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Helper Transients 2 Black Friday pricing is 60% off, which puts this transient shaper plugin from W. A. Production at $10 until Nov 29, 2026.
Helper Transients 2 is a transient shaper plugin. It lets you sharpen or soften the shape of a sound without squashing it with a compressor.
The maker says it is far more than an ordinary shaper. It can work on 5 different kinds of signal taken from the source itself.
You choose which part of the audio gets shaped:
The maker says this opens up a new range of possibilities. Shaping only the sides, for example, leaves the mid of the source untouched.
Compression is the usual tool for controlling dynamics, but the maker points out that it is sometimes the wrong one. Transient shaping gets you a sharper or softer signal without over-compressing it.
One use the maker names is drums. You can shape them to cut through the mix without giving up their dynamics.
The two core controls are Attack and Sustain. Attack sets how much the transient is amplified or attenuated. Sustain does the same for the sustained part of the sound.
There are also low pass and high pass filter modules. Use them to cut unwanted frequencies from the saturated signal, or push them harder to craft new sounds.
Input and output gain controls let you gain stage before and after the saturation process.
Helper Transients 2 runs on Windows 8 or later (32 and 64-bit) and on macOS 10.13 and later (64-bit only). It is also available in AAX for Pro Tools 11 or higher.
If you run Apple Silicon, the maker asks you to review the plugin's compatibility status for your system before purchasing.
Helper Transients 2 is also part of the Helper Series 2 Bundle.
Yes. The Helper Transients 2 Black Friday deal is 60% off, taking this transient shaper plugin to $10 until Nov 29, 2026. It is also available inside the Helper Series 2 Bundle.
It can process 5 kinds of signal from the audio source: the original source, the mid, the side, the left or the right. You pick which part gets shaped, so a mix can be treated in a targeted way.
It supports Windows 8 or later (32 and 64-bit), macOS 10.13 and later (64-bit only), and AAX for Pro Tools 11 or higher. Apple Silicon users are asked to review compatibility before buying.
It has Attack and Sustain controls, clean processing, 10 factory presets and a resizable interface. The maker also lists low pass and high pass filter modules and input and output gain controls.
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