Loop Mode; Retrigger Mode - Native Instruments Absynth 5 Reference Manual

8.3.3 Loop Mode

If the Loop Mode is selected, a Loop Start Marker that looks like a sideways-tilted U will be
displayed together with the red Sustain/Release Marker. You can use this Marker to select
all the Breakpoints prior to the Sustain/Release point, right up to the first one. Segments of
path inside the Loop are blue, while segments outside are green. Consider that Breakpoints
are target-points of the path – therefore the segments of path prior to the Loop Point also
belong to the Loop. In Loop Mode, the envelope jumps back to the Loop Start Marker as
soon as it has reached the Sustain/Release Marker, and repeats the section in between until
the note is released.

8.3.4 Retrigger Mode

In Retrigger Mode, the envelope is restarted according to the Retrigger value when a note is
held. If the note is released before the Sustain/Release point is reached, the envelope jumps
to the position of this point and proceeds from there until the end. If the Sustain/Release
Marker is located inside the Retrigger Loop, the envelope keeps its position. The Retrigger
mode is especially useful for creating rhythmic, looped paths. You can feed the retrigger speed
as number of beats into the Retrigger: Beat control.
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