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Envelope Follower

envelope · v1

Extracts an Audio envelope with a Peak or RMS detector and Attack/Release smoothing.

Envelope Follower
Inputs
Outputs
Select a port to see its purpose and an example connection. Its reference row will highlight.

Ports and connections

Port / IDTypeConnection
AudioinaudioAudio: audio input for Envelope Follower. A source connection is required.Required
AttackattacknumberControls Attack with a number stream. Without a wire, the manual value is 10 ms.Manual value when disconnected
ReleasereleasenumberControls Release with a number stream. Without a wire, the manual value is 100 ms.Manual value when disconnected
OutputoutnumberThe number result of Envelope Follower, available to other nodes on every sample.Output

An output can feed multiple inputs of the same type. An input has one source; Function also requires matching signatures. All connection rules →

Parameters

Values describe manual settings. A connected stream replaces a parameter’s manual value; disconnecting restores it.

ParameterRangeDefaultControl
Attackattack0.1…1000 ms10 msInput or manualLogarithmic scale
Releaserelease1…5000 ms100 msInput or manualLogarithmic scale
Detectormode0…10: Peak · 1: RMS0StaticLinear scale

How to use it

Input → Envelope Follower → Map Range → EQ Band / Frequency for a level-responsive filter.

Things to check

Check required inputs and matching types. Run Compile before auditioning; a validation failure preserves the previous working module. Troubleshooting →