BA-1
Analog-Modeled Synth Plugin
A synth with a soul
Infuse your tracks with some gloriously real and gritty 80s color. BA-1’s analog-modeled architecture brings you closer than ever to the raw sound of the real hardware. Easy to program and buzzing with life, BA-1 lets you re-discover your love for synthesizers and breathe new life into dull tracks.
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Tutorial Videos
Watch the original tutorial or see what’s new in v1.5.
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A Small Wonder
BA-1 lets you tap into the raw and gritty sound of a 1980s analog cult synth, which we modeled meticulously before expanding the feature set to create an entirely new instrument.
If your synth tracks are lacking soul, BA-1 comes to the rescue with that untamed magic that characterizes the real hardware experience. No cables needed!
BA-1 is part emulation, part innovation, and entirely flexible to be shaped, mangled and tweaked until your tracks pop.
Packed with extras
While the interface is purposely simple to accommodate for a fast and obstacle-free creative workflow, we packed BA-1 with a number of valuable extras.
Drain the battery, distort the signal via circuit-bending, use the built-in speaker, get creative with the onboard arpeggiator and so much more for an authentically 80s lo-fi sound. Also, BA-1 has a number of easter eggs that allow you to add chaos and unpredictability to the signal in ways that software normally couldn’t do.
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The EFFECTS
If you know our company, you’ll know that effects are our specialty. So we’ve treated BA-1 with a rich FX section that captures the sound of a decade in six distinctive effects. The FX chain is inspired by budget 80s hardware and brings you the lo-fi charm of home studio rack units. The overdrive is modeled after a guitar pedal, while the delay, reverb and chorus effects are based on grainy digital effects from the era.
With BA-1 v1.5, the FX chain is now included as a separate effect plugin as well so you can add it to any track you desire.
The simplicity
BA-1 is simple, but surprisingly tweakable. We’ve put great effort into tuning all parameters to be in the perfect sweet spot. This results in a rewarding programming workflow where tweaking BA-1 is a lot of fun and you’ll create new and amazing patches on repeat.
And if a simple interface is not fast enough, you can always use the smart ‘Re-Gen’ feature. Hit Re-Gen and BA-1 will automatically create new and musically tuned patches with every click.
Effect Plugin Included
BA-1 now ships with a separate effect plugin that lets you run any audio through the synth’s filter, drive and FX circuits.
Included Preset Packs
BA-1 comes loaded with 500+ presets, including specialty packs created by some of the top sound designers in the industry.
And if that’s not enough, you can browse our official preset expansions here.
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TL;DR
BA-1 is the perfect cheat code if you want the authentic sound and simplicity of a 1980s cult synth – with all the tweakability and convenience of a plugin.
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✱ Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit).
✱ Platforms supported: Mac OS 10.11 and up (including Native Apple Silicon M1/M2 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.
Want more BA-1? Check out our Expansion Packs for style-specific presets created by industry-leading sound designers.
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