diff --git a/classes/CleanEvent.sc b/classes/CleanEvent.sc
index bbd2146..a57e246 100644
--- a/classes/CleanEvent.sc
+++ b/classes/CleanEvent.sc
@@ -41,7 +41,52 @@ CleanEvent {
 			if(~diversion.isNil) { ~notFound.value }
 		} {
 			// the stored sound event becomes the environment's proto slot, which partly can override its parent
-			currentEnvironment.proto = soundEvent
+			currentEnvironment.proto = soundEvent;
+
+
+			// legato/sustain/release overlap fix:
+
+			// synth's envelope release time cut along with event if legato < 1
+			~legato = if(~legato ?? { 1 } >= 1) {
+				~legato ?? { 1 } + (~dur ?? { 1 } * (~rel ?? {
+					if(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd].notNil) {
+						if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd][0].[\instrument]).controlDict[\release].notNil) {
+							SynthDescLib.global.at(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd][0].[\instrument]).controlDict[\release].defaultValue
+						} {
+							if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd][0].[\instrument]).controlDict[\rel].notNil) {
+								SynthDescLib.global.at(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd][0].[\instrument]).controlDict[\rel].defaultValue
+						} { 1 } }
+					} { if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).notNil) {
+						if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).controlDict[\release].notNil) {
+							SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).controlDict[\release].defaultValue
+						} {
+							if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).controlDict[\rel].notNil) {
+								SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).controlDict[\rel].defaultValue
+						} {	1 } }
+				} { 1 } } }))
+			} {
+				~legato
+			}
+
+			// synth's envelope release time persists (still happens) even if legato < 1
+			/*
+			~legato =  ~legato ?? { 1 } + (~dur ?? { 1 } * (~rel ?? {
+				if(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd].notNil) {
+					if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd][0].[\instrument]).controlDict[\release].notNil) {
+						SynthDescLib.global.at(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd][0].[\instrument]).controlDict[\release].defaultValue
+					} {
+						if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd][0].[\instrument]).controlDict[\rel].notNil) {
+							SynthDescLib.global.at(~clean.soundLibrary.synthEvents[~snd][0].[\instrument]).controlDict[\rel].defaultValue
+					} { 1 } }
+				} { if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).notNil) {
+					if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).controlDict[\release].notNil) {
+						SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).controlDict[\release].defaultValue
+					} {
+						if(SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).controlDict[\rel].notNil) {
+							SynthDescLib.global.at(~snd).controlDict[\rel].defaultValue
+					} {	1 } }
+			} { 1 } } }))
+			*/
 		}
 	}