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I've been looking into purchasing a transient shaper, as logic pro is without a native one (to my knowledge). Does anyone have any experience with them? How necessary do you feel it is, and how often do you use the transient shaper in your tracks? Just trying to get some outside opinions on this

I only use it on drum samples if I want to shorten the tail, and sometimes make them punch way harder. There are tons of great, free transient shapers. It's just a matter of finding decent/ones.

For electronic music I don't really see much use for them, just change the env on the synth/sampler your using. When working with stems, I think they are useful, like when you want a little more bite from the snare, or the bass (guitar).

Has a unlimited free trial, and is mac friendly http://www.kvraudio.com/product/transie ... well_audio

Logic has one...
Its called enveloper in the dynamics section

billybuxton wrote:Logic has one...
Its called enveloper in the dynamics section

I use that a ton on snares lol facepalming pretty hard right now for not realizing it.

Thanks for the other replies tho!

I use a free one called "Transient" all the time.

Yeah I use enveloper a lot!

I sometimes plonk 'Flux Bittersweet' on a bus with all the drums to give them some snap if required.

and it's free!
http://www.fluxhome.com/products/freewa ... ersweet-v3

The SPL ones are nice. I also like the Schaack Audio one as it has built in saturation, comes in handy.

VirtualMark wrote:The SPL ones are nice. I also like the Schaack Audio one as it has built in saturation, comes in handy.

Schaack Audio is my go to, since getting it I use it one pretty much every percussion hit in every track. Not just for additional bite and attack, but the release setting can be super useful and can really change how sounds feel and influence the track

3za wrote:For electronic music I don't really see much use for them, just change the env on the synth/sampler your using.

This. Just edit that volume envelope. Can be done on audio samples/clips too.

NI's transient master is pretty sweet. Simple and sounds good.

I recently did a right up about the spl transient designer singing it's praises. I personally use a transient designer on drums all the time during mix down. The review is on the UAD transient designer but I'm sure the native plugin is similar. You can read the full write up here http://www.audioanimals.co.uk/news/spl- ... rsal-audio


The SPL Transient Designer by Universal Audio is one of the most used plugins during our drum mix down. The best way to describe this plugin is it’s essential. If your ever lack snap or punch on a kick snare hat add a transient designer to your sound. Adjust the attack and release until you get the perfect snap your hit needs to punch through the mix. The way I always explain this plugin is imagine being able to precisely shape your sound. You have two main dials. An attack which when increased adds more punch and snap to your sound and a sustain knob which controls the amount of tail your sound has. The sustain knob is much like a compressor gate. Lastly there is an output gain which you can use obviously to adjust the output level. The transient designer produces a lot of additional output gain so the output level knob is essential for getting a clean sound.

For a plugin which only has a few dials and one function you would not believe how important it is when mixing. Some times we feel a snare needs more snap but a compressor isn’t quite what’s needed. The transient designer with a few tweaks get you the sound you instantly need. This plugin isn’t cheap but for what it does and how well it does it, it’s a must have in every studio. We have never compared the universal audio plugin with any of the other versions.

In conclusion this is such an important plugin so simple yet essential. Add snap punch tightness to your sound. A must have purchase on any UAD 2 card.

I've heard really good thing about the shaack audio transient shaper, that was the one I was looking into because of the saturation.

Nice article btw, makes the transient designer look very appealing

I also love the SPL one. It's so damn easy to use and the results are so gratifying. Excellent plug