Cableguys have released TimeStop, a new creative tape-stop plugin designed to be “the fastest, most intuitive way to get tape-stops that always fit your track”.
The company have also launched their biggest ever Black Friday Sale, with discounts on ShaperBox 3 and Cableguys Bundle (includes new TimeStop), along with single plugin deals on VolumeShaper, Snapback, FilterShaper XL and MidiShaper. Upgrades are also discounted.
TimeStop – The New Way To Tape-Stop
Here’s what they say:
TimeStop is the fastest, most intuitive way to get tape‑stops that always fit your track.
Forget dated “click the button” workflows and timing mismatches – TimeStop is the first tape-stop plugin where you draw your slowdowns as DAW automation.
And with 3 timing modes, you get classic lazy spindowns, modern time-locked drops and complex fills – all from one quick, easy effect.
Features
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Pitch Knob: Slow time and pitch with a single drag – let go and it springs back to the top, ready for your next tape-stop. It’s fast, fun and intuitive. Simply record or draw your tape-stop using the DAW automation tools you already know. Get the exact timing and flow that fits your track.
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Stop Button: TimeStop offers the traditional “click to stop” approach too – with the advantage that you can edit the sweep as automation afterwards. Just hold Stop and the Pitch knob turns automatically.
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Classic Mode: That famous woozy tape drag. Pitch and time drop as one, like vinyl slowing to a standstill.
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Modern Mode: A first for tape-stop plugins: drop pitch without slowing the beat. Keep lyrics and drums tight. Choose Auto to align by transients, or select a time interval to slice at fixed periods.
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Loop Mode: Tape-stop meets stutter. Get DJ-style fills and transitions that would take ages to do by hand.
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Free Running: Enable to make Loop Mode’s repeats slow as the pitch drops, like looping inside a sampler.
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Shape: Alter the master acceleration curve for all tape-stops without editing your automation.
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Smart Visuals: Keep your place in the bar with the integrated Beat Ring. See how the waveform is slowed and sliced with the oscilloscope. And see exactly which sections Loop mode is repeating with the orange indicator segments.
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Cableguys Quality: High-quality interpolation DSP, for silky smooth tape-stops.
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Pricing & Availability
TimeStop is available for macOS and Windows in VST3, AU and AAX plugin formats for €14 / $16 (€9 / $9 for Cableguys Bundle owners: cableguys.com/login-upgrade).
Black Friday:
- ShaperBox 3 Bundle – $89 (11 Shapers, worth $379).
- Cableguys Bundle – $149 (ShaperBox plus TimeStop, Snapback, FilterShaper XL, Curve 2, HalfTime and MIDIShaper, worth $713).
- VolumeShaper – $19 (reg. $29).
- Snapback – $29 (reg. $49).
- FilterShaper XL – $49 (reg. $79).
- MidiShaper – $29 (reg. $49).
- Black Friday Upgrades available at cableguys.com/login-upgrade
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