Novation V-Station - Amplifier and Mod envelopes; ATTACK Knob; Slider; DECAY Knob; Slider; SUSTAIN Knob; Slider

Envelopes
Amplifier and Mod envelopes
The V-Station’s envelopes are used to shape a sound throughout its duration. The AMP
ENVdetermines the volume of the sound with respect to its duration.
The MOD ENV may be used to control other sound elements of the synthesizer throughout
the duration of the sound. It can control oscillator pulse width, filter frequency and oscillator
pitch.
Using the controls associated with the two envelopes, you can ‘shape’ the sound:
Note on Note off
Level
Attack Decay Sustain Release
ATTACK Knob / Slider
Sets how quickly the envelope rises to its maximum level when a note is struck. Fully
anticlockwise and this rise time or slope is very fast increasing exponentially to twenty seconds
when fully clockwise. To shorten attack times, turn this control towards zero and to lengthen
attack times, turn this control towards maximum.
Note : When the attack time is set to zero, the instantaneous rise time of the Envelope may
produce audible ‘clicks’. This is not a faulty condition and may be useful for the creation of
certain sounds (for example, ‘key clicks’ on organ simulations). If this is undesirable, increase
the Attack time until the clicks are inaudible.
DECAY Knob / Slider
Sets how quickly the envelope falls to a sustain level after the maximum level has been
reached. Set to zero, this time is very fast increasing exponentially to twenty seconds when set
to maximum. To shorten decay times, move this control towards zero and to lengthen decay
times move this control towards maximum.
SUSTAIN Knob / Slider
Sets the level at which the envelope remains following the Decay phase, only while a key is
being held on a controller keyboard (or there is a MIDI Note On command present). When set to
zero, the envelope will decay to zero without being interrupted. As the control is moved
towards maximum, the sustain level increases until, when at maximum, the sustain level is at its
maximum level.
Note: When SUSTAIN level is set to maximum, the DECAY control has no effect - with sustain
at full, there’s nothing to decay down too!
32 MAIN panel / Operation