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[@iamdavehawkins]

I've come to appreciate these plug-ins that do one thing very well vs. a plug-in that tries to do 1,000 different things. Great review.

[@Goldfishlive]

Congrats Cableguys the new update is sick

[@jrapp654]

Seeing the kick waveform is SO useful

[@Paul-ui6in]

Duck by Devious Machine had this already

[@Baphometrix]

@@Paul-ui6in Although to be fair, Duck shows the sidechain signal, which you might have filter-shaped (for example, to trigger on the transient "click" of the beater). So Duck usually doesn't show you the **entire** kick waveform. I still use a 3rd party oscilloscope tool like Psyscope Pro to see the full interaction and reshaping between my kick/snare and whatever I'm ducking with those signals.

[@alicehoon7474]

My kickstart was working but now it’s not working dammm

[@drvoodoo3073]

Devious Machines Duck has had the sidechain overlay thing since it first came out 2/3 years ago. It also has MIDI trigger via sidechained to audio. Duck pioneered MIDI triggering via audio, they were 2/3 years ahead of this plugin

[@Armadillo312]

And it has the multiband feature as well. It's my goto for sidechain these days.

[@stevelast5719]

I totally prefer Duck over this... and love Polyverse Gatekeeper...

[@DJKue]

+1 for Duck as well but the only downside is that it's Ableton only

[@Laekomusic]

This. Duck is the best

[@Armadillo312]

@@DJKue Duck works fine in Cubase. Its a VST plugin, so I don't see why it wouldn't work in other DAWs.

[@JonDaviz]

Finally! I was waiting for this one since I watched David Guetta using it before release

[@Cableguys]

Yes.. here's the video with David Guetta's leak by the way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpeomX-afrmCl8U

[@JonDaviz]

@@Cableguys 👀

[@Carstuff101]

The Best $16 I've ever spent. Thank you for the link

[@Behnan]

this is how a review should be...straight to the point...spot on

[@tau5music]

Holy cow I literally always imagined if kickstart would do this how great it would be. I'm so stoked to use this.

[@gytisbukauskas4302]

It will speed up my workflow for sure, instantly bought it. Thank you Zach!

[@DJAntonO]

We have been wating for those features for 9 years, haha! 😄

[@AlePoe]

The upgrade I've been waiting for 😎

[@mvricks90]

Love this! when you are in a creative space, u wanna work fast and although volumeshaper might be more advanced I prefer something like this which is quick and intuitive with a simple and logical GUI.

[@victornico]

Nothing like getting inspired again to produce by listening to Big Z's passionate voice talk about good plugins!

[@DrumsVSTheWorld]

uch yesss love these updates. makes me want to use the plugin again, especially the audio and midi trigger

[@SteliosMusic]

Good update - I like Shaperbox the most. That plugin can do so much and has fantastic workflow.

[@SteliosMusic]

The sidechain source visualization however is a game changer!

[@Cableguys]

Hey, glad you're getting so much out of ShaperBox! 😃

[@SteliosMusic]

@@Cableguys I forgot you guys developed both plugins! Would be awesome to see the new features in Shaperbox too. ;)

[@Cableguys]

@@SteliosMusic Of course! We're working on it right now, in fact 😉

[@SteliosMusic]

@@Cableguys Always one step ahead! Love it

[@dizzlermusic]

i never used it before, i still use just an volume automation clip, which still works great and you can easily add variation to every sidechain duck if you want !

[@davidzohar]

I used to work exactly like you. But now I'm allso using volume shapers

[@danielgoldstein150]

This plugin is perfect! Going to become a key player for my tracks now, no doubt!

[@sep7e]

Cheaper than lfo tool that it is really nice as well, you can have almost same control now

[@musicbysazid]

This plugin went from simple to legendary, damn

[@nickyromero6266]

Thank you buddy!

[@citadelo5ricks]

A spectral sidechain does the kick / bass adjustment for you.

