User`s manual

ARTURIA – ANALOG FACTORY - MANUAL
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DECAY : follows the Attack. The Decay is a period in which the
amplitude of the sound is reduced to the sustain level.
SUSTAIN : the sustain of the note, as long as the note is active/held
RELEASE : the end of the sound. The release can be short or stretch out
over a longer duration
Thanks to these 4 faders (A, D, S, and R) one can very simply edit the amplitude
curve envelope of each sound within Analog Factory. If, for example, one finds a
sound pleasant but the attack is too long, he can use the A fader to reduce it.
« ADSR » envelope
As will be described in the following paragraphs, the diverse parameters of Analog
Factory can be controlled from an external MIDI keyboard making the manipulation of
the instrument much more practical and quicker than manipulations with a mouse. It
is in this spirit that the instrument was created. It is recommended to use Analog
Factory with an external MIDI keyboard.
3.4.8 SNAPSHOT Buttons
Snapshot buttons
The Snapshot buttons are found at the top left hand corner of the Keyboard view.
These eight buttons allow the user to quickly save any preset being used, along with
modifications that may have been made to them, for easy access. These 8 snapshots
are automatically saved when Analog Factory closes and will be automatically
available when the program is reopened.
This feature is especially useful when an artist plays live because these 8 Snapshots
can then be easily accessed from a MIDI interface. This means that the user can
stock 8 favorite presets along with any modifications previously made, and have
everything needed at the touch of a button on a MIDI interface during a live session
without referencing the computer screen.
It can also be useful for comparing modifications to sound in order to choose which
fits best into a musical production. For example one could store 8 different states of
the same preset: first state or original, second with the Cutoff applied, third state
using the delay, etc…
To take a Snapshot: