Nisko manual

These two knobs shape the volume envelope. Attack sets how soft or sharp the initial transient is. Release sets how long the note takes to fall away after you lift the key.

A long attack turns the samples into something closer to a pad. A short release makes the whole instrument tighter, at the cost of the natural decay.

Snap sets the decay of the envelope.

Keep it at zero for full sustain. Increase it for a more acoustic-style response.

Two oscillators, sampled from the analogue original.

Adjust these knobs to set the volume of each.

The F! knob introduces distortion, sampled from an esoteric chain of vintage hardware.

Just a touch of distortion adds upper harmonics to the bass line, so it cuts through the mix more. Keep F! low for more sub oomph.

This toggle forces the phase of the oscillators to reset on each note.

Keep it on if you want a consistent sub level on each note. Toggle it off for a more authentic response.

Turn the legato transitions between the notes on or off.

When it is on, overlapping notes trigger a short pitch glide between them.

Adds noise sampled from the hardware behind the instrument.

The global volume.

Pre-mapped to CC11, so you can automate it without extra setup.