[sdiy] Question about Envelopes

[Oren Leavitt]

I like to say envelope generators are used to define the "shape" of the 
sound's volume or tone over time.

- Oren


On 11/29/17 10:43 PM, Chromatest J. Pantsmaker 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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