Transform Your Drums with the Best Transient Shaper
Make your drums stand out in the mix.
Give your snare a sharp crack.
Get a cleaner sound from strummed acoustic guitars.
Make rap vocals hit harder.
Or, adjust hand percussion to fit better in the mix, or reduce a bass's attack to highlight sustain.
Compared to ordinary transient shapers, Smack Attack offers powerful processing for more detailed control of the initial attack.
Bring your tracks and masters to life.
Features
- Enhance percussive peaks for more impact and presence
- Control attack characteristics more flexibly
- Customize attack levels and the amount of attack to process
- Reduce peaks to place instruments deeper in the mix
- Selectively adjust transients and sustain
- Use sensitivity control for targeted transient shaping
- Advanced features like parallel processing and MIDI control
- Limit or clip to push your sound to the max
- Real-time graphic display for quick setting optimization
- Zero latency for real-time live sound mixing
Using Waves Smack Attack is easy. First, load the plugin onto the track you want to shape. You can start by adjusting the sensitivity control to target specific transients. To make your drums or other percussive elements punchier, use the attack level and processing amount settings. If you want an instrument to sit further back in the mix, soften the peaks. The real - time graphic display helps you see the effects immediately and fine - tune your settings quickly. For more advanced use, explore the parallel processing and MIDI control features. When using it for live sound mixing, you don't have to worry about latency. Just remember to keep your ears open and adjust based on what you hear. As for maintenance, keep your plugin software up - to - date to ensure it runs smoothly and takes advantage of any improvements or bug fixes.
