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FilterShaper XL

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FilterShaper XL is a dual-filter plugin that combines two versatile filters with extensive modulation capabilities and authentic analog sound character. It excels at transforming audio through unconventional sound design, featuring 20 filter types in Clean and Warm variants, multistage drive distortion, and a powerful modulation framework with 60 LFOs and 50 envelope followers for creating everything from subtle nuances to dramatic, modular-style effects.

Key Features

0120 filter types (Clean and Warm variants) across 5 filter categories: Low-pass, High-pass, Band-pass, Notch, and Peak
02Dual filters with Serial or Parallel routing modes
0360 LFOs and 50 Envelope Followers for comprehensive modulation control
04Zero-delay feedback (ZDF) filter DSP with resonance compensation and internal saturation
05Dual Drive stages (Pre/Post filter placement) with Resonance Drive in feedback circuit
06Intuitive LFO Wave Editor with drawing tools for custom curves, steps, and ramps
07450 professionally designed presets across curated categories
08Envelope Follower with Attack, Hold, Release, Threshold, Amount, and Depth controls

Things to Try

  • 01Use Envelope Follower on Cutoff with Fast Attack to open the filter on loud drum hits, then set Release to approximately 250ms at 120 bpm for rhythmic, off-beat bounce
  • 02Enable Safe mode off with Resonance control to unlock self-oscillating feedback for screaming, unstable filter tones
  • 03Place Drive in Post mode on Warm filters and increase Resonance Drive in Hard mode for gritty textures and velvet-smooth resonant peaks
  • 04Combine LFO 2 with the main LFO to create evolving modulation patterns by shifting your drawn filter shapes up and down over time
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