Replace or reinforce drums, mix multi-mic instruments and turn performances into MIDI.
$79.00 USD · Personal license · v1.0.0
MIX
0 VU = −18 dBFS
OUTPUT
Load your own samples, RTI instruments or multi-mic RTM libraries. Use four slots for layers or articulations, then shape the response with velocity curves, round robins and slot balance.
Replace and reinforce recorded drums. Set detection around the performance, then use FOCUS on one track or LINK between Retrig instances to reduce unwanted triggers from bleed.
Check ghost notes and fast rolls as you adjust sensitivity, HOLD and filters. FOCUS and LINK are available in STUDIO only.
Play samples from a microphone input with approximately 4.2 ms of plug-in latency. The RTM microphone mixer and its inserts remain available.
Use a suitable audio interface buffer for monitoring. Total latency also includes your interface, DAW and other plug-ins.
FOCUS narrows the accepted hit range without another instance. LINK uses other drum tracks as bleed references. Combine them in STUDIO while checking that quiet wanted hits still play.
Mix up to ten microphones inside Retrig, or route them to separate DAW channels.
Set each microphone’s level, pan or stereo balance and polarity. Use mute and solo to compare close, overhead and room microphones. Each loaded slot keeps its own mix.
Choose MAIN or one of ten additional stereo RTM outputs. Direct outputs carry replacement audio independently of the main dry/wet blend. Enable the corresponding buses in your DAW.
Shape each microphone with EQ, compression and saturation. Arrange up to three inserts per microphone, change their order and compare the result with bypass.
Four tone bands, high-pass and low-pass filters, and a spectrum display for shaping each microphone.
Switch articulations with velocity, MIDI controls or DAW automation. Record and edit changes, then control overlapping tails with CHOKE.
Choose which new articulation stops an earlier tail—for example, a closed hi-hat stopping an open hi-hat. Directional links and an adjustable fade keep the transition under your control.
Capture detected hits as a MIDI performance. Review notes, velocities and scanned ranges, then drag a .mid file into your DAW for editing or another instrument.
Send accepted hits directly to another instrument as MIDI notes. Choose a single note or articulation mapping, then set channel, velocity source and note length.
Realtime MIDI routing depends on your DAW and plug-in format. If the route is unavailable, use MIDI Capture to export the performance.
No. Retrig detects hits directly from audio. MIDI Capture and realtime MIDI OUT are optional ways to use the detected performance with other instruments.
Yes. Load WAV, AIF / AIFF, FLAC or MP3 files, ready-to-play RTI instruments, or multi-microphone RTM instruments. Each sample slot supports up to 12 velocity layers and 12 round robins.
STUDIO supports FOCUS and LINK bleed suppression. LIVE reduces the plug-in latency to approximately 4.2 ms; FOCUS and LINK are unavailable in this mode. The RTM mixer and microphone effects remain available in LIVE.
Yes. Assign microphones to MAIN or one of ten additional stereo RTM outputs. Enable those buses in your DAW and create the corresponding receiving channels. Output availability and setup depend on the host.
Realtime MIDI routing depends on the DAW and plug-in format. If your host does not expose the required route, MIDI Capture can export the detected performance as a .mid file.
Install the format your DAW supports, open Retrig and enter your Retrig license key in the activation screen. The 7-day trial also requires a Retrig trial key, available in Demos & Downloads.
Explore Velvet Drums in RTI and RTM formats. Download without an account; use them with a Retrig trial or full license. WAV editions are sold separately.
Warm, full-bodied studio drums with a smooth top end for Pop, Rock, Soul & R&B.
