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  • Formats Mac: AU and VST3 · Windows: VST3
  • Perpetual licence 3 computers, offline after activation
  • 14-day trial every control working, no card

Modulation plugin

Carousel Motion

Chorus, flanger and phaser with tempo sync

SPIN sets the speed of the turn, and SYNC locks it to the session tempo. RIDE picks the effect: HORSES is a chorus, SWINGS a flanger and TEACUPS a phaser. Inside, BLEND at 100 % turns any of them into vibrato, and BOTTOM keeps the low end out of the turn.

USD 29.90 until 31 December 2026, then USD 59.90

Buy · USD 29.90 Try free for 14 days

What it does

Simple and under control. The basics outside the box, the advanced controls inside.

On the front

Three knobs, a SYNC button and a switch, enough to get the sound without reading a manual. One knob does most of the work and the switch picks the character.

  • SPIN the speed of the turn, with SYNC beside it
  • SWAY depth
  • LEVEL output volume
  • RIDE HORSES, SWINGS or TEACUPS

Inside the pedal

Click the panel and the pedal opens on the controls an engineer looks for, and a battery. Every one of them works in every mode, so the same front settings can go many ways. Opening it doesn't change the sound.

  • BLEND the mix; 100 % is vibrato
  • FEEDBACK resonance
  • SPREAD stereo phase of the turn
  • BOTTOM keeps the lows out of the turn
  • IN and OUT TRIM gain staging before and after the pedal

Where the analog feel comes from

Carousel Motion in a session

presentation video for Carousel Motion

Overview

RIDE picks one of three effects. HORSES is a chorus, SWINGS a flanger and TEACUPS a phaser. SPIN sets how fast the turn goes, and the SYNC button beside it locks the speed to the session tempo. SWAY sets how deep it goes.

Open the pedal for BLEND, which at 100 % takes out the dry signal and leaves vibrato; FEEDBACK, for a ringing flanger or phaser; SPREAD, to widen the turn across the stereo field; and BOTTOM, which keeps a bass or a kick out of the effect so the low end stays put.

Measured before release

the measured numbers from this plugin's report: loudness against bypass, clicks, aliasing

Presets

33 factory presets in folders by kind of motion: Chorus, Vibrato, Flanger, Phaser, Synced and Broken & Lo-Fi. The trims, bypass and routing stay out of presets, so your gain staging survives a preset change.

Specs

  • Formats Mac: AU and VST3 · Windows: VST3
  • Systems macOS and Windows versions
  • CPU and latency measured on the C++ build
  • Also in the window preset browser, A/B compare, loudness-matched bypass, short-term LUFS meter

How to install

  1. Buy or start a trial. Pay at checkout, or make a free account for the trial. The receipt arrives by email. payment methods Moonbase offers
  2. Download. Sign in to your Circus Audio account. One download has every plugin; your licence decides which ones open. Mac: run the installer. Windows: unzip the download and copy the .vst3 files to C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3, then rescan plugins in your DAW.
  3. Open it in your DAW. Load Carousel Motion on a track and sign in, or paste your licence key. It works on 3 computers, offline after the first activation.

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Carousel Motion

Chorus, flanger and phaser with tempo sync

USD 29.90 until 31 December 2026, then USD 59.90

Buy · USD 29.90 Try free for 14 days

Mac: AU and VST3 · Windows: VST3 · perpetual licence · 3 computers

Questions

Do I need internet to use it?

Only to activate. After that it works offline.

How many computers?

3 at once, Mac or Windows. You can free a seat from inside the plugin.

Which DAWs?

Any that loads AU or VST3: Logic Pro, Ableton Live, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Reaper, Bitwig Studio. list of DAWs we tested Pro Tools needs AAX, which comes later.

How does the trial work?

Every control works for 14 days, one trial per computer, and you don't need a card. You start it from inside Carousel Motion with a free Circus Audio account.

What happens when the trial ends?

decide in step 21 of setup.md, for example: the plugin passes the sound through untouched and asks you to buy or sign in, and your sessions keep their settings

I own a plugin already. What does the bundle cost me?

The Circus Bundle is USD 109.90 until 31 December 2026, then USD 199.90, minus what you paid for the plugins you own. Sign in before checkout and the price adjusts.

Can I get a refund?

Yes, see the refund policy.

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