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ADSR – Attack, Sustain, Decay, Release
Attack (noun)
Type: noun
Pronunciation: /ah-tak/
Plural: Attacks
What does Attack mean?
1. The very beginning of a sound.
2. The amount of time it takes after a sound begins for a sound processor to begin working. Typically measured in milliseconds (ms).
Example sentence: “Can you make the attack a bit faster.”
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