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Envelopes
CRAFTrhythm has 3 dedicated Attack-Hold-Decay envelopes per track for Amplitude, Filter
and Pitch.
• The Amplitude envelope modulates the LEVEL parameter that adjusts the track’s volume.
• The Filter envelope modulates the CUTOFF parameter that adjusts the cut-off frequency
of the filter.
• The Pitch envelope modulates the TUNE parameter that adjusts the frequency of the
sample. However, this envelope is only available when the track has the SHIFT pitch
algorithm applied
The envelope parameters can be accessed from the front panel by selecting the desired track
and then...
Amplitude: holding the “PLAY” button
Filter: holding the “SHIFT” button
Pitch: holding the “PLAY” and “SHIFT” button
...before turning the dial labelled TUNE / ATCK for ATTACK, CUT / HOLD for HOLD and RESO /
DCAY for DECAY.
ATTACK
This parameter controls the length of time it takes to reach the modulated parameters
maximum level from when the envelope is triggered
HOLD
This parameter controls the length of time it takes for the modulated parameters maximum
level to stay at maximum. If the HOLD parameter is at its maximum value of 127 then there is
no decay stage in the envelope.
DECAY
This parameter controls the length of time it takes to reach the modulated parameters
minimum level from after the hold stage has finished.
Pitch
CRAFTrhythm offers 3 different forms of pitch/time manipulation of samples, SPEED, STRETCH
and SHIFT.
Only one of these can be active on a track at the same time and if one of these options is
active on a track then the polyphony of CRAFTrhythm is reduced by one voice each time until
it reaches its minimum polyphony of 4 voices.
These options can be enabled/disabled per track by holding the “SELECT” button selecting
buttons 13-16, - for OFF, >>> for SPEED, <|> for STRETCH and >> for SHIFT.
SPEED
SPEED alters the pitch by playing the sample faster or slower. When this pitch algorithm is
activated the following parameters are available:
• TUNE - this parameter changes the speed the sample is played back within a scale of +/-
2 octaves from the samples original frequency.
STRETCH
STRETCH selects the number of steps the sample will be stretched to fit into, allowing for
tempo matching for looped samples. When this pitch algorithm is activated the following
parameters are available:
• TUNE - this parameter changes the speed the sample is played back to fit within 1 to 16
steps of the sequencer. With a value of 0 no time stretching is applied.
SHIFT
SHIFT activates a pitch shifting algorithm that maintains the same sample length along with
a dedicated Attack-Hold-Decay envelope, which works well with samples containing melodic
content. When this pitch algorithm is activated the following parameters are available:
• TUNE - this parameter changes the pitch of the sample within a scale of +/- 2 octaves
from the samples original frequency.
• EG - this parameter sets the depth of modulation from the Pitch envelope to the sample
frequency. This depth control can be either postive or negative.
• ATTACK - see previous page.
• HOLD - see previous page.
• DECAY - see previous page.
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