Why Your Mixes Don’t Sound Punchy - Transient Processing Technique

Getting punchy and dynamic tracks might be easier than you thought. Transient processing can be used to simplify your mixing process. Although I love compression it is often easier to create impact without using it!
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0:00 - Intro
0:30 - Plugins
1:10 - Punchy Drums
2:25 - Guitar
3:40 - Why is this underrated?
4:26 - Dynamic Percussion
5:20 - Drum Sound Design
5:50 - Is this right for you?
Full Transient Processing Tutorial: • Transient Processing -...
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Update (May 2023) I just made my own plugin! Check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4nZZXepac-HppY

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But what if they are good at massage? (Btw: LYW Michael! Awesome content and very skilled ears)

[@TheNeatwork]

Fun Fact: The reason the transients change how we perceive how close/far the sound is, is due to the inverse square law! When up close to a sound source, loud transients will be more significantly louder than the sound's decay, and then this reverses as you get farther away. This is why the "close up" feeling is dramatized with headphones, and the "far away" feeling is dramatized with studio monitors. This also happens with compression; soft vocals that are super compressed feel close and intimate because we get the breaths and detail that only would normally come from being very close to someone's voice, and loud super-compressed vocals feel far away since, yknow, they're yelling and it isn't hurting our eardrums 🤓

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[@starkid9736]

exactly! so when used too much it gets fast near ur face which is in my observation the case and problem in a high percentige of music these days But being master of transients is a must, for sure!!! transient + highs + width =Lord of the Distance😆

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This is good but it should not be your only one. That only makes you to ignore any other subtleties this producer have not shown or might not even be aware of.

[@VincentZauhar]

I also love geeking out about compressors and I'm not a fan of one-knob-wonder plugins either, but I have a soft spot for Transient shapers. FL's Transient Processor is the best one I found so far and it's a really quick and easy way to dial in more punch, while offering you more control than some other transient shapers on the market. In the free realm of things though, Transpire and BitterSweet are great.

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Quick, simple, and straightforward. Awesome work as always Michael. Keep it up.

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Been a while since I saw one of these, but this channel still remains one of the finest on this platform. Such a great teacher.

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You succeed because you are able to explain things well without sounding pretentious. Thank you.

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Thanks in the mix :) I appreciate ur support videos a lot. You are so calm and great with this work!

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Thanks much Michael. Your instructional vids are always clear and succinct. I learn a lot from you.

[@3AMREVIEWS]

This vid single handedly saved a few of my tracks, two thumbs way up 👍👍. Especially excited to learn how to push sounds forward and back in the mix!

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Most people will use the punchy part, but the soft/sweet part for shakers and many other loops works really good in Deep House and similar genres. Very nice video thank you 😊

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It's always good to learn something new, you're relaxing voice makes the tutorial even smoother for when you don't want to learn anymore, thanks for sharing good tips!

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Hi Michael, great job again to get a little deeper glimpse into the universe of Audio engeneering. Thank you very much for your videos and the guidances you achieve with these. I am a great fan of your content and I always appreciate to learn from good content creators or engineers, to achieve my own degree of working with and in audio. Cheers Dude!

[@ArrivedMusic]

Thank you so much Michael! This was exactly what I needed for my mixes and drums 😊

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Thank you Very much! Your efforts and tutorials are highly appreciated! Thanks for being an enormous source of inspiration!

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Thank you mate,I need to watch more of ur stuff

[@halfreactedmusic]

I never knew transient processor had so much details in drums ,and guitar samples, well this clicking problem was always a problem to me, now I think you are clearing all my doubts as always, 👍👍 , see you on next!!!

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Thanks bro. Your engineering info is of help to many. Be blessed

[@AlexRaptakis]

Excellent video and wonderful presentation as always!

[@illestvillain1971]

Dope was just thinking of ways I could make my tracks sound more bouncy and this came into my feed. Thanks man!!

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Too true

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Yesss

[@Sounder_Official]

Indeed!

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Thanks I needed that in my situation!

[@areumhehe]

I learn so much from the way you explain things, thank you so much!

[@50CalBeats]

It might be important to note that, for some uses, following the transient shaper with a clipper or very fast compressor (think limiter) can really help to bring the snap in without having your peak level raise by however many decibels. It works great to maintain the body of the sound but also introduce some extra energy to the onset of the sound, does wonders in kicks, snares, and other percussive drums. Throwing a transient shaper without one could mess with bus processing down the road, or if you're accurately compensating for level changes, really drop the body of the sound

[@inthemix]

Fantastic idea. Thanks for sharing!

[@GlitchmanVGM]

Great idea!

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Good advice, thanks again Michael!

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[@Keroser1983]

Amazing, thank you so much. I am guilty of it, overlooking. I am trying to adapt it in my sessions as much as I can when needed. It is absolutely correct that it has one job, one and only job. We are the ones to know when to use them.

