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GATE-12
by Tilr · Volume shaper / trance gate (open source)
Volume shaper inspired by ShaperBox, with audio and MIDI triggering, paint mode and a sequencer. Volume only.
VST3AULV2macOSWindowsLinux
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A multi-shaper suite: draw LFO shapes for volume, filter, time, pan and more, all tempo-synced. Here are 3 genuinely free options, ranked by how close they get.
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TIME-12
by Tilr · Time modulator: stutter, tape stop, reverse (open source)
The free answer to ShaperBox's Time shaper: stutters, tape stops and reverse from a drawn curve.
VST3AULV2macOSWindowsLinux
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TAL-Filter-2
by TAL Software · Host-synced filter / volume / pan modulator
Tempo-synced filter, volume and pan modulation in one simple plugin. Fixed shapes compared with ShaperBox's drawing.
VST2VST3AUAAXCLAPmacOSWindowsLinux
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