Waldorf microQ Keyboard User Manual

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Sound Parameters – Envelopes SectionWaldorf microQ User´s Manual 108Envelopes SectionThe microQ’s envelopes allow you to manipulate sound parameters via rate or timed modulations.The microQ offers four independent programmable envelopes for every sound program:• A Filter Envelope. This envelope is designed to control the filter but can also be used for othermodulations.• An Amplifier Envelope. This envelope is designed to control the sound volume, but can alsobe used for other modulations.• Two additional Envelopes, Env 3 and Env 4. These envelopes can be used freely to performadditional modulations on any module.The following picture of the microQ’s parameter matrix shows the Envelopes section:Attack Level Decay Decay2 Sustain Sustain2 Release ModeEnvelopes F A 3 4Picture 30: Envelope SectionBefore you make any edits to the envelopes, you must select whether to edit the Filter and theAmplifier Envelope or Envelope 3 and 4. This is done by pressing the left or right navigation button.The four LED in the Envelope section indicate which envelopes are selected for editing:• F means the Filter envelope• A means the Amplifier Envelope• 3 means Envelope 3• 4 means Envelope 4 To edit more than one envelope at the same time, hold down the left navigation button andpush the right navigation button once for as many envelopes as you wish to select.Envelope Parameter ControlsAll parameters of the microQ’s envelopes can be edited via the Parameter Matrix.The microQ offers 5 different envelope types. Their parameters are described here in order. Someenvelope types do not use the full number of parameters available to the envelope section.Mode ADSR / ADS1DS2R / One Shot / Loop S1S2 / Loop AllSwitches between the various envelope types. The following chapters explain the types in detail.