Alesis QuadraSynth Plus manual Sustain Decay 00 to, Trigger Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-Freerun

Editing Programs: Chapter 6

that the Pitch Envelope’s Trigger parameter (see next page) is set to “Freerun”. However, when the Delay is set to “Hold”, “Freerun” mode is forced on regardless of the Trigger parameter’s setting.

Sustain Decay (00 to 99)

This is the amount of time that the envelope will take during the sustain stage to bring the level down to 0. If this is set to 99, the envelope will remain at the Sustain level until the note is released. When set to 0, the envelope’s level will immediately jump down to 0 upon reaching the sustain stage.

Trigger (Normal, Freerun, Reset, Reset-Freerun)

The Trigger mode determines how the envelope will function. You may select either Freerun or Reset, or both (Reset-Freerun) or neither (Normal). When set to Normal, the envelope will always start at its current level (i.e., if another note had been played which triggered the envelope’s cycle, playing another note in the middle would not interrupt the cycle). Also in Normal mode, the envelope will immediately advance to its release stage upon releasing the note. When set to Freerun, the envelope will complete its entire cycle, even if the note is released in the middle. When set to Reset, the envelope starts at the beginning whenever a new note is played. When set to Reset- Freerun, the envelope will start at the beginning whenever a new note is played and will complete its entire cycle, even if the note is released in the middle.

If a sound layer’s Keyboard Mode parameter (found in the Pitch Function, Page 3, Quad Knob [4]) is set to “Mono”, the Pitch Envelope will only retrigger when playing legato if the Trigger Mode is set to either “Reset” or “Reset-Freerun”.

Pitch Envelope (Page 3)

Time Tracking (On or Off)

This determines whether or not keyboard position will affect the cycle speed of the envelope. When turned on, playing toward the higher end of the keyboard will result in a faster envelope cycle; playing toward the lower end of the keyboard will result in a slower envelope cycle. However, this does not effect the attack time, but only the decay, sustain decay and release segments. This feature will result in only a subtle change. The envelope’s timing doubles or halves over a range of two octaves.

Sustain Pedal (On or Off)

This determines whether or not the Sustain Pedal will have an effect on the envelope. When turned on, holding down the Sustain Pedal while playing short notes is virtually the equivalent to holding down those notes on the keyboard with some subtle but important differences. If the Delay and Attack are set to 0 and either the Decay is 0 or the Sustain is 99, the envelope will immediately jump to the sustain decay stage (if

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