4.4.7 ADSR faders
The “ADSR” envelope is composed of four successive sequential periods in the life of a note: Attack time, Decay time, Sustain time, and the Release time.
ATTACK Begins when a note is activated. The Attack time may be short and dry (as in percussion) or long and ascending (as with a pad sound)
DECAY Follows the Attack. The Decay is a period in which the amplitude of the sound is reduced to the sustain level.
SUSTAIN The sustain of the note, as long as the note is active/held
RELEASE The end of the sound. The release can be short or stretch out over a longer duration
Thanks to these 4 faders (A, D, S, and R) one can very simply edit the amplitude curve envelope of each sound within Analog Factory. If, for example, one finds a sound pleasant but the attack is too long, he can use the A fader to reduce it.
ADSR envelope
As will be described in the following paragraphs, the diverse parameters of Analog Factory
2.5can be controlled from an external MIDI keyboard making the manipulation of the instrument much more practical and quicker than manipulations with a mouse. It is in this spirit that the instrument was created. It is recommended to use Analog Factory 2.5 with an external MIDI keyboard.
4.4.8SNAPSHOTS buttons
Snapshots buttons
The Snapshots buttons are found at the top left hand corner of the Keyboard view. These eight buttons allow the user to quickly save any preset being used, along with modifications that may have been made to it, for easy access. These 8 snapshots are automatically saved when Analog Factory 2.5 closes and will be automatically available when the program is reopened.
This feature is especially useful when an artist plays live because these 8 snapshots can then be easily accessed from a MIDI interface. This means that the user can stock 8 of his favorite presets along with any modifications previously made, and have everything they
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