Baby Audio

About Baby Audio

Baby Audio is a California-based plugin developer founded in 2019 by Caspar Bock Soerensen. The company takes a different approach to audio software: simple interfaces with minimal controls that hide sophisticated processing underneath. Rather than cloning vintage hardware, Baby Audio builds original concepts around specific creative tasks. The founder came from advertising, not DSP engineering, and the company's model reflects that outsider perspective. Baby Audio partners with specialist developers to create tools that solve real workflow problems, like parallel compression that actually sounds musical or lo-fi processing that doesn't require a PhD to dial in. In 2023, the company acquired Denise Audio and relocated from Denmark to California.

Creative Effects

Baby Audio's effects plugins focus on parallel processing and colour. IHNY-2 handles parallel compression with a single knob, giving you New York-style punch without the usual routing headaches. TAIP adds tape saturation and compression modelled after a specific Ampex circuit. Super VHS delivers lo-fi degradation: wobble, noise, and that VHS tracking sound. Comeback Kid is a delay designed around ducking, so echoes sit behind your dry signal automatically. Spaced Out combines chorus, reverb, and delay into one spatial processor. Each plugin does one thing well, with controls you can set by ear in seconds.

Reverbs and Modulation

Crystalline is a reverb built for clarity. It uses a shimmer algorithm that doesn't turn into mush when you push it. Smooth Operator handles modulation: chorus, flanger, phaser, and tremolo with analog-style drift built in. Spaced Out layers modulation with reverb and delay, giving you movement and space from a single insert. The company's reverb designs prioritize musicality over realism. You get lush tails and smooth decay without the CPU hit of convolution.

Instruments

BA-1 is a virtual analog synthesizer with one oscillator, one filter, and one envelope. It's designed for bass and leads, not sound design marathons. Atoms is a physical modelling synth that generates tones from particle collisions. Humanoid is a vocal processor and harmonizer. Transit 2 handles pitch shifting and formant control for vocal manipulation. These instruments share the Baby Audio philosophy: fewer controls, faster results, sounds that work in a mix without endless tweaking.

Shop Baby Audio at Blackout Audio

Baby Audio plugins work in AAX, VST3, and AU formats on Mac and Windows. The company's approach suits producers who want creative tools that don't require a manual to operate. Free shipping on orders over $199 across Canada. Browse the full catalog online or contact the Blackout Audio team with questions about licensing and compatibility.