Waves Torque is the savvy producer's secret weapon for sweetening loops and live drums. It tunes kick, snare, and toms to the key of a song or to sit better in a mix — all in real time. Torque isn't sample replacement; it pitch-shifts your original drum tracks, organically, without artifacts, latency, or affecting bleed and attack. The effects are seamless. Torque effectively transforms a single miked snare into thousands of virtual snares to swap in and out at will. The onboard analyzer eliminates false triggering and makes it easy to key in on what part of the drum's body or tone you want to shift. Take greater control of your drum tracks with the Waves Torque plug-in.
A more holistic approach to mixing
EQ and compression go a long way in taming an unruly drum track. Waves invites you to try a more holistic approach to mixing, without resorting to samples. Torque turns a crisp jazz snare into a greasy soul machine with the twist of a knob. The punch and "closeness" of the sound remain intact. Other creative effects include giving all your toms perfect intervallic relationships or tuning your kick drum to the key of the primary bass instrument.
Features:
- Retunes live drums and loops in real time
- Organic ReSynthesis technology pitch-shifts drums without introducing artifacts or latency
- Focus Display (analyzer) and Threshold tune just the hit, not the bleed
- Key-tuned kick drums
- Thicker or crisper snare drums
- Perfect tom intervals
- Wide range — shift up to a full octave (1200 cents) in either direction
- Real time — fit for the stage or studio