Same sample. Completely different instrument.
A slow attack turns a pluck into a pad; a tight decay turns a boom into a knock. Drag the envelope, A/B against the raw hit, export the keeper.
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Frequently asked questions
What does ADSR mean for a one-shot?
Attack (how fast it reaches full volume), decay (how fast it falls to the sustain level), sustain (the held level), release (the tail after the note ends). For one-shots the practical trio is attack, decay, and tail — this tool exposes exactly those, drawn as a curve over your sample's waveform.
What are the classic moves?
Soften a harsh transient with 5–20 ms of attack. Turn any sustained sound into a pluck with a 100–300 ms decay to silence. Rescue an abruptly-cut sample with a gentle 200 ms tail. Turn a stab into a pad with 500 ms+ of attack — the melted-in sound.
Is this destructive to my sample?
The original never changes — you export a shaped copy, named with the settings. Keep both; tomorrow's track may want the raw one.
Why shape here instead of in my sampler?
Baking the envelope into the file makes it portable — the shape survives every sampler, pad, and DAW, including ones with clumsy envelope controls. Sound designers ship shaped samples for exactly this reason.