12
VCF
SUSTAIN
LEVEL
The
level to which the
sound's
VCF
envelope
decays
, assuming that the
note
is
still being played on
the keyboard.
13
VCF
RELEASE
TIME
Releas
~,fime·
is
•th'e period
that it takes for th ~
VCF
-
envelope to fall awa X from
the sustain level to tHe
minimum level after the note
has
been released.
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14
CUTOFF
FREQ
j
ENCY
Determines the cutoff
frequency
of
the low-pass
' filter. u • '
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The
higher the cutoff r"'
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frequency, the
less
effect the
filters have on the basic
waveforms
(as
more
harmonics are
passed).
At
the highest value, all
harmonics are
passed
.
As
the
value becomes lower, more
harmonics are cut
off
so
that
,
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the sound b~comes
.,,
,
1progressively
"rounder
," or
less
bright. '
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1
10
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15
RESONANCE
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Emphasizes
harmonics near
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the cutoff frequency,
1
pr
qducing
'!.
peak
y_
~r
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bandpass
type
of
sol!nQ.
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The
high ~r the value, the;
higher the resonance peak
and
the
mor
e obvious the
effect.
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16
ENVELOPE
DEPTH
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Determines the amount
of
effect that the
VCF
has
on
the overall sound.
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Sound Synthesis Techniques
Level
Sustain
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Time
Key
OFF
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Level
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Level
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Level
Level
n,
Re/ease
time
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Time
Key
OFF
Harmonics
Cut
off
f Frequency
Cut off harmonics
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Emphasized
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Cut
off point
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Envelope
depth
Key
ON
Time
Key
OFF
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