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1. Re-Trigger – acts in a similar way to Amplitude Re-Trigger, except that it is the
filter action which is re-triggered by touching the selected Pad. The note plays as
normal when the key is pressed, pressing the Pad re-triggers the entire envelope.
2. Trigger - in this mode, the envelope-triggered filter action is not initiated by pressing
a key, and the note will initially sound with no envelope acting on the filter. Pressing
the Pad (while the key is pressed) will trigger the filter envelope.
3. Enable – in this mode, the envelope-triggered filter action is initiated by the
keyboard, but only while the Pad is being pressed. Thus you can very easily flip
between the sound with and without the action of the envelope on the filter.
Parameter: Filter Multi-trigger
Displayed As: Flt M Trig
Default value: Re-Trig
Range of adjustment: Re-Trig or Legato
This operates in a very similar way to Amplitude Multi-trigger. When set to Re-Trig,
each note played will trigger its full ADSR envelope, even if other keys are held down.
With the envelope applied to the filter section, this means that the effect of any envelope-
triggered filtering will be heard on every note. When set to Legato, only the first key to be
pressed will produce a note with the full envelope and thus produce any filtering effect. All
subsequent notes will lack any dynamic filtering. Remember that for the Legato mode to be
operative, mono voicing must be selected – it will not work with polyphonic voicing. See
“Edit menu - Submenu 5: Voice” on page 19.
See “What is Legato?” on page 21 for more details about Legato style.
Parameter: Filter Attack Slope
Displayed As: FltAtSlp
Default value: 0
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
This parameter controls the “shape” of the attack characteristic as applied to the filters.
With a value of zero, any filtering effect applied to the Attack phase increases linearly
– that is to say, increases by equal amounts in equal time intervals. A non-linear attack
characteristic may be selected as an alternative, where the filter effect increases more
rapidly at first.
Parameter: Filter Decay Slope
Displayed As: FltDcSlp
Default value: 127
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
This corresponds to Filter Attack Slope in the same manner that Amplitude Decay
Slope corresponds to Amplitude Attack Slope. Thus the linearity of the reaction of the
filter section during the Decay phase of the envelope can be varied, from linear to a more
exponential slope, where any filter effect is more pronounced during the first part of the
Decay phase.
Parameter: Filter Attack Track
Displayed As: FltAtTk
Default value: 0
Range of adjustment: -64 to +63
Like Amplitude Attack Track, this parameter relates a note’s attack time to its position
on the keyboard. When Filter Attack Track has a positive value, the filtering effect during
the Attack phase of a note is shortened as you go up the keyboard. Conversely, lower notes
have their attack time increased. When a negative value is applied, the relationships are
reversed.
Parameter: Filter Decay Track
Displayed As: FltDecTk
Default value: 0
Range of adjustment: -64 to +63
This parameter works in exactly the same way as Attack Track, except that it is the filter
effect during the Decay phase of a note that becomes dependent on its keyboard position.
Parameter: Filter Sustain Rate
Displayed As: FltSusRt
Default value: Flat
Range of adjustment: -64 to -1, Flat, 1 to 63
With a value of Flat, filter frequency remains constant during the Sustain phase of the
note. If Filter Sustain Rate is given a positive value, the filter frequency continues to
increase during the Sustain phase, thus the character of the note continues altering audibly
for longer. With low values of Filter Sustain Rate, the change is slow, and increases in
rapidity as the value is increased. With negative values, the filter frequency decreases
during the Sustain phase. See “Parameter: Amplitude Sustain Rate” on page 21 for an
illustration.
Parameter: Filter Sustain Time
Displayed As: FltSusTm
Default value: KeyOff
Range of adjustment: 0 – 126, KeyOff
This parameter also applies to the Sustain phase, and sets how long any envelope-
triggered filtering remains active. When set to KeyOff, the filtering remains applied
continuously until the key is released. Any lower value of Sustain Time will cause the
filtering effect to suddenly stop before the note ends, and you will be left with release
phase of the envelope. This does, of course, only occur if the Amplitude Sustain Time is
longer than the Filter Sustain Time, otherwise the note will stop sounding altogether before
the filter has cut off.
Parameter: Filter Level Track
Displayed As: FltLvlTk
Default value: 0
Range of adjustment: -64 to +63
This parameter works in a similar way to the other “tracking” parameters, but it is the
depth with which the envelope is applied to the filter which alters, in relation to the interval
between the note played and the Level Track Note (see below). With a positive value,
the envelope-triggered filtering effect becomes progressively more pronounced for notes
higher than the Track Note the further from the Track Note they are, and vice-versa. With
a negative value, notes higher than the Track Note undergo progressively less filtering the
further from the Track Note they are, and again, vice-versa.
Parameter: Level Track Note
Displayed As: LvlTkNte
Default value: C3
Range of adjustment: C-2 to G8
This parameter is common to all the envelopes. See “Parameter: Amplitude Level Track”
on page 22.
Envelopes 3 to 6
In addition to dedicated Amplitude and Filter envelopes, the MiniNova is equipped with four
further assignable envelopes, Envelopes 3 to 6. These envelopes have virtually the same
set of parameters as the Amplitude and Filter envelopes, but they can be assigned at will
to control many other synth functions, including most oscillator parameters, filters, EQ and
panning among others. These parameters will be available if Env n (page 20) is set to
Env 3 to Env 6 .
The assignment of Envelopes 3 to 6 to other synth parameters is performed in the
Modulation Matrix (ModMatrx) Menu (see “What is Legato?” on page 21 for full
details). In order to audition their effects, you must first open the ModMatrx Menu and
set a Mod Slot Source to Env3 and the Destination to a parameter of your choice (e.g.,
Global Oscillator Pitch – 0123Ptch).
The arrangement of parameters for Envelopes 3 to 6 is identical, and the arrangement
closely follows that of Envelopes 1 and 2 (Amplitude and Filters). Although denoted as
Envelope 3, the parameter summaries below apply equally to Envelopes 4, 5 & 6, so are not
repeated.
The actual function of Envelopes 3 to 6 will obviously depend on what they are routed to
control in the Modulation Matrix Menu. However, the derivation of the envelope parameters
themselves follow those already described for the Amplitude and Filter envelopes, with the
exception of the Delay parameter (e.g., E3Delay), whose function is described below.
Parameter: Envelope 3 Attack Time
Displayed As: E3Att
Default value: 10
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
Parameter: Envelope 3 Decay Time
Displayed As: E3Dec
Default value: 70
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
Parameter: Envelope 3 Sustain Level
Displayed As: E3Sus
Default value: 64
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
Parameter: Envelope 3 Release Time
Displayed As: E3Rel
Default value: 40
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
Parameter: Envelope 3 Delay
Displayed As: E3Delay
Default value: 0
Range of adjustment: 0 to 127
This parameter delays the start of the entire envelope. When a key is pressed, its note
sounds normally, with Envelopes 1 and 2 acting as they are programmed. But any further
modulation effects triggered by Envelopes 3 to 6 will be delayed by a time set by the Delay
parameter. The maximum value of 127 represents a delay of 10 seconds, while a value of
about 60~70 represents a delay of approximately 1 second.
Parameter: Envelope 3 Repeat
Displayed As: E3Rept
Default value: Off
Range of adjustment: Off, 1 to 126, KeyOff
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