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The trans x Black Friday deal from Waves takes 69% off this transient shaper plugin, which puts it at $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
Trans-X is a transient shaper for percussive material. The maker says it gives you tight control over the attack and decay of drums, acoustic guitar and electric bass, either on single tracks or on a full mix.
You can make drums softer or punchier, give acoustic guitars more attack, or smooth out an electric bass. It can also push a sound forward or pull it back in the mix.
Multiband mode splits the audio into 4 bands, and each band gets its own transient shaping.
That matters on a stereo 2-track with no stems. The maker's example: harden the kick while softening acoustic guitar strums, or tighten the bass while making percussion gentler.
Band ranges are editable, so you can focus on specific frequencies. The crossover is phase-compensated, which the maker says keeps filter coloration to a minimum.
The plugin detects transients by duration and level. You can limit the effect to transients that fall within certain levels and durations.
Shaping happens through gain and release time parameters. A separate control sets how prominent the pluck is on guitar and bass.
Wideband mode is there for traditional single-band transient control, so you are not forced into the four-band layout.
The maker pitches it for reviving punch and power in drum loops and percussion, and for making a mix more alive and dramatic or more subdued.
On Mac, Trans-X runs on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On Windows, it needs Windows 10 or later and comes as VST and AAX. There is no AU on PC.
Yes, the Waves Trans-X transient shaper carries 69% off, which brings it to $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
Trans-X is a transient shaper with a Wideband mode and a four-band Multiband mode. It comes with 25 presets from top engineers covering common mixing needs, plus gain, release and pluck prominence controls.
On Mac it comes as VST, AU and AAX. On Windows 10 or later it comes as VST and AAX. Mac support covers macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15.
Yes. Multiband mode splits the signal into 4 bands, each with independent transient shaping. The maker says this lets you harden a kick while softening guitar strums, even on a stereo 2-track with no stems.
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