Baby Audio Super VHS 1.5 for Mac
Mac AudioSuper VHS is Baby Audio's lo-fi colour box, built to make clean digital audio sound like it was rediscovered on a worn-out video tape from the 1980s. It brings together six one-knob effects in a single channel strip: static noise, tape saturation, sample-rate reduction, a dark ensemble chorus, pitch drift and a grainy budget-hall reverb. Each knob controls several parameters under the hood, so results are quick and often unpredictable in a good way. On Mac it runs as a VST, VST3, AU or AAX plugin in all major DAWs.
Key Features
- Static: VHS-style noise generated by an internal synthesizer
- Heat: tape saturator inspired by consumer-grade machines
- Shape: sample-rate reducer inspired by 1980s 8-bit samplers
- Magic and Drift: dark ensemble chorus plus a pitch-fluctuation LFO
- Wash: grainy 'bad hall' reverb inspired by low-budget 1980s rack units
How to Download
- Use the green Download button on this page to check the current version and details.
- Get the plugin from the developer: Download from the official site
- Install it on your Mac, load it in your DAW, and activate it with the licence key from your Baby Audio account.
System Requirements
Super VHS needs macOS 10.11 or later and a 64-bit DAW hosting VST, VST3, AU or AAX plugins. It runs natively on Apple silicon Macs as well as Intel models, in DAWs such as Logic Pro, Ableton Live, Cubase and FL Studio.
FAQs
Is Super VHS a tape emulator?
Not exactly. It is a creative lo-fi effect inspired by the whole VHS era — tape wear, cheap chorus, pitch wobble and noisy reverb — rather than a precise model of one tape machine.
Can I try Super VHS before buying?
Yes. Baby Audio offers a free trial of Super VHS on the official product page, so you can hear it on your own tracks first.
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