ShapeShifter is a quirky compressor plugin that can cause “blown-open, raucous carnage”

Aberrant DSP has followed-up its SketchCassette plugin with another curious-looking offering: the ShapeShifter dynamics remodeller and ‘character’ compressor plugin.

Inspired by SketchCassette’s NR Comp algorithm, this promises to “completely transform the shape of your sounds,” and offers a blend of upward/downward compression for adding colour, body and grit. We’re told that you can achieve “anything from a subtle vibe boost to blown-open, raucous carnage”.

Find out more on the Aberrant DSP website. ShapeShifter runs in VST/AU/AAX formats on PC and Mac and costs $20.

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