tags: music mus-407 electroacoustic dynamic-range envelope-shaper envelope transient-shaper transient compression

Envelope Shaper

An envelope shaper (also enveloper or transient shaper) modifies an [signal]'s [amplitude] by applying an [envelope].

• a [threshold] is used to detect [transients] and determine when to apply an envelope
• according to Fieldsteel, basically a [compressor]

Creative applications are largely focused on transient customization.

• enhancing or altering a sound's natural envelope shape
• can create interesting effects by removing or modifying important [psychoacoustic] cues
• related to early [music concrète] research by [Pierre Schaeffer]

DAW volume automation is a form of envelope shaping, but in a [DRP] context, transient modification is assumed to be the area of interest.