bubblegum
Key Features
- Turns a recorded plug-in segment into separated waveforms that can be edited as individual notes.
- Drag-and-drop note movement supports hands-on retuning and phrase repositioning.
- Stretch or shorten notes to reshape timing and sustained vocal or melodic material.
- Global Pitch and Formant controls can process a complete captured segment and can be linked together.
- Quantize shifts detected pitches to the nearest semitone for a fast starting correction pass.
- Six note-editing modes cover the main pitch shape plus vibrato, drift, slide, volume, and formant adjustments.
- Runs as VST3 on Windows and VST3 or AU on macOS.
Description
bubblegum is a note-based pitch editor from Your Smile is Art for reshaping recorded vocals and melodic audio inside a DAW. It records the selected audio segment into the plug-in, separates the result into editable waveforms, and lets you move, stretch, or retune individual notes with a direct drag-and-drop workflow.
The editor offers global Pitch and Formant controls for an entire captured segment, including an option to link those controls. For broad cleanup, Quantize moves pitches to the nearest semitone; for more detailed work, its Main, Vibrato, Drift, Slide, Volume, and Formant modes target individual notes.
That combination makes bubblegum more useful for deliberate phrase reshaping than a one-knob real-time tuner. It can suit vocal-sample variation, harmony experiments, altered melodic phrases, and pronounced formant or pitch treatments, while the semitone quantize function still benefits from a careful listening pass.
The release is available as VST3 on Windows and as VST3 or AU on macOS. Current published compatibility is Windows 10 or later and macOS 10.13 or later; the developer-controlled product route is the specific bubblegum page on Your Smile is Art's Payhip storefront.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does bubblegum edit a vocal or melody?
You first record the audio segment you want to work on into the plug-in. Bubblegum displays the captured material as separate waveforms, which you can move, stretch, and retune with drag-and-drop editing.
Can bubblegum correct an entire phrase quickly?
Yes. Its Quantize function moves pitches to the nearest semitone, and global Pitch and Formant controls affect the full captured segment. Quantize is a fast starting point, but use your ears because the nearest semitone is not always the musical choice.
What can the individual-note modes change?
The reported modes are Main, Vibrato, Drift, Slide, Volume, and Formant. Together they provide more detailed control than moving a note's basic pitch or duration alone.
Is bubblegum intended only for transparent vocal tuning?
No. The note movement, stretching, global formant control, and detailed note modes also make it suitable for bolder vocal-sample edits, harmony-style experiments, and conspicuous pitch-shift effects.
