jkuehlin
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SPL basically invented transient shaping with their hardware unit...so for me, their Transient Designer Plus plugin version is still the easiest and least damaging to use with its very basic layout and control design...but there are others.
What's great about TD Plus is the simplicity of function design, but always great results.
Also, don't think of Attack and Sustain as two opposing, either/or choices. In a "Pultec-ish" way, you can add both attack and sustain or reduce both or use just one at a time. I like to "turn the knobs" and tryout a variety of settings rather than make assumption about what I want to do with the attack and sustain knobs.
Here's a transient designer plugin roundup article.
https://sonicscoop.com/2017/02/02/ultimate-transient-shaping-plugin-roundup/
Those are good observations. There's something to be said for the push-pull aspect of some of these units.
The SPL TD is good at what its does and in its time it was the best. Technology is leaving this behind though. The SPL is SOOOOOO limited compared to the Waves Smack attack, the Izotope TD, and even the Melda TD that as demand for TDs continue to increase that SPL is headed for a lot of pro engineers unused plugins folder.
I don't give a shit what SPL and PluginAlliance do, but UAD needs to hybrid their version of that thing into a v3.0 of that plugin that lets you toggle between it working in classic mode, but also gives you expanded control more elements of that TD.