Baby Audio - Comeback Kid

Comeback Kid is Baby Audio's delay plugin, designed as a go-to echo for vocals, synths and guitars, from subtle slapback to tape-style throws. The layout is hardware-simple: no menus, just knobs that shape the delayed signal.

How it works

The delay itself syncs to tempo (straight, dotted or triplet) or runs free with 0.01ms precision. The colour comes from the shaping controls on the wet signal: Tape adds analogue-style saturation, Cheap runs it through an 11-bit path like old digital delays, Swirl adds phasing, Sauce adds reverb diffusion, and Attack and Sustain shape the envelope of each repeat. Richer and Wider detune and offset the left and right sides, and Destiny adds subtle randomisation so repeats feel less mechanical. A ducker keeps the delay out of the way while the dry signal plays.

The sound

Clean and pristine by default, then as gritty or washy as you want it. Ducked tape repeats on a vocal sit behind it without clouding the words. Double-click the logo and the delay engine switches off, leaving the shaping controls as a colour box on the dry signal.

Verdict

A properly versatile delay at a fair price. Enough said?

Features

• Tempo-synced (straight, dotted, triplet) or free mode, 0.01 to 2,500ms
• Tape saturation and 11-bit Cheap mode
• Swirl phaser and Sauce reverb on the wet signal
• Attack and Sustain transient shaping
• Richer and Wider stereo controls
• Destiny randomisation
• Ducker, ping pong, mono
• Lo-cut and hi-cut filters
• Off mode to use it as a colour box
• 61 presets

System requirements

• Version: 1.6
• Mac: macOS 10.11 or later, native on Apple Silicon. VST2, VST3, AU, AAX (64-bit)
• Windows: Windows 10 or newer. VST2, VST3, AAX (64-bit)
• Plugin only, not a standalone program. A host application is needed

SOUND7 is an authorised Baby Audio reseller. Digital delivery: licence activation code sent by email.

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