Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
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.
Thenatan GRRR is a beat-reactive growl designer with Trash, Talk, Wub, and Screech. $12 intro, $49 list, through 17 October 2026.
Technical matrix
| Signal | ShaperBox 3 | Thenatan GRRR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | — | $12 intro / $49 |
| Dubspot Score | 8.7 | — |
| Formats | VST 2, VST 3, AU (Mac only), AAX | VST, VST3, AU |
| 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 | — | Beat-reactive growl designer |
| Price | — | $12 intro / $49 list through 17 October 2026 |
| Engines | — | Trash, Talk, Wub, Screech, plus Sub and Dense |
| Presets | — | 20 or more |
| Latency | — | Zero |
| Size | — | About 22 MB per format |
| Activation | — | Serial number. No iLok |
| Windows | — | 7 or later, 64-bit. VST and VST3 |
| macOS | — | AU, VST, VST3, 64-bit. Native Apple Silicon |
| Not included | — | AAX / Pro Tools |
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