Attenuation is measured in decibels (dB). This parameter is always a positive number, with higher values indicating decreasing output levels.

This field is unavailable when the Attenuation controller is selected. You can use an external controller alongside an attenuation setting but the attenuation needs to be set first before selecting an attenuation controller. If the attenuation controller is already selected, it needs to be reset temporarily to “none” to access the attenuation setting for adjustment.

Range is 0 to 96 dB, where zero is full volume.

6 dB boost

A 6 dB increase is available if needed to boost individual samples.

Attenuation controller

Assigns a MIDI continuous controller for real-time attenuation control.

By assigning the same attenuation controller to groups of related notes or samples, a MIDI controlled sub mix capability can be designed into the instrument so that individual sounds can have discrete MIDI volume control.

Attenuation control invert

Reverses the response to the Attenuation Controller. This is crucial to creating a simple MIDI controller cross-fade layer. Both layers would be set to the same MIDI controller for attenuation but one would be inverted with this parameter. The result would be a cross-fade.

Attenuation control threshold

This parameter allows you to assign a minimum threshold to the Attenuation Controller. This is useful for volume crescendo/decrescendo and expressive dynamics. It’s very similar to the threshold knob found on controller/volume pedals. For example, this allows a MIDI controller to set the volume from “full volume to soft” instead of “full volume to silent”.

Pan

Sets the pan position by a value from -64 (hard left) to +63 (hard right).

Pitch track

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4 specifications

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