Using Release on a Synthesizer

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Summary: How to use release on keyboards and synthesizers; get expert tips and advice on playing electronic musical instruments in this free music lesson video.

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Ben Anderson Ben Anderson has been playing piano, keyboards, and synthesizers for almost all his life. He took lessons as a young child and took easily to music. Performi... read more

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Using Release on a Synthesizer

Hi, I'm Ben Anderson with Expert Village. And I'm here today to talk to you about release on a keyboard and how it will affect your sound. The release will determine how long the sound will be heard after it's played. For example, if I'm playing a pad sound here, sustains and holds on for a few seconds. Now, if I adjust the release and if I turn the release all the way down, and then I play the same thing, it cuts off immediately. So, by turning the release down, that then stops the sound as soon as I am done playing it. Now, to go back to where we were, normally that's how the initial sound would normally release at the level set at 0. Now, if I turn the release all the way up to the opposite end, and I play the same chord and I let go, the sound holds on for a lot longer than it normally did before. That's one of the many different functions that you can do with release.