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Subject: Re: More Questions about EG's

From: Scott Gibbons <scott.gibbons@...>
Date: 2004-09-03

> There's a group of folks (not necessarily ∗here∗) that have always
> insisted that the idea of VC envelopes ∗sounds∗ more useful than they
> really are in practice...

Mapping velocity to attack is an essential element in probably 90% of the
patches I make... anyway, on synths that allow it and on the sampler. It's
absolutely ∗essential∗ for realistic percussive patches! And if your
controller is sensitive to aftertouch or release velocity, you'll need a
VCEG to take advantage of these. It seems to be a very basic module to me,
and it fairly blows my mind that there are synthesists who would find these
to be inutile in practice!

best,
- Scott
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