Why use it
What it doesA downcast effect - dulls and sags the source.
Reach for it whenTurning a bright part into a background. Sad-pass on a happy loop.
What makes it differentFree.
One knob. Turn it up and the signal droops — pitch sagging, top end closing, everything a little heavier than it was.
Part of the "Shane Is" series: one control, one feeling, no menus.
CONTROLS · SADNESS 0 to 11 · OUTPUT 0 to 11
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 with a Developer ID and notarized by Apple — no security warnings, no Terminal commands.
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.
FOLLOW ALONG
New plugins and what goes into them:
WHAT'S NEW IN 1.6.2
· It now reports its fixed 12 ms latency to the host. The whole signal passes through a wow delay line, so on a parallel bus it used to comb-filter against the dry track.
· The crackle no longer depends on channel order — left and right were taking turns corrupting one shared noise state.
· Automation no longer clicks (0.084 → 0.00003).
· 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.
