In this video review, Pro Tools Expert Deputy Editor Dan Cooper takes a look at the new transient shaper plug-in Smack Attack from Waves. Although featuring the usual controls commonly found on transient shaper plug-ins, Smack Attack is a transient shaper plug-in on steroids. Both the attack and sustain components feature extended shape, duration and sensitivity controls that when used together offer a wide variety of creative options for transient shaping.

Watch to hear how Smash Attack tastefully shapes drums within a mix and to see how quick and easy it is to creatively mash audio in colourful pumping motions.

For more information and to download the demo visit the Waves website

Main Features

• ‘Secret weapon’ for mixing drums and all other percussive instruments
• Unleash or tame transient attack & sustain
• Fine-tune transient level, shape and duration
• Real-time graphic wave display
• Zero latency in the studio or live
• Limiter/clipper for driving your sound to the limit
• Sensitivity control for selective transient shaping
• Wet/Dry mix control for parallel processing
• MIDI control assignable