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Any of you tried one of these plug-ins ?

http://spl.info/?id=331&L=

http://software.spl.info/download/

Also, interesting videos in the hardware section.

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I've tried the Transient Designer. It can be subtle or more pronounced, it's depends a lot on the source material. I believe their stuff is available on UAD cards, or native versions. Pretty much anything that is on UAD is likely very high quality and pricey.

i've also tried the transient designer. works wonders on flakey drums and gtrs

got the hardware version of transient designer aswell as this one, but the problem with it is that it is making everything sound the same way with how it makes things snap.. I suggested that they make a multiband version and they said they'd talk about it.. This would counter "samey sounding" problem as it then no longer would affect all frequencies in the same way, so i really hope they make a multiband version

Ibunshi wrote:got the hardware version of transient designer aswell as this one, but the problem with it is that it is making everything sound the same way with how it makes things snap.. I suggested that they make a multiband version and they said they'd talk about it.. This would counter "samey sounding" problem as it then no longer would affect all frequencies in the same way, so i really hope they make a multiband version

Any idea if the Waves TransX plugins are comparable to the Transient Designer? There's a multiband version of the Waves one which is quite nice.

Coz wrote:

Ibunshi wrote:got the hardware version of transient designer aswell as this one, but the problem with it is that it is making everything sound the same way with how it makes things snap.. I suggested that they make a multiband version and they said they'd talk about it.. This would counter "samey sounding" problem as it then no longer would affect all frequencies in the same way, so i really hope they make a multiband version

Any idea if the Waves TransX plugins are comparable to the Transient Designer? There's a multiband version of the Waves one which is quite nice.

no idea, sorry.. but i guess the idea is the same.. the problem really only occurs of you like/need to crank it up.. after you tried it a few times on some different type of drums you start to hear how the snap always sound the same, i'd prefer layering here instead, for those extreme cases, as it will let you have a different sound but still just as snappy....

i still think it is a great tool though, but best used for quick and subtle tweaks

when it is multiband, you can chose to do as big boost on just some of the low mids for example without getting high frequency clicking and snapping... or so i assume anyway, i'm no programmer so wouldnt know if any new kind of problems coms out when going multiband


anyway, if you like, you can kinda simulate this effect in a program like cubase simply by drag-copy the snare onto a new channel and shorten the length.. volume controls how hard it will snap, and you can use fades to control how much of it that will be in use. then you can use an eq to control what frequencies the snap effect will be on, to avoit hi frequency clicks or muddy bass pops etc, if that is what you would prefer.. and since it is on a new channel, you may apply whatever other effects you want too, to really shape and mangle.. which is something that a transient designer cant offer

Izotope Alloy offers multiband transient shaping.

Ibunshi wrote:got the hardware version of transient designer aswell as this one, but the problem with it is that it is making everything sound the same way with how it makes things snap.. I suggested that they make a multiband version and they said they'd talk about it.. This would counter "samey sounding" problem as it then no longer would affect all frequencies in the same way, so i really hope they make a multiband version

Tru.

Ibunshi wrote:no idea, sorry.. but i guess the idea is the same.. the problem really only occurs of you like/need to crank it up.. after you tried it a few times on some different type of drums you start to hear how the snap always sound the same, i'd prefer layering here instead, for those extreme cases, as it will let you have a different sound but still just as snappy....

i still think it is a great tool though, but best used for quick and subtle tweaks

when it is multiband, you can chose to do as big boost on just some of the low mids for example without getting high frequency clicking and snapping... or so i assume anyway, i'm no programmer so wouldnt know if any new kind of problems coms out when going multiband


anyway, if you like, you can kinda simulate this effect in a program like cubase simply by drag-copy the snare onto a new channel and shorten the length.. volume controls how hard it will snap, and you can use fades to control how much of it that will be in use. then you can use an eq to control what frequencies the snap effect will be on, to avoit hi frequency clicks or muddy bass pops etc, if that is what you would prefer.. and since it is on a new channel, you may apply whatever other effects you want too, to really shape and mangle.. which is something that a transient designer cant offer

Good tips... cheers.

i'm guessing that it is possible to do right in the mpc too, working with layers... just boost the volume on the new layer and then use the ADSR to make it a short sound so that you get that snap... however, you cant emulate the sustain effect of the plugin so easily.. only what happens when you want to get more snap.. you do get that nice extra control with filters though, if your mpc has any.. which you can then use to boost the snap even more, like using a hi-pass filter, and then boosting the resonance and then you just use the cutoff to control what frequencies you want to boost, so you can give it some mid range punch only if you want..

actually you can also use a hipass filter this way to turn snares into kicks too if you turn the cutoff down low and use the resonance to boost the lower frequencies

think there is an audio demo on the spl website too, if you want to hear the transient designer in use.. and not sure but a couple of years ago they released a lite version of the software version for free.. called spl attack or something like that.. basically its exactly the same but without the sustain control, not sure if its still available..

That, is exactly the kind of answers i was looking for. Very informative. Thank's y'all !

Ibunshi wrote:and not sure but a couple of years ago they released a lite version of the software version for free.. called spl attack or something like that.. basically its exactly the same but without the sustain control, not sure if its still available..

No, it's not. I missed that one and I'm still kicking myself for it.

Remedial wrote:

Ibunshi wrote:and not sure but a couple of years ago they released a lite version of the software version for free.. called spl attack or something like that.. basically its exactly the same but without the sustain control, not sure if its still available..

No, it's not. I missed that one and I'm still kicking myself for it.

how do you mean? i can see it on their website

unless it needs to be installed (i cant remember if it needs to) but if not, then i can prolly sort you out with the .dll file

Ibunshi wrote:

Remedial wrote:

Ibunshi wrote:and not sure but a couple of years ago they released a lite version of the software version for free.. called spl attack or something like that.. basically its exactly the same but without the sustain control, not sure if its still available..

No, it's not. I missed that one and I'm still kicking myself for it.

how do you mean? i can see it on their website

unless it needs to be installed (i cant remember if it needs to) but if not, then i can prolly sort you out with the .dll file

Yeah, it is still available on their website, but now for a fee. And, unfortunately, I'm on Mac. Thanks for the generous offer, though.