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Keyboard & Synthesizer Equipment
How to Apply Piano Skills to Synth Playing
Playing a Synthesizer Without Piano Training
Introduction to Synthesizer Controls
Using Attack on a Synthesizer
Using Release on a Synthesizer
Using Cut-Off on a Synthesizer
Using Pitch on a Synthesizer
Using Modulation on a Synthesizer
Using Sustain on a Synthesizer
Using Presets on a Synthesizer
Amplifying a Synthesizer
Monitoring a Synthesizer
Powering a Synthesizer
Creating a Workspace for a Synthesizer
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.
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. Performing with the stage name...read more
"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."
eHow Article: Using Release on a Synthesizer
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