
THE EFFECT DEVICES
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The Filter Parameters
The ECF-42 filter section has the following parameters:
The Envelope Parameters
This is a standard envelope generator with Attack, Decay, Sustain and Re-
lease parameters. It is triggered by a gate signal connected to the Env Gate
input on the back panel, or by MIDI notes on a sequencer track connected to
the ECF-42. The parameters have the following functionality:
➜ The Gate indicator lights up when the device receives a signal to the
Env. Gate input on the back panel or a MIDI note from a sequencer
track.
CV/Gate Inputs
On the back panel of the ECF-42, you can find the following CV/Gate inputs:
➜ Freq CV.
Use this for controlling the filter frequency from another device. For
smooth filter modulation, try connecting an LFO to this input.
➜ Decay CV.
For controlling the envelope decay parameter from another device.
➜ Res CV.
Allows you to control the filter resonance from another device. Can be
very effective in combination with filter frequency sweeps.
➜ Env. Gate.
This is where you connect a gate signal (e.g. from a Matrix or Redrum
device) for triggering the envelope.
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Parameter
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Description
Mode This button sets the desired filter mode. Three modes are
available: 24dB/octave lowpass, 12dB/octave lowpass and
12dB/octave bandpass.
Freq This is the filter cutoff frequency.
When using the ECF-42 in “static” mode (without triggering
the envelope), this parameter adjusts the frequency content
of the sound.
When using the envelope, the Freq parameter serves as the
start and end frequency for the filter sweep.
Res This is the filter resonance. Raising this produces a more ex-
treme, “synthy” effect.
Env Amt Determines how much the filter frequency should be af-
fected when the envelope is triggered. The higher the value,
the more drastic the effect.
Note though, that if the Freq parameter is set high, raising
the Envelope Amount will not make any difference over a
certain value! This is because the filter is already fully
opened - try lowering the Freq parameter in that case.
Velocity This parameter determines how much the gate velocity
value should affect the envelope amount.
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Parameter
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Description
A (Attack) When the envelope is triggered, this is the time it takes be-
fore the envelope signal reaches its max value.
D (Decay) After reaching its max value, this is the time it takes for the
envelope signal to reach the sustain level.
S (Sustain) If the gate remains open (or the MIDI note is held), the en-
velope signal will remain on this level.
R (Release) When the gate is closed (gate CV goes back to 0) or the
MIDI note ends, this is the time it takes for the envelope
signal to drop from its current value to the start value (set
by the Freq parameter).
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