zanwane 2 DD Startthecouse Download Deno Allatoutthesitineés Auda Course Manifesto Sound theory: Envelope UU ee me Audio Course - eBook Multimed Alto guitars a Sound envelope is the overall amplitude rate of a sound from the ‘moment itis generated to when it fades out. To introduce this Concept we need to use a practical example. The best example is a string Instrument, once again a guitar. When a guitarist plays anote, we perceive the note’ fist sound impact, and then gradually the note fades away. The rate of the amplitude of the note i called the ADSR envelope (an acronym of the words Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release), and has a behavioural pattem that can be applied to any sound and instrument, Let’ describe its 4 phases in detalt: © Attack: the amplitude rapidly reaches its highest value. Enjoying this Course? Download the full version! © Decay: after the attack, part of the initial energy is lost and the amplitude decreases. © sustain: amplitude maintains an almost constant level for a certain amount of time, © Release; the amplitude progressively decreases until it expires, ‘The following isan example of ADSR envelope. The waveform of a sound is delimited by a curve that encloses the amplitude rate and which in mathematica terms is called envelope. A ‘waveform is symmetrical, 50 we only need to take into account the positive part of the graph. ADSR envelope In the figure we have also highlighted the fact that the initial part of the sound has more high frequencies, which are the ones that effectively fade out frst. Generally inthe sustain phase the amplitude of high frequencies has decreased whereas low frequencies continue ta be present hpiwwn autiosonica com/ervccurselpost/Sound theory Envelope Multimedia Audio Course - Sound teary: Envelope - Sound engineering - Auosorica 4 None ene} poco Music? ea) coy Pld Dr che place prima tut | tu aml bys sultmedin asa Course by vcrarca “in pained Venues inne 7 br Agono in blac 12zanwane Multimedia Audio Course - Sound theory: Envelope - Sourd engineering Aucioserica ‘This isthe sound produced by the Sth string of an acoustic guitar (A) and its rate in time. ‘A note played by a guitar [Track 10) rans uoer . Intima Ae couse B rea ‘We can quite easly identify the ADSR envelope. Pinned Ade Coune AADSR envelope of a guitar sound ‘As we have already mentioned, this behavioural pattem can be applied to most musical Instruments and sounds in general. What varies 's how tong the various phases last. For example snare drum will have very share attack anc decay phases. A violin on the ather hand shall nave far longer attack and decay phases. Generally the attack-decay phase Is the most important in terms of what characterizes a sound ‘the most, and in fact in modem synthesis tecriques the attack-decay partis preferably a reat sample of the instrument played and the sustain-release part f often synthetically produced. ‘This has two aims: the fist isto make the synthetic instrument get as close as possible to the real sound af the instrument, the second isn order to have greater cantro\on the instrument Itself, For example the simulation ofa vibrato effect is very easly obtainable with a synthetic sound whereas it sa rather difficult to produce with a real sound sample. TAGS: Phare Envelopeadsr Attack Sustain. Decay Releate Vibrato ‘Sound theory: Wavetorms Home Multimedia sory: benawour of sound “audio Course’ (Sindchess} «> Sound Violin Auto uo Aucio Mic Click here to add a comment hpiwwn autiosonica com/ervccurselpost/Sound theory Envelope