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Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Effect / Cableguys
ShaperBox 3 by Cableguys is a multi-effect plugin combining 11 effect processors, each driven by drawable LFO waveforms with optional 3-band processing.
Quadrant Modulator is Unusable Engineering's four-quadrant ring-mod: drawable Bézier oscillator, pitch follow, one-shot, 8-slot sequencer. €29 incl. VAT. AU and VST3.
Technical matrix
| Signal | ShaperBox 3 | Unusable Quadrant Modulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | €29 incl. VAT |
| Dubspot Score | 8.7 | — |
| Formats | VST 2, VST 3, AU (Mac only), AAX | AU, VST3 |
| Included effects | 11 Shapers: Pitch, Reverb, Time, Drive, Noise, Liquid, Filter, Crush, Volume, Pan, Width | — |
| Multiband | Every Shaper can be split into 3 bands, each with independent LFO and envelope follower controls | — |
| Modulation | Drawable LFO waveforms plus envelope follower per band | — |
| Mac formats | VST 2, VST 3, AU, AAX (Intel and Apple Silicon) | — |
| Windows formats | VST 2, VST 3, AAX (64-bit) | — |
| System requirements | macOS 10.15 or later; Windows 7, 8, 10 or 11 | — |
| Type | — | Four-quadrant multiplier / ring-mod and AM |
| Modes | — | Free Run, SC Pitch Follow, One Shot |
| Sequencer | — | 8 slots, 6 patterns, Preset Slew, Rate Slew |
| Formats | — | macOS AU/VST3, Windows VST3 |
| System | — | macOS 12+, Windows 10/11 |
| Price | — | €29.00 incl. 25% VAT |
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