BABY AUDIO 035-2104 Next Generation Algorithmic Reverb User Manual

: June 12, 2024
: Baby Audio

Table of Contents

BABY AUDIO 035-2104 Next Generation Algorithmic Reverb
Product Information
Product Usage Instructions
INTRODUCTION
IN USE
FEATURES
INSTALLATION
ACTIVATION
TRIAL VERSION
UNINSTALL LOCATIONS
Documents / Resources

BABY AUDIO 035-2104 Next Generation Algorithmic Reverb

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PRODUCT

Product Information

Crystalline Next-Generation Algorithmic Reverb

The Crystalline is a next-generation algorithmic reverb plugin that comes with more than 300 presets. It is designed to create unique and captivating reverbs with crystal-clear sound quality. The plugin is fully resizable and comes with light and dark color mode options. It supports plugin formats such as VST, VST3, AU, and AAX, and it is compatible with major DAW software on Mac OS 10.7 and up, including Catalina, Big Sur, and Native Mac M1 compatibility, as well as PC Windows 7 and up.

Product Usage Instructions

1.  **Installation:** To install the Crystalline plugin, download the appropriate plugin format for your DAW software and operating system from babyaud.io. Once downloaded, run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions.

Activation: Activate your software by entering the serial key that was emailed to you when you purchased the product. Serial keys are entered in the “trial mode” open screen. If you have any problems activating it, please email support@babyaud.io.
Features: The Crystalline plugin comes with a variety of features and presets. To access the features, click on the plugin window to open it. The features include:

  * Light and dark color mode options
  * The fully resizable plugin window
  * More than 300 presets
4.  **Uninstallation:** To uninstall the Crystalline plugin, locate the plugin files on your computer and delete them. For Mac OS, the plugin files can be found in the following locations:
  *  **AU:** /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components/
  *  **VST:** /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/
  *  **VST3:** /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST3/
  *  **AAX:/Library/Application** Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/

For Windows, the plugin files can be found in the following locations:

*  **VST:** The file will be in the custom path selected during the installation

VST3: Program FilesCommon FilesVST3
AAX: Program FilesCommon FilesAvidAudioPlug-Ins

For any further assistance or queries, please email support@babyaud.io. Have fun using Crystalline!

INTRODUCTION

MEET CRYSTALLINE

A ‘perfect algorithmic reverb’ is often considered the ‘holy grail’ of digital audio effects. In fact, the idea can be traced all the way back to research papers from the 1960s.
Throughout the 20th century, algorithmic reverbs evolved – but limited computing power forced manufacturers at the time to work within narrow constraints.
Fast forward, and we now have the resources to do things that couldn’t be done during the golden age of studio reverbs. Both in terms of sheer sound quality. But also in terms of adding creative features that weren’t possible in the hardware days.
Crystalline stands on the shoulders of 60 years of chasing ‘the holy grail of DSP’. We’ve asked ourselves what the pioneers of legendary digital reverbs would have done if they had the resources we have today – and then we’ve made exactly that plugin. With all
the bells and whistles a modern engineer would need.

Light color mode:

Dark color mode:

