Single-cycle LFOs and one shot envelopes


#1

I feel like the answer is staring me right in the face, but I have yet to discover it.

I am looking to be able to trigger a LFO or envelope to start, run its course once, and then stop. Specifically -- I have patched up a polyphonic granular device like a Freeze and want to hit a switch to have the frozen sound fade in (and hold if possible) and out at a predefined rate. All ideas are appreciated!


#2

So you want an LFO or envelope to trigger once then stop?

There may be a one shot LFO module - there are so many modules that I may have just not come across one yet.

If not you can patch it yourself.

If using an lfo you'll want to find one with a reset trigger input. Once the lfo goes up and then comes back down wire up a gate to close off the lfo output. You can use any object that tells you when the lfo value goes less than zero like a [> 0] for example.

If using an envelope you'll want one that needs one trigger to run to it's end. Many envelopes need a gate (which is held compared to a trigger than is very short with a definitive end) The simplest form of this is an AR envelope or a decay envelope. You want to send it one trigger to start and then close a gate to ignore all other triggers.

When and how the lfo or envelope receives triggers again is up to you.

I'd show you more with a patch but I'm on my phone. I feel my explanation is a bit half baked.

Also what you're asking about is a modular patching question in the general sense and nothing really specific to the Axoloti so you might find answers in other modular forums, too.


#3

You could look into Window objects. They might do what you have in mind.

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#4

Bumpedidump :slight_smile:

I would really love a oneshot phasor too.

@spacelordmother, did you find a solution for this?


#5

Nothing elegant, no. :confused:


#6

an ahd module? fade in, stay there as long as the trigger is high, go back to zero when released.