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The WavePlayer
and how much of the WAV-file will be played back from
the Start point (Length). Both parameters are displayed in
samples. If View > Wave Display is active, these para-
meters can be changed graphically with the mouse in the
wave display.
Trigger: Determines how a WAV-file is played back. If
Gated is selected, the WAV-file will only be played back as
long as you hold the corresponding key. If Freerun is se-
lected, the WAV-file will be played back to its full length,
regardless how long you hold the key. Freerun is especially
suited for drum or percussive sounds.
Link: This checkbox is only visible if you have loaded
more than one WAV-file into the WavePlayer . Checking
this box for a specific WAV-file means that its VCA, VCF
and envelope settings will be determined by those of the
WAV-file immediately above.
On: This checkbox is only visible if you have not activated
Link for this specific WAV-file. If you check On, you’ll ac-
tivate the sound shaping section consisting of VCA, VCF
and envelopes for that specific WAV-file, and any WAV-
files linked to it.
Please note that you can save computing power by deacti-
vating the sound shaping section, therefore possibly gain-
ing more voices for the WavePlayer.
Soundshaping via VCA and envelope: These para-
meters let you change the volume curve of a WAV-file. In
honour of good old analogue synthesizers, this section is
called VCA, which stands for Voltage Controlled Ampli-
fier. While the VCA is responsible for the volume change,
it is itself controlled by an envelope which determines how
the volume changes over time.
The envelopes of the WavePlayer have two time sections:
Attack (Atk) and Decay (Dcy). Attack determines the time
the envelope needs to change gradually from zero level to
full level. Decay starts immediately after Attack has fin-
ished and determines how much time the envelope needs
to change gradually back from full level to zero level. In
other words, if you press a key, the envelope starts at zero
level, changes gradually over the Attack time to full level
and then falls gradually back from full level to zero level in
the Decay time.
The WavePlayer uses the curve of such an envelope to con-
trol the VCA. It then takes a WAV-file and puts it through