14.Change the Release Time with the mouse or with text entry. You can experiment with different settings in real time as you play the Kick Drum to find a good setting. Around 3 seconds will cover the whole decay of the Kick Drum.

Default of 0.300 Sec:

Set to 3 Sec:

15. You will notice in the Region Window’s header bar that Envelope 1 Release Time has been selected. The parameter you select in the Parameters Window will be automatically selected here as well.

By dragging the blue dot on the Kick Drum region, you can adjust the Release Time here.

This is another option for editing various parameters in addition to the Parameters Window and the Waveform Window. (It will be especially handy for editing multiple regions at once.)

You can also select various parameters by clicking on the left side of the Region Window header bar and choosing the parameter you want to edit from the menu.

Click on header bar

Select parameter

Edit parameter

The last thing to apply to this Kick Drum is a simple Lowpass Filter. This will make the tone of the Kick Drum Samples get brighter as you play louder and darker as you play softer.

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4 specifications

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