Reference Manual

439 Live Instrument Reference
faster at the end. A slope of zero is linear; the envelope will move at the same rate throughout
the segment.
All time-based values in this tab are displayed in either samples or minutes:seconds:milliseconds,
which can be toggled using the [right-click](PC) / [CTRL-click](Mac) context menu on any of
their parameter boxes. Samples, in this context, refer to the smallest measurable unit in digital
audio, and not to the audio files themselves, which we more commonly refer to as “samples.“
Sample Start — The time value where playback will begin. If the volume envelope’s Attack pa-
rameter is set to a high value (slow attack), the audible result may begin some time later than the
value shown here.
Sample End — The time value where playback will end (unless a loop is enabled), even if the
volume envelope has not ended.
Sustain Mode — The optional Sustain Loop defines a region of the sample where playback will
be repeated while the note is in the sustain stage of its envelope. Activating the Sustain Loop also
allows the Release Loop to be enabled. This creates several playback options:
No Sustain Loop — Playback proceeds linearly until either the Sample End is reached or
the volume envelope completes its release stage.
Sustain Loop Enabled — Playback proceeds linearly until Loop End is reached, when it
jumps immediately to Loop Start and continues looping. If Release Mode is OFF, looping will
continue inside the Sustain Loop until the volume envelope has completed its release stage.
Back-and-Forth Sustain Loop Enabled — Playback proceeds to Loop End, then reverses
until it reaches Loop Start, then proceeds again towards Loop End. If Release Mode is OFF, this
pattern continues until the volume envelope has completed its release stage.
Link — Enabling the Link switch sets Sample Start equal to Loop Start. Note that the Sample Start
parameter box doesn’t lose its original value — it simply becomes disabled so that it can be re-
called with a single click.
Loop Start — The Sustain Loop’s start point, measured in samples.
Loop End — The Sustain Loop’s end point, measured in samples.
Release Mode — Whenever the Sustain Loop is active, Release Mode can also be enabled.