The parameters discussed in this section apply on a per-voice basis. This is a straightforward ADSR envelope that scales the pickup signals before passing them on to the Waveshaper and filter. The positioning of the amplitude envelope at this point in the signal path produces more natural sounding results because you can control signal levels before sending them to the Waveshaper (if used). The Waveshaper can have a significant impact on the spectral content of the sound, which can lead to synthetic sounding results.
Important: The attack time parameters of the amplitude envelope have a major impact on the way a single note is retriggered. When both Attack Soft and Hard are set to a value of 0, the vibrating string is retriggered. If either of these parameters is set to a value above 0, a new note will be triggered. Sonically, the retriggering of a vibrating string will result in different harmonics being heard during the attack phase.
Note: Even with long decay and release times, the sound may decay quickly. This can be caused by high Inner or Media Loss values in the string material section or by objects (2 or 3) that are used to damp the string.