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Sustain (noun)

Type: noun

Pronunciation: /sus-tain/

Plural: Sustains

Related: A.D.S.R., ADSR, Attack, Decay, Release

What does Sustain mean?

How long a sound can hold before it begins to fade.

Example sentence: “I like how the sustain is a bit longer.”

ADSR Attack, Sustain, Decay, Release; envelope commonly used to shape a wave form.
ADSRAttack, Sustain, Decay, Release

Read: What is ADSR (attack, decay, sustain, and release)

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