Shane Damper
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Shane Damper

Signal Damping Module

FormatsmacOS AU · VST3 · AAX (Universal) — Windows VST3 · AAX
Trialbuilt-in 7-day trial in every plugin, no card
LicenceKey on your receipt · works offline after one check · 5 machines
UpdatesFree forever

Why use it

What it doesTwo knobs and a curve - find the frequency that rings, decide how hard to hold it down.

Reach for it whenResonant rooms on acoustic recordings. Boxy guitars. A piano note that jumps out.

What makes it differentIt names the note you are sitting on, not just the frequency.

Two knobs and a curve. Drag the frequency, decide how hard to damp it, and

get out. It tells you the note you're sitting on, not just the number.

CONTROLS

· AMOUNT how hard it damps

· PINCH how narrow it gets

· Drag anywhere on the curve to set the frequency

The readout shows Hz and the musical note with cents — 615 Hz D#5-22,

80 Hz D#2+38. Handy when the thing you're fighting is a note, not a number.

Watch the ghost on the left — it's been there the whole time.

WHAT'S NEW IN 1.6.2

· Mix no longer clicks when automated (0.025 → 0.00005).

· Left and right no longer share one interpolation state.

· Factory presets are now deterministic. They were partial, so a preset kept values from whichever preset you loaded before it.

· The Default program in the host's preset menu now actually restores the plug-in's defaults.

· Fixed a crash that could bring the host down: closing the plug-in window and then removing the plug-in left a timer running on freed data.

· Licence activation fixed: a bundle key now counts one activation per computer instead of one per plug-in, so one key covers five machines as stated.

· Rebuilt, re-signed and notarized for macOS (Universal) and Windows.

REGISTRATION

· The plug-in runs unrestricted for a 7-day trial from first launch, counted separately for each plugin.

· Your licence key is on your Gumroad receipt and on the download page.

· Paste it into the plug-in once — it needs internet that one time, then works offline.

· Message me on Gumroad if you need it reset for a new machine.

FORMATS

macOS AU + VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), Universal (Intel + Apple Silicon)

Windows VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), 64-bit

INSTALL — WINDOWS

1. Unzip.

2. Right-click "Install.bat" and choose "Run as administrator".

It puts both the VST3 and the AAX version in place.

3. Restart your DAW and rescan plugins.

INSTALL — macOS

1. Open the .pkg installer and follow the prompts.

2. Pick the formats you want (VST3 / AU / AAX).

3. Restart your DAW and rescan plugins.

Signed and notarized by Apple — no Terminal, no security workaround.

The installer asks for your admin password because the plug-ins go to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins (available to every user on the Mac).

Signed and notarized by Apple — no Terminal, no security workaround.

The installer asks for your admin password because the plug-ins go to /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins (available to every user on the Mac).

Stuck, or something sounds off? Message me — I answer every one.

More plugins coming, posted gradually.


UPDATES

Buy once, updated forever. Every future build is free to you — Gumroad emails you when there is a new one. No subscription, no upgrade fee, no re-purchase.

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