Summary

VolumeShaper is a professional multiband volume manipulation plugin developed by Cableguys, designed primarily for detailed sidechain ducking and creative volume sculpting. It features a drawable volume LFO triggered by beats, MIDI, or audio transients, operating across three frequency bands to enable precise mix control.

Main Features

• Drawable volume LFO with intuitive waveform editing tools for custom sidechains, gated rhythms, and volume shaping.
• Multiband functionality with separate LFOs for low, mid, and high frequency bands.
• Triggering options include beat-sync, MIDI input, audio transient detection, and external sidechain input for flexible rhythm and effect creation.
• Lookahead trigger pre-smoothing to avoid clicks and pops typical of traditional compressors and sidechain effects.
• Resizable interface with Retina/HiDPI support, built-in help, and preset management.
• Runs standalone within Cableguys’ ShaperBox 3 effects plugin, allowing combination with other Shapers for multilayered effects.
• Advanced editing features such as waveform flipping, resizing, randomizing, and large oscilloscope views with freeze and spectrum analysis modes.
• Support for common plugin formats including VST2, VST3, AU, and AAX on Windows and macOS.

Use Cases

• Professional sidechain ducking for kick and bass clarity, punch, and loudness in electronic and acoustic music production.
• Rhythmic gating and pattern creation from any sound source through custom volume shaping.
• Sculpting attack and decay characteristics of percussive sounds.
• Creative sound design using detailed LFO shapes and audio-rate modulation.

Compatibility

VolumeShaper supports Windows 7/8/10/11 (64-bit) and macOS 10.15 or later with Intel or Apple Silicon processors. It works in major DAWs including Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Cubase, Bitwig Studio, FL Studio, REAPER, Studio One, and more.

Licensing and Pricing

Available for purchase with a free trial version. Priced at 29 euros when bought standalone. Also included in the ShaperBox 3 bundle with additional related effects.