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Brandon203113 · Post by **Brandon203113** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:31 am

Hey guys, i'm having trouble deciding what characteristics my transients should have..... such as the length of them and how much louder the transient should be compared to the rest of the signal..
i'm referring to my kick and snare, but maybe hihats as well.. I see a lot of people use compressors such as the glue compressor in order to create transients in their sounds to make them more "clicky" i guess.. Does anyone have any advice on where i should set the attack and release on a compressor to add transient? and also i'd like to know how much gain reduction should occur on the meter.. so i know how much louder the transient is than the rest of the signal.. If it varies depending on the type of kick or snare or hihat, can you explain how and why it varies???

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Mon Nov 19, 2018 8:25 am

how much louder the transient should be compared to the rest of the signal

Transient does not need to be louder than the rest of a signal - the sooner you understand it, the better. It just needs to be fast and contain different frequency content. You can easily add transient to any sound by overlaying noisy click or adding very fast pitch modulation.

SoundPorn · Post by **SoundPorn** » Tue Nov 20, 2018 1:49 am

https://youtu.be/Mrx2nxQYsnQ

MogwaiBoy · Post by **MogwaiBoy** » Mon Nov 26, 2018 8:05 pm

Transients are always short by definition and usually contain high frequency information separate to the 'tone'.

If you have Kotelnikov, Ozone Spectral Shaper or other processors with a 'Delta' audition mode you can sometimes carefully solo just the transients.

Need help with understanding transients!!