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SoundShifter Black Friday pricing from Waves puts this pitch shifter and time-stretch plugin at $29.99, which is 76% off, until Nov 26, 2026.
SoundShifter handles two of the hardest jobs in digital audio: stretching time and transposing pitch. The maker says it delivers high-quality results for both, and that the sound quality goes well beyond what the stock tools in a typical DAW can do.
It comes as three specialised components, each with its own optimised function.
You can move pitch and duration separately, or lock one to the other. That second option is how variable-speed tape behaved: raise the pitch and the time shortens with it.
The maker lists these uses:
Time-stretch lengths can be defined by SMPTE, tempo, bars or samples. Pitch can be transposed by absolute frequencies or by musical pitches, so you can work in Hz or in notes, whichever suits the job.
The pitch shifter component transposes audio independently of its duration.
In every DAW, SoundShifter runs as an insert effect. The pitch shifter component works in all DAWs, not just Pro Tools.
The Parametric and Graphic SoundShifter components are AudioSuite-only. The Graphic SoundShifter has separate curves for pitch and time.
If you work in Pro Tools, you can shift the speed and pitch of a selection by a fixed ratio. You can also change the ratios within a selection by drawing an automation graph.
On Mac, SoundShifter supports macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or later, in VST and AAX formats.
The SoundShifter plugin covers pitch transposition and time stretching in one package, from key changes on a vocal to fitting a spot into a fixed slot.
Yes. The SoundShifter Black Friday deal from Waves takes 76% off, bringing the plugin to $29.99. The deal ends Nov 26, 2026.
It stretches time and transposes pitch. You can transpose instruments and vocals to other keys, shorten or lengthen commercials to fit a time slot, or reshape audio for sound design and FX.
SoundShifter comes in VST, AU and AAX on Mac (macOS Monterey 12 through Sequoia 15) and in VST and AAX on Windows 10 or later.
Yes. In all DAWs it runs as an insert effect, and the pitch shifter component works everywhere. The Parametric and Graphic SoundShifters are AudioSuite-only, so they run in Pro Tools.
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