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Waves InTrigger Drum Replacer
Waves InTrigger Drum Replacer
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Intelligent drum triggering: Click Learn. Pick sample.
Swapping a snare on a simple groove? Many plugins can do that. But when the part gets real – ghost notes, dynamics, bleed – most drum replacers fall apart. You end up editing triggers by hand or settling for a robotic sound.
InTrigger is different.
It’s smarter. It’s faster. It sounds like a human played it.
Drum replacement should be a two-step process:
Step 1: Learn the performance.
Step 2: Choose your sample.
That’s it.
Here’s what makes InTrigger stand out:
Automatic Hit Detection: The plugin sets the threshold automatically with minimum tweaking required.
Bleed Smart: Excludes unwanted hits & leakage using the Onset Gate.
Integrated Sample Finder: Access all your samples from within the plugin using COSMOS – our AI powered sample manager.
On-board Sampler: Tweak and fine-tune your drum sounds using a special internal version of the CR8 sampler.
Humanize Control: Preserves the performance of the original take.
Includes InTrigger Live: The first ever zero-latency real-time drum replacement plugin for live sound, no hardware needed.
- Replace drums in seconds, not hours
- Automatic hit detection, minimum tweaking required
- Detects and replaces ghost notes effortlessly
- Humanize mode maintains the original performance of the drummer
- Audition samples instantly in the context of your mix
- Stack up to 8 sample layers to give your drums a fuller sound, and more powerful impact
- InTrigger Live plugin included: zero latency, manual threshold, 4-layer support (excludes Learn and COSMOS integration)
- InTrigger installs and activates COSMOS — our AI-powered sample manager — directly inside the plugin, with 1,400 curated drum one-shots
Fix, Shape, or Reinvent Your Drums – Instantly
Hit ‘Learn’ – InTrigger Does the Rest
InTrigger learns your drum track with one click, automatically detecting hits, ghost notes, and bleed with stunning accuracy. Minimal tweaking needed.

Make Every Hit Feel Human
The Humanize knob shapes each hit’s envelope and dynamics—so one sample reacts differently every time, delivering a natural, expressive feel across the song.

Audition Samples in Real Time
Includes a COSMOS license – our AI-powered sample browser – giving you instant access to your sample library and real-time sample auditioning in the context of your session.

Effortless One-Shot Replacement
Quickly replace one-shot drum samples in your DAW. Switch out your kick, snare, or tom with a new sound to instantly reshape your drum tone and vibe.

Bring Album-Quality Drums to the Stage
InTrigger Live is the first-ever plugin for real-time drum replacement in live sound—no hardware modules needed, no latency, no hassle. Replace or layer drums instantly from your eMotion LV1 or SuperRack setup, whether you’re fixing weak tones or adding creative samples.
Unlike the studio version, InTrigger Live uses manual threshold settings, excludes the Learn function and COSMOS integration, and supports up to 4 layers—so it’s streamlined for stability and performance when it matters most.

InTrigger Drum Replacer (V16) - System Requirements
Mac
CPU
Intel or Silicon Architecture
See notes regarding Apple Silicon based processors
Memory
16 GB RAM
30 GB free disk space on the system drive
Operating System
macOS Ventura 13, Sonoma 14, Sequoia 15, Tahoe 26
Screen Resolution
Recommended: 1920x1080
USB displays are not supported as the primary display.
Windows
CPU
X64 compatible Intel (gen. 5 and above) or AMD CPU
Memory
16 GB RAM
30 GB free disk space on the system drive
Operating System
Windows 10 64 bit
Windows 11
Screen Resolution
Recommended: 1920x1080
