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Penta Attack & Release Values

Time Settings

Preset

Attack Type

Release Type

1

A

A

2

A

A

3

A

B

4

B

B

5

A

B

6

A

A

7

A

A

8

A

B

9

B

A

10

B

B

11

C

B

12

C

C

13

B

B

14

C

A

15

B

B

16

D

AUTO



Attack Times (milliseconds)

Type

Full CW

Centre

Full CCW

A

4

12.5

40

B

2.2

8

25

C

2

6

18.5

D

0.25

0.5

1.2


Release Times (milliseconds)

Type

Full CW

Centre

Full CCW

A

125

250

500

B

175

350

700

C

400

800

1600

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