CinderShape

CinderShape by Plugin Nation is a destructive yet musical saturation plugin designed to inject real analog character into your mixes.

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In the modern era of digital music production, achieving a warm, analog sound is the ultimate goal for many producers and eFeaturing a modern interface and a high-quality DSP engine, CinderShape doesn't just distort the signal—it shapes it, compresses it, and gives it serious weight without losing definition.

In addition to its multiple saturation algorithms, features native Mid/Side (M/S) Processing, allowing you to saturate the stereo image of your drums or synths with surgical precision.

Key Features:

• 3 Analog-Modeled Saturation Algorithms:
• Warm (Soft Clip): Tube triode emulation. Adds even-order harmonics to fatten up and bring warmth to basslines, kicks, and vocals.
• Vintage (Tape): Classic magnetic tape behavior. Smooth saturation combined with natural compression that glues your mix elements together.
• Crush (Wavefolder): Extreme wavefolding. Generates metallic textures, aggressive harmonics, and pure chaos for sound design.
• Stereo & Mid/Side (M/S) Processing: Saturate only the side channels to widen a mix without muddying your center low-end, or destroy the mid channel while keeping the sides perfectly clean.
• Asymmetry Control (BIAS): Breaks the waveform symmetry by shifting the saturation clipping point, generating a much richer and complex analog tone.
• Dynamic VU Meter: Real-time RMS output level metering to monitor and dial in the exact amount of drive.
• Built-in Parallel Processing: Integrated MIX (Dry/Wet) knob to achieve instant parallel saturation without complex routing.
• Internal Oversampling: Ensures pristine, anti-aliased processing even at extreme Drive settings.

Compatibility: Windows (64-bit) & Mac. VST3 and AU formats. Compatible with FL Studio, Ableton Live, Studio One, Reaper, Logic Pro, Cubase, etc.

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