envelope

envelope, in musical sound, the attack, sustain, and decay of a sound. Attack transients consist of changes occurring before the sound reaches its steady-state intensity. Sustain refers to the steady state of a sound at its maximum intensity, and decay is the rate at which it fades to silence.

The envelope of a sound displays how the level of a sound wave changes over time. The envelope of a wave helps establish the sound's unique individual quality; it has a significant influence on how we interpret sound. Signal Envelope. Differing Sounds.

ADSR – Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release are the four stages of an envelope that describe the shape of a sound over time.

The drum envelope is characterised by a short attack time, a short decay time, and a short release time. It is commonly used in creating percussive sounds such as drums or percussion. A great example of the drum envelope in use is the drum beat in the song "Beat It" by Michael Jackson.

The term “envelope” originated when Europeans began using an extra piece of paper to wrap up letters and send them, and to write delivery instructions on them. It was called a “wrapper,” but became known as an “envelope” because the wrapper “enveloped” the letter.

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An envelope filter is a tone altering effect that is controlled by the dynamics of your playing. As you play louder, that change in tone gets more intense.

The envelope generator usually features four controls - Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Release, commonly abbreviated as ADSR.

The acoustic envelope describes the three phases of any natural acoustic sound: the initial transientor attack portion, the sustain period of near-constant sound, and the closing decay as the sound creation is ceased.

Snares can sound tight, they can have a crack, they can be snappy, bright, tight, dry. They can be buzzy, loose, flabby, warm, metallic, woody, boxy, rattly, ringy, dead… Bass drums can be boomy, middly, boingy, thuddy, cardboard-box like, slappy, thumpadumpa, round, clicky, dull, resonant, dry…

tim·​bre ˈtam-bər ˈtim- : the quality of a sound or musical tone determined by its overtones and different for each voice or instrument.

a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure. something that envelops; a wrapper, integument, or surrounding cover.