8.4Great
Xfer Records LFO Tool is a volume, filter, and pan modulation plugin with drawable LFO curves for sidechain pumping, gating, and rhythmic motion.
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LFO Tool vs Cableguys VolumeShaper 6
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Cableguys VolumeShaper 6
8.4Great
VolumeShaper is a Cableguys effect plugin that shapes audio with a drawable volume LFO triggered by beats, MIDI or transients across three frequency bands.
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Specs compared
| Signal | LFO Tool | Cableguys VolumeShaper 6 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49.95 | — |
| Dubspot Score | 8.4 | 8.4 |
| Formats | VST, AU, AAX | VST 2, VST 3, AU (Mac), AAX |
| Type | LFO-driven volume / filter / pan modulator | — |
| Price | $49.95 USD | — |
| Graphs | Up to 4 simultaneous (e.g. volume, cutoff, resonance, pan); 12 graphs per preset | — |
| Rate | BPM (with optional swing) or free Hz; sample-accurate sync | — |
| MIDI | Optional MIDI CC output to control other devices | — |
| Formats | VST, Audio Units, AAX (macOS and Windows) | — |
| System | macOS 10.11+; Windows 7 SP1+ | — |
| Current version on official page | — | VolumeShaper 7 (version 6 no longer listed/sold by Cableguys) |
| Multiband shaping | — | Separate volume LFOs for lows, mids and highs |
| Triggering | — | Beat-locked sync, MIDI, or audio-transient triggering with external sidechain input |
| Smoothing | — | Click-free lookahead smoothing with transient pre-smoothing |
| Mac formats | — | VST 2, VST 3, AU or AAX |
| Windows formats | — | VST 2, VST 3 or AAX |
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