Mastering the Multipoly: Delay, Hold & Overshoot Deep Dive

Unlock the hidden power of the Multi/Poly's advanced envelope generators. In this deep‑dive, we explore features you don’t find on most synths — delay, hold, overshoot, custom curves, and how to use them to recreate behaviours from classics like the D‑50, DX7, MS‑20, Odyssey, and more. You’ll learn how to build multi‑stage envelopes, create delayed filter movements, design layer‑based evolving patches, and shape sounds with far more precision than standard ADSR allows. Perfect for sound designers, patch creators, and anyone wanting to get more out of the Multi/Poly. ⏱️ Timestamps 0:00 – Intro 0:08 – Why the Multi/Poly envelopes are special 0:15 – Creating delayed effects and emulating other synths 0:23 – Starting from an initial program 0:30 – Editing envelopes on the synth vs. the editor 0:42 – Amp envelope overview 0:51 – Missing multi‑stage envelopes from D‑50 / DX7 1:06 – Introducing Delay and Hold 1:14 – Standard ADSR example 1:35 – Sharp attack demonstration 1:46 – Why ADSR can’t create short sustain‑then‑drop shapes 1:58 – Using Hold to create a short sustain peak 2:22 – Adding release for pluck‑like shapes 2:37 – How D‑50‑style held sounds work 2:50 – Using layers for evolving envelopes 3:05 – Multi‑stage behaviour explained 3:22 – Introducing Delay 3:40 – Demonstrating long and short delay times 4:06 – Why delay is useful in multilayer patches 4:14 – Turning delay off and envelope behaviour 4:29 – Why delay doesn’t trigger after key release 4:57 – Filter envelope setup 5:21 – Adding delay to the filter envelope 5:42 – Traditional ADSR vs delayed filter movement 6:02 – Delayed filter brighten‑up 6:13 – Adding hold to the filter envelope 6:28 – Multi‑stage filter movement 6:54 – Overshoot explained 7:28 – Overshoot vs hold 7:49 – Envelope models: Monopoly, MS‑20, Odyssey, Mini, Prophet 5 8:06 – Custom curves and curvature shaping 8:30 – Digital vs exponential curves 8:56 – Per‑voice envelope behaviour 9:13 – Adding a second digital layer 9:37 – Layered envelopes with hold 9:57 – Adjusting delay between layers 10:33 – Soft vs harsh delay transitions 10:47 – Why these features matter for sound design 11:04 – Overshoot and recreating classic synth behaviour 11:12 – Outro + request for video suggestions If you found this deep‑dive helpful, hit Like, subscribe, and drop a comment with the next Multi/Poly, Wavestate, Opsix, or D‑50 topic you want covered. Your suggestions shape the next videos!