2.1.18. Attack/Release

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The attack and release parameters allow you to specify the amount of time it takes for a given amount of gain reduction to be applied to the source signal. Attack refers to the “attack” of applying gain reduction, while release refers to the “release” of this gain reduction. More generally, release refers to gain amplification since it isn’t always necessary for the optimizer to “attack” prior to “release” and the two are not always correlated.

Attack and release are traditional ballistic parameters, similar to what you will find on most compressors. See the Linear attack/release parameters for more direct attack/release behavior. In addition to specifying the attack and release in milliseconds, you can specify them in sample, BPM-relative units, or ratio of look-ahead duration.