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Your videos are always very helpful and informative. You're a big inspiration :)

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[@Diaxminator]

Wow, I never thought about how important transients is in my mix, great video!

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Nice one! Really helped me

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Thank you for all that you do! 💜🌙

[@alesnovak2906]

The main difference between transient processor and compressor is that transient processor affect every transient and not just the ones that hits the treshold.

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Thank's for this!

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We thank you so much for your work, helps allot

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I really appreciate your laid back personality, for me, it helps the learning experience when you don't put on some fake persona to increase viewership. Thanks for all of your hard work!

[@keys9333]

Great tutorial Michael thank you! The difference in drums was night and day I couldn't believe it! Makes me wanna go back & remaster all my tracks now🤣

[@brandnew622]

Thank you for the information

[@C_Corpze]

I wish I knew information like this earlier, I'm honestly fascinated how much of a difference a little bit of transient processing can do.

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[@strangersun7721]

Good video. I like the sound of Elisa's Nvelope on any type of drum track. Probably my favorite transient designer.

[@ocdmusic]

Great video, really can't wait to mess around with this now. Had added it a couple of times but didnt really know what I was doing lol

[@Christunesmusic]

Wow I did really overlook this for all these years. Thank you! Lets go through 30 mixes and find those sweetspots!

[@takyon5676]

Good shit. Thank you

[@spiegelkind2387]

For those using Live, I believe the drum buss transient shaper knob does work well for guitar and bass parts too.

[@djayall]

Thank you brother

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Thats what I needed

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This is where I started learning music production and These videos are way too good and useful ❤️ btw, it'll be super cool if you can make a playlist of all of your videos in order. (If it make sense) Then beginners can follow the playlist like a course 😊 I appreciate all your work Michael! ❤️

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Thank you, Sir. This was my issue.

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Thank you so much!!

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Never rushing again to use a compressor... Thanks brother 👏🏽

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The guitar tip was new to me…never thought about it!

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amazing!!

[@oldunclemick]

Good video 👍. The "microdynamics" can make a huge difference especially on some old hardware that has sampled sounds that had the transients reduced due to the bit-depth challenges of the time. My Roland SPD-8 octopad punches up nicely with transient enhancement.

[@theodor9763]

Thanks! This trick made my sound better. I usually use so much distortion that it squeezes sound like it's toothpaste and transient processor fixed that problem.

[@emiel333]

Hi 👋 Michael. Great video. Although I own 3rd party transient plug-ins, I honestly didn’t dive too much into it. But this will change after seeing your video. Thanks.

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nice tip on the tambo. i always find them a bit too transient on a mix esp cuz theyre never in time

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[@lawinter1949]

Great video! My fav tranisent plugin is khs transient shaper which resently became free (it used to be payed). I like it because it has a built in hard clipper so you can add punch without it being too peaky and there is also a dip knob which lets you emphasize the transient without increasing it.

[@inthemix]

How did I not know about this one, I'll link it in the description too!

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What I love about kHs plugins is that they are super lightweight and smooth to run for what any given one does. I could fill a few mixer channels with kHs plugins and still have enough processing headroom to be comfortable.

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[@mosemusica]

Increasing the transients also increases the volume, you can see it on the levels. Louder sounds better so it would be a lot easier to hear what is going on if you matched levels.

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Thanks. Transient design can a good tool to subtly automate as a finishing touch on certain tracks, after volume automation. To fine tune how the percussive energy is sitting on certain parts. A scalpel not a hammer....

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Thanks you for the great job. Please I needed to understand more details about panning if you can one day help with a video on that .

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Amazing

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I actually thought about looking for a free alternative for FL Studio's transient processor before. (It's not fully included in the Producer edition) So this video especially but every video is highly appreciated! Thank you! :D

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Thank you

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Your videos are brilliant, and you’re super great at explaining things. It’s a little different, but can you explain how the attack on a compressor is similar to the attack on an ADSR envelope ?

[@inthemix]

Let me know if this worked for you! 0:00 - Intro 0:30 - Plugins 1:10 - Punchy Drums 2:25 - Guitar 3:40 - Why is this underrated? 4:26 - Dynamic Percussion 5:20 - Drum Sound Design 5:50 - Is this right for you?

[@rarelikecandy]

went back to a project with a transient processor on the instrumental and with the info from this video, I was able to correct the low end frequencies with the expander preset by turning the split frequency knob!

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Great video! I use transient master from waves...

[@tasenova2717]

The guitar things makes sense for electrics, but if you're trying to get accoustic fattened up, I was trying maximus after a video from FL Studio Tips. which is basically a really different approach to multiband compression. but taking the low band and applying a different shape, gave it this in your face feeling with thicker but softer plucks

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thats nice

Can you make a video on the difference between good samples and bad samples? This would be much appreciated! 🙂

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