ShapeStage

What it does

An effect that stores four states of the same chain and morphs between them on one slider. The chain is drive with a shape control, a drift that warbles pitch, a motion delay with its own flow modulator, a stereo width spread and a texture that adds noise underneath. Three LFOs, two envelope generators and an envelope follower can be assigned on a connections page, each routed either to the overall morph or to a single parameter in a single stage, and every parameter stays open to host automation.

In the demo

Jade sets contrasting values across the stages and sweeps by hand first, then hands the morph over to a synced LFO. She works it on synth pads, a noise source, a piano with morphing off, and experimental drums.

Worth knowing

Jade frames it as suited to drone, soundscape and horror work rather than conventional song material, and notes that melodic sources want small movements. Presets appear only when it is hosted, and the tutorial opens only in the standalone app.