TRANSIENT SPLIT

Controls

• ModeBalance / Split — Balance: both parts on channels 1/2, each with its own level. Split: the transients on 1/2 and the tonal part on 3/4, for processing them apart.
• Transient−24 to +12 dB — Level of the transient part (the attack of each hit).
• Tonal−24 to +12 dB — Level of the tonal part (the body and the tail).
• Sensitivity0 to 100% — How easily a sound counts as a transient.
• Decay5 to 500 ms — How long the transient part lasts after each onset.
• Output−24 to +12 dB — Output level.

Best uses

• More or less attack on drums without EQ
• Turning down room and tail on a drum recording
• Reverb or saturation on only the body or only the attack (Split mode)
• Softening plucks and clicks

Properties

Input → fast (1 ms) and slow (25 ms) linked peak envelopes, 100 ms release → transient weight (fast − slow) / fast × Sensitivity, instant rise, fall over Decay → transient = x·w, tonal = x·(1 − w) → Balance: levels and sum on 1/2; Split: transient on 1/2, tonal on 3/4 → Output. No frequency bands, zero latency; the two parts always sum to the input.

Formats

• JSFXJSFX for REAPER, with REAPER's own sliders
• GFXJSFX GFX for REAPER, with its own interface
• VST3VST3 for any DAW
• CLAPCLAP for any DAW
• LV2LV2 for Linux DAWs such as Ardour, Carla and Qtractor

Factory presets

More Attack · Less Room · Snappy Drums · Soft Hits · Only Transients · Only Body · Split For Reverb · Split Tight

In the FX chains and Rack presets

Transient Verb

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