Foundations
Start with signal flow, modulation basics, and first sound design patches.
- CV vs audio
- oscillator, filter, VCA
- envelopes and LFOs
Foundations
Lesson 04: Envelopes And LFO
Introduce time-based motion with event-shaping envelopes and repeating low-frequency modulation.
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Theory
A patch becomes musical when parameters change over time.
Two of the main time-based control sources are:
- envelopes
- LFOs
Envelope
An envelope reacts to a trigger or gate and shapes an event over time.
LFO
An LFO repeats cyclic movement over time.
It is useful for:
- filter sweeps
- vibrato
- tremolo
- slow texture motion
Patch Idea
Envelope -> VCA
LFO -> Filter cutoffPractice
Make one short percussive sound and one long evolving sound using both control sources.
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Hybrid routing overview
The first system diagram connects the modular engine, DAW layer, and visual output layer.