Tides has three ramp modes: one-shot AD, cyclic oscillation, and one-shot AR envelope

Tides operates in one of three ramp modes: (1) one-shot unipolar AD envelope — trigger causes a complete attack/decay cycle regardless of trigger length; (2) cyclic bipolar oscillations — continuous rise/fall cycling with trigger resetting to the ascending phase; (3) one-shot unipolar AR envelope — gate rising edge causes a rise to +8V, gate falling edge causes a fall to 0V. Each mode responds differently to the trigger/gate input and interacts differently with the CLOCK input.

Examples

Mode 1 (AD): short trigger → complete envelope always plays out. Mode 2 (cyclic): trigger → resets oscillator phase. Mode 3 (AR): hold gate → sustain at +8V; release gate → decay to 0V.

Assessment

A Tides patch requires an envelope that sustains as long as a key is held and releases when the key lifts. Which ramp mode achieves this, and what type of signal should be patched to the trigger/gate input?