Waves smack attack unlike traditional transient shapers smack attack lets you control more than attack and sustain levels.
Waves smack attack vs transient designer.
Unlike traditional transient shapers smack attack lets you control more than just attack and sustain levels.
It gives pinpoint control over the shape and duration of transients.
Featuring usual controls com.
Although featuring the usual controls commonly found on transient shaper plug ins smack attack is a transient shaper plug in on steroids.
In this video review pro tools expert deputy editor dan cooper takes a look at waves new transient shaper plug in smack attack.
Smack attack by waves is made with this purpose in mind and is best used on drum busses and individual percussive instruments.
You can make a kick tighter than you d ever imagined or give your snares that extra crack.
The lengths of the shapes are adjusted with duration sliders.
If you re looking for a plugin catered specifically to creating punchy drum transients the search is over.
The nice thing about the waves plugs vs the competition transient shapers is the fully configurable control over the attack time of the transient modification.
Smack attack is centered around the two main cornerstones of transient shaping.
In this video review pro tools expert deputy editor dan cooper takes a look at the new transient shaper plug in smack attack from waves.
Instead it seems to be a new version of the standard attack and sustain envelope and volume controls you d expect from a transient designer.
0 5 500ms attack 30 1000ms sustain.
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There s also a sensitivity control for selective transient shaping.
This waves transient shaper is simple and effective and the attractive interface provides excellent visual feedback on the processing.
This is the latest transient designer to hit the shelves but it doesn t appear to add any twists like some of the other new plugins available.
With such a fine degree of envelope control smack attack really does take you to places other transient shapers can t although you ll have to put a few more mouse clicks in to get there.
Don t forget about waves trans x which i have really liked using.
