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DownShift

DownShift

Beat-locked tape stop that lands back on the grid

DownShift
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What It Does

Stop Time

Beats

Set in beats, not milliseconds, so it follows your tempo.

Curve

Shape

Runs from a straight-line turntable brake to a long tape coast.

Depth

Amount

Brakes to a full stop, or down to a crawl and holds there.

Rejoin

Timing

Decides what happens to the time a stop swallowed: cut it, catch up, or keep it.

Quantize

Grid

Trigger and release quantize separately, from 1/16 to two bars.

Auto

Pattern

Fires a pattern you click onto the bar strip.Every-N-bars interval and a chance control.

Trigger

Modes

Hold, One-Shot and Latch.Playable from a MIDI note.

Tape Character

Colour

Wow, Dull and Drive bring in tape character as the motor slows.

Screw Link

Sync

Reads Screw Engine's timeline so stops land on the same grid as your chops.

Standalone

Independent

Works on its own, with no Screw Engine in the chain.

Specs

Formats
VST3 and AU
macOS
10.13 or later, Apple Silicon supported
Windows
8.1 or later
Pro Tools
Needs a wrapper such as Waves StudioRack or Blue Cat PatchWork
Requires
A DAW, sold separately
Activations
Two per licence
Updates
Lifetime, free forever

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