diff --git a/pd/synth.pd b/pd/synth.pd
index 6eb662f..f686707 100644
--- a/pd/synth.pd
+++ b/pd/synth.pd
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 #X obj 20 190 r midi-pitch;
 #X obj 20 220 stripnote;
 #X obj 20 260 mtof;
-#X obj 20 290 env~ 50 200 0.7 400;
 #X obj 140 260 osc~;
 #X obj 140 290 *~ 0.3;
 #X obj 220 260 osc~;
@@ -26,7 +25,10 @@
 #X obj 180 400 lop~;
 #X obj 180 460 *~;
 #X obj 320 460 *~;
-#X obj 250 530 dac~;
+#X obj 250 530 dac~ 1;
+#X obj 20 290 line~ 0 50;
+#X obj 20 330 *~ 0.0055;
+#X obj 100 370 *~;
 #X obj 350 300 loadbang;
 #X obj 350 320 float 10000;
 #X obj 350 400 loadbang;
@@ -48,22 +50,23 @@
 #X connect 12 0 14 1;
 #X connect 13 0 14 0;
 #X connect 14 0 15 0;
-#X connect 15 0 17 0;
-#X connect 15 0 19 0;
-#X connect 17 0 18 0;
-#X connect 19 0 20 0;
-#X connect 18 0 21 0;
-#X connect 20 0 21 1;
+#X connect 15 0 16 0;
+#X connect 15 0 18 0;
+#X connect 16 0 17 0;
+#X connect 18 0 19 0;
+#X connect 17 0 20 0;
+#X connect 19 0 20 1;
+#X connect 20 0 21 0;
 #X connect 21 0 22 0;
 #X connect 22 0 23 0;
-#X connect 23 0 24 0;
-#X connect 14 0 16 0;
-#X connect 16 0 24 1;
-#X connect 24 0 25 0;
+#X connect 14 1 26 0;
+#X connect 26 0 27 0;
 #X connect 27 0 28 0;
-#X connect 28 0 23 1;
+#X connect 23 0 28 1;
+#X connect 28 0 24 0;
 #X connect 29 0 30 0;
-#X connect 30 0 31 0;
-#X connect 31 0 25 1;
-#X connect 25 0 26 0;
-#X connect 25 0 26 1;
+#X connect 30 0 22 1;
+#X connect 31 0 32 0;
+#X connect 32 0 33 0;
+#X connect 33 0 24 1;
+#X connect 24 0 25 0;
diff --git a/scripts/gen_synth_pd.py b/scripts/gen_synth_pd.py
index 9d9577e..8a1aad7 100644
--- a/scripts/gen_synth_pd.py
+++ b/scripts/gen_synth_pd.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ def gen():
     r_pitch = Obj(20, 190, "r midi-pitch")
     strip = Obj(20, 220, "stripnote")
     mtof = Obj(20, 260, "mtof")
-    env = Obj(20, 290, "env~ 50 200 0.7 400")
     osc1 = Obj(140, 260, "osc~")
     mul1 = Obj(140, 290, "*~ 0.3")
     osc2 = Obj(220, 260, "osc~")
@@ -64,7 +63,13 @@ def gen():
     filt = Obj(180, 400, "lop~")
     amp = Obj(180, 460, "*~")
     panscale = Obj(320, 460, "*~")
-    dac = Obj(250, 530, "dac~")
+    dac = Obj(250, 530, "dac~ 1")
+    # ── Vanilla AR envelope (line~, not cyclone env~) ──
+    # stripnote out1 = velocity (0-127) on note-on, 0 on note-off
+    # Scale velocity/127 * 0.7 ≈ velocity * 0.0055 for sustain approx 0.7
+    env_ramp = Obj(20, 290, "line~ 0 50")
+    env_scale = Obj(20, 330, "*~ 0.0055")
+    env_mult = Obj(100, 370, "*~")
 
     connect(c, r_vel, 0, strip, 1)
     connect(c, r_pitch, 0, strip, 0)
@@ -78,9 +83,12 @@ def gen():
     connect(c, sum, 0, scale, 0)
     connect(c, scale, 0, filt, 0)
     connect(c, filt, 0, amp, 0)
-    connect(c, strip, 0, env, 0)
-    connect(c, env, 0, amp, 1)
-    connect(c, amp, 0, panscale, 0)
+    # stripnote out1 (gate: velocity on note-on, 0 on note-off) → line~
+    connect(c, strip, 1, env_ramp, 0)
+    connect(c, env_ramp, 0, env_scale, 0)
+    connect(c, env_scale, 0, env_mult, 0)
+    connect(c, amp, 0, env_mult, 1)
+    connect(c, env_mult, 0, panscale, 0)
 
     # ── Controls (headless-safe: loadbang-initialized floats, not hsl) ──
     lb_cut = Obj(350, 300, "loadbang")
@@ -95,9 +103,8 @@ def gen():
     connect(c, float_vol, 0, div, 0)
     connect(c, div, 0, panscale, 1)
 
-    # ── Output ──
+    # ── Output (mono, matches -outchannels 1) ──
     connect(c, panscale, 0, dac, 0)
-    connect(c, panscale, 0, dac, 1)
 
     # ── Write ──
     lines = [