Octopus Manual - LinPlug Virtual Instruments

the shape of the curve between two End Points. Curve Points can only bemoved vertically within the Editor. The vertical position of the point relativeto the end Points determines the nature of the curve. If the Curve Point isvertically equidistant between the two End Points, the curve between themis a straight line. The closer (vertically) that a Curve Point is moved to anEnd Point, the sharper the curve becomes relative to that point.The Envelope Editor's view can expanded or contracted by left-clicking onan unoccupied area of the editor and then dragging the mouse up or down.Dragging the mouse upwards increases the magnification, while dragging itdownwards decreases the magnification. The entire view can be scrolledleft or right by clicking in the time display at the bottom of the view.The Octopus' Envelopes feature loop points that enable the sound tocontinue while a note is being triggered. The Loop Start/Loop End pointsare indicated by two dark blue vertical lines. The Loop Start point can be setto any point between the first End Point and the Loop End End Point. TheLoop End point can be set to any point between the Loop Start Point andthe last End Point. Resetting the Loop Start/Loop End points is done byselecting the point and then dragging it to another End Point. Note that foran envelope to loop there must be an End Point between the LoopStart/Loop End points. By default this is not the case so newly addedenvelopes will not loop.You may also have noticed additional dark blue lines connecting variousenvelope points. These lines indicate the way that the envelope's valueschange while it is looping. The first time through the loop the envelope'svalues are indicated by the light blue lines. When the Loop End point isreached the envelope jumps to the Loop start position. Initially, its value atthe start position is the same as it was at the end of the loop. It does nottake on the value of the Loop Start point. If it did, and the values of the LoopStart/Loop End points were different, there would be a discontinuity in theenvelope producing a noticeable click. This is indicated in the editor by thedark blue horizontal line that connects the Loop End point to the Loop Startpoint. Notice that it does not connect to the Loop Start point for the reasonsdescribed above. Once the envelope is at the Loop Start position itproceeds to the value of the first point within the loop. This is shown by thedark blue line that connects the Loop Start position with the first point withinthe loop. Note that the setting of the Curve Point that lies between the LoopStart Point and the first point within the loop affects the shape of the loopenvelope too.24 Manual