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WHAT IS AN ENVELOPE?
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envelope
 
Attack - Decay - Sustain - Release

The sound envelope is how the intensity or strength of a sound varies with time. The start portion of a sound determines a lot of its characteristics.



Match the following sound production methods with the sounds you hear.

(a) Bowing
(b) Blowing
(c) Shaking
(d) Plucking
(e) Striking
Sound 1 =
Sound 2 =
Sound 3 =
Sound 4 =
Sound 5 =





 
 
 

1. Open the same note on bassoon and cello (bsn_loC and cello_loC). Change their attacks until the listener can no longer distinguish between the instruments.

2. Open a plucked cello note (cellopizzC). Reverse it. Give it a smooth attack

You will probably work in this window.

attack decay sustain release envelope

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Check list about Sound and Sound Transformation
    1. Do you know how to apply basic effects, such as reversing and looping?
2. Do you understand how to create space e.g. by panning and adding reverb?
3. Are you able to change speed without altering the pitch?
4. Can you stretch a note?
5. Can you create new timbres by filtering existing sounds?
   
   
You are ready to put it all together - to investigate