Elektron Monomachine - Manual (Page 35)

TRACK EFFECTS
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AMP-trig can be controlled individually from the sequencer, see section “TRIG TRACKS”,
on page 58 for more information.
ATK (attack). This parameter controls how long time the envelope takes to reach full level.
HOLD (hold) specifies the amount of time the signal is held at full level.
DEC (decay) dictates the amount of time it takes for the audio signal to completely fade out
after the HOLD phase has been passed.
REL (release). If the key played is released at any time (in MIDI this event is named NOTE
OFF), the release phase takes over. The level will then fade by the time specified by the
REL parameter
• The traditional envelope for synthesizers is in the ADSR (attack, decay, sustain,
release) form. For the Monomachine sustain has been exchanged for hold. The
HOLD parameter is very handy when using the sequencer, as it allows you to skip
setting NOTE OFF events in normal use. If you want to simulate ADSR behaviour
you can use the ramp and exp shapes of the LFO’s, with the VOL as destination
parameter.
DISTORTION
Used for adding distortion to a track.
DIST (distortion) controls the signal overload distortion. The distortion is applied as an inte-
grated part of the filter, and controls part of the filter characteristics. It also controls the
headroom for the filter and the EQ.
If the EQ or filter has been used to enhance the signal, the signal might be distorted even
when distortion is set to 0. If you want to remove the overload effect you then need to
increase the headroom by decreasing the distortion parameter below zero. You will hear
the increase in headroom by the signal level decreasing, and the distortion gradually being
removed.
• The headroom is not automatically added when the filter Q and EQ are used to
enhance the signal. This is because increasing the headroom means that the