Steinberg HALION4 Mode D'emploi page 121

Fixed
When Fixed is activated, only the selected nodes are moved on the time axis. With
Fixed deactivated, nodes that follow the currently edited nodes are also moved on the
time axis.
Snap
You can select a second envelope to be displayed in the background of the edited
envelope. Nodes that you position with Snap activated snap to the nodes of the
envelope that is shown in the background.
• You select the envelope to be displayed in the background from the pop-up menu
to the right of the Snap button.
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 sync mode for the envelope.
Sync is active when the button is highlighted. A grid spaced in fractions of beats
appears in the graphical envelope editor.
2. On the pop-up menu located to the right of the Sync button, select a note value.
This sets the resolution of the grid. For example, if you specify a 1/4 note value, the
nodes snap to 1/4 note steps. If the "T" button is activated, the note values
correspond to triplet values.
You can also manually enter note values and triplets in the value field.
• The Time field of a node displays times in fractions of beats. The fraction is always
reduced to the smallest possible value. "2/16" is displayed as "1/8", for example.
• Envelope nodes that do not exactly match a note value display the closest note
value.
• Nodes that exactly match a note value are indicated by a red dot inside the handle
of the node. This can be useful, when you switch the grid between triplets and
normal note values, for example: The triplet nodes still indicate that they match a
note value, even if the grid shows normal note values.
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 key. These modes are selected from the Mode pop-up menu.
The following options are available:
• Sustain: The envelope starts playback 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.
• Loop: The envelope starts playback from the first node to the loop nodes. The loop
is repeated for as long as the key is held. The envelope plays the stages behind the
sustain when you release the note. This mode is ideal for adding motion to the
sustain.
• One Shot: The envelope is played from the first to the last node, even if you release
the key. The envelope has no sustain. This mode is ideal for drum samples.
Editing Zones in the Sound Editor
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The Envelope Section