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The ShapeShifter Black Friday deal from Aberrant DSP takes 33% off this compressor plugin, bringing it to $16 until Nov 30, 2026.
ShapeShifter is a dynamics remodeler and character compressor. The maker says it was inspired by the NR Comp algorithm from SketchCassette.
It blends multi-band upward and downward compression into one toolbox for adding colour, body and grit. The maker says results run from a subtle vibe boost to blown-open, raucous carnage.
Upward and downward compression share a single Ratio control. A separate Transients section has its own Ratio and Threshold, so you can steer the downward compression on its own.
The Floor control is the one to reach for when upward compression starts lifting room tone or noise you'd rather leave buried. Raise it and the quiet stuff stops getting pulled up.
Drive adds the grit. Model A is the gentle one and model B is the hard one. Asymmetry then pushes the texture rougher by way of even-order harmonics.
The Dry/Wet mixer lets you blend the processed signal under the original, which is the quickest route to parallel compression without building a bus or send for it.
On Mac, ShapeShifter runs as AU, VST3 and AAX. It supports macOS 10.10 Yosemite through macOS 13 Ventura, on both Intel and Apple Silicon, in 64-bit only.
On Windows, it comes as VST3 and AAX. It needs Windows 7 or later, 64-bit only.
The 64 factory presets cover the plugin's range, and the custom preset system lets you save your own settings alongside them.
Yes. The ShapeShifter Black Friday deal takes 33% off this Aberrant DSP compressor plugin, which brings it to $16. The offer runs until Nov 30, 2026.
ShapeShifter is a dynamics remodeler and character compressor from Aberrant DSP. It combines multi-band upward and downward compression to add colour, body and grit, from a subtle vibe boost to heavy, raucous distortion, says the maker.
On Mac it comes as AU, VST3 and AAX, for macOS 10.10 Yosemite through macOS 13 Ventura, Intel and Apple Silicon. On Windows it is VST3 and AAX, for Windows 7 or later. Both are 64-bit only.
Drive offers two models, A (gentle) and B (hard). An Asymmetry control adds harsher, grittier textures through even-order harmonics, and a Tone control shifts overall colour and character. A Dry/Wet mixer handles parallel processing.
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