
382 Live Instrument Reference
The S.Time slider can cause the Sustain level to decrease even if a key remains depressed. Lower
values cause the Sustain level to decrease more quickly.
Finally, the release time is set with the Release knob. This is the time it takes for the envelope to
reach zero after the key is released.
The Slope switches toggle the shape of the envelope segments between linear and exponential.
This change is also represented in the envelope visualization.
Normally, each new note triggers its own envelope from the beginning of the attack phase. With
Legato enabled, a new note that is played while another note is already depressed will use the
first note’s envelope, at its current position.
Enabling the Free switch causes the envelope to bypass its sustain phase and move directly
from the decay phase to the release phase. This behavior is sometimes called “trigger“ mode
because it produces notes of equal duration, regardless of how long the key is depressed. Free
mode is ideal for percussive sounds.
The Loop chooser offers several options for repeating certain segments of the envelope while
a key is depressed. When Off is selected, the envelope plays once through all of its segments
without looping.
With AD-R selected, the envelope begins with the attack and decay phases as usual, but rather
than maintaining the sustain level, the attack and decay phases will repeat until the note is re-
leased, at which point the release phase occurs. ADR-R mode is similar, but also includes the
release phase in the loop for as long as the key is held.
Note that in both AD-R and ADR-R modes, enabling Free will cause notes to behave as if they’re
permanently depressed.
ADS-R mode plays the envelope without looping, but plays the attack and release phases once
more when the key is released. With short attack and release times, this mode can simulate in-
struments with audible dampers.
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