Year/Release Date : June 13, 2026
Version : 1.2.7
Developer : Apulsoft
Developer’s website : https://www.apulsoft.ch/apshaper/
Format : VST, VST3, AAX
Bit depth : 64bit
Tablet : present (s/n)
System requirements : Windows 10 or later
- 32.6 MB
Description:
Plugin for harmonic distortion, analog waveform model, wide modulation capabilities.
apulSoft apShaper is a plugin for adding harmonic distortion to audio signals. It combines a waveformer with three filter bands and various modulation options: two low-frequency oscillators, two dynamics detectors (with sidechain capability), and user-configurable controls.
apShaper can simulate various types of distortion, including tape and tube saturation, wave convolution, and analog bit compression.
Three filter bands provide high-quality filtering without high-frequency compression. A variable-slope low-pass filter provides a smooth slope impossible with traditional filtering. It’s ideal for smoothly processing signals with high distortion. Several tone control filter types, modeled after classic circuits, allow you to shape classic low/mid/high frequency tones.
apShaper’s artifact-free distortion
uses sophisticated algorithms to address a serious problem associated with digital distortion—unwanted non-harmonic noise. It performs analog waveform processing using integration. Distortion is applied to a continuous audio signal. This reduces digital artifacts to a greater extent than traditional resampling, especially when the transfer curve is not smooth (hard limiting/waveforming/bit compression).
Characteristics :
Five high-quality waveform shaping engines: Harmonic, Tube, Saturation, Steps, and Wave Fold.
Extremely low aliasing.
Three multi-type filters can be applied before and/or after waveform shaping.
Four types of guitar amp tone stack simulations are included.
Several types of soft saturation: tape, classic, distortion, hyper, and clipping.
The Steps engine allows for smooth bit rate adjustment.
The waveform sweep engine provides user-configurable symmetrical and asymmetrical breakpoints.
A low-pass filter with variable slope is ideal for working with harmonic distortion products.
The direct channel can be independently filtered and mixed in dry/wet mode with the shaped sound.
Graphical editing of filter parameters on the spectrum display.
Zoomable frequency spectrum and waveform display with f0 sync.
Built-in input/output signal meters.
A filter for eliminating DC offset.
A modulation system with the ability to customize up to 16 modulation rules with independent gains.
Internal modulation sources: two LFOs, two dynamics detectors, and three user-configurable knobs.
Sidechain input for the dynamics detector.
MIDI input using the modulation system.
Low processing latency of 6 samples (minimum phase mode) allows for real-time operation.
Unlimited undo/redo for all actions.
Plugin formats: AudioUnits/AAX/VST/VST3 for macOS (64-bit for Intel/ARM processors) and Windows (32-bit and 64-bit for Intel processors).
Built-in system-wide preset management with the ability to import and export preset files compatible with different platforms and hosts in XML format.
Light and dark color schemes, as well as support for custom color schemes.
Distribution updated! (s/n in the text file “R2R”)
