Oberheim Matrix-12 - Selecting an Envelope; Basic ENV X Operation

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Selecting an ENVELOPE
Pressing the ENV X button in the SINGLE/MULTI PATCH PAGE SELECT
section will give the display:
SELECT ENVELOPE FROM 1 TO 5
While this message is being displayed, the LED in X SELECT will flash on and
off, prompting you to select one of the five available Envelopes. The CURRENT
PAGE section of the PROGRAMMER display will show the Envelope that was
last selected. You may then...
... press an X SELECT button from 1 to 5 to select that Envelope
... or press the ENV X button again to select the Envelope that was
selected previously-the one displayed under CURRENT PAGE. This
feature adds speed when selecting an Envelope to be worked with.
Once you have selected an Envelope, it will be displayed in PAGE MODIFIER.
At this point you are able to program its parameters. You may also switch
among the five Envelopes with the X select buttons if none of the Lower
display functions are underlined.
Basic ENVX Operation
Since the five Envebpes are identical, their parameters are covered together in
the following discussion:
DELA Y This is the time that the Envelope will wait before starting its
cycle. Amount value range is from 0 to 63. A setting of 0
means no DELA Vand the Envelope will start its cycle with
the Attack stage the moment it is triggered. 63 is the
maximum Delay time.
ATTACK Afterthe DELAYstage is completed, this stage sets the
amount of time it will take for the Envelope to reach its output
level (set in the AMP parameter). Range: 0 to 63.0 =
instant ATTACK. 63 is the maximum Attack time.
DECAY Afterthe Attack stage finishes and the Envelope's output
level is reached, the Envelope will then start to decrease.
DEC A /sets the time it will take for the Evelope's output to
decrease to the level set by SUSTAIN. Range: 0 to 63.0
»instant DECAY. 63 is the maximum Decay time.
SUSTAIN The Decay stage will decrease the output of the Envelope
until the Sustain level is reached. SUSTAIN, then, sets the
Envelope's output level while you are holding a key or keys
on the Keyboard. It is important for you to understand that
SUSTAINIs not a time parameter but determines the
Envelope's output if a key or keys are still held after the
DELAY, ATTACKand DECA /stages.
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