[@kylim_music]

This is super helpful. thanks for the greatest sidechain video for logic. it was tough to use no output on bus channel and make another au controller track in midi mode .. audio mode is marvelous

[@jugg3rnog]

been rocking the OG version since 2014 or maybe 2015. long overdue update!

[@stevel4914]

Less flexibility as to frequencies than shaperbox. But the audio triggering is awesome--so useful.

[@Cableguys]

Thanks, glad to hear that you like it! We're currently working on adding audio triggering to ShaperBox too.

[@Xstatic1975]

@@Cableguys For Shaperbox please have a look at Duck too with the audio sidechain settings (filter etc.)

[@Caelo_music]

Great update. Easy buy since you get Kickstart 2 for 5$ when you already have Kickstart. No regrets.

[@jaydekaytv]

Been waiting for this for months - thanks for the vid!

[@ayMillmusic]

Holy Shit! This is probably the best upgrade I have ever seen to a plugin!

[@brionreid7316]

And, as I was hoping, this was added to ShaperBox 3... boom

[@benjaminmagambo3849]

That vst alone has made that mix complete

[@hermit_lofi8641]

One of the best Plug-Ins out there!

[@thekeyroads]

Really amazing update

[@jozua_official]

Awesome video Zach! This plugin is a game-changer!

[@wizzack75]

how is this plugin changing the game?

[@youngkizzi9944]

Amazing upgrade!

[@drydessert4198]

The Midi trigger is useful for gating. You can play the gate for an audio rack live on your keyboard or edit a dedicated Midi pattern with your mouse.

[@Tendixmusic]

INSTANT DOWNLOAD. Was waiting for this for so long. Actually a few months ago, I've asked them if they managed to make it work on the M1 Pro MacBook Pro. They've responded that yes, it should work, but if not, I should be at ease that the new version is coming out. Thank Big Z for the video. Az always, you the man !

[@rileyevans6070]

Damn didn’t know this was out thanks man! Great video

[@DJTwenty2020]

Time to get updating then!

[@gangsterdistrict1154]

that audio mode is shaperbox killer

[@Cableguys]

Well ;-) We're working on audio triggering for ShaperBox right now. We streamlined Kickstart for Kick transient detection (although it works just fine on almost all percussion that has obvious transients, snares, hard synth sounds etc), while ShaperBox is made for a wider range of control. But yeah, it's going to come!

[@SynthStreet]

@@Cableguys ❤

[@SimsFreelancer]

@@Cableguys i got Kickstart 1 not so long time ago, is there any upgrade option? i regret buying the first one as the second has much more options :...

[@Jimmie1242]

@@Cableguys add an latency parameter for a little preduck please :D and a "latency bug" fix would be super killer . I know its possible to fix it with a midi trigger but with audiosc the problem goes on and on.

[@Cableguys]

@@Jimmie1242 There is a pre-duck actually for biggest impact when the Kick hits. We just took the minimum time necessary, and we made it super-smooth. (Note: You can actually turn off the pre-duck via the Main menu, but in 99% of cases you'll want leave it turned on.)

[@Theumpsken]

Kickstart 2 only costs €5 for existing Kickstart 1 users! Let’s get downloading

[@shrugbyofficial]

Literally just bought this upgrade

[@lost_index]

Duck Buddy from Slynk has these features as well. Its a M4L Device for free. If you run on Ableton, check that out!

[@komodinotubesco]

It has added new features that have rejuvenated it, but personally I prefer ShaperBox 2: the aspect I prefer is that I can draw infinite points and it has 3 adjustable band frequencies, where you can choose a different sidechain

[@DavronMananov]

I'll agree Shaperbox 2 is more intuitive but I've found over time that any plugin that gets "close" but saves you time ends up being more valuable. I'm always on the hunt for plug-ins that do things quicker.

[@ScottThePisces]

one is $14 one is $99

[@listenfidi]

@@DavronMananov Oh! Could you say to me some of the quick plugins that you've found? I'm also on the hunt hahaha

[@listenfidi]

@@ScottThePisces VolumeShaper is 29$

[@RobertWeir]

Thanks for the update Bro 😎 .. only $5 to update ! Sweeeeet

[@larsthomasdenstad9082]

Great features and extremely reasonably priced. I already have ShaperBox and the first Kickstart, but for this asking price this is a no-brainer for me.

