Can this be a multi-band expansion topic too? One of my favorite techniques for drums is to boost the "fundamental" of the drum only when the transient hits.

For my snares this is usually at around 200Hz so just boosting there with an EQ would usually sound too boxy, especially if the sample has a longer tail. Using multi-band expansion lets you only boost the initial transient while leaving the rest of the sound untouched.

It also works great for smoothening long drum sample tails that sound too harsh in the top end but nice with the actual drum hit. You can do this with at least the TDR Nova GE and FF Pro-MB

Quote from: Shew on January 09, 2016, 06:21:08 am

So instead of lowering the threshhold you raise it essentially?

On technical terms you're actually using a ratio that lowers the sound below the threshold, whereas a compressor lowers the sound above. Then set the threshold so that only the loudest part of the drum (the transient) goes above it. Then you can boost the output gain of the band without boosting anything else than just the transient part on that frequency. It's a bit tricky to explain but works really well in practice.

So on Nova GE you'd use a ratio of below 1:1. On Pro-MB you can just choose the expansion mode for the band.