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Editing
Editing Layers
Positioning Nodes Using the Fixed Function
When Fixed is activated, only the selected nodes will be moved on the time-axis. With
Fixed deactivated, nodes that follow the currently edited nodes will also be moved on
the time-axis.
• Click “Fixed” to activate or deactivate the function.
Positioning Nodes Using the Snap Function
You can select a second envelope that is displayed in the background of the edited
envelope serving you as an optical or snap reference. Nodes you position with Snap
activated will snap to the nodes of the envelope that is shown in the background.
• From the pop-up menu located to the right of the Snap button, select the envelope
to be displayed in the background.
• Click “Snap” to activate or deactivate the function.
Using Sync
You can synchronize the envelopes to the tempo of your host application. This allows
you to set envelope times that relate to musical time intervals (for example 1 bar),
regardless of tempo changes made later on.
1. Click “Sync” to activate the envelope’s synchronization mode. Sync is active when
the button is highlighted. A grid spaced in fraction of beats appears in the
graphical envelope editor.
2. From the pop-up menu located to the right of the Sync button, select a note value.
This sets the resolution of the grid, i.
e. the minimum note value the nodes will snap
to when moved.
For example, if you specify a 1/4 note value, the nodes will snap to 1/4 note steps.
If the “T” button is activated, the note values correspond to triplet values.
• The Time text field of a node displays times in fractions of beats. The fraction will
always be reduced to the smallest possible value. For instance, “2/16” displays as
“1/8”.
• Envelope nodes that do not exactly match a note value display the note value
which they are closest to.
• Nodes that exactly match a note value are indicated by a red dot inside the handle
of the node. This can be useful, for example, when you switch the grid between
triplets and normal note values: The triplet nodes still indicate that they match a
note value, even if the grid shows normal note values.
You can also enter times by entering note values as fractions of beats. Proceed as
follows:
1. Select the nodes you want to edit.
2. Enter a note value as fractions of beats such as “1/4”. Type the letter “T” behind
the note value to enter triplet note values such as “1/8T”.
3. Hit [Enter].
The selected nodes will be set to the entered note value.
Selecting an Envelope Mode
You can select one of four envelope modes to specify how the envelope is played
back each time you hit a note. These modes can be selected from the Mode pop-up
menu. The following options are available:
• Sustain: The envelope plays from the first node to its Sustain. The Sustain level is
held as long as you play the note. When you release the note, the envelope
continues with the stages behind the Sustain. This mode is ideal for looped samples.
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