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Once the basic envelope has been set up, these other factors can be used to affect the

speed of the envelope.

This is variable from +50 to -50, and determines the

amount by which the attack speed will be changed

depending on the Note On velocity. A positive value will

increase the attack time if the key is pressed fast, while a

negative value will slow down the attack rate if the key is

pressed fast. Setting a positive value here is the most

commonly used way of using this parameter and is useful

for imitating the characteristics of some acoustic

instruments (for instance, most wind instruments have a

faster attack rate when played loudly).

This is used to vary the release rate relative to the Note On

velocity value (+50 to -50). Again, a positive value will

increase the release rate relative to the Note On velocity,

and a negative value will shorten the release time.

The MIDI specification allows for Note Off velocity as well

as Note On velocity. Though some keyboards do not

accept or transmit this, assuming a mean value of 64, all

AKAI keyboards provide a full implementation of this

function. The speed with which the key is released can be

used here to affect the release rate (positive values mean

that a fast release lengthens the release rate, and vice

versa).

This allows you to control the amount by which the key

position affects the decay and release rates. Setting this to

a negative value means that the higher the note played on

the keyboard, the shorter the decay and release times

(similar to most acoustic instruments). Setting this

parameter to a positive value will reverse this effect.

This can be set to ON or OFF. When ON, the attack

portion of the envelope will be held until looping begins,

and when OFF, the envelope will continue along the set

values, regardless of loop settings. I.e:

Sustain

Loop Loop

Attack HOLD: ON

Attack

Decay

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