{"id":1746,"date":"2016-02-14T11:46:20","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T16:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2016-02-14T11:46:20","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T16:46:20","slug":"pip-slope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/pip-slope\/","title":{"rendered":"Pip Slope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pip-slope.jpg?ssl=1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1747\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1747\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/pugix.com\/synth\/pip-slope\/pip-slope\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pip-slope.jpg?fit=379%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"379,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pip-slope\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pip-slope.jpg?fit=379%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1747\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pip-slope.jpg?resize=379%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"pip-slope\" width=\"379\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pip-slope.jpg?w=379&amp;ssl=1 379w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pip-slope.jpg?resize=220%2C348&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pip-slope.jpg?resize=250%2C396&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pip-slope.jpg?resize=355%2C562&amp;ssl=1 355w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pugix.com\/synth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/pip-slope.jpg?resize=90%2C142&amp;ssl=1 90w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 379px) 100vw, 379px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Searching for envelop generator\/LFO modules for my Wave Mangler System, I ran across the <a href=\"http:\/\/busycircuits.com\/alm008\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pip Slope<\/a>, by ALM\/Busy Circuits.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2018Pip Slope\u2019 is an envelope generator. It supports both Attack\/Decay and Attack\/Sustain\/Decay type functions with both direct and voltage control of Attack and Decay times. Envelopes can be automatically looped and the function curve type changed between exponential and linear.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I added four Pip Slopes to my system.\u00a0 They sit next to the Verbos Pan &amp; Scan and serve quite well in a typical use as envelop generators for final output levels.\u00a0 I made some notes while checking them out.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Holding the blue button for two seconds switches the shape from linear to exponential.<\/li>\n<li>The shape and cycling modes are saved across power cycles.<\/li>\n<li>Exponential shape is not like a traditional envelope generator.\u00a0\u00a0 The attack is concave in shape instead of convex.\u00a0 The decay is concave.<\/li>\n<li>These make nice LFOs, but not great at audio frequencies.<\/li>\n<li>Try patching to the trigger input while cycling for complex reset effects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Searching for envelop generator\/LFO modules for my Wave Mangler System, I ran across the Pip Slope, by ALM\/Busy Circuits. \u2018Pip Slope\u2019 is an envelope generator. 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