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228MainStage Instruments
Set up a delayed vibrato in ES2
LFO envelopes are most often used for delayed vibrato—many instrumentalists and singers
intonate longer notes this way.
1. In MainStage, place the LFO1 EG slider at a position in the upper half (Delay) and
modulate the Pitch123 target with the LFO1 source in the router.
2. Set a slight modulation intensity.
3. Set an LFO1 Rate of about 5Hz.
4. Choose the triangular wave as the LFO1 waveform.
Set a free rate for LFO 2 in ES2
• In MainStage, choose a value in the upper half of the LFO 2 Rate slider range to run LFO
2 freely.
The rate is displayed in hertz.
Synchronize the ES2 LFO 2 rate with the song tempo
• In MainStage, choose a value in the lower half of the LFO 2 Rate slider range to
synchronize LFO 2 with the application tempo.
The rate is displayed in rhythmic values (when project tempo synchronization is active).
Synchronized rates range from speeds of 1/64-notes to a periodic duration of 32 bars.
Triplet and punctuated values are also available.
ES2 envelopes
MainStage ES2 envelopes overview
ES2 features three envelope generators per voice. They are abbreviated as ENV 1, ENV 2,
and ENV 3 in the interface and router. In addition, ES2 features the sophisticated Vector
Envelope. See Use the MainStage ES2 Vector Envelope.
To learn more about the roots of the term “envelope generator” and its basic function, see
Amplifier envelope overview.
The parameters of ENV 2 and ENV 3 are identical. ENV 3 defines the changes in level over
time for each note played. You can think of ENV 3 as being hardwired to the router AMP
modulation target. ENV 2 controls the cutoff frequency of both ES2 filters.
Note: All envelopes can be used to control multiple parameters simultaneously.