OBRA
OBRA / MARKOマルコ
NEWPrivate beta · macOS

MARKO

MARKO doesn't sound. MARKO makes.

The modular plugin where a preset stops being a list of numbers and becomes an instrument: sound, interface, and character — in one file you can design and share.

VST3 / AU · 40 modules · 16 macros

MARKO — the real plugin running in a DAW
MARKO · the real plugin
FILM

See it in motion.

IN ACTION

This is the real MARKO.

No mockups. The actual plugin, inside your DAW: drag modules, map macros, sculpt the sound — all live, at 60 fps.

MARKO · navigating the modules, live
The rack — chain any modules, in your order
The rack — chain any modules, in your order
The browser — 40 modules, one click away
The browser — 40 modules, one click away
CREATOR — design, map macros, A/B compare
CREATOR — design, map macros, A/B compare
STATEMENT N° 001

Your preset is an interface.

For forty years, a preset was a list of values hidden under the same face as everything else. In MARKO, a preset is a complete design object — the effect chain, the controls, and the skin you play it with — and it travels whole when you share it.

Before
A file of numbers.
Now
An instrument with a face of its own.
GALLERY / MARKO AI

Designs you can make with MARKO AI.

Describe what you're after and MARKO generates the chain, the macros, and a bespoke interface. These six are examples of what you can design.

Six examples. The possibilities don't end here.

BECOME A CREATOR

Become a plugin creator.

You don't need C++. You don't need CSS. You need to know what you want to hear.

01
Describe it.

Tell MARKO the feeling you're after. It returns a real effect chain, its values, and an interface built for that exact preset. You are the author: it starts from your own intent, not from anyone else's music.

02
Design it.

Prefer your hands? Performance View is a visual editor on a grid. Drag knobs, faders and meters; place every control where you want it. No code.

03
Share it.

Export the preset and share it. The whole instrument travels inside — sound, controls and face — and whoever opens it plays it exactly as you designed it.

ANATOMY

One file. A complete instrument.

This is a preset designed in MARKO. What you see is what gets handed over when you share it.

Anatomy of a MARKO preset — FORGEABCD
A
The interface
Designed for this preset. Not a generic template.
B
The 16 macros
One knob moves many parameters. Automatable from your DAW.
C
The chain
The real modules sounding underneath.
D
Live
Meters and visuals that react to your audio at 60 fps.
THE RACK / 40 MODULES40 ×

Forty modules. Your chain, your order.

Compressors, EQs, reverbs, delays, saturation, pitch, modulation, neural amp captures. Drag them in any order. Every module ships with mix, output and a filter.

EQ & Tone
EQMusical 3-band, sweepable freqs
EQ ParamétricoSurgical, on-screen curve
Match EQ16 bands, driven by MATCH
Tilt EQOne knob: warm or bright
BaxandallBass + treble shelves that sound expensive
Dynamics
CompresorTransparent, look-ahead
De-EsserPer-band sibilance
LimitadorBrick-wall, true-peak
Noise GateThreshold / attack / hold / release
TransientSculpt attack and sustain
ConsoleAnalog console-summing warmth
Distortion & Saturation
DistorsiónAggressive drive + waveshaping
AmpMulti-stage amp sim
CaptureReal neural amp & pedal profiles
SaturadorWarm tape saturation
BitcrusherBit + sample-rate crush
CorrupterDestructive lo-fi, vaporwave
ExciterHarmonic air + presence
CrispyOdd/even exciter, oversampled
Modulation
ChorusVintage dual-voice, Juno-style
PhaserClassic LFO phaser
FlangerModulated delay + feedback
TremoloAmplitude + stereo auto-pan
Ring ModMulti-carrier ring modulator
RotarySpinning rotary cabinet, Leslie-style
VibratoPure pitch-modulation vibrato
Pitch
AutoTuneReal-time correction with scale
Pitch ShiftSpectral pitch + time, formant
Sub OctaveClean sub-osc one octave down
Reverb & Space
ReverbAlgorithmic, with ducking
PlateDense, bright EMT plate
GalacticHuge smeared deep space
ShimmerReverb with ethereal octave
IR ReverbConvolution with procedural IRs
Delay
DelayTempo-synced, ping-pong, ducking
RegraderEchoes that degrade to lo-fi
Stereo & Utility
Stereo WidthStereo width + imaging
MONSTRMultiband imager, bass-mono
M/S ToolSurgical mid/side
Tape StopPerformance tape-stop
UNDER THE HOOD

What you don't see.

MATCH

Drop a reference. MARKO closes in on its tone using your own chain — real modules, not a cosmetic match-EQ.

CAPTURE

Load real neural profiles of amps, cabs and pedals. Play them live.

BRIDGE2

A living web interface inside the plugin. 60 fps at minimal CPU cost. That's why everything breathes.

REACTIVE

Particles, 3D and meters that move with your audio in real time.

COMMUNITY / SOON

Share the whole instrument.

Every preset you create is a distributable piece. Soon, a place to discover and publish the community's presets — and for creators to make a living from what they make.

ACCESS

Free forever. Pro for those who never leave.

FREE
€0
forever

A complete channel strip. Save and share your presets. No time limit.

PRO
€6.99
/mo · €59.99/yr · €149 forever

The character modules, the community, and everything new. Included in OBRA Pro.

MARKO is in private beta. Early access is free.

N° 002

Own your plugin.

MARKO is in private beta. Get in before anyone else.

For those who hear with their eyes too.