The ultimate introduction to eurorack envelopes

The ultimate introduction to eurorack envelopes - (part 1)

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Envelopes are a classic and crucial building block in synthesis. However, there are many different options available, all with subtle differences. In this video series I tackle all the things you should know and consider when picking an envelope for your setup. In this first part I cover Triggers & Gates, and Stages & Behaviour. In a video coming soon I will dive deeper into topics like modulating, looping, trigger and gate creation etc. So, stay tuned!
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Timetable:
00:00 - Intro
04:10 - Triggers & Gates
06:10 - Gates
07:16 - Triggers
08:21 - Stages & Behaviour
08:32 - AD envelope
10:10 - Behaviour type 1 (triggered)
11:29 - AHD envelope
13:10 - ADSR envelope
14:37 - Behaviour type 2 (gated)
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18:16 - Check envelope length!
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@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Hello everyone! Happy to finally make this very beginner friendly series on envelopes! Let me know if there are questions/suggestions :) Generic affiliate links: Perfect Circuit - US - bit.ly/3xX7ASi Sound of You - EU bit.ly/3DzdFYi Clockface - AS - bit.ly/3YkDJ1B

@NEVERSLEEPmovies Жыл бұрын

First Monotrail Video with a Cliffhanger 😊! Your sound design is again so deep and awesome - always a benchmark!

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Haha, yeah guess that's true! Also really enjoyed working with this compact system, that wavetable oscillator is still one of my all time favorites!

@AmbientAssemblage Жыл бұрын

great discussion. good ideas for patching at the end. i really want to pick up a xaoc zadar envelope generator. i really think it would help add some more complexity to my drones and generative music.

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Did a video on Zadar recently if you are interested, lot's of good options :)

@AmbientAssemblage Жыл бұрын

@@MonotrailTechTalk yeah i’ve seen that one, love all your videos. it would be cool if there was a touch screen sculptable eg module

@daojea 4 ай бұрын

Great Great Explantation

@MonotrailTechTalk 4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it! Cheers :)

@DaGhost141 Жыл бұрын

As always, great video! Especially the in depth ones concerning a specific function or module.

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Hey, glad you like my work! :)

@quantum_ocean 21 күн бұрын

Gates have an “on” (high) and “off” (low) state. They remain high for a duration that you need to sustain an event and go low when the event ends. For example, a gate signal can keep an envelope open as long as a key is held down. Triggers are short, momentary pulses used to start an event. They provide a brief impulse to initiate actions like starting an envelope, playing a sample, or advancing a sequencer step. They do not have a sustained “on” state; instead, they provide a quick “start” signal and then return to low immediately.

@MonotrailTechTalk 21 күн бұрын

There's a couple of minutes in the video where I explain gates and triggers in depth! :)

@Zenkman 11 ай бұрын

Very good as always ! The best Eurorack explain channel ! 🙌

@MonotrailTechTalk 11 ай бұрын

Wow, thanks!

@Bruceanddenise 9 ай бұрын

As always, top notch instruction. The waveform explanations remind me, I need to get on my oscilloscope project!

@MonotrailTechTalk 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! And yes, that sounds like you should :)

@LRonHubbard-um1tp 2 ай бұрын

gotta say i learn a lot here

@MonotrailTechTalk 2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it!

@walrtbstudios5430 Жыл бұрын

It took me a long time to grasp the concept of ‘sustain’ in the standard ADSR envelope. It was only when someone stressed that the S stage is concerned with the y-axis of the envelope, while ADR are plotted on the x-axis that I finally understood. Practically, that has helped me a lot- I graduated beyond the basic Doepfer A-140-1 ADSR (though I would never sell it!) to the Make Noise Contour (strictly speaking an ASD envelope with a lot of outputs for various stages), and I’m just starting to get to grips with the Xaoc Zadar- surely a quad envelope generator to rule them all! As always, great information-packed video- thanks!

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Hi there! Indeed it's a common struggle when the whole concept is new. Sounds like you ended up with a great selection, enjoy! :)

@kentinjivek Жыл бұрын

The “duty” knob on the Sq1 is really useful to generate different gates with different length I would say, with a slew limiter, it generates interesting basic envelopes…in that case I use the slew limiter by befaco. Thank you for this wonderful video again. 😊

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Hey, glad you liked it! And indeed that is a fun trick! Really interesting at slow speeds :)

@MaxPatissier Жыл бұрын

waiting for part 2 !!! thank you.

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Nice! I will do a little in between video to keep the algorithm happy, but will upload the second part later this month! Cheers :)

@radpix Жыл бұрын

nice having seen you at 19" 1st Wensday of Aug23 on my way way back I realized I usually have too little envelopes in my case or set, so that refresher just was right at this time 👍🏻

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Ha, yes, was nice indeed! All the best :)

@kipropmusic 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for all of these tons of help!

@MonotrailTechTalk 11 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)

@trumpetstylistic6772 11 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you for all the very informative explanations and examples!

@MonotrailTechTalk 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! All the best :)

@hdsubstance1 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation as always

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

@void101com Жыл бұрын

Great video on envelopes, many thanks! 😃

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Part two will come later this month :)

@nukiolbartes6279 11 ай бұрын

Worth to mention theres a module capable doing negative sustain level.

@YehudaSamson Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this one. Triggers and gates confused me a little bit but your explanation and visual examples are really great!

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Wanted to make these videos for some time, and hope it will help people out for some time to come! All the best :)

@xavierxeon Жыл бұрын

For advanced envelope generation, I can recommend the mighty Mutable Instrument Stages (or a a clone of the module), especially when several are chained together.

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Nice module indeed! And for sure chaining is a great and powerful trick. Will dive into that, as well as mixing and inverting envelopes in the next video! Cheers :)

@xavierxeon Жыл бұрын

@@MonotrailTechTalk I mean chaining several Stages modules. That way you can build for example a 12 stage envelope triggered by one gate input. Chaining envelopes is of course also nice!

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Ah I see, that's a different idea indeed! Both interesting :)

@daemonicflame Жыл бұрын

I am not the hugest fan of stages for envelopes, they quite slow.

@linewizard Жыл бұрын

I will second this recommendation. The alternate firmware by Qiemem adds even more functionality, such as a random voltage mode, faster/slower segments than default, bipolar segments, and 6x DAHDSR envelopes.

@Waldemar_la_Tendresse Жыл бұрын

Way too simple for me, but in any case, as always, very well explained.

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Yeah, this is a bit of a test. I really like to do an entire intro to modular for starters. But KZfaq isn't the place for it. this platform is better for fun ideas and patches. But am happy to test this, didn't do an envelope basics yet! Thanks for appreciating, even though something isn't made for you exactly, that's not something everybody on the web can do ;)

@Delayeed9 Жыл бұрын

which module achieves that screaming sound through out the video? its beautiful

@MonotrailTechTalk Жыл бұрын

Ha, I'm pretty sure the sound you mean is caused by the filters! I did a video on the HP & LP filters, but to be honest I mostly focused on explaining the concepts there, over time I learnt to control them better, and kinda fell in love. The balance between input level, resonance, and distortion switches is crucial. But they have a magical 'turn-everything-in-a-raw-rumble' sort of power :)

@russ254 10 ай бұрын

@@MonotrailTechTalk you got some great sounds of of a very small case!

@LRonHubbard-um1tp 2 ай бұрын

threshold trash hold