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ADSR – Attack, Sustain, Decay, Release
ADSR (noun)
Type: noun, acronym
Pronunciation: /a-d-s-r/
Also spelled or known as: A.D.S.R., A-D-S-R
Related: Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release
What does ADSR mean?
Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release; envelope commonly used to shape a wave form.
ADSR – Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release are the four stages of an envelope that describe the shape of a sound over time.
Example sentence: “I was teaching some music students about ADSR.”
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