[@larsthomasdenstad9082]

Oh, wow, they even have a ridiculously fair upgrade price. Almost feels like stealing.

[@CRayBeats]

Duck has had all these features+ for a while.

[@evieboybeats]

Appreciate the video!

[@PrinceWa]

Whoa, major upgrade!

[@unkwnofficial2027]

Just got it and it so good!

[@Octwavian]

So it's basically a sidechain compressor...

[@kiko8u]

Massive upgrade!

[@gunsel123]

sick bro thanks

[@shoonrobben733]

absolute game changer

[@Jay_bonz]

Great video just bought this bc of it 🔥

[@alexfromtheinternet]

Cool update! Please can you tell me - what's the main reason these volume shapers are used over traditional side-chaining with compressors? It seems like a lot of work for a similar result?

[@vilukmusic]

You mean the exact opposite? This is two clicks to sidechain instead of routing a bus/audio through a compressor plugin

[@afiefzaki6265]

Compressor sidechain is not that clean especially if you directly use the kick as trigger. You need to create a separate dummy trigger by using a shorter one shot click sample for better control by adjusting the release of the compressor. And also compressor sidechain is harder to setup

[@KayjaxMusic]

It's fun watching you improve in every production aspect including video. It would be nice to see you use a mic to make your voice warm and close and more understandable at lower volume

[@TG-wo1zp]

LFO tool got this function since from release day

[@alexzahrai4703]

i dont even produce much anymore but i still get hyped about new plugins and updates! the new color scheme kinda makes it look like Volumeshaper by Cableguys lol

[@Cableguys]

What a coincidence ;-)

[@netuno_music]

The kick have to be super loud for the audio triggering to work. What am I doing wrong?

[@celasmonteiro]

This is next level👏🏻

[@Silentnarcotic]

Sweet!!!!

[@JanBaars]

Cableguys has been doing so well recently. Did they get a new CEO or something?

[@JayDunhamTV]

Get yourself a referral link bro, I'd happily buy it through your link as a thank you for the review.

[@AVDRE]

reminds me of shaperbox2

[@killroutine6477]

How to use it with Audio or Midi trigger without getting a click? In Ableton you can set midi offset so it comes before the kick for smoother volume ramp down and it fixes the problem

[@Swiftopher755]

Kickstart one was not really useable for me in ableton because if you put fx before it in a chain it knocks the sidechain off time due to latency but this sidechain input via audio option solves it! No more delayed pumping and it cost me £4.50 to upgrade from version one! BARGAIN

[@XeroReMix]

Game changer!

[@ryanuys1313]

Me literally thinking what If you don’t have a four on the floor kick? Z: “but what if you don’t have a kick every quarter beat?” Actually read my mind

[@TrueFakeNews]

i want this outro music man!

[@g00m0]

Got to have this

[@JC100774]

thanks for the great vid, when upgrading does it replace the original kickstart, or will you still have kickstart 1 and kickstart 2?

[@triebb]

That track at 1:31?? Is that track released yet?

[@aron679]

Has anyone else found that this isn't working in Logic? Like the pumping is out of sync. The volume goes down slightly before the kick hits, so there is a brief moment of silence before the kick.

[@EvGeeProduction]

AMAZING

[@darkAce100]

Upgrade is $5 from Kickstart 1, worth it IMO

[@florianschartner2030]

Great video. And for 16$ you can`t go wrong.

[@glennbroersma8025]

Nice update! But Vengeance multiband side chain have this and more for over a decade.

[@glennbroersma8025]

Must say for this price it is so much cheaper then the vengeance.

[@jakeskate1998]

so let me get this straight, even with a midi track(kick) you can still select audio side chain, put kickstart on your synth bus, then select the kick from the side chain menu like you would in normal side chain compression? If so this is a game changer for me not having to do that complicated midi triggering and routing. Ive always found it so dumb and overly complicated. When i asked cableways about it they essentially said it was hard to do this which i thought was a stupid answer.

