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Transient Shaper
The dual band transient tool.
Dual band transient processing tool
Add or reduce punch and/or sustain from any sound
Affect the whole frequency spectrum, only the high frequencies, or only the low frequencies
Transient shaping has become a vital technique in music mixing. The abilities to sharpen or soften the onset of a sound and to lengthen or shorten the decay have been very useful for giving each sound just the right size and position in the mix.
Transient Shaper takes this concept one step further, by letting the user affect either the entire frequency range — which is what most similar tools do — or the treble frequencies or bass frequencies individually.
Beyoncé, Lil Wayne, Missy Elliott, Timbaland"The unique ability to isolate and focus on a portion of the signal and alter its attack/sustain is just mere brilliant!"
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Punch and sustain
The Transient Shaper lets you control the attack and decay of a track. Optimal for drum mixing, but also a perfect tool to give a vocal track clarity and presence.
Split-band operation
Use the the dual band processor to affect only the treble or bass portion of a sound — separately for the Sustain and Punch parameters — and leave the rest untouched.
This product supports Extended Features
We love VU meters, Bakelite knobs, and analog quirks. But we want modern precision and workflow. The answer? Softube Extended Features. Easy-access panels with the innovations you need close at hand.
Use cases
Use Transient Shaper on drum overheads, turn up the Sustain knob and set its frequency control to Wide. This will simultaneously stretch out the room sound and cymbals, as well as give you more sustain and boom to the toms. But let's say you don't want boomier toms. Then you set the Sustain knob's frequency control switch to Hi, in which case the Sustain processing only affects the high frequencies, i.e. the cymbals and room, but leaves the toms just the way they are. Set the switch to Lo, and hear how you now only get boom from the toms, but the room sound and cymbals stay unaffected.
More than percussion
The dual band operation makes Transient Shaper useful for much more than drum and percussion sounds. Give a vocal track clarity and presence by adding some high frequency transients — add Punch with its frequency slider set to Hi. Or create a darker and more rounded sound that oozes with vintage vibe by instead turning down the Punch knob. Use it on piano, bass, guitar, electronic drums — Transient Shaper works on a wide range of sound types.
The crossover frequency is user selectable, as is the Punch behavior (Fast or Slow). We also added an output distortion section called Clip.
Chief mastering engineer for Armin van Buuren, Ferry Corsten, Julian Calor"The Transient Shaper is a great tool for adding dynamics to compact mixes. The sound is punchy without sounding harsh."
In short
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Dual band transient processing tool.
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Add or reduce punch and/or sustain from any sound.
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Affect either the whole frequency spectrum, only the high frequencies or only the low frequencies.
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User selectable crossover frequency.
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Clip section adds output distortion.
Reviews
"Once you’ve tried it, you may well find it difficult to go back to the single-band alternatives."
MusicRadar/Computer Music
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Transient Shaper
The dual band transient tool.
USD 89.00
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System Requirements
- Ventura 13, Sonoma 14, Sequoia 15
- Windows 10 (64-bit), Windows 11
- Softube account
- iLok account
- Computer with AU, VST, VST3 and/or AAX compatible DAW host software
- Internet access (for downloading installers and managing licenses)
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