Don't forget this article on the Sonar Transient shaper that was in Sound on Sound back in 2008 and written by Craig Anderton too.

http://www.soundonsound.c...cles/sonarworkshop.htm

It might have some more info on how to use it.

What an astonishing video for ideas to toy with for kick, snare, and tom enhancements ... the stuff I need the most.

I've already got the SPL so I'll be toying with it +EQ ... for some beatscape beatstation beatz.
 
I appreciate how you compared it to comps (that allow more attack ... etc.).  But taking the time to show various ways to obtain "crack", instrument ambience, "sustain", and other necessary abstractions for the mixing engineer.
 
'May get X1 soon as the X1 bugs continue to be ironed out ... (the next release?)
 
EDIT: Hahahaha! Your Dimpro bass example was histerical, yet helpful on many levels.  The bass samples had so much crack-attack, I couldn't imagine a bass player snapping his guitar like that in a band. :)  But the Transient shaper tamed those bullet-cracks into gel'd bass-percussives.
 
Overall you've given us a feel on how to use transient shaping at home, without fear of messing up too badly.
 
Again, thanks so much for this instructive video/demo, Danny!!!!

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Danny - you rock!  Thank you for the video.  I love it.  I am going to go back to my latest song:
http://soundcloud.com/jimmy-saad/cryin-in-my-happiness-1-1

(no shameful plug intended) and see if I can tighten up the kick and bass which I seem to still have issues with.  I am excited to try this out thanks to you.

BYW, at first, on my computer speakers, when you A/B'd the kick, it really only sounded like volumn differences for attack.  The other instruments came through better.  I'll check this out at my DAW tonight. 

Thanks again.

Rimshot

Thanks Philip, glad you enjoyed it. :) I'm not having problems with any X1 bugs here brother. Don't let the negativity on the forum dictate your decision. Though there are legit problems (and some guys like ba_midi and Mike V were unable to use X1 until certain versions/patches were released) I've not had any show stoppers other than....the new way you have to work is a bit of a pain at first. But once you get used to it, 8.5 is sort of missing something. It all depends on how you use Sonar really. I still use both on this end but X1 is getting used more these days. :) 

-Danny

This is great, thanks very much :)

Bibs

Danny, you should have a page on youtube where you put up instructive vids like this but you advertise/make people watch a short commercial before they see what you're teaching? I'm pretty sure you could make a pantload...

Danny, you should have a page on youtube where you put up instructive vids like this but you advertise/make people watch a short commercial before they see what you're teaching? I'm pretty sure you could make a pantload...

 
Thanks, that's something to consider. :)
 
-Danny 

+1 on the vid/help!

THANKS
Kev

Just to point out again here that TransX in particular as it was originally mentioned in the OP, is not just a wide band Transient Shaper like the SPL one it also offers a multi-band option which is going to be useful when you want to use it on sub mixed material. to repurpose existing audio etc, and not just for treating individual channels.

This is the aspect of TransX specifically which is bringing in the rave reveiws.

The principles are the same as in Danny's video but it provides that ability of being able to home in on specific frequency bands that would otherwise need to be isolated and treated then recombined for a traditional single band TS to gain this functionality.

So to re-iterate generally you'd use the single band on individual tracks and use the multi-band to sculpt pre-mixed material.