FSA Shapeulator
Shapeulator is essentially the product of a modular patching session, and a desire to have the core setup used available for further sound design fun. At the most basic level, it is a subtractive synthesizer, with some additional features that make it especially useful for certain types of pads, fx sounds, and synthetic percussion.
The main features that separate Shapeulator from other analog-style subtractive synths are the waveshaper oscillator and resonator. The waveshaper oscillator is a fairly standard VA osc with a waveshaper that is controlled by another oscillator. This second oscillator can be modulated independently, and creates a sound something like amplitude modulation. The resonator is a stereo bank of tuned delays with feedback, which can also be modulated.
NOTE 05/31/23: The Shapeulator no-installer link was pointing to the wrong file, this has been fixed. Apologies for any inconvenience.
Requirements:
64 bit VST3-compatible host/DAW.
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or better. Windows 10 is recommended.
Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015.
A processor supporting multimedia instruction (SSE2 - most computers from within the last 15+ years will meet this requirement).
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Shapeulator VST3i, text manual