Wondering about the 1ms Attack minimum on the Sampler

Official support for: bitwig.com
Post Reply New Topic
RELATED
PRODUCTS

Post

Hello,

I've been enjoying working in Bitwig and especially the beta with the new sampler features! :love:

Though I've always notice the 1ms attack minimum on the attack and decided to dig in to it a little bit and check for any audible differences. I did some null tests with sharp transients and tried various different configurations and wasn't really able to get consistent results - though I didn't actually perceive any issues with the attack in my testing.

I just tested some things briefly so I won't say one way or another about any issues I may or may not have found because I wasn't super thorough, so I don't won't to make any inaccurrate assumptions/statements.

That being said, what are others' view/perceptions of the 1ms attack minimum on the sampler? To my ear, I don't hear any differences in the transients for eg. chopping breakbeats. And from my tests, I couldn't say for sure I found any noise or artifacts on the attack in my null tests. Also, have the devs ever had any input on this matter. I've checked other samplers and they go to 0ms, though some say that under the hood they never actually do.

As well, I've seen online some mention to put it in 1-shot mode and use a ADSR device on the volume, though I was most definitely getting clicks on the transients when doing null tests with that method.

Anyways, your thoughts/input would be greatly appreciated. I'm inclined to just continue on with my workflow using the sampler to chop breakbeats as I haven't actually heard anything amiss, though if anyone or the devs were inclined to chime in on this it would be nice for peace of mind anyway :)

thanks!

Post Reply

Return to “Bitwig”