Cableguys ShaperBox 2 Released | VST 3 + Winter Sale Now On
- KVRist
- 146 posts since 30 Mar, 2013 from U.S.A.
Nice upgrade price! Thank you for the updates.
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- KVRian
- 872 posts since 28 Nov, 2016
Mojave 10.14.6, and "Yes"Jakob / Cableguys wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 10:18 pmWow - that's some super-useful info! Very helpful, we'll look into this! One more question: Which macOS version are you at, and are you using the latest version of GarageBand?sleepcircle wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:41 pm Apparently it shares between VST in Reaper and AU in Reaper, but it does not share between VST in Reaper and AU in Garageband
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Lee / Cableguys Lee / Cableguys https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=398168
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 118 posts since 9 May, 2017
Sure, if you test it for long enough to determine that an infinite amount of inspiration was definitely not delivered – eternity seems the appropriate timeframe
- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
I was really excited to try it because the looks, workflow and in particular the multi-band nature of the tools appeal to me, but somehow the presets were really a let down... Perhaps it's not for the type of music I make (the trailer tune was horrible...) or because I can actually do a lot of this stuff with native Bitwig devices.
Should I instead try & do my own stuff, rather than browsing the presets? Or am I just mistaken expecting to get results I can get from StutterEdit, Glitch2 or Turnado?
Should I instead try & do my own stuff, rather than browsing the presets? Or am I just mistaken expecting to get results I can get from StutterEdit, Glitch2 or Turnado?
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twolegstoneworks twolegstoneworks https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=7585
- KVRian
- 1418 posts since 12 Jun, 2003 from Denmark
How can this factor 2 sizing be set? Cant seem to find a way to activate it.Jakob / Cableguys wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:10 pm As said, we support HiDPI. On these, the UI is simply scaled by factor 2 and looks crisp and sharp.
A user-definable scaling is certainly something we want to work on in future.
EDIT: nevermind. Got an answer from Jakob in another thread.
- KVRian
- 596 posts since 10 Jan, 2017
Thanks for the very reasonable upgrade plan. Picked up the new Volumeshaper and it seems good so far. Tried the compressor out and found it to be very clean and effective.
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Jakob / Cableguys Jakob / Cableguys https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=77744
- KVRian
- 1098 posts since 11 Aug, 2005 from Hamburg, Germany
Glad to hear you like the compressor! Indeed, we invested months of dev time for that.. would be glad to hear also what others think..andymcbain wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:24 pm Thanks for the very reasonable upgrade plan. Picked up the new Volumeshaper and it seems good so far. Tried the compressor out and found it to be very clean and effective.
- KVRian
- 596 posts since 10 Jan, 2017
I was working on an unruly vocal at the time, thought I'd try it out. Seemed to level it nicely with no obvious colourJakob / Cableguys wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:33 pmGlad to hear you like the compressor! Indeed, we invested months of dev time for that.. would be glad to hear also what others think..andymcbain wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:24 pm Thanks for the very reasonable upgrade plan. Picked up the new Volumeshaper and it seems good so far. Tried the compressor out and found it to be very clean and effective.
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- KVRAF
- 4442 posts since 27 Jul, 2004
Let´s change that in "a bit of this stuff"...
With all due respect to Bitwig and it´s modulation system but 1. the lack of MSEG modulators, 2. the lack of something like Timeshaper and 3. the in this case very cumbersome workflow leaves you with perhaps 10% of what is doable with Shaperbox... working with multiple chains for doing multiband operations for all seperate operations would be a pain in the butt compared to a streamlined UI offering an all in one window and would take you hours only to set up...
I really like Bitwig but I absolutely dislike this extrem fanboism of many users, floating all threads with statements like what plugins are redundant because he/she/it uses Bitwig and Bitwig would be the answer to everything...
Hmmm, especially the presets are for me very very inspiring and musical sounding...Should I instead try & do my own stuff, rather than browsing the presets? Or am I just mistaken expecting to get results I can get from StutterEdit, Glitch2 or Turnado?
Perhaps you are missing the distortion part of your named favourites as these heavily rely on distortion...
I would choose always Shaperbox over the from you named ones but this is just a matter of taste...and different peeps => different taste...
While I liked perhaps 10% of the presets from Glitch2 and perhaps a bit more from Stutteredit as I demoed them I could easily use 90% of Shaperbox´s presets...
The only alternative/sometimes better choice to Shaperbox when it comes to more glitchy/stutter stuff for me personally is Tantra which I really like a lot...
Shaperbox is for me the workhorse which finds use in multiple ways on every track in each project while Tantra is more used for special FX/highlights...
- Banned
- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
Sorry, that wasn't my intention!
Perhaps I should've emphasized that I meant "...of the stuff I need", because I don't care about vinyl scratches, half-time stuff, most of the MSEG-like duties I can do with Steps modulator. So perhaps you're right that Bitwig can do 10% of the things ShaperBox2 does (although I'd argue it's more, like 30-40%), but out of what I need Bitwig easily 70-80%.
On the other hand you're definitely right that Bitwig's chains can easily get out of hand quickly, turning into a maze of nested stuff that gets combersome to navigate, edit and control. In this context a tool like ShaperBox2 is a godsend for fast and intuitive workflow.
I'm gonna give this another try tonight and will probably buy it. I "saved" on not upgrading Reason to 11 Suite, so it might be smart to put that money towards this instead
EDIT: and BTW, how is the "I can do it in Bitwig with native devices" any different from people bragging about how CPU efficient their Reaper is, how the MIDI or audio editing in Cubase is next-level-shit or how great band-for-a-buck Logic Pro is? I'm not some blind fanboy and you can easily find my critical posts about Bitwig here or on Facebook. But let us be proud of things that make Bitwig special and unique - because in many respects it is
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- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
Sorry to call you out like this with an OT question, but how do I register on cableguys.com website? Do I have to buy something to get an account? I an't find any info about it.Lee / Cableguys wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 9:44 amSure, if you test it for long enough to determine that an infinite amount of inspiration was definitely not delivered – eternity seems the appropriate timeframe
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Lee / Cableguys Lee / Cableguys https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=398168
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 118 posts since 9 May, 2017
No problem! Yes, when you buy a product, an account is created automatically for you.
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- 11467 posts since 4 Jan, 2017 from Warsaw, Poland
Thanks!Lee / Cableguys wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:13 pmNo problem! Yes, when you buy a product, an account is created automatically for you.
- KVRAF
- 4870 posts since 4 Aug, 2006 from Helsinki
This is not very social way to communicate of your solved problem issue in the Forum site. The primary idea of the Forum is to share information, not just drive around your own navel.twolegstoneworks wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 10:42 amHow can this factor 2 sizing be set? Cant seem to find a way to activate it.Jakob / Cableguys wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 6:10 pm As said, we support HiDPI. On these, the UI is simply scaled by factor 2 and looks crisp and sharp.
A user-definable scaling is certainly something we want to work on in future.
EDIT: nevermind. Got an answer from Jakob in another thread.