Attack and Release Times

drumkideric · 8th July 2006

I know it really depends on what sound you are going for to really determine the attack and release times. I have read a bunch of stuff on here about what length people like to use for different things and they are always described with like "short, med, long" and the in betweens. I never really knew how quick short is or how long, long is. So, I was wondering how many milliseconds you would consider short, med, and long for attack and release times.

u b k · 8th July 2006

for me (and that's ALL i can speak to) fast is anything under 3ms, med to 3-20ms, beyond that is slow. release is more of a vibe thing, if it's releasing right away it's fast, if it's in time with the song it's medium, if it's slower than the song it's slow.

purely arbitrary, but then, what isn't?

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drumkideric Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 591 Thread Starter	Attack and Release Times I know it really depends on what sound you are going for to really determine the attack and release times. I have read a bunch of stuff on here about what length people like to use for different things and they are always described with like "short, med, long" and the in betweens. I never really knew how quick short is or how long, long is. So, I was wondering how many milliseconds you would consider short, med, and long for attack and release times.

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8th July 2006	#2
u b k Gear Guru Joined: Oct 2004 Location: The Land of Sunshine Posts: 11,292	for me (and that's ALL i can speak to) fast is anything under 3ms, med to 3-20ms, beyond that is slow. release is more of a vibe thing, if it's releasing right away it's fast, if it's in time with the song it's medium, if it's slower than the song it's slow. purely arbitrary, but then, what isn't? gregoire del ubk