Transforce
Transient Shaper PluginTotal Transient Control
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.
Independent EQ on Attack and Sustain
Transient EQ that does what a transient shaper plugin can’t do alone.
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.
The Spectral Slider - Tonal-vs-Broadband Separation
Spectral processing across attack and sustain, independently.
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.
Per-Band Parametric EQ - EQ Where You Want It
Multiple EQ bands inside each Attack and Sustain module
Inside each Attack and Sustain module sits a parametric EQ with multiple bands, each fully controllable. Combined with the per-module saturation stage, the result is frequency-targeted attack and sustain shaping with the precision of a parametric EQ and the dynamic intelligence of a transient detector. Add weight to a specific frequency in the sustain while saturating only the attack in another band. The kind of control that multiband compressors and conventional transient shapers can’t deliver cleanly.
Built For Sound Design - Drums, Footsteps, Impacts, Dialogue, Whooshes
A transient processor plugin made for the work sound designers actually do
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.
Equally Powerful For Music Production
The same powerful transient design on drums, vocals, guitars and more
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.
Typical Use Cases
Movie & TV
Game Audio
Sound Design
Drums
Music Production
Supporting the Art of Cinematic Sound
Total Transient Control.
The Transient Shaper Built For Sound Designers
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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 At A Glance
Key Features
- Independent parametric EQ on attack and sustain, with multiple bands per module
- Per-module saturation
- Spectral Slider — tonal-vs-broadband separation across attack and sustain
- Transient section with hold, decay, and sidechain trigger input
- Stylize, Clipper, and Limiter modules
- Up to 4× oversampling
- Look-ahead transient detection (user-adjustable)
- Full parameter automation
- Presets drawn from real production scenarios
- VST 3, AU, AAX Native, AudioSuite. Native Apple Silicon. NKS-Ready.
Use Cases
- Sound design for film, TV, and games — drums, footsteps, impacts, dialogue, whooshes
- Game audio teams 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
TRANSFORCE requires a free iLok account (click to learn more).
Technical Specifications
Requirements
Please note: this software requires an audio host software. It does not work as a standalone application.
It works with the most common audio host software apps that support VST3, AU or AAX plug ins:
Software
System
iLok
Available licensing options: Machine License activation and USB Dongle.
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Release Notes
Latest Version: 1.1.0 (August 2026)
New features, new presets, improvements, and minor bug fixes
