[sdiy] Question about Envelopes

[Declare Update]

ha, re reading my message, I see that I answered nothing. woops! 

I have no idea *why* . contour makes more sense, envelope is like a 3d contour I suppose

chris 

> On Nov 29, 2017, at 10:43 PM, Chromatest J. Pantsmaker <chromatest at azburners.org> wrote:
> 
> I know this is probably a silly question, but....
> 
> I'm getting my fiance into synths and I was going over her new synth with her, explaining what a VCO is, VCF, etc... 
> 
> Then I get to the EG (ADSR) and she asks me why it is called an envelope generator?  
> 
> I said because it generates envelopes.
> 
> That wasn't good enough for her, and I don't have a better answer.  I've been playing with and working on synths for decades, even took a synthesis class in college (they had the biggest Roland System 100M, I tell ya), but I don't know why they call it an envelope.  Google searches have not been helpful.
> 
> Silly question, but can anybody explain?
> 
> -c
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