Reveal Sound Spire monophonic modes can be a little bit confusing to people using the software synthesizer for the first time.
Apparently there is a wide range of choices when it comes to this different portamento and legato articulation modes such as:
Now let's first discuss the portamento modes in Reveal Sound Spire. After that, we can move on to talk about the legato modes.
Mono 1: means that the pitch will always glide to the new note since the envelope is re-triggered. So if you want your notes to always glide then select Mono 1 in Reveal Sound Spire.
For example, with Mono 1 when you press note C followed by note G the pitch will always glide from C to G. The time it takes is controlled by the glide knob.
Mono 2: is the same legato effect you would expect in other synthesizers. The notes only glide when they overlap each other. If you play staccato notes there won't be any gliding effect.
Mono 4: is pretty much the same as Mono 2. The difference lies in how the envelopes are triggered. In Mono 4 envelopes are triggered when a note is first played and only re-triggered when the note has been released and a new note is played.
In conclusion, if you want to keep things simple when using Reveal Sound Spire. You just have to remember that Mono 1 will give you that generic portamento sound. On the other hand, Mono 2 will result in your usual legato sound.
Apparently there is a wide range of choices when it comes to this different portamento and legato articulation modes such as:
- Mono 1 = Portamento Re-trigger
- Mono 2 = Legato Re-trigger
- Mono 3 = Portamento Flow
- Mono 4 = Legato Flow
Now let's first discuss the portamento modes in Reveal Sound Spire. After that, we can move on to talk about the legato modes.
Mono 1: means that the pitch will always glide to the new note since the envelope is re-triggered. So if you want your notes to always glide then select Mono 1 in Reveal Sound Spire.
For example, with Mono 1 when you press note C followed by note G the pitch will always glide from C to G. The time it takes is controlled by the glide knob.
Mono 3: is basically the same as Mono 1 which are both portamento modes. The only difference is that with Mono 3 the envelopes are only re-triggered when the previous note has been released followed by a new note.
Mono 2: is the same legato effect you would expect in other synthesizers. The notes only glide when they overlap each other. If you play staccato notes there won't be any gliding effect.
Mono 4: is pretty much the same as Mono 2. The difference lies in how the envelopes are triggered. In Mono 4 envelopes are triggered when a note is first played and only re-triggered when the note has been released and a new note is played.
In conclusion, if you want to keep things simple when using Reveal Sound Spire. You just have to remember that Mono 1 will give you that generic portamento sound. On the other hand, Mono 2 will result in your usual legato sound.
