The decay and release times of the filter envelope are slightly quicker than those of the amplitude envelope, so we hear those sweeps take place before the sound fades out. The attack of the amplitude envelope is only 5 milliseconds, whereas the filter cutoff frequency sweeps from 0 Hz to 5,000 Hz in 200 ms. The timings of the two adsr~ objects are different, so we hear the effect of the envelope-controlled filter sweep. The pitch value is converted to frequency to control the fundamental frequency of a sawtooth oscillator, and it also triggers an adsr~ to control the center frequency of the resonant lowpass filter object lores~. The velocity value is mapped to a decibel range from approximately -40 dB to -8 dB, converted to amplitude, and used as the peak amplitude of the adsr~ object on the right. When you click on the kslider keyboard, a velocity value is sent out the right outlet (depending on how high on the key you click) and a pitch value is sent out the left outlet.

Both are triggered at the same moment, but they have slightly different parameters for independent envelope shapes. In this example, one adsr~ object controls the amplitude of a note while another adsr~ controls the cutoff frequency of a lowpass filter on the sound. An ADSR envelope generator is a common tool for controlling the amplitude of a note, and in fact it can be used to control any parameter of a sound.

What is an envelope filter