Why use it
What it doesOne XY pad driving two macro chains, one per axis.
Reach for it whenA part needs to move somewhere over eight bars and riding two knobs is not it.
What makes it differentEach axis is level-compensated from a measured gain table, so the move reads as a change in tone rather than a change in volume.
WHAT IT DOES
One XY pad driving two macro chains, one per axis.
REACH FOR IT WHEN
A part needs to move somewhere over eight bars and riding two knobs is not it.
WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT
Each axis is level-compensated from a measured gain table, so the move reads as a change in tone rather than a change in volume.
An XY pad that drives two macro modulations at once — one per axis.
Each axis is assigned a macro, and a macro is not a single effect. It is several effects that overlap and hand off as you push the axis further, moving rate, depth, time and tone together rather than just a wet/dry mix.
MACROS
· TEXTURE chorus into saturation into fuzz
· SPACE phaser into ping-pong delay into a tail that swallows itself
· WARP wow and flutter into tape
· BREAK slicing into bitrate collapse
The axes are not independent. X feeds into Y, and Y reads how far X has travelled — push texture up while you are in the space macro and the delay feedback starts to drive.
LEVEL COMPENSATION
Drive and reverb normally read as "louder" rather than "different". Every macro carries a 21-point gain table measured with K-weighted pink noise, applied per axis, so moving the dot changes tone and space instead of loudness.
CONTROLS
· X FACTOR pick the macro for the horizontal axis, and how far it goes
· Y FACTOR pick the macro for the vertical axis, and how far it goes
· THE PAD drag the dot, or type a position
Pick the same macro on both axes and it swaps one out — stacking a macro on itself just doubles the level, and that is not a sound.
Watch the ghost in the corner — it rattles with X and smears with Y.
REGISTRATION
· No activation needed. Unlocked from first launch, on as many of your own machines as you like.
FORMATS
macOS AU + VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), Universal (Intel + Apple Silicon)
Windows VST3 + AAX (Pro Tools), 64-bit
INSTALL — WINDOWS
1. Unzip.
2. Copy "Shane XY Modulator.vst3" to:
C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3
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).
Stuck, or something sounds off? Message me — I answer every one.
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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