New feature: Release Start

[d.healey]

Bump bump

[Christoph Hart]

@d-healey Fixed now, I just forgot to add the code for the multimic sample voices.

But nice of you to upload marimba samples that are processed by the

Waveshaper OF DEATH

I almost blew my ears the first time :)

[d.healey]

@Christoph-Hart said in New feature: Release Start:

Waveshaper OF DEATH

Ooops :) It's actually the the natural sound, it's a really cool instrument with buzzing membranes in each resonator.

[Orvillain]

@Christoph-Hart said in New feature: Release Start:

Waveshaper OF DEATH

:face_with_tears_of_joy:

[Simon]

What would be the best way to temporarily disable the behavior on a per-event basis? When scripting legato, you sometimes want the sustain to go to a release sample, sometimes to a legato sample.

[d.healey]

@Simon I've discussed the same issue with Christoph and I believe he is working on a solution but for now use a separate sampler for releases - actually there are a few advantages to this so I'll probably keep on doing it this way for most of my libraries.

[gorangrooves]

Stopping by to say hi! It's been a while.

@Christoph-Hart I'd like to point out one crucial detail regarding release notes, which I tackled in my software with the hi-hat open/closed release notes.

It is not enough to just have a release note for a sample. For the playback to sound natural, the gain of the release sample must match that of the main portion of the sample at the moment when a note is released.
So, if you release a note when the peak is at -15db, the release note gain should not be the same as when you release the note with a peak at -30db.

When I say that "it should match," I do not mean necessarily that the release note must be played at the same gain value as the main sample when released (eg. -15db sample peak with -15db peak of release note). I think that the overall balance (main sample/ vs release) needs to be adjusted by ear, as I have done, but a simple formula can get a good ratio between main sample and release note. Adjustment by ear is to get an overall loudness of all release notes in the sampler.

When done properly, any released note sounds natural.

[Simon]

Read the link, Release Start already includes exactly what you're describing!

[gorangrooves]

@Simon oh, sweet! Thank you for that. Then, the feature is truly wonderful

[d.healey]

If I play a note and release quickly I get a kind of pop sound as the release is triggered. I've tried various start options and adjusting the gain envelope but it doesn't seem to change it.

Also, is there a way to toggle the releases feature on/off? I'm thinking some users prefer to disable release triggers.