With the Transient Designer TDx the level-independent processing of signal paths is making headway into the world of 500 series rack modules. Working with the Transient Designer is very simple: Attacks can be amplified or attenuated and sustain may be prolonged or shortened.
Technical foundation is SPL‘s Differential Envelope Technology (DET) which allows level-independent dynamic processing by calculating differences in generated envelopes. These envelopes are always tracking the curve of the original signal to provide optimal results in every moment of the music. So only two controls per channel are required to allow the user to completely reshape the attack and sustain characteristics of a sound. Thanks to the new TDx feature MIX (parallel mix) you can continuously blend between the processed and the unprocessed signal. Thus, the range of functions is extended even further and with the three parameters ATTACK, SUSTAIN and MIX, which offer an intuitive operation, the options of designing transients reach a new dimension of great variety.
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This 500 series module is a must-have in your rack. It is sooo satisfying to have an analog transient designer. People forget how important transient shaping is within producing and mixing. The SPL TDx gives me a quick and powerful hands-on approach. I use it on all my drum channels! This module also solved a problem I have had getting vocals to pop-out in the mix. Analog transient designers really shine in this area. Amazing piece of kit.