Waves InTrigger Drum Replacer

Waves InTrigger Drum Replacer®

InTrigger is an intelligent drum replacement and enhancement plugin that identifies drum hits automatically, handles ghost notes and bleed, and lets you replace or layer sounds with minimal editing. Designed to preserve the dynamics and feel of the original performance, it provides a fast, controlled workflow for studio mixing and live sound.

Key Features

• Automatic drum-hit detection with minimal threshold adjustment

• Detects and processes ghost notes, dynamics, and complex performances

• Onset Gate helps exclude unwanted bleed and false triggers

• Humanize control preserves natural variation and drummer dynamics

• Replace or layer original drums with up to 8 sample layers

• Integrated COSMOS Sample Finder with 1,400 curated drum one-shots

• Built-in sampler for shaping and fine-tuning replacement sounds

• Audition samples in real time within the mix

• InTrigger Live included for zero-latency drum replacement in live sound

• Live version supports up to 4 sample layers

• Supports mono and stereo operation

• Available in Waves V16 and V17

Technical Specifications

• Latency: 882–2,205 samples at 44.1 kHz

• Low-Latency Mode: 66 samples at 44.1 kHz

• InTrigger Live: 0 samples

• Supports 44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96 kHz

• macOS: Sonoma 14, Sequoia 15, Tahoe 26

• Windows: Windows 10 64-bit, Windows 11

• CPU: Intel or Apple Silicon Mac; Intel Gen. 5+ or AMD x64-compatible processor on Windows

• RAM: 16 GB

• Storage: 30 GB available system-drive space

• Recommended display: 1920 × 1080

• Plug-in formats include VST3, AU, AAX Native, and AudioSuite