8.2Great
Devious Machines Duck by Devious Machines. Sidechain-style pumping without routing headaches—volume shaping for modern electronic mixes.
Plugin comparison
Devious Machines Duck vs RIPPLES Pulse
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
The side-by-side
RIPPLES Pulse is a free sidechain, gate, and LFO volume shaper with five drawable shapes, Sync or Trig, and 16 presets. VST3 and AU for macOS and Windows.
Technical matrix
Specs compared
| Signal | Devious Machines Duck | RIPPLES Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $49 | Free |
| Dubspot Score | 8.2 | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX | VST3, AU |
| Type | Sidechain / volume shaping effect | Volume shaper (sidechain, gate, LFO) |
| Developer | Devious Machines | — |
| Shapes | — | Pump, Soft, Tri, Saw, Gate, each with Flip |
| Timing | — | Sync (9 rates, 1/16 to 4 bars) or Trig |
| Controls | — | Depth, Curve, Smooth, Sens, Mix, Out |
| Presets | — | 16 factory |
| OS requirements | — | macOS 11+ or Windows 10+ via RIPPLES Tap |
| Price | — | Free |
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