Baby Audio Parallel Aggressor Paralell Compression and Saturation Plugin.
Supercharge your sound with Parallel Aggressor, the ultimate plugin for adding parallel saturation and compression in a single, streamlined workflow.
Three Signals, One Powerful Punch:
Parallel Aggressor seamlessly splits your audio into three distinct lanes:
- Spank: A heavily compressed duplicate, delivering focused punch and power.
- Heat: A saturated duplicate, injecting warmth and harmonic richness.
- Dry: Your pristine original signal, maintaining the core sonic character.
Effortlessly Sculpt Your Sound:
Dial in the perfect balance between these three elements to achieve the exact impact you desire. Add subtle thickness or unleash a sonic onslaught – the choice is yours.
Parallel Processing Made Easy:
The beauty of Parallel Aggressor lies in its internal parallel processing architecture. Forget complex routing; this plugin handles everything for you, pre-calibrated for maximum impact and efficiency.
Modern Production Staple, Simplified:
Parallel processing is a cornerstone technique used by countless producers, allowing you to enhance a signal's presence without sacrificing its natural dynamics. Parallel Aggressor empowers you to leverage this powerful approach with unparalleled ease.
Squeeze Every Drop of Sonic Potential:
Push the Spank and Heat controls to their limits, then carefully blend these processed duplicates with your original dry signal. Parallel Aggressor unlocks a universe of sonic possibilities, allowing you to extract the full potential from any audio track.
Parallel Aggressor comes with 25 presets created by friends of BABY Audio - including:
- KurtCurt (Grammy nominated engineer for 2 Chainz, Diamond D, Wiz Khalifa)
- Anthony Saffery (Producer for Portugal. The Man, Dirty Vegas, Cornershop)
Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason + more
Features:
- Parallel Engine 1: Spank - "Spank" offers an addictively punchy parallel compression sound. Set the effect amount by dialing the main "Spank" wheel. Then use style injection buttons to control the behavior of the algorithm. Finally, use the volume slider to set the amount of "spank"/parallel compression you want blended in with your signal. Style injection buttons: Extra Punch, Extra Smack, Sidechain Filter, Mono.
- Parallel Engine 2: Heat - "Heat" is a warm, analog modeled, saturation algorithm with an aggressive bite. It will add some rich, non-linear harmonics to blend in with your signal. Set the saturation intensity by dialing the main "Heat" wheel - then use the style injection buttons to control the behavior of the engine. Finally, use the volume slider to set the amount of "Heat"/parallel saturation you want blended in with your signal. Style injection buttons: Extra Hot, Tone, HP Filter, LP Filter.
- Auto Gain - Engage "Auto Gain" to ensure that the combined level of the plugin's three signals roughly matches the input/dry level. This allows you to experiment with different internal mix balances while keeping a consistent plugin output.
- Setting the mix balance - Balance Parallel Aggressor's three parallel signals with the volume faders in the center of the plugin interface.
- Mixing with the meters - The plugin interface's left and right side meters help you set the appropriate amount of "Spank" and "Heat" for any audio signal. As a general rule of thumb, we recommend you dial the Spank/Heat wheels to taste until the respective meters peak somewhere before the orange line.
- Listening in solo: The solo buttons below the volume sliders let you monitor each parallel signal individually for fine-tuning purposes.
- Display options - Switch between black, gray and white background colors.
Tech Specs:
MAC
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OS X Mac OS 10.7 and up (including Native M1 Compatibility)
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Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AU, AAX
WINDOWS
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Windows Windows 7 and up
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Plugins: VST-2, VST-3, AAX
