Sculpture Morph Envelope parameters in MainStage

Morph Envelope parameters

• Record button: Arm the envelope for recording. See Record Morph Envelopes.

• Trigger mode pop-up menu: Choose the event type that triggers recording.

• Mode buttons: Turn on the Morph Envelope. See Sculpture Morph Envelope mode.

• Pad Mode pop-up menu: Choose a Morph Envelope mode.

• Timescale field: Scale the duration of the entire envelope between 10% (ten times faster) and 1000% (ten times slower). This also affects the appearance of the envelope curve displayed as it is shortened (sped up) or lengthened (slowed down).

• Sustain mode pop-up menu: Choose the behavior of the Morph Envelope while a note is held. The menu items are Sustain mode, Finish mode, three loop modes—Loop Forward, Loop Backward, Loop Alternate—and Scan via CtrlB mode. See Morph Envelope Sustain and loop.

• Sync and ms buttons: Select either a tempo-synced envelope with note value options, such as 1/8 or 1/4, or a free-running envelope, with segment times displayed in milliseconds.

  Note: Switching between values forces a recalculation of times to the nearest note value or ms time, respectively, based on the current project tempo.

• Depth knob: Scale the amount of morph movement caused by the Morph Envelope. The effect of the Depth parameter is visually displayed in the Morph Pad. As you increase or decrease the value, the morph trajectory is also scaled.

• Modulation knob: Set the scaling amount for Morph Envelope movements.

• Modulation source pop-up menu: Choose a modulation source that is used to scale Morph Envelope movements.

• Transition knob: Control transitions between morph points. This can be the original (possibly recorded) movement to linear, or stepped, transitions. The latter remains at one morph state and then abruptly switches to another morph state at the following envelope point. This parameter (and the Morph Envelope itself) can lead to interesting, evolving sounds, or even rhythmic patches.