Alesis Fusion Tutorial

ALESIS FUSION ANALOG SYNTHESIS TUTORIAL
However, strings (ensemble or solo) rarely sustain at full level and tend to swell and then fade
slowly to a sustain:
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Woodwind tends to have an initial attack that is soft but has an initial ‘burst’ that settles down
quite quickly:
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Pipe organs are similar as are many brass sounds.
Of course, the simplest envelope of all is the electric organ - on, full sustain and then off:
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This envelope shape is also used on very simple synth sounds.
It is the envelope generator that allows us to create all these different shapes and more.
An envelope generator is typically equipped with four controls:
ATTACK Sets the time it takes for the signal to reach full amplitude.
DECAY Sets the time it takes for the signal to die away to the sustain level.
SUSTAIN Sets the level of the sustained portion of the sound (if any).
RELEASE Sets the time it takes for the sound to die away after the note has finished and
you take your finger(s) off the key(s).
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Alesis Fusion Specifications

General

Type	Workstation
Polyphony	64 voices
Synthesis Types	Sample Playback, Virtual Analog, FM, Physical Modeling
Display	240 x 128 pixel LCD
MIDI	In, Out, Thru
RAM	64MB (expandable to 192MB)
Weight (61-key)	28 lbs
Keyboard	61 or 88 keys
Keyboard Type	Semi-weighted (61-key), Hammer action (88-key)
Effects	Reverb, Chorus, Delay, Flanger, Phaser, Distortion, EQ
Storage	40GB internal hard drive
Sampling	Yes
Inputs	2 x 1/4" inputs, 1 x XLR
Outputs	4 x 1/4" outputs, 1 x Headphone