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Lanes and envelope

The lanes let you refine one part of a performance without recording the entire matrix gesture again.

What each lane controls

Lane Controls Off behavior
SLICE Slice choice Natural slice order; pattern retained.
REPEAT Retrigger interval Recorded repeat pattern bypassed.
REVERSE Direction per step Forward playback; pattern retained.
DECAY Envelope decay duration Envelope bypassed; curve and settings retained.
FILE SEQ Source over time Return to the selected file.

Draw directly in SLICE and REPEAT. In REVERSE, click to toggle a step and drag to paint that state; right-click clears steps.

Each lane has random and reset. Check the target before resetting: the matrix reset concerns source markers, whereas a lane reset concerns the sequence.

DECAY and ADSR

Open adsr to shape how each hit changes in volume.

PsyMX ADSR popup with Attack, Release, Sustain, Min decay and Max decay
The ADSR values loaded with the demo preset. Enable the envelope to hear its effect. Native demo-preset capture ยท click to enlarge.
Control What to listen for
Attack How quickly a newly triggered hit rises.
Sustain The level reached after decay.
Release How the end of the hit fades.
Min decay / Max decay The shortest and longest decay durations addressed by the lane.

Draw the DECAY curve directly or hold its vertical fader during playback to record changes. The curve selects a duration between Min decay and Max decay. The slot's Decay multiplier can scale that duration further.

Enable the envelope to hear it. A high Sustain can make decay changes less obvious; try lowering Sustain before shortening the curve.

Make a phrase breathe

Start with a moderate decay range. Draw short values on busy repeats and longer values on a few accents. Compare ADSR On/Off without changing the recorded slice choices.

Random variations

random all changes Slice, Repeat, Reverse, Decay and File Seq together, respecting protected cells. auto prepares a variation at a workspace restart. The fast/slow control changes randomization behavior.

Use protection tools to retain a useful part of the phrase while varying the rest.