Cobalt Clipper Neo / Cobalt Clipper Neo Lite
Version 0.9.0

Overview
Cobalt Clipper Neo is a saturation and clipping plugin for club and electronic music production.
The Full version prioritizes the complete sound design and mode-specific behavior. The Lite version is the low-CPU counterpart for Cobalt Drift Neo effect slots and standalone Lite distribution.

Included Plugins
- Cobalt Clipper Neo: Full version. CMake target: CobaltClubClipper.
- Cobalt Clipper Neo Lite: Lite version. CMake target: CobaltClubClipperLite.

System Requirements
- Windows 11
- VST3 / CLAP
- No macOS build is currently available.

Main Features
- Five types: Steel Clip, Cobalt Lift, Club Heat, Bass Forge, and Tape Alloy
- Input / Type / Drive / Character / Tone / Ceiling / Mix / Output
- Bias / Dynamics / Low Guard
- Input / Output meters, Clip Reduction, Transfer Curve, and preset browser
- Factory Bank / User Bank
- .neop preset files and .neob bank files

Full / Lite Difference
- Full version: uses DspEngine and includes full mode behavior and oversampling.
- Lite version: uses LiteDspEngine as a separate DSP path. It does not use oversampling internally and runs at zero latency.
- Full and Lite share broad controls and mode names, but they are not expected to sound identical.

Manuals
- Full Japanese: output/pdf/Cobalt_Clipper_Neo_Manual_JA.pdf
- Full English: output/pdf/Cobalt_Clipper_Neo_Manual_EN.pdf
- Lite Japanese: output/pdf/Cobalt_Clipper_Neo_Lite_Manual_JA.pdf
- Lite English: output/pdf/Cobalt_Clipper_Neo_Lite_Manual_EN.pdf

Sound Design Tips
1. Choose a Type for the saturation direction.
2. Set Drive for the main amount of saturation.
3. Use Character for the mode-specific tone and behavior.
4. Lower Ceiling to push harder into clipping and increase density.
5. Try Mix around 70-95% to keep transient punch while adding saturated weight.
6. Use Output for final level matching. Auto Gain DSP is disabled in v0.9.0.

Demo Build
- The demo version can be used for 30 minutes from launch, and Save is available.
- After 30 minutes, audio becomes silent; reload the plugin to use it again.
- Import Bank is enabled.
- Export Bank is disabled.

Third-Party Licenses / JUCE
Cobalt Clipper Neo is built with the JUCE framework. This product uses JUCE under a commercial JUCE licence held by the developer. JUCE is provided AS IS without warranty. JUCE and the JUCE logo are trademarks of Raw Material Software Limited. JUCE licence information: https://juce.com/legal/juce-8-licence/ and https://juce.com/get-juce/