A synth with a soul

Create rich, nostalgic synth sounds that are dripping with analog color
Drain the battery and bend the circuits for authentic lo-fi grit
Easy to program and full of sweet spots – just like real hardware

A little beast

BA-1 is Baby Audio’s modern cult classic software synth, bringing you the authentic, gritty sound of analog hardware. Packed with sweet spots, easter eggs, and Baby Audio-quality effects, BA-1 is a synthesizer plugin that feels like a real instrument.

Modern tribute to a vintage classic

Baby Audio’s work on BA-1 started with a meticulous emulation of a quirky 1982 analog synthesizer. But as the project evolved, they took the liberty to make their own thing. They expanded the feature set and tweaked the sonic profile until they had realized their vision of a perfect re-imagined 1980s synth.

BA-1 combines the sound of nostalgia with modern convenience. No cables or batteries needed!

Sounds like hardware. Behaves like hardware.

Baby Audio has brought you all the quirks that users of the real hardware loved (and sometimes hated).

Drain the battery, distort the signal through circuit-bending, use the built-in speaker as the output – or create unpredictable stepped glides with the Gliss feature.

BA-1 brings you a range of options to get an authentic lo-fi synth sound even before adding effects.

Effects to match the 80s aesthetic

BA-1's FX chain is not just onboard the synth but also included as a separate effect plugin with your purchase.

The FX strip captures the sound of budget 80s home studio gear and includes overdrive, filter, tone-shaper, delay, reverb, chorus and speaker effects.

Use it to add an authentic 80s flavor to any track in your mix.

Program new patches on repeat

BA-1 is simple to use, but surprisingly versatile. Program any synth sound from scratch with ease and discover new ideas along the way.

You can also delegate the programming to the smart Re-Gen feature, which automatically creates new, musically tuned patches with every click. Re-Gen is like a randomizer but just calibrated to deliver usable results every time.

Tech Specs

Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit).
Platforms supported: macOS 10.11 and up (including native Apple Silicon M-Chip Compatibility). PC Windows 10 and newer.
DAWs supported: All major DAWs, including Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Studio One, Bitwig, Reaper, Reason, etc.

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