diff --git a/doc/fluidsynth-v11-devdoc.txt b/doc/fluidsynth-v11-devdoc.txt
index 1b963824..b80ed29e 100644
--- a/doc/fluidsynth-v11-devdoc.txt
+++ b/doc/fluidsynth-v11-devdoc.txt
@@ -641,7 +641,6 @@ is one, midi driver is one, midi player is one etc) so you should usually
 leave it on. Also see synth.parallel-render.</td>
   </tr>
 
-
   <tr>
     <td>synth.verbose</td>
     <td>Type</td>
@@ -660,6 +659,32 @@ leave it on. Also see synth.parallel-render.</td>
     can be helpful for debugging. This setting cannot be changed
     after the synthesizer has started.</td>
   </tr>
+
+  <tr>
+    <td>synth.volenv</td>
+    <td>Type</td>
+    <td>string</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td></td>
+    <td>Default</td>
+    <td>emu</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td></td>
+    <td>Options</td>
+    <td>compliant, emu</td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td></td>
+    <td>Description</td>
+    <td>Specifies the kind of volume envelope processing. This 
+    esp. influences the way fluidsynth responses to noteon velocity.
+    The default setting 'emu' causes the envelope to be highly
+    dynamic (i.e. compatible with the EMU10K1). Alternatively this
+    may be set to 'compliant' for a less dynamic envelope, as it was
+    done before fluidsynth 1.0.9.</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 \section CreatingAudioDriver Creating the Audio Driver
diff --git a/doc/fluidsynth.1 b/doc/fluidsynth.1
index 5ca03981..4c5c838c 100644
--- a/doc/fluidsynth.1
+++ b/doc/fluidsynth.1
@@ -221,6 +221,9 @@ Must always to be true for usage by fluidsynth executable.
 .TP
 .B synth.verbose            BOOL  [def=False]
 Print received MIDI events to stdout.
+.TP
+.B synth.volenv             STR   [def='emu' vals:'compliant', 'emu']
+Specifies the kind of volume envelope processing. This esp. influences the way fluidsynth responses to noteon velocity. The default setting 'emu' causes the envelope to be highly dynamic (i.e. compatible with the EMU10K1). Alternatively this may be set to 'compliant' for a less dynamic envelope, as it was done before fluidsynth 1.0.9.
 
 .TP
 .B GENERAL AUDIO