
NN-19 DIGITAL SAMPLER
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Envelope Section
! Please refer to the Subtractor chapter for a description of the basic
envelope parameters.
Envelope generators are used to control several important sound parame-
ters in analog synthesizers, such as pitch, volume, filter frequency etc. Enve-
lopes govern how these parameters should respond over time - from the
moment a note is struck to the moment it is released.
Standard synthesizer envelope generators have four parameters; Attack,
Decay, Sustain and Release (ADSR).
There are two envelope generators in the NN-19, one for volume, and one
for the filter frequency.
Amplifier Envelope
The Amp Envelope is used to adjust how the volume of the sound should
change from the time you press a key until the key is released. By setting up
a volume envelope you sculpt the sound’s basic shape with the four Amplifier
Envelope parameters, Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release. This determines
the basic character of the sound (soft, long, short etc.). The Level parameter
acts as a general volume control for the sample patch.
Filter Envelope
The Filter Envelope can be used two control two parameters; filter frequency
and sample pitch. By setting up a filter envelope you control the how the filter
frequency and/or the sample pitch should change over time with the four Fil-
ter Envelope parameters, Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release.
Filter Envelope Amount
This parameter determines to what degree the filter will be affected by the
Filter Envelope. Raising this knob’s value creates more drastic results. The
Envelope Amount parameter and the set filter frequency are related. If the
Filter Freq slider is set to around the middle, this means that the moment you
press a key the filter is already halfway open. The set Filter Envelope will
then open the filter further from this point. The Filter Envelope Amount set-
ting affects how much further the filter will open.
Filter Envelope Invert
If this button is activated, the envelope will be inverted. For example, nor-
mally the Decay parameter lowers the filter frequency, but after activating In-
vert it will instead raise it, by the same amount. Note that Invert does not
affect the Osc pitch parameter (this can be inverted by setting positive or
negative values).
LFO Section
LFO stands for Low Frequency Oscillator. LFO’s are oscillators in the sense
that they generate a waveform and a frequency. However, there are two sig-
nificant differences compared to normal sound generating oscillators:
• LFO’s only generate waveforms with low frequencies.
• The output of the two LFO’s are never actually heard. Instead they
are used for modulating various parameters.
The most typical application of an LFO is to modulate the pitch of a (sound
generating) oscillator or sample, to produce vibrato.
The LFO section has the following parameters:
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