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Drum Decapitator

by DovahKiin

Take your drum bus to the next level with Drum Decapitator, ...

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Type
Audio Effect
Author
DovahKiin
Version
1.0
License
Commercial
Live version
12.2.1
Max version
9.0.7
Downloads
0
Updated
2025-07-10

Description

Take your drum bus to the next level with Drum Decapitator, a Max for Live device designed to deliver punchy, heavy, and controlled drums with surgical precision and creative tone shaping.

Whether you’re producing hard-hitting hip-hop, modern pop, or explosive cinematic percussion, Drum Decapitator gives you all the tools you need to tighten transients, fatten low end, add high-end air, and slam with style.

⚙️ Key Features:

Input: Control the gain of your incoming signal.

Satur.: Add rich harmonic saturation before transient shaping for enhanced warmth and character.

Trans.: Shape the punch of your transients — from soft slaps to hard smacks.

Sens.: Set how aggressively the transient shaper reacts to your signal.

Speed: Dial in the length of the transient envelope — from snappy to sustained.

Beef: Boost the sub-120Hz range to thicken your kick and low-end body.

Air: Enhance frequencies above 4kHz for crispness and clarity.

Trim: Control the overall signal level before final clipping.

Clipper Section:

Ceiling: Set the output ceiling to catch peaks without squashing energy.

Hard/Soft: Morph between hard and soft clipping for precise dynamics control and tonal variation.

🎯 Ideal For:

Drum buses, parallel processing, individual drum elements, and sound design.

Add weight, snap, and shimmer — without losing dynamics or detail.

Your drums will cut through any mix.

Grab Drum Decapitator now and hear the difference.

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