Envelope Functions

Organic Studio provides the following functions to help customize each part of the envelope:


fc_const.gif
A constant function which can be offset.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Thickness: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.

fc_lin_inc.gif
A linear function which increases left-to-right.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls the slope (steepness) of the function.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.

fc_lin_dec.gif
A linear function which decreases left-to-right.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls the slope (steepness) of the function.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.


fc_low_wave.gif
A standard wavy, sin(x)-based function with low frequency, long waves.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the waves are.
Frequency: Controls how long the waves are. The higher the frequency, the shorter each wave is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Shift: Controls the horizontal shift from the start of the function.

fc_hi_wave.gif
A standard wavy, sin(x)-based function with high frequency, short waves.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the waves are.
Frequency: Controls how long the waves are. The higher the frequency, the shorter each wave is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Shift: Controls the horizontal shift from the start of the function.


fc_low_hills.gif
This low-frequency function is based on |sin(x)|, and is useful for making objects look bumpy.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the hills are.
Frequency: Controls how long the hills are. The higher the frequency, the shorter each hill is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Shift: Controls the horizontal shift from the start of the function.
Flip Wave: If checked, flips the wave vertically.

fc_hi_hills.gif
This is the high-frequency version of the above function. It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the hills are.
Frequency: Controls how long the hills are. The higher the frequency, the shorter each hill is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Shift: Controls the horizontal shift from the start of the function.
Flip Wave: If checked, flips the wave vertically.


fc_low_peaks.gif
A spiky, sharp low-frequency function.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the peaks are.
Frequency: Controls how long the peaks are. The higher the frequency, the shorter each peak is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Shift: Controls the horizontal shift from the start of the function.
Flip Wave: If checked, flips the wave vertically.

fc_hi_peaks.gif
A spiky, sharp high-frequency function.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the peaks are.
Frequency: Controls how long the peaks are. The higher the frequency, the shorter each peak is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Shift: Controls the horizontal shift from the start of the function.
Flip Wave: If checked, flips the wave vertically.


fc_square.gif
A standard square wave function. Useful as a base layer for multiple envleope layers.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the peaks are.
Frequency: Controls how long the peaks are. The higher the frequency, the shorter each square peak is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Shift: Controls the horizontal shift from the start of the function.

fc_tri.gif
A standard triangular wave function.
It has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the peaks are.
Frequency: Controls how long the peaks are. The higher the frequency, the shorter each peak is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Shift: Controls the horizontal shift from the start of the function.
Spacing: Controls the distance between each triangular spike.


fc_quad_inc1.gif
fc_quad_inc2.gif
A quadtratic increasing function. Unlike the linear kind, this function increases non-linearly. It has a sharp end and has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the highest point of the function is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Flip Vertically: Flips the function vertically, in the top-to-bottom direction.
Flip Horizontally: Flips the function horizontally, in the left-to-right direction.

fc_quad_dec1.gif
fc_quad_dec2.gif
A quadtratic decreasing function. Unlike the linear kind, this function decreases non-linearly. It has a sharp end and has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the highest point of the function is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Flip Vertically: Flips the function vertically, in the top-to-bottom direction.
Flip Horizontally: Flips the function horizontally, in the left-to-right direction.


fc_sqrt_inc1.gif
fc_sqrt_inc2.gif
A square root increasing function. The rate of the increase of this function is highest on one end, and lowest on the other. It has a blunt end and has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the highest point of the function is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Flip Vertically: Flips the function vertically, in the top-to-bottom direction.
Flip Horizontally: Flips the function horizontally, in the left-to-right direction.

fc_sqrt_dec1.gif
fc_sqrt_dec2.gif
A square root decreasing function. The rate of the decreasing of this function is highest on one end, and lowest on the other. It has a blunt end and has the following controllable parameters:

Amplitude: Controls how high the highest point of the function is.
Offset: Controls how far the function is offset vertically away from the main strand.
Flip Vertically: Flips the function vertically, in the top-to-bottom direction.
Flip Horizontally: Flips the function horizontally, in the left-to-right direction.

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