Perform Section - Native Instruments Retro Machines MK2 Manual

The Amplification section.
Controls
▪ ATTACK: Sets the attack time of the volume envelope, i.e., the time it will take to fade
to a sound's maximum level.
▪ RELEASE: Sets the release time of the volume envelope, i.e., the time it will take to
fade out after the note has been released. This can be used to create sounds that
continue long after the note has been pressed.
VEL SENS: Sets the amount of modulation applied from the MIDI velocity to the volume.
▪
▪ GAIN: Adjusts the volume of the selected Sound Variation. Also useful for matching the
volume of different Sound Variations. Furthermore it allows you to make up for loss of
volume due to extreme filtering.
▪ PERCUSSIVE: Changes the
2.1.4

PERFORM Section

The Performance section allows you to set parameters for the behavior of notes when
played from a MIDI keyboard (or even your computer's keyboard). In Glide mode, the in-
strument pitch-bends between two successive notes until the pitch of the second note is
reached.
The Performance section.
AMP envelope mode to create shorter, percussive sounds.
Using the Instrument
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