Waves Torque

Waves Torque | The Ultimate Drum Pitch Shifter for a Flawless Mix

During the mixing process, have you ever struggled with the tuning of your snare, toms, kick drum, or even the entire drum kit? Traditional pitch shifters often blur the transients of drum sounds, create unnatural digital artifacts, and diminish the vitality of acoustic drums, leaving you in a dilemma. Now, Waves Torque is here to change all that. This revolutionary drum tuning plugin, powered by Waves' exclusive Organic ReSynthesis® engine technology, is specifically designed to tackle the challenges of drum pitch correction, allowing you to precisely and naturally raise or lower the pitch of your drums.

Unlike any conventional pitch tool on the market, Waves Torque can change the pitch and formants while fully preserving the original attack, resonance, and duration of the drum sound. Whether you're doing detailed post-production in the studio or need to correct drum tones on the fly during a live performance, this powerful pitch correction tool provides unprecedented control and transparency. With its intuitive Focus, Trim, and Threshold controls, you can further sculpt your drum sounds, ensuring every hit fits perfectly into your music production, making your rhythm tracks sound more professional, cohesive, and vibrant.

Key Advantages & Use Cases

Perfectly Blend into the Mix
From now on, make the drums fit your production, not the other way around. Precisely tuned drums can make your tracks sound more professional, cohesive, and impactful. When you've recorded a great drum performance but the pitch isn't quite right, Waves Torque allows you to easily correct it during the mixing stage, ensuring the drums blend perfectly with other instruments.

Fast, Intuitive, and Precise Tuning
Getting the ideal drum tone with Torque is simple: turn the large main Torque knob to adjust the drum's pitch. With the Thresh (Threshold) control, you can precisely set the volume threshold to trigger the pitch correction. Use the Speed control to fine-tune the attack and release times. Increasing the Trim makes the drum sound thicker, while decreasing it makes it thinner. Everything is at your fingertips.

Lock onto the Fundamental for Precise Control
For the most precise control, you need to identify the fundamental frequency area of each drum track. Use the Focus control to scan the frequencies of your kick, snare, or other drum elements, and audition each frequency range in solo mode. Combined with the built-in visual analyzer, you can quickly lock onto the core frequency that needs adjustment.

Zero-Latency Live Application
Are you a live sound engineer? Now, you can correct poorly tuned drums on the fly, even in the middle of a show or a song. Waves Torque features zero latency and is highly optimized for live sound reinforcement mixing, making it your secret weapon for live performances.

Automate for Creative Expression
Torque's applications aren't limited to traditional drum kits. Congas, timbales, tambourines, orchestral percussion, and even shakers can be given a new sense of pitch to blend naturally into the mix. To create special effects like glissandos, pitch bends, or talking drum effects, simply assign automation parameters to the main Torque control.

Tech Specs

• Channel Processing: Mono, Stereo
• Sample Rate Support: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2 kHz, 96 kHz
• Latency: 0 ms (Zero Latency)
• Plugin Format Support: VST, VST3, AU, AAX Native, AudioSuite
• System Requirements: Compatible with the latest versions of Mac and Windows operating systems (for detailed information, please refer to the system requirements page on the official Waves website)