Modularbeats: Envelope Following with MATHS

The envelope of a sound is another word for its amplitude over time. In a modular synth, envelope following is a procedure in which a sound’s envelope is extracted and turned into a function in the form of control voltage. It can then be used to control whatever parameter you might like.
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[@ThoseSleepless]

dang... as someone who was recently converted to recording without a click - this could not be more exciting.

[@NedRush]

Cool vid. One of the first things I tried when I got my Maths. Super useful.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

FINALLY! I can hear envelope following of an ORGANIC sound besides the bird chirps that animated R2D2. The last time I tried to get a better idea of E/F sounds, it was just a boring vocal modulation of a static tone that wasn't much different sounding than other modulation techniques. That beat matching is COOL sounding! I'm guessing there's another layer of modulation in R2D2 sounds for pitch. I'd have to make more complex patches than just running audio through a follower to get really wild. I pictured E/F sounding more like "talking violin" etc. sounds I've only read about but never actually heard yet out of VSTs. Now I wonder if some followers are more accurate than others or, like filters and wavefolders etc., do impart their own signatures on sounds. THUMB'S UP.
OK. I just FINISHED watching the video and the gates vs VCAs info is essential, thanks, as I was just impressed with the "simple crossfade" 1:22 bass drop. WAY cooler sounding than filter sweeps to me, ESPECIALLY those 303 acid ones I can't stand. I wonder what effects could be obtained using the envelopes to modulate other parameters in a NON quantized/sequenced way. E/F clocks? Pitch bends? Use 2 or more different samples to REALLY animate a static sound? I think I'd lean towards VCAs for precision. Ben Burt's R2D2 is a top 10 synth sound for me as it's REALLY animated and more complex than simple volume modulation.

[@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC]

Glad you enjoyed the video! Happy patching and feel free to post results if you film or record them!

[@justanotheryoutubechannel3102]

@@MAKEN0ISEMUSIC Oh... I'm just a lurker. I'll be happy if i can ever get a job here and buy a $300 Zoom R8

[@staysikth]

aaah BNGSSP. I will have you one day.

[@NigDub]

This would work with the 0-coast too, right?

[@ozorg]

great tutorial! btw: didn't know there is a black version of maths ...

[@Scrambled6653]

Nice technique! Thanks for sharing

[@brianreilly6545]

Great info, thx!

[@LarcTald]

this is crazy
thanks -)

[@francescolisboa903]

Really Good!

[@Dazzer1234567]

what a terrible distorted noise ...........