Impact Soundworks Bass Sculptor
Multi-FX Bass Processor Plugin
Get your bass in shape with Bass Sculptor, a versatile multi-FX plugin (VST, AU, AAX) programmed by Jatin Chowdhury of ChowdhuryDSP.
Fatten up weak drums, smooth out bass guitar recordings, clean up mud, or tighten up a whole mix, all in one convenient package.
Four distinct modules let you manage low-end quickly & easily from a single UI, with just enough tweakability to shape your sound without being complex.
Features
Smooth and Lightweight
Our custom DSP uses little processing power, leaving plenty of room for all your other plugins.
Quick A/B Preset Comparison
Find the perfect level of processing by comparing different presets head-to-head.
Beautiful Vector UI
Runs great on displays big and small with scaling of 0.75 to 1.5x default.
27 Factory Presets
These "instant magic" settings range from drum enhancers to mastering-level sculpting.
Offline Activation Available
Using a key generated from an online machine, you can activate the plugin on a fully-offline computer.
About Jatin Chowdhury and ChowdhuryDSP
Jatin is a software engineer and musician whose innovative work in DSP has been widely-recognized by academia, industry peers, and users of his free ChowdhuryDSP plugins.
His novel research includes cutting-edge analog modeling techniques, hardware emulation, and even the use of neural networking for DSP.
His goals of creating both excellent audio tools & learning resources align perfectly with ISW's own.
Bass Sculptor is ISW's first collaboration with brilliant engineer Jatin Chowdhury, this plugin is designed with ease-of-use in mind.
Rather than using 3 or 4 different plugins for bass management, Bass Sculptor allows you to handle everything in one elegant and clean UI powered by slick, lightweight DSP.
Four Functions in One Simple UI
Subharmonic Generator
True synthesis of sub-frequencies based on the input signal; not just a simple pitch-shifter or octaver.
Bass Imager
Collapses low frequencies to mono using one of three processing modes, ideal for making club-friendly mixes.
Bass EQ & Filter
Surgical high-pass and single-band EQ with both minimal and linear-phase modes.
Bass Compressor
Highly-responsive compression of bass frequencies at up to 10:1 ratio.
System Requirements
- MacOS 10.14 Mojave and above
- Windows 7 and above (32 and 64-bit)
- Intel, AMD, or Apple Silicon CPU
- 4GB RAM or more
- 50MB free storage space
Plugin Formats
AAX Native, AU, and VST3
User Manual