mcdonalk
By mix envelope, I mean the ability to assign an envelope that controls the mix of the various (in the case of Rapture) elements, with this envelope being part of the patch. As far as I am aware, the Rapture (or Rapture Pro) vector mixer cannot be controlled by an envelope within the instrument. It CAN be controlled in realtime, or by automation in the sequencer (e.g. Sonar). But not by an envelope that is part of the patch. In my case, this envelope typically loops infinitely ...
Here's how I did that in Rapture. I would assume you can do something similiar in RP.
- In the Element 1 Amplitude step generator, draw your 'envelope' shape, load a step generator preset [*.sg], Copy Shape from LFO, or Extract Shape From Sample File.
- Round out the edges of your step sequencer 'envelope' with Smooth. 10 ms. is a good starting point.
- Copy Step Generator, and Paste Step Generator into the Amplitude Step Sequencer in the other Elements used.
- Shift Step levels to Left (to Right), or redraw the 'envelopes' into equal quadrants. If you're mixing four Elements, and each StepGen has 16 steps, then E1 = 1-4 steps, E2 = 5-8, E3 = 9-12, and E4 covers 13-16. With 120 steps and six Elements, each successive step generator 'envelope' should cover 20 sequencer steps.
With this type of Element sequencing in mind, I put a large number of StepGen presets into Universal 120. The MIDI Data Bytes and MIDI Status Bytes categories take it one 'step' further. They cover all of the various permutations using the Envelope Retrigger feature, that marries the current Modulator envelope with its companion step generator.
IIRC, there are number of looping envelopes set up to sequence through the Elements, too.