ken.tkacs@... writes:
>>But would you really want velocity to simply control sustain level? It's
easiest to implement electronically, sure, and nice & neat on the front
panel, but is it the best way to create envelopes? This wouldn't simulate the
way energy is introduced & dissipated in natural systems.<<
Well I don't particularly find voltage control of sustain level or release
time to be all that useful anyway, but I'm just thinking that sustain should
be kept sustain and not a second decay. Attaching sustain level to velocity
would allow a person to change from a percussive type sound to a sustained
type sound while playing. Maybe not all that useful, but it's something that
might come in handy once in a while. I guess what I'm saying is that an ADSR
is supposed to be an ADSR and not something that is specific to "dissipated
energy in a natural system". And I always apply more modules to get the
complex sounds I want, which would include multiple EG's which you also
mentioned.
BTW: The Access Virus has 5 stage envelopes. The the sustain section also
has a rise/fall time knob.
-Elhardt