If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage A seventeen-year-old tourist died late last night of injuries sustained in yesterday's bomb blast
If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season
be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
There is a fine line between a speaker being over and underdamped If it's underdamped, it can be harsh, ringing, and sound brittle If it is overdamped, it can sound thin, choked and compressed When it is just right for a particular installation, it has just the right breakup, texture, and sustain
In an ADSR envelope, the control that determines the level that the sound is played at while the note is being held, and after the other envelope portions (Attack and Decay) have been cycled through
If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. But he has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age a period of sustained economic growth throughout 1995
The third of the four segments in an ADSR envelope The sustain portion of the envelope begins when the attack and decay portions have run their course, and continues until the key is released The sustain control is used to determine the level at which the envelope will remain While the attack, decay, and release controls are rate or time controls, the sustain control is a level control
supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep
lengthen or extend in duration or space; "We sustained the diplomatic negociations as long as possible"; "prolong the treatment of the patient"; "keep up the good work"
undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"
admit as valid; "The court sustained the motion" supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep
is the holding of a note longer than a key is pressed There is a sustain button on Claviset Prime which provides a short additional holding of played notes The optional sustain pedal permits very long holding of notes This is useful when a very rich, broad set of notes is desired to build a chord for instance Many experienced players will not play without a sustain pedal, but most beginners do not use one until they become much more comfortable