ShaperBox

The continuous development and dedicated care that go into the wonderful ShaperBox make it a true role model for how a great plug-in company should operate. The fair and very reasonable update and upgrade prices perfectly reflect this philosophy. I'm more than happy to pay for the passion and attention that fuel this plug-in's evolution. Expecting everything for free may be a valid opinion, but in this case it feels inappropriate - if not downright disrespectful. All the better that this level of quality and innovation is rightfully recognized in the KVR Readers' Choice Awards - a genuine seal of excellence in creative development.

When I found Shaperbox1, it was an interesting multi effect sequencer plugin with an ok amount of effects. The sequencing of effects together in chains is a nice method of building motion into your tracks.

Then, Cableguys sent me an ad for Shaperbox2 fairly soon after Shaperbox1 was released. They claimed to be giving me Timeshaper2 as an incentive to get Shaperbox2. Ok. This felt a little too soon, but the features of Shapebox2 seemed better and the incentive was ok, so I jumped into it.

Then, Cableguys sent me an ad for Shapebox3, less than a year after Shaperbox2, and its basically the same thing?

I cant tell, but Im tired of this sort of cash-grabbing nonsense. Shaperbox2 was an ok effect sequencer with an ok list of stock presets and sound shaping abilities, but the difference between Shaperbox1 and 3 is far too minimal for all this and this motivated my review.

Note: I see the dev replied and disputes the dates their software was released. In my email inbox, I have 3 tiers of offers from Cableguys for Shaperbox 1, 2, and 3. Shaperbox 1 was new TO ME in 2020, offered to me via PluginBoutque and sent via Cableguys to my registered email - registered since 2020. Then in 2021, I received the update offer for Shaperbox 2, and then in 2023 Shaperbox 3 -- all sent to my registered email. My point stands, and all 3 of these are still too similar to be 3 entirely separate products.