diff --git a/src/sfizz/Config.h b/src/sfizz/Config.h
index d3707644..be67dd56 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Config.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Config.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ namespace config {
     constexpr float voiceStealingThreshold { 0.00001f };
     constexpr int numCCs { 143 };
     constexpr int chunkSize { 1024 };
+    constexpr float defaultAmpEGRelease { 0.02f };
 } // namespace config
 
 // Enable or disable SIMD accelerators by default
diff --git a/src/sfizz/Defaults.h b/src/sfizz/Defaults.h
index f36545bd..cf8e7daa 100644
--- a/src/sfizz/Defaults.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/Defaults.h
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace Default
 	constexpr float decay { 0 };
 	constexpr float delayEG { 0 };
 	constexpr float hold { 0 };
-	constexpr float release { 0 };
+	constexpr float release { config::defaultAmpEGRelease };
 	constexpr float start { 0.0 };
 	constexpr float sustain { 100.0 };
 	constexpr float vel2sustain { 0.0 };