apulSoft apShaper is an audio insert effect plugin to add harmonic content to audio signals.
It combines a waveshaper with three filter bands and various modulation options - two LFOs, a dynamics detector (with sidechain option), and user-configurable knobs.
apShaper comes with five shaper engines ranging from adding harmonic distortion to freely configurable polygonal wave folding.
The waveshaper in apShaper uses sophisticated algorithms to reduce aliasing. It approximates continous- time (idealized analog) waveshaping using numerical integration. This reduces digital artifacts more than traditional oversampling could, especially if the transfer curve is not smooth (wave folding/bit crushing). The process only adds 6 samples of latency to the signal which means apShaper can be used for real-time performance.
The three filter bands offer high-quality filtering without high-frequency squeezing. The variable-slope low-pass filter type allows smooth slopes not possible with traditional filtering - ideal to gently shape signals with large amounts of distortion applied. Multiple tone control types modeled after classic circuits enable classic bass/mid/treble tone shaping.
This tool is just fantastic, on individual tracks, or on busses and master, it has a lot of features to mix or do sound design, increase the body and depth of your mixes or do something crazy, waiting for the auto gain compensation option.
Read ReviewReviewed By noiseresearch [all]
December 23rd, 2021
Version reviewed: 1.1.3 on Windows
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Read ReviewReviewed By [PTMAO]Dusk [all]
November 20th, 2019
Version reviewed: 1.0.1 on Windows
Great plugin. odd that this the first review! Just tested the demo for version 1.0.1 build191117.
Pros:
-The modulation panels adds great features to the all saturation circuit, making it possible to control when and how the saturation happens;
-The different algorithms for saturation sound really good (harmonic / tube / saturation / steps / wavefold) and how we change the shape it great;
-The filter types for Eq are enough for manipulating the sound! they are post-shaper, i believe;
-GUI resize from 50% to 200%, very nice.
-CPU wise - even in ultra mode doesn't "suck" much CPU and is great in the number of samples it introduces (using the compressor lookahead introduces some more samples has usual).
- Spectrum analyser makes it possible to visualize how the sound has changed in reagards the process made, is great, avoids 3rd party plugins for that task;
-Two programmable knobs for any plugin task, amazing feature;
-Phase input and output, many will think is not necessary, but when dealing with saturation many things can change along the process;
-Variable DC filter;
-MIDI controllable;
Cons:
- Meters could display dbFS values;
-Alt /Ctrl + Click doesn't reset the knobs / sliders to default values;
Feature request:
-Introducing a module swap to change what comes first in the chain.
-Two saturation units to combine drives.
-more UI skins.
Thanks apulsoft, keep the good things coming.
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