Robin Control
More samples. More movement. More control.
Robin Control turns a folder of one-shots into a responsive instrument for controlled variation. Load up to 40 core samples into the Pool, play them in order or as a shuffled no-repeat cycle, then shape every hit without stopping to edit each file in your DAW.
Two 20-slot Ponds take the idea further. Use independent probability controls to replace a Pool hit, layer extra detail, or add delayed alternates. Each Pond keeps its own playback order, level, and timing, so a single MIDI note can move from subtle variation to a three-voice performance.
Working with footsteps? FS Mode gives white and black MIDI keys separate sample sets and links each side to its own Pond. Working from a long field recording? Auto-Chop detects attacks, lets you refine and audition the markers, and sends the finished one-shots straight into Robin Control.
Save the whole setup—including its audio—as a portable preset. Your sounds, routing, and carefully dialed-in weirdness travel together.
Description:
- 40-Slot Sample Pool: Rotate through one-shots in displayed Series order or a shuffled Random order that plays every loaded sample before reshuffling.
- Two Probability-Driven Ponds: Add up to 20 alternate samples per Pond, then use independent Probability, Volume, Delay, and Series/Random controls to decide when and how they appear.
- Insert or Layer: Let a Pond replace the Pool for occasional alternates, or layer Pool, Pond 1, and Pond 2 into a three-voice hit.
- Footstep Mode: Route white and black MIDI keys to independent left/right sample sets, each with a linked Pond for surface changes, alternates, and layers.
- Asymmetric Per-Hit Randomization: Set separate negative and positive ranges for supported controls, with a Random Algorithm knob for fast, programmed variation on top.
- Deep Sound Shaping: Dial in semitone and fine pitch, volume and pan, sample start/end, transient attack/decay, and an amplitude attack/decay envelope.
- Randomizable 3-Band EQ: Shape low shelf, mid bell, and high shelf bands, with dedicated low-cut and high-cut modes when you need tighter filtering.
- Auto-Chop Workflow: Detect transients in longer recordings, edit and audition markers, then optionally denoise and group-normalize before sending the chops to a Pool, Pond, or FS destination.
- Hands-On Sample Management: Load or drag audio into the plugin, then audition, reorder, replace, delete, clear, and reset samples without rebuilding the setup in your DAW.
- Portable Presets: Save complete setups with embedded post-chop audio, browse Factory and User libraries, and undo or redo supported sample and parameter changes.