Quick questions:

I've been here for a decent while. And I did some searches on the boards for "filter envelope."

And while I've played with the filter envelope while programming synths (Vanguard, Albino, impOSCar) etc. I still am having a hard time wrapping my brain around with filter envelope is actually doing. I'm about to do some more google searching on it.

Here's what I get.

AMP envelope is easy.

Attack - how fast/slow the sound starts (basically)
Decay - how quickly it "decays" from the first attack (quick attack quick decay gives you a "punch"
Sustain - how long the note plays when you've pressed they key down (short for bass and lead plucks, and long for pads and deep basses)
Release - how long it takes the sound to end (LONG for pads, but very short for percussive synths and leads and basslines)

But how exactly does this apply to filter envelopes? I'm a bufuddled. However I know for a fact I can't continue programming good synths without understanding what it's doing to the sound, why i'm using it, and how it works!

Would appreciate any knowledge from you more experienced synth programmers (cybernetica's my hero) and DigiNut if he has the time to post... I searched the tutorials. But didn't really find anything. Maybe I'm just lazy though.

Thanks.

---Adam

edit: sigh, nm, I think I just found the answer to my question on teh google. And it looks familar. Sigh.

however....... would still enjoy some thoughts? Please?

ps: lied about quick questions

EDIT AGAIN: yay I kinda get it now!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But is the ADSR in filter envelopes referring to how "open" the filter is? I'm still not clear on this.

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Last edited by wrzonance on Mar-27-2006 at 08:39