IN USE

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FEATURES

BPM-Synced Start And End Times: Crystalline lets you hard-sync the reverb attack and decay time to your DAW’s tempo. This will generally result in cleaner mixes where the reflections are naturally in sync with the music. Prefer the classic way? Just hit the “Sync/MS” switch – and Crystalline lets you set pre-delay and decay times in milliseconds instead.
Reflections Section: “Size” lets you set the room size from tiny to large. This control is detached from the “Length” control, meaning you can get any size/length combination you want, including esoteric settings like huge spaces with very short tails or tiny spaces with very long tails. “Sparkle” emphasizes high frequencies inside the reverb algorithm. This generates reflections that are naturally brighter, which will help you achieve that extra shine on vocals or snares. “Width” lets you set the stereo image of the reverb from mono to wide – to extra wide.
Depth Section: “Resolution” sets the complexity of the algorithm from ‘basic’ to ‘pristine’. More complex settings will give you an ultra-clean reverb response, free of metallic artifacts – while the ‘Basic’ setting will give you an efficient CPU performance at a normal fidelity. “Modulation” creates pitch variations inside the reverb algorithm. This results in a richer sound that works especially well to fatten up synths, guitars and vocals. “Shimmer” makes the high frequencies of the reverb tail decay slower than the rest of the spectrum, giving the reflections an ‘angelic halo’ effect. You can set the frequency cutoff point as well as the multiplier effect, which controls how much longer it takes for the higher frequencies to decay. Please note that if Shimmer is active, the high frequencies will decay later than your specified reverb “End Time” (either at 2x, 4x or 6x the length).
Clean-Up Section: “Damping” is a dual filter control that lets you remove high and low frequency content from the reverb reflections. This control offers a fast way to get rid of clutter and muddiness in your mixes. “Sides” is a high-pass filter that removes stereo information from the low end of the reverb, while keeping the mono-information intact. This is especially helpful for creating wide vocal or lead instrument reflections without muddying-up your low end. “Gate” lets you instantly recreate the classic 1980s gated reverb sound.
The gate offers ‘threshold’ and ‘release’ controls and makes it fast and intuitive to make your snares go ‘Phil Collins’.
Shape Section: “Tone” is a tilt EQ that lets you quickly shift the frequency balance of the reverb to brighter or darker. “Smoothing” gradually applies an EQ-curve custom-designed to address the frequency areas that tend to get resonant and sharp. It mellows out harshness and gives Crystalline a more subtle feel. This allows you to add a little more reverb without drenching your mix. “Transients” lets you shift the reverb algorithm’s emphasis to either the attack or sustain part of the incoming signal. Emphasizing the sustain more than the transients will make the reverb feel airy and light, while emphasizing the attack stage is a great way to get a splashy and dense sound. The Transients feature works especially well for controlling reflections on percussive material.
Output Section: “Ducker” lowers the reverb signal when the dry/incoming track is playing. This gives you a cleaner mix, where you can turn up the reverb more without compromising the dry track. “Ducker Gentle” mode offers a slow and natural ducker setting, while the standard ducker mode has a more pumpy feel. ”Reverse” reverses the reverb playback, giving you some radical sound design possibilities. “Freeze” is another creative effect that takes a granular snapshot of the reverb when clicked and holds this snapshot continuously until the button is un-clicked again. It can be a powerful effect for creating interesting transitions in a mix. “Dry/Wet” sets the global mix balance between the dry/incoming signal and the reverb signal. Clicking the “Wet Lock” button lets you browse presets while keeping your preferred wet/dry balance – for easier comparison.
Top Panel: “Color” lets you change between light and dark background colors. “Eco Mode” lets you run Crystalline in a low-CPU mode by setting the resolution to “Basic” and disabling the shimmer effect. “Save As Default” lets you save your own default preset that will appear when the plugin initializes or you hit the reset button. That way, you can save your preferred color+size settings. “Reset” resets the plugin’s state to your default preset. “Tool Tips” gives you help texts explaining each plugin parameter during mouse hover-over (so you don’t need to look at this manual).
Resizability: Plugin window fully resizable (click+drag bottom right icon).
Presets: Crystalline comes loaded with more than 300 presets from Baby Audio and friends of the house. We want to sincerely thank all of our amazing preset creators:
Anthony Saffery, August Kamp, AndiVax, Cesar Sogbe, Chris Tabron, Chris Zane, Craig Bauer, Dacota G, Damian Taylor, David Nakaji, David Pramik, Dean Reid, Eric J Dubowsky, Frank Pole, Jase Blankfort, Jenny Ortiz, John Nathaniel, Justin Gamella, Killshot, Kurt Feldman, M-Phazes, Martin Cooke, Martin Wave, Matt Sim, Michele Canova Iorfida, Mick Schultz, Peter Nappi, Pour It Up Sip, Richie Beretta, Sam Sherbin, Scott Michael Smith, Scotty Desmarais, Skyler The Engineer, Steve ‘Rock Star’ Dickey, Stryke, Todd Mushaw, Tristan Mendoza, Van Boied, Zardonic.

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INSTALLATION

COMPATIBILITY

Plugin formats: VST, VST3, AU, AAX.
Platforms supported: Mac OS 10.7 and up including Catalina, Big Sur, and Native Mac M1 compatibility. PC Windows 7 and up.
DAWs supported: Ableton Live, Pro Tools, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, Reason, and any other major DAW software on the market.
A software download is supplied with your purchase, however, you can always go to babyaud.io/downloads for the latest software updates.
After downloading, unzip the file and select either Mac or PC depending on your system. (Warning: don’t run the PC file on a Mac and vice-versa).
MAC: Double-click on the PKG installer and follow the instructions
PC/WINDOWS: Double-click on the setup file and follow the instructions

EULA

Please read our End User License Agreement here: babyaud.io/eula

ACTIVATION

Activate your software by entering the serial key that was emailed to you when you bought the product. Serial keys are entered in the ‘trial mode’ open screen.
If you have any problems activating it, please email support@babyaud.io

TRIAL VERSION

The Crystalline trial version will output 5 seconds of silence every 60 seconds. To buy the full version, go to babyaud.io

UNINSTALL LOCATIONS

MAC OS
AU: /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/Components/
VST: /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST/
VST3: /Library/Audio/Plug-ins/VST3/
AAX: /Library/Application Support/Avid/Audio/Plug-Ins/
WINDOWS
VST: The file will be in the custom path selected during installation VST3: \Program Files\Common Files\VST3\
AAX: \Program Files\Common Files\Avid\Audio\Plug-Ins\
support@babyaud.io

Documents / Resources

| BABY AUDIO 035-2104 Next Generation Algorithmic Reverb [pdf] User Manual
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