[A6] a6 LED and envelope questions

[Robbie Kondor]

> The envelope generators are wonderfully deep but not instantly
> intuitive to me.  Is there a way to control the initial level
> (reached after the initial attack) and have it be lower than the
> sustain level?  I'm trying to simulate a sforzando effect, where an
> initial attack and  decay is followed by a gradual swell to an even
> greater level.

'Yes - D2 level (small knob).  The A6 has dual decay and dual release
sections.  Decay 2 and Release 2 are like the traditional ADSR.  Decay 1
decays to D2 level (like a 2nd sustain).  Likewise with Release 1.  Note
the line graphic tying Decay 1 and D2 level.'

I don't know how to make the D2 level - or any other EG level - greater than
the one arrived at after completing the attack stage.  Before D1.  I'm new
to the A6, and for the moment, don't know of a name or controller for this
level.  Most analog synths don't have such a name or controller; some with
digital envelopes do.  Does the A6?

So far, I'm thinking "attack" can only take you full up to whatever EG level
was set elsewhere, and then downhill  from there.  Or maybe another ride up
to a level less than or equal to, but not greater than the first.  Can
anyone verify this for me?