I think you are using hold to explain what the sustain pedal does and I
am using hold to describe an extra segment in the envelope. AHDSR
allows the sound to attack, stay at full level, then decay to the
sustain portion.
On Sep 2, 2004, at 1:36 PM, J. Larry Hendry wrote:
> OK, I'll have to chime in here I guess. I have to agree that some EGs
> ought to have VC of the parameters. It seems to me that the
> implementation
> is really the big issue. Just where should the HOLD points be. One
> which
> is pretty obvious to me is the HOLD that can be created at the
> sustain level
> by simply extending the gate. This would commonly be the sustain
> pedal.
> So, we A and D up to the hold at S, and the D once the pedal is
> released and
> complete R. Hold before seems to be no more than a gate delay. I
> think I
> would just as soon have gate delay as a separate module and add it to
> my EG
> when needed. But, am I understanding some folks want hold between A
> and D?
> If so, I do not understand. I am doing my favorite imitation of
> Stooge
> Larry in a Lucille Ball outfit asking Ricky to "splain" it to me.