[sdiy] Synth pitch envelope

[Adam Inglis]

The eight - stage pitch envelopes on the Casio CZ series contribute to some great “lead guitar”-type patches, by allowing a rapid octave “trill” at the start of the note. Combine this with a legato monophonic playing style and a little portamento….

Adam
> On 12 Feb 2016, at 1:05 am, Florian Anwander <fanwander at mnet-online.de> wrote:
> 
> Hello Richie
> 
> Am 11.02.2016 um 14:56 schrieb Richie Burnett:
>> but was wondering if linear attack and decay are the norm, or if expo curves predominate here?
> I know the "auto-bend" function in the old Roland SH-series, which is achieved by an Decay-only envelope (of course an AD, but with Attack always set to fastest), and the pitch envelope in the Yamaha DX-series. In both cases expo curves are used.
> 
> The pitch envelope in the DX synths is a 4-stage rate/level envelope with provides a "sustain"  stage. The sustain stage corresponds to the unmodulated pitch.
> 
> Florian
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