SOUND DESIGN MATTERS
TRANSFORCE is the transient shaper plugin for designers and producers who want both punch and control without the usual trade-offs. Independent processing on attack and sustain. Spectral processing that separates tonal content from noise. Parametric EQ and saturation per band, on each side. A Stylize module, a Clipper, and a Limiter to finish the job. Built for sound design, yet equally capable in music production.
Most transient tools force a trade-off. Push the attack and the sustain rides up with it. Tame the body and the punch goes flat. TRANSFORCE splits attack and sustain into two signals you shape separately, each with its own parametric EQ across multiple bands and its own saturation. Shape the low end of the attack and remove rumble from the sustain at the same time. You get punch hits hard, and the sustain element sits exactly where you want it.
This is special, the Spectral Slider separates the tonal resonances in a signal from the noise content, then lets you process each across attack and sustain. On a sci-fi element, add tonal character to the attack and leave the sustain clean. On a guitar, pull the pick attack off the front of the note without touching the body. On a snare, shape the ring without touching the crack.
This is special, the Spectral Slider separates the tonal resonances in a signal from the noise content, then lets you process each across attack and sustain. On a sci-fi element, add tonal character to the attack and leave the sustain clean. On a guitar, pull the pick attack off the front of the note without touching the body. On a snare, shape the ring without touching the crack.
Footsteps that land without losing their weight. Impacts that punch through without burying everything around them. Dialogue with plosives pulled cleanly off the front of each line. Whooshes and risers whose leading edge stays sharp while the bloom of the sustain is controlled separately. Sidechain trigger input for signal interaction, presets drawn from real production sessions from top-name artists, and AudioSuite support for batch-processing SFX libraries in Pro Tools. Every control on the plug-in exists because a sound designer needs it.
The processing within TRANSFORCE applies to any material where attack and sustain behave differently. Tighten the snap of every transient on a drum bus while letting the sustain breathe. Pull the pick attack off a guitar without touching the body of the note. Balance the hammer strike of a piano against its sustain. The Stylize module adds the low-end body that modern productions are built on; the Clipper adds weight; the Limiter handles output. This is one plug-in, five modules, powerful for music and post.
Sound Design for Drums, footsteps, impacts, dialogue, whooshes.
Shaping large sets of sounds at scale.
Sci-fi, impact, and creature work where attack and sustain need different tonal treatment
Drum bus and individual drum processing.
Guitars, piano, vocals, and any material with a defined attack and decay.
TRANSFORCE treats attack and sustain as two separate signals. Each one gets its own parametric EQ across multiple bands, its own saturation, and its own tonal vs broadband split. Built by sound designers, for the sessions sound designers actually run. Equally at home in music production.
A transient shaper is a plug-in that processes the attack and sustain portions of a sound independently. Where a compressor reacts to level, a transient shaper detects the front edge of each sound and gives you separate control over that edge and the body that follows. TRANSFORCE takes that separation further by giving each side its own parametric EQ, saturation, and tonal vs broadband control.
A compressor controls dynamic range by reducing the level above a threshold. A transient shaper detects attack and sustain as separate events and lets you shape each independently, without setting a threshold or introducing compression side effects. A compressor reacts to the loudness of a sound, whereas a transient shaper reacts to its position in time.
They are different. EQ acts on a frequency band regardless of when that frequency occurs, whereas a transient shaper acts on when something happens, regardless of its frequency. TRANSFORCE combines both, with parametric EQ per band on attack and sustain, which is why it covers ground neither tool can cover on its own.
Free transient shapers give you single-band attack and sustain control, and they can work well on simple sources. TRANSFORCE adds parametric EQ on each side, per-band saturation, and the Spectral Slider that separates tonal content from noise. If you’re shaping a kick that just needs more snap, a free tool is fine. If you’re working on layered SFX, dialogue plosives, or anything where tonal and broadband content want different treatment, that’s where most free plugins fall short.
Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Cubase, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Studio One, Reaper, Bitwig Studio, and FL Studio. Any modern DAW that supports VST 3, AU, AAX Native, or AudioSuite. Native Apple Silicon supported.
Yes. AAX Native and AudioSuite are both supported. AAX DSP is not supported, so HDX dub-stage workflows that require DSP acceleration aren’t available.
Yes. Transient detection requires look-ahead, so the plug-in always adds some latency. The amount is user-adjustable to balance accuracy against latency, but cannot be set to zero. Modern DAWs compensate for latency automatically.
Yes, we have a fully functional 14-day trial available. You can select it at the top of the product page or via the button below.
Transient shapers are not new. There have been good ones on the market for a long time. The trouble is that almost all of them were built for music production and adopted by sound design as the best option available. The features tend to reflect that, as do the presets.
TRANSFORCE is the first transient shaper that starts from the other end. It was designed by sound designers, for sound design workflows, and the difference shows up in the feature set as much as the philosophy. We sat down with product lead Jannik to talk through how it came together.
Learn all about the process and the idea behind the product in this blog.
TRANSFORCE requires a free iLok account (click to learn more)
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Please note: Transforce requires an audio host software. It does not work as a standalone application.
Transforce works with the most common audio host software apps that support VST 3, AU or AAX plug ins:
 Logic Pro |
 Pro Tools (11+) |
 Cubase |
 Nuendo |
 Ableton Live |
 Reaper |
| Windows | Windows 10 (64-bit), 8 GB Ram, Intel® Core™ i5 (relatively recent) |
| Mac | macOS 10.15, 4 GB RAM, Apple Silicon or Intel® Core™ i5 (relatively recent) |
Available licensing options:
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Latest Version: 1.0.0 (June 2026)
Initial Public Release
Version 1.0.0 (June 2026)
Initial Public Release
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We differentiate between sound FX and sound file. Each sound file can contain multiple variations of a sound (up to 6 variations based on the product).
That way, we assure to provide you with different styles of a single sound in one file instead of multiple files, keeping your database nice and clear and speeding up your workflow as you have multiple variations available by dragging only one file to your audio host software.
Having multiple variations of a single sound effect also guarantees you a less repetitive overall soundscape when using the effect multiple times in a row or over and over again in several projects.
