Baby Audio Super VHS vs Cableguys VolumeShaper 6

Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.

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Specs compared

Baby Audio Super VHSCableguys VolumeShaper 6
Price€29
Dubspot Score
FormatsVST, VST3, AU, AAXVST 2, VST 3, AU (Mac), AAX
Plugin typeMulti-effect plugin with six one-knob effects
Effects includedStatic (VHS noise), Heat (tape saturation), Shape (sample rate reducer), Magic (ensemble FX), Drift (pitch fluctuation LFO), Wash (reverb)
FormatsVST, VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit)
Mac supportmacOS 10.11 and up, native Apple Silicon (M-chip) compatible
Windows supportWindows 10 and newer
DAW compatibilityAll major DAWs (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, Reaper, Reason)
Current version on official pageVolumeShaper 7 (version 6 no longer listed/sold by Cableguys)
Multiband shapingSeparate volume LFOs for lows, mids and highs
TriggeringBeat-locked sync, MIDI, or audio-transient triggering with external sidechain input
SmoothingClick-free lookahead smoothing with transient pre-smoothing
Mac formatsVST 2, VST 3, AU or AAX
Windows formatsVST 2, VST 3 or AAX

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