> >> From: Tim Ressel <Tim_R1 at verifone.com>
> >>
> >> I have a question on ADSR operation: If you get a trigger event
without a
> > gate
> >> event, how do you expect the ADSR to respond? Does it do a full AR
cycle?
> > Does
> >> it do nothing? Does it do a truncated AR cycle the width of the
trigger
> > pulse??
> >
> > I would expect full AR cycle from a ADSR when triggered with trigger
only.
> > The only modular EGs I own are the MOTM-800s.  They are set up to hold
the
> > gate high with no gate applied.  So, the A and D knobs function as A-R
> > envelope.  The release control does nothing as the gate never goes low.
> > The sustain needs to be all the way down or the output voltage is
biased at
> > the sustain level at all times.
> >
> > Bottom line, triggers can be stretched A-R style.
> >
> > Larry H
> >
> >