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<p>It comes from mathematical physics and the concept of the
enveloping curves that tangent the inflection points / outline the
extremes of the signal. <br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/29/2017 9:32 PM, Tim Parkhurst
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<div dir="ltr">WAG: Because you don't hear the envelope, until it
gets 'filled' with sound. In other words, the envelope contains
(actually it shapes) the note event you hear.
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<div dir="ltr">Tim (sometimes guesswork is the only
work I do) Servo<br>
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." -
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 8:43 PM,
Chromatest J. Pantsmaker <span dir="ltr"><<a
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<div dir="ltr">I know this is probably a silly question,
but....
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<div>I'm getting my fiance into synths and I was going
over her new synth with her, explaining what a VCO is,
VCF, etc... </div>
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<div>Then I get to the EG (ADSR) and she asks me why it
is called an envelope generator? </div>
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<div>I said because it generates envelopes.</div>
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<div>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.</div>
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<div>Silly question, but can anybody explain?</div>
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