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Description

Transform your mixes with the Waves TransX Wide, a versatile transient shaper plugin designed to breathe new life into your audio tracks. Whether your drums lack energy or your room ambience feels flat, TransX Wide is your go-to solution for adding punch, highlighting sustain, and softening edges. This powerful tool revitalizes your sound by reshaping transients, giving your music a fresh, dynamic edge.

The TransX Wide component is part of the TransX suite, designed for wide-band transient shaping. It works seamlessly on both individual tracks and full mixes, allowing you to accentuate or attenuate instrumental attacks and modify room acoustics. With its intuitive controls, you can precisely tailor the duration and release settings to match your creative vision. The inclusion of both mono and stereo components means flexibility is at your fingertips, allowing you to reshape virtually any audio element in your project.

Key Features:

  • Wide-band transient shaping for enhanced audio dynamics
  • Revitalizes individual tracks and entire mixes
  • Accentuates or attenuates instrumental attacks
  • Modify room acoustics with ease
  • Mono and stereo components for versatile application
  • Intuitive duration and release controls for precise shaping

Product specs

Software Type Transient Modifier
Platform Mac, PC
Upgrade/Full Full
Download/Boxed Download
Bit Depth 64-bit
Format AAX Native, AudioSuite, VST, AU, SoundGrid
Hardware Requirements - Mac Intel Core i7 or higher (M1 support), 8GB RAM minimum
Hardware Requirements - PC Intel Core i5 / AMD Quad-core or higher (AVX required), 8GB RAM minimum
OS Requirements - Mac macOS 10.15.7 or later
OS Requirements - PC Windows 10 or later (21H2), 64-bit

FAQs

What does the Waves TransX Wide plugin do?

The Waves TransX Wide is a transient shaping plugin designed to enhance the attack and sustain of audio signals, adding punch and clarity to individual tracks or entire mixes.

Is the Waves TransX Wide compatible with my DAW?

The Waves TransX Wide supports AAX Native, AudioSuite, VST, AU, and SoundGrid formats, making it compatible with most major DAWs including Pro Tools, Ableton Live, and Logic Pro.

Can I use the Waves TransX Wide on both Mac and PC?

Yes, the Waves TransX Wide is compatible with both Mac and PC platforms, requiring macOS 10.15.7 or later and Windows 10 or later.

What are the minimum system requirements for running Waves TransX Wide on a Mac?

For Mac, the Waves TransX Wide requires an Intel Core i7 processor or higher, 8GB of RAM, and macOS 10.15.7 or later.

Does the Waves TransX Wide support 64-bit processing?

Yes, the Waves TransX Wide plugin supports 64-bit processing, ensuring optimal performance and compatibility with modern DAWs.

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Software and compatibility

  • Repairing Microsoft Visual C Redistributables often fixes Waves plugin issues after Windows updates disrupt functionality.

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  • Deleting all WavesShell DLLs except the highest version number and rescanning within Ableton can restore Waves plugin functionality.

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User experience

  • Owners frequently experience non-functioning Waves plugins due to broken Visual C Redistributables, but repairing these components typically resolves the problem.

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Features and functionality

  • TransX Wide offers a single band covering the entire frequency range, suitable for precise drum adjustments but can sound unnatural if overused.

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Use cases and applications

  • Ideal for enhancing snare and kick drum transients to make them punchier without affecting the mix's overall space, especially when used conservatively.

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  • Multiband expanders on kicks can reduce snare bleed, offering unique sound manipulation like multiband gated reverb effects.

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Comparisons

  • TransX Wide can produce a "click" or "tick" effect on drums, making them more present compared to the more musical Voxengo GlissEQ.

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