Baby Audio HyperWarp

Granular time-bending effect plug-in for sound design and experimental timbral production

• Granular multi-effect for manipulating time, based on Baby Audio’s granular engine
• Graphical interface for designing speed variations, stutters, and direction reversals
• Half-time, ramp stutters, vinyl-style scratches, and tape stops—all from a single interface
• Seven effect profiles, from Clean Warp to Lo-Fizzly, each with dedicated macros
• Controls for individual grains: pitch, resolution, randomization, and feedback
• Graph and parameter randomizers with the ability to lock settings to preserve them
• Global dry/wet mix and filters on the processed signal for precise effect modulation
• Over 200 global presets and presets dedicated to the graph
• VST2, VST3, AU, and AAX formats for macOS and Windows

Baby Audio HyperWarp is a time-bending multi-effect built on Baby Audio’s advanced granular engine. If you’re looking for movement, articulate glitches, and ear-catching sonic details, HyperWarp brings them to your productions—from classic stutter edits to expansive, dreamy granular modulations. At the heart of the plug-in is a graphical interface for building rhythmic sequences, while seven effect profiles add ever-changing textures and colors.

Time Manipulation with the HyperWarp Graph

With the HyperWarp graph, you can directly draw speed variations, stutter steps, and changes in the signal’s direction. You can build tight rhythmic sequences or fluid, time-warped movements, depending on how you trace the curve.

Half-time, stutter, scratch, and tape-stop

From the same interface, you can create precise half-time edits, ramped stutters, vinyl-style scratches, and deep tape-stops. Effects that would normally require multiple plug-ins or extensive editing in a DAW can be created in just a few steps, while keeping the result perfectly in sync with the track.

Baby Audio granular engine and seven effect profiles

The input signal is broken down by the granular engine into microscopic fragments, which are then reassembled according to the sequence drawn on the graph. For each grain, you can independently adjust the pitch, modify the resolution, and introduce randomness and feedback, resulting in sounds ranging from clean manipulation to a complete transformation of the source.

The Seven HyperWarp Profiles

Each profile gives the sound its own unique character:

• Clean Warp: crisp temporal manipulation, with independent pitch and tempo;
• Flange Warp: tight grains, shrill effects, and full control over tempo and pitch;
• Degrade Warp: lo-fi time warping with a granular feel;
• Filter Spam: filter movement applied to each grain, with ample room for random behavior;
• Harmo-Nicer: builds harmonic density with transposed grains;
• Fauxcoder: a resonant harmonic generator reminiscent of classic vocoder effects;
• Lo-Fizzly: granular-style digital downsampling with a fizzy character.

Creative randomization for experimental sound design

HyperWarp is designed to transform random experimentation into musical ideas. You can fine-tune it in detail, but it works just as well when you simply follow your curiosity without knowing exactly where you’ll end up.

Randomizers, parameter locking, and profile macros

The randomizers dedicated to the graph generate stepped or smooth shapes, while you can randomize any combination of parameters and lock in the parts you like. Each idea can then be further developed using the macros specific to each profile.

Glitch and granular effects for loops, stems, and beats

HyperWarp is ideal for making any loop or stem your own. You can reassemble beats, melodies, or entire tracks into glitch-flavored rhythmic chops, or use them as raw material for granular sound design. If you often work with loops and want to avoid sounding like everyone else, this is the right tool to add your own sonic signature.

Dry/wet mix and filters on the processed signal

Even the most extreme effects can be precisely controlled: the global dry/wet mix and filters that narrow the bandwidth of the processed signal let you blend the processing with the original source to your liking.

Over 200 ready-to-use presets

The plug-in includes both global presets and presets dedicated to the graph, curated by leading sound designers. They’re a great starting point for exploring everything from chaotic glitches to the most ethereal granular delays.

Technical Specifications

• Brand: Baby Audio
• Product: HyperWarp
• Type: granular multi-effect plug-in for time manipulation
• Interface: graph for speed, stutter, and direction sequences
• Effect profiles: 7 (Clean Warp, Flange Warp, Degrade Warp, Filter Spam, Harmo-Nicer, Fauxcoder, Lo-Fizzly)
• Grain controls: pitch, resolution, randomization, feedback
• Randomization: graph randomizers (stepwise or smooth), parameter randomization with locking
• Macros: specific to each profile
• Mix and filters: global dry/wet mix, bandpass filters on the processed signal
• Presets: over 200, including global and graph-specific presets
• Mac operating systems: macOS 10.11 or later
• Mac formats: VST2, VST3, AU, AAX
• Windows operating systems: Windows 10 or later
• Windows formats: VST2, VST3, AAX