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TransientControl

• Synopsis: Transient Dynamics Shaper
• Category: Dynamics, Building Blocks
• Channels: 1, 2

Description:

TransientControl is a dynamics shaping processor. By using the

Trans

and

Sustn

controls, it is

possible to accentuate the transient or sustained components of a signal; for example, by increasing
the

Trans

and decreasing the

Sustn

of a snare drum, you can accentuate the hit and decrease the

ring. Conversely, by decreasing the

Trans

of an electric bass, you can remove the attack of a pick.

The

Gain

control can be used to apply makeup gain (or padding) after processing.

The UI has three modes: Basic, Basic with process metering, and Advanced with process metering:

1) Basic: Provides access to the

Trans

,

Sustn

and

Gain

controls along with input metering.

2) Basic with process metering: As above, but with the addition of a process meter. Activity above
the horizon of the meter shows the amount of gain increase from the

Trans

and

Sustn

adjustments,

while activity below the horizon shows the amount of gain reduction. The scale of this display can
be adjusted by clicking the process meter. This menu will let you configure whether the gain adjust-
ment from the

Gain

control is factored into the meter, as well as allowing you to save your metering

preferences as default.

3) Advanced with process metering: This view adds access to the

F.Atk

,

S.Atk

,

Rls

,

Atk

,

F.Rls

and

S.Rls

controls. These are used to fine tune the transient and sustain detectors. For most purposes

the default values will work well, but these will allow you to create dramatic effects or fine tune the
processor for your needs.

Parameters:

Trans

[-300, 300] %

Controls the gain applied to the transient portion of the signal.

Sustn

[-1k, 1k] %

Controls the gain applied to the sustain portion of the signal.

Gain

[-24, 24] dB

Master output gain in dB.

F.Atk

[0, 100] ms

Sets the fast attack time of the transient detector.

S.Atk

[0, 100] ms

Sets the slow attack of the transient detector.

Rls

[0, 1k] ms
Sets the release of the transient detector.

Atk

[0, 100] ms
Sets the attack of the sustain detector.

F.Rls

[0, 1k] ms

Sets the fast release of the sustain detector.

S.Rls

[0, 1k] ms

Sets the slow release of the sustain detector.