REQ: BABY AUDIO Super VHS
SUPER VHS
CREATIVE MULTI-FX
Feel the lofi magic of the VHS-era — with six unique effects in one strange plugin.
LOFI VIBES FROM A STRANGE DECADE
As kids of the 80s, we have always been drawn to the sound of slightly out-of-tune synths, warm tape saturation, gritty samples and grainy reverbs.
So we set out on a mission to capture the lofi spirit of our favorite decade — and bring it into a new decade.
Meet a complex algorithm with eight simple knobs. We named it ‘Super’ for its powers and ‘VHS’ for its sound.
FEATURES
Six unique ‘one-knob’ effects in a versatile channel strip:
1. STATIC — Static noise synthesizer
2. HEAT — ‘Analog tape’ saturator
3. SHAPE — Sample rate reducer
4. MAGIC — Dark chorus FX
5. DRIFT — Pitch fluctuation LFO
6. WASH — ‘Bad hall’ reverb
+ Internal EQ, bit-crusher and limiter.
REWIND TO THE VHS-ERA
We wanted this plugin to be like sending your sounds back in time, then re-discovering them on a worn-out VHS tape 30 years later. All with the click of a single button, right inside your DAW.
The result is six unique effects coming together in a versatile channel strip. Super VHS will add some 1980s lofi authenticity to whatever clean sound you run through it — especially as you mix and match the effects. Each effect has just a single control, but multiple parameters under the hood, allowing you to find endless combinations to transform your synths, samples, guitars, drums and beyond.
SIGNAL FLOW
Super VHS — Signal Flow
STATIC: A synthesized hum, generated by a pink noise oscillator mixed with a digital saw wave. HEAT: A warm sounding saturation algorithm inspired by ‘consumer-grade’ tape machines from the early 1980s. SHAPE: A sample rate reducer (with some extras) inspired by 1980s 8-bit samplers. MAGIC: A lush “Juno style” chorus — but modeled with a slightly darker and more detuned tone. DRIFT: An internal LFO creating unpredictable pitch and time fluctuations. WASH: A grainy, unnatural sounding, hall reverb, inspired by digital rack effects from the VHS-era. MIX: Controls the over-all wet/dry balance. OUTPUT: Controls the global output. HIDDEN PROCESSING: EQ, bit-crusher, limiter.
WAIT, WHERE ARE THE PRESETS?
Like our ‘I Heart NY’ parallel compressor, Super VHS isn’t designed for preset browsing. Instead, you have all the controls you need at your fingertips — allowing you to create the right sound for any purpose on the fly. The effect algorithms respond very differently to different sounds and instruments — so you never know where you’ll end up.
And a final word of warning: Super VHS is a temperamental beast. Each effect will sound amazing on some things and totally destroy others (which may be exactly what you’re after!). More often than not, a little goes a long way.