Re: [fluid-dev] Sustain long fadeout a property of the synth or the font?

[Andrew Suffield]

On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 09:03:00AM +1100, Matt Giuca wrote:
> Well, this Creative Labs page suggests that that feature isn't in the
> SoundFont spec:
> http://www.creative.com/soundblaster/soundfont/tutorials/welcome.asp?articleid=54142&page=7
> 
> There is an envelope parameter called "Sustain" but it refers to the volume
> at which the note decays to after a while of holding the key. There doesn't
> appear to be anything in the envelope parameters to behave differently due
> to the sustain pedal. That's a pity.

It wouldn't be that explicit. You would do it by hooking a modulator
to some CC input and using it to extend the volume decay phase - you
can do that in the soundfont or the synth.

However, I don't see a way to do it with the sustain pedal, since that
suppresses all noteoff events while it is held. You would want to
connect the pedal to some different CC. So, what you have is a
property of the synth, but could be replicated with some effort.