Free Analog-Style Delay Plugin from Novation + Baby Audio, Comeback Kid
Novation has announced that they are making Comeback Kid from Baby Audio – described as an “Analogue-flavored Delay Plugin” – available as a free download for owners of the company’s hardware.
Make your delays come back stronger. It is available for MacOS + Windows.
Features:
- Delay setup:
Tempo-sync modes: Straight, dotted, triplet (syncs to your DAW’s BPM). Free mode: 0.01 ms – 2500 ms.
- Accuracy:
Double-click the numerical display and type-in your desired delay time – down to 0.01 millisecond precision.
- Ping-Pong:
Classic stereo delay trick.
- Ducker:
Ducks the delay signal when the dry signal is playing — for a cleaner sound.
- Lo-Cut + Hi-Cut:
A pair of analog-modeled filters to shape the tonal response of the wet signal.
- Attack + Sustain:
Flexible transient designers to shape the envelope of your delay signal.
- Cheap:
A custom 11-bit signal path inspired by vintage digital delays.
- Tape:
Analog-modeled saturation algorithm, which will give you a classic tape delay sound.
- Swirl:
Warm and organic-sounding phasing effect that adds movement to your delays.
- Sauce:
Algorithmic reverb for adding diffusion to the wet signal.
- Wider:
Changes the timing between the left and right signals to create a wider delay sound.
- Richer:
Changes the pitch between the left and right signals to create a lush and wide delay sound.
- Pan:
Pans the delay.
- Mono:
Turns the delay into a mono signal.
- Destiny:
Subtle randomization algorithm that creates a more human delay feel.
- Off mode:
Double click the “Comeback Kid” logo to disable the delay engine. This allows you to use the plugin’s flavoring tools on your dry signal — like a regular multi-FX / color box.
- Display options:
Switch between dark and light background colors.
Until 1st Sept ’24, all Novation hardware owners can download a free copy of Baby Audio’s award-winning delay plugin, Comeback Kid. To claim your free download, head to the ‘My Software’ page in your account, and follow the redemption instructions.
