Shape2 Advanced

Shape2 Advanced is an extreme low-end shaper and compressor designed to give you precise control over the lowest part of the spectrum.

Instead of traditional EQ or compression, Shape2 Advanced reshapes the behaviour of the bass itself. The core processing is based on a waveshaper that compresses and reshapes the low frequencies so they use the available headroom more efficiently while keeping the rest of the spectrum untouched.

In version 1.50 the plugin became much more flexible. The waveshaper can now be turned off completely, allowing Shape2 Advanced to function as a dedicated low-end envelope shaper and limiter. This opened up a new workflow where you can design how the bass moves over time rather than just compressing it.

In version 1.60, Shape2 Advanced continues in that direction with a refined user interface and a new Color control. Color can be used together with, or instead of, Compress Low to increase the amount of bass while also adding some pleasant harmonics.

The expanded envelope section includes Attack, Release, and Curve controls, giving detailed control over how the low frequencies react and recover. Together with the built-in low peak limiting, dry/wet blending, optional waveshaper bypass, and the new Color control, this allows anything from subtle tightening of the bass to extremely controlled and characterful low-end shaping.

The original waveshaper workflow is still fully available, so the plugin can be used exactly like before or in completely new ways.

Shape2 Advanced is particularly useful for mastering and mix bus work where controlling the lowest frequencies can dramatically improve headroom, punch, and translation.

Key Features

• Waveshaper-based low-end compression and reshaping.
• Optional waveshaper bypass for envelope-based low-end control.
• Envelope shaping with Attack, Release, and Curve controls.
• Color control for adding bass with harmonics.
• Low peak limiter for controlling maximum bass peaks.
• Dry/Wet control for parallel processing.
• Designed for precise low-frequency control without affecting the rest of the spectrum.

Formats

Mac: VST3, AU
Windows: VST3.

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