Cableguys Black Friday 2026: ShaperBox 3, Snapback and VolumeShaper Prices
Black Friday 2026 · Cableguys
Cableguys makes the drawable-LFO effects behind a lot of modern sidechain pumping, stutters and filter movement: ShaperBox, VolumeShaper, HalfTime. Part of the catalogue is on sale at Plugin Boutique right now: ShaperBox 3 is $89 (list $99) and Snapback is $29, until December 1. The discounts are modest, so here's what's actually worth buying and what to skip.
Cableguys at Plugin Boutique now
UP TO 41% OFF
ShaperBox 3 at $89 · Snapback $29 · until Dec 1
Black Friday 2026 is Friday, November 27, and Cyber Monday is November 30. 8 Cableguys products were discounted at Plugin Boutique when I checked on November 9, 2026, up to 41% off, all until December 1. The rest of the catalogue was at its regular price.
What Cableguys does well: you draw a curve, and that curve moves volume, filter, pan, pitch or distortion in time with your track. VolumeShaper is the classic example: instead of setting up a sidechain compressor, you draw exactly the duck you want.
Related: Plugin Boutique Black Friday 2026 guide, Black Friday plugin deals under $50, Cyber Monday plugin deals.
What Cableguys did last Black Friday
I can't tell you. Plugin Boutique's 2025 Black Friday guide, my source for last year's deals in every guide on this site, doesn't list a Cableguys offer. Today's prices against list prices are in the table below.
ShaperBox 3: the bundle that makes the singles pointless
ShaperBox 3 holds eleven multiband effects (Volume, Time, Drive, Filter, Crush, Noise, Pan, Width, Liquid, Reverb and Pitch) that you shape by drawing curves, with audio and MIDI triggering. Cableguys also sells each one as its own plugin. On Nov 9 those eleven cost $369 bought one by one, against $89 for ShaperBox 3. Unless you only ever need one effect, buy the bundle.
ShaperBox 3 vs. its Shapers on their own, November 9, 2026
| Product | Now | List | Deal ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cableguys ShaperBox 3 Bundle | $89 | $99 | Dec 1 |
| Cableguys VolumeShaper 7 | $19 | $29 | Dec 1 |
| Cableguys TimeShaper 3 | $29 | $29 | — |
| Cableguys DriveShaper 2 | $39 | $39 | — |
| Cableguys FilterShaper Core 3 | $39 | $39 | — |
| Cableguys CrushShaper 2 | $39 | $39 | — |
| Cableguys NoiseShaper 2 | $39 | $39 | — |
| Cableguys PanShaper 4 | $29 | $29 | — |
| Cableguys WidthShaper 3 | $29 | $29 | — |
| Cableguys LiquidShaper | $29 | $29 | — |
| Cableguys ReverbShaper | $39 | $39 | — |
| Cableguys PitchShaper | $39 | $39 | — |
| Eleven Shapers, one by one | $369 |
Already own some of them? Plugin Boutique has upgrade paths: from TimeShaper 3 + VolumeShaper 7 for $69 until December 1 and from VolumeShaper 7 alone for $79 until December 1.
The Cableguys deals I'd look at
1. Cableguys ShaperBox 3 Bundle — the one to buy
Sidechain-style ducking, stutters, filter sweeps, autopan, width and pitch movement in one plugin. If you make beats or electronic music, this replaces a stack of utilities.
Plugin Boutique, Nov 9: $89 $99 · sale ends Dec 1 · See today's price →
2. Cableguys Snapback — drum layering that follows your hits
Made with BT: put it on a drum track and it detects each hit and layers new samples on top in time, including samples placed just before the transient, which Cableguys calls a pro trick for grooves that feel alive. Faster than lining up claps by hand.
Plugin Boutique, Nov 9: $29 $49 · sale ends Dec 1 · See today's price →
3. Cableguys VolumeShaper 7 — if you only want the ducking
Multiband volume shaping with a drawable LFO triggered by beats, MIDI or audio across three bands. It's the cheapest way into Cableguys' sidechain workflow at $19, and owners can later upgrade to ShaperBox 3.