[@Cableguys]

Hey yes, you can just route your audio in to trigger the sidechain. It's easy and just works! We like stuff that "just works", and that means a lot of fine-tuning behind the scenes to make that happen, so it works with all kinds of kick drums… so it detects the transient in the right place… so it doesn't detect long kick drums as multiple hits… but can still trigger fast and complex kick drum patterns… so it works with kicks where the transient is quiet compared to the "oomph" in the middle… Lots of things to get right here 😉

[@sirwanmusic]

Wowwww 💜

[@MattVorn]

Prefer volume shaper by the same plugin company (cable guys), way more versatile.

[@syedbukhari6578]

My god, just open two quick instances of LFO tool. One on the kick and the other instance on whatever you wanna sidechain. Lol.

Looks nice and it's a great improvement to the former plugin, however, it's nothing really new. LFO Tool by XFER does practically all that for at least 5 years.

[@krabby1288]

godlike upgrade. no more messing around in fruity limiter LOL

[@tomverswyvel6370]

volume shaper * update has the same feature .

[@elliotomojo]

How do you sidechain to a beat that doesn’t play quarter notes on fl studio, I know he is using logic pro in the tutorial which shows the sidechain and view options above the plugin, but FL studio doesn’t give that option with plugins and most of my beats don’t play on quarter notes, any advice on how to solve this?

[@RicHardAndHeavy]

presence of lookahead ?

[@kevin933]

Game changer

[@kisho2679]

when use "Shaperbox" instead of "Kickstart"?

[@Stratlover]

deffinitely 16 dollar worth it

[@danking1172]

The regular 4/4 lfo begins to duck slightly before the kick, but does the sidechain option begin to duck audio BEFORE the real kick comes in? edit: it does

[@Cableguys]

Audio sidechain mode does duck slightly before the real kick, with 6ms of smoothing - about the same amount used in the LFO shapes.

[@danking1172]

@@Cableguys beatiful. thanks

[@clancybenedict6647]

Let's. Fucking. Go. Omg

[@ARCASIAUK]

Anyone else been using triggering or chainshaper by M4L?

[@NickTew-music]

Curious if you still use shaperbox or kickstart ?

[@mb2811]

I'd rather use my Volume Shaper from Cableguys. You can even draw your own curve, which is insane.

[@npronpro3039]

Can you remake (Lynnx - With You)'s drop ???

[@דיפי]

Which song / track is this? I have to know!!

[@gangsterdistrict1154]

@big Z your vid title is not convincing. you should have mentioned KICKSTART2 in the video title. secondly, this audio trigger mode is already available in Devious machines DUCK

[@thisguyrools2807]

Can I upgrade the Kickstart I already bought or do I have to buy a whole new plug in?

[@pksesay]

Upgrade is like 5 bucks... its on the website towards the bottom

[@DISCOSERVICEOFCL]

This is awesome! One question I have is that with volume shaper from shaper box you can side chain the low frequency’s differently from the high frequency’s. Is this possible with the new version of kick start buy using 2 of them to side chain. One for the low and one for the highs. I hope what I’m trying to say makes sense. If this is the case I think I’ll start using this over volume shaper because that audio button works so much faster then setting up volume shaper.

[@Cableguys]

Kickstart 2 splits the audio into two bands, and the sidechain curve is applied to the low band. The high band passes through untouched. So it's not possible to create separate curves for low and high. You can try Big Z's trick in the video at 3:34 though, running multiple Kickstart 2's in series, to achieve something similar.

[@Livvux]

Hi, does this feature with the buses also work with FL Studio?

[@Cableguys]

Absolutely. We got tutorials for how to set it up in major DAWs here, including FL Studio: www.cableguys.com/kickstart-tutorials.html#sidechain

[@Livvux]

@@Cableguyswow many Thanks!!!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@cottoo1]

and the upgrade costs 5$, great!

[@ovasiles]

yes! Such a great deal