Carve the hit.
Most transient shapers give you two knobs. Chisel follows each hit through its attack, its body and its tail and gives each one its own control, with a solo so you can hear exactly what you are moving.
Out now · Mac + Windows
$19 one time. No subscription, no trial, 14-day refund.
Chisel in 5 parts.
Three parts of every hit
ATTACK is the first few milliseconds, BODY is the main sound after it, TAIL is the decay that follows. Each one runs from -12 to +12 dB.
Solo each part
SOLO plays only that part of each hit, so you can hear exactly what ATTACK, BODY or TAIL is touching before you move it.
Tell it what to watch
FOCUS points the hit detector at the lows for kicks, the mids for snares or the highs for hats, and SENS sets how easily it finds a hit. A display marks every hit it found.
Hear the change
HEAR CHANGE plays only what Chisel added or took away. MIX blends it with the original, and MATCH keeps the loudness level with the input.
Lines up with your DAW
Chisel looks about 1.5 ms ahead, so the attack gain is in place before the transient arrives, and it tells your host exactly how much it delayed the audio.
- Measured. On a test snare, ATTACK +9 dB raised the attack by 8.9 dB and left the body and tail within 0.1 dB. TAIL -9 dB took exactly 9.0 dB off the tail and left the attack unchanged.
- Solos that isolate. SOLO ATTACK mutes the tail completely, and SOLO TAIL leaves the attack more than 40 dB down.
- Nothing changes when it is off. With every gain at 0 dB, or MIX at 0%, the sound comes out unchanged, delayed by the reported latency, with the error more than 80 dB down.
- A known limit. On a kick with a very sharp beater click, HIGH focus can register the click as a hit. Use LOW focus for kicks.
- Licensed, no trial. It stays silent until you enter the license key from your purchase email. 14-day refunds, no questions asked.
- Not part of the Nu series. It is a separate release with its own look.
Quick answers.
What is Chisel?
Most transient shapers give you two knobs. Chisel follows each hit through its attack, its body and its tail and gives each one its own control, with a solo so you can hear exactly what you are moving.
How much is Chisel?
Chisel is $19, one time. No subscription and no trial: it stays silent until you enter the license key that arrives right after you buy. 14-day refunds, no questions asked.
Does Chisel work in FL Studio, Reaper, Ableton, Logic and GarageBand?
Chisel is an effect plugin. On Mac it comes as AU and VST3 (Logic Pro, GarageBand, Ableton Live, Reaper, FL Studio, Studio One and others); on Windows it is VST3 (FL Studio, Reaper, Ableton Live, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig). Pro Tools (AAX) is not supported yet.
What do I need to run Chisel?
Mac: macOS 12+, Apple Silicon and Intel, AU and VST3. Windows: 10 and 11, 64-bit, VST3.
Is Chisel part of the Nu series?
No. The Nu series is our separate line of free plugins for heavy music. Chisel is its own release with its own look.
Chisel.
$19, once.
You get a license key the moment payment clears, plus the installers for Mac and Windows. Chisel stays silent until you enter the key, so there is nothing to forget about later. 14-day refunds, no questions asked.
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