Inject Serious Impact Into Your Drum Mixes
Ever wonder how professional engineers achieve drum mixes with that coveted smack and bite? Everyone has their modus operandi, but many rely on transient-shaping as their number one secret weapon. And that's just what Waves Smack Attack does. Optimized for drums, Smack Attack fine-tunes each instrument's level, shape, and duration. Use this plug-in on individual tracks, or slap it on your drum bus to maximize the entire kit. Either way, it results in kicks that punch and snares that crack. Armed with a Sensitivity control for selective transient shaping, a Wet/Dry mix control for parallel processing, and more, the level of control afforded by Smack Attack is astounding.
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More than mere transient shaping
Unlike many transient-shaping plug-ins, Smack Attack provides you with more than simple Attack and Sustain controls. With Smack Attack, you can also achieve precise control over each transient's shape and duration. A Sensitivity control allows you to process every transient, only the loudest ones, or anything in-between. You can also use the Wet/Dry mix control for parallel processing, while the Guard control with Limit, Clip, and Off settings can be used to push your sound to the brink. And although it's optimized for drums, engineers at Sweetwater have also used Smack Attack to add impact to loops, synth hits, percussion, and more.
Waves Smack Attack Features:
- Drum-optimized transient-shaping plug-in
- Produce kicks that punch and snares that crack
- Manipulate the attack and sustain of your drums' transients
- Fine-tune transient level, shape, and duration
- Sensitivity control for selective transient shaping
- Wet/Dry mix control for parallel processing
- Guard control with Limit, Clip, and Off settings for pushing your sound to the brink
- Use on individual tracks or on your drum bus to maximize an entire kit
- Real-time graphic wave display provides visual guidance
- Also works on loops, synth hits, percussion, and more