The effect plugin slices incoming audio into sequenced loops with detailed control over pitch, dynamics, and filtering for unpredictable grooves and broken textures.
If you’re always looking to add a little extra spice to your mix, Klevgrand’s new effect plugin Parrot is for you. Rather than applying straightforward processing, Parrot samples small slices of incoming audio and arranges them into rhythmic patterns that can range from subtle beat variations to glitchy magic, all while maintaining a connection to the original source material.
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Feed Parrot any audio, and it creates sequenced loops by sampling and repeating tiny fragments, bringing new life to any track. What makes this plugin so impressive is the level of control you get over each fragment. Parrot includes detailed parameters for loop length, pitch, dynamics, and filtering, so you can shape the result into something that fits your track, whether that’s adding harmonic accents to a vocal, creating polyrhythmic textures from a drum bus, or pushing a synth line into something unrecognisable.
Klevgrand describes Parrot as their “most experimental effect plugin to date”—and that tracks. It isn’t about polishing existing material, but generating unexpected rhythmic material from whatever you throw at it. Parrot excels at creating broken loops and irregular textures that would be difficult or even impossible to program manually.
You can sync to your DAW’s tempo for locked-in grooves, or run the effect freely if you want to experiment off-grid. Small parameter changes can dramatically alter the pattern—almost functioning like a kaleidoscope, where tiny adjustments create entirely new results. Exploration and happy accidents are all part of the deal.
Parrot brings rhythmic complexity to anything from dance music to electronic and experimental work. Even in more conventional mixes, it can add movement and interest to static elements, like a pad developing momentum or a guitar lead that splinters into percussive fragments. For producers who’ve exhausted the usual delay, reverb, and modulation toolkit, Parrot offers a tool that rewards experimentation and doesn’t play by the rules.
Klevgrand Parrot is available now. Visit Klevgrand for more information and audio examples.
