BA-1 soft synth is now available for iPad and iPhone. The App includes a keyboard so you can play and program BA-1 like a real synthesizer. And there's an AUv3 version as well to use BA-1 as an instrument inside your favorite mobile DAW – including Logic Pro. An iOS version has been one of the most requested releases since the BA-1 desktop plugin came out in April.
* Baby Audio's popular BA-1 synthesizer is now available on the App Store
* Use it in standalone mode to instantly play and program lush 80s patches that are dripping with color
* Or use it as an AUv3 Plugin in your favorite host – such as Logic Pro, GarageBand or Cubasis
Whether you're creating synthwave, lo-fi, modern pop or dance, BA-1 will be your new go-to synth due to its authentic sonic character and user-friendly workflow. It ships with 500+ high quality presets and a Re-Gen button for instantly creating new patches on the fly.
BA-1 is based on a portable 1980s synth with a toylike appearance and a gritty sound. Despite its small size, it left a big mark on music history, while still flying somewhat under the hype radar. The original has been used as a secret weapon for bubbly synth textures by some of Sweden’s most successful pop producers of the past two decades. It was also a staple of 1990s digital dancehall and beloved by the indietronica scene for its raw lo-fi quality.
In keeping with their motto ”it’s an evolution, not an emulation”, Baby Audio modeled the hardware with the greatest possible accuracy, before carefully upgrading it with new and useful features. A second analog-modeled oscillator, FM, polyphony, and more, help to vastly expand the sonic palette of the original. All while keeping its signature sound unspoiled.
Additionally, BA-1 lets you drain the battery, bend the circuits, and use the built-in speaker – for an authentic lo-fi aesthetic that you could normally only get with hardware.
Effects are Baby Audio's specialty, and BA-1 has an FX section worthy of its own plugin. The effects chain is inspired by budget 1980s rack hardware and captures the lo-fi charm of the home studio scene of the era. The overdrive is modeled after a guitar pedal, while the delay, reverb and chorus effects are based on cheap, but amazing, digital rack units.
In BA-1, the effects are not an afterthought but an ingrained part of the sonic signature.
BA-1 for iPhone and iPad: https://apps.apple.com/app/ba-1-baby-audio/id6449602868?uo=2
BA-1 Desktop Review: https://ask.audio/articles/baby-audios-ba1-review-82-free-presets
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