Oberheim Matrix-12 User Manual

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If SUSTAIN is set to its maximum, there will be no decrease
in the Envelope's output until the keys you are holding are
let go. In this case, DECA Yhas no effect. The envelope will
remain at whatever the Sustain level is until the keys you are
holding are released.
Range: 0 to 63.0 « no Sustain level and if keys are held for
the duration of the DECA /stage, the Envelope will return
to its 0 output level (its starting point). 63 = maximum
Envelope output level and is maintained while keys are held.
RELEASE After you have let go of the key or keys, the Envelope will
continue to decrease in output level until 0 level is reached.
The RELEASE parameter sets the time for this to occur.
VALUE X range is from 0 to 63 where 0 returns the
Envelope instantly to its 0 level and 63 is the maximum
Release time.
AMP "Amplitude" - As we mentioned earlier in this section, the
Envelopes' primary function is to increase and decrease a
control signal's output level over a time period. This output
level is set by the AMP parameter. In other words, AMP
determines how much the Envelope as a modulation source
will affect its destination. Range is from 0 to 63.
Envelope MODES
We already know that when an Envelope receives a trigger, it will start its cycle.
How the Envelope completes its cycle is selected from the three parameters
displayed in the top window of PAGE MODIFIER.
The normal operating mode of an Envelope is to complete its cycle while a key or
keys are being held down during the DELA /, ATTACK, DECA Yand
SUSTAIN stages of its cycle. After the keys are let go, the flELE4SEstage
finishes the Envelope. Holding a key or keys is called "Gating" - the Envelope in
its normal mode needs a Gate to complete its cycle. If none of the three
parameters in the top display is selected, the Envelope is said to
be in its normal operating mode.
If the keys are let go at any time before the SUSTAINlevel is reached (even
during DELAY or ATTACK) t\he Envelope goes immediately to its RELEASE
stage. Variations in this simple operating mode are selected from the following
parameters:
RESET This mode causes the Envelope to start its cycle from the
very beginning every time the Voice receives a new trigger.
This means if an Envelope that is in mid-cycle receives a new
trigger, it will start all over again from 0 output level the
moment the new trigger is received. This is true for all
triggers -from keys being played, External Triggers or LFO
triggers. In the normal mode, if an Envelope receives a new
trigger at some point in its cycle, it will start over but not from
0. It will continue from the point in its cycle where the new
trigger was received at its current output level set by AMP.
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Oberheim Matrix-12 Specifications

General

Brand	Oberheim
Model	Matrix-12
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English