Creative 70EM896106000 Owners Manual - Page 85

Attack, Decay and Release times are all adjustable, and the shape of each of these segments is selectable between exponential, linear, or logarithmic. An additional Hold Time can be used to extend the Sustain phase past the point where the signal has passed the Release Threshold. If the Sustain Level is set the same as the Release Level, then the Reshaper effectively becomes a two-phase "transient catcher" where the Release Threshold, Hold Time and Release Time are ignored. While the peak Attack gain level is always fully turned on, note that the Release Level is not necessarily completely off, but can be adjusted upward so that the Reshaper retains a nominal minimum gain. This allows the Reshaper to resculpt only the louder transients of a signal while maintain a nominal output signal level the rest of the time. The Release Threshold is always expressed relative to the Attack Threshold so that they will automatically track each other when the Attack Threshold is adjusted. 5 - Effects Core Effects Descriptions Parameter Attack Threshold Attack Time Decay Time Release Time Level Meter Sustain Level Release Level Hold Time Description When the input signal rises above the level set by the Attack Threshold parameter, Reshaper's ADSR engine begins the Attack phase. The turn-on threshold is adjustable anywhere between -40dB and 0dB (below the PatchMix nominal operating point of -12dBFS.) This parameter controls the time, in milliseconds, that is required during the Attack phase for the gain rise from its quiescent Release Level to unity gain, or 0dB. This parameter controls the time, in milliseconds, that is required for the gain to fall from 0dB down to the attenuated Sustain Level. Note that if the Sustain Level is set to 0dB this decay time becomes simply a delay before entering the Sustain phase. This parameter controls the time, in milliseconds, that is required for the gain to fall from the Sustain Level down to the Release Level. This meter represents the input signal level in dB, and is in fact the output of the Gate's envelope follower. Since the envelope follower is driven by the greater of the left or right channel, this monophonic meter represents the greater of the two input signals. This sets the gain level applied to the input signal when the ADSR engine is in the Sustain phase. This sets the final gain level applied to the input signal when the Release phase is fully decayed. When set to the minimum (-70dB) the effective Release Level is -infinity, i.e., fully turned-off. This parameter allows additional time to be added onto the Sustain phase after the input signal falls below the Release Threshold before transitioning to the Release phase. This extension of the Sustain phase is useful for altering the tail dynamics of the sound. E-MU PCIe Digital Audio Systems 85