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Hello,
I'm trying to send adsr via an envelope to a Doepfer A-130-8 Octal Linear VCA.
I have the envelope set up as env1 in the envelope window, I have set it as env1 in the FX 1 column in the pattern screen. I have a cable going from the mod out to the cv in of the VCA but i'm not getting much change to the volume. I tried setting env1 to the right number mod out in the envelope window. I've set env1 value to 102 (and tried 103) but I'm not getting results.
I guess there is something I'm missing or not understanding. I've hunted through the manual (but I am a bit dyslexic so may have missed the info). Any help really appreciated.
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Just to be sure, you talking about the envelope window, not the automator window, right?
The destination got to be the MOD output then. The easiest would be to set the source to Gate1 (if track 1). Now when playing a note the gate is being set, starting the envelope. And a note off / gate off, releasing the envelope (if set to AD-SR). One Shot would work as well, but you need to reset the gate.
It might be that you need to change the offset switch for the MOD outputs. Having it on the right should be fine in most cases.
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11-24-2021, 11:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-25-2021, 12:07 AM by Paprika.)
Hey, thanks for the rapid reply.
Yep Envelope window, not automator.
I'll follow that advice, it may be that I wasn't resetting the gate, I'll try AD-SR.
Thank you
I did that and it just very slowly decreases in volume, which I guess is something to do with the envelope time being really slow?
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What are the settings you chose for the envelope?
What is the output voltage switch set to? left (-5V - +5V) or right (0 - +10V)?
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11-25-2021, 11:41 AM
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Your attack is set to the slowest.
Use the same values as the second envelope and you will find out :-)
And delete the envelope commands in the FX lane, these are not needed when the source is 'Gate'.
When the first note comes, then the gate is set automatically (if auto gate is turned on, else use a Trigger with FE) on the note row.
Before the 2nd note you need to either add a note off or a trigger 00 because else there will be no proper release phase of the envelope (except for one-shot)
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FWIW I have a project that makes extensive use of the envelopes (also feeding into an A-130-8) and while the envelopes have a few quirks (my most annoying being the forced drop to zero upon restart which easily results in clicks) in principle it works like a charm.
sorry.