Wobbles

Wobbles is a free-ware vibrato plugin for Mac OSX 10.4 and higher. The effect features adjustable shape, depth and speed. Chorus and phaser type effects can also be achieved by using the dry/wet knob. It has not been widely tested, so please let me know if you have problems! If there is interest in this plugin then I might update it with a couple more features (tempo syncing, custom LFO shapes).

I scrounged up some crappy recordings (plus the amen break) to demonstrate with:

DOWNLOAD WOBBLES 1.0.1: VST (Recommended) | Audio Unit

Change Log:
1.0.1:
-Changed depth and speed knobs to be linear instead of logarithmic in the AU release. This prevents a glitch in the SonicBirth framework.
-Changed the SonicBirth framework version from 1.3.0 to 1.3.1

1.0.0:
-Initial release

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Static Hissing?

by Josh - 04/01/2010 - 04:11

Hey, first of all awesome plugin and big thanks for making it free as well!

So I'm using the Audio Unit version with Logic Pro 9. Whenever I turn the effect on, there is a fairly loud static hissing sound that the effect produces as well. I've tried it with several tracks, both audio and software instruments, and it makes the same hissing noise for everything. Any ideas on why I might be getting this static when it is certain that its not in your sample recordings? Could it be that I am using it the Audio Unit version, or have to do with logic Pro?

Once again, great idea and production though, and I'm definitely looking forward to using this effect in recordings once I get this static issue worked out.

Thanks!

Sorry I've been busy for

by scott - 04/18/2010 - 14:21

Sorry I've been busy for awhile, but I'll look into this over the next couple days. I recently heard a hissing from it, I can't remember if I was using the VST or the AU.

Nice music!

good work, but can you add an

by Anonymous - 01/02/2010 - 05:22

good work, but can you add an option where the playback speed is not changed. i think that's how most vibratos function.

May be added

by scott - 01/20/2010 - 19:58

That option might very well be added in the future. The effect is called "Wobbles" because it was originally meant to emulate a "wobbly" record playing back at an uneven (oscillating) speed. It is simply an oscillating delay. Many people use it with a fairly small depth or speed, in which case the playback speed change is not very noticeable. Thanks for your feedback.

Windows version?

by Candyman - 12/12/2009 - 14:37

Hi, the wave examples files are nice, nothing to do for windows users like me?

Nope

by scott - 12/13/2009 - 06:36

Sorry bud, unless I create the plug-in a completely different way I can't make it available for Windows. There are free vibrato plug-ins for Windows out there already though, I think.

Thanks!

by Anonymous - 12/01/2009 - 23:17

Thanks, nice one. Tempo sync would be lovely...keep up the good work. Just curious, why is the vst "recommended"?

Oops

by scott - 12/02/2009 - 01:29

Sorry, I should really have put the reason for the recommendation on this page:
The VST version has logarithmic speed and depth knobs, meaning that they are less sensitive in the lower regions and more sensitive in the higher regions. This of allows for better fine-tuning in the lower regions. In my opinion this is where fine-tuning is most useful. Very good for getting slight vibratos that don't overpower the input's character too much.

The original AU version didn't work for some people. This was because of a bug in the framework with the logarithmic knobs. I don't have control over the framework so I had to make the knobs in the AU version linear.

That's the only difference now. Thanks for the feedback!