



On the other hand, by shortening the decay (attack) of the drum loop that was processed with too much reverb, it can become much cleaner and sit way better in the mix. The ability to sharpen or soften the sound, as well as to control the length or shorten the decay, has proven very useful for giving each sound just the right size and position in the overall mix. For instance, using it on a drum loop that is too tight and lifeless by increasing the release parameter, you can make it sound more vibrant and fatter in an instant. This tool possesses two main controls: attack and decay. What is more, I would like to highlight one of these tools called Transient Shaper. Personally, I feel that Transient Shaper plugins are providing a way to shape the amplitude response of a signal in a better and in most cases ‘cleaner’ way than traditional compressors do. This is because we have numerous useful tools ranging from compressors and harmonic enhancers to special equalizing techniques. These days, it seems that there are many ways to dynamically and tonally process your drum sounds.
