By manipulating handles on a time-varying curve, this effect allows the user to create a sound based on varying stretch amounts. Why is this important? For a start, it allows for a more fluid time-stretch, changing in quality and timbre. Secondly, it is useful if one wishes to keep, for example, the transient of a sound intact - the transient being the noise-like attack of most physical sound-producing systems, before the standing waves are set up. Why is this important? Ah, well - if one time stretches out the transient, the source recognition can often be lost - as humans we expect that transients will only take a minimum amount of time to set up. You can read more about transients in the Tips & Techniques page.

Maximum Stretch: The maximum stretch percentage for the y axis.