About Baby Audio
Baby Audio is a Los Angeles-based music software company, founded by a European team, that creates creative audio plugins for both Mac and PC developers and musicians . Their tools support VST, VST3, AU, and AAX formats and run on macOS (10.11+, including Apple Silicon) and Windows 10+ .
They’ve earned notable recognition across the music production industry, with awards and nominations such as:
- SOS Awards (“Best Software Plug-in” for Transit, plus nominations for Crystalline, Spaced Out, I Heart NY)
- Plugin Boutique, Computer Music, Music Tech, Future Music, and others naming their plugins “Plugin of the Year,” “Synthesizer of the Year,” etc.
Baby Audio’s Plugins Overview
Premium Plugins & Instruments (13 total):
- Tekno – Drum synthesizer with humanize features for alive beats
- Atoms – Physical modeling synth for organic, otherworldly textures
- BA-1 – Analog-modeled synth inspired by gritty 80s hardware
- Smooth Operator Pro – Spectral signal balancer that clears muddy or harsh resonances
- Humanoid – Vocal transformer/hard-tuner for robotic, synthetic voice effects (FFT-based re-tuning, wavetable morphing)
- Transit 2 – Motion effects playground and transition designer (28 modules, 6 motion modes including LFO, Gate, Sequencer)
- Spaced Out – Hybrid reverb/delay 模odule combining over 50 effects for lush textures
- Crystalline – Next-gen algorithmic reverb with pristine room/hall reflections
- TAIP – AI-powered tape saturator to impart analog warmth and character
- IHNY-2 – Hard-hitting compressor with parallel processing path for more punch
- Super VHS – One-knob 1980s channel strip including tape saturation, pitch drift, sample-rate reduction, chorus, reverb, noise
- Comeback Kid – Versatile delay plugin with analog flavor and shaping controls
- Parallel Aggressor – Splits audio into three parallel chains, mixing saturation and compression as desired
They also offer a Complete Bundle: all 13 plugins for about $399 (valued at ~$1,317) — and a subscription option at ~$14.99/month .
Freebie Plugins (lightweight tools inspired by the premium versions):
- Warp (x Andrew Huang) – Pristine varispeed/time-stretch tool with pitch control, powered by Transit 2
- Magic Switch – One-button chorus inspired by the Juno synth, with a moody, vintage modulation vibe (powered by Super VHS)
- Magic Dice – Randomized delay/reverb/mod modulation chains on a click (powered by Spaced Out)
- Beat Slammer – Aggressive, pumping compressor for energy (based on IHNY-2 algorithm)
- Pitch Drift – Adds organic pitch wobble (soft or lo-fi), powered by Super VHS algorithm
Community Feedback
Here's what a user on r/musicproduction had to say:
“I love Baby Audio’s plug-ins and use them all the time. Specifically Comeback Kid, Super VHS and Magic Dice (which is a free version of Spaced Out). I just got BA-1 too … it’s an awesome plug-in.”
Summary Table
Category Plugins Included
Premium Bundle Tekno, Atoms, BA-1, Smooth Operator Pro, Humanoid, Transit 2, Spaced Out, Crystalline, TAIP, IHNY-2, Super VHS, Comeback Kid, Parallel Aggressor
Freebies Warp, Magic Switch, Magic Dice, Beat Slammer, Pitch Drift
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