Plugin Boutique, Nov 9: $19 $29 · sale ends Dec 1 · See today's price →
4. Cableguys FilterShaper XL — for sound designers
Two filters, multistage drive and a deep modulation system. It's the most sound-design-heavy plugin in the sale, and it's a separate plugin, not one of ShaperBox 3's Shapers.
Plugin Boutique, Nov 9: $49 $79 · sale ends Dec 1 · See today's price →
5. Cableguys MidiShaper — LFOs for your hardware and synths
Cableguys' drawable LFOs and envelopes for anything that takes MIDI CC: pitch bend, mod wheel, filter cutoff on a hardware synth. Niche, but handy if you own hardware synths.
Plugin Boutique, Nov 9: $29 $49 · sale ends Dec 1 · See today's price →
The Cableguys Bundle
The Cableguys Bundle ($149 until December 1, list $179). Plugin Boutique lists its contents as TimeStop, PitchShaper, Snapback, Curve 2, TimeShaper 3, DriveShaper 2, NoiseShaper 2, FilterShaper XL, LiquidShaper, CrushShaper 2, VolumeShaper 7, PanShaper 4, WidthShaper 3, HalfTime and MidiShaper. Bought one by one on Nov 9 those cost $555. Its list doesn't mention ReverbShaper, so check the page if you need it. Compared with ShaperBox 3, the extra $60 buys you Snapback, the Curve 2 synth, TimeStop, HalfTime and MidiShaper.
Cheap and free Cableguys plugins
HalfTime ($12) does one thing, the half-speed effect, and Plugin Boutique's page names Armin van Buuren, David Guetta and members of 808 Mafia among its users. TimeStop ($16) draws tape stops as automation. PanCake 2 is a free panning modulator with the same drawable curves, a good way to test the workflow before you pay.
Buy now or wait?
If you produce electronic music or beats and don't own ShaperBox yet, buy it now: the sale runs until December 1, past Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The discounts here are small (10% on ShaperBox 3), and I'll update this page if Cableguys changes them during Black Friday week. Every paid order also comes with a free gift: on November 9 any paid order could pick UVI's Tape Suite (four tape-effect plugins, $99) or Excite Audio's Evolve Elastic Lite, and orders from $49 could take IK Multimedia's ReSing SE ($39.99) instead.
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Does Cableguys have a Black Friday sale?
Yes. On November 9, 2026 Plugin Boutique had 8 Cableguys products on sale, up to 41% off, until December 1, 2026, including ShaperBox 3 at $89. Plugin Boutique's 2025 Black Friday guide didn't list a Cableguys deal.
Is ShaperBox 3 worth it over VolumeShaper alone?
If you only need sidechain-style ducking, VolumeShaper 7 ($19) does it. ShaperBox 3 ($89) adds ten more effects, and on November 9, 2026 those eleven Shapers cost $369 bought separately.
What's the difference between ShaperBox 3 and the Cableguys Bundle?
ShaperBox 3 is the eleven multiband Shaper effects in one plugin. The Cableguys Bundle adds Snapback, the Curve 2 synth, TimeStop, HalfTime, MidiShaper and FilterShaper XL. On November 9, 2026 the difference was $60.
Does Cableguys have free plugins?
Yes, PanCake 2, a panning modulator with drawable curves. It was free at Plugin Boutique on November 9, 2026.
Sources & method
Plugin Boutique: Cableguys · Plugin Boutique: ShaperBox 3 Bundle · Plugin Boutique: 2025's Black Friday guide
Prices, bundle contents and sale end dates were read from Plugin Boutique product pages on November 9, 2026 (US store, USD). The "one by one" totals add up those same prices; for ShaperBox 3's Filter Shaper I counted FilterShaper Core 3.
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