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Snapback
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The instant drum layering effect.
For beats that hit different.

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DECAP

David Guetta

Rob Swire

Rik Simpson

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Richard Devine

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Kirk Degiorgio

Djs From Mars

This plugin is genius!

DECAP (Drums That Knock)

Incredible concept!!!!! Really good library, fast access easy placement envelope and leveling. I love that I can use my samples but add a little extra magic to it

I've never installed a plugin so fast 😁

Rob Swire (Pendulum/Knife Party)

Snapback is genius, literally the best plugin of the last 5 years.

Rik Simpson, Grammy-winning Producer (Coldplay, Jay-Z, Noel Gallagher, Dave Grohl, Portishead)

What an amazing plugin! This is gonna be super useful!

This is really great stuff here, especially for DAWs that have a bit slow of a workflow in terms of audio-editing. I love the way I'll be able to phase-align elements with a nice big waveform to view instead of having to rely on a third-party plugin to see the waveforms. This is a nice all-in-one tool!

What a great concept! I love it!

This is amazing!! this is going to save so much time, especially since you can add your own samples as well

This is incredible and is going to save me absolutely hours of work.

Once again Cableguys come up with one of those ‘why hasn’t this been done before?’ creative tools that are both deep yet easy to use. Great for developing and mangling drum hits as your track progresses.

the plugin is awesome as usual!

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What is Snapback?

Cableguys and electronic music pioneer BT bring the art of drum layering into one fast, focused effect.

Just put Snapback on any drum track and it detects each hit, layering new samples on top in perfect time. Now you can add punch, style and flair that EQ, compression and distortion cannot.

Still missing that magic? Layer special snapback samples before the transient – a secret trick of pro producers for "living" grooves, available for the first time in an easy plugin.

BT on Snapback

"Cableguys are known for very easy plugins with immediate usage. I'm known for all kinds of wild sound design things. Together, we've made something that is a remarkable creative tool.

Snapback is unlike anything else I've ever seen. I honestly think it will be one of those 'can't live without' plugins once you try it – it sure is for me."

- BT, Grammy Nominated Composer & Technologist

Discover the pro drum secret

For the first time in a plugin, you get the pros' secret drum trick for bringing magic to grooves and life to digital hits: special snapback samples that go in front of each hit.

Get pre-shifted claps in a click. Add unique texture to kicks and snares. And avoid boring, over-quantized grooves with exciting between-the-beats motion.

Start layering in seconds

Forget juggling samples across multiple tracks – with Snapback, you add drum layers in one click.

Stack a click on a dull kick for instant punch. Layer stereo sizzle onto thin snares. Enliven flat claps with natural tails. Beef up boring hits with special analog sauce samples, vinyl air and foley FX.

Shape your sound

Filter, envelope, pitch and align your layers with easy controls. See how they combine on a high-precision waveform display. And zoom right in with Detail View – your audio microscope for phase-locked hits.

Layer like a pro

Explore 200+ mix-ready transient and snapback layers from BT, Goldbaby, Virtual Riot and Cyclick.

No more stacking full drum hits and hoping for the best – now you've got the pros' secret drum sauce: the separate components that are actually used to design top-tier drums.

Features

Choose your Transient and Snapback sounds and refine them in seconds with easy controls that work exactly the same way for both layers. There is no faster way to layer your drums.

Want to use your own sounds? No problem, just drag any sample straight onto the Transient or Snapback layer. Store it to your library permanently with a click of the Save button.

Shape your transients and snapbacks in exquisite detail with the extra controls. Lock the layers tightly in phase with your drums, adjust their envelopes, transpose them and more.

Fine-tune our world-class audio triggering with three modes, adjustable response and external sidechain. Trigger from MIDI for total control. And lock in your levels with the transient-aware Limiter.

Easily understand your drum layers with the clear waveform display. See how it all sums together with Output mode and zoom right in with Detail view – your audio microscope for aligning transients.

Get started in seconds with pro-designed presets for all the key use cases. And sync your own presets to the cloud so you never lose them.

Use Snapback on anything! Try it on percs for pop, sparkle and body. Make hats sizzle and cut. Make real drum recordings cut with consistency. Give instruments fresh character and presence – how will your bass hit with a snapback?

All layer controls
  • Shift: Offset layers +/-4ms for phase coherence
  • Polarity: Invert sample phase
  • Volume: Boost up to +6dB
  • Width: From full mono to 200% super-stereo
  • Pan: Match the sample to the input's stereo placement
  • Dynamics: Follow input volume at 100%. Fixed fixed volume at 0%
  • HP/LP: Remove low or high frequencies to slot layers in the mix
  • Attack: Shape onset of the sample
  • Decay: Define the fade-out of the sample
  • Pitch: Transpose the sample up to 1 octave in either direction
Plus:
  • Interface resizable from 75% to 200%
  • Retina/HiDPI support for crisp, clear graphics
  • Built-in help — hover over any control for description
  • Master Bypass for click-free switching to the dry signal
  • Individual Transient/Snapback layer Bypass
  • Solo Transient/Snapback – useful for separating tracks when mixing
  • Load/Save FXP presets
  • High Contrast graphics mode
  • Drums, General & Complex Audio Trigger algorithms
  • Threshold, Input Filter and Detail control for selective triggering
  • Audio Trigger input Monitor for finetuning the response
  • MIDI Out for controlling other plugins, or retriggering via edited MIDI

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System Requirements

Windows
Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11
64-bit
VST 2, VST 3 or AAX host DAW
Mac
Mac OS X 10.13 or later
Intel or Apple Silicon processor
VST 2, VST 3, AU or AAX host DAW
Internet connection required for downloading Snapback's samples.

Works with Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Bitwig Studio, FL Studio, REAPER, Studio One, and many other DAWs that support VST, AU or AAX.