Wire Grind releases King Cobrato: A Threshold-Triggered Vibrato VST Effect

Wire Grind Releases King Cobrato, a Threshold-Triggered Vibrato VST Effect

Wire Grind has announced the release of King Cobrato, a pitch-perfect vibrato plug-in that's triggered by signal level.

Threshold-Triggered LFO

King Cobrato's LFO turns on and off depending on the level of the incoming signal. The triggering mechanism works the same way as that of a noise gate or a compressor. This allows the effect it to react to and align with individual notes.

Precision Pitch Variation

Upwards and downwards pitch variation can be set with the "Pitch Range" parameter. It's an intuitive and precise control, and it's absent on most other vibrato effects. With a max variation of ±1200 cents (±1 octave), King Cobrato is capable of dramatic pitch modulation effects.

Sidechain-Ready

Just as with many noise gates and compressors, the effect can use an external sidechain as the trigger signal. This has many uses. For example, a percussion track could be used to trigger pitch oscillations on a pad sound.

Controllable LFO Cycling

Want just one, two, or eight LFO cycles on every note? The "number of cycles" parameter does exactly this. There are also three cycle modes "at least,", "at most," and "exactly." These are applied to the "number of cycles" parameter.

13 Pitch Envelopes

A pitch envelope resembles a modulation waveform, but there is a key difference. A pitch envelope describes perceptual properties of the output, whereas a modulation waveform describes technical properties of an internally generated data signal. The pitch envelopes include shapes that are both well-known and exotic.

Chorus and Flanging

By setting the "Wet/Dry" to 50%, King Cobrato will produce chorus and flange effects. Wire Grind recommends that new users begin with a "Pitch Range" of about 50 cents.

Summary of Features:Threshold-triggered oscillations
Precision-adjustable pitch range
13 pitch envelopes
LFO cycle control
Chorus & flange capability
Pitch gliding
Ducking
Onset delay
Trigger signal scope
Sidechaining
Lookahead
Oversampling up to 32x
Linked & independent channel processing
Undo/Redo
A/B settings toggle

Potential buyers can download a free time-unlimited demo version of the plugin. The demo cannot save presets, and it will periodically add a sine-sweep to the output. King Cobrato is available for Windows platforms. It's currently on sale for $26 / €22 (reg. $65 / €55), and it can also be bundled with any of Wire Grind's current line of plugins, all of which are also on sale.

Visit the official King Cobrato product web page for more details: https://www.wiregrind.com/king-cobrato/