The EG01 has an EMS-style repeat function which is easy to use and adds powerful modulation capabilities. When the sustain level is set to zero the repeat function will be active. The envelope will repeat (re-trigger itself) so as soon as the envelope finishes its cycle, it starts all over gain.
In this mode the EG becomes an LFO or Oscillator. The speed is set by the Attack and Decay time. (The Release control will have no effect). By setting very short times an audio signal will be present! Whether the repeat is short giving high frequencies (audio signals) or slow (like an LFO), by varying the Attack or Decay times you are changing the wave shape of the output. Anything from Saw to Triangle to Reverse Saw wave froms can be created.
The unique way in which the EG01 repeat works is that it will only repeat as long as the Gate voltage is at the Trigger input (i.e. the key is held down/sustained). This is a great bonus compared to other repeating envelopes in that rather than repeating indefinately, it will only repeat as long as you want it to (by controlling the length of the Gate signal). One application of this is by setting the repeat function to create an audio signal. The output will only produce audio when a Gate signal is present. This gives you a gated audio signal - effectively an Oscillator through a VCA
| Inputs: | Outputs: |
| Trig 1 Power: Size: Indicators: |
Positive full
level +ve/-ve variable. |
| Controls: | Other features: |
| Attack Decay Sustain Release Level (- to +) |
Repeat function, activated when the Sustain set to 0, and a Gate signal active on the input. |